The Saintess pressed forward step by step.Li Yinhu's breath hitched. He wanted to get angry, but facing the saintess who was so cold that even fire couldn't touch her, all the anger in his belly vanis...Chapter 1279: Eight Characters, Toppling the World

But any imperial edict, once formally drafted and issued, would necessarily be meticulously rolled onto a scroll, not simply haphazardly rolled up and placed in a box.

Then it can only mean that it wasn't a formally issued papal bull, perhaps it was never issued at all.

And judging from its antiquated feel, it must be a product of several decades ago. But how long has Emperor Dacheng been on the throne

Unable to contain his inner curiosity, Li Chen took out the imperial edict.

After it unfolded, Li Chen merely glanced at it a few times before getting a general understanding of the contents.

It's just the information contained in those few glances that makes even today's Li Chen unable to help but change color.

This unsissued imperial decree was penned by Emperor Tianguan.

The Heavenly Emperor, or the former emperor, was Li Chen's biological grandfather according to bloodline.

And this imperial decree, it turned out to be an abdication edict.

"The throne passed to the tenth prince, Zaizhao."

These eight characters in the imperial edict hold the power to topple the entire Qin Empire.

The Emperor Taizong, among his many sons, the tenth son was Li Zaixing. He is now known as... King Ning!

While the great Emperor Taixing was the seventh son of the late Emperor Tianyuan, Wen Wang was the thirteenth.

Waves of emotion surged within him, and Li Chen looked up at Nangong Shouchong with intense eyes for a long time.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, a pin could be heard dropping.

There was not a single trace of noise.

...while Nangong Shouzhong remained kneeling, his head bowed low, motionless. ...

Look closely, and you can still see that his body is trembling.

That was terror at its peak, an uncontrollable trembling.

This oppressive silence, thick enough to choke on, lasted for half a cup of tea before Li Chen finally spoke, breaking the tension.

"Everyone, withdraw one hundred steps from the Xizheng Hall. Dispatch the Imperial Guards to guard Xizheng Hall. Whoever enters without the Empress's command shall be killed without mercy."

As soon as Li Chen spoke, everyone, including Wan Jiaojiao, immediately left in an orderly fashion, not a single person daring to make a sound.

After they left, the sound of dense footsteps from the Imperial Guard could be heard outside Xizheng Hall.

The flickering candlelight reflected in the mirrored surfaces, revealing rows of Imperial Guards flanking the building. Armed and organized, they stood shoulder-to-shoulder, forming a tight circle that completely surrounded Xizheng Hall.

And inside the Xizheng Hall, there were only Li Chen and Nangong Shouzhong.

Li Chen took the imperial edict and walked quickly to Nangong Shouzhong, bowing his head and looking down at Nangong Shouzhong from above, saying in a deep voice: “Where did you get this”

Gong Nanghouzhong trembled and replied, "My father has followed King Wen for many years. Back then, when King Wen was granted the fief of Jinling by the previous emperor, he only brought my father with him. This shows that my father was deeply trusted by King Wen, and this object is exactly what King Wen entrusted to my father to keep."

Li Chen sneered, "Such an important thing, let alone how King Wen obtained it, even if he did obtain it, he would definitely keep it personally. How could he possibly give it to your father"

Gong Nanghouzhong seemed to have known Li Chen would ask this question. He replied in a hurry, "Your Highness, things are both real and unreal, the unreal becomes real. When the previous emperor passed away, the world was in chaos. Even King Wen couldn't be sure of his safety. He couldn't be certain if there would be spies or traitors searching him, so he placed this item with my father."

Anyone knows such an important thing would be personally kept by King Wen, but precisely because of this, no one could have imagined that he would entrust it to someone else. It was this very reason that allowed King Wen to safely reach Jinling. Otherwise, the present emperor would have definitely not let King Wen leave the capital alive back then.nor did he address his official position. Instead, he used a middle-ground term, "Lao Li."Regarding the issue of address, Li Canglan smoothly took the teacup with both hands and sipped it gently.Putti...