Respond to Emperors and Kings

Duanmu Ren was new to the area and believed he had no grudges against anyone.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be hated.

Yet, within the main hall, several streams of hatred seemed to be directed at him.

Needless to say, it was because of his identity as a disciple of Supreme Mystery Mountain.

Duanmu Ren followed the look of hatred and couldn't help but chuckle.

Two of the most intense hatreds came from the old and new emperors of the Huang Kingdom.

The two had finished their tearful tales and were now awkwardly trying to flatter and ingratiate themselves, hiding their hatred in their hearts, thinking their acting was superb and flawless.

After a moment's thought, Duanmu Ren suddenly understood.

It is said that the Chu Household has some blood relation with the former head of Supreme Mystery Mountain, which is why they were able to take charge of the government and govern the people.

Unfortunately, the former head of Supreme Mystery Mountain had few family ties, only taking one junior with him up the mountain and almost never paying attention to the Chu Household.

When his master Li Chengxuan, took control of Supreme Mystery Mountain, he treated the Chu Household as nothing.

If you get too close, they become disrespectful; if you keep them at a distance, they resent you.

When Deng Gang rebelled, causing chaos and upheaval, he dethroned the Chu Household from the throne.

The old emperor abandoned his country and fled, but was relentlessly pursued, living in constant fear.

The young emperor surrendered his kingdom by leading a sheep, becoming the ruler of a fallen nation and suffering endless humiliation and ridicule.

Supreme Mystery Mountain, however, remained indifferent and stood by and did nothing.

How could this not breed hatred?!

Deng Gang was so arrogant that he actually thought of going west to invade Supreme Mystery Mountain, but he was easily killed by a Supreme Mystery Mountain disciple who held a magic talisman.

This left the Chu Household even more perplexed, filled with resentment and anger.

Since Supreme Mystery Mountain could so easily destroy Deng Gang, why didn't they act sooner?!

This is even more true today.

The Chu Household naturally wished to exterminate all the traitors who surrendered to Deng Gang Deng Gang, including his former subordinates after his death, and wipe out their entire families.

However, this group of people happened to receive support from another immortal sect, Azure Cloud Sect, and they managed to gather momentum, leaving the Chu Household helpless.

After so long, the immortal master Duanmu Ren of Supreme Mystery Mountain finally arrived late.

He could have immediately come to the capital after eliminating Deng Gang, killed the treacherous officials and traitors, restored order, and returned a clean court and Huang Kingdom to the Chu Household!

"Duanmu is late, which has caused you all considerable worry."

Duanmu Ren sighed, not even glancing at the two emperors of the Chu Household before him, and instead pointed at people in the crowd. "You... you... and you, come closer!"

They ordered more than a dozen people at once.

A commotion immediately broke out in the main hall.

The reason is that those chosen by Duanmu Ren were either imperial relatives, high-ranking officials, or veteran ministers who were regents—all staunch royalists!

The two emperors of the Chu Household were overjoyed after just one glance.

These people were all absolutely loyal confidants of the Chu Household.

Master Duanmu Ren is determined to set things right!

The remaining people in the hall mostly looked at Qiao Household, who represented the Azure Cloud Sect and was here to oversee the situation.

However, the Qiao Household immortal master had received instructions from his clan before arriving, so he dared not act rashly and could only try to remain calm and observe the situation.

Duanmu Ren looked at the Chu courtiers and ministers before him, whose faces were filled with joy, and let out a soft breath.

Black flames flew out of Duanmu Ren's mouth, traveling along invisible ropes, and fell into the hearts of the Chu king and his ministers.

In a short while, the two emperors of Chu and a group of their confidants collapsed and died, their hearts scorched by the evil fire.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

No one could have imagined that the seemingly gentle Master Duanmu would suddenly turn on the enemy and kill them all, including the two emperors of the Chu Household, the old and the new, and their trusted confidants.

Even the Qiao Household cultivators, who had some support, were greatly shocked. "Fellow Daoist Duanmu... what is this...?"

I had long heard of the name of the Supreme Mystery Demon Sect, but I never expected that I would underestimate the demonic and ruthless nature of the Supreme Mystery cultivators. They actually killed two emperors and executed a group of officials in front of the entire court!

