Ch 58: Emperor Chongzhen: Who Exactly is the Emperor, Him or Me?!
At this very moment.
Chu Mo swept through with the Luck Technique and easily located Emperor Chongzhen’s position. At the same time, he also noticed something very interesting within the palace beneath his feet.
“I did some research in the Imperial Palace during those ten years, but I didn’t expect back then that those patterns engraved within the Forbidden City, which had already lost their function… their effect was this?!”
Chu Mo smiled wryly, walking towards where Emperor Chongzhen was as if he were taking a leisurely stroll.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Emperor Chongzhen was drenched in sweat. “It really is… a Celestial Phenomenon?!”
He was dumbfounded. No, the letter that Sun Chuanting submitted earlier… Okay, he mentioned it! But why couldn’t Sun Chuanting emphasize it a few more times? If it weren’t for that, how could he have such a misunderstanding with this Celestial Phenomenon? It’s all Sun Chuanting’s fault!
But even so…
“Too arrogant! What does he take my Great Ming Imperial Palace for?” Emperor Chongzhen’s face darkened.
“Your, Your Majesty, please don’t be impulsive!” Empress Zhou said, shivering.
“Emperor Chengzhu made arrangements for this long ago!” Emperor Chongzhen smiled, confidently tapping the ground lightly with his foot.
At that moment, the palace quaked, and wisps of flowing light flickered. The ancient formation diagrams were faintly activated… and then…
Chu Mo flipped his palm, and the Luck Technique originating from the Ming Court activated at that moment. Countless streams of light intertwined around him, forming the roars of dragons and the cries of phoenixes, with the White Tiger leading the way—
He used the Luck Technique to usurp control of the Forbidden City’s formation diagrams!
His mastery of the Luck Technique was far too high! Within the Great Ming, only Zhu Yuanzhang was suspected of being able to compare with him… Most importantly, he truly was once the master of the Forbidden City!
Regarding these formation diagram patterns, he had spent thousands of demon years studying them during the ten years he was the Human Emperor in his previous life.
Although he wasn’t clear on their effects, since the Luck Formation Diagram had already lost its function at that time… every single pattern was imprinted in Chu Mo’s mind!
At the moment the formation diagrams were activated, those understandings and speculations he once had naturally merged together…
Chu Mo even discovered with mixed feelings that this formation diagram also contained a large portion of the Demon Slaying Eight Strikes! It seemed that the last few layers of the profound truths of the Demon Slaying Eight Strikes could achieve a kind of unlocking and activation effect…
To be honest, Chu Mo even suspected for a moment that this formation diagram was deliberately prepared for him! Thoughts surged in his mind as Chu Mo, sacred and dignified, surrounded by Luck, descended with a bang before the dumbfounded Emperor Chongzhen.
He had a smile on his lips, his hands behind his back, yet he was in harmony with the vast Forbidden City! His aura became even more magnificent and terrifying.
Everyone present was greatly shaken. Even the eunuchs, maids, and guards subconsciously rose to protect Emperor Chongzhen, but a rebellious thought inexplicably arose in their minds—
This person… seemed even more like the Emperor of Great Ming than Emperor Chongzhen!
Emperor Chongzhen’s legs trembled, countless thoughts flashing through his mind, yet his brain seemed to be blank. He was completely at a loss, only able to straighten his back with difficulty, constantly chanting in his heart, I am the Emperor of Great Ming, I must have dignity! I still have the formation…
No, the formation diagrams are in the other party’s hands…
No! How did you do it?! Emperor Chongzhen’s defenses broke down… Although he hadn’t received the same imperial education as his elder brother, he was also an orthodox Emperor of Great Ming! He should have inherited the highest control over this set of formation diagrams…
It doesn’t make sense!
A sound of air being torn apart rang out.
Sun Chuanting was the first to arrive. When he saw Chu Mo, who was wrapped in Luck and composed, as well as Emperor Chongzhen, who was clearly frightened, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.
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In the end, he could only kneel down with a thud, deeply kowtowing to Chu Mo, saying with difficulty, “I know that His Majesty has greatly offended you… Please state your demands for compensation, His Majesty will definitely agree!”
Although Sun Chuanting knew that these words were very taboo, he had no choice now. Seeing that the situation was about to evolve into a scene where imperial blood would splatter three feet…
But soon, Wen Tiren, the former Grand Secretary of the Great Ming, Zhou Yanru, and Zhang Zhifa, the current Grand Secretary, all arrived with the aura of Heaven and Human, rushing over at top speed. Their faces turned green when they saw the situation at the scene!
However, after Wen Tiren glanced at Chu Mo a couple of times, his expression suddenly changed drastically. “Luck Technique… You, you obtained control of the Forbidden City! This, this is impossible! You, who exactly are you?!”
His scalp was tingling!
As the Grand Secretary, Wen Tiren was extremely close to the imperial family. Therefore, he knew many of the imperial family’s secrets… And the Luck Technique was of utmost importance.
Compared to those imperial secret techniques that could still be bestowed, the Luck Technique could be said to be the foundation of the imperial court. Truly setting his sights on it, the severity was no different from rebelling or digging up the Great Ming’s ancestral graves!
Even someone as arrogant as Zhang Juzheng back then didn’t touch this thing!
But not only did this person in front of him touch it, his attainment in cultivating the Luck Technique had already reached an inconceivable level… He had seen Emperor Tianqi’s Luck Technique, which was already very strong, completely not on the same level as Chongzhen, but under this person’s control of Luck, Emperor Tianqi was like a child…
No! Where did he get Luck from? This thing can only be obtained by becoming the highest leader of a force, only an emperor has it! Even a Grand Secretary can’t condense Luck!
Wen Tiren belatedly realized this, his eyelids twitching, his brain directly crashing. His body trembled for a long while, and he finally collapsed to the ground, opening his mouth with difficulty.
“You… Which Great Ming Divine Emperor are you?!”
Although he couldn’t understand it… The only possibility seemed to be that this person in front of him was using the Great Ming’s Luck! Then it could only be… a former emperor! This would explain the Luck Technique and the control over the Forbidden City…
This was the only explanation after eliminating all impossible answers…
As soon as these words came out, it was as if a rock had shattered the sky!
Emperor Chongzhen: “???”
What the hell… He’s still alive! And you’re already trying to support the person in front of you as the emperor?
Beast! He knew he was right to remove Wen Tiren! The Great Ming’s Grand Secretariat is indeed full of treacherous and rebellious officials!
However, Sun Chuanting thought of what Huang Taiji had said before, as well as the shock he had felt when he saw the three types of techniques before, his face was wooden, stammering.
“You… You, could you really be the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao?!”
This sentence made the somewhat restless scene silent again.
Emperor Chongzhen: “???”
What does this mean again? Emperor Chongzhen’s brain crashed again!
Sun Chuanting belatedly realized how offensive he had been to say these words at this moment, and his scalp went numb. He could only kowtow deeply again!
Chu Mo: “…”
Chu Mo’s mood also became extremely subtle and complicated. He took a deep look at Sun Chuanting, exhaled lightly, “I have no relationship whatsoever with Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, or Zhu Houzhao!”
“However, as compensation for the offense,” Chu Mo paused slightly, glanced at Emperor Chongzhen, and said indifferently, “It shouldn’t be difficult to ask you for the position of Regent, right?”
