Chapter 611 Powerful Yet Helpless
The Gale Emperor raised his head as if still trying to maintain his regal demeanor and said with gritted teeth, "I don't understand what you are talking about. Everything I have done, I only did for my people and my empire. But if you think whatever I did harmed a criminal like you, then I would apologize for it…all because I want to save that innocent girl you have trapped using vile means."
The hooded man let out a peal of laughter as he said, "Oh my goodness. Look at yourself. Trying to act all high and mighty despite losing all face. I must say you are indeed an emperor who knows how to even take advantage of any situation. But unfortunately for you, I am not a fool. I know exactly what you have and what you haven't done. Since you have such a poor memory due to going senile, let me help you remember some things."
The Gale Emperor maintained his gaze with the hooded man, his back as straight as an iron rod. It was as if he was trying to prove to the people that even if he was forced to kneel before a criminal, he still wanted to protect his dignity, making people think that it was because he represented his empire as an entirety.
Even the Elders and nobles working for him couldn't help but feel emotional seeing their emperor like this. Of course, only the ones who were loyal to him were feeling like this, while the rest, including his own son, Kale, were looking at his back coldly, inwardly thanking this hooded man for being able to do something that no one ever would even dream of.
He also shot a glance at Tristen to see if he had anything to do with this, and to his astonishment, he received a wink from him, making him wonder how his brother managed to involve himself in all this. If things even went wrong slightly, all of their heads would lie in the streets even if they were blood-related to the emperor.
The Krisen King inwardly smirked, seeing his most hated enemy kneeling on the floor like a beggar. The only difference was that he was still putting on airs. Still, he couldn't help but feel as if today was a day for celebration indeed.
"Now, just like I said to Olivia, you will answer with a Yes/ No to the questions I am going to ask. But if you lie, then I can make sure you won't sit in your throne for long," The hooded man said firmly, making the Gale Emperor look at him with strong killing intent.
Even now, he can instantly kill this ant with just a wave of his finger, but the two girls were stopping him from doing so. He never thought he would get forced into such a situation because of two girls and also because someone within his imperial family betrayed him.
He felt that Farah should be dead by now since he couldn't find her despite sweeping the entire empire and even sending men to the other empires unless he underestimated her ability to hide. Still, even on the off chance, she was alive, the Gale Emperor already had plans to make her suffer till she begs for death.
But now he wondered how much this hooded man knew. If Farah was giving him all the information, then he felt that this hooded man must be killed right away before he could expose anything. Still, he knew he couldn't act rashly lest even the Xeton Emperor and the Krisen King try to stop him.
"So…my first question. Is it true that you tried to sell a little girl as a slave at the Eternal Zephyr Merchant Guild? Before you say that you had no idea what your people sell in that guild, I know nothing gets sold there without your knowledge, especially when it was an exotic girl that nobody had ever seen before."
"Yes…but at least that girl wouldn't die in the street—"
"Shut it! I told you. No unnecessary words. A simple Yes or No is what I want. No matter the reason, what you did was something only the lowliest filth would do….selling off innocent girls as slaves. If somebody sold your mother, how would you feel, eh?"
"YOU!!!!!" The Gale Emperor almost took off to launch himself at this hooded man for crossing the line again and again, and this time, he even dared to use his mother's name!
"Oh? Feeling angry? I wonder how that poor girl must have felt. Tsk, tsk, you really should try selling one of your own next time before you sell someone else," The hooded man said with a shake of his head while the Gale Emperor somehow calmed down his anger since he could already feel the Xeton Emperor's and Krisen King's gaze on him, making it obvious that they would act the moment he did anything that could jeopardize the lives of these two girls.
Everyone couldn't help but feel astonished that the hooded man was still breathing. Even if he were to die now, this event would be remembered in the history books, and at least he would die after etching his name for centuries to come. It was something most dreamed of, and this guy managed to do it by just trash talking and insulting the most respected and powerful figures of this continent.
If it was that easy many would have done it who were okay with dying, but not all could come up with such meticulous planning to pull this off where they won't get killed instantly.
"Now, my second question. Is it true that you were trying to force my Yuria into a marriage using political pressure without even asking for King Krisen's permission because you wanted to bring them down?"
Yuria gripped the back of the hooded man tightly as she looked at the Gale Emperor with a hidden resentful light in her eyes.
The Gale Emperor felt that this was a dangerous question since if he admitted to this, then he might not be able to make a move against the Krisen Kingdom anytime soon, and that would mean that the Krisen Kingdom's growth might overshoot his own.
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