Tai Jian's condition is worsening

The change that took place in these two years did not only take place in the heaven battling state only rather it took place even in the Qin state. The emperor who had always been healthy suddenly fell very sick and the crown prince was declared the regime to rule on behalf of the emperor with the help of the prime minister and a few old ministers that the emperor had personally selected. The emperor was in heated discussion as the youngest son Qin Tai Jian was not given any post by the emperor and he seemed rather satisfied with this. He did nothing to interfere with the court affairs but he was still as hot headed as always. During this period it could be said that he had to cope with a lot of affairs especially considering the fact that his wife was the princess of another state and with the shift in political power the undercurrents were surging. No one knew of the reason for the shift in power in both kingdoms but he definitely knew that the shadow guild was on the move and they were planning something big in the shadows. The shadows watching them were becoming more frequent and in these two years they had managed to evade the watch of these shadows by laying low. Even when the father of Tie Hongchen was slain in a rebellion by her elder brother they did not dare to make a move. Tie Hongchen wanted to leave the palace but Tai Jian knocked her out. If Tie Hongchen left the palace Tai Jian was sure that he would have to go and collect her corpse so he decided against it. Besides if she really left then she would be giving those old men in the palace a chance to take action against them and they could even use such a golden chance to get rid of her and to have the thirteenth prince thrown behind bars. The thirteenth prince would definitely not allow such a thing to happen so he knocked her out. He even sent a few of his trusted aides and death guards so as to try and save the emperor but they were intercepted. Luckily his death guards were extremely loyal. When caught they would bite the poison in their mouth and die immediately leaving no evidence behind. Moreover, the reason he named them death guards was because they were classified as dead by the government records and their backgrounds were untraceable which was perfect for his course. Of course the princess did not know about this but since then the relationship between the duo worsened and the princess now hated the thirteenth prince for being a coward and she blamed him for being responsible for the death of her father." With our strength, we could've saved him if we joined hands. What is the use of practising together if we can't even protect our loved ones? I'd rather suffer than to practice together with you again," Tie Hongchen said to Tai Jian that night with tears in her eyes. She turned around to leave. Tai Jian did not stop her but he did not allow her to leave his palace." No matter how much you hate me ,I don't care buy I can't send you to your death. You are too naive to think that those people would not be prepared. They even sent their vice dean or do you think that your father who is an expert and my death soldiers died in their hands. I cannot allow you to send yourself to your grave even if it means giving my life up for it," Tai Jian whispered to himself after the princess left in a fit of anger. Everything is now going according to his plans and with him lying low the shadows have let their guard down taking him to be a cripple who no longer poses any threat to them. This was within Tai Jian's expectations as in these two years he has secretly developed his own force and improved its strength such that it was just slightly weaker than the shadow guild. If not for the fact that the dean of the shadow guild who has always been a mysterious man and was said to possess strong martial arts due to cultivating ancient techniques Tai Jian would have already taken the initiative to attack the shadow guild. He has been secretly fighting the shadow guild now and was involved in the assassination of one of the vice deans but the shadow guild did nor suspect him for this. He has even exchanged blows with one of the strongest deans below their dean and although he was heavily wounded the vice dean did not fare well either. This happened when the heaven battling state experienced a revolution and the father to Tie Hongchen was killed which angered Tai Jian. In a fit of anger he looked for where to vent his anger and decided on fighting the vice dean. Tai Jian was a crazy fighter and the vice dean experienced it personally as he was left with severe injuries that were greater than Tai Jian and was forced to stay in bed for atleast a month or two to recover. Tao Jian was also left with severe injuries and some of them were life threatening but thanks to the yin yang technique he could recover as long as the sun was there which was why the shadow guild could not find anything and this was also why they were now wary of the Qin state as they believed such an expert could only be found in the state of Qin. "How are the preparations going?" Tai Jian asked his personal guard." We have destroyed two of their operating bases in the empire and we made sure to leave no clue," Xue Kai,Tai Jian's personal guard answered. "Are the family of the soldiers taken care of?" Tai Jian asked. The soldiers who agreed to join death guard signed a contract of death. If they died in battle then they would make sure that their faces are not exposed. They usually wore masks that covered their faces leaving only their eyes. The poison that they were given would make sure that once they died then their skin would start to peel off so if the mask was removed nothing could be found. This was how cautious Tai Jian was. He did not allow any mistakes to happen as it could cost him and his family." Yes,they are settled," Xue Kai answered." Anything else?" Tai Jian asked when he saw that Xue Kai was hesitating about something." Master,your condition is worsening. Why don't you dual cultivate with the princess so as to help curb your energy. If it continues like this I am afraid you won't be able to last for three years," Xue Kai said." She is not a cauldron for me," Tai Jian simply answered." Master,have you forgotten why you took her as your wife?" Xue Kai asked." I have not forgotten but that was then and not now. Many years has passed since then. I don't want her to be involved in this mess," Tai Jian said with a smile." Master,you have already done a lot for her but she still hates you. You have been sneaking into her room every night so as to neutralise her cold energy and you even go as far as to give her foods and herbs that contain yang energy so that she won't freeze but what about you? Yang energy is overbearing so even if we continue searching for yin herbs it will be ineffective as from next month," Xue Kai said but Tai Jian acted as if he heard nothing and just focused on his drawing." Tell me how do you see this painting?" Tai Jian asked with a smile." You are impossible, " Xue Kai said furiously and did not want to stay any longer so he left." Where are you going?" Tai Jian asked." To look for a way to extend your life of course," Xue Kai answered and then turned and left. He had an urge of punching Tai Jian in the face but he refrained from doing ." Hey. Don't go kidnapping doctors this time round," Tai Jian said. The last time Tai Jian was injured Xue Kai ended up kidnapping famous doctors across the continent so as to find a cure for Tai Jian.