Free Web NovelChapter 284: Chapter 271: Betrayal
"Damn it..." Losing control of his body, Yangg Yan felt like he was going mad. "Wind Wolf King, Zi Tong, Hei Yan—attack!" he roared.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
Following the three guttural roars, three enormous figures shot out from the depths of the Imperial Palace, charging straight for the youth.
Before Nie Yun left, he had left his Three Great Demon Pets behind to guard the Imperial City. Seeing that their opponent clearly meant harm and wouldn’t give up, Yangg Yan had summoned them. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
"Hmph. So this is your trump card? Just three whelps that still reek of milk. You truly don’t know your place! I’ll show you that even among those at the Ultimate Venerable Peak, there can be a world of difference in strength!"
Seeing the three beasts charge, the youth wasn’t flustered in the least. On the contrary, a cold smile played on his lips. With a flip of his hand, a dark red color emerged. The eerie hue enveloped the entire area, shining with a Radiant, dazzling light under the sun.
His strength was at the Ultimate Venerable Earth List Peak, bordering on the Celestial List—a cut above even the Seventh Prince and Qii Yang!
"Black Rock Armor!"
"Purple-Eyed Light!"
"Wind Wolf Spin!" freёwebnovel.com
The Three Great Demon Pets knew their opponent was formidable. They roared in unison, their bodies flashing with light as they unleashed their strongest attacks.
"Such paltry tricks. You things don’t even know when you’re courting death. How about you stop following that good-for-nothing Nie Yun and come with me instead!"
The youth sneered. The dark-red hand seal began to roil, and in an instant, the sky above the Imperial City seemed to boil. True Qi suffused the air, its currents slithering like spirit snakes as a supremely powerful force tore through the heavens and crashed down.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
With three sharp cracks, the Wind Wolf King, Zi Tong, and Hei Yan were struck at the same time before they could even react. They were sent hurtling to the ground, where they smashed out three enormous craters.
’The Three Great Demon Pets were defeated in a single blow?’
"It’s all over... His Majesty Nie Yun’s three Demon Pets are all Ultimate Venerable Peak Powerhouses, yet they were defeated in one blow. The Prince’s Law Enforcement Team is simply terrifying!"
"What do we do?"
Seeing the scene before them, all the ministers felt they were going insane.
In their experience, Ultimate Venerable Powerhouses stood at the apex of the food chain. When powerhouses of the same level fought, it should at worst end in a draw. How could the Three Great Demon Pets be defeated before they even got near their opponent?
This loss was just too devastating!
’His Majesty Nie Yun is only slightly stronger than his three Demon Pets. If they couldn’t even lay a finger on him, then even if His Majesty were here himself, he surely wouldn’t be a match either!’
As this thought took root, the desire to retreat flickered in the eyes of every minister.
"Where is that rebel, Nie Yun? Tell him to come out and kneel before us! Have him obediently hand over everything in the Mi Tian Sect Treasure Vault and the Royal Treasure Vault. If he does, we can show some mercy and merely cripple his Qi Sea. Otherwise, not only will he die, but every single one of you will be buried along with him. We won’t leave anyone alive!"
Having defeated the three Demon Beasts in a single move, the Prince’s Law Enforcement Team had established their unshakeable authority. The youth with his hands clasped behind his back stepped forward again with a cold snort.
"His Majesty the Emperor is in seclusion! The moment he comes out, you will all die for daring to harm his Demon Pets..."
Yangg Yan roared through his struggles.
The news of Nie Yun’s departure from the Imperial City had been tightly sealed by Feng Xiao and the others; the official story was that he was in secluded Cultivation. After all, their power had only just been seized and was not yet stable. If word got out that he had left the Imperial Capital, someone would surely take the opportunity to make a move.
"Seclusion?" The youth with his hands behind his back sneered, his eyes filled with utter contempt for Yangg Yan. "Tell me where he’s secluded himself, and I might not kill you. Otherwise, I’ll let you taste the most ’comfortable’ torture in the world—a fate worse than death!"
