Chapter 99 : Foiling Xie Jianshen’s Plan
After the heavenly troops safely returned to the Heavenly Realm, the Heavenly Emperor gave three days’ leave to everyone in order to recuperate. Some with heavier injuries were told to stay home until they recovered.
Just as the Heavenly Realm residents settled into a newfound peace, the Eternal Spring Palace had a sad announcement to make. The Empress had unfortunately suffered from a miscarriage. Allegedly, the war between the two realms distressed the Empress so much that it affected the baby in her womb.
"A tragic loss," so most people remarked. "But the Empress is still young. It is not too late to have another baby."
Xie Jianshen scoffed at the remark. The Empress had the choice to give birth to her child and then atone for her sins, but she chose to kill her child and save her skin instead.
In his opinion, the woman did not deserve to be a mother at all.
Now that he eliminated a possible contender for the Dragon Throne position, Xie Jianshen redirected his focus to his younger brother.
He already ran out of his supply of Night To Day Reversal Seeds, so he needed to replenish his stock.
Disguised as a commoner, the Shuiran Palace Mistress slipped out of the Shuiran Palace and mixed among the common folk of the lion clan. He had to wear a hood to hide the roaring dragon sigil that was imprinted on his forehead.
Every month, he agreed to meet the envoy from the Demonic Realm in a secluded corner of one of the Shuiran City’s bustling markets. The envoy traded out several items from the Demonic Realm in exchange for some items that only top-tier Heavenly Realm residents such as himself could get.
Most of these items were distributed by the Golden Dragon Palace to the other palaces. The finest silk made by the Weaver Girl out of clouds. The Jade Rabbit’s elixir of life. There were indeed a lot of things that the demons wanted, just like Xie Jianshen wanted some forbidden items from the Demonic Realm for his personal use.
The envoy was a trader ape who could move between three realms without difficulties thanks to the mixture of demonic and heavenly blood in its body.