Chapter 575
“State Preceptor Zhao?
Why is he back?
And he has a triumphant expression on his face? ”
Everyone in the main hall turned to look at the purple-robed Zhao Kuo, wondering why Zhao Kuo still had a triumphant expression on his face when he returned.
Zhao Kuo saw all the civil and military officials kneeling in the main hall and guessed that Ouyang Tiande had lost his temper. He didn’t dare to be too ostentatious and his expression gradually turned serious. Thus, he strode to the front of the crowd and bowed to the expressionless Ouyang Tiande. He said respectfully, “Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!”
“State Preceptor Zhao, rise!” Ouyang Tiande said lightly.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Zhao Kuo straightened his body and looked straight at Ouyang Tiande. He said sincerely, “Your Majesty, I see that you have a lot on your mind. Did something happen?
This humble servant can help Your Majesty solve your problems. ”
“Hmm, State Preceptor Zhao is still considerate of I.” Ouyang Tiande was very satisfied with Zhao Kuo’s performance and a smile appeared on his face. Regardless of whether Zhao Kuo was sincere or not, he had given him enough face. Thus, he asked with concern, “State Preceptor Zhao, why did you leave the city for a few days?
Do you have to go personally? ”
“This…” Zhao Kuo didn’t expect Ouyang Tiande to know that he had secretly left the city. He was shocked and thought that Ouyang Tiande had secretly sent someone to monitor and follow him. When he saw the puzzled look in Ouyang Tiande’s eyes, he guessed that Ouyang Tiande still didn’t know what he had gone out to do. Thus, he felt relieved.
The reason why Zhao Kuo was so nervous was that he had secretly gone to the Black Magic Pavilion branch for the past few days. He was very careful. If Ouyang Tiande found out that he had colluded with the Black Magic Pavilion, not only would he die, but the entire Zhao Clan, which had thousands of people, would also die. This was no laughing matter.
Ouyang Tiande saw that Zhao Kuo was hesitating and guessed that Zhao Kuo had an unspeakable secret. His smile gradually disappeared and he said solemnly, “State Preceptor Zhao, could it be that you have an unspeakable secret?
Hmm? ”
Plop!
Sensing the killing intent in Ouyang Tiande’s words, Zhao Kuo knelt on one knee subconsciously and said with a little fear, “Your Majesty!
You’ve misunderstood. This humble subject doesn’t have any secrets that cannot be divulged. This humble subject is just thinking about how to answer you. This is because this humble subject discovered a shocking secret a few days after leaving the city! ”
“A shocking secret?”
Ouyang Tiande originally thought that Zhao Kuo would not say anything, so he was a little surprised to hear that the latter had discovered a shocking secret. Hence, he retracted his killing intent and asked calmly, “Imperial Preceptor Zhao, please get up. What shocking secret is it? Tell me.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief. As long as Ouyang Tiande didn’t know about the Black Magic Pavilion, there was no need for him to be nervous. Standing up, he swept a glance at the three State Preceptors and sensed the schadenfreude in the depths of their eyes. He laughed coldly in his heart. What are you guys so pleased about? Wait until this daddy tells you the shocking secret. I guarantee that your dog eyes will fall out from shock. Hmph hmph!
Tidying up his slightly wrinkled purple robe, Zhao Kuo began to vividly and vividly tell the story that he had long since fabricated, “Your Majesty, in the few days I left the city, this humble subject did not go sightseeing or do anything shameful. Instead, I went to rescue Her Highness the Princess.”
“You went to rescue the Princess?”
Hearing this, Ouyang Tiande was shocked once again. His gaze was fixed on Zhao Kuo with a little disbelief. Seeing that Zhao Kuo’s expression did not change, Ouyang Tiande politely said, “State Preceptor Zhao, please continue.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Zhao Kuo began to enter a state of lying. Therefore, he righteously said, “Speaking of rescuing the Princess, this humble subject has to talk about Xiao Chen. When this humble subject was looking for the Princess, this humble subject found traces of Xiao Chen in a large mountain. This humble subject saw his sneaky appearance and was puzzled. Thus, this humble subject quietly followed him and discovered that he had met with a group of mysterious black-clothed experts. The group of black-clothed experts all knelt to him and loudly called him Your Highness. This humble subject was shocked when I heard this.”
