How long this vegetative state could be maintained, Ren Tianye couldn't say for sure.
After all, that young man from the Li family had taken a knife and an arrow head-on and still didn't die, even managing to ride a horse and gallop wildly.
Xiao Mingzhao's luck was definitely much stronger than that young man from the Li family.
However, it didn't matter.
As long as the news that Xiao Mingzhao couldn't wake up, or at least couldn't wake up in the short term, spread out, it would be completely enough for him.
Now that Xiao Mingzhao was like this and unable to handle state affairs, there had to be a new master, and one who needed the assistance of a pillar of the state like him. It was just...
Right now, someone needed to offer advice.
"Thud!"
Su Pengcheng knelt down and said loudly, "His Majesty was assassinated by Tuoba Xiangtai, is unconscious, has lost all consciousness, and medicine is ineffective. There is no hope of him holding court again!"
"The foundation of the state is empty. I risk my life to advise that the Grand Commandant choose a new monarch from the imperial clan, and I ask the Grand Commandant to take charge of state affairs and manage the court to calm the court and the people!"
Pei Jingzhi instantly flew into a rage: "Traitor! Although His Majesty has suffered heavy injuries, his dragon body is still here, yet you are thinking of establishing a new monarch and supporting someone to act as regent. This is treason! This is usurping the state! Even if my blood splatters on the spot, I will absolutely not agree!"
Ren Tianye smiled slightly, then with a face full of sorrow said, "Lord Pei is loyal, but please rest assured, His Majesty was assassinated but has not passed away. Discussing a new monarch and a regent now would plunge me into injustice and put the court in danger. I, Ren Tianye, would rather die than do this. Everyone, do not mention this again!"
After speaking, Ren Tianye turned around gracefully and ordered someone to take Xiao Mingzhao back to the imperial palace. After making proper arrangements here, he personally followed and went all the way out of the Yuchen Mansion.
As soon as he stepped out of the gate, the twenty thousand border troops outside, along with the imperial guards from who knows where, had already knelt down in the street in a massive crowd.
The moment they saw Ren Tianye, they all shouted in unison.
"His Majesty's severe illness is hard to cure, and there is no day he will wake up. The court and the people are in panic, and military morale is about to collapse. Only by quickly establishing a new monarch and having the Grand Commandant fully take charge of state affairs can the world be stabilized!"
"We jointly ask the Grand Commandant to lead the government!"
The momentum was massive and awe-inspiring.
With tens of thousands of people shouting like this, even the entire capital was shaken.
But Ren Tianye still sat high on his horse, with the image of a loyal minister of the Great Yu, and said loudly, "Establishing a monarch and governing the state are the most important things of the state. His Majesty has not passed away, so I will be a minister for a lifetime. You forcing me with military power is putting me in danger of being labeled a usurper. I absolutely cannot comply with this matter!"
"Make way!"
The generals and soldiers did not dare to really block Ren Tianye's way, and they backed away one after another, making a wide path for Ren Tianye to protect Xiao Mingzhao and return to the imperial palace.
Deputy General Wang Mingze trotted along, the joy on his face unconcealed, following closely behind.
Twice already, he couldn't possibly refuse the next time!
...
Capital, restaurant, third floor!
Zhou Ze, the commander of the Demon Suppression Division, and Su Jin, the deputy commander, sat at a table.
"His Majesty is unconscious, and a country cannot be without a monarch for a single day. I'm afraid a new monarch will be established within three to five days, and the Grand Commandant will take charge of major affairs. When everything is renewed, I don't know if the things we found out will give Lord Grand Commandant a satisfactory explanation?"
Zhou Ze asked with a slight frown.
The Demon Suppression Division had just been established and was largely imperfect, but whether it was Zhou Ze or Su Jin, they both held a desire to make contributions and establish careers, having arranged personnel early on to start making preparations.
But they didn't expect that some things seemed insignificant until they were looked into, and once they were, they were shockingly massive!
