Li Ye discreetly glanced at Ning Fengzhi's expression. Finding the other man looking at him meaningfully, he could not help marveling at how deeply calculating his future father-in-law was.
With only a brief conversation and a few minutes of observation, he had seen that Li Ye had not come about his marriage to Ning Rongrong.
After Ning Fengzhi's reminder, Gu Rong also calmed down and returned to his seat, staring gravely at Li Ye to see what he could possibly say was more important than his precious granddaughter's marriage.
Seeing that Ning Fengzhi had already discerned his purpose, Li Ye simply stopped pretending. He stood and respectfully bowed to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong before slowly saying, "Xue Ye, the current emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, is advanced in years, and his health is growing steadily worse. Not long ago, famine and disaster swept through the empire, yet all he thought about was weakening Spirit Hall, disregarding the empire's millions of common people. It seems old age has clouded his judgment."
"Therefore, I intend to send him into the imperial mausoleum ahead of time and welcome Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as the Heaven Dou Empire's new emperor!"
Li Ye's words struck like thunder, ringing throughout the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's great hall and leaving Ning Fengzhi and the other two too stunned to speak for a long time.
Even before Li Ye spoke, Ning Fengzhi had guessed from his actions after standing that what he was about to say would be anything but simple. Yet he had never imagined that Li Ye actually intended to kill the emperor and give the Heaven Dou Empire a new ruler.
"Ye, do you know what you're saying? Do you know that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe may very well have