Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

The wide city gate was already crowded with the Xiaoyong Army soldiers who had regained their senses.

They saw the scene inside the city, the common people lying dead in various painful poses on the streets, the miserable scene piercing their hearts.

Many soldiers broke down.

Many of them drew their swords and committed suicide, blood splattering three feet away.

Liang Wan'er and the others didn't have time to stop them.

"Your Highness, some pain and regret can only be ended by death..."

A junior general in the Xiaoyong Army said with a face full of pain.

He said that some of the soldiers who committed suicide were his men.

Their relatives were all from Xiaye.

Now that they had woken up and learned that they had personally participated in the event that killed their loved ones, how could they bear it?

"Alas."

Liang Wan'er sighed deeply.

It was all the fault of Liang Buqun and Marquis Champion, as well as the forces behind them—the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall.

If it weren't for the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall providing secret techniques and support, Liang Buqun would not have dared to do so.

Even if Liang Buqun obtained the secret technique and frantically implemented the plan, it would not have been possible to succeed.

Without the help of the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall's experts and such profound rune arrays, how could the blood sacrifice of such a large city like Xiaye be concealed?

...

In front of Xiaye City, there was a sound of wailing. Many of the Xiaoyong Army soldiers had broken down, and the rest were on the verge of collapse.

Although some of them were usually ruthless, they had never imagined such a hellish scene.

Those lying in the city were not enemies, not foreigners, but the people of the dynasty!

Many of them were the close relatives of their comrades!

They no longer knew how to face this cruel reality.

"Why, why is it like this? Why have we been treating the people of Xiaye as enemies all this time!

Who played tricks on us, making us have such terrible illusions!

Who is it!!"

Many Xiaoyong Army soldiers and junior generals roared hoarsely, their eyes bloodshot, and the veins on their necks and foreheads popping out.

"Who else could it be? Have you been in contact with other people during this time?

You are in the army, and you only come into contact with people in the army."

"No...how could they do this..."

Listening to Liang Wan'er's words, although these soldiers were unwilling to admit it, they knew that this should be the truth.

"Your Highness, we are sinners of the dynasty. We are insane. We beg Your Highness to grant us death!"

Many Xiaoyong Army junior generals knelt down and pleaded guilty.

The rest of the Xiaoyong Army saw this and knelt down one after another, their lips trembling, some sobbing, and some wailing.

Today's events had shattered all the bottom lines in their hearts.

"Although you participated in it, you were patrolling Xiaye City under the circumstances of being unaware of the truth and losing your autonomy under the control of others, and did not directly kill the people of Xiaye.

The death of the people of Xiaye was due to the evil blood sacrifice secret technique.

Soldiers, you followed the wrong commander, which led you to where you are today.

But now is not the time for you to blame yourselves.

We should unite, stop the blood sacrifice, shatter the conspiracy, and save the one billion people of the Eastern Frontier!"

"What?!"

The Xiaoyong Army soldiers' bodies shook violently, and they looked at Liang Wan'er with shock and disbelief.

"Your Highness, you said blood sacrifice of the Eastern Frontier?"

Their bodies trembled, and they felt chills all over.

They originally thought that only the people in Xiaye, a county town, were sacrificed by blood.

They didn't expect that the conspiracy behind it was to blood sacrifice the entire Eastern Frontier?

You must know that the Eastern Frontier has one billion people of the dynasty!

These Xiaoyong Army soldiers were originally from the Eastern Frontier, living here for generations, and all their relatives and friends were in the Eastern Frontier!

"Then...then...does that mean that all the people in Xiaye have already..."

They could hardly accept this cruel reality, it was too bloody and too miserable.

"That's right, you were under the illusion of the rune path, and you can't remember some of your memories during the illusion.

Now, the people who died in this Xiaye County are not only the people who originally lived in the city, but also the people in the surrounding villages and towns within the scope of Xiaye County.

They were ordered by Marquis Champion Chi Ren to be captured into the city and sacrificed by blood.

Now Xiaye is empty, with no one for thousands of miles..."

"Marquis Champion Chi Ren!"

The Xiaoyong Army soldiers clenched their hands tightly, their fingertips embedded in the flesh of their palms, and blood dripped down their fingers.

"How dare he, how could he do this? This is a betrayal of His Majesty. Isn't he afraid that His Majesty will chop off his head?

Could it be that Chi Ren colluded with foreign forces, intending to subvert the dynasty!"

"No, think about it, how dare Chi Ren do such a heinous and ungodly thing?"

Liang Wan'er's expression was solemn, "If it were just him, he would definitely not dare.

That mysterious force is the long-disappeared Soul Hunting Immortal Hall.

You should have seen or heard about the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall in history books.

Why would the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall choose Chi Ren?

Although he is the Marquis Champion, he is only a marquis after all. He holds 20 million heavy troops, but it is not the strongest army in the dynasty. For the entire Great Liang's 100 million soldiers, 20 million cannot play a decisive role.

In short, Chi Ren alone is not worthy of the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall's efforts."

The Xiaoyong Army soldiers were stunned.

Those junior generals showed a thoughtful look, but no matter how they thought about it, they couldn't understand who in the dynasty was Marquis Champion's backer.

