Listening to the emperor, crown prince Xu Tianran wore a completely expressionless face, though inside he was on the verge of total collapse.
His old man was getting closer and closer to becoming an emperor eternal, but if his father attained that status, what on earth would that make him? A crown prince who might be deposed in the future? Xu Tianran glanced at the spot where Xiao Qiang sat, feeling fortunate that Feng Ling had sensed something was wrong over on her end and returned early. If his role in exposing Xiao Qiang's location had been exposed, the Holy Ghost Church might not have fought to the death to protect him, choosing instead to swap their support for someone else.
The old emperor's joy had inadvertently been built upon Crown Prince Xu Tianran's misery, while the overall joy of the Sun Moon Empire was built upon the misery of Shrek.
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