Chapter 97: Just a boy who didn't survive the cold winter
The Imperial Palace of the Hua Dynasty!
When Lin Ye and his three companions arrived at the palace, the entrance was heavily guarded.
However, this couldn't stop the Drunken Immortal.
With one swipe of Jiuzuixian's sword, the entire palace guards failed to stop him and were directly killed by him into the depths of the palace.
Lin Ye's blood boiled as he watched.
With one man and one sword, he can come and go freely in the palace. This is what a real man should be like.
The imperial palace!
When Lin Ye followed the Drunken Immortal to the main hall, he also met the Emperor of Hua Dynasty and his senior brother.
"Big Brother!"
Looking at his senior brother who was obviously much more haggard, Lin Ye couldn't help but let out a low cry.
"Junior brother?"
The eldest senior brother was also a little surprised to see Lin Ye, but he didn't care about the knife at all.
"Who are you and why did you trespass into the palace? An Zisheng, you are a first-rank minister of the Hua Dynasty, and you actually colluded with outsiders!"
The Emperor of Hua Dynasty glared at Lin Ye and his companions, and finally his eyes fell on An Zisheng.
"Your Majesty, I...I just brought them here to see General Qiao."
An Zisheng was somewhat afraid to face the gaze of the Emperor of Hua Dynasty. As a subject, this was extremely disrespectful.
"Why did Your Majesty imprison General Qiao? Aren't you afraid that if the news gets out, the officials will be in an uproar?"
The Emperor of Hua Dynasty listened to An Zisheng's question and suddenly laughed out loud. He said, "Why imprison him? You... and the Prime Minister and many generals were all his subordinates back then. If I let him go, do you think I can still sit firmly on the throne?"
"Your Majesty is worrying too much. I don't have such intention." An Zisheng explained.
The Emperor of Hua Dynasty snorted coldly: "Since I ascended the throne, I have granted great privileges to the whole world, but there are always some people who feel that I have treated them unfairly. If the news that Qiao Yuannian is still alive spreads, these people will be eager to take advantage of me."
"An Zisheng, ask yourself, if Qiao Yuannian showed up and someone secretly contacted you to push Qiao Yuannian to sit on the throne, would you object?"
An Zisheng opened his lips. He might object, but he would not report it. At most, he would choose to stand by and watch.
"Huang Cheng, since ancient times, the throne has been occupied by whoever has the right to it. If you are virtuous, why should you be afraid of me?"
The eldest senior brother spoke slowly, and it would have been better if he hadn't said this. As soon as he said this, the emperor seemed to be stimulated, and raised the sword in his hand and stabbed at the eldest senior brother.
"If you die, I will no longer be afraid."
When Jiuzuixian saw the Emperor of Hua Dynasty raising his sword, he also swung the sword in his hand. However, at this moment, an old man in gray appeared in the palace and stood in front of Jiuzuixian.
The sword energy was also blocked by the gray-clothed old man with his body.
The sword energy directly pierced through the gray-clothed old man's chest. However, at the moment when the gray-clothed old man was risking his life, the long sword in the hand of the Hua Dynasty Emperor had already pierced into the chest of the eldest brother.
"How dare you!"
The Drunken Immortal was furious and swung the sword in his hand. The whole hall was filled with sword energy. When the sword energy dissipated, the Emperor of the Hua Dynasty and some guards inside the hall were all pierced by the sword energy and fell to the ground.
"Big Brother!"
Lin Ye quickly stepped forward to support the senior brother who had fallen to the ground.
"Junior brother... cough cough..."
"General Qiao..."
An Zisheng also walked forward with a complicated expression.
"Ahem...An Zisheng, you're pretty good. I didn't misjudge you."
"General Qiao, please don't say anything. I'll go get a doctor for you."
"It's useless. My heart is broken. No miracle medicine can save me."
Jiuzuixian looked at the eldest senior brother with a complicated expression. The eldest senior brother looked at Jiuzuixian with some confusion. He did not know this person.
"Ahem, An Zisheng, you have the talent to rule the world, but you lack the courage. You can push my junior brother to the throne. With my junior brother's talent, he will surely be able to rule the world well."
When the eldest senior brother said this, An Zisheng was stunned, and Lin Ye was also confused.
Become emperor yourself?
He has never thought about this.
"Junior brother, when we were on the mountain, I saw that you were very intelligent. An Zisheng told me about your conversation with him. You can be a good emperor."
The eldest senior brother looked at Lin Ye with encouragement in his eyes. Lin Ye was a little hesitant. Being an emperor must be very tiring .
"Big Brother, I..."
"Junior brother, can you bear to see the kingdom that I, your elder brother, have built fall into the hands of others?"
Lin Ye was a little confused. He had dreamed of becoming an emperor before. Which man hadn't fantasized about that?
When drunk, lie on the lap of a beauty; when sober, hold the power of the world.
"But Brother, I..."
"Believe in yourself. Under your rule, the people will surely live a better life. Moreover, you have ministers like An Zisheng to assist you."
Lin Ye was somewhat persuaded. As a modern man, he had a sense of superiority towards the other world. This sense of superiority had nothing to do with strength, but came from the crushing of knowledge.
He is well-versed in history and can definitely govern the world better than the natives of another world. He has the confidence in this.
"Boy, since he wants you to be the emperor, then you should be the emperor. I will be in charge of you, and no one will dare to disobey you."
Jiuzuixian also spoke, and the old man Zhuxian beside him said in a deep voice: "I will also come out to help you."
Feeling that everyone wanted him to become emperor, Lin Ye's hesitation disappeared. Just as he was about to agree, he suddenly heard a crisp voice in his ears.
"Student Lin?"
This voice made Lin Ye stunned for a moment.
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"Master, why is this man still smiling so happily even though he is dead?"
"He is possessed by a demon in his heart and doesn't want to wake up."
Outside the snowy city, a little beggar was lying on the snow, holding a wooden sword in his hand. He had been frozen into an ice sculpture, but his face was still filled with a happy smile.
Not far away, an old Taoist priest and a young Taoist priest passed by the door, and the old Taoist priest whispered "Wulian Tianzun".
"Inner demon? Master, you always talk about inner demon. What is an inner demon?"
"The inner demon is the desire of human beings. When the desire is magnified, the inner demon will appear."
"But Master, what does it mean that desires are magnified? Didn't you say that everyone has desires?" The young Taoist priest was a little puzzled.
“Those who suddenly rise to a high position or suddenly fall to the bottom of the valley are most likely to fall into the devil in their hearts and fall into a woven yellow millet dream.”
Seeing that his disciple was still puzzled, the old Taoist continued, "Perhaps this little beggar is going through something else right now. In the beautiful dream woven by his inner demon, he might be a legendary knight in a storybook, a young beggar who has a fortuitous encounter and can break all laws with one sword. But there is no such boy. He is just a boy who did not survive the cold winter. It was just a dream before his death."
The old Taoist sighed, there are not so many adventures in this world, most of them are just fleeting dreams of those who are unwilling to give up.
"Master, I understand these, but why would someone who suddenly ascends to a high position have inner demons?" The young Taoist priest pondered for a moment and asked again.
"When you suddenly rise to a high position, you become complacent and think you are the son of God. Your ambitions and desires grow. When they reach a critical point, your inner demon will descend, and you will fall into the beautiful dream woven by your inner demon and cannot extricate yourself until you die of old age."
"So how do we deal with the inner demons?"
"You should reflect on yourself three times a day, or have a teacher to guide and supervise you. Especially for those who practice cultivation, the inner demons are most likely to appear when they are breaking through."
