All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 200 - 60: Emperor’s Blood Inheritance (3/3)

Chapter 200: Chapter 60: Emperor’s Blood Inheritance (3/3)

An Jing’s inquiry was direct and straightforward, which took away You Ruhui’s option to beat around the bush.

However, she actually had no intention of avoiding the question.

"I am not clear on the specific details,"

With reluctance, You Ruhui lowered her head, gazing at the palm lines, where an elongated Life Thread was flashing a faint Liuguang: "But after all, I’m not some unaware young noblewoman secluded from the outside world... so, I guess."

"It must have something to do with the ’Emperor’s Position,’"

"Enough, no need to say more."

An Jing raised his hand, signaling that the topic was closed: "Now that you mention it, I understand."

It was indeed a coincidence that the year An Jing was born was the same year the late emperor of Da Chen, revered as Divine Ancestor, known as Emperor Tianyou Xuan Guangshao, passed away.

Regrettably, due to being overly young and overconfident, Emperor Tianyou did not name a Crown Prince before his demise.

The succession pattern for the Imperial Court of Da Chen was different from that of ordinary households because every emperor lived for over a thousand years. Although the majority of emperor’s descendants without direct imperial succession would achieve Divine Repository, if they were unlucky or not diligent, they would not become a True Person with a lifespan of five hundred years.

As for the Manifesting Holy’s lifespan of a thousand years, even those with Emperor’s Blood wouldn’t dare call it a certainty—although the odds were indeed much higher than ordinary people’s, failure was not uncommon.

In other words, it is highly probable that the first, second, and even third generations of the emperor’s progeny would not live to see the emperor pass away.

It might seem that this issue could be resolved by the emperor continuously producing offspring, but it is said that the price of imperial succession is that there is a stipulated number for each generation of issue, and a set total number for those with Emperor’s Blood... In short, if the Emperor of Da Chen passes away without a designated Crown Prince, the new emperor must be selected from among the Eight Directions Kings.

King Jing was naturally one of them.

Looking at it now, King Jing’s lineage must have failed in the struggle for the position at the Imperial Court and had been harshly purged... After all, the one who ascended to the throne was the youngest of the Eight Directions Kings, ’King Fu.’

However, there could be other possibilities, because An Jing also remembered that the territory guarded by King Jing was precisely the Baiyuan in Hanhai.

In that case, the Hanhai demonic catastrophe... was it King Jing’s negligence, or someone else’s plot?

As to why An Jing could speculate so much?

Ha, with Da Chen’s tens of thousands of years of history, there are at least thousands or even tens of thousands of folk versions of stories involving the grudges and romances among those with Emperor’s Blood. Da Chen officials do not mind this at all; as long as people don’t recklessly write about deep palace secrets, they are happy to have folk tales glorifying their majesty as long as they’re just simple stories of the Imperial Court.

Based on An Jing’s memories from his previous life, the reason You Ruhui was persistently chased by the Imperial Court could be that she had taken some extremely important treasure or revealed a key truth and secret... The importance of that treasure was such that even if hundreds of millions were to die with it, it didn’t matter.

"In any case,"

An Jing steadied himself, and he spoke solemnly: "We both must leave Kanming City now."

"Mhm," You Ruhui also responded, her expression complicated as she looked towards the Mystery Armor Guard: "Now that even they have reached this place, my whereabouts have been completely exposed... I can no longer stay in Kanming City."

"I must leave Da Chen and head to Dust Li."

At this moment, An Jing had already opened the window, entered to greet Granny Huai, and then prepared to depart.

But as he said this, he still turned his head to look at You Ruhui: "To me, fleeing to Dust Li is like going down a dead end—within Da Chen territory, you can at least use Divine Skills to cope, but once you enter Dust Li, where Divine Skills are ineffective, you won’t get far before being found."

"I don’t think you’re that foolish of a girl, so I guess..."

An Jing softly voiced his speculation: "You were waiting for someone in Kanming City."

