Chapter 1626: The Key Figure, The Minor Eunuch! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

With the drowning mishap of Jade Consort Xiao and the release of the Fifth Prince from prison, the harem incident gradually calmed back down, and the court did not cause much of a stir. But the effects of the incident persisted.

With Wang Chong's return and his participation in several high-profile operations, the King of Foreign Lands had become the eye of the storm engulfing the empire.

Every day, innumerable scouts observed the King of Foreign Lands Residence from the shadows. There were scouts from other countries, from other parts of the Great Tang, from King Qi, the Confucian Sect, and people in the palace. Old Eagle and his men spent every day in a battle of wits and courage with them.

But in comparison to the spying and counterspying taking place on the other side of the walls, the King of Foreign Lands Residence was an oasis of calm.

Even though the other countries and the court dreaded the King of Foreign Lands and were watching his every move, Wang Chong was wholly unaffected.

Within the King of Foreign Lands Residence, golden energy from a higher dimension was rapidly revolving around Wang Chong. This blazing hot energy seemed capable of even melting down steel.

Ever since he had broken into the eleventh layer of the Origin Immortal Art and into the Subtle realm, Wang Chong had experienced a massive boost in strength. Every cell in his body was now bursting with the dense energy of the Subtle realm.

And if one looked carefully, one would realize that Wang Chong's Psychic Energy had also gotten stronger.

Wang Chong's Psychic Energy had gotten five times stronger after absorbing the Nightmare Beast's power, and after crossing the threshold of the Subtle realm, his Psychic Energy was seven times stronger than that, and there was still room to improve.

”Who is it?!”

Suddenly, Wang Chong opened his eyes, which flashed with frighteningly cold light.

Swish!

Wang Chong suddenly brought his index and middle fingers together like a sword and sent a vicious bolt of Sword Qi slicing at the northwest corner of the hall.

This swift strike was suffused with an extremely lethal sword intent, leaving a somber aura in its wake. A pot by the window seemed to experience a winter chill, and the peony within it rapidly wilted, its once-lush leaves dropping off one by one.

Art of God and Demon Obliteration!

Wang Chong was once more using this supreme art, but on an entirely new level of power.

Even the fabric of space seemed to shatter like glass as the Sword Qi passed, leaving tiny cracks in the air.

Fwoosh!

Sword Qi pierced through the Stellar Energy, and a scream came from the corner. A figure with a panicked expression staggered out and began to flee.

”Assassins! After them!”

It was like someone had dropped a boulder into the calm lake of the King of Foreign Lands Residence, and countless Golden Guards began to chase after the assassin.

”No need! Let him go!”

Wang Chong called back the guards.

So many people were watching him now that he couldn't be bothered to chase after them one by one. The King of Foreign Lands Residence quickly calmed back down.

A few moments later, the familiar voice of Xu Keyi resounded through the hall as he came in. ”Your Highness, you summoned me?”

”How is the investigation proceeding?”

Wang Chong slowly began to end his cultivation as he looked toward Xu Keyi.

Xu Keyi lowered his head and said, ”Your Highness, Eunuch Li and Sir Yang have already sent news from the palace. There are three hundred and fifty-seven eunuchs in the palace who are called 'Little Li'. It will take some time to investigate them all, but at this time, none of them match with the minor eunuch Your Highness spoke of.”

”Oh?”

Wang Chong couldn't help but frown at these words.

It had been some time since the end of the harem incident, but for Wang Chong, this was only the beginning.

Ever since the Fifth Prince had been released, Wang Chong had been pondering another problem, or more accurately, a person: the supreme ruler of the Great Tang Empire, His Majesty the Sage Emperor.

Throughout the harem incident, from the Fifth Prince's imprisonment to the death of Jade Consort Xiao, the Sage Emperor had done nothing at all. This was far too abnormal.

From that moment, Wang Chong had developed an extremely vexing question that he couldn't cast aside: what was the Sage Emperor's current condition?

The Sage Emperor was the pillar holding up the empire, and his well-being was linked to the fate of the empire as a whole. Any information regarding the Sage Emperor was certain to send great waves through the surrounding countries.

But even Consort Taizhen or Fifth Prince Li Heng could not get close to the Sage Emperor's residence.