The sixth hour of the Sun of Dawn theft investigation.
It was getting late, but there was no red cloud, and the dark clouds made dusk seem to have come, and it seemed that it had not come, and the night came to the world in advance.
The rain was still there, accompanied by the rumbling thunder, and the oppressive atmosphere combined with the figures of the guards in the imperial capital made the capital of this human race permeable with slaughter.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
The investigation from the Five Palaces of Shangxuan involved a huge aspect, in addition to the prince, there were more cultivators related to the prince.
In these six hours, most of these people were taken away.
Some are in the place of practice, some are in the sect, and some are at home, either party must choose to bow their heads when facing the majesty of the human emperor.
If there is resistance, kill them.
The rain also washed away the blood, but the bloody breath was difficult to dissipate, and gradually churned with the night.
In the heavy rain of the night, Xu Qing wore a sword-wielding robe and walked on the way to the palace prison, his steps changing in a hurry with his mood and environment.
He participated in the investigation of the theft of the Sun of Dawn by the Sword Palace, saw all the evidence that was found, and also felt the undercurrent of various princes in the imperial capital.
"It shouldn't be like this."
Xu Qing looked up, his eyes passed through the rain in front of him, and looked at the palace in the dark night.
Heavenly Prison, in the palace, the entrance gate is not the rainbow bridge, but the side door on the side.
"None of these princes are ordinary, they can't be found out so easily, unless...... Someone single-handedly knitted and pushed it all together."
"National teacher?"
"There is also the emperor's self-proof, which is also a bit abrupt."
Xu Qing frowned, he always felt that after coming to the imperial capital, there was a gap in the things he saw, like a puzzle, missing a key piece.
"Is it possible that people who play chess are not two ......"
Xu Qing paused, and a thunderbolt rumbled across the sky, reflecting the palace and the thoughtful expression on Xu Qing's face.
After a long time, Xu Qing closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he looked as usual and walked into the side door of the palace.
With the decree of the Sword Palace, he successfully passed the examination, and under the guidance of the three black-armored guards, he entered the basement of the palace.
Feeling the cold around him all the way and the amazing aura, as well as the forbidden runes on every brick and tile, Xu Qing understood that this cage should be regarded as the most tight prison in the imperial capital.
Even if he had a decree, he still had to go through layers of inspections until he was sure that there was no hindrance, and Xu Qing was taken to the cage where Ning Yan was imprisoned.
The heavenly prison of the palace has a total of nine floors, and the lower the imprisoned royal family members, the higher the status and the more mysterious they are.
Especially after the sixth floor, all visits are strictly prohibited.
Ning Yan was imprisoned on the third floor.
The entire cage was shrouded in prohibitions, Ning Yan's whole body was covered with sealing rings, making it like an ordinary person here, difficult to fly, and his expression was very complicated, sitting on the ground, motionless.
It wasn't until he noticed Xu Qing's arrival that he barely raised his head and looked at Xu Qing outside the prohibition protection.
"Boss ......"
Looking at Ning Yan, Xu Qing sat down cross-legged and swept around.
"The environment here is okay, not as dirty as I imagined."
Ning Yan smiled bitterly.
"And it's quiet, you can meditate here."
Ning Yan was silent.
"After meditation, some things you ignore may also be remembered by you."
Xu Qing stopped speaking, looking at Ning Yan calmly, Ning Yan was instinctively a little nervous, and looked at Xu Qing around, his eyes a little dodged.
Time passed, and a stick of incense passed.
Ning Yan lowered his head, Xu Qing closed his eyes.
There was silence.
Until another stick of incense passed, Xu Qing stood up.
"Since you have nothing to say to me, I'm leaving."
Xu Qing turned around and walked out, in the cage behind him, Ning Yan looked at Xu Qing's back, the hesitation and entanglement in his heart blended together, until Xu Qing took five steps, Ning Yan gritted his teeth fiercely.
"Boss."
Xu Qing's footsteps paused.
"Although there is a possibility that someone is pretending to be me in this matter, the greater possibility is that it is ...... My brother, the eleventh prince."
Xu Qing turned around and looked at Ning Yan through the prohibition barrier.
"The tomb of the eleventh prince has been investigated, and he is indeed dead."
Ning Yan had a complicated expression, touched the ground of the cage, lowered his head, and his voice was soft.
"Boss...... My brother and I were born as compatriots, and we often played a game when we were young."
Xu Qing concentrated.
"This game is hide and seek."
"But every time, he can find me, no matter where I am hiding, he knows it clearly."
"I don't know why, I asked him at that time, and he told me that I would know when I grew up, but he was clearly born only one stick of incense before me."
"Until today, I was sent here......"
Ning Yan raised his head and looked at Xu Qing.
"I know the answer, wherever I was hiding back then, he could actually perceive it with the special connection between us."
"I also sensed it."
Ning Yan pointed to the ground.
