“The people of Xuanyuan Kingdom dare to act in such a way because our own Elder Compound is empty, and there is no pillar of the community to depend on when it comes to matters of exorcism.” Outside the palace, Nangong Lie smirked as he walked over with a feather fan in his hand swaying from side to side. “This is a blatant dismissal of your capabilities, Your Highness.”
Baili Jia Jue glanced at him with both his legs slightly crossed.
That look of indifference somehow made Nangong Lie shiver.
Nangong Lie immediately straightened up, cleared his throat and with a straight face commented, “During my round of inspection today, I realized that there really were not that many people who possess the skills of exorcism. The ambassador from the Xuanyuan Kingdom has already crossed our borders, he should arrive at the Capital by tomorrow. Even though they claim they are paying tribute to you, in reality, the people over there are sending scouts to test us.”
Upon hearing what Nangong Lie had said, Wu Jing could not help but fill with anger again, and he then snapped, “The Emperor’s body has yet to be buried, the bell of Silent Mourning has only rung yesterday! The ambassadors of other countries might not even know yet, but having those people from the Xuanyuan Kingdom arrive now, it is obvious that they are here to intimidate us!”
Liu Yu thought carefully for a while before saying, “They have probably planned to do so anyway.”
Right now, Liu Yu could not help but feel relieved that the Third Prince was in office and in charge at present.
From the moment the Emperor had breathed his last till now, it had been less than a day.
The Third Prince had already turned the tide of the entire imperial court, the Ministry of War was wholly within his grasp, all of it was done with such speed that others could not help but feel amazed.
If any other prince were to be in power now, instead of him, they would all be unable to take command of the situation.
After all, if their enemies decided to attack them at this moment, those ministers with military power could very well decide to rebel.
Only the Third Prince had the capability to rule with a firm hand…
Once he thought of this, Liu Yu felt a little more at ease. However, thinking about the problem realistically, he had to say, “The people of Xuanyuan are the most competent at exorcism, and now with Elder Xu Wu in power, on our side… we really have no one who can match his power.”
“Our War Dragon Dynasty is occupied with talented people, apart from those old antiques in the Elder Compound, is there really no one else who is capable of exorcism?” Wu Jing did not believe in this, and continued, “There is no need to talk about others, look at His Highness, his martial qi is the world’s best, and with the grand mythical beasts Fire Qilin and Green Dragon by his side, will he ever face someone he cannot beat?”
Liu Yu shook his head as he replied, “Wu Jing, you still deny that you are an uncouth old fellow, the skills of exorcism and the strength of martial qi are completely unrelated. His Highness’ grand mythical beast bodyguards do in fact have the power to intimidate all the magical beasts in the world. However, if they encounter ghosts and evil spirits, they are unable to identify areas that emanate eerie aura. Since they are unable to identify the ghosts and evil spirits, they will surely have trouble dealing with them.”
“Then what do you think we should do?” Wu Jing asked as he gritted his teeth.
Liu Yu also had no idea how to deal with the situation. “For now we can only ask the necromancers from the Elder Compound to make an appearance, hopefully, there is someone who can take up the responsibility.”
Having heard the conversation between both of them, the invisible Fire Qilin let out a chuckle close to Baili Jia Jue’s ear. “Master, don’t they know that once you reveal your true identity, even the ghosts and evil spirits will have to kneel and beg for mercy in front of you?”
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“Yesterday when the palace was under siege, none of them was there,” Green Dragon said that.
Baili Jia Jue’s face was still one of lazy elegance. He sat there as though he was made of jade with one hand supporting the side of his face, the other carelessly placed across his two long legs. On the surface, he looked warm and approachable, but upon close observation, one could tell that the reflection from his pair of narrow eyes was a cold and distant flash of light.
The ambassador from the Xuanyuan Kingdom had planned his trip much earlier and arrived somewhere near Shandong that very night. The banners in vertical position were all imprinted with an Eight Trigram on every side, compared to the diplomatic convoys from other countries, the one from Xuanyuan was very different. Each person was robed in white, two swords crisscrossed on their backs, one of which was an ice blade, while the other was made of solid mahogany. Their gait was like the immortal masters of Dao, with most of them in their youth yet were accustomed to traveling through the night as if the dark souls and spirits would go to great lengths to avoid crossing their paths.
“Crown Prince, we have already arrived at Shandong. Tomorrow we should be able to enter the Capital.” A young man in white robe walked over and halted his step by the side of the convoy, leaning toward the side of the carriage as he said respectfully, “The other party must have heard about the words of our arrival and have already made appropriate arrangements.”
A calm voice spoke from within the carriage, “We are traveling in such a large group, if the War Dragon Dynasty is still unable to notice us, then they really are a nation in ruins.”
“True that.” The young man bowed his head.
Elder Xu Wu was not anxious at all when he heard this. He then said, “An Liu, you don’t have to worry so much. The War Dragon Dynasty has never had that many exorcists, and now that the Third Prince has taken away a few elders that I know, coupled with the recent death of their Emperor, the state of affairs in the Imperial Court must be unstable. The War Dragon Dynasty of today is in a disastrous state and almost on the verge of ruins, where on earth will they be able to spare the energy to fight against us? What’s more, even if they wanted to do something like that they will need to have the power to do so.”
“Elder Xu Wu, speaking in such a manner would be too much, that royal is a world-renowned genius at martial skills, he is not as lousy as you describe him to be.” One could tell that the words were uttered by a lady based on the soft voice.
Elder Xu Wu laughed while stroking his white beard as he said, “Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness is correct. The royal that has caught your eye is definitely no ordinary fish.”
“Elder!” The young girl’s face blushed pink, even though covered by a veil, one could still see through most of her appearance. It was obvious that Elder Xu Wu’s words had not angered her but in fact, caused her to feel a bit shy.
The man seated in the middle of the carriage observed this scene with a smile, his eyes filled with aggression…
It was nighttime, and the royal chamber was brightly lit.
Helian Wei Wei and Little Seven were seated facing each other, one was busy eating, the other was also busy eating. It was like a competition, a big one against the small one, facing off each other, yet it created an inexplicable sense of harmony.
The bodyguard that followed Helian Wei Wei suddenly appeared kneeling in front of her and in a deferential low tone, reported something to her.
Helian Wei Wei arched an eyebrow while yawning as she asked, “Xuanyuan Kingdom?”
“Yes.” The kneeling bodyguard lowered his eyes.
Helian Wei Wei began to laugh, then lazily stretching out her body in an elegant arc and said, “Could it be that their princess has no idea that the person who has caught her eye is already someone else’s possession? I should have thought that the entire world would know by now that Baili Jia Jue is mine! Is this not obvious enough?”
The guard thought to himself. Uh…I have mentioned so much, including the news about the purpose of the Xuanyuan Kingdom’s diplomatic convoy, which aims to humiliate the War Dragon Dynasty, and it may even cause conflict. Out of so many details, how come the Eldest Young Lady seems to have only registered a part of my whole report? He was rendered absolutely speechless.
Yet, the shadow guard who walked in with Baili Jia Jue felt a shiver running down his spine and immediately turned to look at his master’s face. After all, the word, ‘possession’ seemed to have an ambiguous meaning.