Chapter 672 - 330 Return to Heaven_2
The Emperor couldn’t help but reach out for the Dragon Ball, but Prince Ning swiftly retracted his hand, grasping the Dragon Ball tightly.
The Emperor’s head buzzed, his gaze persistently following Prince Ning’s hand that held the Dragon Ball.
From his bosom Prince Ning drew out an imperial edict and placed it on the Dragon Desk, surprisingly an edict to pass the throne to Zhu Xiangsheng. He stated word by word, "Father, please affix the imperial seal. Once you stamp it, the Dragon Ball is yours to take to the heavens as you desire. If you refuse, I will crush this Dragon Ball. If you doubt my resolve, put me to the test."
At this moment, the Emperor felt as though his body had been drained, as light as a sheet of paper. He looked at the Dragon Ball, then again at his eldest son who, despite smiling, was emanating malicious energy. Powerless and at wit’s end, he said feebly, "Enough, enough. Take the world if you want it." Following this, he gave Eunuch Cui a meaningful glance.
Eunuch Cui scrambled up and from a secret compartment next to the Dragon Chair where the Emperor sat, he took out the imperial seal and stamped it upon the edict.
Prince Ning nodded in satisfaction, stowing the edict securely into his chest.
The Emperor’s face turned ashen, murmuring with tears, "The world has still returned to Ning after all. I wonder if the Zhu dynasty will continue through the generations. I toiled for decades to build Daqian into a prosperous nation. I thought I would face the ancestors with honor, but..."
"The ’world returned to Ning, Daqian will fall’ is nothing but a slanderous rumor concocted by monks hired by Prince Li and the Ye family, intended to frame and trap me. Father, you really believed it and suppressed me at every turn, deeply hurting your son... Yet, please be at ease, Father, I will ensure that the Zhu dynasty of Daqian continues for generations," said Prince Ning.
As he spoke, he felt the Dragon Ball in his left palm grow hot, hotter and hotter still.