Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 501 - 501 0345 Not Everyone is a Zhao_2

Chapter 501: Chapter 0345: Not Everyone is a Zhao_2 Chapter 501: Chapter 0345: Not Everyone is a Zhao_2 Qi Tian’s gaze swept over the three men. They were currently in Great Zhao and, due to the high amount of attention around them, he had to exercise some caution. If they were elsewhere, or if no one else was here, Qi Tian would have already eliminated these three. Anyone who could potentially threaten his safety was his enemy and needed to be erased from this world.

“Now, you can honestly submit the evidence to prove that the Crown Prince is in charge, right?” Qi Tian said lightly.

“Yes, yes.” Wang Zhenliang stammered, “I carry a court issued report with me. It contains news about the Emperor’s edict nominating the Crown Prince for regency.”

Wang Zhenliang took out from his person a report wrapped in silk and handed it over. Qi Tian took it, opened it up, and sure enough, it contained related news.

However, Qi Tian said, “Eunuch Wang, you’re too close with the Crown Prince. The authenticity of this news might be somewhat suspect. I need to find more evidence to corroborate it. Elder Xiao, could you send an enquiry to the Imperial Master Mansion to ask if this is true?”

Xiao Ge nodded. At this moment, he wouldn’t dare contradict Qi Tian. Furthermore, Qi Tian’s power was terrifying, and Xiao Ge had developed a hint of awe for him.

Following Qi Tian’s suggestion, Xiao Ge quickly dispatched a Message Paper Crane. However, Wangjin County was quite a distance from the Imperial Master Mansion, so the roundtrip of the crane would take some time.

Qi Tian glanced at Xia Haiqing and the others, saying, “Once the news about the Crown Prince’s regency is confirmed, we can listen to the instructions of the Prince. If I were you, I would familiarize myself with the instructions to avoid making a mistake when formally announcing them.”

“How could we possibly…” Xia Haiqing wanted to refute Qi Tian, but Wang Zhenliang and Wang Xin were both terrified. The former pulled at Xia Haiqing’s uninjured arm, while Wang Xin covered his mouth.

“Sir, you are correct. We will study the Prince’s instructions right away to ensure we accurately convey the content later.” Despite the intense pain in his Dantian, Wang Xin forced a smile more painful than crying out of himself.

“Alright, you may go.” Qi Tian waved his hand dismissively, then turned back to Xiao Ge and his group. “Master, Elder Xiao is injured and needs to rest. Please escort him back to his quarters. Master Hao, let’s sit down and wait.”

Xiao Ge and the others nodded in agreement. At this point, they could only let Qi Tian take the lead. They really couldn’t do much to help anymore.

Luo Xia quickly left with Xiao Ge, while Qi Tian and Hao Wenxi sat down in the shade of a tree. Qi Tian took a table and chairs out of his Storage Bag along with some snacks such as Spirit Melon Seeds and tea. They sat facing each other, presenting a picture of leisure.

“Qi Tian, I heard you gave Elder Xiao ten spirit stones to buy supplies. I think that’s not very decent of you. Are you looking down on me? Do you think that because I’m a woman, I can’t handle this?” Hao Wenxi struck up a conversation with Qi Tian on her own initiative. She no longer maintained the pretense of being the master of Peacock Hall. Cultivators are very practical, and Qi Tian had proven his superior strength. How could she dare call herself greater in his presence?

Qi Tian smiled, saying, “To rebuild the villagers’ homes, ten thousand taels should suffice. However, Master Hao, if you want spirit stones, I still have some. We can do it at the market rate of one stone per ten thousand taels. I can spare ten for you. Besides, I’ll also give you two fractured spirit stones, okay?”

“Okay.” Hao Wenxi nodded hurriedly. In Great Zhao, spirit stones were practically priceless cultivation resources. Even if the price were increased by ten or twenty percent, people would still scramble to buy them. Selling her ten stones was Qi Tian doing her a great favor, especially with him willing to add in broken spirit stones.

Hao Wenxi immediately took out ten thousand tales worth of silver notes and handed them to Qi Tian. In return, Qi Tian gave her ten unused Low Grade spirit stones and two fragments of sprit stones.

