"So, the task on you two isn't actually difficult."
Only after listening to Fu Heng did Ye Lin slowly walk over and sit down. Hong Batian sat beside Ye Lin, cultivating without pause.
He should leave this brainwork to Ye Lin. He was only suited for fighting; the moment he used his brain, it hurt. He might as well cultivate while he had the chance.
After hearing Fu Heng out, Ye Lin slowly sorted through the matter. As things stood, there was still a thread of possibility. The Emperor of the Golden Crow Empire wanted to pass the throne to the Third Prince.
And the imperial edict had already been written. All they needed to do was protect the Third Prince during this period.
Once the Emperor truly fell, the edict had to reach the Third Prince safely. Then, as long as Golden Crow Pass acknowledged the Third Prince's status as Emperor, everything would be secure.
But the difficult part was the protection. Celestial Gods were Mahayana cultivators, and the Third Prince only had a single Mahayana Half-Immortal protecting him. As for the other princes, no one knew what they had.
What if they sent Loose Immortal-level beings to assassinate him?
According to the information, the Emperor of the Golden Crow Empire had not yet fallen. No matter how badly those princes wanted the Third Prince dead, they could not make a move openly. So this period was safe.
Once that old Emperor fell, however, assassination attempts would surely come one after another without end.
Even Loose Immortal-level beings might get involved. Then they would be dead too.
Once the Emperor fell, the other eight princes would all share the same target: the Third Prince. After all, the Third Prince was the one acknowledged by the Emperor.
Only after killing