They were responsible for killing the monsters and demons in the capital, but accidentally traced things back to their source. They originally thought Empress Xiao Mingzhao was the source, but unexpectedly, it was someone else!
Empress Xiao Mingzhao slaughtered seventy thousand Chifeng troops and let barbarians into the capital, causing a great disaster to the Great Yu, making her unparalleled in the world. Unexpectedly, the late emperor was even more formidable!
Marrying a prostitute and making her the empress was already shocking, but they never expected that this was just the most insignificant of the various things the late emperor had done.
Now, the Demon Suppression Division only had a partial view and rough clues, but they were already shocked and dumbfounded. They really couldn't imagine what shocking events they would find if they continued investigating.
Su Jin, on the other hand, knew what to expect.
"What does it matter if the world is in chaos again? A wise ruler has emerged, and the divine artifact will surely choose its master. The wise ruler will definitely sweep away everything in this world. You and I only need to follow the Grand Commandant's orders and eliminate these things one by one."
"No need to worry!"
With Su Jin saying this, Zhou Ze immediately felt relieved.
Su Jin had been with the Grand Commandant for a long time and understood him quite well. If she said so, it meant it wasn't a problem, but... right now, the matter of the late emperor needed more attention.
They had to find out everything as soon as possible and report to the Grand Commandant, which would be considered a monstrous contribution made after the establishment of their Demon Suppression Division.
Thinking this way, he subconsciously pondered the next plan in his heart. Su Jin did the same; after all, the newly established Demon Suppression Division desperately needed to make contributions, and Su Jin especially wanted to do so.
The two remained silent for a long time. After a while, Su Jin, feeling tired from sitting, stood up. This was their temporary meeting place, with an excellent view, not only able to see the city gates but also overlooking a small half of the capital.
Looking out, it was full of bustling crowds.
The great battle last night obviously hadn't had much impact on the people of the capital. Even though Lin Zixiao's army from the south was gradually approaching, the common people in the capital remained as usual.
Her gaze slowly swept over the crowd below and involuntarily landed on a woman wearing white clothes and a wide-brimmed bamboo hat, with a white veil lightly covering her face. Her body moved slightly, but then she felt a bit sorrowful.
Of their three Su family sisters, only she was alive in the world now. Although she knew her second sister Su Xiu and third sister Su Li had brought it upon themselves, how could blood ties be so easily severed?
Waking up in the dead of night, she often recalled the scenes of laughing and playing with her two sisters when they were children, and the next day when she woke up, teardrops always wet the pillow towel.
The woman right now, at first glance, looked somewhat similar to her third sister Su Li, which couldn't help but stir her thoughts. However, this woman's figure was too thin compared to her third sister, almost like a bamboo pole.
Just as she was about to withdraw her thoughts and focus on the Demon Suppression Division, she suddenly felt a clear breeze stirring, coming slowly. The white veil in front of the woman in the distant crowd was also blown.
Revealing a thin side profile!
With just one glance, Su Jin's whole body shook violently, her face full of disbelief!
How could it be?
How could it be!
How could she look so much like her third sister Su Li?
Looking closely again, she saw that the woman had reached out her slender white hand to block the rising breeze. Su Jin couldn't see her eyebrows and eyes anymore, but only felt that the woman was aloof and cold, like a lonely shadow under the moon, silent and untainted by half a bit of worldly dust.
Su Jin felt a bit relieved in her heart.
She and her third sister Su Li had been together since they were young and were the most familiar with each other. She knew her third sister Su Li didn't have such a demeanor. The person right now was mostly just similar.
But...
Before she even sat down, her heart suddenly leaped up again.
What if... it is?!
Otherwise, how could just one glance give her such a strong sense of familiarity?
"Could it be that Second Uncle, remembering blood ties, secretly hid Third Sister and also lied that Third Sister was dead? To deceive the Great General?"
...
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
