Chapter 516 Poison on the snowy night

Half a month passed quietly like this.

Just after the war between the two empires ended with the complete defeat of the Star Luo Empire, the Douluo Continent seemed to have returned to its previous calm.

It should be said that Douluo Continent is calmer now than before.

Because the Tiandou Empire seems to have completely severed ties with the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire, the continent-wide high-level soul master competition that was originally held once every five years has no intention of continuing it in the short term after the war.

After all, the two empires had a fight not long ago, which almost knocked the dog's brains out. It was impossible for them to reconcile so easily and hold a continent-wide high-level soul master competition.

Even if either of the two empires suddenly pretends to be well-intentioned and proposes to continue holding the continent-wide high-level soul master competition, it is estimated that the other side will suspect whether there is any conspiracy in it...

For example, under the guise of continuing to hold the competition, the army and domestic powerhouses secretly set up an ambush to trick the enemy's genius soul masters into coming over and kill them all.

However, although nothing major has happened on Douluo Continent in the past half month.

However, the people of the two empires are still talking about the war between the two empires. Among them, Lu Yuan's reputation has replaced the three famous generals of the Star Luo Empire and shocked the entire continent.

The people of the Tiandou Empire have become more and more deified of Lu Yuan. Legend has it that Lu Yuan has the ability to defeat Titled Douluo with the cultivation level of Contra without falling behind, the ability to teleport over a wide range of space, the speed of moving thousands of miles in an instant, and the ability to make a point. Iron magical powers, ever-changing skills, and the ability to spread the beans into soldiers...

The first few are okay. Although they sound a bit unbelievable and counterintuitive, they are indeed things that Lu Yuan can do.

But the following ones were ever-changing and spread the word even more and more outrageously. They really became more and more mysterious.

For example, even Lu Yuan's birth was rumored to have caused "a strange phenomenon at birth." For example, one of the most widely circulated versions is that when Lu Yuan was born, "the sky and the earth changed color, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and the originally clear sky suddenly turned into a cloudy sky." Blue, red, and gold. When the mother gave birth, the sky was filled with blood, and ghosts and gods were heard whispering."

Even Lu Yuan's ordinary origin was questioned. The people of the Tiandou Empire did not think that Lu Qing, an ordinary person, could give birth to a child with such a powerful talent.

So they fabricated another rumored version, that is, Lu Yuan was not Lu Qing's biological son. Mana was favored by the God of Death in the God Realm and gave birth to Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan's true identity was the son of the God of Death.

This is really getting more and more nonsense. Not to mention the nonsense that Lu Qing, Lu Yuan's biological father in this life, was cuckolded by some god of murder for no reason. Let's first talk about how Mana, a peasant woman, was cuckolded by the gods. The gods favored her and gave birth to a child.

From a secular aesthetic point of view, Mana is just a peasant woman with a simple appearance and a slightly strong figure.

Not to mention that Mana has been an ordinary person since she was a child. She has been engaged in farming all day long and is exposed to the sun and rain. Even a yellow-flowered girl will be turned into a yellow-faced woman.

Although Lu Yuan's status has risen over the years and he has begun to enjoy a leisurely aristocratic life, he has become as noble as a rich lady.

But after all, she is not a beauty whose appearance is so beautiful that the gods in heaven can look down upon her.

Moreover, the identity of the son of the God of Death was too low-level. Lu Yuan remembered that the God of Death should only be a subordinate of God Shura, not comparable to a first-level god. He was even killed by the protagonist in the plot of another book.

But folk rumors cannot be spread without the will of the parties concerned, unless a reign of terror is carried out and a literary inquisition is carried out.

Lu Yuan was also a little helpless and didn't take it seriously.

But in general, these rumors are positive in promoting Lu Yuan.

Of course, Lu Yuan was a negative image in the Star Luo Empire. Not only was his appearance exaggerated and vilified, but his origin... seemed to be similar to what was said in the Tiandou Empire, but his birth abnormality was described by the Star Luo Empire as "the monster of the world." .

After all, Lu Yuan's name has even become a means for adults to scare children among the people of the Star Luo Empire.

None of this actually matters to Lu Yuan. Apart from practicing during this period, he is strengthening the defense of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, and at the same time...

Arguing with Emperor Xue Ye.

Emperor Xue Ye seemed to know that he only had two years left to live, so he especially wanted to get Qian Renxue and Lu Qingqing married this year to consolidate Qian Renxue's status.

However, after Lu Yuan refused the last night banquet using Lu Qingmana as an excuse, he summoned Lu Qingmana to the palace for daily chat.