Even if the Prime Minister and others have a higher status than Chi Ren, they are probably just as good as each other to the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall.

"Your Highness, please forgive my ignorance, and please explain it clearly!"

These junior generals are all captains and majors, leading thousands or tens of thousands of people in the Xiaoyong Army.

There are many of them, but because they are only captains and majors and not generals, they cannot enter Chi Ren's core group.

In their hearts, they are first loyal to the dynasty, and then to Chi Ren.

But now that they know that Chi Ren is very likely the mastermind behind the blood sacrifice, the loyalty and awe they had for him have disappeared without a trace.

"Some time ago, the Minister of War led a team to the Eastern Frontier, did you know about it?"

"Your Highness, we know.

It's just that we didn't know what the Minister of War was doing here at the time.

We are of low military rank, and we don't have the authority to know many things, and we stay in the military camp every day, so the news is even more blocked."

"The Minister of War led a team to the Eastern Frontier to investigate the blood sacrifice of the Eastern Frontier.

Some time ago, the captain of the guard of the Eastern Frontier Governor escaped to the Qin Prince's mansion in the imperial city with his last breath, bringing the news of the blood sacrifice of the Eastern Frontier.

That day, Anping Princess brought his remains to the court.

Therefore, the Emperor appointed the Minister of War as an imperial envoy to come to the Eastern Frontier to investigate, giving a three-day deadline, and requiring results."

"Three days?"

The Xiaoyong Army soldiers, captains, and majors were all surprised and puzzled.

"Your Highness, with all due respect, the imperial city is far away from our Eastern Frontier, and it will take some time to travel back and forth.

Three days is too short.

How can such a shocking thing as the blood sacrifice of the Eastern Frontier be investigated in just three days?"

"That's right, it is true from our point of view.

After all, with the help of the Soul Hunting Immortal Hall behind the scenes, with rune arrays hidden, with Chi Ren personally implementing it, and with you who have been hit by the illusion operating it.

If it weren't for Young Master Yuan Chu, even I would have a hard time finding substantial evidence in this Eastern Frontier.

But for the people of the world who don't know the actual situation, they may not think so.

In the eyes of the world, whether the blood sacrifice of the Eastern Frontier is true or not, it only needs the Minister of War and others to send people to the cities of the Eastern Frontier to take a trip."

"That's right, His Majesty probably thought so at that time..."

"No, your Emperor doesn't think so.

He just knows better than anyone else that in three days, the people sent to the Eastern Frontier can't find anything at all.

Moreover, the Minister of War was originally his confidant, so of course he acted according to his will."

Hearing this, the faces of the Xiaoyong Army captains and majors changed drastically, and they looked at Liang Wan'er with shock and disbelief.

Their lips trembled, as if they wanted to say something, but they couldn't make a sound. They only felt that their throats were extremely dry, as if their throats were blocked.

"Your Highness, this statement is too outrageous.

The Emperor...there is no reason to do so. Please forgive us for reserving our opinions..."

They couldn't believe it, they didn't dare to believe it.

As the Emperor, His Majesty certainly wants the dynasty to be well.

How could he do such a shocking thing?

The key is, what is the Emperor's motive for doing this? There is no reason!

Liang Wan'er didn't rush to refute their views, but just said: "What do you think of Prince Qin?"

"Prince Qin is of course a pillar of the country. Without Prince Qin, there would be no Great Liang today.

Even today, Prince Qin is still the shield of the dynasty, guarding the border with less than half of the army, resisting the joint attack of the two major dynasties. For so many years, he has made it difficult for the armies of Great Zhen and Great Yan to cross the thunder pond!"

"Since you recognize Prince Qin, do you know the Emperor's true attitude towards Prince Qin?"

"This..."

The Xiaoyong Army captains and majors opened their mouths, not knowing how to answer.

This matter involves imperial power, and they don't know how to evaluate it, and they don't dare to evaluate it.

"Of course you don't not know, but you don't dare to say it.

Your Emperor, in order to consolidate his imperial power, can unhesitatingly plan for many years to get rid of Prince Qin.

Your commander Chi Ren, how did the title of Marquis Champion come from? The enemies faced by your Xiaoyong Army are far less than the enemies of the Qin Family Army.

But why is it that your military supplies and cultivation resources are far superior to the Qin Family Army.

I, this princess, am here to tell you!

The reason for your existence is that your Emperor intends to use you in the future to replace the Qin Family Army.

He wants to create an army that he firmly controls and that only obeys his orders.

However, as the Emperor, he is very clear about what removing the Prince of Qin would mean and what consequences it might bring to the dynasty.

He is even more aware that removing the Prince of Qin will not be easy, and in the process, it will inevitably cause internal turmoil in the dynasty, displacing many people and even leading to widespread death and destruction.

He also knows that the Prince of Qin is loyal and has no intention of usurping the throne or desiring imperial power.

But he is still uneasy. To eliminate that one in ten thousand possibility that haunts his mind, he is willing to have the dynasty and its people pay a huge price to consolidate his imperial power.

This is your Emperor.

