When Lu Ming and the others arrived at the Xinghe Dynasty, Diao San was already waiting for them with his men.
“How did Fu Chen suddenly end up becoming the Emperor?”
Hearing Lu Ming's question, Diao San quickly explained:
“Fu Chen is the younger brother of the Xinghe Emperor. The Emperor is heavily injured and hasn't recovered, so he's in a hurry to pass the throne to him...”
Afterward, Diao San led Lu Ming and the others back to the Imperial Palace.
As they reached the gates, Diao San spotted the Foundation Establishment stage old man.
“What are you doing here?”
The Foundation Establishment stage old man's face lit up with joy. “Young hero, is he really about to become the Emperor?”
After returning, he had suddenly heard that the Emperor had found his long-lost younger brother.
Since the throne was being passed to this brother, the old man immediately thought of Fu Chen.
Feeling a bit uneasy, he had come to check it out!
“Yes, he is!”
Diao San nodded in confirmation.
Suddenly, his eyes flickered. “Do you know how to be an official?”
Diao San was also worried that once Fu Chen took the throne, he wouldn't have any of his own people in the imperial court.
Before the Foundation Establishment stage old man could speak, Li Busan's voice rang out:
“He knows how! His family has been in officialdom for three generations. His name is Jiang Xubai!”
Hearing this, Lu Ming and the rest of the group turned to look at Li Busan.
They hadn't expected this guy to actually know the old man.
Meeting Lu Ming's gaze, Li Busan couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
The Senior hadn't poisoned him yet! He hadn't been accepted as one of their own yet. No, he had to perform well!
He grinned and said,
“Senior, his name really is Jiang Xubai! Both his father and grandfather were Prime Ministers!”
“Indeed, this humble one is named Jiang Xubai. I do know a thing or two about being an official!”
The Foundation Establishment stage old man nodded repeatedly. Did he finally have a chance to stand in the imperial court once more?
To avenge his father!
His father had been conspired against and killed by a group of corrupt officials.
Diao San nodded. “Good. Follow us and go become an official!”
Seeing this, the Li brothers drooled with envy.
At this moment, Lu Ming also understood Diao San's intention.
He was looking for allies for Fu Chen!
After all, none of their group could stay here to serve as officials.
With this in mind, he glanced at the two brothers, Li Busan and Li Busi.
With a flicker in his eyes, he spoke up:
“Didn't you two want to become great corrupt officials?”
Both of them froze, not understanding what Lu Ming meant.
“I'm giving you a chance right now. Are you willing?”
Hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, their breath catching in their throats before a wave of sheer excitement washed over them.
Could it be that they finally had a chance to fulfill their dream?
“We're willing...”
“Of course we're willing!”
Li Busan and Li Busi nodded repeatedly.
“Alright, I'll give you a chance!”
At Lu Ming's words, the two were incredibly thrilled and nodded frantically.
“Thank you, Great Sect Master! Rest assured, we will definitely assist the new Emperor to become a wise ruler of his generation!”
Jiang Xubai glanced at the two, his eyes flickering as his lips twitched.
These two were truly the perfect scapegoats.
Afterward, Lu Ming and the others made their way to the grand hall.
They prepared to attend Fu Chen's coronation ceremony.
By now, Fu Chen was already dressed in his imperial robe and fully prepared.
Seeing Lu Ming and the others arrive, Fu Chen's eyes lit up.
Knowing that the ceremony was about to begin, he didn't say anything.
...
Just as Fu Chen was preparing to ascend the throne, Ye Fan also received the news, and his brow furrowed.
He couldn't understand where this sickly Emperor had managed to dig up a younger brother!
However, it wasn't a major issue for him.
Once he killed Lu Ming, he could easily deal with it upon his return.
Besides, his ambitions lay elsewhere. To him, these worldly matters were nothing more than stepping stones for his return to the Immortal Realm.
Especially since he might need the sacrifice array left behind by his predecessor.
At this point, the members of the three major sects of the Eastern Province were also growing impatient.
The Sect Master of the Haoran Sect asked,
“Ye Fan, what's going on? Why isn't he back yet?”
Ye Fan also felt they had waited far too long.
“Tell Lu Ming to hurry up!”
Ye Fan glared at the bandit cultivator and urged.
The bandit cultivator was also anxious. Why can't you just go look for him yourself? Why do you keep breathing down our necks?
However, he didn't dare say much. He hurriedly sent another sound transmission talisman:
“Senior Brother Lu, hurry up!”
A moment later, the reply sounded again:
“What's the rush? I'm almost there! Holy shit, what the hell, why are there so many people at our sect...”
Before the message could finish playing, Ye Fan realized something was wrong. This damn voice wasn't right.
It wasn't Lu Ming's voice at all. At that moment, they also spotted the newcomer.
It was a burly man with a scarred face.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several figures instantly appeared in front of him.
Thud!
Scared out of his wits, the scarred-faced man fell straight to his knees.
“Seniors, heroes, spare my life! I'll never do it again...”
Seeing his pathetic display, the Haoran Sect Master's gaze turned icy cold.
“Are you Lu Ming?”
“Ah... This junior is Lu Benwei...” the scarred-faced man shivered, cold sweat pouring down his face as he stammered.
The Sect Masters of the Haoran Sect and the Dingyuan Sect whipped their heads around to glare at Ye Fan.
“This is Lu Ming?”
Without a word, Ye Fan raised his hand and directly performed a Soul Search.
“Ahhhh—!”
Amid Lu Benwei's blood-curdling screams, his entire body suddenly exploded.
Ye Fan's expression was incredibly ugly. He had actually been played.
And by two pieces of trash, no less.
Seeing Ye Fan's reaction, the Haoran Sect Master also directly performed a Soul Search on the other bandit cultivators.
After completing the search, the entire group nearly coughed up blood from sheer rage.
They had gathered such a massive force, yet so many of them had been utterly fooled.
This damn place was just a bandit stronghold!
Their expressions were dark, and they wished they could kill Ye Fan on the spot.
Before they could speak, Ye Fan suppressed the raging fury in his heart and addressed the Sect Masters:
“I will give you all an explanation!”
Immediately, he vanished and reappeared right in front of the guard captain.
“Where are those two damn bastards?”
The guard captain had already realized something was terribly wrong.
He had started looking for Li Busan and Li Busi, only to find that the two had already fled!
He had tracked their location markers, only to find them right under his feet.
After digging them up, sure enough, the two's identity tokens had been buried there.
“They... they ran away!” the guard captain stammered in terror.
“Damn it!”
Ye Fan cursed furiously. His mind raced. Why did those two wretched fools do this?
As his thoughts whirled, his eyes suddenly flashed. He remembered that those two had previously discovered a sect without a sect sign.
“Oh no! That one is the real Qingshan Sect!”
It was obvious that those two had been exposed and had surrendered.
Immediately, he rushed back to the Sect Masters.
“Everyone, I believe I have found the real Qingshan Sect. I just don't know if they've fled yet...”
Hearing Ye Fan's words, the Haoran Sect Master snorted coldly.
“Do you honestly think we'll believe you again?”
“Exactly! We've already been led around by the nose by you!”
Ye Fan grit his teeth and looked at them.
“This time it's real! My men must have been discovered. They must have been coerced by the other side to do this...”
“If we don't go now, they might escape far away!”
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