Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 1242

Chapter 1242 The Double Pupils

After settling the Martial Outlaw Gang, Wang Wei summoned all his new subordinates. He sat on a throne in the middle of a room, with Mongke and his wife on his right and the Flame Blacksmith on his left. He looked at everyone else, but his gaze did not immediately focus on the second prince but on the Poison and Flesh Demon, who were fine after being rescued.

"You should understand that it's not a good look for you two to be captured on the first task I assigned you, right?"

"We understand," the Flesh Demon bowed, accepting this reprimand. Meanwhile, the Poison Demoness felt this was unfair given the situation; however, she also apologized.

"This is your first failure, and there were extenuating circumstances, so I'll let you off with a verbal warning," Wang Wei continued. "However, all of you must understand what is at stake. We are about to fight a war to end an era, so I don't need to remind you what failures will mean for us or anyone we care about."

Wang Wei let his words simmer for a few seconds before addressing the second prince. "What's your name?"

"I am Jia Ping, the second prince of the Great Tan Divine Court."

"Great Tan? I remember you guys were top members of the Dynasty Assembly," Wang Wei stated. This assembly was not among the 13 Overlords since Great Qin was the only dynasty-form faction in the 13. However, the Great Qin Saint Court was too ambitious, forcing countless dynasties to fuse or bow to them. So, the other 13 supported the establishment of the Dynasty Assemble to quell their ambitions and balance them out.

"That was in the past," Jia Ping replied. "Our dynasty was destroyed and looted by these parasites. Now, we are a shell of our former past."

"What exactly happened?"

"The Five-Feather Phoenix wished to use us as pawns against the Earth Emperor, who started acting like the Human Emperor and the Great Qin Saint Court. The official warned my father to use diplomatic means to remain neutral and isolated, but he wouldn't listen," Jia Ping explained, sighing deeply.

"He was first rude to the envoy, and afterward, he tried to contact the Undead Phoenix to join him in eliminating Five-Feather. He probably thought he could take her out and replace her amongst the seven. As you can guess, his actions backfired, and the others used this opportunity to eliminate us and plunder our territory and resources."

"It appeared as if your father was not the best ruler, so how did he get the throne?" Dulgun asked.

"He was indeed subpar regarding governance compared to his siblings," Jia Ping admitted. "However, he was the best military commander. From what I pieced together, the elders and ancestors chose him as the successor because they believed they could make up for his lack of governing ability with their presence. Unfortunately, they died, and without their presence to restrain my father, he did whatever he pleased."

"A terrible twist of fate," Wang Wei commented. "What about your situation? It's now apparent that you were already in the Empyrean Realm, but you hid your cultivation. Then, there is the fact you've secretly controlled your father's army."

"I had no choice," Jia Ping said, smiling wryly. "Since I was young, it was apparent I was more competent than my elder brother, meaning the throne should have been mine. However, my father secretly despised me for some reason and treated my brother better even though we had the same mother.

"He probably saw his past situation with his siblings in our competition and projected his insecurities on me. When my mother was still alive, he at least pretended to treat us equally. But after she reincarnated after failing her Paragon Tribulation, he no longer had to pretend. I suspect that's why he also never searched for her reincarnation." _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

Jia Ping had a sneer on his face. "Mother suspected this may be the case, so she warned me to look out for myself."

"Your mother tried to become a Paragon in this political climate? She's a bold woman," Wang Wei praised.

"That she was." One of the main reasons the elders allowed my father to ascend to the throne was his marriage to Jia Ping's mother. She was to be his anchor, reigning in his arrogance and pride.

"So, what method do you use to hide your cultivation?" Wang Wei wanted to know what method could hide from him.

"It's nothing impressive: a Tier 12 Talisman," Jia Ping replied, showing the jade talisman to everyone. "My mother gave it to me before entering the Source Qi Space for her tribulation. It's one of the few things I have left of her."