[You and Li Chengqian sat down on the ground.]
[At this moment, the decadence of a usurper was gone from him, as was the majesty of an emperor. He seemed to have returned to the unfavored prince who had once crawled out of the river.]
["I still don't understand. The Li Family is so powerful— even if Qin Rong is a Martial Saint, dealing with him shouldn't take much effort, right?"]
["If I do not ask the imperial clan for aid, they will not interfere in court affairs. That is the ancestral rule."]
["Then ask them for aid."]
["Then they will think I cannot handle court affairs, that I cannot sit securely on this throne. The ministers will propose replacing the emperor, and the Li Clan will not object. After all, they would still choose someone from among the Li Clan. But how can they replace an emperor without the emperor dying? What awaits me would be drowning, poisoning, a serious illness... I finally received this heaven-sent opportunity to become emperor. I neither wish to let go, nor do I wish to die without knowing why! A usurper is still a ruler. It is better than dying!"]
[Seeing how Li Chengqian had made himself so aged and bedraggled in order to appear weak, you could not help but sigh.]
[Being emperor was not easy.]
[Afterward, you learned that Li Chengqian truly was in the Martial King Realm.]
[Over the years, he had deceived both sides.]
[He had deceived the Li Family, making them think that the Martial Dao Resources he had transferred from the imperial clan were being used to reward his subordinates.]
[He had deceived the powerful minister faction led by Qin Rong, making them believe he had not cultivated. In truth, with his Heaven Grade Root Bone, abundant