Chapter 2094: Li Linfu and Li Xuantu! (1/2)

Surveying Li Xuantu's life, he had not committed any major crimes. All of his actions had been in line with a typical War of the Princes. Wang Chong sensed that Li Xuantu was not an extremely wicked and fierce man. This was why Wang Chong was willing to make this sort of promise and release him.

Moreover, Li Xuantu was still a member of the imperial household. With the Great Tang facing danger on all sides, it needed all the help it could get. If he could convince Li Xuantu, the Great Tang might gain another powerful ally.

”Let go? How can I let go!?”

Li Xuantu's entire body trembled in great agitation.

”Brat, don't you know that this prince is the true Son of Heaven, that this prince was the candidate chosen by the previous Emperor to inherit the throne?! Li Taiyi is merely a transmigrator who stole everything from this prince! How can this prince let go?

”Thirty years ago, during the Divine Dragon Coup, do you know how many old officials trusted this prince, entrusting the lives of their families to this prince? But in that coup, all of them died. And now, you want this prince to let go?

”How can I let go?!”

A cold and majestic voice thundered through the underground palace. On the altar, Li Xuantu parted his long hair, revealing his cold and pale face, seething with hatred.

Most alarming of all were his bloodshot eyes, streaked with vicious killing intent.

Even Wang Chong couldn't help but be affected.

After a long while, with a cold chortle, Li Xuantu calmed back down.

”Brat! In the end, you came to intercede on the behalf of the Li Clan's descendant. But this prince did not even yield to Li Taiyi, and now that Li Taiyi's son has inherited the throne, you want this prince to submit to him? Do you think that's possible? Truly ridiculous!

”If that is what you came for, then you should leave at once. This prince does not need your favor!

”One day, when this prince comes out, the children of Li Taiyi will pay!”

Li Xuantu stared at Wang Chong, his voice full of derision.

Wang Chong's heart sank and his brow creased.

He had not expected Li Xuantu's grudge against the Sage Emperor to run so deep.

Wang Chong had believed that he was the only one who knew that the Sage Emperor was a transmigrator, and perhaps the men in black also knew a little. But it seemed that Li Xuantu, who had been imprisoned for thirty years, had seen through everything.

But this was not Wang Chong's greatest concern.

On this journey underground, Wang Chong had been thinking that releasing Li Xuantu could increase the strength of the empire, return a favor, and resolve an ancient grudge, giving the deposed Crown Prince a good end.

But it seemed that the passage of time had not caused Li Xuantu's hatred to fade, only intensify.

Though he had been imprisoned underground for thirty years, his mind still lived in the Divine Dragon Coup.

To release him now would be to allow a tiger back into the mountains, bringing only disaster and not blessings.

After taking in a deep breath, Wang Chong respectfully bowed and sternly said, ”Senior, regardless of whether you are capable of working past that mental knot, the matters of the past are in the past, and many of the people who took part in the Divine Dragon Coup are no longer here. Even the Sage Emperor has passed. I know that Senior has a revered status as a member of the imperial household, and your heart must certainly be full of pride. Will Senior fight with the Sage Emperor's children because you were unable to defeat the Sage Emperor himself?

”The Great Tang is experiencing a time of prosperity and abundance, and the new Emperor is also a capable sovereign. If Senior is still brooding over that matter so much that you would even drag in the Sage Emperor's children, then please forgive this junior for being unable to release Senior.

”This junior trusts that Senior is not that sort of wicked person.

”This junior will come to see Senior again. If Senior can let go of your grudges, this junior will still be willing to release Senior and return your freedom!”

Three-foot-thick ice did not form in a single day, and changing Li Xuantu and making him let go of his grudges was not something to be accomplished in one day. Even if Wang Chong wanted to let Li Xuantu out, he had to wait for the right time.

But Wang Chong was confident that Li Xuantu would change his mind one day and be released from this place.

”Hahah, brat, don't waste your strength, and don't come here again. I will never change my mind and take your deal!”

Li Xuantu loudly laughed, his voice infused with immense strength that made the palace tremble and shook dust from the ceiling.

”This junior bids farewell!”

Mentally sighing, Wang Chong turned around and left, carrying a tinge of disappointment.