Chapter 288 The Emperor Passes Away

The dark clouds dispersed.

Back to the bright and clear world, the moonlight fell into the clan residence.

"Go out and see if that person has left?"

Li Lang, the prince of Changyang, huddled in the side hall, urging his guards to go out and find out the situation.

The guards walked along the wall and carefully came to the main hall. Just as they were about to go out and take a look, they happened to catch a glimpse of the soul lamp enshrined in the main hall.

Only the royal family of the prince and above are qualified to leave their marks here. If an accident happens, the masters in the palace can use the soul to predict the direction, good and bad luck, and even cast spells remotely.

The soul lamp enshrined at the top is naturally the current emperor...

The guards suddenly looked sluggish, staring at the soul lamp at the top, which had completely extinguished.

There is only one possibility for the soul lamp to be extinguished!

Emperor Jingtai has passed away!

"Ah——"

A scream scared the guards hiding in the side hall.

Li Lang asked sternly: "What's going on!"

The guard's voice was filled with tears: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... collapsed!"

"What did you say?"

Li Lang's figure flashed and fell into the main hall. When he looked up, he saw the extinguished soul lamp, which was very dazzling among the many bright lights.

The guards came out in a rush, looking at the soul lamp, and couldn't help shaking their legs.

Li Lang's face changed, his mind was racing, and he said: "Old Bao, go and ask if there is any movement in the palace..."

"Yes!"

Old Bao was once the guard of the prince, and Li Lang was assured of using him.

Li Lang waved his hand to close the main hall door and said: "No one is allowed to go out, so as not to spread rumors and disturb the court!"

The origin of the guards of the clan house is mostly the younger generation of the royal family. Under the influence of their families, they are all smarter than monkeys.

After the death of the former crown prince, the Prince of Changyang was close to the third prince and supported him as the crown prince. If the news of His Majesty's death has not spread yet, and the Third Prince leads people into the palace...

The guards' thoughts have changed, and Li Lang can't hide it.

Li Lang's face is not afraid. With his strength in the Qi Refining Realm and the secret treasure in his possession, he can easily suppress everyone.

A moment later.

Old Bao returned to the clan house and whispered to Li Lang.

"Everything is normal in the palace. There is no news of His Majesty's death at all!"

Li Lang nodded, took out a token, and said, "Take the seal and go to the Third Uncle's mansion quickly, and ask him to pay respects to His Majesty."

Emperor Jingtai's merits are related to the creation, and the soul lamp is extinguished, which may not mean that he has died.

"Understood."

Old Bao did not dare to hesitate, and urged several talismans in succession, speeding up, and rushed to the Third Prince's mansion.

Li Lang called four trusted guards and told them to keep an eye on the palace gate. If other princes entered the palace, they would try their best to entangle them for a while.

Then he turned around to look at the other guards in the palace and said slowly: "Old Bao just visited and said that His Majesty is in good health. Don't talk about his death anymore!"

The guards saw that Li Lang was murderous and would never recognize any distant relatives. If they dared to refute him, they would become the target of his authority.

So they nodded repeatedly and said that they would never step out of the clan house.

…

Eastern Palace.

Study.

The Crown Prince was reciting Taoist scriptures, and suddenly frowned, thinking for a moment and called out.

"Uncle, uncle."

Before the voice fell, a figure appeared in the study.

Square face, medium build, the only remaining left arm always holding the handle of the knife, the voice was dry and hoarse.

"What's the matter?"

The Crown Prince said: "Uncle, I must enter the palace as soon as possible, the emperor grandfather has passed away!"

This is the first swordsman in the Eastern Palace, the biological brother of the former Crown Princess. Now among the many guests in the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince only dares to trust Lin Heng.

"Okay!"

Lin Heng finished speaking, and his true energy rolled up the Crown Prince, turning into a stream of light and escaping to the palace.

Due to the natural phenomenon, the True Immortal descended, and the entire imperial city was silent.

