Chapter 60: They Ought to Be Murdered on the Spot

Chapter 60: They Ought to Be Murdered on the Spot

Fang Chens words startled the officials. Tao Mingsheng and the crown princes faces darkened. Even the emperor frowned as well.

The truth was that they had already known what had happened, but how could they compromise their ties with Longdu over a few commoners?

Great Xia was at risk of being invaded by Greenpine, so they pursued closer ties with Longdu, Guhe, and Yizhou to serve as a buffer. This way, Greenpine would think twice before making a move on them.Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

If Great Xia fell on bad terms with any one of them, the buffer effect would vanish. The consequences would be disastrous as they didnt have the military might to protect themselves at the moment.

Such an offense warrants the capital punishment, War God Fang, Jiang Yushu stroked his beard and replied.

His Majesty, how do you think we should deal with Zhou Xiu? Fang Chen asked.

Zhou Xiu snorted in disbelief. He pointed his finger at Fang Chen and exclaimed, Youre going to use that kind of nonsense against me? You must be out of your mind! If our Longdu declares war on your Great Xia, youll be facing a two-pronged attack from us and Greenpine! Its likely that Guhe and Yizhou will join in as well to get a share of the pie. Are you sure you can bear the consequences?

Calm down, Viscount Zhou, Prime Minister Li Guozhu walked out and first appeased Zhou Xiu before turning to Fang Chen with a frown. War God Fang, its best not to blow up this matter.

Tao Mingsheng stepped forward and roared, Fang Chen, do you know what kind of position youd be putting our Great Xia in if we fell out with Longdu over this?

The crown prince turned to the emperor, clasped his fist, and bowed. Your Majesty, please reconsider this matter!

A handful of officials stood forward to express their stance, and most of them used to be from the Fang Faction.

Zhou Xiu looked at Fang Chen with a gleeful smile. This is Great Xias current state of affairs, but you still dared to provoke our Longdu. Before the greater scheme of things, it doesnt matter whether youre a Ki Manifestation martial artist or not!

I dont need you to apologize to me either. The heads of your two subordinates will suffice, Zhou Xiu said. Otherwise, our Longdu will wage a State War on your Great Xia. If so, your losses wont stop with just this.

A State War?!

The crowd was horrified.

State War was a way for two states to resolve their differences. They would gather their troops and have them directly clash against each other, thus deciding on the victor in the simplest way possible. Needless to say, the loser would have to pay a heavy price to the winner, depending on the stakes they had decided on beforehand.

Great Xia had less than four hundred thousand soldiers, whereas Longdu had more than a million soldiers. Longdu didnt have any Ki Manifestation martial artists, but they had far more pinnacle Ki Control experts than Great Xia.

Great Xias odds werent good if they engaged in a State War.

Right outside the imperial palace were all kinds of teahouses, taverns, merchants, and vendors. The street was bustling with people. Guhe, Yizhou, and Longdu citizens were in the mix too.

Isnt that War God Fang? someone exclaimed in surprise.

War God Fang is holding someone in his hand. Who is that? another person asked.

The crowd didnt recognize Zhou Xiu, but the Longdu scholars did. Their faces warped in shock.

One of them immediately stepped forward and questioned, War God Fang, what do you intend to do with our Longdus viscount?!

Longdus viscount?

That stoked the crowds intrigue, as they wondered how this viscount had crossed Fang Chen. News swiftly spread, and more people gathered around to watch the commotion.

However, it soon became clear that something was amiss when the imperial guards and the Valiant Defenders arrived at the scene. Their shock deepened when a large group of officials came rushing over, and the one leading the pack was none other than Great Xias emperor!

Long live Your Majesty! The crowd kneeled down and exclaimed resoundingly

Rise. The emperor lividly waved his hand and nodded. He then turned to Fang Chen and grimly ordered, Fang Chen, release Viscount Zhou right now.

Fang Chen, youre disobeying imperial orders right now! the crown prince bellowed.

Whats going on? Why did Fang Chen capture Zhou Xiu?

Ye Qinghe, Tao Yu, and a few others appeared amidst the crowd. They werent qualified to participate in the affairs of the imperial court, but they had heard that Fang Chen was going to be questioned, so they came here to celebrate the event.

They hadnt expected to stumble upon such a sight.

They also found their respective fathers amidst the large group of officials. If not for the emperor being present too, they would have rushed forward to ask them what was going on.

War God Fang is disobeying the emperor? The crowd was confused.

Fang Chen burst into laughter. He channeled his spirit ki and amplified his voice such that it could be heard from kilometers away. The man in my hand is a Longdu viscount. He hunted our Great Xias merchant convoy for sport and showed no repent for his action afterward. Instead, he said that our people are mere livestock that can be killed as he pleased.

For his vile crimes, he shall be executed on the spot!