Chapter 543
“En?”
Ouyang Tiande’s gaze had been paying attention to Xiao Chen, the rising star of the Qilin Kingdom. He instantly captured the change in Xiao Chen’s expression and a trace of doubt arose in his heart. He still didn’t know why Xiao Chen wanted to threaten Zhao Yunfei to break into the royal palace?
Xiao Chen felt Ouyang Tiande’s gaze and couldn’t help but look at Ouyang Tiande. He noticed the doubt in the latter’s eyes, so he faintly asked, “Your Majesty, if you have something to say, just say it?”
“Eh … Hahaha!
Xiao Chen’s perception is really sharp. This is a display of strength! ”
Ouyang Tiande was slightly stunned and then laughed heartily three times. After the laughter stopped, he once again praised Xiao Chen. It was unknown whether he was sincere or not?
“This …”
Xiao Chen wasn’t used to being praised again and again by others. He felt uncomfortable all over, so he frowned and went straight to the point indifferently, “Your Majesty, I don’t like to listen to praise and I don’t like to beat around the bush. If you have something to say, just say it!”
“Hua!”
When the four State Preceptors and the others heard that Xiao Chen didn’t take Ouyang Tiande’s praise seriously, they suddenly burst into an uproar. While admiring Xiao Chen, they also secretly said, ‘Xiao Chen, you’re too arrogant and don’t know how to appreciate favors, right?
Just wait for His Majesty’s punishment! ‘
“Good!
Straightforward!
Character!
I like it!
Haha! ”
Ouyang Tiande actually didn’t get angry and didn’t get angry. Instead, he appreciated Xiao Chen even more. Could it be that he wanted to rope in Xiao Chen to be used by him?
Sure enough, he immediately expressed his thoughts, “Xiao Chen!
I admires you very much!
I solemnly invite you to join the royal palace. It’s not a problem to become a general or minister. In the future, if you can help I unify the world, it’s completely possible for you to be bestowed the title of king. How about it? ”
“Hua!”
Ouyang Tiande’s words were like a heavy bomb exploding, shaking the hearts of the majority of the people in the great hall. Especially the gazes of the Four Great State Advisors suddenly became sharp, their faces revealing a serious expression. They had not expected that Ouyang Tiande would think so highly of Xiao Chen, this unruly and arrogant young man. If he did not think highly of Xiao Chen, why would he make such a heavy promise?
Conferring the title of general, minister, and even a king?
Ouyang Tiande was indeed ambitious. He was not satisfied with being the king of a kingdom. He even wanted to unify the world. He dreamed of becoming the emperor of the world. This was a great dream!
Let’s not talk about the Demonic God Continent. Just take the Wilderness God Continent. Ever since the Wilderness Divine King Dynasty was eliminated by the Black Magic Pavilion 15 years ago, the world was divided into three parts: the Qilin Kingdom, the Heaven Mystics Kingdom, and the Dark North Kingdom. The Qilin Kingdom and the Heaven Mystics Kingdom were comparable in strength. They had vast territories and a large population. They were two powerful kingdoms. The Dark North Kingdom was weaker than the other two kingdoms, but its strength was not to be underestimated.
Ever since the Qilin Kingdom and the Heaven Mystics Kingdom were established, they had been in constant disputes. There were countless minor and minor wars, and they were evenly matched. Both sides suffered losses, and until now, neither side could eliminate the other.
In order to eliminate a kingdom, the other kingdom had to recruit enough martial experts and defeat the enemy kingdom with absolute military strength. Only then would they be able to eliminate the enemy kingdom.
The Dark North Kingdom might be maintaining neutrality on the surface, but there were some wise people who speculated that the Dark North Kingdom was waiting for the two fierce tigers, the Qilin Kingdom and the Heaven Mystics Kingdom, to fight to the death. When the time came, the low-profile Dark North Kingdom would take off the sheepskin and reveal its original wolf skin. It would open its mouth that was filled with fangs and extend its sharp claws. It would launch the most ferocious attack at the two fierce tigers that had lost their combat strength and become the final winner.
