Originally, Sima Ke was very frustrated when Chen Yuan was critically injured and near death because, based on what he knew, Chen Yuan's chance of survival was only one percent.

After all, using the True Martial Sword with Dan Realm cultivation was not much different from rushing to find death.

He had even been drowning his sorrows with wine these past few days.

Chen Yuan was a strong support for him, a support that could become an independent force. For this reason, he did not hesitate to abandon all pretense and was willing to serve Chen Yuan's mother.

He even secretly arranged things between Chen Yuan and his imperial sister.

Last time, he even took the initiative to go to Chunhua Palace, hoping that his mother would intercede for him, and he was reprimanded for it. As a result, all his efforts were in vain.

If Chen Yuan died, he would really have no hope of competing for the throne.

But, Heaven did not abandon him.

Chen Yuan... lived.

He actually... lived!

Not only did he live, but he also survived death and was reborn, successfully breaking through to the Fifth Realm by taking advantage of this tribulation, becoming a rare Huayang True Person in the world!

When Sima Ke heard this news, he almost wanted to laugh to the sky.

This was simply a blessing from Heaven!

He was well aware of the merits Chen Yuan had made this time. It had already spread throughout the capital that it was Chen Yuan's night raid on the Northern Barbarian grain camp that laid the foundation for the Northern Liang Army's victory this time.

It was because Chen Yuan disregarded his own life and death to activate the True Martial Sword that he turned the tide and saved hundreds of thousands of people in Liangzhou City, allowing Wei Jinfeng to make a surprise attack thousands of miles later.

Leaving most of the Northern Barbarian iron cavalry in the Central Plains.

This was a tremendous merit!

He would definitely be granted the title of marquis.

He could even take this opportunity to become a true high-level official of the Sky Survey Division. In addition, with Chen Yuan's terrifying talent, there would be countless people who wanted to attach themselves to him.

How could he not be excited?

He even felt that his position as crown prince was in Chen Yuan's hands. As long as he was willing to help, everything would be fine, and he could instantly overwhelm the forces of his eldest and second brothers.

Of course, after the crazy laughter, he felt that he should also do something, a gift for Chen Yuan's return to the capital.

Yes, returning to the capital.

Sima Ke had a hunch that Chen Yuan had made such a great contribution and broken through to the Huayang Realm. It was no longer suitable for him to serve as the Liangzhou Golden Envoy.

He would definitely be transferred back to the capital by his father to be reused.

As long as he held great power, Sima Ke's spring would come.

But this also brought a problem. Chen Yuan was in the ascendant, and the court placed high hopes on him. Were his two brothers blind? He knew that they had wanted to win over Chen Yuan before.

If Chen Yuan was granted the title of marquis, they would definitely spend a lot of money to win him over.

Therefore, he must reassure Chen Yuan before them.

In terms of power, resources, and even background, he was now far ahead of Sima Qian and Sima You, but he was not flustered at all.

Because he still had one, no, two secret weapons.

His mother and imperial sister!

He could see that Chen Yuan was a little interested in his mother and imperial sister. Although he said no on the surface, he would definitely be very honest as long as they were sent to his lips.

Sima Ke was not surprised by this.

After all, who could refuse the incomparably noble and graceful imperial concubine?

Who could refuse the talented, valiant, and aloof Princess Pingyang?

Chen Yuan?

Heh...

As long as he was a man, he couldn't refuse!

If one was not enough, then add more.

Most importantly, he had already seen through his mother's disguise. On the surface, she scolded him and said he was rebellious, but in reality, her body was very honest, taking the initiative to speak for Chen Yuan in front of his father, wanting to transfer him back to the capital.

He couldn't figure out what his imperial sister was thinking, but Sima Ke felt that Chen Yuan, such a talented and handsome man, the number one genius in the Central Plains, she, as a woman, should at least not hate him.

He had already inquired that many noble ladies in the capital were in love with Chen Yuan, among which the second daughter of Zhang Yantong was particularly outstanding.

However, he didn't plan to activate his imperial sister as a chess piece first. He had to keep Chen Yuan hanging, and when he helped him ascend to the position of crown prince, he would offer his imperial sister to him.

As for now, he would naturally start with his mother.

Having such a beauty in the capital to welcome Chen Yuan, he should be satisfied.

