Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law

Chapter 806 - 811, 812: Has the Great Song Invaded? (Part 2)

Because half of the taxes were given away, the remaining half was simply not enough to sustain the operations of the entire Yelang nation, so Xingyin could only exploit the common people, thereby inciting rebellion.Even if Xingyin suppressed it with force, the current "prosperity" of Yelang would be gone.

By then, half of the taxes might not even be a tenth, or even a hundredth of the first time.

Chen Mo wanted something that would endure, not to fish by draining the pond.

The rain outside pattered against the window, and Chen Mo didn’t have to wait long. Within less than a quarter of an hour, Princess Deti’s delighted voice came to his ears:

"Your Majesty, you’re awake."

Chen Mo looked up to see Xingluo, whose face was pallid, had regained some rosiness, and his fingers began to tremble, slowly opening his eyes. Because Princess Deti was right beside him, she was the first person he saw. Perhaps he’d been in a daze for too long, he didn’t recognize her at first, and after a moment, he opened his mouth: "Deti?"

Speaking startled even himself.

It wasn’t the usual "mmm" sounds; he could talk now.

Hearing this, Princess Deti was overjoyed as well.

Since Xingluo fell gravely ill, every time she followed her mother to the palace to visit Xingluo, he couldn’t speak.

Now that he could speak, didn’t it mean that Xingluo’s illness was cured?

Princess Deti breathed a long sigh of relief, at last, her mother’s vendetta could be avenged. She couldn’t help but turn her head, wanting to see Xingyin’s panicked expression at this moment, but she suddenly saw he was about to make a move on Nalan Yiren.

"Be careful." Princess Deti warned in alarm.

The next second, she was stunned, because it was Xingyin who fell to the ground.

It turned out, seeing Xingluo awaken, Xingyin felt death was near and intended to make a desperate move, as there was some distance between him and Princess Deti by the Dragon Bed.

Whether targeting Xingluo or Princess Deti, Chen Mo would certainly stop him in time.

It was just that Nalan Yiren stood back beside him.

He didn’t know Nalan Yiren’s specific strength, but she was a woman, and although her voice was somewhat peculiar, it couldn’t be too great. So he guessed her strength shouldn’t be strong and planned to take her hostage.

But he didn’t expect that before he could even touch her, she had already noticed. He only felt something prick him, then everything went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

The Poisonous Bee flew before Nalan Yiren, its wings vibrating as if seeking credit.

This sudden scene naturally drew Xingluo’s gaze. Upon seeing Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren standing in the bedchamber, he was bewildered. He wanted to ask, but upon seeing Xingyin on the ground, he, initially perplexed, became exceptionally furious: "Unfilial son."

As he spoke, he actually began to rise. Although he swiftly lay back down due to weakness, it was clear just how angered he was.

He clearly knew that his downfall to this point was all because of this unfilial son.

Not only that, this unfilial son even, right in front of him, spoke of being indecent with the Empress and accidentally killing Princess Yan Yang.

It was a wonder he didn’t die from rage at the time.

"Your Majesty, calm down, please calm down." Princess Deti also feared he might die from anger.

For Xingluo, after all as a Commandery Princess, he glanced around the bedchamber, noting the collapsed Xingyin, and no ministers were present. Seeing the two strangers here, he surmised some significant upheaval must have occurred.

He sized up Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren, slightly perplexed: "Deti, who are they?"

Princess Deti looked back and truthfully replied: "He is King Wei of the Great Song, and beside him is the Saintess from Baiyue’s Poison King Valley, who also healed Your Majesty. The poison Your Majesty suffered from was at the hands of a traitor from Poison King Valley, and that traitor was also the master of the Third Prince. They conspired together..."

Princess Deti was unaware that Xingluo already knew it was Xingyin who poisoned him.

To ensure Xingyin’s downfall, she clearly stated this detail.

Chen Mo stepped forward, gave a simple bow, and said, "Your Majesty of Yelang, this King extends his courtesy."

"King Wei of the Great Song?"

