At the same time.
"Cough cough..."
Deep within the palace, the Old Emperor lay on his sickbed, pale-faced and coughing incessantly.
It seemed like he was about to run out of breath.
"Quickly! Summon the imperial physician!"
The concubines serving the Old Emperor immediately shouted "Dao! "
"Da da da—"
Soon, footsteps approached, and one Healing-type Soul Master after another rushed over. Leading them were several elderly men, followed by a group of young men and women, all of whom were clearly Healing-type Soul Masters.
Several young Healing-type Soul Masters quickly cast various Spirit Abilities to heal the Old Emperor.
The elders then began to use various methods, employing Spirit Ability or directly taking the Old Emperor's pulse to diagnose his condition.
After all, healing-type Spirit Masters are not omnipotent. For diseases like those caused by old age and physical decline, therapeutic Spirit Abilities can only alleviate the symptoms, but cannot cure them at all.
"Meridian disorder! Qi and Blood are severely deficient! How could this be!" After examining the Old Emperor, the several elderly imperial physicians all paled, completely bewildered by what had happened.
After all, the Old Emperor wasn't this bad yesterday. How could his condition suddenly worsen overnight? It's almost impossible!
However, no matter how the imperial physicians examined the body, they still found nothing unusual.
Just then, an old man dressed in a yellow robe suddenly entered from outside.
The old man was very tall, with short, gray hair standing on end. He wore a bright yellow robe, the kind only members of the royal family could wear.
This person was none other than the Sun-Moon Empire Kong Deming, the most expert in the Sun-Moon Empire and head of the Hall of Enshrinement.
Kong Deming had only come to visit the Old Emperor, but he hadn't expected to encounter this situation. He was immediately anxious and even a little angry!
With Kong Deming's arrival, a terrifying pressure instantly descended upon the royal physicians.
"What happened! Your Majesty's condition has suddenly worsened!" Kong Deming He spoke coldly, his words carrying a strong sense of accusation!
The capital is already somewhat unstable. If the emperor is alive, that's fine, but if something happens to the emperor, then the entire Mingdu will probably fall into real chaos!
Mingdu is the capital of the Sun-Moon Empire. If Mingdu falls into chaos, the entire Sun-Moon Empire will be thrown into chaos! All sorts of monsters and demons will emerge, and even people who originally belonged to the Three Great Empires might come to kick someone when they're down!
The losses caused are incalculable!
"Your Excellency, please forgive us. Your Majesty's condition is complicated, and we really cannot find the cause..." Several imperial physicians and Healing-type Soul Masters hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
In fact, although they couldn't find the cause of the Old Emperor's illness, his symptoms were somewhat similar to those of poisoning...
But no one dared to say it...
After all, these imperial physicians and Healing-type Soul Masters were the people who had the most contact with the Old Emperor.
If they say that their medical skills are inadequate, at most they will be dismissed from their posts, but if they dare to say that the Old Emperor is suspected of being poisoned, then they will probably lose their lives.
"A bunch of trash! Hurry up and think of a solution!" Kong Deming was also anxious when he saw the Old Emperor vomiting blood continuously, with more blood entering than exiting.
The most important thing now is to save the Old Emperor, otherwise...
"puff--"
Before Kong Deming could finish speaking, the Old Emperor spat out a mouthful of black blood, his head lolled to the side, and he died on the spot.
When?
The room was completely silent...
Everyone froze on the spot, clearly not quite able to react.
Even though the Healing-type Soul Masters continued casting spells, their Spirit Ability kept pouring into the Old Emperor's "corpse," causing the Old Emperor's life force to overflow...
"Your Majesty …"
"Your Majesty!!!"
It was unclear who "Dao" was, but he shouted and immediately knelt down.
"Thump thump thump..."
"Your Majesty … Your Majesty!"
This kneeling seems to have triggered a chain reaction.
Everyone in the room knelt down, and a chorus of weeping filled the room; it was a truly pitiful scene.
"Eight Your Highness … Your Majesty is resting, you… Your Highness …"
Just then, a commotion arose outside, sounding somewhat chaotic.
Immediately afterward, a young man dressed in magnificent robes rushed in; it was none other than the Eighth Prince. Xu Tianhe.
When he saw the Old Emperor lying dead on the bed, Xu Tianhe was overjoyed and then burst into tears.
"Father! What's wrong! Father, are you alright?!"
Xu Tianhe hurriedly staggered to Old Emperor's side, grabbed Old Emperor's withered arm, and cried and laughed at the same time, seemingly heartbroken.
After all, he personally administered the poison to the Old Emperor …
The crying was fake, the laughter was real.
Just then, Kong Deming rushed forward to check and found that the Old Emperor was indeed lifeless, and his body seemed to have been eroded by something.
"This looks like poisoning!" Although Kong Deming was not a royal physician and did not know medicine, he was still very knowledgeable and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Although the Old Emperor's condition was indeed not good, and such crises occurred on a regular basis, he was, after all, a Titled Douluo, and would never die suddenly because of this!
He had trusted the imperial physician too much and hadn't examined the patient himself. Now, upon closer inspection, he naturally noticed the problem.
"What! Poisoning!!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and trembled with fear!
Originally, when the Old Emperor died, these guards and maids were supposed to be severely punished.
Now that the Old Emperor has been poisoned, none of them can escape; they are all doomed!
"Poisoning!!! Who! Who tried to harm my father?! Trash, trash! What use are you imperial physicians?!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianhe jumped up instantly, enraged. He unleashed the aura of a Soul Saint, blasting away the Healing-type Soul Masters and the imperial physicians.
"Your Highness, please calm down. There seems to be something fishy going on here..."
Kong Deming frowned. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Sixteenth! Seventeenth! It must have been the other princes who did it! They thought they couldn't compete with me, so they tried to harm Father. How outrageous! These beasts! I will tear them to pieces!!"
Xu Tianhe seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly twisted in pain.
"Your Highness, there must be something fishy about your Majesty's death. We can't jump to conclusions." Kong Deming looked completely bewildered.
Xu Tianhe's method of labeling people is too crude, isn't it?
While it is indeed possible that the prince was behind it, it is also possible that other forces were secretly plotting to destabilize the royal family.
Why is Xu Tianhe so certain that it was done by another prince?
"Hmph! Whether they did it or not, I will definitely investigate and find out the truth, and give Father Emperor an explanation! I will give the High Priest an explanation!"
Xu Tianhe snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Kong Deming:????
"This...is this Eighth Prince???"
Kong Deming only realized what had happened after Xu Tianhe left.
He finally realized what was wrong with Dao...
Goodness, isn't Xu Tianhe usually just someone who likes to loaf around and wait to die? When did he develop such courage?
Moreover, as soon as the Old Emperor died, Xu Tianhe arrived.
This is fucking bizarre! Is this some kind of case of the thief crying "stop thief!"?
But then again, how could Xu Tianhe, who is so trash, have the ability to poison the Old Emperor?
The situation was confusing, and even Kong Deming was feeling a bit dizzy, completely clueless about what was going on with Dao.
After all, he's a Soul Engineer, not some kind of detective...