Chapter 535
“Xiao Chen?
Deathgod Tribe?
Are you here to find the Eldest Princess Alchemy Sage? ”
Commander Hu had never heard of Xiao Chen’s name before, so he naturally knew about the Deathgod Tribe. He was suspicious of Xiao Chen’s claim of finding the Eldest Princess Alchemy Sage. Three days ago, there was a kidnapping of the Eldest Princess. If there was another kidnapping of the Eldest Princess Alchemy Sage, then all the thousands of imperial guards in the palace would be beheaded, not just the four hundred guards.
“Hmm?
You don’t believe me? ”
Xiao Chen saw Commander Hu’s suspicious and vigilant expression and immediately became impatient. They had already wasted half an incense stick’s worth of time in front of the palace. If they waited any longer, the experts of the Zhao and Sun Clans would arrive. Thus, he coldly said, “I have a certain degree of confidence in finding your Eldest Princess. If you don’t believe me, then forget it. In the future, when your Majesty blames you, your heads and those of your families will fall to the ground.
Goodbye, Da Huang, let’s go! ”
Retreat for the sake of advancing!
Xiao Chen used the strategy of retreat for the sake of advancing. He used the seriousness of the matter to pressure Commander Hu. He really didn’t believe that Commander Hu wouldn’t be anxious and afraid.
As expected!
“This …”
Hearing Xiao Chen’s words, Commander Hu’s expression changed greatly. His eyes were filled with panic. Seeing Xiao Chen pulling Dongfang Qingwu away, he hurriedly said, “Young Master Xiao!
Please wait, I will bring you into the palace to see His Majesty! ”
Of course, Xiao Chen was only putting on an act. How could he really leave?
He was about to see the Alchemy Sage. If he left now, then nearly half a year of trekking and danger would all be in vain. Thus, he stopped and slowly turned around. He coldly said, “Lead the way!”
“Eh, Young Master Xiao, please follow me!”
Although Commander Hu was dissatisfied with Xiao Chen’s coldness, he didn’t dare to show it on his face. He politely led the way.
Xiao Chen didn’t immediately step forward. Instead, he looked at Sun Dayou and indifferently hinted, “General Sun, let’s go. Otherwise, Young Master Zhao will die. If Young Master Zhao dies, you will be in trouble. You should quickly find the Alchemy Sage to treat you, right?”
“Yes!
Young Master Xiao is right. Young Master Zhao’s injuries are very serious. If he is not treated, his life might be in danger. Let’s go! ”
Sun Dayou naturally understood the threat in Xiao Chen’s words. He was terrified, but on the surface, he pretended to be serious and cooperated with Xiao Chen. However, he couldn’t cooperate. After all, the yellow dog that the Lion King had transformed into had been eyeing him covetously.
After such a long delay, Xiao Chen and the others could finally enter the palace courtyard smoothly, but would it really be so smooth?
The answer was no!
“Palace guards, heed my command!
Capture that outsider kid!
He’s a spy! ”
Just as Xiao Chen and the others stepped into the palace courtyard, an old man’s shout came from the left side of the road. They could also see a purple-robed old man riding a relatively large Firecloud Leopard towards the palace gate.
“Spy?”
When Commander Hu heard the old man’s shout, he was slightly startled. He immediately realized that Xiao Chen was the spy, and his expression changed. He didn’t turn back and directly rushed to the side.
“Clang!”
Hearing the old man’s shout, Xiao Chen knew that the situation had taken a turn for the worse. However, he was incomparably calm. His right hand directly pulled out the wooden sword and placed it against Sun Dayou’s neck. He shouted coldly, “Don’t move!
Or else … die! ”
“Eh … Young Master Xiao, how could I dare to move? Be careful of your sword, hehe.” Sun Dayou’s reaction was a little slow. With the wooden sword against his neck, how could he dare to move?
There was bitterness in his heart, but he couldn’t say it out loud. He secretly cursed his bad luck. How did he meet such a cruel and merciless person like Xiao Chen?
Commander Hu rushed to the side of the hundred Imperial Army guards and turned around. When he saw Xiao Chen’s sword against Sun Dayou’s neck, his expression instantly turned ugly. At this moment, he believed that Xiao Chen was the spy and had even threatened Sun Dayou. Hence, he glared coldly at Xiao Chen and shouted.
