Chapter 2081: Chapter 2081 Rejected Offer
Ye Tiandao ordered her men to kill off the other leaders who were tied up.
The few leaders didn’t anticipate this. They thought their kidnapping of the princess would please the Dark Legion, but instead, it led them down the road to their doom.
From Ye Tiandao’s behavior, it was clear that Li Xingrou recognized their leader.
Someone immediately exclaimed, "We genuinely want to surrender..."
Others tried to evade responsibility, "This wasn’t my idea..."
Li Xingrou also tried to plead on their behalf, "They did it only to save their own lives..."
But the soldiers from the Blade Legion followed orders without hesitation. Even before these people could finish talking, the soldiers had already swung their swords, cutting off their heads.
"..."
Li Xingrou was speechless. These soldiers were quite swift and decisive.
Ye Tiandao also explained, "It was the order of the master! He said they were opportunist traitors, so he told me to kill them right away!"
Then, Ye Tiandao took Li Xingrou back to the main tent.
Ye Liuyun’s orders were always executed unconditionally by Ye Tiandao. When Ye Liuyun said to treat Li Xingrou well, she was served with the best of meals.
Li Xingrou also asked about the situation of the Royal Court.
"They resisted to the very end, chose death over surrender, even attempted to transfer their resources, but they’re all dead! The Prince has also perished in battle!"
Ye Tiandao did not hide these details from her.
Upon hearing this, Li Xingrou felt a heavy sadness in her heart, but she couldn’t cry.
Ye Tiandao had no skills to comfort people, she could only watch her suffering.
Ye Liuyun knew that the elixirs on her hand should not be much left, so he instructed Xiao Yunfang to follow him as he went on ahead, speeding all the way.
Finally, on the day when Li Xingrou’s elixirs ran out, they arrived at the Regalty.
As soon as they arrived at the camp, Ye Liuyun, without even having time to breathe, immediately handed Li Xingrou the elixirs.
Li Xingrou was just experiencing early stages of withdrawal, still within tolerable limits. She got instant relief after taking them.
"Thank you! No one has ever risked so much for me before!"
Li Xingrou knew very well how far Ye Liuyun had traveled. His speedy arrival signified his entire journey must have been a frantic dash, all to deliver them to her in time.
Ye Liuyun merely smiled helplessly, "The trouble I’ve caused must finally be returned by me."
After many days of melancholy, Li Xingrou finally managed to flash a small smile. For some reason, she felt particularly safe whenever she saw Ye Liuyun.
"Do prepare to repay more in the future!" Li Xingrou joked back with a smile.
"Recover in my spatial world, the sooner the better! The process might hurt, but it will get better after!" Ye Liuyun also advised her.
"Ok! I’ll go!" Li Xingrou had no worries now, she fully complied with Ye Liuyun’s guidance.
Ye Liuyun took her into his spatial world, limiting her range of movements.
Lin Luoyi, on the other hand, removed all her interspatial rings and other items to prevent her from injuring people when her cravings hit. Then, she started to decrease the dosage of the elixirs she took daily. When she felt it was appropriate, completely cut her off from the pills.
In the process, Li Xingrou had not been short of torment, her whole person had thinned significantly. Ye Liuyun and Azure would often go to visit her, encouraging her to persist. Half a year later, her condition was much better.
Although she still suffered from the withdrawal daily, it was now within a range that she could manage.
After Ye Liuyun took Li Xingrou into his spatial world, he didn’t directly enter the Regalty. Instead, he waited until Xiao Yunfang led the army, then they entered the city together and replaced the praetorian.
After all that, Ye Liuyun didn’t make any major moves, just waiting for people like Yu Xiaofeng to attack the city.
But news of the fall of the East had long since spread. Everyone was waiting for Ye Liuyun to declare himself king.
There were also some major powers that had arrived ahead of time to present gifts to him.
During this time, he was busy from morning to night dealing with representatives from various powers, discussing business cooperation.
Li Minghao, the steward of the Alliance of Merchants in the Regalty, also came to present a significant gift as a congratulations message for his arrival in the city.
Ye Liuyun knew this was the Alliance trying to appease him. Having just established control over the city, he couldn’t afford to make an enemy of them. So he gratefully accepted and exchanged some pleasantries.
Plus, they would need to make purchases of his troops’ supplies with them in the future. The Celestial Cloud Emporium was not yet in a secured position in the East region.
The Sword Elder of the Sect even communicated their stance to Ye Liuyun. They wanted to form an alliance with him.
At the moment, Lu Yi was rushing to the city to negotiate with him personally.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Liuyun felt greatly relieved. Otherwise, he would have had to confront the Sect first.
If the Sect allied with him, he could then focus on dealing with the Alliance.
The remaining major forces in the East now included only the Alliance, Beast Mountain, Scarlet Cardinal House, the Dragon clan, and Fairy Clan.
Starting with the Alliance, they could bring him more resources for his army’s development.
Even if they showed full cooperation and chose not to stand against him, he would still want to expand his own business to the East. Otherwise, once all wars ended, his army’s resources would be in short supply.
He wouldn’t believe that they would willingly give up their monopoly for him. There would inevitably be a conflict by then.
Ye Liuyun quickly let Ye Tiandao to lead the Blade Legion to fully practice and increase their realm, preparing for the future fight with the Alliance.
This battle would certainly be a fight among martial practitioners. The number of experts Ye Liuyun currently had was far from enough to compete with the Alliance.
Cultivating his own is one aspect, on the other hand, Ye Liuyun must also draw alliances. Xuantian Sect, Scarlet Cardinal House, the Dragon Clan, and the Fairy Clan were all the targets he aimed to win over.
While dealing with the major forces, he waited for Yu Xiaofeng to arrive, to discuss on letting him in charge of the Eastern Royal Management.
“All these years you have been fighting for me everywhere, and it’s time for you to enjoy the results. I’m not interested in the titles and positions, you can take the throne if you’re willing?” Ye Liuyun sincerely asked Yu Xiaofeng.
Yu Xiaofeng also knew him well and did not stand on ceremony with him, "I have no interest in becoming a king, I prefer fighting! Becoming the king brings too many things to deal with, it also involves too much intrigue. You should ask someone else."
Ye Liuyun had no choice but to turn to Pei Yong. But Pei Yong felt he didn’t have the ability to be a good king and dared not promise.
"Even as a puppet king with your support, I can’t deal with the major forces in the east either!"
In the end, Ye Liuyun asked Xiao Yunfang and Helian Xiu, if there was no other way, he could establish a queen.
But Xiao Yunfang dared not accept it. "Those who can be kings must be versatile and savvy. Do you think I look like one?"
Helian Xiu also did not accept the offer, "Among these people, you are more suitable to be king. It would seem fake after you give up this chance in the south. If you let anyone take the throne, everyone knows that you’re the one pulling the strings!"
Ye Liuyun had no choice but to ascend the throne himself in the end.
