Peace Order
Chapter 381 - 163: The Truth Revealed_3

Chapter 381: Chapter 163: The Truth Revealed_3

’And Taiping Duke wouldn’t abandon his wife because of their feelings; they were inseparable.’

’To kill his son and wound his mother, to kill his wife and harm the general.’

’A parent’s love for their child is fervent, willing to sacrifice themselves... even knowing that the ultimate goal might be to weaken oneself, they would not give up on that child; this is an apparent strategy, a scheme destined for death.’

Li Guanyi’s body stiffened as he read these two lines over and over. The memories of his youth had blurred, but at this moment, he felt a pain that seemed to come from his very bloodline. His nose felt sore, and he was almost brought to tears.

Li Guanyi knew he was getting closer to the truth of the matter. He clenched his teeth and read on.

’How cold-hearted the strategy, how sinister... Everything was as we had anticipated.’

’Taiping Duke, no, it should be King Taiping, stopped at nothing to extend his wife’s life, but Prime Minister Tantai did not expect that his wife would sever her own vitality for King Taiping, and so she died in his arms.’

’Three hundred experts from National Protection Manor, three thousand members of the imperial guard formed a formation.’

’Led by a general from the Divine General List of the imperial guard.’

’We entered the great hall; inside, it was dimly lit. The fragrance of wine was overpowering, mixed with the stench of blood. Candles had fallen to the ground, igniting a fire. Jiangnan’s finest silk burned quickly in the flames, as if the curtain was falling.’

’We saw a woman in a red dress lying in his embrace.’

’Taiping Duke’s war spear lay before him. He sat on the ground, holding his wife. His palm pressed firmly onto her hand, and the Mystical Weapon Battle Spear whistled in the wind. We saw traces of blood on the spear.’

’It was evolving toward a Divine Weapon amidst extreme anger and sorrow.’

’Two Divine Generals led the imperial guard closer.’

’But they stopped a hundred paces away, instinctively halting their steps, as if obeying the Main General’s commands from days past. Finally, they clenched their teeth, mustering all their courage in this life to take a step forward, and at last walked into a hundred paces’ range of the Divine General.’

’Then Taiping Duke lifted his head.’

’Everyone subconsciously saluted, reciting the General’s title.’

’He smiled but spoke no more. Then we watched as Taiping Duke stood up, holding his wife in his arms, the tender beauty with her eyes closed, resting her head on Taiping Duke’s shoulder, as though she were still alive. And then, Taiping Duke drew the spear that could tear the heavens, using only his right hand, pointing at the elite troops ahead.’

’Come then, the final battle.’

’I felt that Taiping Duke was still the same as when we first met: confident, brave, like the sun. This time, as he embraced the woman and held the mystical weapon, even though he had been poisoned enough to kill a Divine Dragon, he still shone fiercely like a proud sun.’

’Taiping Duke stepped forward, saying’

’"Li Wanli has fought for the peace of the world all his life. This is my final battle in this life.’

’It’s for my wife and child.’

’Fellow brothers, come forth—’

’Accept your death!!!’

’We were facing the crushing force of a mighty army, death — the great hall was completely consumed by death. The two famed generals were tossed away like rag dolls, and National Protection Manor, one of the top forces in the Martial World, simply shattered. Yet Taiping Duke spared me, he said he remembered how I once carried two sick children for thousands of miles.’

’He said, "You’re a good person, I won’t kill you"’

’For some reason, I laid down my weapon and wept uncontrollably. After that battle, National Protection Manor vanished. Those two generals died under the spear of Taiping Duke, who then ordered Qilin to ignite the palace, cradling his wife as he stepped into the flames, step by step.’

’With my lady gone, I cannot live alone.’

’I’ve carved out a path for our children to survive, and now, for this last journey, I will accompany you.’

’I could only watch as Taiping Duke entered the palace. Princess came back, but her skills were not the Ice God Skills. She simply couldn’t charge into the palace engulfed by Qilin Fire.’

’After that, Princess switched to cultivating the Kunlun Heart Skills.’

’I went to find Tantai Xianming, unsatisfied, wondering why.’

’You were so kind to Taiping Duke in those days, why be so now? Back when Taiping Duke was forgotten in the Southwest, only Tantai Xianming believed he was still alive. After Taiping Duke had made his achievements, it was Tantai Xianming who personally went to request his rewards.’

’Tantai Xianming personally presented the military edict to Taiping Duke, who had a hearty appetite at that time, eating away most of his salary, often borrowing money.’

’For Taiping Duke, who lost his father at an early age, Prime Minister Tantai was like a brother, like a father.’

’That Taiping Duke could attain such a position was thanks to Prime Minister Tantai’s help. I still remember, during the era under the Regent King’s command, we all sat together under the trees, drinking wine, writing poetry. Taiping Duke drank until he vomited on Prime Minister Tantai, who personally helped him home.’

’But this banquet, leading to one’s death, was also personally invited by Prime Minister Tantai.’

"We’re going to use our most elite Imperial Guard to kill our strongest general. We’re trying to hurt his mother by killing her son, to restrain her husband by driving his wife to death. What on earth are we doing!"

’I record this here today, to chronicle history so that the truth may not remain unknown to future generations.’

’General, the vanguard of the Wanqing Association has come to apologize!’

The pages were covered in stark crimson, clearly indicating that the Colonel who recorded all of this had succumbed to his grief and taken his own life. Li Guanyi’s hands trembled as he looked at the list of names that followed in the text. The Emperor had once found this scroll and, in anger, demanded that the historians burn it.

But the historian entrusted by the Wanqing Association refused, and so Emperor Chen killed him.

The historian’s son continued to report the truth; Emperor Chen killed seventeen historians in succession.

Even when it came to distant relatives, none would yield. After a long silence, Emperor Chen finally treated the text as forbidden knowledge, preserving it here. Li Guanyi’s eyes reddened, and now, finally, he had learned the full truth of the events. The young man slowly closed the scroll, silently reciting the names in his heart.

Tantai Xianming, Emperor Chen Dingye.

His hand clenched tightly.

A calm voice sounded: "You find these matters interesting?"

Li Guanyi turned his head.

The monk Yan Xuanji looked at him quietly.