Great Prince’s Residence.
Yang Kun had been soaking in the bathhouse for a full two hours.
He always felt there was still a strange smell on his body.
Swish!
A figure walked in from outside the door, standing by the bathhouse, this person was Yang Kun’s house steward, who said respectfully, "Your Highness, a message from the secret agent has arrived..."
"Hmm?"
Yang Kun removed the towel covering his face and frowned, "What message? Does it have to be delivered to me at this time?"
The steward said in a deep voice, "It’s about Prince Yang Ling, Prince Yang Ling has made contact with Huang Baitao of the Beast Emperor City with Xiao Yi’s help. According to reliable information, Huang Baitao will provide magical beasts as offerings for Prince Yang Ling!"
Splash!
Yang Kun abruptly stood up from the bath, water droplets continuously rolling off his body.
His eyes narrowed into slits, with cold light flickering within.
He took the secret letter from the hands of the steward.
Yang Ling was his most formidable competitor for the crown prince position. Yang Kun also had spies placed close to him, reading the content of the secret letter, his eyes emitted two beams of cold light, "So, it’s Xiao Yi. It’s one thing for him to oppose me at every turn, but to dare to help Yang Ling? You, immediately take my token to the Tianjian Sect to find the Huihai Sword Master!"
"Your Highness, shall we ask the Huihai Sword Master to visit the Beast Emperor City?" the steward inquired.
Having followed Yang Kun closely, he was very clear about his master’s thoughts and style of conduct.
Yang Kun nodded, his eyes revealing a glint of icy coldness, "Let the Huihai Sword Master take a trip to the Beast Emperor City, to warn Huang Baitao..."
"Your Highness, but the relationships behind the Beast Emperor City are also complicated, and Huang Baitao himself is a man from that place. I’m afraid the Huihai Sword Master’s visit might not be taken seriously..." the steward pondered, expressing his concerns.
Yang Kun scoffed, "Don’t worry, the Huihai Sword Master surely has his ways to deal with it!"
"Yes!"
The steward promptly left.
Yang Kun narrowed his eyes, his gaze icy to the extreme, "Yang Ling? Xiao Yi? Hmph, defy me, and when I ascend the throne, that will be the day of your demise!"
…
Beast Emperor City.
Huang Yuwei was looking at Huang Baitao in front of her and asked, "Father, has the magical beast that Brother Xiao Yi requested been prepared?"
"It’s ready!"
Huang Baitao glanced at Huang Yuwei, almost speaking but stopped. He felt amused, a childish spirit rising in him as he laughed, "Your father is going to deliver it personally to him, and also attend the ancestral ceremony of the Great Qian Dynasty. It’s said that Xiao Yi, the head of the Xiaoshanhe Institute, is to preside over the ceremony. He is our deputy city lord of the Beast Emperor City, after all; I must show up to support him. When the time comes, the Beast Emperor City will be entrusted to you to guard!"
"Ah?"
Huang Yuwei’s face filled with astonishment as she hesitated to say, "Father, I don’t want to guard the city..."
"Now, that won’t do. When your father is away, there must be someone trustworthy left here!" Huang Baitao said with a beaming smile.
"But I..."
Huang Yuwei opened her mouth to speak, then suddenly realized that Huang Baitao was grinning mischievously. She said coyly, "Ah, Father, you tease me again. I, I won’t bother with you anymore..."
"Haha, you little girl, since you’re fond of that scoundrel Xiao Yi, then come with your father..." Huang Baitao was saying.
Suddenly...
A terrifying aura enveloped the entire Beast Emperor City.
At the same time, a cold voice came, "Where is Huang Baitao?"
"Hmm?"
Huang Baitao’s face suddenly changed.
The aura was countless times more powerful than his own, just the oppressive presence alone made him feel despair and powerless; his heart turned ice cold: "A master of the Nirvana Realm?"
Cold sweat poured down Huang Baitao’s forehead, and he clenched his teeth as he looked into the void.
A figure with a longsword on his back stood suspended in the air, an expression of complete indifference on his face. He was the Deputy Sect Master of the Tianjian Sect, the Huihai Sword Master, a super expert of the Seventh Nirvana Realm, his every move left Huang Baitao utterly powerless to resist.
"Father, father..." Huang Yuwei’s complexion was pale as she looked at Huang Baitao with concern.
