Hidden Master: starting by canceling ten marriage proposals

Loyal subjects and filial sons…

Upon hearing the king's words, everyone's face turned unsightly.

These four characters are originally words of praise.

But when used here, anyone could hear the disparaging tone within them.

"That will do."

Yin Tian waved his hand, not intending to linger too long, "Things have been satisfactorily resolved. During the time you slept, King, the Heretic Feng Shui Master has nearly been eradicated by me."

"The remaining scattered forces are clearly nothing to fear. As for within the Imperial City, I've had Know-It-All's people record all those associated with the Heretic Feng Shui Master in a booklet, which is under the pillow in your bedchamber."

"The rest, I need not interfere anymore, right?"

The King looked deeply at Yin Tian.

Yin Tian was so young yet acted so astutely, seemingly covering all bases!

If such a person were his son, he would not have any hesitation and would directly pass the throne to Yin Tian.

But it's a pity…

Although Yin Tian is capable, he is not of his flesh and blood.

Moreover…

A bitter smile appeared on the King's face, even if he were eager to pass the throne to Yin Tian, it's not certain that Yin Tian would accept it!

"I'll be leaving first, then; I won't disturb you any longer."

As Yin Tian spoke, he prepared to leave the place.

But the King directly reached out, grabbing hold of Yin Tian.

Yin Tian paused in his steps, looking at the King with confusion, "King, do you have any other matters?"

"Princess Linglong… how is she?"

The King asked softly.

"By my side. Rest assured, I will treat her well for a lifetime."

Yin Tian spoke very earnestly.

Upon hearing Yin Tian's words, the King finally felt at ease.

Previously, he had taken the Turtle Breath Pill given to him by Yin Tian and his body had fallen into a death-like state.

Although he couldn't move and looked just like a corpse, he could still hear others' words.

Indeed, because of this, yesterday before the coffin, his three sons stripped Princess Linglong of her title and even directly expelled her from the Imperial City, which had made the King extremely angry.

If he could move, he likely could not have kept up the pretense and would have jumped straight out of the coffin to severely teach these three brothers a lesson.

"There's another matter."

The King said softly once more.

Yin Tian looked puzzled.

Another matter?

The King then looked at all those present and slowly spoken, "Effective immediately, I hereby appoint Yin Tian as the Regent King! Commanding the six great families of the Imperial City, supervising the King above and observing the officials below, he has the authority to depose or appoint the King!"

With these words, the entire place became extremely quiet.

No one could have imagined that the King would say such a thing!

The Regent King!

In certain terms, Yin Tian's status had now surpassed that of the next King!

In an instant, all eyes fell upon Yin Tian.

This young man who appeared to be just over twenty years old had suddenly become the Regent King!

What's more important is…

Yin Tian as the Regent King actually held the power to depose and appoint the King!

"Is that really necessary…"

Yin Tian, looking at the varied expressions in the eyes before him, also gave a wry smile to the King, "You've always known that I have no interest in such matters."

"It's fine."

The King waved his hand at Yin Tian, "Other than you, I can't trust anyone else."

In the past, the King would never have done this.

He had great trust in his three sons, as well as the six great families of the Imperial City.

But after what had happened, the King also had to seriously consider what would happen after his actual death.

If there's no one capable of keeping these people in check, probably the day after his death, this scene would repeat itself!

And by then, Yin Tian with no backing whatsoever would surely not be able to suppress these people.

This is why the King decided to give Yin Tian an identity.

One that could suppress everyone!

And the Regent King was clearly the best choice!

The King turned his head, giving Yin Tian a deep look, and then took out a small golden wire knife from his clothing, "This is my family's heirloom, passed down for thousands of years. Today, I give this knife to you."

"All listen to this command, seeing this knife is as seeing me!"

"Even if Yin Tian uses this knife to kill the next King in the future, no one shall interfere!"

"Yes!"

All spoke with difficulty.

They were well aware that Yin Tian now was the guillotine hanging over their heads.

The moment Yin Tian wished it, he could take their lives!

"Alas…"

Yin Tian shook his head helplessly, "What kind of situation is this?"

"Yin Tian, do you have any other requests?"

The King looked at Yin Tian and asked softly, "Whatever you ask for, I shall fulfill it."

Yin Tian was about to shake his head when he suddenly thought of something.

He reached into his chest and took out five ancient books, "I'm missing one of these books. Do you know where it can be found, King?"

The King furrowed his brow and said softly, "I do."

"But let me advise you, better to stop obsessing over it."