Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1044 - 1044 0617 Intimidating with Power_2

Chapter 1044: Chapter 0617: Intimidating with Power_2 Chapter 1044: Chapter 0617: Intimidating with Power_2 Emperor Wenzhi landed beside Emperor Chaoyang and said, “Chaoyang, both of our palaces have now suffered a great disaster, and the root cause lies with Qi Tian. I intend to seek trouble with Qi Tian, but he is under the protection of Emperor Jianwu. I do not wish to harm the harmonious relations between Wenzhi Palace and Jianwu Palace, so I would like to ask for your advice, what should we do next? Do we swallow this resentment and suffer in silence, or what?”

Emperor Chaoyang knew what Emperor Wenzhi meant. He snorted coldly and said, “Every debt has its debtor, and every wrong its wrongdoer. Qi Tian dared to undertake tribulation within our palaces, causing us such great losses, then he must compensate us. If he speaks politely and compensates us at a fair value, then let it be, but if he refuses to compensate and acts defiantly, I will let him know who really decides the fate of Eastern Capital City. Yang Yongqi, where are you?”

Yang Yongqi had been standing by the whole time, very familiar with Emperor Chaoyang’s temper. He didn’t dare to speak from start to finish, fearing that if he angered Emperor Chaoyang at this time and was used as an outlet for his frustration, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Seeing Emperor Chaoyang summoning him, Yang Yongqi quickly stepped forward and said, “Your Highness, your servant is here. What are your orders?”

Emperor Chaoyang turned around, facing Jianwu Palace, and spat out each word, grinding his teeth as he said, “Yang Yongqi, I now command you to go immediately to Jianwu Palace, apprehend Qi Tian, and bring him before me. I grant you emergency enforcement power, during the process of arresting Qi Tian, any person dares to resist arrest, any person dares to obstruct, show no mercy, and seek no further instructions from me.”

Yang Yongqi, sensing the deep murderous intent emanating from Emperor Chaoyang, dared not say more. He quickly responded, “I accept the decree, I will go to arrest him immediately.”

Without another word, Yang Yongqi immediately called upon a few confidants and then rushed straight to Jianwu Palace.

Chaoyang Palace was only separated by two streets from Jianwu Palace, plus a Wenzhi Palace; it wasn’t very far to speak of. Yang Yongqi and his group, being Gold Core Realm cultivators, were fast, and in less than a minute, they arrived outside the gates of Jianwu Palace.

By then, Jianwu Palace’s gates had already been reassigned with guards. Not long before, Yang Yongqi had also led people in attacking Jianwu Palace. He said, “By the order of our prince, we have come to capture Qi Tian. I ask my brothers to help by allowing us passage and not to obstruct us.”

The Gold Core Realm cultivators guarding the gates of Jianwu Palace were not powerless. Not to mention that they had already received strict orders from Zhao Shibo to guard Jianwu Palace’s gates firmly, they had also clashed with the people from Chaoyang Palace not long ago. The two sides could be considered mortal enemies and were certainly not brothers. The guard said coldly, “Commander Yang, I used to admire you very much, always wishing I could share drinks and converse with you. But now I realize, you don’t deserve to call us brothers. You are just a dog under Emperor Chaoyang’s command, biting wherever he points, even daring to defy the ancestral teachings left by Grand Ancestor Emperor. We should not associate with people like you. I am not afraid to put it bluntly today; Master Qi is the Chief Worshipper of our Jianwu Palace, our respect for him is immense, second only to the Prince. Now you come to our Jianwu Palace, expecting us to make way for you and to watch as you arrest Master Qi, do you think that’s possible? I’ll tell you, if you want to capture Master Qi, you will have to step over our dead bodies first.”

Yang Yongqi felt somewhat helpless. From his personal perspective, he did not wish for Chaoyang Palace and Jianwu Palace to become hostile towards each other, yet matters such as these were not for him to decide. Just as the opposition had said, he was nothing more than a dog raised by Emperor Chaoyang—what Emperor Chaoyang asked him to do, he had to do without any room for negotiation.