Of course, this didn't mean that he was really rebellious and devoid of humanity. In fact, he himself struggled at first, feeling that this was simply a disgrace.

As a son, who could bear such humiliation?

But later he figured it out.

This was a win-win-win situation, good for everyone.

It goes without saying that it was good for him. Chen Yuan could help him ascend to the position of crown prince, and his mother would have support in the future.

As for Chen Yuan, as long as he ascended to the position of crown prince, or even the final imperial throne, he would have to value him at that time. Even giving him a position second only to one and above ten thousand was not impossible.

He could also satisfy his inner desires and interact with the imperial concubine...

And for his mother, there were also many benefits. Not only could she have a young, strong, and famous Central Plains genius to interact with her, but she could also lay the foundation for her old age.

Wasn't this a win-win-win situation?

Sima Ke thought very well and planned very well. Naturally, he would not delay for a moment and immediately entered the harem alone to visit his mother.

At this moment, in Chunhua Palace.

Consort Yang was listlessly stroking the lotus root man in her hand, a faint satisfied smile hanging on the corner of her mouth, not knowing what she was thinking. Under her constant nourishment in recent days.

The lotus root man exuded a faint light and was very round.

Suddenly, a palace maid outside hurriedly walked in, inadvertently seeing the object in the concubine's hand, a blush appeared on her face, only feeling that the concubine was too fierce.

"This servant greets Your Majesty."

"What's wrong?"

Consort Yang restored her quiet expression and inconspicuously put the lotus root man into her sleeve.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is here."

"Why is he here again? Refuse to see him, tell him to get out."

Consort Yang frowned and immediately waved her hand, seemingly very annoyed.

Since the last time the other party asked her to intercede with His Majesty for Chen Yuan, the other party had also come, but she had never seen him because she could guess what the other party would say.

Nothing more than asking her to serve Chen Yuan.

She really didn't know how such a scoundrel could have been born.

Shameless!

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

The maid hurriedly got up, wanting to reject Sima Ke, but at this moment, he had already rushed into the palace, a flattering smile on his face:

"This son greets Mother Consort."

"Fourth Prince, how... how did you break in?"

The maid was shocked and wanted to ask the other party to leave, otherwise she would be punished today.

"You go out first, my mother and I have some private words to say." Sima Ke waved his hand impatiently.

Did they really think he couldn't break in before?

At that time, he was just testing his mother's attitude. Otherwise, with his status, which palace maid dared to stop him forcefully? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to kill her with a sword.

"This servant..."

The maid timidly glanced at the Imperial Consort, wanting to be allowed.

Consort Yang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said softly:

"You go out first."

Then, after speaking, she turned her gaze to Sima Ke, a trace of impatience flashing between her brows:

"What are you here for again? If you're still going to say those kinds of things, get out of here now."

Sima Ke smiled sheepishly and hurriedly echoed:

"Mother Consort, please forgive me, this son doesn't mean that."

Although he said so, he felt that he already understood his mother's thoughts. He already knew that his mother had other meanings for Chen Yuan, otherwise, why would she intercede with his father?

"Then what do you want to say?"

"Mother Consort, I think you've heard the news that Chen Qing Envoy has been reborn from the ashes, turning adversity into success, and has also broken through to the Huayang Realm, right?" Sima Ke immediately said.

Consort Yang's furrowed brow slowly relaxed, and she nodded and said:

"I've heard."

Otherwise, she wouldn't have gotten drunk and held the lotus root man as Chen Yuan all night.

"What exactly do you want to say? Why are you still mentioning him?" Suddenly, Consort Yang frowned again.

Sima Ke was not afraid, slowly walked over, poured a cup of spiritual tea for Consort Yang, and continued:

"This time, Chen Qing Envoy has made a world-shaking contribution, and will inevitably be heavily rewarded by his father, granted the title of marquis, and even become a high-level official of the Sky Survey Division. His potential has almost been revealed."

"Mm."

"If this son can get this person's help, the chance of ascending to the position of crown prince will greatly increase. As long as this son can ascend to... the imperial throne, Mother Consort, you can live worry-free for the rest of your life and become the Empress Dowager..."

Sima Ke lowered his voice, especially when he said the word 'imperial throne', he only mouthed it and didn't dare to say the two words.

