342: Chapter 292 342: Chapter 292 “How dare you!
Do you not value your lives?
Would you believe this princess would tell Father to execute you all…?”
Long Feifeng couldn’t enter the main hall and was furiously infuriated, feeling as if smoke were billowing from her nostrils.
The lover she had been hoping to meet for many days was inside fighting with someone, and while she was worried about his safety, she was even more eager to witness his valorous side.
“Feng’er, stop this nonsense…
How can the palace be somewhere a princess can enter whenever she wishes…”
The Empress, having heard the news, arrived outside the palace to stop her daughter’s reckless talk; as Empress, without a summons, she could not just walk in either.
Other princes were also outside the palace, obviously there to witness the commotion, but they were all watching quietly, only Long Feifeng was causing a huge ruckus, insisting on entering the palace.
Stopped by her mother, Long Feifeng could only stamp her foot at the entrance to the palace, looking towards the interior where shadows darted wildly—it was unclear who was winning or losing, but the fight seemed fierce.
The entire time, only Liu Xu, the Prime Minister, could be heard bellowing, “Ha hou, ha hou…” without a single sound from Ye Tian.
Those in the know had already discerned the outcome, while laymen were just enjoying the show; Long Feifeng, tense over Ye Tian’s welfare, had never considered that the young man might have a higher Combat Power than Liu Xu.
Liu Xu was truly frenzied, continually using his voice to shock his opponent, never considering that making noise would reveal his energy and hinder his use of the Cultivation Technique at that moment.
Liu Xu had never imagined that, as a Transcendent Master of Energy Transformation, he couldn’t overcome a green youth; if he were fighting the old man, the Family Head of the Ye Family, he might have felt a bit better.
Who would have thought the Ye Family had become so formidable?
Could cultivating differently lead to different results?
Unwilling to accept this, Liu Xu was pitying that his own son was not as capable as he was; it seemed that Ye Tian was even more formidable than the old head of the Ye Family, which was a terrifying thought, prompting him to consider even more.
His son had been captured; if he were now to kill Ye Tian or take him captive, he could use him to bargain for his son’s release, turning the tables.
But given the current unfavorable situation, if he couldn’t defeat Ye Tian, it was possible that the ineffectual King would side with the Ye Family and the other officials might turn their backs on him.
His enemies now weren’t just the Ye Family but also the Elders; if that old man sided with the Ye Family, they would be the only ones to suffer a terrible fate; this absolutely could not happen.
As Liu Xu fought, his mind filled with such thoughts, which only served to distract him further.
The King had had him protected, not because it was impossible to take the King hostage but rather, if he couldn’t defeat Ye Tian, capturing the King could be a means to threaten for the release of his son and to ensure the survival of his clan.
He wasn’t ready to make the King, who hadn’t yet taken a stand, hate him unless it was absolutely necessary.
Finally realizing he couldn’t win, Liu Xu was forced to stop and shouted loudly, “Stop, stop…”
Liu Xu’s roar echoed as he gasped for air urgently; if he didn’t call a halt, he couldn’t keep up with the other’s hide-and-seek strategy as his excessive effort hadn’t even allowed him to touch the corner of Ye Tian’s clothes.
Ye Tian stopped with a carefree attitude, having merely dodged and never fought back against the old man.
Ye Tian was not even out of breath, his clothes immaculate, a stark contrast to the drenched, panting Liu Xu, which highlighted just how effortlessly graceful he was.
“Why have you stopped fighting?”
In truth, Ye Tian cared little for his position as Young General; it was only for the sake of the country’s people, to protect them from harm, that he took on the protector’s duty for his clan.
For example, their current level of cultivation far surpassed the King; they didn’t care about being the monarch, standing only on the side of justice to punish the wicked.
Although King Long Hong’s and his descendants’ cultivation levels were low, they had held onto the throne not due to lack of contenders but because of cunning strategies, which in turn allowed no chance for others to oppose his reign.
Those with the capability to challenge him didn’t care for the position; King Long Hong was well aware that the Ye Family’s role as protectors was secure.
They had the power to become kings yet cared not for lavish royal life, focusing only on protecting the people.
He had once worried that with the military power in the hands of the Ye Family and their formidable abilities, it would be easy for them to take the throne and eliminate the Long surname; it would be all too easy.
He was not blind to Liu Xu’s ambition to usurp his position or even his Dragon Throne.
To balance the power of the three families, he had been maneuvering them strategically, yet he hadn’t expected Liu Xu to be so heartless, desiring not only the throne but also to harm the people.
Liu Xu’s actions filled him with great rage, but he did not order the execution of Liu Xu’s clan immediately; he wasn’t extending an opportunity for them to repent.
The Ye Family, with its great might, meant that with someone like Liu Xu constantly causing trouble, there was always work for them; Liu Xu could be useful.
As long as the two families were at odds, they wouldn’t be able to snatch his Dragon Throne too swiftly.
Hearing the King speak thus, Liu Xu could only suppress his anger, hating the King profoundly, yet helpless to act; his son was locked up in the dungeon, and the state of his suffering was unknown to him.
His son was imprisoned in Ye Tian’s military dungeon, which he had no way of infiltrating.
His attempt to reverse the tables had failed, and unable to defeat Ye Tian, he could only seek a solution through the King.
“Your Majesty, my son has been wronged.
I had sent my son on a mission, not expecting that those thieves would take my son and another official captive, kill the official, and even try to poison my son.
Fortunately, Ye Tian rescued my son.
Please, Your Majesty, order my son’s release.”