Chapter 442: This servant will forever be Your Majesty’s person!
Ming picked up the teacup on the table and drank a cup of tea.
Ming’s expression looked somewhat desolate.
Ming really did not expect that in these few days he was away, such an event would happen to Sheng Sheng.
“Where is Sheng Sheng currently meditating?” Ming asked.
“Follow me.” Wu stood up and walked towards the inside of the courtyard.
Ming followed Wu through one courtyard after another, eventually arriving at a small annex deep within the Qin王府.
Standing at the entrance of this small annex, Ming could already feel the spiritual energy emanating from within the courtyard.
This small courtyard had many magic arrays set up, and they were of no low grade. At least several layers surrounded this array inside and out.
Wu approached, extended her palm, and pressed it against the gate of the courtyard.
“Dong dong dong dong.”
As the vibrating sound echoed, the magic arrays unraveled one by one.
The breeze stirred by the spiritual energy blew gently, very comfortable.
Ming followed Wu into the courtyard.
The first thing Ming saw upon entering the courtyard was a black cocoon.
The black cocoon was large, about twice the size of an ordinary water barrel.
Around the black cocoon, strands of silk ropes were tied, hanging on surrounding trees, like spider webs extending endlessly.
Ming stepped forward, reached out, and touched the cocoon.
Ming could clearly feel that this cocoon was pulsating, just like a heartbeat.
A trace of sword qi slightly leaked from Ming’s fingertips as he intended to test the cocoon.
But when Ming’s sword qi slightly pierced in, ripples of spiritual energy suddenly exploded.
Ming was pushed back three or four meters by these ripples.
Ming’s eyes revealed Dao patterns.
With the Dao Pattern Eye, Ming gazed at the cocoon.
Ming only saw a faint film.
Through the film, a human figure could be seen.
Compared to Sheng Sheng’s petite figure before, the figure beneath the film seemed to have grown significantly. Moreover, there were two large wings covering Sheng Sheng’s body.
A shadow of a tail extended from behind Sheng Sheng, lying quietly within the cocoon.
Ming’s Dao Pattern Eye gradually disappeared.
To Ming’s surprise, even with the use of Dao Pattern Eye, he couldn’t see everything clearly.
That layer of film was actually a barrier formed by condensed spiritual energy.
Because the spiritual energy was too concentrated, it had a substantial manifestation. Therefore, with Ming’s current Dao Pattern Eye, he couldn’t penetrate it.
Ming thought that if his Dao Pattern Eye couldn’t see through it, then cultivators of the Xiānrén Jìng probably couldn’t either.
“During this time, Sheng Sheng will be under your care, Yan Han. If anything unusual happens to Sheng Sheng, you can come to Xu Mansion to notify me,” Ming entrusted Wu.
Ming believed that during this time, Wu must have used many of his connections to invite numerous cultivators for inspection, but all ended up fruitless.
“There’s no need for you to say more,” Wu shot Ming a glance, “I also like Sheng Sheng very much and always regard her as my younger sister. I will definitely keep an eye on Sheng Sheng’s situation, so stop worrying and focus on handling your own affairs. You won’t have it easy during this period.”
“I understand,” Ming nodded.
If he wanted to relax, he would have stayed in the North Sea and wouldn’t have returned to this place full of intrigue.
“By the way, there’s something I need to tell you in advance. Prepare yourself,” Wu said to Ming, “Remember the incident between you and Prince Five, Shan Wang?”
Ming nodded: “Of course, what about this taboo of the court?”
That Prince Five was Wu’s grandfather’s brother, who had contested the throne with Wu’s grandfather 200 years ago.
However, he ultimately failed.
But that Prince Five seemed to have gained much popularity, so there were still remnants active.
Wu stared at Ming: “According to information from the Ting Feng Pavilion, the remnants of Prince Five, Shan Wang, have secretly gathered. They’ve been frequently operating within the Imperial Palace, trying every possible way to instigate ministers of the court.
It’s even rumored that some feudal lords have secretly colluded.”
“You received that note, which is the best proof. It’s not just you; many princes have received similar notes.
If nothing unexpected happens, you’re about to investigate this matter.”
“Commander Xu Ming forms factions, wields excessive power, disregards the law, and acts arrogantly.”
Inside the Imperial Palace, Emperor Wu was reading aloud an impeachment letter accusing Xu Ming.
As he read, Emperor Wu couldn’t help but laugh.
Emperor Wu closed the impeachment letter and tossed it aside, asking Wei who was beside him, “What do you think? Isn’t Wang Chong related to Xu Ming? Isn’t Wang Chong’s sister Wang Feng Xu Ming’s aunt?
What’s he doing? Impeaching his own nephew?”
Wei smiled flatteringly, “Your Majesty, this precisely shows that under Your Majesty’s grace, loyal ministers like Wang Zhongcheng have emerged. Wang Zhongcheng does not consider personal feelings, impeaches the Zhuangyuan Lang for the sake of national interests. This is loyalty to Your Majesty.”
“Hehehe.”
Emperor Wu chuckled, picked up the impeachment letter, stood up, patted Wei’s head, causing Wei to nod hastily while maintaining his smile.
“Are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid? You’ve served the previous emperor for so many years and have followed me for so many years. Can’t you see what Wang Chong is thinking?”
Wei: “…”
Wei just kept smiling. Even if he saw it, Wei would never admit it.
Emperor Wu threw the impeachment letter at Wei.
Wei was startled and hurriedly caught it.
“This guy, Wang Chong, is giving me a reassurance pill.”
Emperor Wu humphed, hands behind his back.
“He knows that the number of impeachment letters against Xu Ming will increase soon. He presented one first. His words are sincere yet filled with baseless conjectures, merely making me feel overdone.
Who would have thought, our Zhuangyuan Lang has already received help from influential people right after taking office.”
Hearing this sentence, Wei was genuinely shocked and quickly knelt down in front of His Majesty, bowing deeply and saying, “Your Majesty, the Zhuangyuan Lang is utterly loyal and should not do such things.”
“How do you know the Zhuangyuan Lang won’t do such things? Could it be that you’re also the person of the Zhuangyuan Lang?” Emperor Wu asked.
Wei immediately fell to his knees, repeatedly kowtowing, “This servant will forever be Your Majesty’s person!”