"Below, there is my brother's breath."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Qing's mind suddenly made waves.
"This breath is abnormal, I can't describe it, the only feeling is ...... It is both familiar and unfamiliar, and contains strangeness."
"I tried to call but didn't respond."
Ning Yan was bitter and had mixed flavors, and this day had a great impact on him.
Especially in this prison, he sensed his brother's breath, which made his thoughts subverted, and he clearly remembered that his brother and mother died together.
But now, under this heavenly prison, he actually felt his brother's breath.
He didn't know what the reason was, he didn't know why, but he wasn't a child, he understood...... There is a huge secret in this.
Xu Qing was silent, his eyes falling to the ground.
This is the third floor, and there are six more floors below.
And this place is the palace prison, and only the emperor's order can lock people up here.
"The dead person is suspected to be not dead, but he appears in the heavenly prison where only the emperor can order to be imprisoned...... And this eleventh prince, who is suspected to be not dead, stole the sun of dawn."
"Its purpose is unknown."
"Life and death, I don't know."
Xu Qing raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, his mind suddenly thought of the portrait of Ning Yan's mother, looking at it at this moment, it seemed that everything was inextricably linked to the death of Ning Yan's mother back then.
And the emperor has a big secret.
This is especially true for national teachers.
After a long time, Xu Qing left the heavenly prison and returned to the Sword Holding Palace.
He did not tell anyone about it.
The investigation of Ning Yan was fruitless, which also made the case unlikely to continue, and ended on the current result, until late at night, after the eighth hour, the Sword Palace submitted all the investigation documents.
The other four palaces also turned in one after another.
When the results from different directions were summarized in front of the human emperor, as the human emperor flipped through them, the thunder in the sky roared more and more, as if there was anger and was about to break out.
But in the end, this anger did not come, the emperor closed his eyes, and after calming down for a long time, he seemed to be a little older.
But when his eyes opened again, the human emperor who was extremely domineering and suppressed all directions, his majesty returned again, with decisiveness in his eyes, and he announced a shocking imperial decree to the human race.
Outside the palace, from now on, a total of twelve incense sticks will be built, each with a height of ninety-nine zhang, an interval of nine zhang, and the color is red!
In addition to the two princesses An Ran and Anbei, the twelve princes and princesses, including An Hai, each fused their soul blood into one and branded their own gods.
"Since you want to seize the throne, instead of undercurrents surging into chaos in the court, it is better to put them in front of the stage."
"From today onwards, the twelve incense burns together, according to the performance of each prince and daughter, there is a meritorious burn, there is a mistake burning, after a year, the one who burns the incense the slowest and the highest is the one who is ...... Prince!"
As soon as this imperial decree came out, the hearts of the people in the imperial capital roared, and all the forces were moved.
In this way, everything is on the table, and whoever wants to be this prince must maintain his own incense and burn the slowest, so that he can finally stand tall.
And it is not possible to do without merit, so the incense burns all the time.
Suddenly, the princes in the imperial capital who paid attention to the theft of Dawn also showed a strong light in their eyes.
And with the spread of the imperial decree, the theft case of the Sun of Dawn became an unsolved case, and no one mentioned it again.
Ning Yan and Lao Jiu were also released, and the palace hall and palace gates were closed, and they did not attend court for seven days.
Ning Yan, who returned to the mansion, after experiencing this incident, also changed his personality and locked himself in the ancestral hall.
Xu Qing knew that Ning Yan at this time might prefer to be alone, so he looked at the ancestral hall and recalled the experience of this day, and got an answer in his heart.
"The one who fell into the trap won a game."
At the same time, at the moment when the palace gates were closed, the curfew in the imperial capital was lifted, and everyone was shaken by the prince's incense, the wind howled in the palace and in the Tongtian Pavilion.
The Human Emperor stood there, with his hands behind his back, looking at the huge Ancient Emperor Star in front of him.
Behind him, the void was distorted, and the figure of the national teacher came out of thin air, bowing to the emperor and smiling slightly.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you finally made a decision and broke the last shackles."
The emperor's eyes were deep, and he did not look back, but spoke lightly.
"Even if you are the Purple Green Prince, but you have not recovered yet, and you are in the important land of my human race, it is not difficult for this emperor to kill you."
The national teacher had a gentle expression and spoke softly.
"I'm just helping Your Majesty fulfill your dream, and besides, Your Majesty naturally knows that I just pushed it away, and there are others behind the scenes."
"As for who it is, His Majesty also has the answer."
The emperor was expressionless.
"Your Majesty, the gods have already paid attention, so since you have made a decision, you must do it as soon as possible, after all, this deal...... But unprecedented."
The national teacher smiled, and after speaking, his body blurred and went away with the wind.
Inside the Tongtian Pavilion, it was quiet, only the sound of the wind echoed.
In that wind, the human emperor's gaze seemed to penetrate the clouds and fall, falling into the depths of the ancient emperor star......