52: Chapter 52 The Sky Has Collapsed? Gold Cannot Be Traded?

After Ye Qingcheng and the others finished moving all the gold, only Yang Fan and Li Anlan were left in the room.

"Brother, are these things very valuable?"

"Mm, extremely valuable. Do you have your own little private vault?"

Yang Fan stroked her small face. This girl was very sensible; she wouldn't constantly pester him and would even let him go to Jiang Lan's bedroom at night. Under the influence of ancient thinking, it wasn't all bad for women!

"No, it's just that these things are actually quite hard to spend where I come from. At most, they're used to make some jewelry; they basically don't circulate in the market."

"My Father also uses these things to reward ministers, and the ministers don't spend them either; they just store them at home."

"So we have a great deal of these things. How about I go back and ask my Father for some?"

Yang Fan felt like the sky had fallen after hearing this. That fellow Emperor Taizong of Tang was also a black-hearted guy.

"Let's go!"

As he spoke, Yang Fan directly pulled her and traveled straight to the Tang Dynasty.

However, as soon as the two appeared, a blade came slashing toward them.

But this speed was far too slow for Yang Fan. Taking a step forward, he delivered a light hand-chop, and the blade fell.

"I say, Li Junxian, it's only been a few days since we last met. Drawing a blade as soon as you see me isn't very nice."

Once he saw the two clearly, Li Junxian broke out in a cold sweat. His nerves had been a bit too strained these past few days.

He also realized that Yang Fan was terrifying; if the other party had wanted to kill him just now, it would have been far too easy.

"Consort, Princess!"

Although Princess Xiangcheng's attire had changed, she was still recognizable.

"What's going on here?"

Yang Fan saw that the palace was now under martial law, with soldiers standing guard everywhere.

"His Majesty promulgated some new policies that touched the foundations of the Aristocratic Families, and he was assassinated!"

"He is currently recovering from his injuries."

"Oh."

"Is he about to die?"

Yang Fan hadn't expected that these Aristocratic Families wouldn't act unless they had to, but when they did, they went straight for the root of the problem.

This was truly the method of thousand-year-old Aristocratic Families.

"No, but he is seriously injured, hit by two arrows."

Li Junxian was quite speechless. If anyone else had said what Yang Fan just did, he would probably feel like that person was looking for their nine generations to be exterminated.

But since Yang Fan said it, he felt it was normal. After all, this guy walked side-by-side even when walking with the Emperor.

"Alright then, let's go take a look."

Li Junxian nodded and led the way in front.

Several people were waiting outside Emperor Taizong of Tang's bedchamber; it seemed the injuries were indeed not light.

"Crown Prince!"

Li Anlan spotted the Crown Prince at a glance.

"Mm."

The Crown Prince looked at the two of them. Seeing their unconventional attire, he couldn't help but curl his lip.

Li Anlan also paid her respects to several ministers, and everyone hurriedly returned the greeting.

Yang Fan ignored them and looked at the people around him. They were Fang Xuanling, Chu Suiliang, and a few others—all ministers entrusted with the Emperor's legacy.

It seemed Emperor Taizong of Tang hadn't told everyone about his choice to replace the Crown Prince yet.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

Yang Fan said to Li Junxian.

Just as Yang Fan was about to step forward, he was blocked by the Crown Prince.

"Li Junxian, for you to bring an outsider here now is already an overstepping of bounds, and yet you want to enter Father's bedchamber?"

"Do you truly not hold this Crown Prince in any regard?"

"Crown Prince, this was ordered by His Majesty. If the Consort is seen in the palace, he is to be brought to his side."

Li Junxian was also very helpless; it was truly hard to manage being caught between such powerful figures.

"Li Chengqian, this is my husband. How is he an outsider? With such indifference toward family, will you be able to care for your younger brothers and sisters when you become Emperor in the future?"

