Chapter 143: Something is wrong

The matter of the Xu Family annihilating the Seven Stars Sect indeed violated the laws and regulations of the Great Qi Dynasty.

During the morning court, a few ministers, under the Ninth Prince's instruction, submitted a memorial to the Qi Emperor, requesting severe punishment for the Xu Family.

Almost everything within the Great Qi Dynasty was under the Qi Emperor's control. He knew the Xu Family annihilated the Seven Stars Sect and also knew the ministers who submitted the memorial were the Ninth Prince's people. His understanding of the Xu Family was clearer than the Ninth Prince's.

The Qi Emperor, with surging vitality like a dragon, sat upright on the imperial throne, a pair of eyes glowing with golden light calmly looking at the officials below.

"The Xu Family annihilated the Seven Stars Sect. Is there evidence for this matter?"

This….

The ministers looked at each other.

"Is there anyone who saw it with their own eyes?"

The ministers were speechless again. Although they didn't know the reason, they understood that the Qi Emperor clearly didn't want to touch the Xu Family.

If he wanted to touch the Xu Family, there would be no need for evidence at all; he would have directly issued an imperial decree.

Going against the Qi Emperor was an extremely foolish act. After understanding the Qi Emperor's thoughts, the ministers didn't dare to continue talking about this matter, and it was left unresolved like that.

The Ninth Prince was extremely angry after learning about it.

"Why! Why doesn't Imperial Father act against the Xu Family! If the Xu Family is allowed to continue developing like this, they will surely become a great threat!!"

The Ninth Prince felt this was an excellent opportunity to deal with the Xu Family. He thought the Qi Emperor would definitely agree, but unexpectedly, he actually opposed it.

The advisor beside him, Gu Yuanbai, said, "Your Majesty is a brilliant strategist. There must be a reason for doing this."

"What reason?" The Ninth Prince turned his head and questioned.

Gu Yuanbai speculated, "Perhaps Your Majesty has a bigger plan and doesn't want to alert the enemy because of this. After all, the Xu Family, Lingyue Sect, and Wanbao Pavilion have close ties. Rashly acting against the Xu Family would affect the whole situation."

The Ninth Prince had excellent talent in cultivation, even slightly surpassing Su Xinyan, but in terms of overall perspective and strategy, he was indeed a bit lacking.

Gu Yuanbai had already spoken very clearly, yet he still didn't understand, feeling that the Qi Emperor was being overly cautious and it was because of the Lingyue Sect and Tai Xu Sect that he didn't order severe punishment for the Xu Family.

At this moment within the Imperial Palace, the Qi Emperor and True Martial King, the two brothers, stood facing each other.

The Qi Emperor slowly said, "The development of the Xu Family has exceeded my estimation. It seems that matter needs to be brought forward."

The True Martial King nodded.

"Since that's the case, then let's bring it forward. The Lingyue Sect that is restless, the Wanbao Pavilion that is unwilling to remain truly neutral, and the Tai Xu Sect that is not as obedient as before, indeed all need to be warned."

At this moment, the Qi Emperor suddenly asked again, "What do you think, Eldest, Third, and Ninth, who among them is most suitable to become the true Crown Prince?"

The True Martial King hesitated slightly.

Although he was the Qi Emperor's younger brother and had assisted the Qi Emperor in successfully seizing the throne back then, being the only one among the Qi Emperor's many brothers who was still alive, on this matter, he also had to speak cautiously.

After pondering for a moment, he slowly analyzed.

"Ninth's talent is very good. In the future, he should be able to Cultivate to the Fa Xiang Realm, catching up to or even surpassing a few Old Ancestors, but in terms of strategy and overall perspective, he is slightly lacking."

"Third's political maneuvering and strategy are acceptable, but his relationship with Great Chu is too close. If he cannot realize this in time, it may lead to a great disaster in the future."

"Eldest is very calculating, and his performance in other aspects is average."

He only gave evaluations of the three strong contenders for the throne and did not directly say who was most suitable, which was very astute.

…..

The Xu Family, having achieved a great victory, everyone was very happy, but there was always a trace of worry on Yu Shufei's pretty face.

"Don't you think there's a problem?"

Xu Qingzhou asked in return, "What problem?"

"The Royal Family side is too quiet, as if nothing happened. It shouldn't be like this normally," Yu Shufei replied in a solemn voice.

