Behind the clouds was a space that looked like a palace. Sitting in the middle of the palace was a Confucian Immortal wearing an emperor's robe and a crown made of pearls. The crown made of pearls shimmered with a faint light, isolating all senses from the outside world. Dense connate True Qi flowed out from the Mountain River Painting on the emperor's robe and disappeared around the Confucian Immortal.
Xiao Hua stood still and the clouds behind him closed, creating a sound similar to the closing of a palace door. "Ka ka ka" The sound was like the echoes of an empty valley, spreading far and wide. Xiao Hua knew that this sound had sealed off many dimensions.
Thus, Xiao Hua tidied up his clothes and bowed respectfully. "Your son-in-law, Xiao Hua, greets Your Majesty!"
"Haha ~"
Emperor Tian Huang laughed heartily as he helped Xiao Hua to his feet. "Son-in-law, please rise. I have already learned of your past from the Gouchen. With your character, you are worthy of being my son-in-law."
Following Emperor Tian Huang's laughter, the pearls on his crown disappeared, revealing a middle-aged man with a dignified face. He looked exactly like Immortal Emperor Gouchen.
"Your Majesty is too kind ~"
Xiao Hua hurriedly smiled and said, "Son-in-law, should I invite Xin Xin out to meet His Majesty now?"
"No need for now ~"
Emperor Tian Huang waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the Heavenly Court's official business first. We can talk about family matters later!"
"Yes ~"
Xiao Hua nodded and asked, "Your Majesty, may I know what official business you have with me?"
"Speaking of official business, of course it's the Nangong Family ~"
Emperor Tian Huang replied, "The Nangong Family is a thorn in the Scarlet Emperor's side, but he couldn't find anything that could be used against Nangong Xun. Your killing of Nangong Shiru in the Red Cliff Minor Heavenly Realm gave the Scarlet Emperor a chance."
"A thorn in his side?"
Xiao Hua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you might be wrong. This son-in-law feels that the Scarlet Emperor is at most having a fishbone stuck in his throat. Otherwise, he wouldn't have …"
When Xiao Hua saw the same mysterious smile on Tian Huang's face as Immortal Emperor Gou Chen, he suddenly realized something and whispered, "Damn it, I understand now. Crimson Emperor betrothed Ying Huo to Nangong Shiru because he already had a plan. With Ying Huo's unruliness, how could she marry into the Nangong Clan? The Scarlet Emperor even allowed her to participate in the Mass Selection in the Jade City. Wasn't this clearly trying to get her into trouble? In other words, even without Xiao Hua, Li Hua and Zhang Hua will still appear … "
"Okay ~"
Emperor Tian Huang nodded. "I know about Ying Huo. The Crimson Emperor has already informed me of this. The engagement between the Red Emperor and the Nangong Family has been going on for a long time. The Red Emperor can't go back on his word. The Red Emperor doesn't want to marry the Nangong Family, so he pushed Ying Huo out. "
"The Red Emperor even wanted me to help him. How could I do such a thing?"
"Although I don't know what the Crimson Emperor has planned, he definitely has a plan. Who would have thought that Xiao Wenkui would appear out of nowhere? That's exactly what the Crimson Emperor wanted. Otherwise, do you think that he wouldn't fly into a rage after you kidnapped Xiao Wenkui?"
"This old man ~"
Xiao Hua was sweating. He smiled bitterly and said, "He used all his strength when he attacked my son-in-law that day. If it wasn't for the fact that I have some tricks up my sleeve, that attack would have killed me!"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Emperor Tian Huang couldn't help but laugh. He said, "The Red Emperor has already made all the arrangements, and you suddenly barged in. It's true that the Red Emperor loves Ying Huo. How could he let you take her away so easily? Oh, right, although the Red Emperor didn't say much, if there's a chance, let Ying Huo and Li Nianxiao go back to Crimson City! "
"Hmph, I'm in a bad mood now. We'll talk about it later!"
