Chapter 151 The Second Prince's Death

on the balcony.

Di Yuan and Xue Qinghe sat opposite each other, staring at each other, neither of them speaking.

Xue Qinghe was very curious about Di Yuan, and Di Yuan was very puzzled.

Now everyone knows that the emperor wants to appoint a crown prince, and he is no exception. At this critical juncture, why doesn't Xue Qinghe fight for the position of crown prince but comes to Yuexuan?
Could it be that he wants to win his father's support?
That shouldn't be the case. My father supports Xue Qinghe, so there's no need to fight for it.

"Your Highness, are you not busy?"

Unable to bear it any longer, Di Yuan asked.

Xue Qinghe shook his head: "Not busy."

Di Yuan fell silent. This was his first formal meeting with Xue Qinghe. He had no idea what to talk about as he had only been focusing on cultivation.

Xue Qinghe also saw Di Yuan's predicament.

"Brother Di Yuan is indeed worthy of being Uncle Di's son. He is truly gifted. At such a young age, he is already a Soul Master at the Soul Venerable level."

"This cultivation speed is really beyond reach."

"Compared to my father, I am still far behind." Di Yuan shook his head.

Compared to Di Hong's original talent, his talent was far from enough. His father was also twelve years old, but he was already a Soul Emperor, while he was not even a Soul Sect Master.

"Uncle Di is extremely talented. It is hard to find another person like him in the entire continent. You cannot compare with him. You should compare with people of the same generation and age."

"Anyway, among people of your age, I haven't seen anyone with the same talent as you."

"Even if we both have full innate soul power, I'm afraid no one can cultivate as fast as you."

"Oh?" Di Yuan was a little curious.

"Is there anyone else with full innate soul power?"

Xue Qinghe thought about it.

“It seems there really is one.”

"Who is it?" Di Yuan asked.

Xue Qinghe's eyes moved and he smiled.

"Don't tell you."

"Uh" Di Yuan looked at Xue Qinghe with a strange expression. Although he had never met Xue Qinghe, he knew that Xue Qinghe was a gentle and elegant person. He didn't expect that after meeting him today, he found that he also had a naughty side.

Why are you acting like a little girl?

Realizing that he was wrong, Xue Qinghe coughed twice.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. That person is Feng Xiaotian, he is the same age as you, and he also has innate full soul power."

"But his cultivation speed is not as fast as yours."

"Oh" Di Yuan nodded.

"There are so many heroes in this world, I still can't be complacent."

"Huh?" Xue Qinghe looked confused. There are countless heroes just like Feng Xiaotian?

Why did he feel that Di Yuan seemed like he had never seen the world? But when he thought about it, it made sense. From birth to now, Di Yuan had not been to very far places. The farthest he had been was Haotian Sect. For the rest of the time, he had not even left Tiandou City.

I don't know much about the outside world.

"You can't just practice anymore. Look more at the outside world. There are many geniuses in this world."

"Of course, there aren't many who can beat you."

Di Yuan didn't really want to go out. He was not interested in the outside world. He just wanted to practice and become stronger. As for how many geniuses there were in the outside world, that had nothing to do with him. It was impossible for him to challenge them one by one.

He is not interested in the Soul Master Elite Competition either.

In short, apart from cultivation, he is not very interested in other things. Di Hong used to say that he is a homebody and is suitable for living in seclusion in the mountains.

Xue Qinghe and Di Yuan didn't know what to talk about at the beginning, but gradually they became familiar with each other and had more to talk about.

That night, Tang Yuehua cooked a few dishes herself.

Looking at the food on the table, Xue Qinghe smelled it.

“Xiang, I never thought Aunt Yuehua had such cooking skills.”

Tang Yuehua smiled and said, "Try it quickly and see if my cooking skills suit Your Highness's taste." Xue Qinghe nodded, then picked up a piece of meat and took a bite.

"Yeah." Xue Qinghe's eyes lit up.

"It's delicious. Your cooking skills are better than the chefs in the palace."

He was not exaggerating, Tang Yuehua's cooking skills were indeed very good.

Tang Yuehua felt a little embarrassed.

"It's not as good as your highness said. These are just some home-cooked side dishes."

"Eat quickly, your room is ready."

Since Xue Qinghe is going to stay in Yuexuan for a few days, Tang Yuehua will naturally take him seriously. After all, he is a prince.

"Thank you, Aunt Yuehua." Xue Qinghe bowed in thanks.

That night, he stayed in Yuexuan, but he did not sleep that night. Instead, he waited for news.

The next morning.

Originally, this day should have been a peaceful day.

However, a major news came out from the palace. The second prince Xue Luochuan died suddenly. The entire palace was under martial law and the imperial guards began to seal off the city. Emperor Xue Ye was furious. How could a person who was fine yesterday suddenly die today?

When the news reached Yuexuan, Xue Qinghe was shocked.

"Say it again?" He grabbed the messenger's collar, his face no longer as gentle as before.

The people in the palace were all horrified. It was the first time he saw the eldest prince with such an expression.

"The second prince died suddenly last night."

"His Majesty sent me to deliver the order. Your Highness and Suzaku Douluo must enter the palace immediately."

Xue Qinghe staggered back two steps and Di Hong supported him.

"How did my second brother die?" He was asking the question even though he knew the answer. After all, he still had to have an attitude.

The man shook his head: "I don't know."

Di Hong didn't ask any more questions and immediately got in the carriage with Xue Qinghe to go into the palace. The streets were now full of guards and the Royal Knights were also dispatched. Civilians were driven back to their homes and were not allowed to go out.

When they arrived at the palace, the guarding general saw that it was Di Hong and Xue Qinghe and quickly let them pass.

The two came to the second prince's bedroom.

At this time, Xue Ye was sitting beside the bed with a sad face holding a cold hand, and on the bed a young man was lying with his eyes closed and his body cold. This young man was Xue Ye's second son Xue Luochuan.

Prince Xue Xing, the third prince Xue Hai Zang and the fourth prince Xue Beng were standing there with the same sad looks on their faces. A maid beside them was holding a baby girl in her arms. The baby girl was born not long ago and was Xue Ye’s youngest child. She was named Xue Ke.

Maybe the baby girl sensed something, and now she was crying loudly.

When Xue Qinghe and Di Hong arrived, they saw Xue Luochuan lying on the bed, who had been dead for a long time.

"Second brother!" Xue Qinghe rushed over in grief.

"Father, what is going on? My second brother was fine before I left the palace yesterday."

"Oh!" Xue Ye sighed, then looked at Di Hong.

"Check Luochuan and find out why he did that."

He really couldn't believe it. His son was so full of energy before, but he suddenly died, and in the palace.

Di Hong stepped forward and put his hand on Xue Luochuan's wrist, then began to check, and soon he got the result.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince died of poisoning."

"What!?" Xue Ye was shocked.

"Is this true?"

"That's right." Di Hong nodded.

"How is this possible?" Xue Xing was also a little unconvinced.

The prince's food, clothing and daily life are all taken care of by Xue Ye's confidants, who are the most trustworthy. Moreover, all his food is strictly inspected. How could he be poisoned?

(End of this chapter)