Listening to the two of them, Li Chengqian was exploding with rage. One used his Imperial Father to pressure him, and the other was a princess who had married out—what right did she have to speak to him like this?

"Xiangcheng, I didn't expect that after marrying out, your courage would grow so much that you'd dare call me by my name."

"Men, seize her!"

"As her elder brother, I shall teach her the rules of the Imperial Family."

Upon hearing the command, the surrounding Imperial Guards rushed toward Yang Fan and the princess.

Yang Fan frowned; this guy had no depth or restraint whatsoever.

If he had even a fraction of the Aristocratic Families' skill, the throne wouldn't have fallen to Li Zhi.

Yang Fan directly took out the son of heaven sword from his space, his gaze instantly becoming sharp.

"Whoever rushes forward..."

"...dies!"

When everyone saw the sword in Yang Fan's hand, they all stopped. After all, this was Emperor Taizong of Tang's personal sword; attacking the bearer of the sword was equivalent to attacking Emperor Taizong of Tang himself.

Emperor Taizong of Tang wasn't dead yet.

The crowd retreated one after another.

The few old fox ministers hadn't moved from beginning to end. They were very clear in their hearts that the Emperor's policies were proposed by this very guy in front of them.

This guy's move was intended to dig up eighteen generations of the Aristocratic Families' ancestors; how could a child like Li Chengqian deal with him?

Moreover, seeing the sword in his hand, they knew he was someone Emperor Taizong of Tang trusted implicitly.

This Crown Prince couldn't read the situation at all.

Yang Fan came before Li Chengqian.

"You really are a piece of trash. You should know full well in your heart who assassinated your Father."

Yang Fan directly slapped him, sending Li Chengqian flying. A few bloody teeth were even left trailing in the air.

"You only know how to be a bully at home. If you go out like this, you won't even be able to beat the natives."

Everyone was stunned. Fang Xuanling came to Li Junxian's side and said:

"Why didn't you stop him!!"

"I can't beat him! Why didn't you go stop him!"

Li Junxian had known since their encounter just now that Yang Fan was a particularly terrifying existence. While he was angry, how would Li Junxian dare go up?

What if this guy just delivered a sword strike? Wouldn't he be dead?

Fang Xuanling was helpless.

"Have someone take the Crown Prince to see the imperial physicians."

After saying that, he came to Yang Fan's side and said:

"Consort, the Crown Prince is young, let it go."

"I have informed His Majesty of your arrival. His Majesty invites you in."

"Mm."

"Where is Empress Zhangsun? Why don't I see her?"

Yang Fan found it strange. With Empress Zhangsun around, it wouldn't be Li Chengqian's place to speak here.

"The Empress also fell ill from worry."

Fang Xuanling sighed, thinking that His Majesty had been too hasty and should have proceeded slowly. Now, although the surface appeared calm with the Aristocratic Families...

...both sides were already in a state of mortal combat.

After all, there were massive amounts of books, the reform of the Imperial Examinations, land reform, and the prohibition of private sales of iron and salt, allowing only government operation.

Yang Fan hadn't expected the flap of his butterfly wings to be so large that it nearly sent Emperor Taizong of Tang away.

Arriving at Emperor Taizong of Tang's bedside, this guy's luck was truly good. One wound was on the shoulder and one in the abdomen.

Neither was fatal, but the arrowheads seemed to have something else on them; the wounds had already become infected and worsened.

"You kid arrived just in time. If you had come a few days later, I would have passed away."

Seeing Yang Fan, Emperor Taizong of Tang's heart relaxed. After all, the medical care on Yang Fan's side was no problem, so there was certainly no life-threatening danger anymore.

When his wounds became infected, he had gone to the space to wait for this guy, but he hadn't found him.

Who could have thought that in just a few days, the changes on Emperor Taizong of Tang's side would be so great?

"I'm here to collect a debt! You've swindled too many things from me, and you still owe me 50,000 taels of gold."