"Did you know that the emperor of Da Qi is seriously ill and can only survive for a short period of time." Du Ce glanced around with a low eyebrow, making sure that there were no outsiders around, then lowered his voice and continued:
"The prince of Da Qi is not interested in political affairs. He still doesn't know where he is. The throne is probably unsafe. Now all the princes are gathering forces and are ready to go. They are just waiting for the emperor to fight for the throne after his death."
"How is it?" Chang Ling saw that Du Ce was unusually cautious and found it strange, so he casually asked: "Does senior brother want to interfere with the prince's seizure of heir apparent?"
"That's true." Du Ce lowered his voice a little more and did not deny it.
It was beyond everyone's expectation.
"It's about the throne, how can the master agree so easily?" Zhuling looked at Du Ce with some surprise, and walked up to Du Ce with Lan Sheng.
As early as when Yuntian established the sect, Tianzun had already set an iron rule, prohibiting his disciples from interfering too much in external affairs. Although Yuntian has had some interactions with the outside world in pursuit of development over the years, this is a major matter involving the throne, so it is naturally a different matter.
"Master will not agree, but... I want to take advantage of the fight with the demons to take action quietly." Du Ce turned his head and looked in the direction of Tianyun Palace, with a resolute expression on his face, as if he had made a lot of determination.
"Daqi has no fault with me, so why should I interfere in their internal affairs?" Chang Ling became even more puzzled.
When everyone was confused, Du Ce took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Chang Ling: "Junior brother, look at this." Du Ce nodded to indicate to Chang Ling that all the answers were on this piece of paper.
"In order to fight for the throne, the third prince of Da Qi took refuge with the demons?" Chang Ling handed over the note, unfolded it, and his face suddenly darkened.
"What?" Zhuling and Lan Sheng exclaimed at the same time. They came over together and looked at the note in Chang Ling's hand.
If the content of the secret message is true, then the matter will be very difficult. If the third prince succeeds to the throne, the Great Qi Kingdom will probably become a puppet of the demon clan's comeback, and the situation will be even more unfavorable to Yuntian.
"I have secretly sent people to investigate. The third prince has colluded with the demons for a long time, but I don't know if there are other princes involved." Du Ce said angrily, with a fierce look in his eyes, and he was disgusted with colluding with the demons. villain.
"What do you want to do with it, senior brother?" Chang Ling crumpled the note into a ball, and with a little force, the paper ball turned into powder, leaving no trace. His intuition told him that Du Ce must be asking for something when he spoke frankly, and what Du Ce said soon confirmed his suspicion.
"I have deployed people to monitor the whereabouts of the third prince at all times, looking for opportunities to get rid of him." Du Ce said, his eyes turned to the leader's token in Chang Ling's hand, with a troubled expression on his face: "But I am not completely sure, if there is any Lost, I want to borrow my junior brother’s head token for use.”
"Head's token?" Chang Ling reacted immediately and looked at Du Ce in even greater disbelief: "You want to mobilize your disciples to attack the imperial city?"
Chang Ling suddenly figured everything out. He had previously wondered why Yun Sheng would give him such an important leader's token, but now it seemed that Du Ce must have asked for it on his behalf.
After hearing this, everyone was shocked and turned their attention to Du Ce.
"I want to find a suitable candidate for the crown prince, secretly help him fight for the throne, and use his hand to get rid of the third prince." Attacking the imperial city is tantamount to directly declaring war on Da Qi. Du Ce would not do this unless he had to. silly things.
"The demons will definitely not sit idly by and watch. What if the plan goes wrong?" The demons will definitely be on guard, and Chang Ling is well aware of the risks of forcibly interfering with the crown prince.
"Then attack the imperial city! If we get to this point, I have no choice." Du Ce clenched his fist, hammered it on the table, and said word by word: "I can't risk thousands of lives. regardless of."
The fist hit the table with a "bang" sound, which shocked Chang Ling's heart.
In my own impression, Du Ce is more like a gentle and gentle Confucian scholar, who always has a brisk and hearty smile on his face, and never gets into trouble with others, which is very different from the decisive and heroic look on his face at this time. Chang Ling looked Du Ce up and down, and then realized that he didn't seem to really understand him yet.
