You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 59 An Anomaly Discovered in the Imperial Court

The events in the capital were just a minor incident.

Outside the city, on the largest flying ship.

Ying Chen stood on the deck of the flying boat, looking down at the magnificent imperial capital.

Ying Chen's mind was racing. When he left the capital, no one wanted to see him off, but now that he was back, so many people had come.

"Your Highness! His Majesty has sent people to fetch you!"

Behind Ying Chen, a general of the Imperial Guard pointed to a person approaching rapidly below and spoke.

The man was dressed in official robes and possessed the cultivation level of the Golden Core stage.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is waiting for you in the palace! You may go alone; these guards will remain outside the city and will be received by someone!"

The official stepped aboard the airship, bowed, and began to speak.

"Your Highness, no!"

After the official finished speaking, Dian Wei and Zhao Yun, who had come with Ying Chen, both changed their expressions drastically and began to offer advice.

Anyone with eyes could see that the Qin Emperor wanted Ying Chen to enter the city alone. Without the protection of those powerful figures, Ying Chen would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter in the eyes of others.

"Is this my father's decree?"

Ying Chen looked at the official and said coldly.

The official felt extremely uncomfortable under Ying Chen's gaze, and forced himself to say, "This is His Majesty's decree!"

Ying Chen's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

"Kill him!"

Ying Chen said calmly.

puff~~

As soon as he finished speaking, Dian Wei, who was behind Ying Chen, stretched out his palm and slowly clenched it, turning the official into a pool of blood mist.

"Your Highness, this..."

The Imperial Guard generals behind him changed their expressions drastically upon seeing this scene, looking at Ying Chen with fear.

"Issue my decree!"

"The army is besieging the capital. Dian Wei and Guo Jia will accompany me into the city, while Zhao Yun will command the army from the outside!"

Ying Chen ignored them and spoke calmly.

"Here!"

Zhao Yun and the others all spoke respectfully.

Soon, hundreds of flying ships surrounded the capital.

"What's going on! How did these flying ships surround the capital?!"

"Isn't it obvious! It must be that the Prince of Liang is dissatisfied and has rebelled!"

"What? What are we going to do then? If a war breaks out, we'll definitely be the ones who suffer!"

"Alas! We can only pray that this war won't affect us too much!"

"..."

Ying Chen's actions plunged the people of the capital into panic.

The siege of the capital was something that had never happened since the founding of the Qin Dynasty!

Everyone was praying that the war would not affect them.

Ying Chen led Dian Wei and Guo Jia toward the capital.

Upon entering the capital, the garrison was on high alert, watching the three of them warily.

However, they did not dare to stop Ying Chen and the others. After all, the Qin Emperor had already summoned Ying Chen, and all they could do was quickly report what had happened here to the palace.

Ying Chen and his two companions continued forward, heading towards the imperial palace.

The soldiers then followed.

Inside the palace.

The hall was solemn, and all the court officials waited for Ying Chen's arrival with serious expressions.

They already knew what had happened at the city gate.

Ying Chen's actions surprised and puzzled everyone.

To their astonishment, Ying Chen actually killed the official who went to deliver the imperial decree and even dared to besiege the capital with his troops; this was tantamount to rebellion.

What's puzzling is that since Ying Chen had already taken the step of rebellion, why did he still come to the palace? Wasn't he afraid that the Emperor Qin would be furious and kill him on the spot?

"The King of Liang requests an audience!"

Just then, a sound came from outside.

Then came a series of footsteps.

Under the protection of Dian Wei and Guo Jia, Ying Chen entered the main hall.

Upon returning here, Ying Chen's state of mind had undergone a significant change.

This time, he was no longer the sixth prince whom no one cared about when he was banished from the capital, but the King of Liang who struck fear into the hearts of everyone.

Ying Chen's gaze swept over the assembled officials in the main hall.

Any minister who was glanced at by him lowered his head guiltily, not daring to meet his gaze.

Finally, Ying Chen's gaze fell upon the Qin Emperor, who sat on the dragon throne.

The Emperor Qin looked over, and Ying Chen met his gaze without fear.

Firelight gleamed in their eyes, as if they were secretly vying for supremacy.

Ying Chen was puzzled, wondering why the current Qin Emperor seemed a bit strange.

He felt somewhat different from the Qin Emperor he had imagined.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on how they differed, since he hadn't had much contact with the Qin Emperor before; he just had this feeling.

While pondering, Ying Chen also arrived at the center of the main hall and stopped.

"My son, please see your father!"

Ying Chen bowed slightly, but his face showed no respect, only indifference.

"Get up!"

"I am Qin," the Emperor said coldly.

Do you know why I summoned you back?

The Emperor Qin looked at Ying Chen, a flash of bloodlust in his eyes, and spoke slowly.

"I've heard a little about it! It's about the Qi family!"

Ying Chen nodded slightly, a nonchalant expression on his face.

"Then explain why you sent troops to surround the capital. Are you... planning a rebellion?"

The Emperor Qin leaned forward slightly, staring intently at Ying Chen, and said in an icy voice.

Ying Chen smiled and said, "Father, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"It was clearly you, Father Emperor, who ordered me to bring 200,000 cavalry to the capital!"

"But no one came to take over. Space outside the capital is limited, so I just had them spread out to make it less crowded!"

The ministers in the hall gasped when they heard Ying Chen's words. They had expected that Ying Chen would not give the Qin Emperor face, after all, Ying Chen had the power to do so.

But they never expected that they would be so disrespectful!

A sharp glint flashed in the Emperor's eyes as he said, "You've certainly become quite eloquent. It seems you've changed a lot during your time in Liangzhou! I remember you weren't like this before!"

"No, no! Compared to Father Emperor, I am still far inferior!"

Ying Chen, still smiling, said...

"Your Highness, something feels wrong. I can't sense Emperor Qin's cultivation level at all!"

Just then, Dian Wei's voice appeared in Ying Chen's mind, sounding very solemn.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing the rumors about Dian Wei, Ying Chen frowned slightly.

Then, he looked at the Qin Emperor and activated his Eye of Insight.

In an instant, the Qin Emperor's panel appeared before his eyes.

Name: Ying Hongzhi (Moku)

Identity: Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty (Extraterrestrial Demon)

Strength: Peak of Nascent Soul (Peak of Tribulation Transcending)

Status: Possession

Loyalty: 0 (mortal enemy)

Sure enough, a quick look revealed the problem: although the panel displayed Qin Shi Huang's information, there was a parenthesis next to each section containing other information.

Moreover, his cultivation had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, making him even stronger than the ancestor of the Great Qin Dynasty. According to what Lu Bing had seen and heard during his previous visit to the capital, the strongest person in the Great Qin Dynasty was the previous emperor, Ying Tianzong, who had reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

However, Qin Huang's cultivation level is now at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

This is very unreasonable.

Then, Ying Chen looked at the status, and there were only two words on the screen.

Possession.

In other words, the current Qin Emperor is not the real Qin Emperor, but has been possessed by an extraterrestrial demon named Moku.

The true form of this extraterrestrial demon has reached the terrifying peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm.