Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 625 - 89: Verification 【Monthly ticket request!】_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 89: Verification 【Monthly ticket request!】_1

"The Second Prince?"

If anyone else got this token from Yao Dengxian, it wouldn’t be surprising. But the Second Prince came as a surprise to everyone.

It is well known that Empress Wu saw the Palace Mistress as a thorn in her eye.

How did the token, belonging to the Empress Wu’s biological son, the Second Prince, end up in the hands of the Palace Mistress?

The Emperor immediately ordered for the Second Prince to be summoned, and he soon arrived hastily.

"Father Emperor," he just stepped into the hall, feeling the oppressive atmosphere, his heart shocked.

"Did you take the Dragon Feeding Supervisor’s token?" The Emperor asked directly.

"I did borrow it from Officer Yao a few days ago," The Second Prince immediately answered. "I went to the Dragon Raising Pond to seek the law but did not succeed. I thought I would go several times more, and I did not want to bother Officer Yao every time. So, he lent me the token and told me to return it in a few days. After going there several times without any results, I asked a palace attendant to return it."

"But the token didn’t return to the Dragon Feeding Supervisor, but ended up in the hands of the Palace Mistress," the Emperor said in a deep voice. "The Golden Dragon escaped yesterday because of this."

"Ah?" The Second Prince was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground, "This son was completely unaware of this matter. I will immediately summon the palace attendant for questioning."

The Emperor glanced at Lao Lishi, who immediately understood and ordered someone to summon the palace attendant who was running errands for the Second Prince.

The Second Prince, of course, wouldn’t casually hand over a key item like the token to some small thug. The man was the head eunuch of the Second Prince’s palace, and his status was quite high.

Chu Liang calmly stood aside, thinking that probably there would be no result.

For powerful cultivators, many things they do would leave no trace. It is precisely because of this that it is particularly difficult to solve the case of the Palace Mistress.

As expected, the news came back after a short while.

"Your Majesty, the palace attendant who returned the token for the Second Prince has gone missing," Lao Lishi whispered.

"When did this happen?" The Emperor’s face darkened further.

"It should have been last night. We just found out that this person hasn’t appeared at all today," Lao Lishi said.

"These people are so audacious, they kill whoever they want in this harem!" The Emperor murmured, "Whoever is in charge of him, summon their superiors!"

"He is Cheng Hu’s adoptive son," said Lao Lishi.

Cheng Hu, being one of the four great warriors, was Empress Wu’s trusted subordinate. He had a small conflict with Chu Liang before — having been beaten by Empress Feng.

The Emperor waved his sleeve and summoned them all.

Not only Cheng Hu arrived this time, but a large group of people followed him. The person at the front, dressed in palace robes, elegant and imposing, was the current Empress Dowager!

"Mei’er, why are you here?" The Emperor’s tightly stretched face relaxed slightly when he saw her.

From being Crown Princess Consort to being here, the couple had been together for decades, their love was deep and exceptional. No matter how many concubines the Emperor had, it could not shake the Empress’ status.

"Such a big incident has occurred in the palace, how could I not come over to take a look?" said Empress Wu.

As soon as she arrived, a palace attendant added a chair next to the Emperor, and the Emperor and Empress sat side by side, facing the people in front.

"Cheng Hu, the head eunuch in the Second Prince’s palace is your adopted son," she asked first, "do you know where he is?"

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager," Cheng Hu, who was usually arrogant and domineering outside, was extremely respectful in the Night Dragon Palace, "although Cheng Lu is my adopted son, I haven’t had much contact with him since he became the director of a palace. I don’t know what he does on a daily basis."

The Emperor looked at him and knew that he couldn’t ask anything else. He turned back to Chu Liang, "You still have about an hour’s time. Where do you want to check next?"

Where can I check with all these disconnected clues...

Chu Liang thought quickly, although he still had time, all the exposed threads were broken, and there was nowhere to start.

He gritted his teeth secretly, if all else fails, he would have to take a risk!

...

In response to the Emperor’s question, Chu Liang took out the hand decree and asked, "Your Majesty said within three hours, this hand decree is as if you were there in person, does it still hold?"

"Of course it does," The Emperor replied, wondering why he asked.

"So, does that mean that everyone here has to follow my orders, except for Your Majesty?" Chu Liang asked again.

"Yes," said the Emperor.

Then, Chu Liang nodded his head, he looked at the Empress, and abruptly said, "Then please, Empress Dowager, stand up!"

"Huh?" everyone in the room was startled.

Even the Emperor, in his tone, wouldn’t usually talk to the Empress like that.

Not only was the Empress startled, even the Emperor beside her was startled, and he quickly said, "The meaning of appearing as if I were there in person is that when investigating a case, your authority is the same as mine, it doesn’t apply to matters unrelated to the case."

Especially in front of me.

"Your Majesty can rest assured, it’s absolutely related to the enquiry of this case. Just because the Empress Dowager is sitting next to you, I don’t dare to disrespect her, so I ask the Empress Dowager to come down the steps," Chu Liang said.

"Oh," Empress Wu smiled slightly, she stood up accordingly, slowly walked in front of Chu Liang, and asked, "Royal Younger Brother, do you suspect me?"

Is there a need for suspicion? As soon as this case came out, everyone in the Imperial Palace knew that you were the prime suspect.

Just after figuring out the cause of the Palace Mistress’s death and her identity, it added some complexity, but Chu Liang also had a bold guess in his heart.

"May I ask, Empress Dowager, where were you at dawn today?" Chu Liang asked.