Xingluo furrowed his brow; in his years bedridden, he was uninformed about external matters, never told by Xingyin. But he knew of the Great Song, instinctively asking: "Has the Great Song invaded?"

After all, a Prince appearing in his bedchamber couldn’t help but prompt Xingluo to think the Great Song had dispatched troops against Yelang and reached the Capital City.

Chen Mo stood by the Dragon Bed, not exhibiting any arrogance, and calmly said: "Your Majesty need not be alarmed. This King came to your country this time merely to handle a matter for a friend. While doing so, your Third Prince and this King had some unpleasantness."

Xingluo’s eyelid twitched. Letting you enter the palace and come before me, this supposed unpleasantness didn’t seem minor.

What astonished him even more was that, it wasn’t an invasion with troops.

How then did the other party enter the palace and bring Xingyin to...

This unknown made him feel anxious.

"So the reason King Wei entered the palace and had this Saintess save me, was there some critical matter?" Xingluo forcibly steadied himself as he spoke.

Chen Mo turned his head, gazing at Princess Deti: "Commandery Princess, why not explain to Your Majesty."

It would be too direct coming from himself.

Upon finishing, he and Nalan Yiren withdrew to the outer hall.

For the Emperor’s bedchamber, there was a separation of inner and outer rooms.

Xingluo glared resentfully at Xingyin on the floor, then sighed, "Deti, tell me about what’s happened recently."

"Yes." Princess Deti began speaking slowly. She wasted no words, went straight to the key points, and emphasized Xingyin’s crimes, not even keeping secret what happened the night before.

"Beast..." Xingluo began coughing in anger.

After a while, he calmed down and said, "And this Great Song’s King Wei, who is he?"

"This will take some explaining; it’s not something that can be told with just one or two sentences, Your Majesty need only know that he is now the Regent King of the Great Song. In the entire Great Song, it is his word that holds sway, with over three hundred thousand troops under his command and many Upper-Grade Martial Artists, he himself also being an Upper-Grade Martial Artist." Princess Deti said.

"Hiss..."

Xingluo couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath and said, "It seems I’ve been ill for quite some time..."

His impression of the Great Song was still stuck in the time when Xu Guozhong was in power.

"The Great Song, after all, is a vast nation, that it can even foster such a young Upper Third-Grade Martial Artist." Xingluo’s tone was filled with emotion, then he said: "Deti, speak of his purpose in coming to the palace."

"Yes."

Princess Deti nodded and said, "Because of Third Prince’s master Tang Yichen’s affairs, and the Lin Family’s issues, they offended King Wei, to compensate King Wei, Third Prince agreed with him, making Yelang a vassal state to the Great Song, paying tribute annually, and... present me to King Wei as a concubine or slave."

After a moment of hesitation, Princess Deti still spoke of the final point.

For she wasn’t certain if the other party minded this part or not.

But whether it mattered or not, Princess Deti knew she couldn’t stay in Yelang.

She had spoken of what happened the previous night, knowing the Empress and Third Prince’s disgraceful affair, so she would inevitably leave a thorn in Xingluo’s heart.

Moreover, since Xingyin was still Xingluo’s biological son, and her every word had aimed for Xingyin’s death, if she remained in Yelang, she could end up dead under uncertain circumstances one day.

Finally, since both her mother and father were gone, nothing in Yelang was worth her lingering for.

Thus, regardless of whether Chen Mo would have her, after avenging her mother, she would depart Yelang.

"Unfilial son, cough cough..." Xingluo began coughing angrily again, then said: "So if I don’t agree with him, he would agree with the unfilial son instead?"

Princess Deti nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, Xingluo closed his eyes; his current state was one of utter desolation.

Although Yelang, a cycle of sixty years ago, had suffered a setback before the Great Song, it was still a dominator in the Western Regions. But now, it had to become someone else’s subordinate, which was somewhat suffocating.

After pondering for a while, he opened his eyes, slightly raised his hand, and sighed, "Enough, Deti, call him in."

"Yes." Princess Deti knew that His Majesty had agreed.