"Big figure? Who?"
Little Zhuang's words imdiately piqued the interest of Qin Tian and Zhou Yang. The two of them had not noticed this information lately.
Little Zhuang said, "I've heard it's soone called the Poison Demon King, who has power in the Great Immortal Realm and is capable of using poison in ways unimaginable. The kind of poison he uses isn't the kind that can be easily neutralized."
"Poison Demon King?"
Qin Tian and Zhou Yang spoke in unison. Qin Tian asked Little Zhuang, "Have you investigated this Poison Demon King? What is his background?"
Little Zhuang said, "I sent people to the Demon Clan, but it's very difficult to gather such information from them. The first batch of twelve individuals I previously dispatched has yet to return. Five days ago, I sent a second group, and I haven't received any specific information yet."
"How is Liang Qishan now?" Zhou Yang asked.
Little Zhuang chuckled coldly, "This guy was scared stiff. He's currently on the way back to the Imperial City, but my informant tells
that Liang Qishan is deliberately stalling, seemingly afraid to return to the Imperial City. Or, if the Ninth Prince won't protect him in the Imperial City, he estimates he won't co back to face death."
Everyone nodded; the Ice Emperor had already issued an Imperial Decree requiring Liang Qishan to eliminate the Martial King within six months, otherwise, he'd face beheading.
Yet now, four months have passed, and Liang Qishan not only failed to eliminate the Martial King but was instead defeated miserably by the Martial King, losing soldiers and armor, almost playing himself to death.
So, if the Ice Emperor doesn't forgive him, he surely won't return of his own accord to face his death.
The next day, Zhou Yang and Little Zhuang brought Qin Tian so exhilarating news—
The Ninth Prince had entered the palace three tis to plead for Liang Qishan with the Ice Emperor. Surprisingly, the furious Ice Emperor scolded the Ninth Prince severely, even reprimanding the Empress who ca forward.
Liang Qishan was utterly dood; unwilling to return to the Imperial City, he vanished along the way back.
The enraged Ice Emperor, upon seeing Liang Qishan not return, directly ordered the extermination of his entire clan!
All nine hundred people of Liang Qishan's clan were massacred by the Tianyuan Guards, the Liang mansion burned, a river of blood flowed, and for a ti, the court was in turmoil.
The Ninth Prince was truly crushed this ti. Originally, the Crown Prince should have been delighted, but at this mont, the Crown Prince's faction wasn't happy either because they heard the Ice Emperor was considering sending the Crown Prince's trusted General, Sun Zheng, to replace Liang Qishan to extinguish the Martial King in West State.
Originally, both Liang Qishan and Sun Zheng were competing to gain rit in West State.
Now with Liang Qishan's precedent, Sun Zheng was scared stiff. Upon hearing the news, he rushed to the Prince Mansion to kneel before the Crown Prince overnight, pleading not to be sent to West State.
The Crown Prince wasn't impulsive at this mont, for he knew very well that the Ice Emperor is currently in a rage. If Sun Zheng is sent to West State, he would definitely be assigned extrely harsh tasks, not only to extinguish the Martial King but to retreat the Demon Clan, presumably with a ti limit as well.
In the current situation, it's hard to tell who will win or lose, and adding a ti limit? That's simply courting death.
So, the Crown Prince devised a solution for Sun Zheng, suggesting he take dicine and fall sick, so that the Ice Emperor could only send soone else.
With no other options, the next day, Sun Zheng fell sick and wrote a sick leave note, not even attending court.
The morning sunshine was warm, shining on the gates of the Imperial Palace Council Hall.
But at this mont, in the Political Affairs Hall, none of the ministers felt warmth; they felt a chill.
With the Ice Emperor furious, no one dared to provoke him.
"Hmm, indeed today is a peculiar day. I haven't yet started the morning court and have already received sick leave notes from three generals. Haha, did they conspire among themselves? They all fell ill simultaneously? Cultivation Immortality masters, sick from misusing Elixir, even with the sa reason. Do they think I am old and easy to deceive?!"
The Ice Emperor shouted from above, and everyone in the Political Affairs Hall bowed their heads, not daring to speak.
Qin Tian stood in the middle, slightly squinting his eyes. After having fought several rounds with Fan Bing last night and coming to court early this morning, he was a bit sleepy, so though standing, he was busy catching up on sleep.
"That traitor, Liang Qishan, dared to betray ! I'll capture him and tear him into pieces!"
The Ice Emperor continued to vent his anger.
At this ti, most people in court dared not speak, but those standing at the front, especially the leading State Preceptor, showed no abnormal expression.
With the Martial King plotting rebellion and the War God in seclusion, the State Preceptor is now second only to the emperor, and he spoke: "Your Majesty, capturing Liang Qishan is a minor issue; the major issue is to resist the rebels of West State."
"Currently, only thirty-five thousand of the fifty-five thousand Imperial Capital Army troops remain on the frontline, resisting, while the rebels and Demon Clan armies of West State are full of vigor, and they've begun organizing counterattacks. I believe the pressing matter at hand is to select a general to lead troops to West State to resist these rebels."
"Hmm," the Ice Emperor sneered, "Who goes? Sun Zheng is sick, Wang Wei is sick, Du Tianchun is sick. The three generals with outstanding achievents are all sick now; who do you suggest I send? You few Marquises? Or you few Princes?"
The Ice Emperor glanced at the rows of Royal Family and House leaders below, and when those individuals noticed the Ice Emperor's gaze sweeping over them, they all lowered their heads, mouthing insincere words: "Only with the emperor's command, shall we go through fire and water, never hesitating, unto death!"
"Hahaha..."
The Ice Emperor laughed loudly: "You few, going through fire and water, never hesitating, unto death? Can any of you lecture
on military strategy? Well-cultivated, skilled in martial arts, but you only focus on cultivation, cultivation, cultivation, without understanding military formations, let alone deploying troops, so how will you die for ?"
The Ice Emperor's words were indeed true; those Royal Family mbers in the Imperial City were engrossed in cultivation, certainly strong in power, but uninterested in and unstudied in military strategy or formations, and had no understanding of commanding troops to battle. Their princely titles were inherited from their ancestors, secured through competing in heavenly rankings.
As for warfare, it didn't captivate them.
Seeing everyone below lower their heads without speaking, anger spread throughout the Ice Emperor's body, and he roared: "Does the entire Tianyuan Dynasty lack even a single person who can ease my burdens and annihilate the rebels?!"
"I am guilty."
Once the Ice Emperor finished speaking, all ministers below knelt down to admit their guilt—
Except Qin Tian.
Qin Tian was slightly closing his eyes and catching up on sleep, not responding imdiately. When he sensed sothing was off, and glanced around, seeing all the ministers beside him kneel and turn to look at him, even the Ice Emperor was observing him now.
Because he was the only one standing in the middle of the hall, making him extrely conspicuous!
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