Start Checking In From the Sleeping Palace of the Empress Dowager - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Seclusion, Rebellion

For Lu Tianyu, the recent days had been very fulfilling.

Every day, he signed in for cultivation and taught Sun Wu about the art of war. When he had nothing to do, he would bully the little white cat.

If he was lonely, he would go to find his women.

Then…

He would stroke the messy grass.

Or, he would touch the muddy area a few times.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye…

Seven days passed.

However, during these seven days, something interesting happened.

The Emperor Mo Hanxing finally called him father in the dead of night.

This meant that Mo Hanxing had officially acknowledged his relationship with his mother.

It also meant that he had officially acknowledged Lu Tianyu as his stepfather.

And so…

Lu Tianyu became a father.

Because of this, he felt that he had shouldered a sense of responsibility and a sense of mission as a godfather.

Hahahaha…

And now, one and a half months had passed since the Emperor Mo Hanxing returned from his expedition.

It was already summer.

The weather was gradually getting hotter.

On this morning, a torrential rain descended upon this noisy world.

It also added a sense of coolness to this hot summer.

After Lu Tianyu gave some instructions to the people he knew, he carried the little white cat and returned to the Empire’s forbidden ground.

However, before entering the forbidden ground, he handed a painting to Mo Hanxing.

After that, he entered the forbidden ground.

He prepared to enter closed door cultivation to break through his Innate Primordial Chaos Sacred Physique to the First Heaven.

Lu Tianyu stood in front of the eaves of the forbidden area, put down the little white cat, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The door was closed.

Su Xiaorou was so bored that she stood in front of the eaves. A person, or a cat, stood alone in the empty forbidden area, looking at the rain of flowers outside the window. How could she cool down the entire hot summer?

The rain that made the world cool down…

It washed away the hustle and bustle of the world in the past, and it also gave the world its most authentic coolness.

The entire Imperial City was also immersed in this rare silence.

Su Xiaorou’s soft little paws were placed in front of her chest, lying on the floor. She did not know when, but she slowly fell asleep.

The rain poured down.

Pitter-patter.

In an exquisite courtyard in the Imperial City.

A middle-aged man was sitting on a stone chair. Bean-sized raindrops landed in front of him.

The curtain of rain gradually blurred his figure and face.

“It’s time to take action.”

His indifferent voice came from the rain.

The man slowly stood up. A faint but cold smile appeared on his face that was drenched in rain.

In the rain, a figure disappeared in front of him.

The man stood with his hands behind his back. He looked up at the sky and muttered, “It’s time for the Demon God Empire to change its master.”

In the Imperial Palace.

Mo Hanxing suddenly woke up from his nap.

He touched his forehead, which was covered in sweat.

He walked to the window and opened it. The rain of flowers in front of him made the world look brand new.

Through the hazy curtain of rain, Mo Hanxing looked into the distance.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

He was silent for a long time.

He turned around.

He looked at the unopened scroll hanging on the wall and fell into deep thought.

All of a sudden.

In the distant sky, the roars of wild beasts came one after another.

The rare silence was completely destroyed.

Countless people woke up from their gentle dreams.

They opened the windows.

Then, they were shocked by the numerous demonic beasts in the sky.

In the palace, Mo Hanxing looked at the dark sky in the distance, and his eyes gradually turned dark.

He summoned Han Gengnian.

“What’s going on?” Mo Hanxing asked him coldly.

Han Gengnian was drenched in cold sweat. He knelt on the ground and said, “It was my oversight that allowed King Kang to take advantage of this loophole. But… I don’t know how King Kang allowed these demonic beasts to come to the Imperial Capital.”

Mo Hanxing fell silent.

He had already investigated the relationship between the Imperial Demon Dynasty and Mo Hailong.

And it was precisely because of the support of the Imperial Demon Dynasty that made Mo Hanxing afraid to deal with him with lightning-fast methods.

Moreover, King Kang’s forces were complicated. If he killed King Kang rashly, it would easily lead to a mutiny and rebellion.

When the Empire fell into chaos, the neighboring forces would definitely take advantage of the chaos and lead the Empire to eternal damnation.

Therefore, he knew that he could only take things slowly.

However, his time was coming. No matter how slow he was, in the eyes of Elder Zhou and company, he was rushing things.

These days, he had been sending people to negotiate with the Imperial Demon Dynasty and rope them in.

However, from the looks of it, this step was not very effective.

Imperial Demon Dynasty.

A country that used the demon control talismans and the demon control flutes to control demonic beasts.

In terms of national strength, it was actually on par with the Demon God Empire.

However…

A month and a half ago, the battle with the Lingxiao Sword Sect had suffered heavy losses.

Hence, the current Demon God Empire’s national strength had greatly decreased.

Without a year’s time, it would be difficult for it to recover to its peak.

“Uncle, what kind of deal did you make with the Imperial Demon Dynasty?” Mo Hanxing could not help but mutter.

Immediately after, a cold killing intent appeared between his brows. “Pass down the order. Gather the army and accept the battle!”

Han Gengnian said, “Yes!”

“Why are there so many demon beasts?”

“They approached the Imperial City without anyone noticing?”

“Is the Imperial Demon Dynasty trying to destroy our country?”

The citizens of the Imperial City fell into a panic.

At this moment, the Imperial City’s army, even the palace guards, were all mobilized.

The cold rain hit the hard armor of every soldier, as well as their hearts.

Mo Hanxing stood in front of the tens of thousands of soldiers in his Golden Dragon Battle Armor.

The cold rain hit his face randomly.

His gaze was sharp and cold.

Opposite him was the number one general of the Imperial Demon Dynasty, Li Shiquan.

“Emperor Zhao, I will give you a chance. Put down your weapon and surrender immediately. Otherwise, I will let this 150,000 Demonic Beast Army massacre the entire Imperial Capital.”

Li Shiquan’s cold threat and voice spread throughout the Imperial Capital and the forbidden ground.

Hearing this voice, Su Xiaoruo slowly opened her eyes from her deep sleep.

Then, she saw the scene of the two armies facing off.

Her heart sank.

“People from the Imperial Demon Dynasty?”

Su Xiaoluo was shocked.

At this moment.

Mo Hanxing spoke:

“Surrender?”

“In my dictionary, there is never the word surrender. Even if I die in battle, I will never surrender.”

His voice was cold.

His aura was strong.

But he did not have the confidence in his heart.

He knew that he had no chance of winning.

“If that’s the case, then don’t blame me for being impolite!”

Li Shiquan laughed coldly and then blew the demon controlling flute.

The sound of the flute spread out. The 150,000 demonic beasts behind him that covered the sky and earth all turned blood red and roared ferociously.

Mo Hanxing’s eyelids drooped.

“The Empire is doomed…”

Mo Hanxing’s heart was filled with bitterness as he looked up at the sky. Tears and rain mixed together.

But at this moment.

Mo Hanxing suddenly remembered the painting that Lu Tianyu gave him not long ago.

He was silent for a moment.

He took out the painting from his Sumeru Ring.

He slowly unfolded it.

And at that moment…

The whole world, the wind, and rain suddenly stopped.

There was a pear blossom in the sky.

And then, the whole world brightened.