Huang Baitao shook his head, bit the tip of his tongue, and a sweet taste of blood filled his mouth, calming him down somewhat. He fixed his gaze on the Huihai Sword Master, "Huang has no knowledge of who your excellency might be. What brings you to our Beast Emperor City?"
The Huihai Sword Master slowly descended, positioning himself in front of Huang Baitao with an indifferent expression, "I am the Huihai Sword Master of the Tianjian Sect!"
Hiss!
Huang Baitao sucked in a breath of cold air, his gaze extraordinarily solemn.
The Tianjian Sect, the foremost sect of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Its sect master, Xu Changsheng, is even rumored to be the number one expert of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Even with a profound background behind him, Huang Baitao did not wish to make an enemy of such a force. He said gravely, "So, you are the Huihai Sword Master. I have long heard of the sword master’s great name. However, our Beast Emperor City has no quarrels with the Tianjian Sect, so may I inquire as to the purpose of your visit?"
The power of the Tianjian Sect is extremely formidable, such that even the royal family has to show them respect.
Though Beast Emperor City is backed by powerful forces, which make the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty and the top ten sects covet the resources of Beast Emperor City, they have been maintaining a relationship of non-interference.
But if the Tianjian Sect were truly to go all out to obliterate Beast Emperor City, those behind it would not mobilize with full force.
Huang Baitao had no choice but to be cautious.
The Huihai Sword Master said indifferently, "I have come to convey a message from my sect master. He wishes for Beast Emperor City to be locked down for half a year, starting immediately!"
A lockdown for half a year?
Huang Baitao’s face changed slightly. He had anticipated the reason for the Huihai Sword Master’s presence as he said solemnly, "A lockdown for half a year is not a problem, but I have an agreement with Xiao Yi of the Xiaoshanhe Institute to deliver a demon beast to him..."
"There’s no need to deliver it now!"
The Huihai Sword Master gave a cold smile, already having noticed the sixth-order peak demon beast inside the city lord’s residence. With but a flick of his finger,
a flying sword shot out.
It directly sliced the demon beast within the city lord’s residence in two. The Huihai Sword Master said expressionlessly, "That demon beast has been slain by me. There’s no need for further delivery. Furthermore, I hope Lord Huang remembers the words of my sect master: starting now, lockdown Beast Emperor City for half a year, and no one from Beast Emperor City is permitted to take even a half-step outside. Otherwise, my Tianjian Sect won’t care who is backing you..."
Whoosh!
A chilling Sword Qi penetrated into the sea.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire sea surface was actually cleaved apart, leaving a terrifying Sword Qi circulating within, causing this stretch of sea trench, extending for dozens of miles, to remain unrepaired for a long time.
Huang Baitao’s face alternated between shades of green and white, yet he did not dare to voice his anger.
The Huihai Sword Master scoffed disdainfully and said lightly, "Lord Huang, you better take good care of yourself!"
Whoosh!
The Huihai Sword Master then immediately departed.
Only then did Huang Yuwei step forward, her face full of worry: "Father, why would the Tianjian Sect suddenly demand a lockdown of our city..."
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"Yang Kun!"
Huang Baitao slowly uttered two words, his face dark with grimness, "I’ve long heard that the elder prince Yang Kun is a person of the Tianjian Sect. Naturally, the Tianjian Sect hopes that Yang Kun will inherit the throne. The demon beast we were preparing for Xiao Yi was for Prince Yang Ling to participate in the ancestral worship ceremony. Their appearance at this time, forcing me to lockdown the Beast Emperor City for half a year, is surely for the sake of Yang Kun..."
"Then... what should we do?" Huang Yuwei fretted, "Now that the demon beast is killed and we’re forced into a lockdown, what about Brother Xiao Yi..."
"Alas..."
Huang Baitao sighed, feeling quite helpless, "As of now, your father has no solutions. The demon beast is the only casualty for now, but if we don’t lockdown, you and I could be the ones to perish. Let’s just send a message to Xiao Yi to inform him of everything happening here. Go announce the news immediately, starting now, Beast Emperor City is to be locked down for half a year."
"I... alright..."
Huang Yuwei struggled internally, but she also knew of her father’s helplessness.
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How could Beast Emperor City possibly contend with such power?
As Huang Yuwei departed,
a spirit bird flew out from Huang Baitao’s sleeve, carrying the message to let it fly to the Great Qian Dynasty. Huang Baitao looked at the miles-long and still-unhealed sea trench, and heaved a deep sigh, "A lockdown for half a year? Xiao Yi, I hope that after six months, I will still be able to see you..."