Hao Wenxi was quite delighted as she took the low-grade spirit stones and broken spirit stones handed over by Qi Tian. The low-grade spirit stones Qi Tian gave her were not just unused, but were also top quality among the low-grade spirit stones. Furthermore, the two broken spirit stones, though called broken, were only slightly smaller than the low-grade spirit stones. The two broken spirit stones were equivalent to one and a half low-grade spirit stones, so she had indeed gotten a good deal.

When they had finished a pot of tea and were switching to a new one, a Message Paper Crane finally drifted back. There was a specific seal from the Imperial Master Mansion on the Message Paper Crane. Hao Wenxi stretched out her hand and formed a seal, causing the Message Paper Crane to fly towards her.

Hao Wenxi caught the Message Paper Crane and opened it. After scanning through it, she handed the Message Paper Crane to Qi Tian and said, “The Crown Prince is indeed supervising the kingdom.”

Qi Tian nodded, even without the reply from the Imperial Master Mansion, he could have confirmed the matter of the Crown Prince supervising the kingdom. However, like what he and Xiao Ge thought, they needed to take the initiative and make events unfold in their favor instead of letting the Crown Prince interfere forcefully, ignoring the facts and causing harm to innocent people.

“Let’s go. Let’s see what they have to say at their place.” Qi Tian stood up and said.

Hao Wenxi asked, “Qi Tian, what if they side with Prince Duan Manor?”

Qi Tian huffed coldly and said, “They can try if they dare so. Master Hao, no offense, but you have been staying in the Imperial Master Mansion for so long that you have become rusty. When an opportunity presents itself, you should go out and experience the world. Not everyone has the last name ‘Zhao’.”

Hao Wenxi gave a thoughtful nod. She had many reasons to stay in the Great Zhao Cultivation World previously, but the impact Qi Tian had this time was too great. Qi Tian’s significant progress could be related to his one-year disappearance. It was hard to believe what exactly Qi Tian went through in the past year to have become so powerful.

Seeing Qi Tian and Hao Wenxi come over, Xia Haiqing, Wang Zhenliang, and Wang Xin, who were originally on the ground, quickly tried to stand up with the help of their people. Even if their movement made their wounds hurt, they didn’t dare to let out a scream of “pain”.

“Alright, now you can read out the Crown Prince’s decree.” Qi Tian said indifferently.

Wang Xin quickly took out a roll of yellow paper, unfolded it, and began reading while looking at it. They had been studying the Crown Prince’s decree for a long time. The three of them had discussed and found that reading out the decree according to the Crown Prince’s intent could cause a big disaster.

Just like Qi Tian and Xiao Ge had conjectured, the decree issued by the Crown Prince actually sided with Prince Duan Manor and the Guardian National Master Manor. Of course, for those involved like Xiao Ge, it was just a reprimand with no specific punishment. But for the future of the villagers, Qi Tian would no longer have the power to interfere. Moreover, Qi Tian would have to compensate for Prince Duan Manor and Cheng Wenbin’s losses, and the most important thing was to make Qi Tian personally apologize to Prince Duan Manor.

If such a decree was read out and Qi Tian wasn’t provoked, it would be impossible. By that time, facing Qi Tian who was furious, who could control him? Moreover, Qi Tian’s strength was too strong, there were few people in the entire Great Zhao who could suppress him. If the Crown Prince provoked this kind of person, it’s no different from having a falling out with the three Great National Masters.

So, after a discussion among the three envoys, they decided to change the content of the Crown Prince’s decree. The decree Wang Xin read this time was the changed content, which leaned towards Qi Tian or closer to the actual situation, rather than unfairly favoring one side regardless of right or wrong.

The Crown Prince’s decree held Prince Duan Manor primarily responsible for the villagers’ losses. They not only had to compensate for the villagers’ losses but also make appropriate compensation for the villagers. They also had to compensate for the villagers who died from torture. The unruly servants who participated directly in the matter had to be punished under the Great Zhao Law, and Prince Duan Manor was made to promise that in the future they would not trouble these villagers or settle accounts with them.

As for Qi Tian, who resolved the issue for the villagers, the Crown Prince verbally praised him and stated that he would report Qi Tian’s righteous act to Emperor Tian Rui.