Chapter 2161 - 2154: I Don’t Bully the Elderly

"Such a thing? Outrageous!"

The Royal Family of the Qinglan Kingdom, Emperor Lanyu received a message from the Zhenshan King and was instantly infuriated.

Although the Qinglan Kingdom has many princes, all these princes are completely loyal to the Royal Family without any ulterior motives. They diligently guard their territories, which they earned through hard work and merit, not assigned to them to maintain some kind of balance.

The relationship between the Emperor and the Zhenshan King is especially close because, in the Emperor’s childhood, the Zhenshan King was his mentor in cultivation. Every time there was a celebration or feast in the palace, the Zhenshan King would always sit by the Emperor’s side.

And now, his royal uncle’s engagement had been inexplicably broken, and the other side had even brazenly attacked!

Of course, certain embellishments were likely added during the process, but in the Emperor’s view, it was the Mansha Kingdom that first broke faith. Even if the Zhenshan King sent people to reason, it was entirely reasonable.

However, when describing the events, he slightly beautified the fact that his two subordinates had slaughtered two cities, changing it to a conflict between both sides that accidentally destroyed the cities and caused huge casualties.

But in the Emperor’s view, the fault lies with the Mansha Empire, and now they even dare to recklessly send people to the Qinglan Empire, destroying three of their cities — this is simply disregarding the Royal Family of the Qinglan Empire.

"Royal Uncle, rest assured, I will certainly stand up for you on this matter!"

The current young Emperor of the Qinglan Kingdom is only a fourth-tier transcender and, not to mention his strength compared to Zhang Menglong, as an Emperor he cannot lower his dignity to block Zhang Menglong.

"Your Majesty, this young man named Zhang Menglong is very formidable, he might even have the strength of a sixth-tier transcender!" Zhenshan King said, "I’m afraid there aren’t many in the entire Qinglan Empire who can match him."

"A first-tier transcender comparable to a sixth-tier transcender?" The Emperor was greatly shocked as well. He had seen countless geniuses, but this was the first time he had heard of such a monster.

Only a sixth-tier transcender, even within the Royal Family, is rare, and they might not be able to surpass Zhang Menglong.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Grand Emperor is attempting to breakthrough to a seventh-tier transcender; I think he might be able to stop that young man."

"This..." The Emperor was also caught in hesitation.

The Grand Emperor is his grandfather, and also the Zhenshan King’s great uncle. He is undoubtedly the top expert in the Qinglan Empire, having even studied for several years at a top-tier academy in his youth. His strength was incredibly impressive, and even a typical seventh-tier transcender wouldn’t gain any advantage from him.

Five years ago, he began to feel his bottleneck loosen, so he immediately went into retreat, ordering no one to disturb him unless the country’s survival was at stake.

"Your Majesty, it is now a matter of national survival," said the Zhenshan King. "The destruction of two border cities requires enormous resources to rebuild and to drive out the beast clan. If a hostile nation were to wage war against us, our position would be especially passive."

"Indeed," the Emperor was clearly aware of its importance, "I will go find the Grand Emperor now!"

Saying this, Lanyu abruptly cut off communication. He went to his chamber, pressed a switch, and beside his dragon throne, there was actually a hidden tunnel!

He followed this tunnel deep underground, the exact depth unknown, and here stood a tower hundreds of meters high!

In this tower, a dozen pioneers of the Qinglan Kingdom were in seclusion, including the Grand Emperor and the former Emperor, Lanyu’s father.

A strong aura pervaded the tower’s surroundings, with at least ten sixth-tier transcenders present — the Royal Family’s profound heritage! If an insurmountable rebellion occurred within the kingdom, any one of them could emerge to quell it.

An energy surged from the sixth floor of the tower, condensing into a humanoid silhouette.

"Lanyu, why are you here? Has something happened?" A voice as deep as a bell emanated from that silhouette.

"Father, indeed there has been some trouble," Lanyu briefly recounted the events, "at the moment, neither my Royal Uncle nor anyone within the Royal Family might match that young man, so we must rely on the older generation of the Royal Family."

"Such a monstrous figure?" Lanyu’s father was also quite astonished. "When did our Qinglan Kingdom’s vassal states have such talents?"

"If the Zhenshan King cannot handle it, I fear that even if I intervene, it could be difficult," said Lanyu’s father.

He had only recently advanced to a sixth-tier transcender. Given that the Zhenshan King, a peak fifth-tier transcender, was already subdued by the opposing aura, he too may not be a match.

"Father, perhaps this time you must take action!"

At the top of the tower, an elder suddenly opened his eyes. The moment he opened them, the surrounding energy became agitated, even the entire tower began to tremble slightly.

"Father looks as though he might break through to the seventh-tier transcender soon." Another voice rang out within the tower.

The owner of this voice was also an imperial brother, but he did not fancy fame or pleasure, instead choosing to cultivate in the tower rather than dominate like the Zhenshan King and others.

If Father ascends to the seventh tier, the Qinglan Empire’s status will surely rise significantly."\n""Indeed..."

"Grandfather, that vassal state’s prince has already..."

"I already know," a silver-haired elder suddenly appeared beside Lanyu, bare-footed, with a faint energy ripple underfoot with every step he took.

"He is almost at Hanmeng City," said the Grand Emperor, "there’s still time to stop him before the city is destroyed, which would indeed be quite troublesome."

With that, he placed a hand on Lanyu’s shoulder, and with a vortex-like black hole, the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.

...

"Whoosh!" The two appeared directly in front of the speeding Zhenshan King heading for Hanmeng City.

"Your Majesty, Great Uncle!"

"Hmm!" The Grand Emperor nodded, grabbing the Zhenshan King and the next time the three appeared, they were already in the sky above Hanmeng City.

At this moment, the people of Hanmeng City were conducting a tense and orderly evacuation. At Zhang Menglong’s flying speed, he would arrive in no more than half an hour.

"Great Uncle, you are about to break through to a seventh-tier transcender!" Zhenshan King showed a pleased expression.

"Soon, in another year or two," the Grand Emperor replied calmly. After so many years of cultivation, his mindset was no longer easily disturbed by external things.

Not having seen each other for a long time, the three generations gathered and chatted about the changes in the Qinglan Kingdom over the years, seemingly unfazed by Zhang Menglong’s imminent arrival.

"Whiz!"

Finally, with a rushing sound, Zhang Menglong made a sudden sharp stop before them.

"Hmm?" Seeing these new additions, Zhang Menglong was somewhat uncertain. "Elder, you shouldn’t be here at your age, I don’t bully the elderly."