Chapter 1016: Chapter 1016

Otherwise, back when it was clear to everyone that Song Chengyue was about to meet his end, there were those who secretly made moves to rise up.

The boss took the lion's share of benefits, acted ruthlessly, and had his subordinates take the blame during incidents, which led to no good outcome for anyone. This was the norm.

Yet there must not have been any exceptional cases for everyone to accept such a norm. Official source ıs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝

If there had indeed been exceptional cases, where one saw a good outcome, returning to the past, people could accept it on the surface, but what they thought inside was another matter.

It's hard to say when there's a chance, some might stab a new superior in the back.

The Crown Prince sat there, surrounded by silence, with the eunuchs around him not daring to breathe loudly.

The Crown Prince waved his hand, dismissing everyone, and sat alone.

He initially wanted Song Chengyue to investigate some sensitive matters, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to speak.

Song Chengyue made it very clear that he only pledged allegiance to His Majesty, whoever was His Majesty, he would serve.

Ever since the last time Emperor Qian didn't deal with him, casually brushed aside the matter of reporting, he felt something was amiss.

Now, the Lihuo Institute seemed to be openly stirring trouble, releasing those legendary tales.

They weren't explicitly pointing fingers and cursing, but anyone with a mind to it would know.

That book, involving Wen Lingyou, who was initially of the Lihuo Institute's higher-ups and also the tutor of the Crown Prince of Dali.

In that legend, eighty percent was mere speculation and fabrication, but the core part was definitely true.

Otherwise, Wen Lingyou could not afford this kind of disgrace.

And in recent days, the Crown Prince was in the Royal Book Library, digging through old records, and found some matters concerning Dadui.

The Faceless Man back then had its initial core, which was the White Water Egg.

It was only later that Dadui disappeared, and this Dharma Method was spread.

Dazhen had it, but Dazhen abandoned the Dharma Method early on, so now Dazhen's Faceless Man is just a name, unrelated to the White Water Egg.

With Dadui's imminent return, the once missing classics are starting to reappear more and more.

Some classics that were earlier unnoticed, upon being opened now, reveal records concerning Dadui.

Among a classic of Daqian, he found a record from ancient times concerning the Jinyi Wei.

At that time, Dadui's Faceless Man had an incident, which was considered a chance for the White Water Egg Dharma Method to take flight.

Precisely how, there were no detailed descriptions, only mentioning it was quite a big fuss, with significant losses. Otherwise, Daqian wouldn't have put in an additional recorded note.

In addition, the Crown Prince himself saw quite a few records at the White Water Egg's base.

Tons of miscellaneous details, and after catching a glimpse of the main trunk, he immediately began piecing together a rough overall outline, becoming clearer the more he investigated.

But the deeper he delved, the more a sense of powerlessness and despair began to gradually arise.

There was a time he believed that after turning into a White Water Egg and forgetting the past, everyone was .

Now upon reexamination, he couldn't help but develop numerous conspiracy theories.

Pawns, they're all pawns, every single one of them, even he is a pawn.

He is but one of those pawns of the so-called Divine King.

Thinking of his deeply calculating father, who has always looked down coldly from above, controlling everything.

He didn't even need to guess to understand that his father must be in control of everything too.

Knowing this, why do it?

Is it to better control?

No, impossible, in his father's eyes, he probably isn't much different from other Princes.

Once he most desired for the day he could ascend the throne and inherit the treasure.

But now, gazing at that position, he begins to feel fear, as though it's an abyss, and sitting upon it means eternal damnation.

He doesn't understand, once ascended to the position of Emperor Qian, who could still doom him?

Yet just seeing the shadow of the Emperor Qian, he can't help but harbor such thoughts that after his ascension, he would still only see his father's shadow blocking the sky, unable to escape his grasp.

In his heart field, two shadows stand left and right, he has the Divine Dynasty's destiny protecting him, being the regent and Crown Prince, logically it should be hard for him to give rise to a Heart Demon.

But now, the deeper the Crown Prince dug, the more he felt those shadows pressing him to the point of suffocation.

The political situation is stable, and recently those who came to speculate and pledge allegiance to the new lord increased.

The base among the Crown Prince's mansion has also found doing things increasingly easier.

Positions stuck in the Ministry of Personnel for a long time have lately been slowly released to the Crown Prince's ministers.

This indicates that the foundational members of the new court have already begun to enter the court.

Everything flows favourably and logically.

Only the Crown Prince's brows furrowed ever tighter, his eyes concealed increasingly more thoughts, showing little delight.

But to outsiders, the Crown Prince seems increasingly steady, quite embodying the aura of a sovereign.

Several months later, the Crown Prince summoned Song Chengyue again.

"I've heard that Minister Song has quite a connection with Jinlan Mountain, there's something this time that I need you to do."

"I indeed have connections with Jinlan Mountain, what does His Highness need me to do?"

"I wish for some Sweet Rain Original Liquid, and also to complete an almsgiving." The Crown Prince stared at Song Chengyue, his eyes slightly bloodshot, as if countless thoughts were concealed within, on the verge of erupting.

Song Chengyue was secretly alarmed.

What nonsense, the Crown Prince developing Devil Thought?

No, that's not right, according to legend, the Yin Devil seeds are absolutely impossible to enter the palace city, why would the Crown Prince develop Devil Thought?

Could it be those unreliable fellows from Lihuo Institute were wrong? That there's no need for the Yin Devil to plant seeds to develop Devil Thought and Heart Demon?