65 Meeting the Emperor

After having said all that, Yang Tian asked Cang Yue for some water. Cang Yue gave an order to a maid outside her room to get some water but unexpectedly, she received no response.

She decided to get it herself.

As she felt the room, Yang Tian remained seated on the chair, profoundly thinking 'Alright… The first step was more or less a success. Just as I had anticipated, Cang Shuo came to Cang Yue's room as soon as possible when he heard that a man was seen entering Cang Yue's room. As the one who wants Cang Yue to marry Fen Juecheng, he can't allow these rumours to promote at all. Coming here and dealing with me by himself was what he planned to do.'

'The tables have turned on him. He won't hastily use an Earth Profound Realm Expert or a Sky Profound Realm Expert against me. The Crown Prince Cang Lin should still want my support. He will definitely keep an eye on my movements and investigate if he heard that Cang Shuo has sent a Sky Profound Realm expert after me.'

'Now… It's time to move onwards to the next phase of the plan.'

Cang Yue returned with water soon enough. After Yang Tian drunk the water and quenched his thirst, he said to Cang Yue, "There is another thing I wanted to tell you…"

"What is it?" Cang Yue was curious about what another thing he was talking about.

"Let me see your father. If he is poisoned or has any other issue, I might be able to treat him." Yang Tian said to Cang Yue.

Cang Yue naturally didn't turn him down, "Sure… It's just that, even the Medicinal Saint wasn't able to know what has caused my father's health to deteriorate."

"Do you remember that I passed the Primordial Phoenix's Trials and received the Phoenix Flames?" As he asked her, she gave him a confirmatory nod. She naturally remembered that. But she didn't understand why he would bring that up right now.

"The Phoenix Spirit within the Trial Grounds mentioned that the Phoenix Flames hold the divine power within them. It can deal with most of the poisons within this mortal world." Yang Tian said with a small smile. What he had said wasn't false.

Cang Yue's eyes immediately widened as she grabbed hold of Yang Tian's arm and pulled him towards the door to her room.

This was somewhat surprising for Yang Tian, but he understood that Cang Yue was perhaps too excited right now.

She had searched for so many ways to treat her father but found none. And now that she had found one, she wanted it to reach her father's place as soon as possible.

Soon enough, they had already arrived in front of a grand and imposing palace.

"Here's my father's chambers." Cang Yue said with a slightly nervous expression.

The passage leading to the palace had a large pond on either side; the lotus flowers in the lakes just happened to be in bloom as its clear water rippled in waves. The green willows brushed alongside the water, and the lotus leaves slightly drooped as their flowers faced the wind, permeating the air with a faint sweetness.

Yang Tian spoke with a neutral tone, "Let's go inside…"

With that, they walked inside this palace. They met a middle-aged eunuch who gave a respectful salute to Cang Yue and said, "Greetings to your highness."

"En." Cang Yue nodded her head and entered with Yang Tian soon enough.

Having lived in the lap of luxury with countless elixirs and legendary fruits, the emperor shouldn't look old at that age. Still, the person on the bed looked withered with a yellowed wax complexion, grizzled white hair, and lifeless expression. He looked like an eighty-year-old elder past his prime.

"Father!" Seeing how bad Cang Wanhe looked, Cang Yue's heart ached.

Yang Tian raised his brow when he heard Cang Yue.

'Cang Yue's bond with her father is pretty strong…' A smile crept on his face, but he quickly hid it. It would have been weird if he started smiling after seeing the Emperor in such a condition.

"And he is?" Cang Wanhe asked his daughter with a somewhat confused expression.

Not waiting for Cang Yue to speak, Yang Tian stepped forwards, and said, "I am the new Inner Palace Disciple, Yang Tian. It's my pleasure to meet Emperor…"

"Oh? You're Yang Tian?" Cang Wanhe revealed an astounded look and then started laughing, "Although We have resided in this chamber for a long time, We too, have heard that a youngster with an incomparably incredible talent had emerged from the Blue Wind Profound Palace. He defeated a disciple of the Inner Palace right after entering the Blue Wind Profound Palace. He also successfully wielded the Overlord's Colossal Sword that no one had been able to use for several hundred years. Simply astonishing."

"It's nothing much…" Yang Tian waved off his praises quite casually. He then looked at Cang Yue and gave her a nod.

As if having received his signal, Cang Yue turned towards her father and spoke to him, "Father, the reason I have come here with Yang Tian isn't just to let you meet the person I have recruited after searching for 2 years. It's because Yang Tian has come to check your condition… If he diagnoses you, he might have a chance to treat you."

"What?" Cang Wanhe turned towards Yang Tian and spoke, "You have a method to treat Us?"

"Perhaps I do. Perhaps I don't. I will only know after I check up your condition." Yang Tian didn't seem nervous as he stepped forward to check Cang Wanhe's pulse.

Cang Wanhe didn't resist. Within all his children, he trusted his only daughter the most. He knew that she wouldn't bring someone who would harm him.

After some moments, Yang Tian spoke, "It appears that the Emperor only has 2 years or less than 2 years left to live."