Chapter 1231: The Supreme Sage Emperor I (1/2)
Chapter 1231: The Supreme Sage Emperor (I)
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The Imperial Palace was a strange and unfathomable place, and there was no such thing as an impervious wall, no such thing as an eternal secret. The War of the Princes had always been extremely dangerous, which was why people regarded it with such apprehension. Wang Chong's relationship with Fifth Prince Li Heng would have been exposed one day, but this was much faster than he had expected.
It seems like there are already many spies around the Fifth Prince!
Wang Chong raised his eyes, a light flashing through them.
A large tree would attract wind, and Fifth Prince Li Heng was now different from what he was in the past. He was beginning to gather many advisors around him, but as he gathered more people, many others could mix their way in. This was unavoidable. These thoughts only briefly occupied Wang Chong's mind, and he quickly regained his composure.
”Let's go!”
With a wave of his sleeve, Wang Chong returned to the sedan chair and seated himself back down.
”Raise the chair!”
The silver-robed eunuch and the Golden Guards all exhaled. It was for the best that the talks between Wang Chong and the First Prince had fallen through. After all, it could now be treated as if nothing had happened. Otherwise, the Great Tang's eldest prince would be colluding with the King of Foreign Lands favored by the Sage Emperor, which would bring calamity down on the rest of them.
The sedan chair began to proceed forward once more. Around it, the vanished Imperial Army soldiers once more appeared, acting as if nothing had happened.
Inside the sedan chair, however, Wang Chong had a heavy heart.
Has the situation in the place gotten this serious?
For Wang Chong, the appearance of the First Prince had been a minor interlude. What he was really worried about was about what this situation implied.
A prince privately meeting an important subject was forbidden, and the First Prince would only dare to do such a thing if the situation in the palace was sufficiently chaotic.
It all depends on the Sage Emperor!
Wang Chong took in a deep breath and calmed back down.
In this storm at the heart of the empire, the most important thing was always the Sage Emperor's stance. Moreover, after such a long time, Wang Chong dearly wanted to know just what the Sage Emperor's condition was.
The sedan chair rapidly proceeded through the various layers of the palace, getting closer and closer to the political core of the empire.
A few moments later, it stopped in front of a staircase consisting of thousands of steps carved from white jade. Wang Chong emerged from the sedan chair and was greeted by a vast multitude of Golden Guards, lining the white jade staircase from the bottom all the way to the top.
And in front of that dazzling and golden hall, countless experts stood arrayed, their energies soaring into the sky in a dreadful display.
Thump!
At this moment, the crack of a whip came from high above.
”Reporting! Young Marquis Wang Chong has arrived for his audience!”
The firm and shrill voice echoed ceaselessly above the palace.
Wang Chong tidied his robes and began to ascend the steps of white jade. This was not his first time climbing this stairway, but it gave him a different feeling from any time before. There were no spectating officials, no music or rituals. All this indicated that this audience was different from normal.
Wang Chong quickly arrived in front of the great hall.
”Young Marquis, enter. His Majesty is waiting for you within,” the directing eunuch holding the whip softly said, his attitude toward Wang Chong one of respect. At this point, there was no one who did not know the reputation of Wang Chong, the new War God of the Great Tang. Even these eunuchs within the palace had heard of his thunderous reputation.
”Many thanks, Sir Eunuch!”
Wang Chong bowed and passed the eunuch to enter the palace.
Bzzz! Wang Chong stopped in front of the open doors into the palace, gazing into its dazzling interior with his mind in great turmoil. He had countless questions, countless grievances, but as he stood in front of this enormous palace, all these thoughts began to slowly fade away, and suddenly, Wang Chong became incredibly calm.
At this moment, a mellow, genial, and rich voice came from within. ”Wang Chong, enter!” Wang Chong instantly recognized this as the voice of Gao Lishi.
Wang Chong stepped over the threshold, and the moment he did, he seemed to enter an entirely different world. All other sound vanished, and familiar streams of energy washed over him like a vast sea of fog.
This was not the first time Wang Chong had entered this hall to have an audience with the Sage Emperor. On his last audience, Wang Chong had felt like an insignificant ant before the Sage Emperor.
But after half a year, Wang Chong had a completely different sensation. He was now on the verge of entering the Subtle realm, and he could now even look upon this mysterious realm. He had even managed to kill Qutaybah. Great Generals that were supreme existences to ordinary people weren't even worth thinking about in his eyes.
Upon entering the hall this time, Wang Chong had not expected to still feel that deep awe and respect in his heart, like a child before a giant, meek and insignificant.
If Wang Chong was a giant standing at the peak of a mountain, then the supreme and revered figure in the upper reaches of this hall was a god looking down upon the world from the heavens.
The higher his cultivation level became, the more Wang Chong realized just how terrifyingly powerful the Sage Emperor was.