Of course, this was just a speculation. The truth didn’t seem to be the case. The current Dark North Kingdom’s royal clan, the Huangfu Clan, was living a befuddled life. They only knew how to enjoy life and didn’t care about managing the kingdom, let alone working hard. If this carried on, even if they weren’t eliminated by the Qilin Kingdom and the Heaven Mystics Kingdom, they might be eliminated by the powerful clans or organizations within the kingdom.
After hearing Ouyang Tiande’s extremely tempting words, Xiao Chen was slightly startled. He immediately regained his normal expression. If it was someone else, they would have immediately knelt down and kowtowed to express their gratitude. However, Xiao Chen wasn’t someone else. Xiao Chen didn’t have the habit of becoming someone else’s subordinate.
It was better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!
Xiao Chen’s grandfather had instilled this idea of having the head of a chicken and the tail of a phoenix into Xiao Chen since he was young. He hoped that Xiao Chen would have a backbone as a person and wouldn’t be blinded by worldly possessions like wealth, power, and beauty. Once a person was willing to be someone else’s subordinate, no matter how great their achievements were in this lifetime, they would still be at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen still had a lot of things to do. Why would he be willing to stay in the royal palace and work for a middle-aged man like Ouyang Tiande? His grandfather’s life, Su Qingyi, and the other women of Xiao Chen were countless times more valuable than any wealth or power!
In addition!
Ever since Xiao Chen obtained the Fengsha Sword, the scope of his field of vision had expanded countless times. Not to mention a general of the Qilin Kingdom, even the master of the entire Wilderness God Continent might not be rare. Compared to the super huge and prosperous Central Continent, the Wilderness God Continent was just a small and barren mountain village.
In Xiao Chen’s heart, he had already set up the grand goal of roaming the Central Continent in the future. How could he be willing to be the subordinate of Ouyang Tiande? That was completely impossible.
Xiao Chen expressionlessly swept his gaze over the crowd that was either looking at him with envy, jealousy, or complicated expressions. His gaze finally met Ouyang Tiande’s gaze, and he lightly said, “I thank Your Majesty for your kindness, but please forgive this Xiao Chen’s rudeness. Xiao Chen refuses Your Majesty’s invitation. I have always been used to freedom and am not used to being restrained by others. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me.”
What a wild, arrogant, and unruly wolf!
This was the first evaluation of Xiao Chen that appeared in everyone’s mind, including Ouyang Tiande, after hearing Xiao Chen’s indifferent words. He actually dared to refuse the king’s invitation. Freedom was just an excuse. This Xiao Chen really didn’t know how to appreciate favors and was too arrogant and unruly.
After Zhao Kuo and the others recovered from their shock, their complicated gazes moved between Xiao Chen and Ouyang Tiande. They guessed that Ouyang Tiande might be angry. Among them, Zhao Kuo sneered repeatedly in his heart.
“Bastard!
You dare to refuse His Majesty’s invitation. You are courting death!
Don’t think that His Majesty is a benevolent king. He is a cruel and merciless Lord who kills without blinking an eye. In the past, the emperor of the Wilderness Divine King, Xiao Zhan, was stabbed in the back and seriously injured by him. Then, he was surrounded and killed by other experts. Bastard, just wait to be killed by His Majesty, hehe … ”
“You have guts!”
When Ouyang Tiande heard Xiao Chen’s refusal, his face suddenly became extremely gloomy. He looked at Xiao Chen impatiently and narrowed his eyes. He said coldly, “Xiao Chen, you have guts. I admire people like you very much. However, admiration is admiration. If someone is too arrogant and doesn’t know how to appreciate favors, then it may lead to a fatal disaster. Haven’t you thought about this problem?”
Xiao Chen was unmoved. With a confident expression, he looked at Ouyang Tiande fearlessly and said calmly, “Of course I have thought about it. However, Xiao Chen knows that His Majesty will not order me to be killed.”
“Won’t kill you?
Why are you so confident? ”
Ouyang Tiande’s eyes became even colder. He suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, and the aura of a bastard burst out. He pointed his right hand at the yellow dog beside him and asked coldly, “Does your confidence come from this yellow dog?”