Heaven Slaying Blade

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, no one would believe that someone dared to threaten a monarch in his royal palace.

Against all odds, the very anger which should have rendered the sovereign incoherent only left his face red and veins on his forehead ready to burst.

Surprisingly, he did not utter a word!

Humph!

From deep within the palace, a cold snort suddenly emerged, "Can the head of the Immortals fly around recklessly? This old man has long admired the 'Lone City Sword, Beyond Heaven Immortal'. Now, as an Immortal is here, I am a bit intrigued, shall we spar?"

An icy woman laughed coldly, "Spar? You're not worthy! I don't spar with people, I only kill them!"

"Such arrogance!" From deep within the palace emerged an indignant, aged voice.

Next, a gust of wind abruptly swept into the room, targeting the woman standing there.

Wind is formless, but this gust gave a sensation—as if it were a sharp sword!

Carrying an extraordinarily potent killing intent!

It was icy and piercing!

"Is this the extent of your prowess, and yet you dare to show off?" the woman coldly responded, effortlessly waving it off.

The room instantly felt slightly chilled, like a winter breeze swept through, but it quickly returned to normal.

But from deep within the palace, a stifled grunt was heard. Although he clearly tried to suppress the sounds of pain, it still carried over.

"That's your lesson, try to overstep your bounds again, and I'll kill you immediately!" The woman's eyes flickered with a cold gleam as she spoke chillingly.

After saying this, she glanced at the pallid monarch disdainfully and laughed coldly, "Your greatest fortune is being Xingxue's biological father! Otherwise, I would have killed a worthless scum like you long ago!"

"Auntie..." Shen Xingxue walked over with some dissatisfaction, taking the woman's arm and giving it a shake.

"Enough, enough. What's the point in shielding a degenerate scum?" The woman scowled at Shen Xingxue angrily before declaring, "Let's go!"

As she spoke, she looked at the monarch and said dismissively, "Remember, from now on, Yiniang is my disciple, Shen Aobing. If you dare harbor any intentions towards her, I will kill you absolutely! Xia, you should understand, if I want to kill you, no one in this world can save you!"

After she finished speaking, without taking another look at the monarch, she whisked away Shen Xingxue and disappeared from the room in a blink.

Afterwards, the sky outside echoed with the woman's cold snort, "This kind of trash, worthy of marrying my disciple?"

"Auntie, please..." Shen Xingxue's anxious voice followed after.

"You still don't get it about this degenerate scum? The incident half a year ago was his scheme! In front of my heavenly vision, his ill intentions towards you are like a beacon in the night! This swine, worse than a beast, schemed against his own sister. Why would you defend him?" The icy voice echoed throughout the entire imperial city, growing more faint but shocking countless people.

"Ah!"

At this moment, an agonizing scream suddenly sounded from outside.

The monarch paled in horror. He recognized the scream as belonging to his crown prince, Xia Ying.

Boom!

The monarch rushed out the door in panic. What he saw made his eyes wide with rage and he couldn't help but roar at the sky.

Prince Xia Ying, disheveled, had two bleeding holes where his eyes once were. Blood streamed down from the holes.

Whoosh!

Next to the monarch, a figure suddenly appeared—it was an elderly eunuch.

At this moment, the eunuch was shocked. The words that were on his lips were forcibly swallowed back.

He wanted to say: the expert at the Understanding Heart Realm in the palace has suffered serious injuries and must retreat for at least three years. But given the circumstances, he dared not utter these words, fearing that the emperor might directly collapse upon hearing them.

At this time, a large number of palace guards were rushing towards this place.

Seeing this, the old eunuch shouted, "Everyone, retreat!"

The prince was blinded—who could prevent such news from spreading?

Xia Ying was already in so much pain that he was about to faint, wailing continuously.

The emperor swayed, nearly fainting alongside Chu Mo. His face was an ashen gray, and his mind was a blank slate!

Only at this moment did he truly realize what being part of the strongest sect in the world implied!

The worldly imperial power people revered held no more weight in their eyes than that of an ant!

To exterminate you, just a thought would suffice.

"I… h..hate!" His Majesty, grinding his teeth, spat out those two words and then a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.

......

The heir apparent of the magnificent Great Xia Empire had his eyes cruelly destroyed.

Although the royal family blockaded the news immediately, where in the world could you possibly find a wall without any cracks?

The sudden cold voice of the woman, the crown prince's yelling, His Majesty's roar and the chief eunuch's order to retreat... With all these combined, even speculation would be spot-on.

Not to mention the people who had witnessed the crown prince's eyes turned into bloody sockets. There wasn't just one or two of them.

The gagging order arrived swiftly, but before that, some information had already leaked.

The palace, after all, was filled with others' spies.

Therefore, this incident spread rapidly among a few people in Yanhuang City but they all held a bottom line: Don't let this information leak to the common folk.

The emperor had the same bottom line!

The Crown Prince had high prestige among the common people, who would not understand the struggle that occurred at the upper echelons of society. If news of the crown prince's serious injury were to get out, it would not only deal a fatal blow to the crown prince's reputation, but also to the royal family. Their reputation would be heavily damaged!

How can the crown prince of a nation be blinded within his own palace? What kind of scandal is this?

If it can happen in the palace, is there anywhere safe in the entire Great Xia...?

Despite the fact that the number of people who are privy to knowing about this matter is quite limited, and their statuses and positions in all of Great Xia are amongst the highest, each of them harbors their own thoughts.

A blind crown prince, no matter how popular he may be among the public, regardless of his virtuous and capable character, he would never be able to ascend the throne!

So, the crown prince... is surely to be replaced!

But the question is, who will replace him?

In recent days, both the residence of commander-in-chief Fang Mingtong and the residence of the head of the current imperial cabinet, Xu Zhongliang, have been flooded with mysterious visitors.

For the time being, underneath the calm and peaceful surface of Yanhuang City, turbulent undercurrents are running deep.

Eventually, Xu Fufu made his way back to Chu Mo's residence.

The two brothers faced each other without saying a word.

After a long time, Xu Fufu said, "That day..."

Chu Mo waved his hand and interrupted, "We've been brothers for many years, let's not talk about past affairs."

Xu Fufu said, "Wrong is wrong, this is what my grandfather taught me about being a person. Getting angry with you that day was indeed my fault. After thinking about it more, the main reason was that my ability to withstand stress... isn't as strong as yours."

"That matter is in the past now and Sister Yiniang is safe. Let's not bring it up again," Chu Mo said with a smile.

Xu Fufu looked at Chu Mo, raising his eyebrows slightly, "Have you been staying in the house these past two days?"

Chu Mo nodded.

Xu Fufu said with some surprise, "Don't tell me you don't know the rumor that's been circulating around? Although our information gathering isn't very strong yet, it's already in operation!"

"Are you talking about the incident related to the crown prince?" Chu Mo smiled, "I knew about it before you."

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I'll record another episode today and then I can go home tomorrow!

Lately, there's been no other option, it's not that I don't want to write more, but when I'm on the move, I simply don't have the time.

This is what I could squeeze out of my tight schedule, I'm somewhat lacking in energy.

Please be understanding. Once I return home and adjust my schedule, there will be a surge in new content!! (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to support me on (qidian.com) by casting a recommendation, monthly votes, a subscription or a like. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users can read on m.qidian.com.)