"You want me to betray His Majesty Nie Yun? In your dreams!"
Yangg Yan gritted his teeth and held his head high, paying no mind to the threat.
"Good. Very good. You’ve got guts. Let’s see if you’re still saying that in a little while!" The youth’s gaze was glacial, radiating a sinister, terrifying aura. He pointed a finger down, and a streak of green light shot into Yangg Yan’s body.
"Aaaargh..."
The moment the light entered his body, Yangg Yan immediately broke out in a cold sweat, his whole body trembling nonstop. He looked as if he had descended into the eighteen levels of hell, his face alternating between flushed red and deathly pale.
"You... just kill me..." Yangg Yan roared.
"Kill you? I won’t kill you so quickly!" The youth with his hands behind his back snorted coldly again. Ignoring the agonized Yangg Yan, he looked down at the civil and military officials standing in the great hall and flicked his sleeve. "Whoever tells me the location of Nie Yun’s seclusion, I will spare!"
"His Majesty, he..."
All the ministers trembled, not knowing what to say.
They had no idea where Nie Yun was, nor did they know how to answer the question.
"I know where His Majesty is!"
Just as everyone was hesitating, a minister suddenly stepped out from the crowd.
If the Emperor of the Fengg Family were here, he would have surely recognized this man. He was none other than the very first minister to betray him. Just as he had been the first to betray the old Emperor, he was now the first to betray Nie Yun.
"Mong Qimo, you dare betray His Majesty?"
Feng Xiao roared in anger.
"Betray His Majesty? Hmph, it’s hard to say if he’ll even survive the day!" The minister, Mong Qimo, said with a vicious look, scanning the crowd. "Gentlemen, we were once subjects of the Fengg Family’s Emperor. Circumstances forced us to side with this Nie Yun. Now that we have the princes of the Divine Holy Empire backing us, there’s no reason to fear him!"
"That’s right! Nie Yun is only strong on his own. No matter how powerful he is, can he possibly be stronger than the entire Divine Holy Empire?" cried the minister who had been the second to betray the former emperor.
This minister’s name was Mu Guanzhi. He and Mong Qimo were two of a kind, notorious for their treachery.
"Good, very good. ’A wise man understands the times.’ You two are sharp. Once we’ve killed the rebel Nie Yun, I’ll appoint you both as the Left and Right Chancellors!" Seeing the ministers betray their master, the youth with his hands behind his back smiled and nodded.
"Thank you for your grace, my lord!" Mong Qimo and Mu Guanzhi fell to their knees in unison, their faces alight with excitement.
Seeing Mong Qimo and Mu Guanzhi appointed as the Left and Right Chancellors so soon after their betrayal, the other ministers began to waver.
"You can surrender, but you’d better remember His Majesty’s methods!" Just as the crowd grew restless, a cold snort echoed from among them.
Hearing this, the ministers who had been planning to surrender all turned pale and stood frozen in place, not daring to move.
This Emperor, Nie Yun, may be young, but his methods were utterly ruthless. When he made a move, he left no stone unturned, ensuring no future threats remained. If they betrayed him today, things would be fine if he was killed. But if the Prince’s Law Enforcement Team failed to kill him... they could only await the execution of their entire clans!
"My lord, I don’t know the rebel Nie Yun’s exact whereabouts," Mong Qimo announced, ignoring the fate of the others. "However, I suspect he is not in seclusion but has already left Divine Wind City!"
"Left Divine Wind City?" The youth with his hands behind his back frowned.
"That’s right. As for where he went, you just need to interrogate this Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao. They definitely know. If not, interrogate his Demon Pets. A Demon Pet can sense its master’s location. As long as you have the Demon Pets, you can definitely find Nie Yun!"
A savage grin spread across Mong Qimo’s face. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