Lu Qing was no longer a country farmer who could be easily tricked. When faced with Emperor Xue Ye's wishes, he just said that this was a matter for the children. They had grown up and let them decide for themselves.

He also heard about Emperor Xue Ye's previous reward to Lu Yuan, and knew that Emperor Xue Ye once felt sorry for his son.

So Lu Qing didn't give Emperor Xue Ye any face and kept trying to shirk the issue.

Lu Yuan was also very happy. Taking advantage of his free time, he invited a few people from the former Tiandou Royal Academy to come out for tea and enjoy the luxurious aristocratic life.

One of the busiest hotels in Tennogai Street.

In addition to Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong, Lu Qingqing, the Shi brothers, Yan Zhuyin, and even Dugu Yan, who had not appeared for a long time, were also gathered in the private room at this time.

"Boss, why are you so free today?" Mo Mo asked in surprise.

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at him, "What? You are all so busy, am I born to be busy? I have been busy for so long and I can't enjoy it?"

"Boss, aren't you that kind of person? After all, you are a powerful general who controls two elite armies, the Sky Shadow Army and the Royal Knights." Shi Mo said with a smile, "You must be much busier than us little commanders. "

"When it comes to you, there is no difference between you all. You are all busy people. You are not as good as me... I am the one who truly has nothing to do and is at ease." Dugu Yan said with a smile.

At the same time, she handed the empty tea cup to Lu Yuan, raised her eyebrows, and said jokingly, "General Tianying, can you give me, a little girl, a cup of tea?"

Lu Yuan had no choice but to hold on to the air. He directly picked up the teapot next to him and poured tea for Dugu Yan. "Sister, it's better for you to stay away from these mundane things."

"That's not my ambition, but I wanted to go to the battlefield to defend the country like you before." Dugu Yan chuckled and said, "After all, even Zhu Yin and Rongrong went to the battlefield, so I can do it, right? "

She hugged Yan Zhuyin beside her with a joking look on her face.

Yan Zhuyin's pretty face turned red immediately, but she didn't mind Dugu Yan's behavior.

"Yanyan, you didn't tell me earlier." Ning Rongrong suddenly said with a smile, "Last time I told you to join my Tianying Army for fun."

"Haha, forget it, I'm just talking, not to mention that it's not yet to the point of asking a weak woman like me with low cultivation and no understanding of military law to go to the battlefield." Dugu Yan said with a smile, "Generally speaking, the army That kind of serious place doesn’t suit me.”

"By the way, it is said that recently..." She looked at Lu Qingqing next to Lu Yuan and said, "Your Majesty wants Qingqing to marry the prince as soon as possible?"

Lu Qingqing nodded, "They do have that intention, but..."

She pulled Lu Yuan's arm affectionately and said with a smile, "The emperor, who was ignorant of good and evil and jealous of loyal and virtuous people, actually treated my brother like that. I don't agree with them!"

Dugu Yan suddenly felt helpless. She glanced at Lu Yuan and then at Lu Qingqing.

Then she asked, "Qingqing, you are with the prince because of your brother... I thought you really liked the prince."

"It doesn't matter who you marry, it doesn't matter whether you really like her or not, but the blood relationship between me and my brother cannot be severed." Lu Qingqing said pretending not to care.

Only she knows that the prince "Xue Qinghe" is just a man pretending to be a woman, and she doesn't care.

Dugu Yan shook his head, then his face suddenly turned serious, and he suddenly said to the people in front of him, "Let me tell you something..."

"Don't tell outsiders easily."

Suddenly, Lu Yuan, Ning Rongrong and others became curious and nervous.

Yan Zhuyin frowned at this time. She shook her head and said, "Yanyan, if you think this matter shouldn't be known to too many people, don't say it's best."

Dugu Yan rolled his eyes at her and said helplessly, "Aren't I worried about you? After all, what I want to say is a very big deal for everyone."

"I just asked you not to tell others casually. In fact, it is not a top-secret matter." After saying that, she said directly with a serious face, "This matter is actually about the present His Majesty. He is not very worried about Qingqing and the Crown Prince. Marriage?"

"That's because his situation is no longer optimistic." Dugu Yan said.

After hearing what she said, the expressions of everyone present suddenly changed.

Even Lu Yuan, like everyone else, pretended to be very surprised.

"My grandpa said..." Dugu Yan was about to continue talking, but at this moment...

"Get out of the way!" Suddenly, a rush of horse hooves sounded outside the street, interrupting Dugu Yan's words.

She frowned and was about to ignore it and continue talking.

