The backyard of Full Fragrance House.
A man wearing a silver-white cesium mask was listening to Wei Hong's report.
The masked man was none other than the second prince of the current dynasty, Wu Chengtian.
"My lord, I just received news from the Bureau of Entertainment. This Ling Yi's identity is fine; he's just an ordinary person with no cultivation or background."
"It's Qin Changming, a backup pawn he casually saved half a year ago."
"As for Qin Changming's situation, it's exactly the same as what Ling Yi said, very similar to those people in the imperial city, only more serious."
"It seems my dear father has already begun to doubt me."
Wei Hong didn't speak, but lowered his head even further.
For the past month, there have been frequent reports of people in the palace being beaten in their dreams.
Upon waking, they will be extremely weak and noticeably aged.
After examination, it was found that these people were neither poisoned nor had any strange disease.
Then there's only one possibility: someone used some means to harm people in their dreams.
If it were merely weakness, that would be one thing.
But these people clearly lost a significant amount of their lifespan.
Most of these years were taken away by others.
Such methods are beyond what Martial Dao techniques can easily achieve.
In the entire palace, only the emperor was cultivating immortality, and coincidentally, the emperor's lifespan was about to end, and he was in dire need of more lifespan.
With all the information combined, the blame was placed on the emperor who was supposedly in seclusion cultivating immortality.
It wasn't just the second prince who thought this way; the other princes also shared this suspicion.
This also includes the third princess.
Well, aside from the deposed crown prince who lived in the Eastern Palace, there was Wu Chengyun, the instigator.
It started with just one or two people, but now hundreds are experiencing the same thing.
This incident has caused widespread panic.
These were princes, princesses, and even the emperor's former concubines.
Nowadays, no one dares to live in the palace, and even Lian Chao assemblies are no longer held in the palace, but have been moved to the prime minister's residence.
Anyway, the emperor rarely attended court, focusing instead on cultivating immortality.
All matters, large and small, in the court were controlled by Prime Minister Qin Lang.
The Prime Minister's residence is now comparable to the imperial court.
Wu Chengyun stood up and walked towards the corridor.
At the same time, a cold voice said, "Prepare the Soul Control Powder."
"Yes, my lord." Wei Hong shuddered involuntarily upon hearing the words "Soul Control Powder."
He quickly followed in Wu Chengtian's footsteps.
In room number A, Ling Yi watched as Wu Chengyun and the manager Wei Hong entered.
He quickly stood up, took a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Wu Chengyun.
He said, his expression slightly tense, "Greetings, my lord."
Seeing Ling Yi's performance, a hint of contempt and disdain flashed in Wu Chengyun's eyes.
This Ling Yi is indeed from the lower class; he hasn't seen much of the world.
However, his words were very gentle and polite. "Your name is Ling Yi, right?"
"Yes, yes, my lord."
"Don't be nervous. Since you were recommended by Captain Qin, you're one of us. If you work diligently, you'll naturally reap the rewards."
"Thank you, my lord," Ling Yi said loudly.
In his heart, he thought that his older brother, whom he had taken for granted, probably didn't hold much weight with the Second Prince; he was merely a somewhat useful pawn in the Second Prince's hands.
That's all.
Qin Changming, however, overestimated his standing in the Second Prince's eyes.
It seems this second prince is also quite the actor.
In terms of acting skills, Ling Yi is miles ahead of this second prince.
Ling Yi's Perception are now incredibly sharp.
Ling Yi clearly saw everything Wu Chengyun did when he entered the room.
That hint of disdain wasn't just directed at Ling Yi; it also represented Qin Changming's position in the Second Prince's heart.
The second prince did not look at the letter immediately after receiving it.
Instead, he patted Ling Yi on the shoulder before walking over to the tea table and sitting down.
The envelope was opened.
A murderous glint flashed in Ling Yi's eyes.
The moment the Second Prince patted his shoulder, Ling Yi felt a burning sensation on his shoulder.
Then, this burning sensation surged along the meridians in my shoulder to my Dantian.
However, the burning sensation disappeared before it even reached the Dantian.
This second prince actually poisoned himself?
Moreover, this poison is extremely potent.
If it weren't for Ling Yi's talent of Immunity to All Poisons, which had already reached level 2, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this poison.
Ling Yi remembered this grudge.
If Ling Yi hadn't still had his own plans, and if this second prince weren't still useful, Ling Yi would probably have killed him right now.
Qin Changming's letter to Wu Chengtian was very long, a full three pages.
It took Wu Chengtian a long time to finish reading it.
Then, with a surge of Internal Energy, the letter turned into powder, Piu-piu and fell to the ground.
He then looked at Ling Yi with a serious expression and said, " Ling Yi, go back and tell Qin Changming that he knows about the matter. Tell him to calm down and proceed according to the original plan."
"Yes, my lord." Ling Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute, bowed, and then left the room.
After Ling Yi left, the Second Prince said in an icy voice, "Father actually attacked my people. Is this a warning to me?"
"My lord, what should we do?"
"No action is needed. According to the information I received, Father's health has reached its limit. Even using methods that shorten one's lifespan will be of no use."
" The Immortal Dao immortality is not so easy. You think you can cultivate immortality with just a fragment of an immortal technique that's comparable to a demonic art? It's not that simple."
"We'll discuss everything at Father's birthday banquet in a month."
He paused, then added, "However, just in case, we should notify the people over there to have those Grandmaster come over ahead of time."
"In addition, those medicine practitioners we've been training have also been transferred over."
Wei Hong's hand trembled slightly. "My lord, those medicine-man figures haven't fully formed yet. If they get out of control..."
"Go and make the arrangements!" Wu Chengtian waved his hand dismissively.
"Yes, my lord."
Wei Hong nodded quickly, bowed, and left the room.
After Wei Hong left, Wu Chengyun's expression twisted slightly. "Father, you've lived too long. Why can't you just die peacefully?"
What's the point of trying to attain the Void Immortal Dao of the Ethereal?
"There probably aren't any immortals left in this world!"
Immortal cultivators have long since become Legend.
For hundreds of years, there has been no Shadow of the Immortal Dao.
Wu Chengtian simply did not believe that cultivators existed in this world.
Just then, Wei Hong, who had just left, Haste back.
"My lord, Qianxue has disappeared."
"Where is Wei Xu?" Wu Chengtian asked, his face grim.
My brother... he's gone too.
"Useless trash!" Wu Chengtian roared.
Wei Xu holds great significance for Wu Chengtian.
This is the only person Wu Chengtian has found so far who can seal another person's cultivation and Martial Dao Divine Ability.
It was also one of Wu Chengtian's trump cards.
"Go find him! No matter what, bring Wei Xu back to me!" Wu Chengtian roared.
"Yes." Wei Hong didn't dare to delay and quickly ran out.
"Useless, useless, all of you are useless!" Wu Chengtian was furious.
He got up and left the room.
But Wu Chengtian didn't notice that the Shadow beneath his feet twisted a few times.
Full Fragrance House, Ling Yi glanced back in the direction of Full Fragrance House.
He shook his head dismissively. "So easily flustered, and you call yourself a prince?"
"You poisoned Laozi, Laozi 'll take you as my only victim. Fair enough, right?"
That's right, Wei Xu was taken away by Ling Yi.
On one hand, it was for revenge; on the other hand, Wei Xu's talent was indeed very strong.
They're kept in the Hidden Asgard, so that when they level up later, they won't not know where to find someone.