The Greatest Disciple of the Evil Sect
Chapter 376- Situation with the Imperial Family (2)

Chapter 376: Chapter 376- Situation with the Imperial Family (2)

"Aye, it was such a heavy loss to our imperial family. I heard that his majesty the Emperor was so angry that he even wanted to barge into the territory of the clan that was involved in the matter. In the end, Lord Wuji had to step in and pacify him to stop"...

"Sigh, it’s truly a pity. I just hope that princess is safe from their evil clutches. If we lose her too, the imperial family will truly be devastated overnight".

CLICK... the light was turned off, and the maids went to sleep.

Outside in the garden, Yang Chen who had inadvertently snooped in on them, couldn’t help but frown his brows.

From the idle chatter of the maids, he came to understand the situation of the imperial family more deeply. From their words, it seemed like the other four clans were employing some ploy to weaken the imperial family over the years.

The long years of blood and enmity, the death of the geniuses and the accident five years ago with Prince Changyan, it didn’t seem like some mishap at all. Instead, it appeared more like a deliberate and well thought out plan.

It was also now that he understood why he was unable to sense any trace of aura from the crown prince. It appeared that he had become a cripple, unable to cultivate.

When he thought of that fairy like girl who would be taking on all those burdens on her delicate shoulder, he couldn’t help but sigh. He finally realised what she wanted to say this afternoon, but couldn’t.

"Why am I thinking about it? It’s none of my concern what happens to the imperial family"

The scene from a few days ago played in his head. The image of that girl throwing her own safety to the winds and fighting the first elder for his sake. Her blood soaked body, pale countenance as she told him to run away, the scene was practically ingrained in his memories.

Sigh... Yang Chen sighed for the umpteenth time.

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The next day, in the study of the imperial palace, Tang Xun’er knocked on the door and entered.

"Father, you called for me?"

There in the study, standing proudly was the emperor of the Tianyun Empire, Tang Zhigang. Next to him was Yang Chen, smiling at her as she observed him with her big bright eyes.

"You came at the right time. Although I have already told him everything that needs to be said, it is better to see the place with one’s own eyes. Xun’er, can you show him around the academy?"

Tang Xun’er eyes widened, and she couldn’t help but point her finger in surprise "You.. are you really joining the Holy Orchard Academy?"

Yang Chen nodded his head "That’s right. His majesty the emperor agreed to my conditions"...

"Conditions?"...

He grinned "The imperial family will support me as the candidate that will lead this year’s batch of disciples for the Five Clan Summit"...

"What? But that was going to be me! Father?" Tang Xun’er looked at her father, who seemed to be trying to avoid her gaze at this moment.

"What? You seem unhappy. Do you perhaps think that you are more suitable than me for this task? If so, then we can exchange some pointers. I would love to see what benefits you got from the inheritance of the ancient sect"...

"You!!"

She rolled her eyes and scoffed. How can someone be so arrogant and shameless? In the end, she could only sigh and shake her head.

"Even if father agrees to that, whether or not you can lead us will depend on grandfather. What’s more, all the seats for the upcoming summit have already been assigned to suitable candidates. If you want to participate in the summit, you will need a seat, and the only way is by taking someone else’s. You will need to prove your ability by defeating a seat holder" Tang Xun’er explained.

Yang Chen thought for a moment before nodding his head.

"That’s good then. Let’s go and find a seat holder for myself".

Unable to keep up with his shamelessness, she could only roll her eyes and follow behind him.

"You..."

"Hm? What? Do you think I will lose to a seat holder?"...

"That’s not it, what I wanted to ask was, do you even know the way to the academy?"

Yang Chen, who was leading, suddenly stopped in his tracks and coughed. Seeing this, she sighed and led him to the academy.

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The Inner Academy of the Holy Orchard academy was located at the outskirts of the capital, on top of the Baoshan mountain and was one of the key locations of the capital.

When Tang Xun’er and Yang Chen arrived in front of the gate, a couple of disciples were manning the gate.

"Wait, isn’t that senior sister Xun’er? She is back!!" The moment those disciples saw her, they quickly crowded around her.

"Senior sister, you are back!! Did you sneak out again?"...

"I heard there was a huge commotion near the capital. We were worried"...

The disciples bombarded her with questions without stopping. Tang Xun’er answered each of their queries smilingly. It was only after a while that she was able to pull herself away from them.

"You are quite loved by everyone".

Yang Chen spoke. He could see genuine happiness and delight in the eyes of all the disciples when they crowded around her. They swarmed the area around her, pushing even him away.

"Hehe, they are my junior brother and sisters. We are from the same academy, as such, we are a family no matter where we go in the future" Tang Xun’er happily explained, blooming like a sunflower.

"Let’s go. I will show you around the academy. You will definitely like it. Especially the Infernal Battle Tower"...

"Infernal Battle Tower?" She didn’t notice the shock in his voice and continued to explain "That’s right, it is the awesome training place that only the disciples of the Holy Orchard Academy can avail"...

"Training inside the tower is equivalent to training multiple days in the outside world. It is also the reason why there is such a high demand for the quota of the tower training. Are you interested?"