Chapter 99 – Unknown Secrets

Emperor Yuan Jing bore the brunt of the powerful qi fluctuations and fell to the ground, the high platform shook violently, and the tablets of the ancestors on the case toppled over.

Sacrifices and offerings were scattered all over the place, and some of the splattered tiles smashed onto Emperor Yuan Jing’s body.

The scene was instantly chaotic, and the forbidden troops patrolling the perimeter quickly gathered their camps and surged towards Sang Po.

The watchmen on guard at the lake ran to the sacrificial procession to protect the royal family and civil and military officials.

“There are assassins. Protect His Majesty.”

“Protect the Queen, protect the Princess…”

“Protecting the First Minister ….”

Shadows flashed, the ten golden gongs of the night watchman’s yamen, the masters in the five guards of the forbidden army, the masters in the clan room, in just that instant, at least dozens of high-grade martial artists rose up into the air, settling down on the high platforms, in the winding corridors, and keeping Emperor Yuan Jing under close protection.

The commotion only lasted for a short dozen breaths, as the sword qi that blossomed through the clouds quickly dissipated and the lake returned to calm.

There were no assassins, and as the storm died down, there was stability all around, with no casualties or suspicious characters.

Wei Yuan, the leader in charge of security for the festival, strides up the high platform along the winding water promenade, bowing and bowing:

“The micromanager has failed in his duty, the micromanager deserves to die.”

At this time, Emperor Yuan Jing had already regained his composure, it was just that after experiencing this incident, his little bit of indifferent immortal aura had completely disappeared from between his eyebrows.

He was no longer a Taoist who had been cultivating for more than twenty years, but a majestic emperor who held power in his hands and was unfathomable.

Emperor Yuan Jing said in a deep voice, “Everyone exit the altar and do not approach.”

Including Wei Yuan, all of the high grade martial artists rose to answer the promise.

Emperor Yuan Jing squared his crown, dusted off the dust on his robe, and with a serious look, pushed open the temple door and went inside.

…..

By the willow tree, the roaring Xu Qi’an no longer heard the eerie cries for help, and as time passed, his spirit was able to settle down, his head still had post-traumatic paroxysms of pain, but in a way that was no longer as unbearable as it had been before.

It was then that he had the energy to look around.

The colleagues around him had long since departed, shielding the shore from the civil and military officials and the royal and patrician personnel.

The high platform was empty, but the long winding corridor was filled with high grade martial artists, headed by Wei Yuan.

Emperor Yuan Jing is nowhere to be found.

What surprised Xu Qi’an the most was that the legendary temple that enshrined the divine sword had a large hole in the roof where the beams had snapped.

Ancestral sacrifice gone wrong, the secrets of Sampo resurfaced?

Thoughts flew through Xu Qi’an’s mind as he pressed down on his distended head while converging on the large group.

Because of the status of the night watchman, he was not stopped.

“What’s wrong with you?” Sung Tingfeng scrutinized his new colleague, “How’s your health.”

Song Tingfeng didn’t connect the abnormalities of Sangpo Lake with Xu Qi’an’s earlier anomalies.

It’s like you wouldn’t associate the ranting of a weakling with a magnitude 10 earthquake.

“I practiced too diligently over the past few days and suffered a backlash.” Xu Qi’an found a reasonable explanation and continued, “It’s a good thing that I’ve already slowed down, by the way, what happened just now?”

“I don’t know.” Song Tingfeng shook his head and whispered as he scanned the surroundings and assumed a guarded stance:

“The Yongzhen Shanhe Temple suddenly exploded, and a sword energy rushed out of the temple, causing the entire Sangpo to boil like an earthquake. But looking at the current situation, it doesn’t seem to be an assassin.”

Xu Qi’an’s gaze once again looked towards the high platform, the hole in the roof of that temple was pierced by sword energy? The divine sword has this kind of power, so the one that asked me for help just now was definitely not an existence like a sword spirit.

He lowered his eyes for a moment, collected all his emotions and settled all his thoughts, then hurriedly rushed to the vicinity of the Rapunzel and clasped his fists:

“The Rapunzel is unharmed?”

Order had been restored to the scene, and although there were exchanges of words in various places, they were generally quiet, all waiting for Emperor Yuan Jing to come out.

Xu Qi’an’s voice drew the surrounding people to look over, including fellow watchmen, forbidden soldiers, eunuchs, and also the eldest princess, as well as the royal clansmen around her.

The Princess’s eyebrows and eyes are gorgeous, but her expression is as bright and cold as frost and snow. She tilted her head, her autumn watery eyes reflected Xu Qi An’s silhouette, and her voice had the cold crispness of jade colliding with stone:

“Unhurt!”

Xu Qi’an was relieved, “I will be relieved.”

He saw fit to brush up on his presence and then immediately backed away, meticulously guarding his surroundings.

