168: Chapter 158 168: Chapter 158 “Young General Ye, we trust you, and you must kill that thief,” the Earls and Viscounts demanded a promise from Ye Tian.
“Once I capture him and have interrogated him, and found more evidence, of course, he will be punished.”
In his past life, during an era of the rule of law, murder was prohibited.
Even though his soul had transmigrated to the Cultivation World, where the strong prevail, as a Guardian God, he also could not kill indiscriminately.
Although he wasn’t a savior or a champion of the weak, he would not kill someone without definitive evidence.
He still needed to capture and interrogate that person.
If he was indeed as Ye Tian suspected, this person definitely could not be left alive, lest he become a disgrace to the Cultivation World.
“Young General Ye, hurry and capture this person.
I want to punish him personally—beat him to death,” Princess Long Feifeng demanded fiercely, glaring at the Magical Treasure.
It was this fortune-telling Taoist who had made her lose face so greatly today, and in front of the man she fancied, no less.
She, a princess who held herself in such high regard, had never known such humiliation.
“Princess, I’m afraid you can’t kill him.
He has the cultivation of a Golden Core, and the princess does not currently have the power to kill him.
Besides, he is inside that Magical Treasure, and right now I am unable to extract him.
However, this person won’t be able to escape.
Rest assured, I’ll interrogate and then punish him,” Ye Tian said with a cold expression as he looked at Long Feifeng.
He spoke with seeming respect to the barbaric princess, but he did not really take her seriously.
“Young General Ye…”
Long Feifeng wanted to argue further, but Ye Tian stopped her with an authoritative tone:
“Princess, you must have sneaked out, haven’t you?
Please come with me.
I will have someone escort you back home.”
“No, Young General, I want to follow you.” Long Feifeng had finally found Ye Tian and was eager to stay by his side.
How could she miss this opportunity, which was one of the reasons she came out?
“Princess, I have a mission, and with your power, there is really no need for you to loiter here.
I’m afraid I don’t have the time to protect you.
Should you come to harm, I couldn’t bear the King’s blame.”
“I can’t go back.
I am as powerful as this lady by your side.
Why can she be with you, and I cannot?”
“Princess, you are aware of the Immortal Sect’s grand competition, aren’t you?
It’s not that this Junior Sister is following me; she has a master, and her safety is guaranteed by her master.
Your safety, on the other hand, I cannot ensure, as I am on a mission.”
“No, I will not go.”
“That’s not up to you, Princess.
I apologize, but if you do not wish to return, I must have you forcibly escorted back.”
“You dare?
I will tell the King to punish you!”
“The King understands my intentions and will not blame me.
I am here on a mission assigned by the King himself.
You cannot act rashly, Princess.”
Ye Tian replied impatiently after saying this.
No matter how much he explained, the princess wouldn’t listen, so he had no choice but to restrict her forcefully.
With a wave of his sleeve, Long Feifeng was bound by Spiritual Power, unable to walk, though she could still speak.
“Ye Tian, how dare you…”
“I have offended you, Princess.”
“You…”
However, Ye Tian turned to a palace maid who was standing off to the side, head lowered, and said:
“Why aren’t you hurrying to pick up the Princess?
After I return, I will have someone send you back.”
“Yes.”
The palace maid, at the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining, found it easy to support someone with Spiritual Energy.
After being caught so precariously just now, she was frightened at how close she had come to being taken away.
She was not a princess, merely a palace maid.
If anything happened to the princess, she would not only lose her life but also potentially cause her entire family to perish.
As a confidante of the princess, she had always supported her excursions without informing the King or Empress.
But now that they were in such danger, she was scared and obediently carried the princess.
“Palace maid, let me down.”
“Princess, the Spiritual Power used by the Young General to bind you is beyond me.
We should listen to the Young General and return to the palace.”
“Are you my person or his?
Do you dare to disobey my orders?
I’ll punish you when we get back.”
“Princess, even if you punish me, I must ensure your safety and return you to the Imperial Palace.
If you come to any harm, our entire family won’t survive.
Please don’t make things difficult for me.”
“You treacherous wretch!”
Frustrated and unable to move, Long Feifeng could only spit out words stuck in her throat as she glared at the palace maid.
She also shot a glance at Ye Tian and the woman walking beside him.
Jealousy and resentment stirred within her as she glared at the woman next to Ye Tian.
“My lord, we will pitch our tents here and will not follow you any further.
We hope you’ll keep your promise.”
The Earls and Viscounts had come out to the forest to reside there, and now they chose not to follow him.
“Alright, if you stay here, take care of your safety.
Recently, a group of hidden scourges have emerged.
Be careful.”
“Mr.
Ye, what do you mean by that?”
“Some days ago, a terrifying organization appeared, consisting of foreigners like you, presumably from a different country.
We suspect the organization has sinister motives, so please be vigilant.”
“Can you describe what they look like?”
“They look similar to the people from our Huxia Country, a bit shorter.
Their dress is somewhat different.
The most important thing to note is that they have a spell of invisibility; ordinary people cannot see them.”
“Young General, could you sell us that mirror Magical Treasure?”
“I’ll give it to you,” Ye Tian said generously, noting they had settled in the forest and likely had little wealth.
He wanted to ensure that they could identify any danger they faced and not mistake it for someone from the Cultivation World, which could potentially lead to misunderstandings between nations.
“Then I won’t stand on ceremony.
Should you ever need anything from the Earls, we will do our utmost to assist.”
“Alright.”
Ye Tian handed the mirror to the Earl and, waving his hand, departed the forested area with Yan Weiwei.
“Senior Brother, that Magical Treasure you put in your Storage Bag, is that Taoist really in there?”
“Yes, I don’t know how he managed to enter the Magical Treasure.
Currently, I don’t know how to extract him, but when I have some free time, I’ll study it.
He won’t be able to escape.”
Ye Tian was confident.
His Heaven-Earth Net tightly surrounded that Magical Treasure, not even a mosquito could escape, much less a person could fly out of the palm of his hand.
“Senior Brother, why do you suspect that Taoist to be the source of the plague?”
“I haven’t caught him for interrogation yet; he’s just a suspect.
I’ve been assigned to investigate those plague travesties, and I’ve sensed a kind of Qi there, similar to the one on Cai Xiangxiang.
Moreover, the Qi on that Taoist just now was exactly the same.”
Ye Tian explained as they walked out of the forest.