"Junior brother, don't worry. No matter what the outcome is, I, Du Ce, will bear the responsibility alone." Du Ce stood up, his tone was urgent, and his gaze towards Chang Ling was as hot as an open flame. He was willing to bear all the consequences for this.
"But senior brother, you..." Chang Ling frowned and stared at Du Ce, still unable to believe it.
Du Ce is the eldest disciple of Immortal Yunxu, and is in charge of many matters in Yuntian. Unsurprisingly, he will also be the next head of Yuntian. Interfering in the dispute between the crown prince of Daqi will undoubtedly destroy his future.
But Chang Ling was interrupted by Du Ce before he finished speaking: "If Daqi is controlled by the demons, sooner or later they will jointly attack Yuntian. If they can prevent a war, there will be no regrets even if they die."
Du Ce's expression was gloomy, but Ren showed a sense of freedom and ease. He looked at Chang Ling expectantly, waiting for a clear answer.
Chang Ling held Du Ce's wrist and pulled him to sit down: "If senior brother makes up his mind, Chang Ling will definitely support him with all his strength." He did not hesitate. He had no reason to refuse for the sake of the people's livelihood.
"But senior brother, you..." Chang Ling shook his head slightly and wanted to persuade Du Ce again, but was interrupted by Du Ce again.
"With the help of my junior brother, everything will be possible." After receiving Chang Ling's affirmative reply, Du Ce smiled knowingly and ignored Chang Ling's advice.
"I heard that there is a golden dragon formation guarding the imperial city of Da Qi. The royal family of Da Qi can run this formation with their blood. Senior brother, do you have any way to break the formation?" Chang Ling looked worried. Da Qi was founded during the dispute between gods and demons, and he also went out. Many strange people and scholars have their own background.
It is rumored that the founding emperor of Da Qi was a master of formations. He taught himself a sect. After the founding of the country, he built the Golden Dragon Formation in the imperial city of Da Qi based on the luck of the royal family. The power of this formation should not be underestimated. Three thousand years ago, it once overwhelmed an army of tens of thousands of monsters. Even the Yuntian Flag Formation was eclipsed in front of it.
"The flag formation can temporarily withstand the Golden Dragon Formation, but it won't last long, so we have to act quickly." Du Ce looked very ugly when he mentioned the Golden Dragon Formation, and he was also very afraid of the formation.
"I'm here to find a countermeasure for this formation." A solemn voice came from behind.
"Since it involves demons, how can I, the Immortal Yunxu, ignore it?" At some point, the Immortal Yunxu stood behind everyone: "Are you going to keep hiding this from me?"
Seeing that the person who came was none other than Master Yunxu, everyone's expressions changed. When they heard what Master Yunxu said, their faces were full of disbelief.
In all these years in Yuntian, no one has ever seen Yunxu go beyond the canonical rules, but this time, for the first time, he did not object.
"I have been fighting demons outside all year round. How could I not notice your actions?" Master Yunxu said to Du Ce calmly with a calm expression.
Only then did Du Ce realize that it was Master Yunxu who had been secretly supporting him. No wonder his deployment of manpower went so smoothly.
Thinking of this, Du Ce immediately stood up and bowed to the Immortal Yunxu to express his gratitude.
Immortal Yunxu made an invitation gesture, indicating to Du Ce to return and sit down.
The head-on battle between Yuntian and the demons was not long, but the losses had already been immeasurable. After a thousand years, he once again witnessed the cruelty of war with his own eyes.
Countless disciples have sacrificed their blood to maintain tranquility. Compared with this, all the rules and precepts are worth mentioning.
Yunxu Shangxian was sitting upright. He joined Du Ce's plan to seize the heir and discussed the specific plan together.
He has long heard about the demon clan's infiltration into Daqi. This time, no matter what means he uses, he must clear out the demon clan forces in the imperial city.
With the addition of Master Yunxu, Du Ce's actions became much easier, and he no longer had to be timid all the time. Soon the group made a preliminary plan.