“Huaiqing, this little gong admires you a lot.” A soft voice rang out, it was the Second Princess behind the Eldest Princess.

Huaiqing was the title of the Eldest Princess, but she preferred outsiders to call her Eldest Princess.

Emperor Yuan Jing once commented on this eldest daughter, her competitive spirit is not inferior to that of a man, and her dominance is not inferior to that of me.

The second princess was extremely beautiful, her round face was dotted with a pair of bright peach blossom eyes, her red lips were bright and colorful, and between her knitted brows and smile, she always exuded amorous charm.

Two beauties who are diametrically opposed to the Rapunzel. The sisters have never been on good terms.

Rapunzel faintly said, “Admiration can’t be talked about, just know how to return the favor.”

Xu Qi’an’s preparation in Sitian Supervisor, as well as his gesture just now, had successfully established the image of “repaying kindness” in the heart of the Princess.

The second princess covered her mouth and laughed lightly, “Sister Huaiqing’s charm is known throughout the capital, the students of Yunlu Academy are intoxicated by you, and if the readers are still like this, let alone the night watchmen.”

The other royal sons and daughters were excited to eat and watch the fun, and did not comment on the Second Princess’s sheepish words.

“Linan!”

The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace frowned and reprimanded, “Silence.”

Lin An was the title of the Second Princess, and in the face of her elder brother’s chiding, she skimmed her lips and stood with her head hanging down playfully, putting on a dignified and elegant demeanor.

The royal clansmen all knew that the eldest princess and the second princess did not get along.

The eldest princess was born of the Empress and the second princess was born of Noble Consort Chen, there was still a difference in status. But the Noble Consort was more favored than the Empress.

When she was young, the Second Princess liked to provoke the Eldest Princess, finding fault at every turn.

This is no more than an ordinary family of heaven hook, however, the eldest princess is a domineering and maverick, she let the attendants to capture the second princess, the attendants do not dare, then their own hands, carrying a scroll of bamboo, chasing after the second princess to fight.

Fighting from the south to the north and from the north to the south.

The palace maids and guards didn’t dare to stop them, and they ended up disturbing Emperor Yuan Jing, who was practicing immortality.

Chen Guifei accuses Elder Princess with her bruised and swollen daughter, and Emperor Yuan Jing intends to punish Elder Princess severely, calling her to the Imperial Study Room.

Rapunzel was prepared, with “Rituals”, “Canon”, “Palace Laws” and other dozen sets of books, to the Imperial Study Room one by one, citing the classic sentence, emotional speech.

Finally won the lawsuit, Emperor Yuan Jing depressed sentenced the eldest princess acquitted, his own boredom back to cultivate immortality.

As an adult, Rapunzel has become much more introverted.

….

Yongzhen Shanhe Temple.

The majestic man in the yellow robe and crown stood on his sword, the temple door was closed, and Emperor Yuan Jing stood in front of the founding emperor’s phantom, gazing wordlessly at the dusty bronze sword.

“So what if it’s a first grade? You who should have had a long lifespan, aren’t you still burdened by the earth’s qi and have lived a few more years than ordinary people?” Emperor Yuan Jing seemed like he was talking to himself, but also like he was talking to this six hundred year old ancestor:

“I ascended the throne at the age of twenty, defeated all my enemies, and sat in that position where no one could ever stand alongside me again, but in the end I realized that the greatest enemy was time.”

Emperor Yuan Jing slowly averted his gaze and gazed down at the ground beneath his feet for a long time. Then, he began to inspect the temple’s furnishings, even ascending to the altar of the god, touching the ancestor’s phantom and touching the brass sword with great disrespect.

The process was meticulous and long, and at the end, Emperor Yuan Jing exhaled with a sigh of relief.

His expression changed to one of relief as he knelt on the futon and bowed three times to the Founding Emperor before leaving the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple.

Emperor Yuan Jing stood on the high platform, overlooking the civil and military officials and royal clansmen, his voice like a twilight drum, “The Ancestor Sacrifice Ceremony continues.”

He didn’t explain the reason for the anomaly just now.

The five guards of the forbidden army and the watchmen re-dispersed, methodically restoring order and patrolling the perimeter.

A line of eunuchs walked briskly with their heads bowed, cleaning up the broken tiles on the high platform, sorting out the tributes and offerings, as well as the plaques of the royal family’s ancestors.

Xu Qi’an resumed his position of standing guard, muttering in his heart, it’s very strange ah, according to reason, encountering this kind of thing during the ancestor worship is a sign of the great breast…bah, a sign of great evil, Emperor Yuan Jing should be furious.

But he seemed to have some psychological preparation for this, and did not angrily rebuke Wei Gong and the commanders of the forbidden guards …. Well, not necessarily mental preparation, but knowing the true source of the mutation.

Then again, it’s something that can’t be talked about in public.

Lake Sampo really hides a hidden secret that is not known.

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