Nine Stars Killer Novel - Chapter 131
Chapter 131 Contest
“Young Master Ye, please!”
After Clan Head Qi left, Qi Liang led Ye Feng to the guest room and greeted the guests.
“Young Master Ye, you don’t have to worry. Since my father is willing to come forward, this matter will definitely be resolved satisfactorily. You can stay here peacefully. Once the matter settles down, we will send you away.”
Qi Liang was very polite.
“Thank you for your trouble!”
Ye Feng clasped his fist and entered the room to cultivate in peace.
A loud laugh rang out in the Yang Clan’s courtyard.
“Hahaha, the heavens are really helping me. I just happen to be worried that I won’t have the chance to properly repair the old man from the Qi Clan. This is truly a great opportunity bestowed by the heavens! This time, I want to see how this old man from the Qi Clan will fight me.”
Yang Kuitian laughed heartily when he heard that Ye Feng had killed Young Guard Li Xian and injured Young Guard Li Xian.
“Father, this old man Qi is so scheming. He actually used his own daughter to rope in his relationship with the royal family. It seems that he has given up on this competition. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have betrothed his daughter to Young Master Li Xian, that piece of trash.”
A young man stood beside Yang Kuitian, his face filled with joy.
“The Qi Clan is running out of tricks. If we can’t get good results in the Equipment Refining Tournament, we will propose to marry the Palace Master once we win the championship. At that time, we will be relatives of the royal family. The gap between us will be widened immediately. This old man Qi is cunning enough to marry his daughter into the palace. He is also a relative of the royal family.”
Yang Kuitian seemed to understand Qi Sheng’s thoughts.
“It’s a pity that Young Master Li Xian was injured this time. Let’s see how the Qi Clan ends up. In addition, there are no good artifact forging geniuses, and his daughter has caused a heaven-defying calamity. At this time, Old Man Qi should have already entered the Palace Saint.”
Yang Kuitian was worthy of being Qi Sheng’s old opponent. He immediately guessed what Qi Sheng was going to do.
“Someone, bathe and change your clothes. I want to enter the palace!”
With a command, someone immediately began to prepare.
The huge palace was bustling with all sorts of armies patrolling the surroundings, three steps a post, five steps a sentinel. Ordinary people were simply unable to enter.
“Reporting to the Emperor, Prime Minister Qi requests to see you!”
Inside the huge palace, a eunuch dressed in a palace uniform quickly passed through the hall and preached to the current emperor sitting on the top dragon chair.
“Quickly invite Prime Minister Qi!”
The emperor sitting on top immediately called out.
“Royal Father, you must make the decision for this child! Look at how many bones this child has been broken, this matter definitely cannot be let go of like this.”
Beside the Emperor, Young Master Li Xian was actually crying, asking the Emperor to help him stand up.
“I have my own opinion on this matter. You are not allowed to interrupt later.”
Although Young Master Li Xian knew how to eat, drink, and have fun, the Emperor didn’t even think much of him. Compared to his eldest son and second son, he was like a rice bucket. However, his bones were tied to his tendons. After all, he was still his own flesh and blood. Seeing his child being beaten like this, the Emperor was still angry.
“Xuan … Prime Minister Qi greets you!”
The eunuch who had just left gave a long announcement. Very quickly, Prime Minister Qi walked up the stairs step by step. There were about a hundred stairs.
In the time it took for a cup of tea, Qi Sheng walked up to the Golden Royal Palace. The golden and brilliant dragon pillars stood on both sides, emitting waves of majesty.
“This old official greets the Emperor. May the Emperor bless Mountain Soft and live forever!”
In the Divine Martial Continent, Qi Sheng did not kneel down and only clasped his fists.
“Prime Minister Qi, you’re too courteous. May I know why Prime Minister Qi suddenly saw you at this time?”
The emperor asked Qi Sheng through the curtain.
“This old minister is here to apologize for the little girl. Please forgive her for her ignorance.”
Qi Sheng knew that the Emperor was pretending to be foolish, but he couldn’t pretend to be foolish. He had to solve the matter perfectly so as to avoid the Emperor blaming the Qi Clan. Although he didn’t dare to do anything to the Qi Clan, if his arch-enemy, the Yang Clan, were to seize the opportunity, they would surely hit him when the time came. He took this opportunity to make a big fuss. He wished that the reputation of the Qi Clan would be ruined.
“Reporting to the Emperor, Prime Minister Yang wishes to see you!”
At this time, the eunuch who had just left returned and preached to the Emperor.
“Prime Minister Qi, wait a moment. It’s just that Prime Minister Yang is here. We haven’t talked together for a long time. We should take this opportunity to have a good talk.”
The Emperor did not give Qi Sheng the chance to bring Yang Kuitian in.
Qi Sheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard that Yang Kuitian was here. He knew that something was wrong. This Yang Kuitian must have known about this matter as well. He must have taken this opportunity to ruthlessly attack himself.
However, at the time of tea, Yang Kuitian strode into the golden throne hall with his head held high.
“Oh, Prime Minister Qi, so you’re here too. You’re courteous!”
When Yang Kuitian saw Qi Sheng standing at the side, he hurriedly saluted Qi Sheng and was very polite.
“Prime Minister Yang is too courteous!”
Qi Sheng still managed to do so in face. Although the two of them were secretly plotting against each other, in front of the Emperor, the two of them were very friendly and could not see any grudges.
“Did something good happen when the two of you loved each other the same time today?”
The Emperor smiled and said.
‘”Reporting to the Emperor, there is indeed a good thing. Another triennial Equipment Refining Tournament is about to begin. Our Li Yuan Kingdom has been established by equipment refining for a thousand years. Especially in this generation, it is extremely prosperous. All of this is due to the Emperor. Isn’t this a good thing?”