The sound of horse hooves outside was accompanied by the man's loud announcement, "Act on His Majesty's orders! Give way to pedestrians! Violators will be executed!"

Hearing this, Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment and walked outside curiously.

Lu Yuan and others followed her to the balcony and looked at the scene on the street.

While running, dust is flying.

Pedestrians walking on the road hurriedly dispersed to avoid, and for a while, the originally wide street was filled with chaos.

I saw dozens of knights wearing fine armor, running outside as if they were very anxious.

Pedestrians also hurriedly got out of the way after seeing their clothes.

because……

Most of these knights wore the clothes of the Royal Guards.

The Royal Guards are the core warriors of the Tiandou Empire's royal family, and each one has been carefully selected.

Those at the level of squad leader and above are all composed of soul masters.

For the Tiandou Empire, which had only a small number of soul masters, this one was definitely the best among the best.

The Royal Guards are responsible for protecting the royal family and the palace. Unless the country is about to be exterminated, the Royal Guards generally do not appear on the battlefields of foreign wars.

But now what they said about acting on His Majesty's orders should be true.

Dugu Yan's expression changed even more, because she had seen these royal guards before, especially the one at the head, and she was very familiar with them.

She immediately knew what these knights of the Royal Guards were doing.

"Something big happened." Dugu Yan suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Senior sister, what exactly is going on? Do you know?" Lu Yuan frowned and asked curiously.

Dugu Yan whispered and used soul power to transmit his voice to the ears of Lu Yuan, Ning Rongrong and six others, and said, "They are the royal guards beside His Majesty. The leader is the captain of the guard team. They went out of the city to find My grandpa’s!”

No wonder she was so cautious, just because this matter involved Emperor Xue Ye, she had to be cautious.

"And every time His Majesty comes to see my grandfather, he is about to get poisoned."

"Poison?" This was the first time that Shi Mo, Ning Rongrong and Yan Zhuyin heard about Emperor Xue Ye being poisoned, and their faces were filled with surprise.

"This is what I want to tell you. Your Majesty has been poisoned for a long time, and the situation is not optimistic." Dugu Yan said in a low voice, "My grandfather said that the situation of Emperor Xue Ye has now gotten out of control. His The best way to treat the poison is to suppress it temporarily, but it cannot completely eradicate it, and the situation will become more and more serious."

"Even Poison Douluo can't be completely eradicated..." Mo Shimo and others sighed in disbelief.

You must know that he is Poison Douluo, the person who knows the most about Poison in the entire continent. He dares to say that he is second and no one dares to say that he is No. 1. The titled Douluo with Poison as his title!

But even he had no idea how powerful this poison was.

What they don't know is that the mixed toxin Qian Renxue gave to Emperor Xueye is equivalent to a difficult problem that no one who asked the question has the answer to. There is no antidote to the poison, so what can Dugu Bo do?

"And the last time my grandfather helped Emperor Xue Ye suppress the toxin, he already said that maybe next time, or even the next time, he will no longer be able to suppress the toxin, and Emperor Xue Ye will also die of poison on the spot!" Dugu Yan whispered.

"Doesn't that mean..." Graphite Shimo and others suddenly felt their hearts tremble...

"Well... the next time my grandfather said last time is this time, so now His Majesty may die at any time." Dugu Yan said in a deep voice.

Lu Yuan whispered, "I see..."

In the original plot, when Emperor Xue Ye was about to die, it was probably when the Qianren Snow Palace changed...

However, in the original plot, there was the soul hunting operation first, and then there was the change in the palace.

But if you think about it carefully, maybe it was his time-traveling butterfly that caused the butterfly effect?

In this case, today may be...

It’s time for real change!

Lu Yuan immediately stood up and said to Ning Rongrong, "Rongrong! Let's go back to the sect and inform dad and the others to prepare troops to defend the palace!"

Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment, then she understood and nodded, "It is true that at this time, we must go back to defend the palace!"

When the emperor dies, preparations must be made to prevent any accidents in the palace.

Then she looked at Shimo Shimo and Yan Zhuyin and said, "Shimo, Shimo, and Zhuyin, you should also go back as soon as possible to inform your family and prepare to defend the palace and prevent Xiaoxiao from causing trouble!"

"Okay!" Yan Zhuyin also knew that the situation was serious and quickly got up and went home.

Graphite Stone Mo also cupped his hands and said gratefully to Dugu Yan, "Sister Yanyan! Thank you for informing us."

He bowed his hands to Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong again, "Boss, Rongrong, let's go back first!"

Afterwards, the Shi brothers also hurried back to Uncle Xuanwu's mansion.