Chapter 503 - 499: Who Cares Who Your Father Is

Qin Li couldn’t help but smile wryly. ’If I did things my way,’ he thought, ’I’d probably sneak directly into the Dianchi Kingdom’s imperial palace. After getting the information I want, I’d wipe out all the scum from the Iron-blooded Hall within the royal family, then find someone from the original royal bloodline to enthrone as the new emperor.’

’I’m no Saint. Why not take control of such a wealthy kingdom? For the Dianchi Kingdom, it would be a joyous occasion. A complete win-win situation.’

But She She was always more direct than him. ’Oh well,’ Qin Li thought. ’This young man is just asking to die. Having the conflict erupt now will save me some effort.’

However, She She’s words had stunned the attendant. He stood there dumbfounded, staring at her with utter disbelief in his eyes.

’In the Dianchi Kingdom... someone actually dares to curse our Young Prince like that? Although he’s publicly addressed as "Young Master," he’s the biological son of the current Emperor of the Dianchi Kingdom!’

’His only son!’

’The Young Prince will one day become the Emperor of the Dianchi Kingdom!’

’That’s right, we came from the Mysterious Land. We’re from the Iron-blooded Hall. But this land, this empire, it’s controlled by the Young Prince’s family!’

At first, they hadn’t thought much of the secular world. But after truly savoring the wonderful taste of power, even these attendants had developed a new mindset: ’Better to be a secular Emperor than a Patriarch in the Mysterious Land!’

To hold the power of life and death, to look down upon the world. This feeling, this taste... they would willingly drink it down, even if it were a cup of poisoned wine!

For a long time now, they had killed nearly everyone in the entire Dianchi Kingdom who dared to oppose them. From Dukes and Ministers down to the common folk, if anyone dared to defy the royal family, there was only one solution.

Execution!

They represented the law; they represented the supreme and absolute!

That was why the attendant didn’t react at first, just stood there blankly. Then, he flew into a rage. A chilling light shot from his eyes as he sneered, "This young lady has quite a fiery temper. My Young Master happens to like your type..."

As the attendant spoke, a terrifying fluctuation of Primordial Power radiated from his body. This man was actually a master who had reached the Celestial Embracing Realm!

Unfortunately for him, he had encountered someone countless times stronger!

She She didn’t wait for him to finish. She snatched a chopstick from the table and threw it at the attendant. The chopstick let out a piercing shriek as it cut through the air, like an arrow from a powerful bow. It shot instantly into the attendant’s mouth, skewering deep into his brain. But what was most precise was that the instant the chopstick entered his mouth, it seemed to be guided by a miraculous force, stopping abruptly to remain lodged perfectly in place.

The attendant’s eyes were filled with terror and disbelief. With a THUD, he tumbled down the stairs. The words he was about to say would now never be spoken.

This sudden event instantly alerted the people on the second floor of the tavern. Many of them rushed out in that moment. One of them glanced at the attendant who had been killed by the chopstick, saw that he had stopped breathing, and roared furiously, "One of our men has been killed!"

The twenty or thirty men from before all jumped out. They first blocked the tavern’s main entrance, while another person quickly left to deliver a message. At this moment, the handsome young man in the white robe with gold trim slowly walked down the stairs, his expression grim.

As for the tavern’s Shopkeeper, he immediately collapsed on the second floor, so scared he wet his pants. Many years later, having become the owner of the largest tavern in the Dianchi Kingdom’s Imperial Capital, he would recall this scene with great emotion, telling his descendants that in business, one must have integrity, for your actions are always being watched from above! Because no matter how arrogant, powerful, or incredible someone is, there will always be someone else who can put them in their place!

"You have some nerve!" the young man in the gold-trimmed white robe said coolly as he descended. His eyes fell upon the faces of the Qin family members on the ground floor. "Who did it?"

The members of the Qin Family continued to eat and chat cheerfully, ignoring him completely.

The white-robed young man’s expression grew even uglier. He raised his voice and asked again, "Who did it?"

The Qin Family members continued to chat and feast, completely unbothered. The elite young disciples of the Qin Family, in particular, were filled with righteous fervor. They were thrilled that Xiaoxue had killed that sycophantic attendant with a single chopstick, and they laughed and talked loudly.

"Haha, the food in this tavern is pretty good!"

"Mmm, it’s delicious. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such authentic food!"

"I know, right? It’s my first time trying this style of cooking. I never would have imagined food could be made this way!"

"Come on, eat up, eat up!"

The white-robed young man’s face was now ashen. He suddenly started to laugh, though there wasn’t a hint of mirth in his eyes, which were so cold they could almost freeze a person solid.

