Chapter 1048 — The Crown Prince Escapes the Siege

You released Ming'er—how long can he survive in this world of deceit and treachery? " Crown Prince Youming knelt and said: "Father God, your child knows his fault. " Emperor Xuan stepped forward, helped him up, and sighed: "You did nothing wrong. The Azure Heaven Banner is lost, and lost it is; I would not go so far as to punish you for that. The reason I punished you is that when the Heavenly Court split in those years, you were my Crown Prince, and your mind was simple—anyone could deceive you.

And you kept close company with those fair-weather friends like Heavenly Worthy Hao and Yin Tianzi. They devour men without spitting out the bones; in their hands you would have died sooner or later! That is why I locked you away!

Your mother has now released you, and there is nothing I can do.

" He shook his head, fetched a mirror, and said: "This is the Eight Trigrams Mirror, refined by Kaihuang from the Eight Trigrams Diagram on my back. I have branded it with the Xuanwu pattern.

Carry it for protection.

Once you leave the Northern Pole Heaven, if someone calls you, do not look back—walk straight on. If you do not look back, no one will dare harm you. If you look back, ten thousand kalpas without redemption. Remember this, remember this! "