Arrived outside the palace gate.

Lin Heng landed, and the Crown Prince showed his waist card, saying that he had important matters about the True Immortal to report to His Majesty.

The general on duty did not dare to stop him and immediately ordered him to let him go.

At this time.

Four guards stood behind the door, bowed and saluted, saying: "Greetings to the Crown Prince..."

Before the salute was finished, the Crown Prince said coldly.

"Kill!"

A flash of knife light passed, and the four guards were cut into eight pieces.

The general on duty frowned and said, "Your Highness, the palace is a restricted area, Mr. Lin is not allowed to enter!"

"Uncle, wait here for a while. If those uncles come to pay respects to Grandpa Huang..."

The Crown Prince glanced at the general on duty and said, "Give them your regards on behalf of your nephew!"

Lin Heng heard this and nodded slightly, looking at his nephew with a strange look.

The Crown Prince was in the East Palace, influenced by Jingtai and the former Crown Prince, and he has always been weak and had no ideas. Tonight, when he encountered changes, he acted so decisively.

It's good that my sister can rely on it.

Lin Heng hid in the dark, bent his waist slightly, held the knife in one hand, and circulated his true energy to the extreme, and the knife was ready to go.

Not long after the Crown Prince entered the palace gate, he saw a group of people rushing in, surrounded by a middle-aged man in purple robes.

"General, open the gate!"

The first eunuch shouted in a hoarse voice: "His Majesty has given an oral order to let His Highness come to the palace for an audience!"

The general on duty had a gloomy face. He didn't know that something big was happening in the palace at this time. He glanced at the corner of the wall and waved to open the gate.

A group of people hurriedly rushed in without waiting for the gate to open.

The third prince was excited and had already begun to imagine that his father had passed away and there was an imperial edict on the dragon throne to pass on his throne.

As for the imperial edict, the great scholar in the palace had just prepared it. He just needed to confirm his father's condition...

At this moment.

A cluster of brilliant knife lights burst out, slashing directly at the face of the third prince.

The guarding general's face changed drastically. He never thought that Lin Heng would dare to assassinate the prince at the gate of the palace.

"Crazy Lin, stop!"

"There's an assassin!"

The personal eunuch reacted quickly, flashed in front of the third prince, and slammed his palms into the assassin's chest.

"Hah!"

Lin Heng shouted, and a blood-colored knife shadow appeared behind him. After merging into the knife light, the power surged.

Puff!

The blade pierced the eunuch's chest, and the knife energy destroyed his internal organs, and he died in an instant.

Lin Heng was not feeling well either. The eunuch's palms slammed into his chest, and the imprint went an inch deep, injuring his internal organs.

"Your Highness!"

Lin Heng greeted the Third Prince across the corpse of the eunuch: "Your Highness, let me greet you!"

"Cough cough cough..."

The Third Prince was so scared that he kept coughing. Half of the blade passed through the back of the eunuch, less than an inch away from his chest.

"My king, you really underestimated my nephew!"

The Third Prince snorted coldly and left. The incident happened in a hurry, and he was afraid that the news would leak out. The only eunuch in the group was a martial arts master.

Seeing this, the others hurriedly protected the Third Prince and left, fearing that this madman would attack again.

The general on duty breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand to stop the soldiers from surrounding and killing, and ordered.

"Open the formation restriction. No matter who comes again, the city gate will not be opened!"

Lin Heng bowed to the general on duty and sat cross-legged in the dark to regulate his breath.

At this time.

Outside the Fulong Palace.

The Crown Prince knelt and shouted.

"Grandson Li Shi, I'm here to see you, Grandpa! Grandpa Huang has met with an unexpected event, and the court cannot be without a ruler for a day, so please come out and take charge of the situation!"

Several elders of the Dragon Guarding Division kneeling in the outer hall had strange expressions on their faces. No one could have imagined that it was Grandson Huang who came first.

After a moment, an old voice came out.

"Come in!"