The Return Of The Lord God [Quick Travel]

Arc 12.15 [Chapter 282]

In the Kalou palace, the Emperor of Kalou was waiting for news of the absolute victory.

However, ten days later, the military advisor fled back into the kingdom with a woefully small group, telling him that what had been a raging army of half a million had now returned with less than a thousand men.

The Emperor of the Kalou fell into a fit of rage. Faced with the near annihilation of his army, he ordered the execution of the war advisor and the other deserters on the spot.

In the Snow Kingdom, the matter of Huang Yuanwei's collusion with officials to evade responsibility also began to surface under the joint efforts of Bai Lixin and Xiahou Chun. They followed the vine and uncovered all the officials involved in the matter.

Emperor Shengyuan was scared out of his wits. Not only was his son, Bai Liwu, involved, but half of the officials in the court had been bribed by Huang Yuanwei.

Huang Yuanwei's identity as a member of the Kalou Kingdom was also revealed by Xiahou Chun, which made his ambitions obvious.

He spent his efforts and resources bribing so many officials, not only to get through the trading channel but also to eavesdrop on the secrets of the Snow Kingdom.

As a result, most of the officials involved were sent to jail, and some were placed under house arrest for final investigation.

Among them, Bai Liwu, the one who received the most bribes, was almost the first to bear the brunt.

However, Bai Liwu did not admit it when he saw the account book.

He threw the account book far away in a corner and struggled madly.

Seeing this, Emperor Shengyuan thoughtfully cleared everyone out, leaving only him and Bai Liwu in the room.

"This account book is a fake! Huang Yuanwei never gave me these things! " Bai Liwu knelt on the floor and looked at Emperor Shengyuan, who was showing disappointment. He pleaded, "Father, you have to believe me. I really didn't do it!"

Emperor Shengyuan shook his head and sighed, "Liwu, do you know why I made Xin'er the Crown Prince? My child, father may be old, but he is not stupid. I have seen everything that has been happening in this palace. I know the heart behind your gentle surface, and I know the actions you have taken against Xin'er on three occasions. But you are the child I love the most and the one I am most proud of, so I chose to keep quiet. If I let you become the Crown Prince, the day I die will be the day when Xin'er and his mother die. "

Bai Liwu's body shook as he looked at Emperor Shengyuan incredulously, "You ...... knew?"

Emperor Shengyuan nodded, "Son, it's not that I don't love you; I just don't know how to face you. You did not look like me when you were a child, but you looked like your mother. Whenever I saw you, I could not help but feel a pain in my heart. That was why I distanced myself from you. I made you the Benevolent Prince. I gave you a fortune and power and untold glory so that your life would be spent in peace and without strife. Xin'er, on the other hand, will have to sit on a cold dragon throne all his life, fighting with his ministers, fighting with his neighbours, and even fighting with the bad weather. I don't want you to have to carry all this on your back. But I never thought that my love for you would harm you instead."

"Love?!" As if hearing the biggest joke in the world, Bai Liwu suddenly laughed out loud and even burst into tears, "What kind of bullshit love is this? So this is the emperor's love? Hahaha, I've been working hard for so many years on anything and everything, giving a hundred and twenty times as much effort. Because there was always a voice in my heart telling me that I must be better than Xin'er and that only then would you, Father, notice me and value me again!!! But now you are telling me that you have always loved me most and that all you have done is love me?!"