After leaving the military camp for the Imperial Palace, Lu Chen imdiately arranged for the Jinyiwei Guard to go to Fengyin Island to retrieve the special materials that Great Sum used to previously craft the Piercing Cloud Bow and Piercing Cloud Arrow.
He was now very much looking forward to the Rune Weapons made from those materials.
If those materials could withstand the infusion of Spiritual Power, it would an that they could also produce low-level Spiritual Artifacts.
With a large number of Rune Weapons, Lu Chen felt more confident about counteracting the invasions from the Misty World.
Wu Residence.
Wuhe was writing in the pavilion in the courtyard when a dark figure appeared within.
"Prince Lu Yi, you truly indulge in the finer things!"
Upon hearing this voice, Wuhe did not put down his brush. As he continued writing, he said, "You haven't given up yet?"
"I will not possibly join forces with you."
"And there's sothing I'm very curious about."
The dark figure asked, "Curious about what?"
Wuhe asked, "The mbers of the Great Wu Royal Family aren't particularly strong, and they're not much help to you. Why would you co to us?"
Upon hearing Wuhe's words, the dark figure chuckled, then replied, "Prince Lu Yi, it's a wonder you are of the Great Wu Royal Family and yet you don't understand this."
"We are rely a Sect's power, with no intention of establishing a nation. If the Sum Emperor hadn't pressed us so hard to dissolve all Sects in the world, we probably wouldn't have conflicted with the Sum Emperor."
"For us, maintaining our own existence is enough, and the Emperor should be soone else."
"After we overthrow the Sum Emperor, we need to support a new Emperor to ascend to the throne, and you are the most suitable one."
Upon hearing this, Wuhe sneered and said, "So, in the end, I am just a puppet of you Sects, devoid of any real power, and subject to your manipulation?"
The dark figure said, "To obtain sothing, one must pay a certain price. Right now, Your Highness is confined here, you've lost your freedom, and you can do nothing but write every day."
"Compared to being confined here, being an Emperor would suit you far better, and I believe you wouldn't want to spend your whole life in this cage."
"Furthermore, we Sects usually do not interfere with worldly affairs. As long as you beco the Emperor and don't act recklessly and arrogantly like the Sum Emperor did, attacking Sect powers at whim, we won't interfere with most decisions you make."
Wuhe fell silent, his brow slightly furrowed. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire
To be honest, he was tempted.
After being confined for so long here, he was nearly driven mad. He used to be Prince Lu Yi, the Grand Prince of Great Wu. Although he did not hold as much power as Wu Junwan during his ti in Great Wu, his life was exceedingly enjoyable.
As long as he didn't conflict with other Princes, he could do whatever he wanted in the Dawu Capital. Once a man has tasted power, losing it becos exceedingly uncomfortable.
Wuhe wanted to agree to the person behind him, but he still harbored so apprehensions.
Firstly, those Sect Powers might not necessarily choose him as Emperor. There were many others in the Great Wu Royal Family; they could choose him as Emperor, but they could just as likely choose Wu Ming or another Prince.
Most importantly, those Sects might not necessarily be a match for Lu Chen. Although he had been confined in the Wu Residence, he still knew about events outside. Every day, people from the Wu Residence went out to buy newspapers, and he kept abreast of the situation through the newspapers.
Wuhe was naturally suspicious, and he always felt sothing odd about the situation outside.
He had an intuition that there was more to this situation than t the eye.
He didn't believe that Lu Chen was unaware of the fearso nature of those Sect Powers. Although Lu Chen had already toppled two dynasties and might be sowhat inflated with pride, he surely couldn't completely disregard those Sect Powers.
What puzzled him even more was that Lu Chen had dared to lead the troops personally at this ti, which proved that Lu Chen was not afraid of the sects taking action against Yan County.
Wuhe did not think of Lu Chen as a reckless emperor, so he believed there must be so deceit involved. If he stepped forward now, he might fall into an irreversible disaster.
He would rather wait a bit longer than take risks at this ti.
He wanted to see if the sects could take down Yan County; if the sects managed to occupy Yan County, perhaps he could then make a move. If they failed, it would prove that Lu Chen had prepared contingencies.
At that mont, the shadow behind Wuhe asked, "How has Your Highness considered it?"
Wuhe put down his pen and turned to look at the person behind him, "Go back and tell your Sect Master that I will not intervene in this matter."
Seeing Wuhe reject again, the shadow said, "I understand. If Your Highness regrets it, just tie a red ribbon to the tree in your courtyard. Our people will co to find you again."
As the voice fell, the shadow vanished instantly.
After the person left, Wuhe turned around, looking in the direction of the Imperial Palace and muttered to himself, "If the Sum Emperor was truly arrogant, how could he have obliterated the Great Wu and Great Jue dynasties."
"Even if he is arrogant and looks down upon those sect forces, he still has people like Zhuge Zhongguang and other old foxes beside him. They must be aware of what could happen once the Sum Emperor leaves Yan County."
"It looks like sobody is going to be unfortunate soon..."
...
Half a month later.
An eerie peace had settled over the whole of Yan County: although cris were rare in Yan County, the public order had improved even more in recent tis.
The law enforcent officers in Yan County had little to do, like helping elderly won find their cats; of course, this was just an appearance.
During this half-month, the Brocade Guard was operating around the clock, with almost all of the Jinyiwei Guards not taking any days off.
Countless pieces of intelligence were sent to Lu Chen's Imperial Study Room, which was now filled with several large boxes of reports, overwhelming Lu Chen.
Almost all powerful sects were stirring, and their people were already getting closer to Yan County.
These sectarian forces had made up their mind to eliminate Lu Chen, whom they viewed as a haughty emperor.
At the sa ti.
Wu Residence.
In the courtyard where Wu Ming was located.
Wu Ming held a bowl, feeding the fish beside the lotus pond, when suddenly a breeze ca, followed by a voice behind him.
"Your Highness, our Sect Master has arrived."
Hearing this, Wu Ming instantly threw the entire bowl into the lotus pond, and then turned to look at the people who had appeared behind him.
There were six or seven people; the leader, an old man with a Longsword hovering behind him and dressed in a gray-white robe, was clearly a Celestial.
At this ti, the old man introduced himself, "I am Yuan Tian, the Sect Master of Tian Wu Sect."
Hearing the old man's introduction, Wu Ming thought for a mont, trying to recall whether he had heard of the Tian Wu Sect before.
After a mont, unable to rember any such sect, he said, "I have long heard of the great strength of Tian Wu Sect and its Celestial mbers. Now it seems exactly as the rumors stated."
"With Sect Master Yuan joining us, I believe we can certainly overthrow the tyrannical rule of the Sum."
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