As the Emperor, he certainly wants to govern the Great Liang well and strengthen its national power.

But in his heart, all of these things are far less enticing than imperial power.

To consolidate his imperial power, he can do anything and sacrifice everything!

"But what Your Highness the Eldest Princess has said doesn't seem to be related to the blood sacrifice in the Eastern Frontier."

"Of course it is. Think again about what has happened in the Imperial City recently.

Before you were affected by the Soul Hunt Immortal Palace's talisman illusions, haven't you heard any news from the Imperial City?"

After thinking about it, those centurions and school officers suddenly said, "Is Your Highness talking about the series of events that occurred after the arrival of Young Master Yuan Chu in Great Liang?"

"Exactly. The appearance of Young Master Yuan Chu made the Emperor feel a great threat.

Young Master Yuan Chu is the fiancé of the Princess of Anping and the son-in-law of the Prince of Qin's mansion. You should all know about this.

Therefore, if the Emperor wants to remove the Prince of Qin, there is one more huge obstacle, and that is Young Master Yuan Chu.

Young Master Yuan Chu is a direct disciple of the top Daoist lineage, Jinyun Immortal Sect. What an identity!

With him protecting the Prince of Qin's mansion, Liang Buqun cannot do anything about it.

But how could he be willing to accept this?

He is inherently suspicious and absolutely cannot tolerate the Prince of Qin continuing to live.

Therefore, they secretly colluded with the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, attempting to use the martial arts tournament at the reception of the envoys to legitimately kill Young Master Yuan Chu."

"Ah? How could the Three Kingdoms agree? Young Master Yuan Chu is a direct disciple of Jinyun, aren't they afraid of national annihilation?"

"With enough profit, people will often take risks.

Moreover, for the Three Kingdoms, the appearance of Young Master Yuan Chu also poses a great threat to them.

In their hearts, there may be a danger of national annihilation.

Furthermore, if they kill Young Master Yuan Chu in a fair duel, they will have a legitimate reason to prevent Jinyun Immortal Sect from retaliating.

But what they didn't count on was that they underestimated Young Master Yuan Chu's strength.

The strongest prodigies of the Three Kingdoms, all experts in the Creation Realm, died at the hands of Young Master Yuan Chu during the duel that day.

The Emperor and the Three Kingdoms' plots were all shattered."

"It must be said that Young Master Yuan Chu is truly invincible!

It is said that the Young Master joined Jinyun Immortal Sect not long ago. He was originally a rogue cultivator, and his own realm was not high.

However, he was able to sweep away the strongest prodigies of the Three Kingdoms, not even giving them a chance to admit defeat.

The Young Master's bravery is unparalleled in the same realm!"

Speaking of this, those centurions and school officers looked at Jun Wuxie and Liang Wan'er and said, "So, the Emperor is still unwilling and colluded with the Soul Hunt Immortal Palace to do such a shocking thing as the blood sacrifice in the Eastern Frontier?"

"That's right. His Majesty arranged for me to marry Young Master Yuan Chu in order to stabilize him."

"So that's how it is. After listening to what Your Highness the Eldest Princess said today, carefully analyzing it, there doesn't seem to be any problem in logic…

It's just…"

"I don't want you to firmly believe that Liang Buqun is the mastermind behind the blood sacrifice in the Eastern Frontier right now.

Instead, I want you to stop reporting anything about the Eastern Frontier to the Imperial City.

Once the blood sacrifice in the Eastern Frontier is stopped and this bloody conspiracy is completely shattered, I will naturally produce ironclad evidence to prove that the mastermind behind this is Liang Buqun.

At that time, I hope that all of you generals will stand up and testify, to restore justice to the people of Great Liang and allow the tragically deceased people to rest in peace under the nine springs!

"Your Highness the Eldest Princess, rest assured, the blood sacrifice in the Eastern Frontier is too insane and violates the bottom line of humanity!

If the evidence is irrefutable and it is indeed planned by the Emperor, we, your humble servants, will definitely stand up and testify!

No matter what the final result may be, even if we lose our lives for it, we will never regret it!

We must not let the blood sacrifice continue!

Whether they were ordinary soldiers of the Xiaoyong Army or centurions and school officers, they were all people of the Eastern Frontier.

Their relatives and friends were all in the Eastern Frontier.

If the blood sacrifice continued, their relatives and friends would die tragically like the people of Xiaye City.

This was something they could absolutely not accept!

"Rest assured, after you accuse Liang Buqun, I guarantee there will be no danger.

I will absolutely not do anything like crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, killing you to silence you for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

After all, regarding this matter, I have already decided to make it known to the entire dynasty and conduct a public trial!"

"We believe that what Your Highness the Eldest Princess says will not be false. You are the former Palace Master of the Imperial Deity Immortal Mansion and the respected Eldest Princess of the dynasty.

We only hope that after this matter is resolved, Your Highness the Eldest Princess can find a good commander for us!

For the rest of our lives, we will use our blood and lives to defend the mountains, rivers, and people, and atone for the sins of these days!

"I promise you, if you don't disappoint me, I will not disappoint you either!"

Liang Wan'er gave an extremely solemn response.