I Accumulate Spirit Roots for My Next Life - Chapter 372 - 223: Dragon Aspect Conspiracy (Part 3)

Worried that Guagua will become the target of everyone!

That loss would be somewhat significant.

“Yu Ziyu, Zhou Cang, Ye Jingyu and even Qi Yuan, who have been accepted by the Jiang family, are likely not doing well!”

A year ago, Cyan Simurgh went to the Eastern Desolate Southern Domain Yan Kingdom mainly because Li Jizhou wanted to know the timeline of his reincarnation.

That time, Cyan Simurgh was unsure of what exactly Li Jizhou wanted to know, so the related news brought back was quite mixed,

Li Jizhou learned some unexpected information from it. When he, in his previous life, killed Shangguan Liuyun, and was later controlled by Shangguan Qingming, yet committed suicide thereafter, Shangguan Qingming decisively seized his corpse and quickly departed, afraid of being robbed by others.

So, at the time, Yu Ziyu and others below were lucky to have survived.

Jiang Li even earnestly pleaded with several elders of the Jiang family to treat those present.

Furthermore, the news about the Ninth Prince has become recent talk over tea and meals.

Since the Ninth Prince left the Imperial City, he has been flamboyant, advocating for the people, aiding the poor and distressed. After leaving the inner six provinces last month, he further transformed into a messenger of justice, consecutively killing several bandit leaders and busting a few robbery gangs.

For a time, he was unparalleled in fame, being hailed in folk legends.

This somewhat surprised Li Jizhou.

“Could it be that Consort Rong, behind the Ninth Prince, is too kind-hearted, even to the point of not advising him? Even Long Zhenxiao understands these principles, does Consort Rong not?”

The Saint Emperor is the most obstinate, priding himself in governing the world; the Jiuli Dynasty even claims to be the safest dynasty in the whole Central State.

This fame of the Ninth Prince, isn’t it a slap in the Saint Emperor’s face?

Upon brief reflection, Li Jizhou suddenly came to an understanding.

“Could it be that the Dragon Aspect arranged for the bandits to come forward deliberately, for the Ninth Prince to gain fame? Was even this fame purposefully declared by the Dragon Aspect?”

Even if Consort Rong is too kind-hearted, the Marquis Rong’s Mansion is certainly not full of foolish people, they absolutely wouldn’t do such a thing.

“What exactly does the Dragon Aspect intend?” Li Jizhou slightly narrowed his eyes, differing somewhat from previous guesses.

Based on the Saint Emperor Li Yuan at the Void Refining Peak, repeatedly failing to break through to Harmonization Dao, his lifespan is limited, even with consuming multiple Lifespan Extension Pills, it’s likely less than five hundred years.

Normally, if the Dragon Aspect wants to usurp the throne, shouldn’t it wait until Li Yuan passes away, when the new emperor is weak?

Previously Li Jizhou had thought the Dragon Aspect wanted to cause contention among the princes, leading to chaos, depleting royal resources, and eventually supporting a puppet to ascend the throne.

Now it seems to not fit.

“Making the Saint Emperor detest the Ninth Prince, what is the purpose?”

“This might actually favor the Crown Prince, even possibly causing the Saint Emperor to directly appoint the Crown Prince as the heir, inheriting the Jiuli Map!”

The throne inheritance of the Jiuli Dynasty is not merely given to the eldest son in the mortal world; the position of Crown Prince is merely a reserve. Only those who obtain the Quasi-Immortal Artifact inheritance are the truly confirmed heirs.

According to the Saint Emperor Li Yuan’s circumstances, after repeatedly failing to break through to Harmonization Dao, he should have started passing on the usage Secret Skill of the Quasi-Immortal Artifact to his heir and initiating its re-binding.

But because of the Seventh Prince’s innate Wood Spirit Body, and later the Ninth Prince’s myriad ways Thunder Spirit Body, the Saint Emperor remained uncertain and indecisive.

Until the Crown Prince birthed the superb Dharma Aspect, the balance tipped towards the Crown Prince. After all, the Golden Core Dharma Aspect, ranking among the top thirty in the world, is extremely rare and considered peerless.

Currently, Li Yuan’s indecisiveness likely lies in wanting to wait for the Ninth Prince’s pill solidification results.

Once the Ninth Prince condenses the Immortal Golden Core, and a Dharma Aspect akin to the Crown Prince’s is born, the inheritance will be given to the Ninth Prince,

otherwise, it will be the Crown Prince.

However, this possibility is still too small; ninety percent of the officials favor the Crown Prince.

If Li Yuan has an accident now, he would definitely pass the inheritance first to the Crown Prince rather than the unknown Ninth Prince.

At this moment, the Ninth Prince’s actions will inevitably displease Saint Emperor Li Yuan, perhaps even prompting him to directly pass the inheritance to the Crown Prince.

“…”

If the Dragon Aspect truly supports the Crown Prince, why bother coming to me!

Suddenly, Li Jizhou’s thoughts flashed sharply.

“The Dragon Aspect intends to act against the Crown Prince!”