"Someone strong enough, someone who could provide you with support."

You Ruhui fell silent.

"Indeed, I..."

And just as the black-haired girl took a deep breath, preparing to open her mouth and confess honestly,

suddenly, in the city of Kanming.

At the location of the seven Earth Pulse Nodes, grey and black columns of strange smoke lit up all at once.

These smoke columns surged toward the sky, carrying a sense of decay and decline, clearly emanating Demonic Qi, which immediately caused both An Jing and You Ruhui’s expressions to change slightly.

—Damn it! I’ve overlooked the extent to which Da Chen could be shameless and collude with the Heavenly Demon!

An Jing also realized at that moment if the Demonic Qi seal mark carried by the Mystery Armor Guard was activated, then the other Mystery Armor Guards, those who were investigating other Earth Pulse Nodes, would also surely have their seal marks activated!

As a result, not only would the Earth Veins of Kanming City be temporarily sealed off, reducing the power of the Earth Veins that You Ruhui could borrow from... but it also exposed them!

An Jing lifted his head, looking in the direction of Huai’s Teahouse—the only place out of the eight great Earth Pulse Nodes without a column of Demonic Qi rising to the sky. Wasn’t it obvious that something had gone awry there?

If nothing unexpected happened, those Mystery Armor Guards would all be converging on this place!

"Quick!"

Seeing this, An Jing immediately took action, "We’re leaving the city!"

"Or perhaps..."

At this very moment, An Jing already had the intention of bringing You Ruhui and Granny Huai to the Tianyuan Realm.

After all, Granny Huai had helped him solve some minor troubles and revealed the existence of the True Demon Sect, while You Ruhui had genuinely assisted him quite a lot. It was impossible for An Jing to just stand by and do nothing.

But even An Jing knew very well that it was absolutely impossible for him to flee with You Ruhui.

Her opponents were none other than the Da Chen Imperial Court, the gaze of Emperor’s Blood! That was no easy foe; in An Jing’s plan, they were at least on the level of his ultimate enemies!

Given these circumstances, the only way to satisfy both sides was to take You Ruhui and Granny Huai to the Tianyuan Realm! In doing so, Da Chen’s senses would be cut off, allowing An Jing to move freely, and You Ruhui surely knew many secrets related to the Da Chen dynasty, and perhaps even several royal secret techniques?

In short, An Jing believed he wouldn’t be at a loss.

Even more so, if You Ruhui’s ability to explore the Earth Veins could be used to some extent in the Tianyuan Realm... wouldn’t that be a huge profit?

"Hmm!" And You Ruhui, without any hesitation, now fully understood her situation—if the Mystery Armor Guards had confirmed her presence in Kanming City, if she still insisted on hiding in this city, then Da Chen would probably flatten the entire city to find her.

She had already felt guilty for those who got dragged into this, and if Kanming City were to be destroyed because of her... she truly might find no reason to go on living.

"So it turns out, you are..."

Without any hesitation, An Jing picked up Granny Huai, who had listened to everything and revealed a look of sudden realization, and instructed You Ruhui to apply the Earth Escape Divine Skill. The two then prepared to leave the city at full speed.

"Huh?"

Just then, at that moment, An Jing detected a familiar medicinal scent on Granny Huai. Turning his head, he pondered, "What is this scent, it feels so familiar..."

But soon, he realized, "Wait, isn’t this the medicinal scent from... the Master of Hanging Fate Manor?!"

Before An Jing could fully clear his thoughts, suddenly,

a brilliant golden light rose from a corner of Kanming City, hanging in the sky and then transforming into a dazzling stone-framed, jade-bottomed octagonal great mirror.

In the mirror, it seemed as if a great sun was embedded, shining its blazing heat over the entire Kanming City, instantaneously suppressing all the columns of Demonic Qi rising toward the sky!

[Divine Skill Manifestation·Six Yang Mysterious Light Eight Scenic Palaces]!