Chapter 395
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“Kill!”
With Li Cunxiao’s command, more than ten Tian Gang realm masters and dozens of Yuan Fu realm experts surged forward with murderous intent, ready to strike.
However, He Bo’s expression remained unchanged. He stood in front of Ye Wushuang, his cold gaze sweeping over the approaching enemies.
Whoever dares to harm my young master shall die!
Protecting his young master was his lifelong mission, the very purpose of his existence.
“Li Cunxiao, how mighty you are!”
Just as the clash of arms was about to erupt and the killing intent was about to collide, a clear and cold shout echoed through the heavens and the earth.
With the sound of a cold snort, Li Cunxiao and his men halted in their tracks.
At the end of the street, a luxurious carriage slowly approached.
Seeing the carriage, Mu Qiqi finally let out a sigh of relief.
It was the carriage of her mother, the Imperial Princess.
Qing Mengli had arrived!
For Mu Qiqi, Ye Wushuang must not die. She was still waiting for him to become a third-grade spirit alchemist and cure her father.
However, Ye Wushuang’s act of killing had enraged Li Cunxiao, which was equivalent to offending the royal family—a huge trouble.
As the daughter of a princess, her status was high, but she had little real power.
How could Li Cunxiao, an old marquis who had experienced countless battles, listen to a mere girl?
But with her mother’s arrival, everything was different.
The carriage slowly pulled up in front of the Ye residence. The cloaked figure in black still stood beside the carriage, as if wherever Qing Mengli was, he would be there.
This person’s strength was unfathomable.
At this moment, the carriage curtain was drawn aside, revealing Qing Mengli in her palace attire, exuding an aura of noble elegance and stunning beauty.
“Mother…”
Mu Qiqi approached the carriage, her face pale.
Qing Mengli looked at Li Cunxiao and the others, her voice cold and clear. “You certainly have a lot of nerve, Li Cunxiao.”
Li Cunxiao, however, remained stern,拱手一礼, and snorted, “I dare not. But my adopted son has been injured so severely. I can’t just stand by and do nothing.”
Seeing this, Mu Qiqi’s brows furrowed.
Her mother, Qing Mengli, was the Imperial Princess of the empire. Although a woman, she controlled the Qingyun Pavilion, which meant her status and power were immense.
Li Cunxiao, even as the Marquis of Zhongxin, was just a marquis, not a member of the royal family. He didn’t kneel or bow to her mother, the Imperial Princess, and his tone was still so arrogant.
Qing Mengli’s face remained calm as she continued, “So, even with my arrival, you won’t back down?”
Li Cunxiao replied, “I ask the Imperial Princess to give us justice!”
“Ask the Imperial Princess to uphold justice!”
“Ask the Imperial Princess to uphold justice!”
In an instant, the dozen or so Tian Gang realm generals and dozens of other officers knelt on one knee, their voices loud and resounding.
These people were forcing Qing Mengli to kill Ye Wushuang.
This was, to some extent, a form of coercion!
Li Cunxiao still stood there, proud and unyielding.
Qing Mengli looked at this scene and smiled faintly, “It seems that even my words as the Imperial Princess are useless now. Since that’s the case… Li Shun, proclaim the imperial decree!”
Li Shun?
The chief eunuch beside the current emperor!
Everyone saw an old eunuch with a white face and wearing official eunuch attire step out from behind the carriage. His voice was shrill as he said, “Old Marquis, if you won’t listen to the Imperial Princess, will you listen to the emperor?”
With a clatter, Li Cunxiao’s spear fell to the ground, and he knelt down with a thud.
The chief eunuch unrolled the imperial decree and immediately declared, “By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Li Cunxiao, I already know what happened. Both you and Ye Wushuang are to come to the palace to see me. I will give you an explanation.”
A very straightforward imperial decree.
Upon hearing the decree, Li Cunxiao became so excited that he trembled all over. He prostrated himself on the ground and said shakily, “Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise!”
Only then did the chief eunuch say, “Old Marquis, please rise.”
“Very well, very well,” Li Cunxiao got up and said, “Ye Wushuang, we’ll see how you can still make trouble once we’re in front of the Emperor.”
The Imperial Princess’s appearance clearly showed an intention to protect Ye Wushuang, and Li Cunxiao knew it would be difficult to kill Ye Wushuang now.
But once they were in front of the Emperor, could Ye Wushuang still survive?
