The Emperor had deliberately ignored Long Zhenyun's incident and it quickly became a 'small interlude'. Everyone also tacitly stopped pursuing Li Chengfeng's true identity.
Although everyone could roughly guess what was hidden behind the veil after someone poked a hole in it, everyone maintained a tacit understanding and no one took the initiative to remove the veil.
However, everyone here knew very well that if someone were to open it again in the future, it would not be as easy to remove as it was now. When that time comes, it would definitely be a storm!
Very quickly, the battle in the court entered its next phase. The Fourth Prince's faction realised that they could no longer stop the Crown Prince's faction from investigating the case of the Crown Prince's whereabouts being leaked. So they settled for the next best thing, which was to fight for the position of the chief judge of the case.
In an instant, the court was filled with smoke. Even the Deputy Prime Minister rolled up his sleeves and went into battle.
But at this stage, it had nothing to do with Li Chengfeng anymore. He retreated to the side and watched the two factions fight in the Imperial Court.
There were no secrets in the court.
Among the eunuchs, eunuchs, maids, and guards in the hall, some of them worked for the Empress, some for the Crown Prince, some for the Fourth Prince, and some for the Emperor. There were all kinds of people, and they all had their own masters. Whatever happened in the Imperial Court, the news quickly spread out.
When the Fourth Prince heard the news, he was first shocked, then delighted.
"Wow, I was wondering why this son of a b * tch was so arrogant!
So he's no ordinary person! "
The Fourth Prince played with the snuff bottle in his hand and took a deep breath. His sinuses twitched and a green vein flashed across his nose.
There were eight cultivators sitting in his Hall of Heroes, and on the right was a man with a demonic appearance that did not seem human. He had blue eyes, fair skin, deep eyes, a high nose, and golden hair. He was actually from the Puppet Kingdom, but the most outrageous thing was that he was wearing a cultivator's robe, and there was a large cloth bag on his back. The cloth bag was rectangular, about two meters tall, half a foot wide, and an inch thick. No one could guess what it was, and they could only guess that it was a magic treasure he carried with him.
The Great Qi Kingdom and the Puppet Kingdom had been at war for hundreds of years. Both of them were colossi with unfathomable strength. In the beginning, the Puppet Kingdom had defeated the Great Qi Kingdom. But later on, the Great Qi Kingdom strengthened its army. During the second southern expedition of Emperor Taizong, the Great Qi Kingdom contacted the Dijon Kingdom and defeated the Puppet Kingdom. They captured many deep-eyed, high-nosed, blonde, and blue-eyed Puppet Kingdom's soldiers, as well as a large number of the Puppet Kingdom's mechanical puppets.
From then on, the Puppet Kingdom began to appear in Daqi as captives and slaves. The mechanical puppets of the Puppet Kingdom also began to be used in Daqi.
However, after the death of Emperor Taizong, his successor, Qi Wuzong, launched the third expedition to the south with the intention of destroying the Puppet Kingdom. However, when Qi Wuzong and his ally, the Dijon Kingdom, prepared to launch an attack on the Puppet Kingdom, the Dijon Kingdom suddenly rebelled and launched a fierce attack on Daqi's waist. Many cultivators were caught off guard and lost their lives. The Puppet Kingdom took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack.
Qi Wuzong's 500,000-strong army was annihilated in the battle, and the territory of the Puppet Kingdom that he had annexed was completely lost. Although Qi Mingzong fought hard to regain it under the protection of the Imperial Blood Guards, he vomited blood and died half a year later in the Divine Capital.
It was also because of this battle that Daqi changed from a strategic expansion to a strategic defense. From then on, the world became a tripartite confrontation between Daqi, the Puppet Kingdom, and the Dijon Kingdom.
Among them, Daqi was located in the central north of the continent with a territory of 20 million. The Puppet Kingdom was located in the southeast and center of the continent with a territory of 9 million. The Dijon Kingdom had the smallest territory with a territory of 3 million. It was located in the southwest of the continent and was safe in a corner. However, because the people of the Dijon Kingdom were valiant and all of them were soldiers, they had unique battle prowess and techniques. Even Daqi did not dare to provoke them easily.
After this battle, many cultivators of Daqi were captured, and the cultivation methods of many sects were leaked to the Puppet Kingdom and the Dijon Kingdom. However, because of the special constitution of the Dijon Kingdom and the Puppet Kingdom, most of the people were unable to cultivate magic. Therefore, whether it was the Dijon Kingdom or the Puppet Kingdom, those who could cultivate magic were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Needless to say, those who could cultivate to the top level of the Great Cultivator Realm were from the Puppet Kingdom and the Dijon Kingdom.
This devilishly lecherous cultivator stretched his hand to the side, and a puppet man with only the upper body and the lower body of a round ball rolled forward and handed him a cup of hot tea.
The upper body of this puppet was no different from an ordinary person, but the arms were mechanical. The abdominal area was connected to the ball, and there was a joint in the middle so that when the lower body rolled around the ball, the upper body could maintain an upright balance.
However, the strange thing was that this puppet was wearing a mask. This mask was in the shape of a smiling doll. There were two spots of rouge on its cheeks, but its complexion was extremely pale. It was eerie and horrifying.
The people around only took a glance and felt a chill run down their backs.
The lecherous cultivator took a sip of tea and frowned slightly. He turned to look at the puppet beside him and said with a smile, "The tea is too hot. This kind of Spring Jade Tea needs to be boiled with Longshan Snow Water in a small pot of fire for a quarter of an hour. But you used too much time and actually boiled the water!"
After saying that, he poured the tea into the puppet's neck. For a moment, everyone could only hear the puppet tremble violently and let out a low hiss. The sound was like the mournful wail of a person closing their mouth, and it made their hair stand on end.
This lecherous cultivator spoke the official language of Daqi very well. Although he looked different, his words and actions were no different from the people of Daqi. However, his actions caused the other cultivators in the hall to look askance at him. Their eyes were filled with fear and disdain.
The Fourth Prince felt a chill run down his spine. He coughed and said, "I've changed my mind. This time, I don't want Li Chengfeng's head, I want him to show his true colors!"
As he spoke, he bowed to the cultivator and said respectfully, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Enlightened Master Yun to take action this time!"
The cultivator called Enlightened Master Yun said slowly, "Oh?
Your Highness, are you serious?
But there are some people who are not convinced … "
The Fourth Prince's expression changed. "You must be joking, Enlightened Master Yun. This operation is secretive and should not be made public. Although the other Enlightened Masters are powerful, they are not suitable for this operation, so …"
"Your Highness, why do you look down on your countrymen and favor the lowly commoners?" A rough voice immediately interrupted the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince frowned and turned to see that it was the cultivator who volunteered to replace Sword Asura. He said, "Enlightened Master Hua, there is no distinction between nobility and lowly commoners here. Everyone here is my esteemed guest!"
The cultivator called Enlightened Master Hua sneered, "A lowly commoner from the Puppet Kingdom is a lowly commoner no matter where he goes!
Don't think you can be human just because you wear a crown!
Your Highness, have you been deceived by this lowly commoner? "
Enlightened Master Yun's expression did not change. He looked at Enlightened Master Hua with a smile and did not speak, as if he was used to this kind of discrimination.
The Fourth Prince looked displeased. "Enlightened Master Hua, are you confident that you can take down Li Chengfeng without alerting the world and make him reveal his true colors?"