Chapter 2041: A New Development! Wang Chongs Unease! (1/2)

Edited by: Michyrr

No one else in the hall knew what An Yaluoshan was thinking. When they saw him stroke his scar, they all unconsciously looked away.

Though they had managed to return to Youzhou from the capital, Yan Zhuang had been left behind forever. As for An Yaluoshan, Wang Chong had cut off his right ear, making An Yaluoshan's appearance seem strange and leaving a wound on An Yaluoshan's heart that would pain him for all time.

”Once the Central Plains is conquered, you're the first one I'll have torn to shreds to vent all my hatred!” An Yaluoshan spat, his eyes exploding with hatred.

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As time went on, the exact details of what had happened in Taiji Palace that day remained unknown.

But after that day, everything in the Great Tang went back to normal. The wise and mighty Sage Emperor that everyone was familiar with returned to the court, and those absurd decrees that had been issued were all withdrawn.

The Peace Pavilion was knocked down, the orders to gather women from the provinces withdrawn, and that Master Xuan Ming who had hoodwinked Third Son Xuan with his 'immortality pills', though he tried to escape, was arrested by waiting Imperial Army soldiers and servitors and put away in the imperial prison.

The Sage Emperor issued an edict praising the Crown Prince's character and training, and the imperial censors and officials who had been demoted were summoned back and restored to their original posts.

For the officials of the court, this was the most encouraging news that they had heard in the last several months.

Looking back, it felt like they had been in a dream. Regardless, what was happening now was exactly what they had wanted.

All of society was energized, and the signs of decline were wiped away. Order and integrity were once more restored to the court.

But despite all this, Wang Chong could not shake an extremely deep unease in his heart.

”How was it?”

In his imperial robes, Wang Chong stood in his estate, looking at Zhang Que with a deep frown.

”Your Highness, Eunuch Bian has already sent word. He had his men secretly investigate the matter, but they found His Majesty to be as usual. It is just that the palace maids are sending less and less food every day, indicating that he is eating much less than usual.”

”What has the Laundry Department said?” Wang Chong asked.

”Everything is as normal!” Zhang Que sternly said, bowing. But after a hesitant pause, he added, ”However, we checked a dragon robe the Laundry Department received several days ago. There was a light stain on the sleeve, seemingly blood that had been purged with Stellar Energy. It was so light and had already been washed, so it was difficult for us to make a hard judgment!”

Buzz!

The mention of a bloodstain made Wang Chong raise an eyebrow, his face paling.

Gathering the possessions of the Emperor from the palace was a major taboo, and if it were done poorly, one could be accused of treason. But Wang Chong no longer cared.

”How could it be like this?”

Wang Chong's heart was in turmoil. The Sage Emperor was the heart of the people, the spiritual pillar of the empire. Everything regarding him needed to be handled properly.

It was impossible for Zhang Que to have found a bloodstain on the Sage Emperor's robes.

But Wang Chong was also certain that Zhang Que had not found some ordinary stain. At the Sage Emperor's level of cultivation, one no longer shed any sort of filth.

Wang Chong raised his head and inwardly muttered, Was finding the Rainbow Glass Divine Grass really useless?

Though the records he had found claimed that the Rainbow Glass Divine Grass was effective on the injuries caused by failing to reach the Divine Martial realm, they had not mentioned how the Rainbow Glass Divine Grass could be refined into a pill, how it was to be taken, or any other specific treatment methods.

In Taiji Palace, Wang Chong had crushed the grass into a fine powder and spread it into the air for Third Son Xuan to breathe in, but this had been an impromptu plan. Wang Chong had no idea whether it had been effective or not.

But regardless, the news Zhang Que had gathered from the palace was not good news.

Moreover, this was not Wang Chong's only concern.

After failing to reach the Divine Martial realm, the Sage Emperor was weakening by the day. This had been happening even before his reincarnation, and now it was nearing the time when the Sage Emperor had died in his last life.

Thus, Wang Chong had come back to the capital extremely uneasy.

But Wang Chong had never brought up his worries with Zhang Que or the others.

He also did not know if any of his efforts, including the divine grass, had proved effective.

It was all unknown.

All he could do was keep a constant watch on the situation for new developments.

Whoosh!

Wang Chong's thoughts were interrupted by the flapping of wings.

Raising his head, he saw an elegant messenger bird with feathers that had a light golden brim and a golden hoop on its right leg.

”Your Highness, a letter from King Song!”

Zhang Que received the bird, took off the letter, and passed it to Wang Chong.