"Obviously, I was sleeping in the palace, the palace attendants here can testify." Empress Wu replied.

"Them?" Chu Liang pointed behind Empress Wu.

"Hmm?" Empress Wu looked back.

Just then, Chu Liang abruptly raised his hand, releasing three points of starlight that rushed directly towards Empress Wu at close range.

In a split second, Empress Wu shifted her body, barely avoiding the attack as if instantaneously teleporting.

Hiss.

The three points of starlight hit the wall, fizzling out without causing any harm, but looking more like some sort of blood.

"How dare you!" Cheng Hu suddenly shouted, lunging towards him.

Lao Lishi shielded the Emperor, and Yao Dengxian also started to move. Chu Liang’s sudden attack on the Empress startled everyone present.

Just as he was about to be apprehended, Chu Liang quickly shouted, "As everyone knows, Empress Dowager does not possess exceptional talents or high cultivation. How could she possess such nimbleness?!"

His statement woke everyone present. Empress Wu’s close range dodging of Chu Liang’s blood droplets was indeed incredible.

Yao Dengxian sneered, didn’t make a move, causing Cheng Hu- who was attacking Chu Liang- to tremble and step back three paces, too overwhelmed to react.

With an Eighth Realm cultivator present, things were unlikely to get out of hand.

"What is this supposed to mean?" the Emperor asked. "The fire at Yuhua palace was outrageous enough, but I didn’t hold you accountable for the sake of the investigation. What is your reason for this disrespect in Night Dragon Palace?"

"Earlier, there was an item I didn’t present at the time. I wanted to use it in the appropriate situation." Chu Liang said: "Among the Consort’s relics, there is a vial of Spirit Fox Blood, which can expose the Spirit Fox Illusion. Empress Dowager, you seemed to be quite afraid of this item just now?"

"You caught me by surprise, of course, I was startled." Empress Wu responded, her gaze deep as she looked at Chu Liang. "Are you suggesting that I’m an imposter?"

"This really can’t be." The Emperor interjected, shaking his head, "the Empress has been my companion for decades. I can tell if she’s real or not. Even if you try to mimic her, you can’t deceive me."

"Your Majesty..." Chu Liang hesitated, "What if the impersonation happened before you two met? What if the person who has been at your side for so many years was deceitful from the very beginning? "

"This..." The emperor suddenly stammered.

When he was not the most influential among his brothers, the daughter of the Wu family had already married him. Later, when he was appointed crown prince, she was the Crown Princess Consort. When he was enthroned, she became the Empress.

Should this be true, it would be impossible for him to discern. It was just that this level of planning meant it spanned decades, and the Empress had not given the slightest hint of false identity over the long years.

Chu Liang would not normally have suspicion if it were normal circumstances. But then he remembered the previous rumors about Empress Wu, the lethal technique of the Illusion Dew Breathless Fragrance, and the divine skill targeted by the Spirit Fox Blood...

Each piece of information wove together in his mind, forming a large net, seeming to point towards a figure at its center.

Time was of the essence. If they did not utilize extreme measures to test it, it would be difficult to proceed.

"Your Majesty, do you doubt me too?" Empress Wu asked, seeing his hesitation. Instead of furor, she was laughing. "Fine, let him use this fox blood to test if I’m real or fake!"

No one expected the situation would evolve so rapidly. But if they didn’t test this, it would be hard to end today’s investigation.

The Emperor looked over at Lao Lishi.

Lao Lishi walked forward, took the Spirit Fox Blood from Chu Liang’s hand, and turned around, "I apologize for the offense, Empress Dowager," he said before applying a droplet of the Spirit Fox Blood to the Empress’s forehead.

Whoosh.

The droplet quickly landed on the Empress’s forehead, like a dab of cinnabar. Yet, her expression did not change at all.

"Phew..." The Emperor seemed to let out a sigh of relief. "Just as I said, how could the Empress possibly be fake?"

Chu Liang was the only one slightly disappointed.

"Hmm." Empress Wu scoffed, "Having proven to be free of suspicion, I don’t wish to remain here to be further humiliated. May I leave, Your Majesty?"

Although it was a question, her tone was one of annoyance. She did not wait for a response before she headed towards the hall exit.

However, as she passed Yao Dengxian, the elderly eunuch suddenly said, "Please wait, Empress Dowager."

"Hmm?" Empress Wu looked at him. "Is there something you need, Officer Yao?"

"I wouldn’t dare to offend the Empress. I only request that the Empress remove her true essence from her forehead before we verify once again." Yao Dengxian’s old eyes burned like torches.

Empress Wu might have fooled the Emperor and Lao Lishi with her tricks because their cultivation levels were nearly the same. But in front of Yao Dengxian, these antics were laughable.

The droplet of Spirit Fox Blood on her forehead had not truly landed on her skin! Instead, it was blocked by her True Qi and surrounded by a technique that made it virtually invisible to the others.

Upon hearing his words, Empress Wu laughed. Then she suddenly sprang into the air, her body moving as swift as the wind. In the blink of an eye, she was already midway into the sky!

Whoosh-

However, with a grab of Yao Dengxian’s hand, thunder rumbled in the air, the scene dramatically shifting. The figure in the sky was pulled by his palm and dropped back into the main hall!

Thud.

Empress Wu’s body fell to the ground, once again inside the main hall. But at this moment, Yao Dengxian’s thundering power had spread throughout her body, breaking her divine skill, and the drop of Spirit Fox Blood had finally made contact with her skin.

In an instant, a completely unfamiliar face appeared in the main hall!