524: Chapter 524 Asked Too Profound Questions

When Liu Hanyi and the other two arrived at the imperial palace, the inner court was already in ruins!

The site of the Peacock Palace had been blown into a deep crater, all the buildings razed to the ground, and the water in the lotus pond had evaporated, leaving only a vast expanse of white mist!

Countless palace maids and guards lay dead.

Their hearts sank, and they felt a sense of despair!

With such terrifying power, could the Prince of Zhenbei still be alive!?

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Liu Hanyi didn't even notice that her eyes had moistened, as she muttered to herself, searching everywhere.

She had only just achieved her heart's desire, having been taken into Lin Xiao's chambers, and had finally felt the warmth of having someone by her side.

She could not accept that after such a short time, she would lose this hard-won bond!

Because the inner court was in such chaos at the moment, the arrival of the three did not attract any attention.

"Let's go!"

A voice reached their ears; it was none other than Lin Xiao!

The three hurriedly looked up and saw a figure darting through the air.

Liu Hanyi was overjoyed, and both Wangliang and Baili Zhuifeng heaved a sigh of relief.

As expected of the Prince of Zhenbei; even an explosion like that couldn't harm him!

The three had come quickly, and they returned just as quickly.

Before long, they returned to the large residence where they were temporarily staying.

"Your Highness, what happened just now? Could there be a hidden Great Grandmaster in the palace?" Liu Hanyi asked curiously.

"A Great Grandmaster?"

Lin Xiao took a sip of tea to calm his nerves.

"No matter how powerful a Great Grandmaster is, they couldn't cause an explosion like that."

You have to realize, if he hadn't had the Indestructible Diamond Body protecting him, he would have been melted!

Lin Xiao even suspected that if his Indestructible Diamond Body hadn't been significantly enhanced after reaching the Land Immortal realm, he might have been in real danger.

His clothes had been reduced to ashes in an instant, and he had quietly changed into a new set before he had the face to come out and see people.

"Could it really be as the common people say, that Crown Prince Li Chenghao is incompetent and has suffered divine retribution?" Baili Zhuifeng wondered aloud.

"It was Consort De who was blown up, not Crown Prince Li Chenghao."

Lin Xiao couldn't explain the issue of the bomb to them, so he simply said, "You just need to understand that the Peacock Palace was a trap."

"Your Highness, do you mean that Consort De is dead?"

Lin Xiao pondered for a moment, then looked at Wangliang: "Have you killed AXiang yet?"

"Not yet, she is currently being interrogated," Wangliang replied.

"Bring her up; I have something to ask her."

Soon, AXiang, who had been tortured into a wretched state, threw herself before Lin Xiao.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, this servant was wrong! Please ask whatever you wish, Your Highness; this servant will tell you everything..."

Lin Xiao cast an appreciative glance at Wangliang. This kid was capable; he really knew how to discipline others!

"I ask you, in these past years, has Consort De ever encountered any crises? For instance, something where her life was on the line?"

AXiang was stunned for a moment, then recalled and said: "Is Your Highness referring to... that time she was assassinated in the cold palace?"

"She was assassinated in the cold palace?"

"Yes, it happened many years ago. The Empress and the Crown Prince sent people to assassinate her and even set a fire."

AXiang gritted her teeth and said, "Fortunately, the Princess had long been prepared, and she only suffered a bit of a fright."

"But even so, after that big fire, she rested quietly for quite a while, and it was half a year before she summoned me into the palace."

Lin Xiao suddenly understood. He had thought the former Empress and the mother-son pair of Crown Prince Li Chenghao were "kind-hearted" for not killing Consort De.

It seems that Consort De should have died that time, but she received treatment and modification from the Heavenly Palace.

It is even possible that her memories are not real; perhaps they have already been tampered with.

"Li Wei... Envoy of the Celestials?"

Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that Li Wei used to be erratic, claiming to have a very close relationship with the Envoy of the Celestials.