“How dare you spy!
How dare you sneak into the Fire Spirit City? How audacious! Do you really think there’s no one in our Qilin Kingdom?
Quickly release Young Master Zhao and General Sun, and we promise to leave your corpses intact. Otherwise, we’ll tear you into pieces! ”
“I’m not a spy.”
Xiao Chen replied indifferently. He didn’t look at the palace guards anymore, but drifted to the man and beast that were running towards him on the left. Xiao Chen had a fearful expression because he could feel a stronger aura from the purple-robed old man than Buried Heaven.
Could it be another Earth Dragon Realm expert?
Xiao Chen was ready for a great battle. At this moment, he didn’t release the Demonic God’s Bestow as he felt that it wasn’t the right time yet. He reserved his strength so that his enemies would lower their guard and kill them easily.
Da Huang didn’t transform into The Lion King either. He stared coldly at the purple-robed old man and the Fire Cloud Leopard in the distance. He sent a voice transmission to Xiao Chen indifferently, “Big Brother, don’t worry. That old man’s cultivation is at the peak of the Dragon Elephant Realm. Even if he’s a God’s Bestow Warrior, I can kill him easily. Hehe.”
“Yes, if I’m not mistaken, that pale-faced old man should be this pretty boy’s grandfather. As long as we have young master Zhao as a hostage, I don’t think he would dare to act rashly,” Xiao Chen calmly replied to Big Yellow, looking as if he had a card up his sleeve.
“Arrogant!”
When Commander Hu saw that Xiao Chen was ignoring him and that he was fooled by Xiao Chen earlier, he instantly flew into a rage out of humiliation. He ordered coldly, “Surround these two spies!”
“Yes!
Lord Commander! ”
Three Purple Image Realm Imperial Army guards and 100 Blood Bear Realm Imperial Army guards responded respectfully in unison. They split into two groups and rushed forward to surround Xiao Chen and the other two. However, they didn’t dare to attack. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to, but they didn’t dare to. Young Master Zhao and General Sun were in Xiao Chen’s hands. How could they dare to act recklessly?
“Stop!
Leopard! ”
The purple-robed old man was the Zhao Clan Head, Zhao Kuo. He was the first to arrive at the entrance of the royal palace. He ordered his Fire Cloud Leopard King to stop beside Commander Hu.
Commander Hu naturally recognized Zhao Kuo, who was a top-notch figure in the Fire Spirit City. He immediately knelt down on one knee and said with utmost respect, “Hu Sen pays his respects to Grand Preceptor Zhao!”
“Hmph!”
Zhao Kuo swept a cold glance at Commander Hu who was kneeling on the ground and scolded, “Useless!
You can’t even differentiate the enemy. Are you, an Imperial Guard Commander, eating sh * t? ”
“Huh?
This subordinate is useless!
Grand Preceptor Zhao, please punish me! ”
Commander Hu was slightly stunned when he was scolded. Then, he fearfully apologized. He was only a small Imperial Guard Commander. Zhao Kuo could execute him on the spot because Zhao Kuo also held the position of Grand Preceptor of the Qilin Kingdom.
There were four Grand Preceptors in the Qilin Kingdom. They were the current clan heads of the four great clans. They were Grand Preceptor Zhao Kuo, Grand Preceptor Wang Chen, Grand Preceptor Sun Fan, and Grand Preceptor Li Jin!
The four Grand Preceptors were the Grand Preceptors of the Qilin Kingdom. Their positions were high and their positions were second only to the Qilin Kingdom’s King, Ouyang Tiande. Even the Qilin Kingdom’s Crown Prince and Prince had to politely greet the four Grand Preceptors as “Grand Preceptor”.
The reason was very simple. The four Grand Preceptors represented the four great clans. Individually, the four great clans couldn’t be compared to the Ouyang clan. But if they joined forces, their combined strength would be on par with the Ouyang clan. In fact, the Ouyang clan was even slightly stronger.
Because of this, the Ouyang Tiande was extremely fearful of the four great clans. He was afraid that the four great clans would join forces to overthrow the Ouyang royal clan’s rule. Therefore, he thought of a method, and that was to appoint the four great clans’ clan heads as Grand Preceptors. This way, they would mutually restrict each other and not supervise each other.