The key is that the methods are evil and vicious, completely different from the New Method, and quite mysterious and unpredictable.

Duanmu Ren ignored him completely and slowly said, "Fellow members of the Chu Clan, come closer."

Another wave of chaos swept through the hall.

Some even cried out, thinking that the immortal master intended to exterminate them all.

But in the end, he dared not resist and knelt down at the bottom of the steps.

Duanmu Ren looked at them one by one, casually killing a few more, until he saw a young man in the corner and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man remained composed and respectfully replied, "My name is Chu Yi, the nineteenth son of the late emperor. My mother was a peasant girl from the outskirts of the city, who was later poisoned to death by the imperial concubine. I am here today merely to make up the numbers."

"The late emperor..." Duanmu Ren glanced at the two emperors on the ground. "Which one are you referring to?!"

Chu Yi glanced at it and replied, "The younger one."

Duanmu Ren nodded slightly and then asked, "Tell me, what caused the deaths of these two former emperors?"

Chu Yi pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Because the two former emperors did not understand that thunder and rain are both blessings from Heaven. Those who do not understand the will of Heaven and harbor resentment will surely be punished by Heaven."

"Not bad." Duanmu Ren smiled with satisfaction, pointing to the dragon throne. "Sit down. You should be the emperor."

"Yes." Chu Yi was neither overjoyed nor made any false excuses. Instead, he slowly walked forward through the crowd, stepped over the corpses on the ground, sat on the dragon throne, placed his hands on his knees, and looked ahead.

Duanmu Ren surveyed the hall and said, "Bowing."

The remaining courtiers immediately realized that the immortal master had restrained his murderous intent and that they had escaped with their lives. Regardless of their factions, they all knelt down and paid their respects to the new emperor.

Duanmu Ren was a cautious and pragmatic person, so he naturally wouldn't play any tricks in the Huang Kingdom, such as group governance or bicameral power separation. He simply appointed a new person in charge within the familiar and accepted institutional framework.

As for Chu Yi lacking a solid foundation, that's not a problem at all.

His own designation was the foundation of Chu Yi's life.

Opposing the new emperor Chu Yi is opposing Duanmu Ren, and opposing Supreme Mystery Mountain.

After the court officials paid their respects to confirm the legitimacy of the power transfer, Duanmu Ren spoke to Chu Yi, saying, "The sudden deaths of two rulers in succession are extremely ominous. After you ascend the throne, you must marry as soon as possible to bring good fortune and stabilize the court and the people's hearts."

Chu Yi was puzzled, but still nodded in agreement. "Yes."

Duanmu Ren then looked at the bewildered Qiao Household cultivator and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qiao, do you have a suitable candidate for Empress?"

"Huh?!" The Qiao Household cultivator was taken aback, but he wasn't stupid after all, and immediately nodded and smiled, "Of course! I happen to have a legitimate daughter who is of marriageable age, dignified and elegant, a perfect match for the new emperor."

The Azure Cloud Sect also acknowledged Chu Yi eliminated the biggest hidden danger.

No matter what conspiracies or ambitions exist within the imperial court, they cannot stir up any trouble.

Duanmu Ren nodded slightly, then said to Chu Yi, "Secondly, reduce taxes and corvée labor to allow the people to recuperate. Thirdly, implement work relief programs to aid disaster victims."

Having grown up safely in the palace despite having no one to rely on, Chu Yi was naturally a clever man. Upon hearing Duanmu Ren's arrangements, he immediately understood that his position was now firmly established, and respectfully said, "Chu Yi will certainly not disappoint the Immortal!"

Duanmu Ren didn't care at all. After exchanging a few pleasantries with the Qiao Household cultivators, he got up and left.

I originally thought it would take seven days to reorganize the Huang Kingdom, but I didn't expect it to be basically done in less than a day.

" In Respond to Emperors and Kings..."

Duanmu Ren left the palace, looked at the clear autumn sky and felt a sense of exhilaration. "His Majesty's sorcerer has chosen His Majesty as king... This time, he should be able to create some Manifestation, right?"