roccoschili Chapter 127 Appetizer for Sharpening the Blade
Chapter 127 Appetizer for Sharpening the Blade
"The lords have been kidnapped!" A servant, covered in blood, pushed open the doors of the council hall and shouted in a panic. This immediately caused a huge uproar.
The emperor rose from his throne and watched as his servants tumbled and fell onto the carpet below the steps, their blood quickly staining the cream-colored carpet adorned with gold thread.
"Your Majesty, there are so many pirates, so many dangerous people. They suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The servants and soldiers were caught off guard and were no match for them. They killed many people, and two lords... two lords were kidnapped!"
The servant said in terror and despair that he didn't know whether it was sweat or blood that flowed into his eyes, and although it hurt terribly, he still kept his eyes wide open.
"They appeared out of nowhere, without warning, Your Majesty! ... Quickly send reinforcements! Quickly rescue the lords! They are all outlaws, and there are pirates among them!"
During the period of peace among the three great empires, the most dangerous thing for the Ocean Empire was pirates. They were outlaws who were not qualified to have partners and had driven to their deaths for various reasons. They had no sense of right and wrong, and had no regard for or respect for women.
The women were terrified. How could pirates have entered the empire's safest palace and brazenly abduct two noble lords? This was simply alarmist!
But it actually happened.
Jiang Yu's mother was so shocked that she fainted. Jiang Yu's father, Jiang Ren, only managed to catch his collapsing wife in his haste, and cried out to the emperor with bloodshot eyes, "Your Majesty!"
If he still can't figure out what happened by now, then all those years he's spent navigating the royal court and serving by the emperor's side have been for nothing.
He was willing to let the emperor play such a grand game, provided that the emperor himself guaranteed his daughter's safety. But now, he had done everything a subject should, yet the emperor couldn't even guarantee Xiaoyu's safety.
Or is it that... the emperor has gone so mad that he would dare to gamble with the lives of lords?
Jiang Ren's face turned extremely ugly. He no longer restrained his aura, and his oppressive aura spread out instantly. He stared intently at the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is in the royal palace. If this gets out, the Great Ocean Empire will become a complete laughing stock! All the royal families of the Great Ocean Empire will lose face!"
Compared to Jiang Ren, who was still pressuring the emperor, Fan Qingyin was much more direct. He clenched his fists so tightly they were almost bleeding, and turned to walk out.
"Stop him!" Mrs. Tiny shouted instinctively, afraid that Fan Qingyin would ruin the wonderful scene she had carefully planned.
Fan Qingyin stopped and turned around. Lady Tini felt herself being stared at by a pair of eyes filled with cold, murderous intent. Those eyes were devoid of emotion, filled only with overwhelming hatred.
Mrs. Tiny felt as if her soul was being frozen, a tangible chill rising from the soles of her feet, causing her to tremble uncontrollably.
Is this the power of the divine messenger? But she wasn't easily intimidated. This was the royal palace of the Ocean Empire. Could a divine messenger from the Aurora Empire really run wild here?
So she pretended to be calm and explained, "It would be no use for the divine envoy Fan Qingyin to rush out like this. The emperor and I are the ones who are most worried about this. General, please rest assured, we will do our best to rescue the two lords."
"It's you." Her words had barely left her lips when her icy voice rang out. Although Fan Qingyin was standing still, Mrs. Tini felt as if his voice had exploded in her ears.
"If anything happens to Xiaoyu because of this, I will not let you off the hook." Fan Qingyin slowly glanced around at the group of the highest-ranking officials of the Ocean Empire, her eyes showing no fear, only a cold flame that seemed to burn everything to ashes.
His little fish was so innocent, yet she became a pawn at their card table. They schemed against each other like clowns, and in the end, it was his little fish who was hurt.
These people deserve to die. He will definitely collect all these debts, one by one.
"You'd better pray my wife is alright, otherwise I will spare no effort to make anyone involved pay for this in blood." After saying this, Fan Qingyin ignored everyone else, turned around and strode out, rushing towards the place where the incident had occurred.
"Don't tell me you're still involved even now~" Newt Yuria watched everything unfolding with great interest and couldn't help but ask Ren Kecheng beside her.
Ren Kecheng froze, still reeling from Fan Qingyin's death stare, when she was mocked by her husband again. She said angrily, "Your Yulia family are all lunatics!"
"Tsk, so you knew about this." Newt admired the fascinating look on his wife's face, and he began to understand the pleasure the Emperor derived from Lady Tiny each time.
"It's a pity you don't know how crazy a real madman can be, otherwise I bet even if God lent you the courage, you wouldn't have bothered to wade into this mess," Newt said with a mocking laugh.
"It's such a pity that my child has to crawl out of your belly. I'm already starting to worry. Guess what kind of little monster my madness and your stupidity will create."
"You!" Ren Kecheng was furious. She raised her hand high to slap him, but Newt stopped her and pulled her into his arms. "Shh, look, it's about to start."
The emperor had remained silent since the beginning, his face calm and expressionless. After being pressured by Jiang Ren, he showed little reaction, seemingly lost in thought. Aside from making the initial arrangements expected of an emperor, he displayed no sense of urgency.
He observed the diverse characters in the hall, and a rare moment of relief washed over him. Then he saw Mrs. Wilman huddled to one side like a quail, and his eyes lit up. As if he had finally found an opening, he shouted:
"Mrs. Wilman!"
The sound was so loud that the entire hall fell silent.
"How could I forget you? Thank you for contributing such a despicable and laughable performance, which has led to such serious consequences!"
Madame Wilman was terrified. She couldn't understand how things had turned out this way. She had only come to the palace as a witness, as instructed by Madame Tiny. Once the false testimony was completed and the Madame was satisfied, they could move their entire family into the royal city.
Lady Tiny had assured her that the matter was simple and the emperor would not pursue it. So why was she the first to be punished after the two lords were kidnapped?
"Your Majesty..." she stammered in panic, not knowing how to defend herself.
"I suspect the person who made that promise to you didn't tell you that lying to the emperor and slandering nobles is a serious crime." The emperor gave a cruel smile. "While I'm not curious about how brilliant your son is, I truly pity him. He risked his life to return, only to have to bury his own mother."
"Your Majesty!" Lady Wilman trembled so badly she could no longer stand. She collapsed to the ground, finally realizing she was nothing more than an appetizer to be sharpened by the cleaver; from the moment she stepped out of Hollandpool, she had already embarked on a dead end. "Your Majesty, please let me explain!"
Unfortunately, the emperor gave her no further chance to speak. With a wave of his hand, a figure appeared and instantly severed her tongue. As blood spurted out, immense pain and fear overwhelmed Madame Wilman, and she collapsed to the ground, convulsing miserably.
"Madam, talking too much is tiresome. Pretending to be clever is already annoying enough, isn't it?" The emperor gave her a disgusted look and issued the order lightly.
"Chop it up and throw it into the sea."