"Good. Very good. It has been a long time since I, this Prince, have met people so unafraid of death!" The white-robed young man, who enjoyed going about in disguise, finally lost all his patience and revealed his identity—one that everyone already knew. He had expected this group to be terrified, to fall to their knees in a panic and beg for forgiveness. After all, word of the Dianchi Kingdom’s recent actions over the past few months had spread even to neighboring countries. The white-robed young man refused to believe that this group wouldn’t be scared after hearing who he was!

"This food is really delicious! I want to learn how to make it too. Say, if I ask the chef, do you think he’ll teach me?"

"You? Forget it. You’re decent with a blade, but cooking? Hahaha, you’d be hopeless!"

"How do you know I’d be hopeless?"

"Because I said so!"

"And I say I wouldn’t be!"

"..."

The white-robed young man was grinding his teeth in frustration. A man who looked like a steward beside him, his face equally ashen, roared, "Leave the three women. As for the rest... kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

The moment his voice fell, the attendants beside him, who could no longer hold back, lunged toward the Qin Family members. The tavern waiter who had been standing next to Qin Suo was already pale with fright.

Many years later, recalling this scene, that waiter, who had become the Chief Shopkeeper of another tavern, remembered it vividly. He would say, "At that moment, as those men lunged forward, the group of customers sitting in the hall met them even faster. The battle between the two sides was far from the intense struggle one would expect. It was a completely one-sided slaughter!

It was just that the waiter had been mistaken about who was being slaughtered!

This group of elite Qin Family disciples had long been itching for a fight. If not for the fact that the Patriarch and Young Master Li hadn’t given the order, they would have charged up long ago!

Now, seeing the enemy charge at them, Qin Suo said coolly, "Kill them all. Don’t even spare that Young Master Gou!"

Qin Suo’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was clear enough for the handsome, white-robed young master to hear. He was so enraged that he stood there and roared, "Kill the one in charge first!"

She She’s willow-like eyebrows shot up. She was about to stand and join the fray but was held down by Leng Yao, who was beside her. Leng Yao smiled and said, "Big Sister, let the young ones handle it. These people aren’t worthy of you making a move!"

She She’s eyes darted. She thought for a moment and felt that Leng Yao had a point. ’How could this rabble be worthy of me, the great She She, taking action? Hmm, I should give the young ones a chance to train!’

Bai Zhongshan, Bai Zhonghuo, Leng Yao, Shiyu, She She, Qin Li, and the others all sat there calmly, not moving a muscle. No one could even get near them. The thirty elite disciples of the Qin Family were like thirty young, fierce tigers descending a mountain. They were fearless, and they were powerful!

In just an instant, all the attendants around the white-robed young man were slaughtered! On the Qin Family disciples’ side, only two or three suffered minor injuries, just a few scratches. Not a single one was seriously wounded!

The floor of the tavern was a river of blood!

The thick stench of blood filled the air, nauseating to all who smelled it.

From beginning to end, Qin Li and the others just sat there, not moving at all. They watched the river of blood form without the slightest change in their expressions!

This was not to say that Leng Yao and Shiyu were completely unmoved in their hearts, but that their cultivation realms had reached a state where external matters could no longer disturb them.

The handsome, white-robed young man, who had been so full of confidence at the start, now had eyes filled with terror and regret. ’What kind of people have I provoked? How can they be so terrifying? How can they be so powerful?’

Seeing that someone from the opposing side was already charging at him, the white-robed young man drew a Treasure Sword from his side, held it horizontally before his chest, and bellowed, "Don’t bring about your own doom! Do you know who I am? My father is the Emperor of the Dianchi Kingdom! Who among you dares to kill me?"

An elite Qin Family disciple holding a long saber swung it viciously. His eyes were shot with red, and he clenched his jaw. This slash was so powerful it seemed to sever the very air, whistling as it flew fiercely toward the young man.

This saber-wielding elite disciple of the Qin Family was from a branch family. His own brother had remained on Profound Island and died under the blades of the Iron-blooded Hall. The hatred in his heart for the Iron-blooded Hall was higher than the heavens and deeper than the sea. Why would he care who this young man’s father was? ’Even if your father were the Lord of Tongtian City, I would still kill you without a second thought!’

The white-robed young man’s strength wasn’t actually that weak; he had the power of a Human Venerable. If he had gone all out in the fight, he might have been able to hold on for a while against this elite Qin Family disciple.

Unfortunately, his courage had been completely shattered. He was like a flower raised in a greenhouse; though powerful, he had never weathered a true storm. How could he have the nerve to fight a Qin Family disciple whose heart was filled with hatred?

Seeing the saber slash coming for him, shaking the entire tavern, the white-robed young man let out a terrified scream and hurtled backward toward the wall behind him!

BOOM!

The thick wall was smashed open, leaving a huge hole. A large group of people rushing over from outside watched, their eyes wide with horror, as a person in a white robe burst into a bloody light mid-air, then split into two halves! (To be continued. Support the author and support official reading!)