Nine Nether Dragon Emperor

Chapter 415 415: Something Ordinary People Can't Do!

"Yes!"

The old eunuch kneeling before Ning Xuan blinked, then quickly nodded.

The Master must hail from the Big Dipper Star Domain! His certainty stemmed from the fact that he hadn't been imprisoned for long. The Master was only seventeen or eighteen, yet he possessed the cultivation of the Venerable Realm's Tenth Heavens. An existence like that would be considered a young genius even in the Chi Ming Dynasty, and he knew of every single young genius within its borders. Since the Chi Ming Dynasty ruled the Big Dipper Star Domain and the Master came from there, things would be much easier now.

"My lord!" Zhao Yuan transmitted again.

Ning Xuan, however, had already calmed down. He replied, "Old Zhao, do I look stupid? You're being a bit dishonest here."

"My lord, why would you say such a thing?" Zhao Yuan was baffled.

"If, as you say, this fellow wants Princess Ye Qingqing to ascend the throne, then how do you explain his actions earlier? This old eunuch donned a Dragon Robe and even turned a whole group of enforcers into eunuchs."

Zhao Yuan's eyes showed no panic as he immediately replied, "That's because he believed Princess Qing had passed away."

"That reasoning still doesn't hold up."

"My lord, this old eunuch's surname is Ye, and his given name is Xiao. His true identity is none other than Princess Ye Qingqing's paternal uncle!" Zhao Yuan gritted his teeth, delivering the shocking revelation.

Ning Xuan was astonished. Subsequently, Zhao Yuan transmitted a secret history of the dynasty.

Ye Xiao had an elder brother named Ye Qingcang, who was once the sovereign of the dynasty and the supreme emperor of the Big Dipper Star Domain. The two brothers had been very close, and there was even a famous story of them offering the throne to each other. Afterward, Ye Xiao took the initiative to venture beyond the domain to purge evil.

Not long after Ye Qingcang ascended the throne, he received news that Ye Huang City, the first city established to fight the evil from beyond, had fallen. Worried for Ye Xiao's safety, Ye Qingcang ignored the objections of his court. He left behind the Empress, who had just given birth to their daughter, and personally led his army to war.

As a result, he not only received news of Ye Xiao's demise but also returned in utter defeat. After coming back, his personality changed drastically, becoming tyrannical and cruel.

A few years later, Ye Xiao actually returned. He rashly offered direct criticism and was thrown into the death prison for his impertinence.

At this point, Zhao Yuan hesitated.

Ning Xuan immediately pressed, "So, the Ye Qingcang who returned from beyond the domain was a fake, and Ye Xiao discovered it. But the fake Ye Qingcang didn't kill him; instead, he castrated him?"

"No! It's said that Ye Xiao became a eunuch because he cultivated a Supreme Secret Manual called the 'Demon Codex of Purging Evil.' He knew the consequences before he began, but for the sake of his elder brother's honor, he didn't hesitate for a moment!"

"So the real Ye Qingcang wasn't actually dead at the time?"

"Correct. Not only was he alive, but the impostor also used some method to disguise him and keep him by his side!"

Holy shit, he turned the real emperor into a eunuch?!

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"Is the Empress very beautiful?" Ning Xuan immediately asked. For one man to humiliate another so thoroughly, it could only be because of a woman!

"Unquestionably celestial! Her Majesty the Empress was hailed as the number one beauty of the Chi Ming, eclipsing all others for a full thirty years! I was fortunate enough to glimpse a portrait of her in my grandfather's study…" Zhao Yuan trailed off.

Ning Xuan was speechless. If the Empress was Ye Qingqing's mother, she'd be old enough to be this guy's grandfather's daughter. And yet... that reaction only served to prove how truly beautiful she was.

Still, he thought with some doubt, Ye Qingqing is just so-so. Either she didn't inherit her mother's looks, or the people of the Chi Ming Dynasty have never seen a true beauty.

"Wait," Ning Xuan transmitted. "If he thought Ye Qingqing was already dead, why does he want me to take that position?"

When Ning Xuan asked this, Zhao Yuan's expression became very strange. His gaze, filled with jealousy and envy, left Ning Xuan utterly baffled. What is going on?

Just then, Zhao Yuan said something that left him completely dumbfounded.

"If I'm not mistaken, he wants you to father a child with the Empress!"

Ning Xuan was completely floored. If this is true, what kind of twisted logic does this eunuch operate on? That's his own sister-in-law! He's finding another man for his own sister-in-law?! He really is a sick pervert! No normal person would ever do something like this!

"How could he do this without fear of..."

Before Ning Xuan could finish, Zhao Yuan interjected, "This might very well have been instigated by the Empress herself!"

As he transmitted this, Zhao Yuan was almost in tears, wondering why Ye Xiao hadn't chosen him.

The news sent a numbing tingle down Ning Xuan's scalp.

Thinking Ning Xuan didn't believe him, Zhao Yuan quickly added, "Ye Xiao secretly cultivated the Demon Codex in the death prison, faking his death to escape, all to protect the Empress and her daughter. Oh, right! I heard Her Majesty the Empress has cultivated a Secret Technique that fills her with a vast and righteous aura, so that fake Ye Qingcang doesn't dare get close to her. But his Cultivation grows deeper by the day, and the Empress won't be able to hold out much longer. If that 'Calamity Earth' of yours can save Her Majesty, please…"

"Stop! Ye Qingqing isn't dead. I'll tell him right now."

"Don't!" Zhao Yuan hastened to stop him. "Do you know why that bastard hasn't killed them?"

Remembering what Master Zou had said, Ning Xuan instantly understood. If Ye Xiao finds out that Ye Qingqing is still alive, he will definitely attack the enforcers. In the Imprisonment Space, one grows stronger by preying on the weak! If that happens, Ye Xiao will completely lose his mind and become a true demon. The laws of heaven still apply here; he'd be obliterated before he could even see Ye Qingqing! Wait a second...

His mind raced. The fake Emperor probably knew all about the task the Empress had entrusted to Ye Xiao. Since Ye Xiao was burdened with this duty, he would be desperate to find a suitable candidate. But the Heavenly Principle Star Realm is almost impossible for outsiders to enter, aside from the powerful Cultivators imprisoned here and their enforcer guards. This must be the situation that twisted Ye Xiao and drove him mad. He could see no hope!

After thinking it through, Ning Xuan was inclined to believe Zhao Yuan's wildly improbable story.

But what does any of this have to do with me?

"Master, as long as you agree, this old slave will devote his life to helping you escape!" Ye Xiao pleaded, still kneeling on the ground and holding the Dragon Robe high.

"My lord, you have to agree! Otherwise, you might never be able to leave this place!" Zhao Yuan urged.

The Heavenly Principle Star Realm was a unique existence in the vast Star Domain. Leaving was, in theory, simple. One just had to disperse their Cultivation and become an ordinary person.

"Uh, I need to go get someone first. I'll give you my answer when I get back."

Ning Xuan was extremely resistant to the idea of becoming this man's tool. Besides, I need to ask Ye Qingqing about this. What if she has a solution? Now that he knew the rules of the Imprisonment Space and this whole secret affair, he no longer felt any fear toward Ye Qingqing.

"Fine. Take this with you," Ye Xiao said after a moment's surprise, nodding in agreement. Before pushing Ning Xuan out of the Imprisonment Space, he stuffed something into his robes.

At the same time, his warning voice rang out, "Remember, you absolutely must wait until you are alone before you look at it!"