Yun Xiaoyao shuddered. "Huh? I … this … "
His Majesty gripped Yun Xiaoyao's hand and said in a low voice that was filled with emotion, "Brother! I can only hand this matter over to you. Only you have the ability and the right! "
Yun Xiaoyao's throat felt like it was choked; he could not speak a word.
"If my worries come true, I can only let the crown prince succeed the throne after my death, but you must be the regent and take charge of the entire situation!" His Majesty gripped Yun Xiaoyao's hand tightly. "You must remember this!"
Yun Xiaoyao chuckled bitterly. "Even if I really did that … it's already a great blessing that I could escape and flee for my life after committing regicide. How can I still be the regent?"
His Majesty's grip on his hand tightened as he said word by word, "I've already left behind an edict. If I die suddenly, Yun Xiaoyao will be the regent. All matters of the nation will be decided with a single word. Even if there's a change in the throne, it will all be up to you!"
Yun Xiaoyao shuddered. Unable to hold it in any longer, he lifted his head abruptly and cried out hoarsely, "Brother!"
This was the first time in their lives that these two brothers had addressed each other as brothers.
His Majesty gripped Yun Xiaoyao's hand tightly and shook it, saying nothing more. Then, he let go of his hand and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, saying with a smile, "You mustn't act like a child now. Everything that happened just now was just us brothers talking amongst ourselves. We still don't know what this dark cloud is for. Perhaps it's only looking for a wise ruler. Previously, it misjudged Dongxuan as an empire that would bring peace to the world. Now that it knows that its judgment was wrong, it's returning to Yutang. This is an act of goodwill, so you can still relax now."
Perhaps it was a prophecy, but the Emperor of Yutang's joking judgment was actually about sixty to seventy percent correct. Other than the slight discrepancy in the key points, he had guessed everything correctly. However, the parts that were not right were crucial and would affect the overall situation!
Yun Xiaoyao was overwhelmed with emotions. He swallowed hard, but how could he relax at this moment?
He also stared at the black cloud, and watched helplessly as the black cloud continued to expand, gradually approaching, and getting lower and lower. He could only feel his heart beating rapidly like a drum, and his palms were already full of sweat.
The dark clouds were unusually slow as well, but they continued to press down. Their target was indeed Yutang's palace!
All of a sudden, a strong gust of wind blew violently.
The Emperor's clothes flew in the wind, but his expression was even more indifferent. He stood with his hands behind his back. His body was like an abyss and a mountain. Between his brows, he completely ignored all the abnormalities in front of him.
At this moment, the dark clouds were already about 200 feet above the Imperial Palace. They were getting thicker and thicker, as if a black mountain was about to descend to the mortal world and crush everything.
Yun Xiaoyao's palms were sweaty. His right hand that was pressing on the hilt felt slippery, and he could barely hold on to it.
At this moment, there was a faint commotion outside.
A few ministers rushed in as if they were about to die.
Leng Daoyin, Fang Qingtian, the Grand Tutor, the Grand Commandant, and the rest rushed in one after another.
Most of these people were advanced in age, and they were stumbling when they walked, but they still came without hesitation.
All of them stood behind the Emperor. Their eyes were filled with determination as they stared at the dark clouds in the sky. They did not say a word.
More and more ministers arrived, and not long after, there were already more than 30 ministers standing there.
His Majesty suddenly guffawed and opened his arms, saying, "To have the company of my beloved ministers in this life of mine, it is worth it!"
The dark clouds continued to press down, gradually closing in on less than a hundred feet above the heads of the people. It was unstoppable, and no one knew whether it would be a blessing or a disaster.
It could even be said that this was not a good sign!
At this moment, observing such a strange phenomenon from such a close distance, there was a ninety percent certainty that the participants were about to face death!
However, none of these ministers showed the slightest bit of fear.
At such a life-threatening moment, they wanted to enter the palace, regardless of everything else, to accompany the emperor whom they had been loyal to for their entire lives, to face this unknown blessing and disaster calmly!
Just this loyalty alone, just this number of people, was already not something that any known ruler could compare to!
Yu Peize guffawed. At this moment, his eyes were rimmed red as he said softly, "In my life, I have tasted the joy of being an emperor, but I have never tasted the success of being a human! Today, I have tasted it. I have no regrets in this life! "
"Life and death, fortune and misfortune, we are willing to accompany our emperor!" the ministers said in unison.
After a while, the dark clouds did not stop coming. They were about to press down on the heads of the people, almost within reach.
However, everyone was still calm, be it in body or mind.
Actually, this was nonsense. This was obviously a matter of life and death, a situation where there was no chance of survival. Those who were hoping for a fluke or an opportunistic heart would never dare to try it here. Therefore, there was only the thought of loyalty, love, and love for their emperor here!
They waited quietly for the arrival of the final moment. At this moment, the emperor and his ministers were of one mind, their thoughts as one. That intense sense of cohesion and belonging invaded everyone's soul!
At the moment of life and death, everyone had a strange feeling – they had never felt that they were so powerful.
If their hearts were there, their intentions would be there. Even if they were to go to the underworld together, to the nine hells together, this life would not be in vain!
Many of them could even feel that the one standing with them now was the entire Yutang!
Yutang's territory, Yutang's territory, everything that belonged to Yutang – they were all on the same path!
If so, what about life and death?
However, no matter how detached everyone's state of mind was, the dark clouds were still pressing closer. They were already right in front of their eyes. Perhaps they would have to come into close contact with the people here in the next moment!
His Majesty frowned slightly. Suddenly, he exhaled and said, "Whether you are a human or a ghost, a demon or a fiend, since you have come and caused such a commotion, why don't you show yourself for a while?"
The thick, dark clouds stopped circling and whistling, but there was no further movement.
Yun Xiaoyao gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. His cultivation base had long been channeled to its limit. A small, extremely condensed whirlwind had already grown beside him, spinning rapidly. The momentum of his counterattack was already at its peak.
Streaks of dark clouds stretched out in an instant.
However, the next moment, they retracted rapidly for some unknown reason.
His Majesty and the others were dumbfounded.
What was going on?
At this time, a confused voice finally rang softly from the other side of the thick clouds.
"Why isn't it here? Why isn't it here? It doesn't make sense …"
His Majesty could hear the voice from within the dark clouds and could not help perking up. He said faintly, "Since you have already spoken, why don't you show yourself?"
The voice in the dark clouds snorted. "Since my target isn't here, what's the point of showing yourself?"
Then, there was a sudden sound, and the entire black cloud was expanding rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it had already extended more than a hundred feet in one direction.
It was at this moment that a gasp of surprise could be heard from within the dark clouds. Then, the dark clouds rose rapidly, looking as if they were about to leave.
They had come in such a menacing manner, but they were about to leave without doing anything?
Yutang's upper echelons, led by His Majesty, were bewildered. F * ck, you've already taken off your pants and this is what you show us? What are you doing here, then? Just to come here and say, "Eh?"?
Wasn't this a little too ridiculous? Could it be that the otherworldly experts and reclusive masters were all like this?
When the dark clouds had risen to a certain height, they stopped again. After a pause, they spoke again, "Hmm, I almost forgot. What's the matter with the one holding the hilt of his sword and looking unhappy? What do you want? "
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