After preliminary discussions, several people unanimously decided to explore each prince first and select a wise prince to help him seize the throne. After deciding what to do next, Du Ce quickly got up and left the Rising Sun Palace to arrange specific matters.
After Du Ce left, Master Yunxu sent Lan Sheng and Zhuling away, leaving Chang Ling alone.
He came to Chang Ling solemnly.
"Tianzun has told me everything about you and Lan Sheng's life experience. Disciple Yunxu - I have met Master Mochen." Master Yunxu handed over his hands, with a hint of respect in his tone.
"Master, no!" Chang Ling didn't expect that Master Yunxu had learned about his life experience, so he quickly supported him and exclaimed: "Master named me Chang Ling, and I will be Chang Ling for life. , How can I receive such a great gift from Master just because of the few remaining souls in my body?"
"Master, please do not offend your disciples." Chang Ling helped Master Yunxu sit down, while he stood beside him until Master Yunxu spoke again before taking his seat.
"What are your plans for going down the mountain this time?" Immortal Yunxu asked instead.
"I want to go east to Penglai Island to obtain the Forget-Her, and remember more about the past of Master Mo Chen before I make the next step." Master Mo Chen is the only person who has successfully refined the Bone Soul Bell. His memory It may contain the secret method to separate the Bone Soul Bell from Lan Sheng's body, but currently Chang Ling only knows a few fragments of his past.
"Yes." Master Yunxu nodded, but his tall body looked lonely. He probably blamed himself for not being able to share more for Chang Ling:
"Penglai is thousands of miles away, so don't get entangled in foreign affairs. Leave the affairs of the Crown Prince of Daqi to your master." Yunxu Shangxian said and stretched out his hand.
In an instant, Chang Ling understood what Yunxu Shangxian meant. He hesitated for a moment, and finally took out the pure white token from his sleeve.
Master Yunxu took the token from Chang Ling's hand, but his mouth suddenly trembled as if it was burned by it. He held the token tightly and looked at Chang Ling in disbelief.
"Did Yun Sheng do anything difficult for you?" This was the first time that Master Yun Xu directly addressed him by his first name in front of Chang Ling.
The power of the talisman on the token is obvious, and with Yunxu's strength, he can naturally detect it at a glance.
"This trip is far away, so it would be a good idea to let the master know my whereabouts." Chang Ling shook his head slightly to deny it, but he also acquiesced that this spell was made by the master.
Master Yunxu stared at Chang Ling without saying a word, with a complicated expression on his face, as if he wanted to crush the leader's token in his hand.
"The master uncle doesn't know the inside story, so no wonder he has reservations. After all..." Chang Ling paused and continued: "He also does it for Yuntian."
There was relief in his voice, but he was pretending to prevent Master from arguing with Yun Sheng.
At first, Master Yunxu didn't know about Chang Ling's background, and Chang Ling never planned to confess. Tianzun once warned him that everything is a calamity. This calamity is ruthless. The more people involved, the more people will be implicated.
But how could Master Yunxu, as their master, not be aware of it? After being trapped in the Demon Prison, he rushed back to Yuntian immediately, forcefully asked Tianzun for an explanation, and uncharacteristically begged Tianzun for a long time. Only a little bit of information was revealed.
"Chang Ling, if you have anything to do, don't hide it from your master anymore. Although it is hard to violate destiny, but with master helping you to guard it, at least you can feel at ease." Master Yunxu handed the token back to Chang Ling. Ling, his face is calm, but his expression is so complicated that he can't see clearly.
Chang Ling's eyes flickered, and the invisible love and care touched his heart, but at this moment he couldn't agree.
Ever since he was young, the master had only warned him to practice hard and relentlessly, but had ignored him. There had been a time when he had wished that the master could stand in front of him like he was protecting Yuntian. The past is the past, and in the end he could only turn away and shook his head helplessly.
As the seasons reincarnate, the artifact becomes easier, and it cannot be transferred by human power. Heaven is ruthless, let alone the human heart.
All he could do was try not to implicate his master.