Whether it's Great Qi or Black Feather and Great Chu Dynasties, the Royal Family is extremely overbearing, wanting to control everything to the extreme.

Such a large-scale battle suddenly occurring between major forces, and even one side being annihilated, is something the Royal Family dislikes. This gives them a feeling of losing control.

Therefore, the matter of the Xu Family annihilating the Seven Stars Sect is a violation of the laws and regulations.

Under normal circumstances, the Royal Family would order severe punishment.

But this time, the Royal Family had no reaction at all, which is exactly where Yu Shufei is puzzled.

Xu Qingzhou slightly furrowed his brows, "Do you mean the Royal Family might have some big move?"

"It's possible," Yu Shufei said in a deep voice.

Xu Qingzhou knew deeply that having an Elder in the family is like having a treasure; if there's anything he doesn't understand, just ask Xu Luo.

What's more, when he left before, his inner voice revealed that a major event would happen within the Great Qi Dynasty in the next few years.

Xu Qingzhou also wanted to try and get some information out of him to understand this major event so he could prepare in advance.

Xu Qingzhou came to the front courtyard and patted Little Grey.

"Go call your master over."

Little Grey looked at him.

My uncle, what kind of talk is this! Isn't my master you! I'm really not familiar with the one you're talking about!

Xu Qingzhou waved his hand.

"Go quickly."

Okay, uncle!

Little Grey hopped and skipped away.

Not long after, Xu Luo arrived.

"Sixth Uncle, are you looking for me?"

Xu Qingzhou, sitting at the table, pointed to a chair beside him and casually asked.

"When are you planning to leave next time?"

Xu Luo said, "I gained a lot from this trip. Mu Ge and I need to consolidate and won't be leaving within the next two or three years."

[There are still two and a half years until that matter arrives. Only after that matter can I travel far with peace of mind.]

Xu Qingzhou voiced Yu Shufei's concerns from earlier.

Xu Luo said, "It is indeed a bit abnormal."

[Perhaps I can use this opportunity to tell Sixth Uncle about that matter in advance.]

After pondering for a moment.

Xu Luo also said, "I met a few friends with special abilities on this trip. I asked them to investigate."

Before, he conjured up a master out of thin air; this time it became conjuring up friends out of thin air.

Handing this matter over to Xu Luo, Xu Qingzhou was still very reassured.

Just like this, about half a year passed.

An incident that occurred in Huai Xi Prefecture caused a heated discussion and even caused widespread panic.

When three True Disciples of Tai Xu Sect went out for training, they encountered Demon Cultivators. Relying on the desperate resistance of their three Senior Brothers, their Junior Brother managed to escape back to Tai Xu Sect.

Afterwards, Tai Xu Sect sent out Elders to search for the Demon Cultivators but found nothing.

Xu Qingzhou, who didn't go out much, didn't know about this matter; it was Yu Shufei who told him.

Xu Qingzhou said in surprise, "Demon Cultivators? Demon Cultivators haven't appeared within the Three Great Dynasties for many years, right?"

Xu Qingzhou had heard all sorts of things about Demon Cultivators from others. They all said Demon Cultivators were bloodthirsty and cruel, their cultivation was all related to killing, and in order to improve their cultivation, they all became bloodthirsty.

But Xu Qingzhou had never seen and didn't know what true Demon Cultivators looked like.

Yu Shufei nodded, "The Three Great Dynasties do not allow the existence of Demon Cultivators. As long as they appear, they will definitely be completely wiped out."

"I heard that a few hundred years ago, there was a Demon Sect within the Great Chu Dynasty. At that time, the Demon Sect Disciples, in order to Cultivate, aggressively attacked the Sects of the Great Chu Dynasty and killed many Cultivators."

"Although the Demon Sect was later annihilated, many Sects within the Great Chu Dynasty, especially first and second-tier Sects, all suffered heavy losses. Countless Disciples and Elders were lost, their overall strength plummeted, and they haven't fully recovered for hundreds of years."

"This time, Demon Cultivators were actually discovered within the territory of the Great Qi Dynasty, which is not good news."

Xu Qingzhou vaguely felt that the Demon Cultivators were related to the major event Xu Luo mentioned.

Coincidentally, not even two days later, Xu Luo came to find Xu Qingzhou.