Chapter 331: To Practice This Skill, One Must First Castrate Oneself
Far outside Tianlang City, in the camp of the Tianlang Guard.
Inside the tent, a pale-faced young man with a gaunt figure sat quietly at the table, drinking alone.
Opposite him, a rugged man with a scarred face sat and occasionally smacked his lips.
“Third Prince, what are you planning to do about Li Shanyan? Don’t forget, as long as Li Shanyan is alive, everything you’re doing right now is just a farce.”
“General, there’s no need to rush.”
The thin, sinister Third Prince’s eyes were sharp as eagles, his voice low: “Since I dared to take such action, I naturally have confidence that Li Shanyan won’t intervene.”
“Once my imperial throne is secure, I will personally negotiate with him.”
“Negotiate?” General Xu snorted, “Does the Third Prince really think he has the leverage to negotiate with that old monster?”
“This matter requires no concern from you, General.”
The Third Prince replied coldly.
General Xu shrugged and nonchalantly reclined back, grumbling, “No worries, I’m not interested in your power struggles. Just don’t forget our agreement.”
“Of course.”
The Third Prince calmly said, “Once I ascend the throne, I will personally offer you the blood demon’s core.”
“With this core, General, you can surely break through to the later stage of the Great Ascension soon.”
General Xu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“By the way, hasn’t that old eunuch showed any signs of conceding these past few days?”
“Ha, you know how it is.” General Xu scoffed, “That old fool is ridiculously loyal. As long as Huo Ningxue still holds the throne, he’ll protect her at all costs.”
“But no worries, haven’t you already nearly contacted all the other officials?”
“Only the Cao faction hasn’t expressed its stance yet; it seems they are still waiting to see how things unfold.” The Third Prince said solemnly, “Most other officials have already started to sway and accepted my olive branch.”
“Well then, there’s nothing to worry about.” General Xu said with an unconcerned smile, “When the time comes, if the officials all join together to demand her abdication, even if she doesn’t want to step down, she’ll have no choice but to comply.”
“Once she abdicates, that old eunuch will no longer have reason to protect her.”
Mentioning this made the Third Prince’s gaze even more sinister.
It was as if the past played out vividly before his eyes, etched deep into his bones.
To this day, he still remembered clearly how that woman looked down on him from her high position, offering him poisoned wine without a hint of emotion in her eyes.
And as long as Li Shanyan remained absent.
Everything that belonged to that woman should be his.
“Huo Ningxue…” The Third Prince closed his eyes deeply.
To this day, he could not calm himself just thinking about the woman he hated to the core.
“Just you wait.”
“The day the officials coerce the palace, I will make you repay all the pain I’ve suffered a hundredfold!” he gritted his teeth.
General Xu merely looked at him casually and said, “While the situation seems favorable now, there’s a variable you shouldn’t forget.”
“I know what you’re trying to say.”
The Third Prince replied calmly, “That little mouse from the Demon Cult?”
“Mouse? That one is now the genuine National Master of the Holy Kingdom.” General Xu laughed.
“Not a problem. I previously ordered you to spread news of his identity around the city, and now the whole of Tianlang City knows that the National Master was usurped by a demon cultivator.”
“The Holy Kingdom’s citizens are notoriously conservative and xenophobic. That outsider from the Demon Cult wants to meddle in our internal affairs? Even Qin Xiuyuan wouldn’t agree to it.”
“At this time, if Huo Ningxue dares to seek his help, isn’t she just asking for death? She wouldn’t even need the officials to coerce her; she’d lose the support of the people on her own.”
General Xu scratched his head and waved his hand, “I don’t understand your complicated politics. As long as that kid doesn’t conspire with the old eunuch, there shouldn’t be too much trouble. Two Great Ascension cultivators could still be a bit of a problem.”
“Don’t worry, General.”
The Third Prince confidently said, “The old eunuch won’t team up with him. That’s a principle issue.”
“And that Demon Cult mouse has only been in the Holy Kingdom for a few months. What kind of waves can he possibly stir in our centuries-old foundation?”
His words seemed to seal his victory.
Suddenly.
“Report! Chancellor Cao Sima requests an audience.”
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince instantly smiled: “Looks like the Cao family has finally decided to take a stand.”
“Quick, please him in.”
Soon, a pair of middle-aged brothers with similar appearances entered the tent. After greeting the Third Prince and General Xu, Chancellor Cao took a seat at the table and said straightforwardly:
“Third Prince, I’ll get straight to the point. These past few days, there have been rumors in the city… are they true?”
“Of course they’re true.” The Third Prince said confidently.
Chancellor Cao Sima and Chancellor Cao exchanged strange glances.
“Well… such explosive news, I’m afraid we need some time to digest it.”
“Why worry, Chancellor? My ascension is what the people desire, a matter of destiny. That woman on the throne is just a thief plotting for power.”
“Supporting my ascension will surely bring benefits to the Cao family in the future.”
Chancellor Cao hesitated for a moment before carefully saying:
“But… but you know that regardless of who ascends, the Holy Kingdom’s bloodline must not be easily severed.”
“Now you’re saying the Third Prince has declared himself castrated… this… I haven’t seen such an emperor before.”
Third Prince: “?”
General Xu: “?”
“What are you talking about?”
“Um, didn’t Third Prince acknowledge that recent rumors are true?”
“You mean the rumors that the current National Master is actually a demon cultivator?”
“Ah? That? Oh right, that was a hot topic for a while, but it’s cooled down a bit lately.”
Chancellor Cao explained, “Didn’t the Third Prince receive a communication device?”
The Third Prince turned to look at General Xu.
General Xu: “… Uh, it seems like there’s been this trendy little gadget in town, but I haven’t paid much attention to it.”
Looking at the communication device handed to him by Chancellor Cao, the Third Prince furrowed his brow at the content.
“Exclusive revelation! The Third Prince has obtained astonishing transformation, mastering a divine skill for resurrection and vengeance, but the cost is… his manhood!?”
Though the content was brief, it vividly narrated the story of a prince’s revenge, detailing how the Third Prince fell off a cliff in a power struggle and accidentally received a skillbook called “Sunflower Manual”.
“But to practice this skill, one must first castrate themselves… what kind of nonsense is this?!”
The Third Prince angrily smashed the communication device to the ground.
“Who dares be so bold as to spread rumors about this prince? How could such rumors spread throughout the city?”
“Uh, I don’t know either.” Chancellor Cao said, looking pained at the sight of his broken communication device. “No one actively spreads it; this article popped up as the top trending topic a couple of days ago.”
“By now, the entire Holy Kingdom probably knows… overnight.”
The Third Prince froze for a moment, then suddenly felt darkness envelop his vision.
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