Chapter 253. Helping out (2)This scene took place during an annual festival of the Liang empire.
It was the scene where Cao Xu and the crown prince, Xu Tingsheng would fight for the tiger division of the Liang empire army.
The tiger division was the best division in the whole army and winning it was akin to gaining control of the whole army of the Liang empire.
The scene will take place at the point when Cao Xu has already started showing his true potential to others and he has acc.u.mulated some merit in the royal court.
Because of that, he was becoming the hot topic in the entire Liang empire and even the other kingdoms.
The words that the illegitimate wastrel was just hiding his potential was on everyone"s lips but no one dared to say it out loud because of the other princes.
The succession battle was getting heated everyday and three of the nine princes had already died, either in a battle or due to some schemes.
When the other five princes were thinking on how to kill the crown prince, someone unexpectedly started to rise among them.
It was Cao Xu.
That was absolutely impossible!
Everyone was treating Cao Xu as air from the start. There was no doubt about it. He should have stayed the same too but nothing like that happened.
Cao Xu"s fate was to die after the succession battle was over. The one to win the battle would have killed him.
No one would even voice out their thoughts if something like that happened to him.
But it all changed when Cao Xu started to show his potential.
He recruited some generals and ministers from the royal court. He even went on to kill a demon that was wreaking havoc in one of the major cities.
That pretty much confirmed his skill and gave him some fame.
The other prince started to be wary of Cao Xu after that. They don"t want him to enter the succession battle.
Honestly, Cao Xu should not be eligible to join the succession battle as he was just an illegitimate child but the emperor didn"t think like that.
He had neglected Cao Xu but the emperor was a person who values skill over everything.
Although Cao Xu was illegitimate, he still has his blood running in his veins. If he showed the necessary skill, then he won"t have any troubles on him joining the succession war.
If the other officials posed a problem, then Cao Xu would just kill them. He already has a kill list ready for the time when he would become the emperor.
He doesn"t mind killing more people!
Still, the emperor wanted the crown prince, Xu Tingsheng to become the emperor.
He was the most suitable person to become the emperor in his eyes but the crown prince was still too weak.
Even the succession war was just a way to hone the crown prince into a true emperor.
It was not like the emperor didn"t value his other children but for him the Liang empire was more important.
He wanted to leave it in good hands before dying.
His father, the previous emperor, had also done the same. It was also the reason why the current emperor doesn"t have any siblings.
He had killed them all to seize the throne.
It was a really ruthless and cruel method but sacrifices were necessary for the Liang empire to prosper.
The crown prince was perfect for that and the emperor was sure that he would kill the other princes, and seize the throne.
But an unexpected variable appeared and that was Cao Xu.
His skills were on par with the crown prince, maybe even better and everyday, the rumours about him were increasing.
The emperor also wanted to see if Cao Xu will be able to defeat the crown prince or not.
So the emperor arranged for a match during the annual festival of the Liang empire.
The match was between Cao Xu and the crown prince respectively. By using three thousands troops, both of them will fight with each other.
The battleground would be mountainous terrain.
The winner of the battle will receive the control of the tiger division of the Liang empire army. It was really a risky move.
But the emperor wanted to see who among them would emerge as victorious.
Cao Xu was obviously very happy with this and the crown prince also accepted the wager as he was confident that he would be able to defeat Cao Xu.
The battle was also moving in his favour but at the end moment, the winner was unexpectedly Cao Xu, who had taken advantage of the terrain to defeat the crown prince.
The scene they had to film today was where after the crown prince, Xu Tingsheng lost the wager and personally offered up the tiger division.
"The winner is Cao Xu!!"
"How can it be?"
"The crown prince can"t lose to an illegitimate child."
In the crowd, many people were talking about Cao Xu winning the battle. There was shock well apparent in their eyes as they looked at Cao Xu.
Amidst the green hills and clear rivers, the illegitimate wastrel of peerless talent, indifferently and leisurely received the tiger division of the Liang empire army.
All of the soldiers of the crown prince army felt ashamed while a group of officials tried to persuade the emperor to change his decision.
The crown prince kept silent, watching the tiger division fall onto Cao Xu"s palm.
That ink colored jade in the hands of Cao Xu glistened brightly in the sunlight, the dark jade and white skin contrasted against each other when together, creating a kind of indescribable glare that was unpleasant to the eyes.
The crown prince hated losing, especially in the hands of Cao Xu. At the same time, he was feeling a sense of shame that was devouring him from inside.
His soldiers were unexpectedly left powerless to this extent and Cao Xu had defeated him when his troops were more skillful than his.
This was Xu Tingsheng"s shame.
As the emperor was going to announce the winner and confirmed Cao Xu as the new owner of the tiger division, Cao Xu softly said.
"Father."
He was calling the emperor.
Standing besides him, the crown prince subconsciously raised his head to look at Cao Xu and was stunned.
"Is he Ren or Cao Xu?"
At that moment, Na Wen"s heart has that question. Not just him, but many people were thinking of the same thing.
On the set, countless eyes were all focused on Na Wen and Ren.
The blast fan continuously blew onto the two people, imitating a strong gale whistling through the valley.
Ren slightly lowered his gaze, his silky black hair scattering into the wind, his extremely elegant appearance causing people to involuntarily hold their breath.
The gentle and elegant atmosphere that seemingly makes people want to believe slowly dissipates.
Everyone"s heart stilled as they looked at this young man, all impulsive and restless thoughts settling down.
Rong Xu"s bright and clear limpid eyes flashed with a shallow radiance, the person himself merely smiling softly.
At this moment, Ren"s lip hooked up in a small smile, an illusory shadow overlapping on him.
Director Chen Pu"s gaze was tightly locked onto Ren, his body straightened up, excitement was visible on his face as he kept watching this scene closely.
"Father, I will refuse the tiger division."
Ren slowly said those words, shocking everyone. Even the emperor was a little surprised.
The tiger division was the strongest division in the whole Liang empire"s army. Why was he refusing it?
"This scene would be epic!!"
Director Chen Pu thought in his head. He even thought that it was Ren"s best scene till now but at the same time, he glanced at Na Wen.
A frown leaked out from his lips!
"What the h.e.l.l is he doing?"
He was playing the character of a crown prince but he was behaving like any other character. The expressions on his face were not right.
The scene was just halfway shot but Na Wen alone was decreasing the quality of the scene. Another frown leaked out from his mouth.
"Should I stop it?"
That thought brushed past Director Chen Pu"s mind and after glancing once again, he finally stood up from his chair and shouted.
"Cut!!"
Everyone looked at him when they heard that. They saw that veins were popping out on Director Chen Pu"s head.
Anger was visible in his eyes and this anger was directed at Na Wen!