Overriding the Heaven

The bonfire at the foot of the mountain was only faintly burning with dark red sparks left, as if a strong wind could blow it away.    

Chu Yan faced the stone wall, his face expressionless.    

Jiang Jun, who was nailed in front of him, only had one last breath left.    

Heavily injured, drained of blood, and frightened, he was left with only one last breath of life left to live.    

This pain of being surrounded by fear, made even Jiang Jun unable to refrain from cursing himself in his heart.    

If he wasn't a martial artist, but rather a mortal with a weak body, how wonderful that would be!    

If that was the case, he would have died a long time ago, and would have been released a long time ago.    

"I... He had finished speaking … "Your Highness …" Jiang Jun said with great difficulty.    

Every word he said now felt as if a dull knife had sliced through his throat.    

But Jiang Jun had to say it.    

He wanted to die.    

"Kill …" I... "Please …"    

Jiang Jun asked weakly.    

Chu Yan coldly swept the other party with his eyes, and said indifferently: "Jiang Jun, have you been to the Abyss Demon Prison before?"    

"I …" Jiang Jun had only spat out a single word when he suddenly realized something.    

At this time, Chu Yan stopped looking at him and turned to leave. "Feel that despair."    

"Kill, kill me …" Staring dumbfoundedly at Chu Yan's back as his figure walked further and further in the snow and wind until he completely disappeared from sight, Jiang Jun hoarsely cried out, crying out loud.    

It was a pity that his blood was almost dry. Where would his tears be?    

Just as the sky turned white, Chu Yan crossed over the borders of the Southern Yuan Kingdom and officially returned to his homeland.    

On this day, it was January 7th. There was still 21 days until the 30 year celebration of Chu Qiangdong's ascension to the throne on the 28th of January.    

Time passed in a flash, and soon, half a month had passed.    

January 22 of that year.    

At this time, the capital of the Southern Yuan Kingdom was bustling with noise and excitement.    

The chaos that had occurred in the imperial court several years ago was because very few people brought it up again.    

Furthermore, the current Crown Prince Chu Xing had displayed an extreme level of talent in cultivation and was accepted as a disciple by the Wanhai Sect. In the past few years, the entire Southern Yuan Kingdom gave off a feeling of prosperity and prosperity.    

Inside the market, there were even rumors saying that once Crown Prince Chu Xing ascended to the top of the great treasure in the future, the Southern Yuan Kingdom would no longer be called state, and would become a kingdom!    

This kind of change was even more exciting and exciting than being able to establish a territory.    

The name that had once attracted the attention of tens of thousands people seemed as if it had never appeared. No one even brought it up.    

As for the reason why no one mentioned it, whether it was due to the deliberate pressure or for some other reason, only a small number of people knew.    

Because of the importance that the Wanhai Sect had, the Southern Yuan Kingdom had become an influential existence among the surrounding state. Compared to a few years ago, his position had evidently risen.    

Otherwise, Chu Qiangdong's 30th year of celebration wouldn't have been so grand, to the point of even sending some of his envoys to congratulate him.    

If someone who didn't know better saw this, perhaps they would think that those state s had already pledged allegiance to the Southern Yuan Kingdom.    

As of a month ago, the capital of the Southern Yuan Kingdom had already fallen into a festive atmosphere.    

This atmosphere would reach its climax on January 28, the end of this month.    

What the Southern Yuan Kingdom had to do now was to ensure that there were no mistakes in this celebration.    

On one hand, they had to ensure the perfection of the atmosphere, and on the other hand, they had to stifle all possible factors of instability at the embryonic stage.    

At this time, one of the most important areas of the ceremony — Southern Yuan Kingdom's Imperial City — was making its final preparations before the celebration.    

The entire imperial city needed to be repainted, the frescoes needed to be repainted, the glass bricks and tiles needed to be replaced with new ones. This included all the chairs, a teacup, and a brick beneath the ground.    

And the person in charge of all these, was the current, who was in charge of the Inner Court's etiquette.    

To the Southern Yuan Kingdom, even Eunuch Wu Xiaoming would have absolute power over the palace maids and eunuchs in the imperial city. At the same time, the food and clothing of the duke, as well as the decorations of the palace in the imperial city, would have to be handled by him.    

To be able to sit in this position and grasp this kind of power, he could only be one of the most trusted subordinates of Duke Guang, Chu Qiangdong.    

And three years ago, Wu Xiaoming was still just an unknown eunuch in the Inner Palace.    

As for why he was able to rise to such a high position, the reason was very simple. Three years ago, he had accomplished a great deed.    

He was the first to discover that the former crown prince had been rude to his own younger sister and that he had plotted against her.    

It was also because of his sharp senses and timely report that he stopped the Southern Yuan Kingdom from going through a calamity.    

At this time, Wu Xiaoming was jumping and shouting at the top of his lungs, commanding a few strong artisans to place a vase that was a whole floor high.    

"Be careful! Be careful! Slow down! Slow down! Ouch! I say, slow down! " Wu Xiaoming said in a shrill voice, shocked.    

Under his gaze, the craftsmen finally set up the vases. Everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat.    

However, before they even had the chance to take a breath, they received a wave of insolent abuse from Wu Xiaoming.    

It was just that for some unknown reason, Wu Xiaoming's face was a little crooked compared to before. He also lacked a lot of teeth in his mouth, so when he spoke, not only did it leak air, it was also very strenuous.    

He cursed the craftsmen for a while and then sat down panting. There were other eunuchs waiting for him. He hurriedly brought the tea that he had prepared with both hands.    

"Old Ancestor, you better take care of your body. These days, the entire Imperial City needs you as its pillar. If you get sick from the anger of these lowly craftsmen, then it wouldn't be worth it." Seeing that the Eunuch Wu was drinking the tea, the little eunuch hurriedly flattered. At the same time, he used his strength to massage Wu Xiaoming's shoulders.    

Wu Xiaoming really enjoyed this feeling of being flattered.    

This was the ultimate enjoyment in the world.    

Every time he thought about it, he couldn't help but realize how important it was to make this desperate decision.    

Life is like playing chess. Step by step, step by step, you are talking about yourself.    

However, at this moment, Eunuch Wu was clearly so happy that his eyes were narrowed and he felt like moaning from the flattery, but he still pretended to be reserved: "What pillar of support is this? Do not spout nonsense. Remember, the pillar of support for our Southern Yuan Kingdom is the Duke. When the Duke abdicates, the Crown Prince is the only one — "    

When he said the two words "Crown Prince", all of a sudden, Wu Xiaoming seemed to remember something, and his body couldn't help but tremble, and his speech also stopped.    

When the eunuch serving him saw Wu Xiaoming suddenly freeze up, panic filled his eyes. He did not dare to ask more, and quickly lowered his head, pretending as if he did not know anything.    

After a while, the young eunuch felt Wu Xiaoming's trembling stopped.    

At the same time, he heard Wu Xiaoming's shrill and delicate voice. "Do you still remember, the last time I spoke, which adults have not arrived in the country yet?"