Once Matters Were Settled, He Brushed Off His Sleeves; Morning Court Began

"No! Who is it?!"

As Sea Illusion Douluo let out a furious roar of resentment, Seahorse Douluo, far away in the main hall, also sensed the terrible news.

Subsequently, Sea Illusion Douluo and Seahorse Douluo led several Soul Douluo to search the entire city for that special aura. The power of the Destruction Divine Power was too immense and very easily recognizable, but they searched all night without any results.

This search was misguided from the start. The Power of Heaven Annihilation is merely one of Su He 'Su He abilities, not a part of her Soul Power, so the search was bound to be fruitless.

Su He was completely unharmed, but the entire Heaven Dou City was in a state of panic all night.

At dawn the next day, Su He leisurely walked out of the Realm of Destruction, swaggering out into the crowd of people coming to work.

He certainly wouldn't go straight back to the Crown Prince's Palace. The biggest beneficiary of Prince Xue Xing's assassination would be the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe. If the Crown Prince's confidant returned to the palace in the early morning, there would inevitably be gossip.

Although Su He knew that Qian Renxue was not afraid of these things and that the throne was practically hers, it was better to avoid trouble. It was better for him to go out and explore on his own than to cause Qian Renxue unnecessary worry.

Touching the golden crystal necklace around her neck, Su He felt a warmth in her heart.

"What are you doing!"

Just as Su He walked into a less crowded alley, a burly man in black robes silently appeared behind him, startling Su He.

Su He had experienced the bloody trials of the Slaughter City, and he understood killing intent perfectly, possessing a high degree of sensitivity to it. The fact that this black-robed man could silently approach Su He from behind without Su He even noticing could only mean that the latter was not only powerful but also harbored no ill will towards Su He.

Su He turned around and looked closely; it was none other than her Teacher, Golden Crocodile Douluo, whom she hadn't seen for some time.

"Teacher, what are you doing here! Are there any other powerful individuals near Xue'er?"

Su He somewhat surprised. He really didn't expect to encounter Golden Crocodile Douluo here. He thought the latter would be secretly protecting Qian Renxue in the Crown Prince's Palace.

Golden Crocodile Douluo rubbed his forehead, somewhat speechless. Sure enough, he'd forgotten his master now that he had a wife.

"You brat, your grandpa is still with Xue'er, you don't need to worry."

"But you, you've got some nerve!"

"Do you know that those two guys, Sea Horse and Sea Illusion, with the Prince's influence, have completely surrounded the Crown Prince's Palace, and last night they were searching the entire city for the assassin who tried to kill the Prince?"

"Hmph, they'd never guess that the murderer is still swaggering around the streets of Heaven Dou City!"

"Haha, please forgive me, Teacher. I just thought... it would be easier to do it this way."

Su He chuckled awkwardly, leaving even the Golden Crocodile Douluo speechless at his audacious disciple.

"You have some nerve! To kill the only prince of the Heaven Dou Empire in front of two Titled Douluo powerhouses. This may have settled the matter of the crown prince, but do you know how much trouble this will cause!"

"Sigh, never mind. The morning court session is just around the corner, and I've heard that those two from Sea God Island will also be attending. I'll conceal my presence and bring you back to the Crown Prince's Palace. You two should prepare yourselves!"

Crown Prince's Palace's Hall of the Heaven Dou Empire Palace.

"I understand. If they want to stay at the gate, then let them stay. I, the Crown Prince, have nothing to fear. Perhaps it's because Xue Xing has been so tyrannical and cruel for so many years that even Heaven couldn't stand it anymore and sent down divine power to eliminate him!"

"You may leave."

Xue Qinghe waved his hand, dismissing the servants. When he turned back, he could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

Let them have their doubts and suspicions.

Yes, so what if she did it? Who saw it? Since the murderer hasn't been caught, it's a case of "innocent until proven guilty." Do you think those idiots on Sea God Island can torture her into confessing? If they dare, Qian Renxue will immediately show them with her strength who's really in charge on this continent.

Even if we take a step back and assume that everyone knows who did this, Xue Qinghe is now the only heir of Xue Ye, and arguably the only male blood relative. If Xue Qinghe is not allowed to succeed to the throne, are we supposed to let Princess Xue Ke inherit the throne and become the Empress of the Heaven Dou Empire? There is no precedent for Wu Zetian in the history of the Douluo Continent.

When Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared silently in front of Qian Renxue with Su He and Qian Renxue exchanged a smile, causing Golden Crocodile Douluo's old face to twitch.

Chen Shi (辰时), before the morning court session.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"

As the long, drawn-out voice of the palace eunuch rang out, Xue Qinghe's sedan chair finally arrived. There were still a few minutes before the morning court session, and the throne remained empty.

Today's morning court session was quite lively. Those who usually refused to attend due to old age or illness, those who were stationed at the border and rarely returned to Heaven Dou City, as well as the rulers of some kingdoms under the Heaven Dou Empire and some local officials, all rushed back to Heaven Dou City overnight. Even the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan made a rare appearance at the morning court session.

The two Titled Douluo from Sea God Island, along with several Soul Douluo powerhouses, were also present, staring coldly at Xue Qinghe and Su He's group.

With hundreds of officials present, the scene was quite magnificent.

Xue Qinghe sat in his seat, looking at the assembled court officials, his expression revealing nothing of his thoughts.

When the morning court session began, the Dragon Throne remained empty, causing great anxiety among the people of Sea God Island. They had come to confront Xue Qinghe before Xue Ye and demand an explanation.

The other officials who were already serving in the Heaven Dou Empire knew much better. Now, the throne was going to fall into Xue Qinghe's hands no matter what. If they were to go looking for trouble with him today, they would probably lose their heads!

"We don't know where His Majesty is now, we have something to report!"

Seeing that none of the officials present spoke, Seahorse Douluo finally couldn't hold back and addressed Xue Qinghe.

Upon seeing Seahorse Douluo launch an attack, Xue Qinghe smiled slightly and calmly said...

"Someone, summon Physician Zhao."

"Summon Physician Zhao!"

Soon after, a Soul Emperor expert dressed as a royal physician entered the hall and bowed to Xue Qinghe in front of all the civil and military officials.

"This is Physician Zhao, the most skilled physician in my palace. Physician Zhao, please explain His Majesty's condition to the lords of Sea God Island."

"Your Excellencies," said Physician Zhao, bowing respectfully, "His Majesty remains unconscious and is truly unable to attend court and govern."