“If you insist on protecting Qi Tian, then don’t blame me for not being polite,” Yang Yongqi released his aura, hoping, if possible, to avoid a fight and resolve the situation peacefully.

Unfortunately, at this time, when Yang Yongqi wanted peace, the people from Jianwu Palace did not. The Gold Core Realm guard at the gate unsheathed his flying sword without a second word and said, “Commander Yang, very well, you wish to fight again, no problem, let us decide this with a battle to the death.”

Just then, Emperor Jianwu and Huoyang Emperor flew over together, followed by thousands of cultivators, all worshippers and guards from Jianwu and Huoyang Palaces.

As Yang Yongqi was about to clash with the people from Jianwu Palace, Emperor Jianwu waved his hand, and the cultivators following him sprang into action, surrounding Yang Yongqi and his group in the blink of an eye.

Yang Yongqi was so frightened that he stopped immediately, not daring to make any further moves. Although he was known as the First below Nascent Soul, he knew his own limitations very well, and understood that he did not truly live up to this title. If a cultivator from the Eastern Capital City were to fight him one-on-one, he was one hundred percent certain that no one within the city could defeat him, which was the origin of his title. However, if a few more joined in, especially the several thousand cultivators now surrounding him, it would be a miracle if he was not beaten into a pulp.

Emperor Jianwu glared at Yang Yongqi and said coldly, “Yang Yongqi, you completely disregard my Jianwu Palace, don’t you? Just half an hour ago, you led a siege against my Jianwu Palace, which I did not hold against you at that time, and yet you overstep your bounds. How long has it been? You dare to come to my Jianwu Palace again to show off your power? Do you think I’m someone to be trifled with, a prince to be dismissed so easily?”

Yang Yongqi hurriedly responded, “Lord Jianwu, you have misunderstood. I cannot deny that I have led an attack against Jianwu Palace before, and I admit that I was at fault in that incident. If you wish to punish or scold me, I dare not refuse. But this time, my visit is for a different matter. This time I am acting on the prince’s orders to arrest Qi Tian. You are unaware of what Qi Tian has done to our Chaoyang Palace, which is now in ruins, with more than a dozen palaces reduced to rubble and the ground pockmarked everywhere. Even our Treasure Pavilion has been ransacked by Qi Tian to the point of oblivion. Tell me, shouldn’t Qi Tian give an explanation to our emperor?”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jianwu laughed out loud and said, “Chaoyang now knows they need to give an explanation? Why doesn’t he ask me why, when he sent you to besiege my Jianwu Palace, he didn’t provide me with an explanation? Does he really think he owns the skies of the East? Yang Yongqi, I’m not sparing you because you are Emperor Chaoyang’s dog, nor because of my forbearance. I’m sparing you because I have a message for Emperor Chaoyang. Tell him, does he want an explanation? Let him give me one first, and give one to our ancestors. Once he’s dealt with these two matters, then we’ll talk about the rest.”

Yang Yongqi quickly replied, “Lord Jianwu, please consider carefully—opposing our emperor is definitely not a wise choice. You should know the position that our Chaoyang Palace occupies in the Eastern Capital City and the status our prince holds among the six princes of the eastern region. Are you sure your Jianwu Palace can withstand being crushed by our Chaoyang Palace? Not long ago, the Five Great Palaces joined forces to attack Jianwu Palace. You should not have forgotten what that scene was like. Let me remind you, during that assault, including our Chaoyang Palace, all Five Great Palaces held back, not unleashing their full might, and our emperor did not explicitly state he wanted to attack your Jianwu Palace nor did he declare Jianwu Palace as our enemy. If you hand over Qi Tian now, allowing me to take him to face our emperor, then the relationship between Jianwu Palace and our Chaoyang Palace might still be mended, and we can continue as before. If you refuse my goodwill and disagree to let me take Qi Tian away, then I will not be able to secure a satisfactory outcome today. You will be forcing our emperor to turn against you. Have you thought about the consequences? Do you think you and your Jianwu Palace can withstand the wrath of our emperor?”