“What?
Your Highness the Prince?! ”
At first, Ouyang Tiande thought that he had misheard. After a moment, he confirmed that he had not misheard. Greatly shocked, he abruptly stood up from his seat. The name “Your Highness the Prince” was too sensitive. This title had disappeared along with the fall of the Huang Divine King’s dynasty fifteen years ago. Now that someone was being addressed as “Your Highness the Prince”, this matter was too important.
“Wow!”
When the civil and military officials and the other three State Preceptors heard Zhao Kuo’s earth-shattering words, they were so shocked that their eyeballs almost popped out. Their faces were full of shock as if they had heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. Many of them suspected that Zhao Kuo had either gone crazy or they had gone crazy.
“Hu!”
Taking a deep breath, Ouyang Tiande stared straight into Zhao Kuo’s eyes and said in an incomparably serious tone:
“State Preceptor Zhao, other things can be joked about, but what you said just now cannot be joked about. If you were joking just now, then I can forgive you this once. If you are not joking, then please continue. However, you have to remember that whatever you say next, I will take it seriously. Once you say something wrong, it will be the crime of deceiving the Emperor. As a State Preceptor, you should be very clear about the consequences.
“This …”
Hearing such serious words from Ouyang Tiande, Zhao Kuo felt a little guilty. He had only heard about Xiao Chen being a prince from the two experts of the Black Magic Pavilion. He hadn’t seen it with his own eyes or heard it with his own ears. Now, he suddenly felt that it was a little unreliable. What if the Black Magic Pavilion tricked him?
Seeing that Zhao Kuo was hesitating again, Ouyang Tiande was immediately displeased. He urged with an unfriendly face, “State Preceptor Zhao, what’s the problem?”
“I’ll bet on it!”
In order to kill Xiao Chen, Zhao Kuo had decided to stake it all. Even if Xiao Chen wasn’t the prince of the Divine King of the Former Wilderness, he would still put this heavy title on Xiao Chen’s head. He believed that the two experts of the Black Magic Pavilion wouldn’t fabricate such a shocking secret out of thin air. There must be a reason behind it.
“Your Majesty!
Everything this humble subject has said is the truth! ”
Zhao Kuo cheered himself up in his heart. With a solemn face, he guaranteed, “This humble subject heard the mysterious black-clothed masked man call Xiao Chen ‘His Royal Highness’. In addition, this humble subject has conclusive evidence to prove that Xiao Chen is a descendant of the Xiao family!”
“Evidence?”
Hearing this, Ouyang Tiande’s fat body suddenly released a powerful aura that even the four State Preceptors feared. He coldly shouted a word filled with ice-cold killing intent, “Speak!”
“The evidence is Xiao Chen’s God’s Gift, because his God’s Gift is the Demonic God’s Gift!”
Feeling the powerful aura of Ouyang Tiande, Zhao Kuo was shocked. In his heart, he was extremely afraid of Ouyang Tiande, but he was also sincerely convinced by Ouyang Tiande’s aura of a king. Therefore, he didn’t dare to keep him in suspense anymore. He directly said the most powerful evidence to prove that Xiao Chen was a descendant of the Xiao family — — the Demonic God’s Gift.
“What!
The Demonic God’s Gift! ”
“The special God’s Gift of the Xiao family’s direct bloodline — — the Demonic God’s Gift?
Xiao Chen’s God’s Gift is really the Demonic God’s Gift? ”
“Heavens!
The terrifying Demonic God’s Gift has appeared again. Does this mean that Xiao Chen is really a prince of the Divine King of the Former Wilderness?
In other words, Xiao Chen is the son of the last Xiao family leader, Xiao Zhan? “