Xiao Hua thought that he had plotted against someone else. He didn't expect that the Red Emperor had plotted against him from the start. He was indeed in a bad mood.
"Let's not talk about this anymore ~"
Emperor Tian Huang continued, "Nangong Shiru's death gave the Red Emperor a chance. Nangong Xun also saw through the Red Emperor's intentions from the way he treated his son-in-law."
"Actually, just like what Gouchen said, my son-in-law was born to be a game-breaker. My son-in-law killed Nangong Shiru and humiliated Nangong Xun, and the Nangong Family's reputation fell to the ground."
"Also, I have already obtained the video of the assassination attempt that my son-in-law encountered. I'm going to announce it to the Heavenly Court. My son-in-law should know about it. Although I don't have any evidence, from the way the two assassins killed my son-in-law, and how ruthless they were, who wouldn't know that the Nangong Family was behind them?"
"That's the lives of hundreds of thousands of students. If Nangong Xun doesn't care about them, then … I will also make him fall out with the students of the Heavenly Court!"
Xiao Hua couldn't help but give a thumbs up. He praised, "Your Majesty's move is indeed impressive. Putting everything else aside, the families, schools, and sects of the hundreds of thousands of students will be enemies with the Nangong Family!"
"That's not all ~"
Emperor Tian Huang suddenly changed the topic. "The key is my son-in-law. That's why I came to see you in person!"
"Me?"
Xiao Hua pointed at himself. "What's the use of me being your son-in-law? Your Majesty has already started a war among the students. All you have to do is let the anger of the students drown the Nangong Family!"
"If that's the case …"
Emperor Tian Huang smiled. "Why did you have to wait so long, Crimson Emperor? Why did you have to use Ying Huo as bait in the end? "
"That Nangong Xun's scheming is probably something that a young man like you can't imagine. He never leaves any evidence behind when he does something, and he always does things by the book. We are the Five Great Emperors of the Heavenly Court. If we don't have a righteous cause, we won't intervene!"
"Furthermore, the Dongfang Family, Ximen Family, Nangong Family, and Beiming Family have been in the Heavenly Court for who knows how long. Not only do they have a complicated relationship with the Twelve Floors, but they also have a close relationship with the Immortal Officials of the Five Great Immortal Palaces of the Heavenly Court. I dare say that even if I came to the Heaven and Earth Pagoda, it wouldn't take long for Nangong Xun to find out about something as secretive as this!"
Xiao Huagang was about to speak when Emperor Tian Huang raised his hand to stop him. He continued, "My son-in-law, don't be in such a hurry. Once I finish speaking, you'll understand the difficulties that Crimson Emperor and I are in."
"We have to deal with the Nangong Family. I can even tell you that the Nangong Family has already begun to act before Crimson Emperor allowed Ying Huo to participate in the Prime Selection. I don't know what they're up to, but I know that they'll definitely act at the border of the Five Heavens. This will make us feel like we're too far away to help, and we might even become wary of each other."
"Although I have an agreement with the Scarlet Emperor, who knows if the NanGong Aristocratic Family is behind this incident that happened between our heavens? If we all act together, it's inevitable that there will be conflicts and grudges. When there are too many grudges, it'll naturally lead to a big conflict! Especially the celestial officials that we sent out. They don't know about this, so I can't confide in them. It's inevitable that they'll compete with each other! "
"There are too many things happening at the border of the Five Heavens. It's inevitable that people's hearts will become unstable. Do you know that a single spark can start a prairie fire? This fire is very likely to ignite my throne! I can't just stand by and watch. I must nip this in the bud! "
"I have a lot of things to do. I can't spare more energy to deal with the Nangong Family. The same goes for Crimson Emperor. My son-in-law is my son-in-law, and also the elder of Ying Huo's husband. I don't dare to trust any of the celestial officials under me and Crimson Emperor. My son-in-law, tell me, if Crimson Emperor and I don't hand this over to my son-in-law, who else can we hand this over to?"
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