Martial Cultivator

The Wei Family Head walked leisurely through the Imperial City, as if strolling through his own private garden, without the slightest regard for it being a forbidden palace.

Before long, he crossed through the Imperial City and arrived in front of White Dew Garden.

Looking at this garden, built according to the Empress’ preferences, the Wei Family Head sighed softly before stepping inside.

The group of people behind him all remained where they were.

In White Dew Garden, there was a pavilion. During the years when the Empress was still present, the Great Liang Emperor and the Empress often came here together to admire the flowers. Now that the Empress was gone, the Great Liang Emperor would still occasionally show up here.

The so-called ”recalling people through objects” was precisely this.

When the Wei Family Head arrived at the pavilion, the Great Liang Emperor was indeed standing there.

This emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty stood there quietly, gazing at the blooming flowers, looking like an ordinary middle-aged man.

No one could tell that this middle-aged man was actually the emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty.

The Wei Family Head looked at his back and remained silent for a long time, as if contemplating what to say.

Before he could speak, the Great Liang Emperor turned around, looked at the Wei Family Head, and smiled. ”Minister Wei, you seem to have grown much younger.”

The Wei Family Head had naturally once held office in Great Liang, though not during the current dynasty, it should have been during the reign of Emperor Lingzong.

His actual age was far older than his appearance suggested.

He was not much younger than the Xie family’s ancestor.

The Wei Family Head thought for a moment and said, ”Your Majesty’s abilities are indeed impressive, but it’s a pity that the palace purging a while ago wasn’t thoroughly enough.”

The Great Liang Emperor naturally understood what he was referring to and was unperturbed. ”The Wei Family has existed for so many years, having certain means is only to be expected.”

”I heard that Your Majesty was quite pleased at the time? Had Li Heng carved the flesh off Zhao Sanbao piece by piece? All because he poisoned the Empress?”

The Wei Family Head’s tone carried a hint of mockery. ”Great emperors who achieve extraordinary feats are always ruthless. Why is it that when it comes to Your Majesty, you end up being a romantic?”

The Great Liang Emperor looked at the Wei Family Head and said, ”She was always kind to Li Heng. Since Li Heng found out the truth, he naturally did what he had to. I hope Minister Wei doesn’t fall into his hands. Otherwise, your fate would likely be even worse.”

The Wei Family Head had been the mastermind behind the Empress’ poisoning. If he fell into Li Heng’s hands, he would undoubtedly be tortured to the point of wishing for death.

”Your Majesty seems a bit overconfident.”

The Wei Family Head said softly, ”Even if Your Majesty is the most invincible martial artist in the world, how can you be so certain that you won’t die and will live to the end?”

The Great Liang Emperor looked at the Wei Family Head, smiling as he asked, ”Does Minister Wei think yourself to be stronger than the Demon Emperor?”

The Wei Family Head shook his head. No matter how remarkable he considered himself, he would never think he was more formidable than the Demon Emperor.

”We once thought that someone like Minister Wei wouldn’t make a move until the very end. We never expected you to come tonight.”

The Great Liang Emperor said, ”It’s a bit surprising. After all, Minister Wei doesn’t seem like such a person.”

Being a traitor, patience is paramount, and the Wei Family Head was naturally expected to be such a patient person.

”Using your terms, the Wei Family has been traitors, traitors for many, many years. We are actually tired of living such days too. Since Your Majesty has discovered the clues, we no longer need to persist. Killing Your Majesty and ending this millennia-long mission is also an excellent thing.”

The Wei Family Head sighed and said, ”But Your Majesty is indeed remarkable. Our Wei Family has remained hidden for so many years, we didn’t think that we’d be discovered by anyone. Yet, it was during Your Majesty’s reign that we were discovered.” ”Just for this alone, Your Majesty could be considered the greatest ruler of the Great Liang Dynasty.”

The Great Liang Emperor merely smiled at this, then asked, ”The founding emperor ruled for thirty-five years before dying suddenly. It seems he fell to the Wei Family’s hand.”

”That’s right. Not only the founding emperor, but the succeeding Emperor Taizong and Emperor Lingzong also died by the Wei Family’s hand.”

At this point, the Wei Family Head saw no reason to hide anything.

The Great Liang Emperor was silent for a moment. Though he had long suspected the truth, there was still a sense of unease in his heart.

”Our elder brother, the Crown Prince Yiwen, must also have died in a scheme orchestrated by the Wei Family.”

The Great Liang Emperor spoke calmly, his tone devoid of emotion.

The Wei Family Head smiled faintly and lamented with vicissitudes of emotion, ”Emperor Lingzong was truly fortunate, having two sons so extraordinarily gifted. Crown Prince Yiwen was simply too perfect. He had an incredible talent for cultivation and was also destined to be a remarkable emperor. Had he ascended to the throne, no one would have been able to accept it. So he had to die.”

Emperor Lingzong was a brilliant ruler, and if Crown Prince Yiwen had taken the throne, he would have undoubtedly been a brilliant ruler as well. Therefore, he had to die.

”At this point, there is still something I can tell Your Majesty. If it weren’t for Emperor Lingzong choosing to pass the throne to that trash in the end, Your Majesty should have died back then too.”

Although the current Emperor has always been considered slightly inferior to Crown Prince Yiwen, the difference is minimal. His talent in cultivation is definitely not lacking, and in governing the country, perhaps he’s not as good as Prince Yuwen.

According to common reasoning, after Emperor Lingzong’s most beloved son died, he should have passed the throne to another capable son. But who would have thought that, in the end, he chose to pass the throne to Crown Prince Yiwen’s son because of his deep love for him.

”Emperor Lingzong was criticized by the world for this matter, but I have to admire him.”

The Wei Family head lamented, ”He deceived me.”

The Great Liang Emperor remained silent. He had already known the truth.

The reason Emperor Lingzong chose to pass the throne to the Deposed Emperor was not out of love for him, but because he knew that if he even considered passing the throne to the Great Liang Emperor, he would have lost this son too.

He had long known that Crown Prince Yiwen’s death was unusual, but he had never expressed it and had secretly plotted, to protect the current Emperor.

”Great Liang deserved to grow ever stronger. In these generations of emperors, not a single one was muddle-headed. Some of the plans, even I couldn’t see through back then.”

The Wei Family head. ”He might be the most adept at hiding his intentions among all the emperors in history.”

The Great Liang Emperor remained silent.

This secret was destined to remain unknown to most. If it were ever made public, many would likely change their views of Emperor Lingzong.

But it seemed like it did not matter anymore.

Because Emperor Lingzong had passed away many years ago.

A trace of sorrow appeared in the Great Liang Emperor’s eyes. His father had been dead for many years.