Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Let’s go!”
Taishi Zhen and Eunuch Wei exchanged eye contact; the latter carried Xia Wuhui and went out of the palace hall. Their master had fainted, and it was naturally not appropriate for the servants to take revenge without the approval. Furthermore, today’s situation was too complicated. Xia Wuhui had signs of going out of control while Jiang Yi still had those horrific flaming rocks, and they were still within the Great Xia Kingdom’s royal palace. Taishi Zhen and Eunuch Wei were afraid that Xia Wuhui would have mishaps; it was natural for them to take the safest option and leave first since there wasn’t going to be any difference in the level of humiliation.
Of course, most importantly, this wasn’t the Divine Martial Kingdom. The King of Great Xia Kingdom didn’t dare to offend neither side; neither did he dare to kill Jiang Yi. If this chaos continued, Xia Wuhui would probably suffer even more humiliation; they rather avoid the spearhead first and make another plan.
The upper echelons of the Great Xia Kingdom, Yun Fei, and the others looked on as the Divine Martial Kingdom left before looking at one another’s expression, feeling that today’s incident was absolutely abstruse. Just yesterday, Jiang Yi was a criminal of treason that was wanted by the two kingdoms; today, not only did he walk into the royal palace openly, but he even ran roughshod within the palace. Finally, he caused the Crown Prince from the Divine Martial Kingdom to faint, who had no choice but to leave. Not even a theater show would have such a complicated plot, right?
Everyone looked at Jiang Yi with a different opinion now. It didn’t matter if Jiang Yi was swindling or using authority to intimidate people. At least, he wasn’t dead yet; and he forced Xia Wuhui and his men to back off—which was his capability! If somebody else was to try his method, that somebody would have probably been chopped up into pieces.
Of course!
The reason why Jiang Yi was so successful today was mainly due to the weak kingdom strength of the Great Xia Kingdom, where they couldn’t afford to offend anybody. What’s more, King of the Great Xia Kingdom, Su Diwang, had such a feeble nature and didn’t even have a dictatorial manner that a King should have. If it was any other King, Jiang Yi would have been dead for more than a thousand times.
It was precisely because of this factor that Jiang Yi dared to come in here absolutely unrestrained. He wasn’t a fool, and his brain had always been intelligent. He wasn’t here to find trouble; neither was he here to snatch the bride. His ultimate goal was the Soul-Subduing Herb.
Once Xia Wuhui and his men had left, Jiang Yi looked over at Su Diwang and smiled. “King Su, you should know that Princess Ling Xue mainly cultivates the soul spirit. As for the Divine Martial Kingdom’s side, you don’t need to have any concerns. Xia Wuhui openly declared that he wanted to kill this Envoy, and once I report it to His Majesty, he would march his army down south and eliminate the Divine Martial Kingdom. So there is no need for any concern…”
He is doing it again!
If Jiang Yi was trying to use an elaborate scheme to plunder earlier, right now, he was openly plundering; and his manner of speech was becoming even more exaggerating. He even mentioned the elimination of the Divine Martial Kingdom. His statement had a very obvious meaning: ‘If you aren’t handing over the Soul-Subduing Herb, then you will wait and see.’
The Great General Lord, Su Diguo, had this change in expression as his lips suddenly moved while he sent a secret message to Su Diwang: “My King, we must not give the Soul-Subduing Herb to Jiang Yi; otherwise, it would be an outrage towards Xia Wuhui and the royal clan of Divine Martial Kingdom. It might affect the relationship between us and the Divine Martial Kingdom, which we painstakingly build up with this political marriage. It might even cause a war between the two kingdoms again.
“Jiang Yi isn’t anything, and there is no need to fear him. He cannot represent the Azure Dragon Empire and is at best a blade sent out by Princess Ling Xue. If we are to go soft this time, the Empire will be even more overbearing in the future…”
King Su Diwang’s expression turned grave and was hesitant. In fact, he knew in his heart that Jiang Yi definitely wanted this Soul-Subduing Herb; and if it was something that belonged to the Great Xia Kingdom, he wouldn’t have to even consider.
From the looks of it now, he was either going to offend Jiang Yi or the Divine Martial Kingdom; but Su Diguo’s statement did sober him up. Jiang Yi had been putting on a bravado as he couldn’t represent the Azure Dragon Empire.
Hence, after much consideration, Su Diwang finally replied, “Patrol Envoy Jiang. I would love to offer you this Soul-Subduing Herb, but this is the betrothal gift for my daughter. It now belongs to her. This King has no authority to make the decision. You should know that our Su Clan has a special kind of ability called the Purple Charm Divine Light, and my daughter is the most outstanding prodigy for the past ten thousand years.