From this perspective, the Envoy of the Celestials had indeed been to the imperial palace and had planted Consort De as a hidden piece.

It is just unclear if there are others in this world like Consort De who have been modified by the Heavenly Palace.

What is interesting is that the Eye of God seems unable to investigate people related to the Heavenly Palace.

Whether it is the female corpse at the bottom of the Daoist sect's lake, the "Terminator" who impersonated Jiang Wanli, or this time, Consort De.

"System, why couldn't the 'Eye of God' see Consort De's information just now? Is it related to the Heavenly Palace?"

[System: Sorry host, the question you asked is too profound; I haven't learned that yet!]

Damn! Is it playing dumb, or is there some system bug?

Lin Xiao had no leads for the moment, but by reverse deduction, if he encounters someone whose information cannot be checked in the future, they are likely people from the Heavenly Palace, or at least related.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao stood up and said, "The matter here is settled; I will take my leave first. Hanyi, the Qinhuai Pavilion in the Eastern Territory no longer exists; you go and rebuild the intelligence network for me."

"Wangliang, you and Pavilion Master Baili, go protect Minister Liu Zongfu. He is a talent, and I do not wish for anything to happen to him."

Liu Hanyi was somewhat reluctant to part, "Your Highness, where are you going?"

"I must go to E Prefecture first."

He no longer needed to worry about the Eastern Territory; he just needed to wait for the situation to develop.

What Lin Xiao was thinking about now was to meet up with Gu Zhiyao as soon as possible and go to the Medicine King Valley together to try to wake up the robot.

Perhaps from that thing, he could find more useful intelligence.

The Heavenly Palace possessed such terrifying explosives that he could not sit idly by; otherwise, even if he had the Indestructible Diamond Body, the people around him would not be able to withstand it.

Lin Xiao soon disappeared from the large residence.

"The Prince of Zhenbei is truly kind; after so long, he still cannot let go of those wounded in E Prefecture," Liu Hanyi said, her eyes filled with affection.

"Indeed, when the Prince of Zhenbei takes the throne, it will truly be a blessing for all the people..." Baili Zhuifeng nodded with a smile.

Ten-plus days later.

Following Minister Liu Zongfu's appointment as imperial envoy to strictly investigate the collusion of Eastern Territory officials with Japanese pirates, as well as corruption and bribery, the entire world was shaken!

Just a few days after Minister Liu Zongfu arrived in the Eastern Territory, he encountered over a dozen rounds of assassination attempts by martial arts world assassins.

However, with the protection of Yanyu Pavilion, the assassins eventually dared not accept any more contracts.

As Minister Liu Zongfu investigated with an iron fist, the officials of the Eastern Territory, whom the new ruler Crown Prince Li Chenghao had just conferred titles and rewards upon, turned out to be traitors one and all!?

For a time, the masters and scholars of the academy all launched verbal attacks, and the people of the Eastern Territory were even more incensed.

If it hadn't been for the inspector general, Earl of Loyalty Han, who was condemned by his conscience, committed suicide by poison, and made the crimes of these corrupt officials public, the people would not know how much longer they would have to suffer!

Terms like "incompetent ruler," "Heaven cannot bear to watch," and "struck by lightning" became known to everyone in the world.

Even Lin Xiao did not expect that the explosion of Consort De would bring "divine retribution" to Crown Prince Li Chenghao.

Not many days later, because Crown Prince Li Chenghao was "physically weak," coupled with excessive shock and the condemnation of the people of the world, he fell ill and was bedridden!

However, Lin Xiao had no interest in dealing with those trivial matters.

After several days of traveling, Lin Xiao and Gu Zhiyao arrived at the Million Mountains, at a valley that looked unremarkable from the outside.

"Yaoyao, is this the Medicine King Valley?"

Lin Xiao looked around in confusion, feeling that it was just a desolate mountain area.

"Just follow me," Gu Zhiyao said with a mysterious smile, and walked in with a graceful gait.