552: Blood Pool

But at this moment, he still had to put on a smiling face and asked gently, “May I ask why Your Excellency has come?”

Chen De put his palms together, “Amitabha, this humble monk has come to file a complaint.”

“File a complaint?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers and generals exchanged glances.

The imperial court was completely finished; the entire Imperial Capital couldn't even produce a Diamond.

What complaint could someone at the lowest Diamond level possibly come to file?

Chen De frowned, “What, is it not allowed? Such a grand imperial court, surely it wouldn’t be unable to fulfill this humble monk’s small request, would it?”

“No, no!”

Seeing that Chen De seemed a little angry, everyone quickly said with a compensatory smile, “May I ask what complaint Your Excellency is filing, and against whom?”

Chen De smiled upon hearing this, raised his hand, and pointed to Prince Yong on the platform, “The person I am complaining about is none other than him, Prince Yong!”

Prince Yong was stunned after hearing this. Complaining about him?

Messing with him!

At this moment, someone asked, “Then what is the complaint about?”

Chen De fell silent, but he still spoke, “I accuse this Prince Yong of having an illicit affair with the Emperor’s daughter-in-law!”

The Emperor's daughter-in-law... Prince Yong asked with a stiff expression, “May I ask which of His Imperial Father’s daughters-in-law this prince is involved with?”

“Your wife!” Chen De blinked and said as if it were obvious.

My wife is having an affair with me?

For some reason, Prince Yong felt inexplicably wronged upon hearing this.

At the same time, everyone realized that this was clearly a provocation.

Chen De continued, “Ahem, this act truly harms the royal family’s reputation. Even an outsider like me can’t stand to watch it.”

Then he suddenly appeared before Prince Yong and grabbed his neck.

His speed was so fast that no one could see it clearly, and naturally, no one could react.

At this moment, Prince Yong's expression was as if he had just realized he had been captured.

“You, what do you want to do?”

“Don’t forget, Imperial Father is still alive.”

“If you know what’s good for you, let me go quickly, or else you’ll regret it when Imperial Father comes out of seclusion.”

Prince Yong feigned composure as he reprimanded Chen De, but he was originally an unfavored prince and lacked any significant aura or mental fortitude.

Feeling the threat of death at this moment, he almost instantly reverted to his true self.

But the moment his eyes met Chen De’s, he suddenly became composed.

The hand on his neck loosened, and Chen De smiled faintly.

Then he looked at the ministers in the hall who were preparing to flee; every single one of them was immobilized by Chen De’s pressure.

A moment later... “We respectfully bow to Prince Yong, long live, long live, long long live!”

“We respectfully bow to the Grand Tutor, virtuous, virtuous, most virtuous!”

All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down in unison before the two figures.

“All my beloved ministers, rise!”

“Thank you, Prince Yong!”

“Thank you, Grand Tutor!”

So, the ministers all lowered their heads and stood up.

After they all stood straight, Prince Yong stood up.

“Prince Yong respectfully bows to the Grand Tutor, virtuous, virtuous, most virtuous!”

He mimicked the ministers’ actions from earlier, falling to his knees before Chen De with a thud.

After hearing three heavy kowtows, Chen De stroked his non-existent beard and smiled, “Prince Yong, as the Emperor’s son, why be so polite? Please rise quickly.”

“Thank you, Grand Tutor!”

With Chen De’s permission, Prince Yong slowly stood up and sat upright on the dragon throne.

“Amitabha, the people of the Imperial Capital are suffering terribly. This Grand Tutor requests Your Highness to resolve this matter as soon as possible!”

“Every day it is delayed means more lives lost, which is truly heartbreaking.”

Prince Yong nodded, “The Grand Tutor speaks wisely. Which beloved minister is willing to step forward and resolve this matter?”

“I will!”

“You can’t, let me do it!”

“Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon this person, so I am the most suitable!”

...As soon as Prince Yong finished speaking, a group of ministers and generals eagerly volunteered.

They were almost fighting over this opportunity to take action.

At this moment, Chen De suddenly spoke, “Since you all are contending endlessly, why not go together?”

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed to point a clear path for everyone, and their eyes instantly lit up.

“Grand Tutor is right.”

“Just a simple sentence contains such profound philosophy.”

“A single chopstick can be broken, but a bundle of chopsticks cannot.”

“It’s truly amazing. Such a good idea, even if you gave me a lifetime, I wouldn’t be able to come up with it!”

“The Grand Tutor is indeed the Grand Tutor. Both his character and moral integrity are beyond our comparison.”

“If one had even one ten-thousandth of the Grand Tutor’s moral integrity, it would surely benefit them for life.”

“Yes, yes...”

Thus, the greatest problem (difficult problem) facing the ministers was easily resolved by Chen De.

“Go!”

“As you command!”

With a single command, all the civil and military officials rushed out of the hall, leading their troops to execute the order.

At the cost of several waves of lives, the Imperial Capital finally returned to its former tranquility.

The common people lived in peace and contentment, all praising Prince Yong and the Grand Tutor.

But Chen De knew that the areas outside the Imperial Capital must have already learned of the situation within the Imperial Capital.

The reason they hadn't acted yet was simply mutual apprehension and fear of the Emperor, who was still alive.

Therefore, the current prosperous scene could very well be nothing more than a castle in the air.

Swish!

A whip cut through the air, then struck something with a dull thud.

“Ah!”

A bare-chested, burly man grunted in pain, but he absolutely dared not put down the heavy object on his shoulder.

These past few days, tremendous changes had occurred in the Imperial Capital.

First, those Diamond and King Level experts mysteriously died out completely.

Then chaos erupted, and countless people, regardless of their cultivation level, engaged in burning, killing, looting, and plundering.

After several days of great chaos, the imperial court finally sent people to suppress it.

However, before these ordinary people could even rejoice, the imperial court’s people were even more ruthless!

All the elderly and children were arrested and taken to an unknown location.

Then the men and strong women were brought here to work as laborers, seemingly constructing some kind of pool.

Finally, the women who couldn't work were gathered and then distributed throughout the Imperial Capital.

Many places called ‘Comfort Houses’ were established, and these soldiers and resting laborers enjoyed going there.

After this upheaval, almost everyone was assigned to the most suitable position for them.

They contributed their strength to this empire, to Great Firmament, and to their own lives.

Blood Pool!

Chen De pondered while looking down, thinking that with the power of the entire Imperial Capital, it should be built very soon.

Then he looked towards the Emperor’s seclusion location. These past few days, the aura there had become increasingly restrained and diluted.

However, its level seemed to have subtly begun to exceed the Legendary Level realm.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Emperor’s breakthrough should also be within these few days.

It’s just unknown whether this Blood Pool can be completed on time.