“She already achieved the third rank of this secret art at such a young age, and this Soul-Subduing Herb is a hard-to-come-by herb that nourishes the soul spirit. This King cannot override the owner’s will and offer this Soul-Subduing Herb. I can only trouble you to apologize to Princess Ling Xue on my behalf, and we will certainly return with generous gifts in the future.”
Su Diwang’s explanation was very pertinent, and he ingeniously used Su Ruoxue as an excuse. Even he was able to see the peculiar relationship between Jiang Yi and Su Ruoxue. After using such an explanation, Jiang Yi wouldn’t possible insist shamelessly, right? This was what it meant to be unable to offend either side.
“En, what King Su said made sense. Since that is the case, then so be it!”
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yi actually accepted the explanation bluntly without any hesitation. His speech didn’t sound reluctant, and after he finished his reply, he stood up and walked towards the entrance of the hall. He then casually bowed with cupped hands and bade farewell: “Many thanks for the hospitality from the King. This Envoy still has some things to do and will make my leave first.”
Su Diwang’s explanation was extremely brilliant so much that Jiang Yi was unable to reject it!
Jiang Yi could turn his back on anyone in the world, but not on Su Ruoxue who offered him too much kindness and favors and also the woman that he had affection towards. Since Su Ruoxue had a use for it—and Jiang Yi knew about her Purple Charm Divine Light, he naturally wouldn’t demand for it.
“Wait!”
Just as Jiang Yi was about to turn and leave, Su Ruoxue suddenly lifted her head and spoke. Jiang Yi’s body shuddered, but he didn’t turn around and just asked with a dignified tone, “Does Princess Ruoxue have anything to say?”
Su Ruoxue picked up a jade box on the purple-gold stage, which was one of Xia Wuhui’s betrothal gifts. She looked over at Su Diwang and spoke indifferently, “King Father, since you said this Soul-Subduing Herb is mine, I can make the decision! My Purple Charm Divine Light is now at the bottleneck and currently has no use for a soul-spirit nourishment herb. Why not let Patrol Envoy Jiang offer it to Princess Ling Xue!”
“This…”
Su Diwang had an astonished expression and didn’t know how to carry on the conversation. He couldn’t just take a stone and smash his feet, right? He did mention that the Soul-Subduing Herb belonged to Su Ruoxue.
“Swish!”
With a fling of her hand, Su Ruoxue tossed the jade box over to Jiang Yi. When she saw Jiang Yi receiving it with a shocked expression, she let out a faint smile while her eyes were glistening with tears as she bit on her lips and said, “Patrol Envoy Jiang, help me to convey my greetings to Princess Ling Xue and help me to pass a message to someone, saying… I’m sorry. Ruoxue has let him down! If there is a next life, Ruoxue would become his slave and serve him for life.”
Finishing her statement, the tears in Su Ruoxue eyes couldn’t be held back anymore as it turned into a rain of tears that trickled off her face. She glanced deeply at Jiang Yi, seemingly trying to embed his looks into her soul spirit before she closed her eyes and ran back into the inner palace hall with a suffering expression.
Jiang Yi looked calmly at the leaving Su Ruoxue and gradually closed his eyes without saying anything with an expression of tranquility. Everyone could feel the sorrow and pain in his heart like he was an abandoned lone wolf, standing alone on a mountain peak and howling towards the bright moon.
He didn’t stand there for too long; he quickly turned and left silently, with a back view that was desolated and miserable. When he walked out of the palace hall, he suddenly went mad as he drew the Fire Dragon Sword and abruptly cleave at the space ahead.
“Boom!”
The two fire dragons flew forward with an imposing aura that felt like it could destroy heaven and earth. Two bottomless deep grooves were left on the flat ground outside the palace hall, which was three-meter wide and several meters in length each.
“Swish!”
A giant Dragon Eagle appeared when the spirit beast talisman flashed in Jiang Yi’s hand. He leaped onto it and roared furiously while the Dragon Eagle extended its wings and flew straight towards the sky.
Standing on the back of the Dragon Eagle, Jiang Yi turned back to look at the royal palace that was becoming smaller and smaller. He poured out his essence force and suddenly burst out shouting, “Su Ruoxue! I have said this before: ‘In the future, if anyone dares to provoke you, I will skin him alive. If a clan provokes you, I will slaughter his entire clan. If a kingdom provokes you, I will eradicate the entire kingdom!’ This is my promise to you, and this promise is valid… for life!”
