Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 158: Escape

Li Daoye’s face turned severe. “Young master Fang, you’re saying that… the one who colluded with the Blood Spirit Cult is your Great Xia’s emperor?”

“Xiao Shence was putting on a show even in his final moments. What a foolishly loyal bastard.” Fang Chen took in a deep breath as rage surfaced in his eyes. “Now that I think about it, there was no way Xia Yu could have been competent enough to win Xiao Shence’s undying loyalty. He was the emperor’s aide from the start to the end.”

“What about the others?” Li Daoye was flabbergasted

He never thought that mere mortals would be capable of such intricate schemes. Even a cultivator like him had been duped. Not once had he ever suspected that Xiao Shence was acting in the Palace of Great Peace.

“The others? That doesn’t matter anymore, but those people probably thought they were serving the crown prince.” Fang Chen scoffed. “Xia Yu probably thought so too. He believed he had put together a group of close aides, and he could make use of the Blood Spirit Cult to become the emperor and bring Great Xia to a greater height, thus going down in history as a sage emperor. Yet, he never stopped to wonder whether his father knew about the Blood Spirit Cult or not.

“Now that Tao Yu has reminded me, do you think there’s any reason for the Blood Spirit Cult to approach a crown prince who wields little power instead of the emperor? That uncle of mine is a scheming and vicious man. He has truly mastered the way of the emperor. If needed, he doesn’t even hesitate to use his own flesh and blood as a shield to protect himself.

“He knew from the very start how huge of a controversy it would be to bring in the Blood Spirit Cult, so he prepared a path of retreat. He allowed Xia Yu to handle things on the surface while he eyed things from a distance away. How laughable it is that Xia Yu didn’t know the truth even when he was going to be killed!”

Li Daoye was infuriated. “How can that fellow be so cruel? Great Xia belongs to him, but he actually allowed the Blood Spirit Cult to use it as a pill c

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