"Heh, Kalan, you actually took Kadan's words seriously? Do you really think of her as the Divine Emperor? Don't pretend I don't know you. You've fought me for years, and you want the throne just as badly as I do. Who are you trying to fool?"
Kadun looked at Kalan with a sneer.
What a hypocrite!
"Heh, then you've got me all wrong, brother. I fought you because I knew what you were like. If you became Divine Emperor, you'd never let me live in peace. I've never wanted the throne that badly. I'd rather be an idle prince, spending my days painting and having fun with a few beauties. Doesn't that sound easier and happier than being Divine Emperor?"
Kalan did not argue with a man whose downfall was already certain. Instead, he spoke from the heart.
"Pah! That false face of yours makes me sick. Don't think you'll be safe just because I've fallen, Kalan. I'll be waiting for you to end up like me. Hahaha!"
Kadun seemed to lose his grip on reason and burst into crazed laughter.
Yun Qianxue watched helplessly, then ordered the Imperial Guards,
"Take him out of the palace. From this day on, he is no longer a member of the imperial family. He's a commoner. Find somewhere commoners live, exile him there, and leave him to fend for himself."
"Yes!"
The guards promptly did their duty, dragging away Kadun as he continued to scream wildly.
"Hahaha! Kalan, I'll be waiting for you! You won't fare any better than me. You won't! Hahaha! I curse you..."
His voice grew fainter as they took him farther from the hall.
"Your Highness, why come here and invite his curses?"
Yun Qianxue looked at Kalan, who had borne the brunt of Kadun's parting abuse, and chided