"Mm..."

Consort Yang took a deep breath. She naturally understood the meaning of this scoundrel's words, and couldn't help but hesitate in her heart at this moment.

This time Sima Ke had learned to be smart, no longer being so direct, but expressing it vaguely. He didn't believe that his mother wouldn't be moved!

Seeing that his mother's attitude was not so strong, Sima Ke continued:

"But Chen Yuan has initially revealed his power, and there are many people who want to win him over. Eldest brother Sima Qian, second imperial brother Sima You, they all want to take advantage of Chen Qing Envoy's strong wind to ascend to the position of crown prince.

In comparison, this son is now far behind."

"Once one of them ascends to the position of crown prince, this son will have no hope. At that time, your situation, Mother Consort, will also be very bad. As for the reason, I won't say it, but you know."

Consort Yang nodded slightly.

She certainly knew it well.

It would be okay if Sima You ascended to the position of crown prince. At worst, she would continue to humble herself, but if Sima Qian came to power, with the relationship between her and his mother.

The other party would definitely find a way to kill her.

Their feud had already been too deep.

"This consort..."

Seeing that his mother was indeed shaken this time, the corners of Sima Ke's mouth curled into a faint smile. He slowly stepped forward and whispered in her ear:

"Mother Consort, you don't want Chen Qing Envoy to be won over by them, do you?"

Consort Yang's heart was very restless at this moment, shaken by what Sima Ke said.

Of course, the main reason was that she had figured it out during this period of time, and her longing for Chen Yuan was uncontrollable. She thought of him every night.

In addition, with the emperor's indifferent attitude towards her and what happened under the table in the Earl's Mansion before, Consort Yang was not reprimanding at this moment, but was really a little moved.

Yes, this is all for Ke'er!

This consort is not that kind of shameless woman.

"What do you want to do?"

Consort Yang's gaze turned to Sima Ke.

Hearing these words, Sima Ke sneered in his heart, thinking that his mother was indeed like this, she was still pretending to be so good before, and he almost believed it at the time.

"You should know for yourself, this son will inevitably be scolded by you for being rebellious if I say it."

"This consort... this consort is old after all."

Consort Yang couldn't help but raise her right hand and gently stroked her face. She used spiritual objects all year round, and her skin was soft and fair, but after all, she was a woman in her forties.

Her cultivation was very low, and there were already faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

"Why should Mother Consort worry? As far as this son knows, Chen Yuan likes older women. Maybe he was already in love with Mother Consort when he first saw her."

Sima Ke continued to brainwash.

"The first time..."

Consort Yang thought of the first time she saw Chen Yuan. At that time, although he contradicted her, but... she didn't find any emotion on his face.

There was only indifference.

Frowning, she asked in a low voice:

"Really?"

"Of course it is."

"Then I..."

"Mother Consort, you don't want this son to lose the position of crown prince, do you?"

Sima Ke continued to add pressure.

"I..."

"According to this son's view, Chen Qing Envoy is afraid that he will be transferred back to the capital soon, at that time..."

"But... His Majesty's side."

Consort Yang pursed her lips, still a little hesitant.

It was okay last time, but if they were noticed, their mother and son would really be dead.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to exterminate nine generations of their family.

"Mother Consort, don't worry, with this son here, Father Emperor won't notice anything."

"Really?"

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"Really!"

Cao Zhengxian said with a solemn expression:

"This matter has already been thoroughly investigated by this old minister. Chen Yuan has indeed been reborn from death and has even taken this opportunity to break through to the Huayang Realm."

The news of Chen Yuan's breakthrough to Huayang had completely spread throughout the Divine Capital City, but Jingtai still asked people to investigate it thoroughly again, and now it was time for him to report back.

"Is it because of Wudang Mountain?"

There was some fear in Jingtai's eyes.

"Although this matter is secretive, this old minister thinks it must be so. Wei Jinfeng must have spent a huge price to ask Wudang Mountain to use its foundation to revive him."

"Wudang Mountain..."

Jingtai muttered to himself.

This was no small force, one of the top ten immortal sects in the world, with extremely strong strength and a profound foundation. Even the court was unwilling to antagonize them.

Because Sima's ancestors had said that there was a mark of the True Martial Emperor in Wudang Mountain. Even if there were no immortals in charge of this generation, it was not that simple.