Yang Kui’s words were smooth and smooth, and he didn’t forget to flatter the current emperor. This flattery was indeed on the point.
“In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed. I wonder what new stars will appear in this Weapon Refining Tournament. They can continue to serve the royal family in the future.”
The elites that were selected in every artifact forging competition were basically recruited by the royal family. In the end, they became members of the royal family. There was nothing wrong with this. All of the royal family’s triennial artifact forging competitions were meant to recruit talents and strengthen their own strength.
“Dear Prime Ministers, I wonder if you guys are ready for the Equipment Refining Competition. Every year, it will be the highlight of your two families. This year, it should be the same. Don’t disappoint the Lonely King.”
The Emperor continued.
“This official will definitely not let the Emperor down. Take out the best artifact forging disciples to participate in this artifact forging competition.”
The two of them said at the same time without mentioning Young Master Li.
“Oh, I almost forgot my business. What did you want to say just now, Prime Minister Qi?”
At this moment, the emperor slapped his forehead and pretended to be confused.
“Emperor, today, the little girl is young and ignorant. She injured the prince. I failed to manage this matter properly. I hope the prince will not hold any grudges. After returning, I will definitely punish her properly.”
Qi Sheng blamed himself first, hoping that the prince would turn this matter into a small matter and not a small matter.
“This is great. It’s a great crime to injure the prince. Prime Minister Qi, as the prime minister, don’t you understand the laws of Li Yuan Country?”
At this moment, Yang Kui Tian spoke with a shocked tone. With an exaggerated expression, he looked completely ignorant. He was extremely shocked!
“Prime Minister Yang is joking. Wounding the prince is indeed a big crime, but the little girl is indeed young and ignorant. Furthermore, the prince is fine. I hope that the Emperor will leniently deal with her. I am willing to atone for her sins.”
Qi Sheng had been cursing Yang Kuitian in his heart for a long time, but with the Emperor in the Golden Royal Palace, the two of them still had to maintain a peaceful appearance and could only fight in secret.
‘”So Prime Minister Qi came here for this matter. The Lonely King has heard of this matter during the day. My son is also responsible for this matter. Prime Minister Qi should not have any psychological burden. After all, the Qi Clan has done meritorious deeds in the Li Yuan Kingdom.”
The Emperor’s words were ambiguous, as if he didn’t blame the Qi Clan, but also as if he was mocking the Qi Clan’s meritorious overlord.
How could Qi Sheng not understand that if possible, the royal family would definitely clean up these entrenched aristocratic families, because these aristocratic families were too powerful, and if they rebelled, they might even endanger the royal family.
Therefore, the Emperor had to strike a balance. This was the Emperor’s Dao. He knew that he could punish the Qi Clan, but he could not. Once he punished the Qi Clan, he would leave behind a barrier to avoid falling out with the royal family. Furthermore, leaving the Yang Clan as the sole leader was not something the royal family wanted to see. No one was willing to break this delicate relationship.
“The Emperor’s kindness is vast. Although the Qi Clan has made great contributions to the founding of the country, they have always been loyal to the royal family. Please forgive me for what happened today.”
Qi Sheng continued.
“Prime Minister Yang, you should also know what happened today. Do you have any objections?”
The Emperor asked Yang Kuitian.
“Royal Lord, in my opinion, although the Qi Clan is guilty, it is only a minor crime. After all, the person who injured the Prince is not from the Qi Clan. If Prime Minister Qi really wants to atone for his sins, he might as well hand over the real murderer and return it to the Prince as an explanation.”
Yang Kuitian immediately received a letter from Young Master Li Xian, hoping that Yang Kuitian would help him deal with Ye Feng.
Back on the streets, the general had suggested that Li Xian should not borrow a knife to kill people. He was using Yang Kuitian to deal with Prime Minister Qi, so that he could find out the real culprit. In any case, he would not endanger the Qi Clan. He wanted to see how Qi Sheng would deal with it.
“Alright!”
Young Master Li Xian, who was hiding in the distance, patted his thigh and shouted. His goal was to find Ye Feng. In ten thousand pieces of corpses, this was his goal. As for punishing the Qi Clan, although he was trash, he knew in his heart that this was obviously impossible.
“Oh, it turns out that the one who injured my son is not from the Qi Clan. Then what is the crime of the Qi Clan? What is the crime of the Qi Clan?”
The Emperor looked at Qi Sheng and asked.
‘”Royal Master, to tell you the truth, the young man who injured the prince is giving up. This young man is a fellow disciple of the same sect as me. Furthermore, Royal Master, you should know that the Heavenly Spirit Academy is an ancient sect. If we take action against their disciples, there will be criticisms in the future. Once the Heavenly Spirit Academy investigates, it will be difficult for our Li Yuan Kingdom to explain.”
Qi Sheng was very clever. Although Li Yuan’s strength was no less than Heavenly Spirit Academy’s, there was still a big gap. If they really fought, Heavenly Spirit Academy would only need to send out a Divine Martial Realm expert to sweep through the entire Li Yuan Kingdom. After all, there were no Divine Martial Realm experts in Li Yuan Kingdom. Qi Sheng hoped that the Emperor would spare Ye Feng’s name.
“Prime Minister Qi is looking for an excuse for himself. Shouldn’t the Heavenly Spirit Academy injure our prince? Obviously, you haven’t noticed our Li Yuan Kingdom’s strength. It’s just a small disciple. The Heavenly Spirit Academy isn’t going to be hostile to our Li Yuan Kingdom for a disciple.”
Yang Kuitian pressed forward step by step.
Qi Sheng’s words left him speechless. He was speechless. He turned his eyes and continued.