"Eleventh Prince, His Majesty has decreed that you attend this morning's court session!"
Outside Tianchen Hall, a eunuch with a duck-like voice spoke shrilly.
Lu Chen was stunned when he heard this.
"Doesn't the morning court begin at four? Why was I only notified at half past four?"
Lu Chen looked at the eunuch and asked with a slight frown.
"Your Highness, His Majesty said you could eat for half an hour and get a good rest!"
"..."
Lu Chen was speechless when he heard that.
My Imperial Father is actually pretty thoughtful.
Inside the Golden Palace Hall, the civil and military officials were currently arguing so fiercely that the heavens and earth seemed to be turning upside down.
The subject of their debate was the Eastern Cang Blood Grinding, which would arrive before long.
It would be a war among the various nations that swept across the entire Eastern Cang Region.
As the strongest nation in the Eastern Cang Region, Daqian would face attacks from numerous neighboring countries. Moreover, those nations would have the support of sacred lands and forbidden zones behind them.
Their strength could not be underestimated either.
Azure Emperor sat upright on the dragon throne, lightly tapping his fingers. His eyes were half-lidded as he thoughtfully watched the civil and military officials below argue.
Some advocated meeting force with force.
Some advocated forming alliances and using diplomacy.
And some damned fools advocated ceding territory to seek peace.
Azure Emperor looked at the ministers below who were calling for ceding territory and seeking peace. A cold killing intent showed deep in his eyes.
However, just as the entire court was buzzing with debate, a duck-like voice came from outside the Golden Palace Hall.
"Eleventh Prince has arrived!"
"!!!!"
Along with that sharp voice,
the Golden Palace Hall, which had been noisy moments ago, instantly fell deathly silent.
The civil and military officials who had been arguing so enthusiastically all revealed complicated expressions.
They looked toward the entrance of the Golden Palace Hall.
What Lu Chen had done yesterday had left all the civil and military officials of Daqian utterly dumbfounded.
A six-year-old child had defeated two experts of the Land Immortal Realm at the same time.
He had even rejected invitations from two sacred lands.
What kind of terrifying talent was required to accomplish such a feat?
At this moment, the civil and military officials all looked fearfully toward the entrance of the Golden Palace Hall.
Then they saw Lu Chen, barely over four feet tall and dressed in a red python-dragon robe, sway his way inside.
As he walked toward the front of the Golden Palace Hall, he greeted the civil and military officials on both sides with an innocent and adorable smile.
"Good morning, uncles and aunts!"
"Hey, Uncle Luo, why do you have dark circles under your eyes? Didn't you sleep well last night?"
When he reached Duke of Zhenguo Luo Zhenshan's side, Lu Chen looked at the dark circles around his eyes, and a worried expression appeared on his face.
At this moment, Luo Zhenshan was grinning from ear to ear as he looked at Lu Chen.
Of course he had dark circles under his eyes!
Who could have imagined that his future son-in-law would actually be such a monster, with such terrifying talent?
Luo Zhenshan had been so excited last night that he could not sleep.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry for making you worry. This old subject is simply too happy."
Luo Zhenshan grinned so broadly that he could not hide his delight.
He looked around at the civil and military officials with an exceptionally smug gaze.
Look! Look!
Did you all see that?
The peerless Heavenly Chosen Eleventh Prince was Old Luo's future son-in-law.
You pieces of trash, go on and secretly envy me!
Who told you that your bloodlines were inferior to Old Luo's, leaving you unable to give birth to a precious daughter as wonderful as Little Luo Li?
At this moment, one person's gaze inside the Golden Palace Hall was exceedingly complicated.
That person was First Prince Lu Ling.
He was also the only prince among the many princes who could attend the morning court.
This alone proved that although Azure Emperor had not formally appointed a crown prince,
he had already been subtly grooming Lu Ling as his successor.
The civil and military officials, including Lu Ling, all thought the same.
But Lu Ling had never imagined that Lu Chen would suddenly emerge halfway through.
Lu Chen's talent made him feel despair.
Then, seeing his Imperial Father look at Lu Chen with a doting expression,
Lu Ling suddenly felt that
the position of Crown Prince might not necessarily be his after all.
But what if it really was not his?
Should he fight for it?
Looking at Lu Chen, who had reached the Land Immortal Realm at only six years old,
Lu Ling felt somewhat desperate.
What the hell was he supposed to fight with? How could he possibly beat him?
Above the dragon throne, Azure Emperor looked at Lu Chen. His originally calm face immediately revealed a trace of a smile, though the shock deep in his eyes remained impossible to conceal.
He had broken through five minor realms in one night.
Azure Emperor could not understand it.
"Chen'er, come eat breakfast with Me later."
Azure Emperor spoke instinctively.
"Sure, Imperial Father!"
Lu Chen happily nodded when he heard this.
At this moment, Azure Emperor gave the head eunuch, Little Egg, a look.
"Read it."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Little Egg held the imperial decree and came before Lu Chen.
When the civil and military officials saw this, their entire bodies stiffened.
What was going on?
Could it be that they were going to...
determine the Crown Prince?
At this moment, the same thought appeared in the minds of all the civil and military officials.
When Lu Ling saw this scene, his face turned pale. He was so nervous that he could even hear his own heart pounding.
By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:
Our eleventh son, Lu Chen, is virtuous in both civil and martial affairs, honors Heaven and kin above, and comforts the common people below. He possesses the bearing of an ancient sage. Therefore, We confer upon Lu Chen the title of Saint King, grant him a Saint King's Mansion in the inner city, and additionally confer upon him the title of Heavenly Dust Divine General. He may command thirty thousand soldiers of the Daqian Heavenly Soldier Guard to protect the safety of the Daqian imperial capital, and is further granted the authority to lead troops into battle!
He is granted five thousand Dragon Crystals, one hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Crystals, one hundred bottles of the healing sacred medicine Six-Revolutions Rejuvenation Pill, and one hundred Heaven-tier Demon Cores. He may freely enter the Royal Treasury to study any cultivation techniques and divine abilities.
So decreed!
As the duck-like voice faded away,
the entire Golden Palace Hall became deathly silent.
The civil and military officials and First Prince Lu Ling were all left staring blankly.
What had they heard?
A six-year-old being made a king?
What kind of king had he been made?
The Saint King!
What did "saint" mean?
It meant being supreme above all!
Fine, fine, he had indeed not directly appointed Lu Chen Crown Prince.
But this was even more outrageous than directly appointing him Crown Prince!
And that was not even the end of it.
He had actually been given military authority, directly placed in command of Daqian's most elite army, the Heavenly Soldier Guard. He could even wage wars at will and lead troops into battle?
What emperor would give a prince military authority? And who would entrust the safety of the imperial capital to Lu Chen?
Unless it was because of absolute trust and favor, how broad-minded did this emperor have to be?
If that had been all, it might have been acceptable.
The most important thing was the items he had been granted.
Five thousand Dragon Crystals and one hundred thousand Top-grade Spirit Crystals?
What terrifying resources!
Why not just hand the entire Daqian treasury to his youngest son?
Speaking of the Daqian treasury, he really had given it to him.
He could freely study any cultivation technique in the Scripture Repository of the Daqian treasury, without restriction on divine abilities.
One had to know that the Scripture Repository contained Daqian's collection accumulated over ten thousand years!
The entire Golden Palace Hall remained silent for several minutes.
At this moment, however, a delighted expression appeared on Lu Chen's face.
"Thank you, Imperial Father! Long live Imperial Father!"
Lu Chen spoke excitedly.
Azure Emperor's reward this time had truly struck Lu Chen right in the heart.
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