"Since Chen Yuan has already broken through, then you can issue an order to summon him back to the capital in a few days. Staying in Liangzhou will only allow Wei Jinfeng to win him over."

Jingtai said in a low voice.

He didn't know why today, but when he mentioned Chen Yuan, he felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, and always felt that this kid was no longer under his control.

But even so, such a peerless genius could not be left in Liangzhou.

At worst, after being transferred back to the capital, he would slowly make him a sharp knife in his hand.

If necessary, it wouldn't hurt to use some price.

"Yes, this old minister obeys the order."

Cao Zhengxian quickly responded.

He was also very annoyed in his heart. Another Huayang had appeared in the Sky Survey Division, and the power of the Imperial Surveillance Division in his hands would be weakened even further. Why didn't this damn guy die?

"Go down."

"This old minister takes his leave."

Looking at Cao Zhengxian's departing back, Jingtai's brows furrowed slightly. What exactly went wrong? He rarely had this kind of 'whim'.

Could this Chen Yuan have done something to let him down?

Humph!

No matter how high his talent was, he was still a dog of their Sima family, and dogs must be obedient.

If they were not obedient, then there was no need to keep them.

"Chen Yuan..."

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"Mm?"

Chen Yuan slowly turned around and looked behind him.

Zuo Chengzong was calling his name.

After several days of recuperation, Chen Yuan saw that the news of his revival had spread almost everywhere, and immediately did not plan to continue staying in Wudang Mountain.

The Dao debate between Moro and the Old Celestial Master had ended.

He didn't know exactly what kind of 'Dao' they were debating, but as soon as Moro came back, he fell into silence and told him to recover his injuries well during this period of time.

Following Chen Yuan, the speed at which he repaired his injuries could not keep up with the speed at which his injuries worsened.

He had to hurry up.

Their time would not be too much.

Seeing that Moro was cultivating, Chen Yuan didn't want to disturb him, and immediately said goodbye, originally thinking of asking someone to tell Zuo Chengzong, but he didn't expect that he would actually come to see him off at this moment.

"This time, I wish Chen brother a smooth journey."

Zuo Chengzong didn't exchange too many pleasantries, just cupped his hands with a smile.

Everything was self-explanatory.

Chen Yuan clasped his fists and nodded and said:

"Thank you for your kind words, Brother Zuo. Let's get together again in the future."

"Okay."

Zuo Chengzong's answer was very concise.

They had already said what they wanted to say in the past few days, and they were even more like-minded. There was nothing more to say at this moment. Looking at Chen Yuan's departing back.

Zuo Chengzong smiled, and immediately prepared to go back to seclusion.

The last time he awakened the shadow of the True Martial Emperor, he could no longer suppress the traction on his body. He had to refine all the spiritual rhyme in the True Martial Sword, otherwise it would be difficult to make progress in the future.

After saying goodbye to Zuo Chengzong, Chen Yuan went straight to Liangzhou City. He had already released the news that he was going back, and he was just about to see which reckless people would come forward to seek death.

By the way, he would increase his prestige again.

But he was obviously thinking too much. The more blatant he was, the more those who were hostile to him would not dare to act rashly. What if they were ambushed?

So Chen Yuan was very calm along the way.

Calm to the point of being a bit excessive.

However, after Chen Yuan returned to Liangzhou City, he was no longer calm. At a glance, all were dark crowds of people. They had heard that Chen Yuan was returning, and had come to welcome him spontaneously.

There were nearly 100,000 people.

"Chen Qing Envoy!"

"Chen Qing Envoy!"

"Chen Qing Envoy..."

At first, it was one voice, then it was cheering throughout the city. On this day, Liangzhou City was full of Chen Yuan's name.

The young master Wei Wuque stepped into the void step by step, looked up and down at Chen Yuan, and was happy for him in his heart when he saw the terrifying power he was exuding.

He had finally survived the life and death crisis.

Then, he cupped his hands and smiled:

"Congratulations to Brother Chen for breaking through to the Huayang Realm, and from now on you will enjoy hundreds of years of life."

The two looked at each other, Chen Yuan walked forward step by step, looked at Wei Wuque and asked softly:

"I heard from Brother Zuo that you were telling people everywhere that I was dead that day?"

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