The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 290 - 289: Murder at the Imperial Banquet

Chapter 290: Chapter 289: Murder at the Imperial Banquet

Wang Lie pleaded to Lin Bai.

"Speak these words to the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect who were crippled by you guys in the past." Lin Bai resolutely stabbed a sword into Wang Lie’s Dantian.

Spurt!

True Qi gushed out.

Wang Lie’s face turned ashy, wailing incessantly.

"Lin Bai, you trash, cattle, bastard, you won’t meet a good end, you dare ruin my Dantian, my father will rest until you’re dead!"

"Just you wait, not only will you die, your father, your mother, your brother, your sister, your whole family will die!"

Wang Lie roared in fury.

"Seeking death!" Angered Lin Bai, his sword targeted Wang Lie’s neck.

"Not good, Lin Bai is going to kill him!" Bai Huatian and Bai Xiaoxiao were shocked.

Chen Gong’s face turned drastically!

Zhang Lingdao and Lu Yuan also wore expressions of disbelief.

Killing was forbidden in the Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition!

Spurt-

Just as everyone was trying to comprehend what happened, Lin Bai’s fierce sword strike directly decapitated Wang Lie, making his head fly in a trajectory and fall ten meters away.

Blood burst forth from Wang Lie’s neck, spraying three meters into the air.

Thud!

When Wang Lie’s corpse fell to the ground, people finally snapped out of their shock.

"Killed... killed?"

"He actually killed someone?"

"Since the commencement of Shenwu Kingdom’s Imperial Banquet, no one has ever killed anyone."

"That’s right, it’s forbidden."

"This is a bad omen."

"Killing someone at the Imperial Banquet is a very bad omen."

The civil and military officials all whispered to each other.

Seeing this scene, Bai Huatian’s face also became especially grim.

The ancestral teachings of Shenwu Kingdom stated that killing during the Imperial Banquet indicated that the coming year of the kingdom would be filled with bloodshed and strife.

Therefore, killing during the Imperial Banquet had always been forbidden in the kingdom, throughout all generations.

And yet Lin Bai had killed someone that year.

Seeing this, Qi Prince immediately stood up in rage, "Your Majesty, the disciple of the Spirit Sword Sect violated the rules of the Imperial Banquet, through his act of murder, disregarding the laws of our empire, I beg Your Majesty to order the death of Lin Bai!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, if you do not command the death of Lin Bai, it might defy the ancestral teachings."

"Your Majesty, this person Lin Bai, should definitely not be pardoned lightly."

A group of ministers also started raising their voices in unison.

"If Your Majesty does not command the death of Lin Bai, I will smash my head here in the Chaoyang Palace."

An agitated minister stood up, almost ramming into a pillar in the Chaoyang Palace, but was stopped by the joint efforts of a few ministers.

Chen Gong quickly spoke, "Your Majesty, Lin Bai just made a mistake momentarily, the killing wasn’t his intention, please take this into consideration, Your Majesty."

Bai Xiaoxiao also spoke, "Father, Lin Bai was just careless, if we command his death this easily, it might not be appropriate, please reconsider, father."

Lin Bai stood on the Martial Arts Stage, looking coldly at Qi Prince and the other ministers seeking his execution.

"Your Majesty, one cannot lightly forgive Lin Bai!"

"Your Majesty, sentence Lin Bai to death!"

A group of ministers insisted relentlessly.

Bai Huatian’s face was filled with anger. He stood up and roared, "Enough, all of you!"

Bai Huatian’s anger left a group of ministers pale with fear.

Even the Qi Prince was slightly taken aback, no longer daring to voice his opinions.

Bai Huatian looked at Lin Bai and calmly said, "Lin Bai, there are ancestral teachings in the Shenwu Kingdom, that prohibit killing during the imperial banquet. However, I will pardon your accidental mistake, sparing you from a death sentence."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Upon hearing that Lin Bai’s death sentence was to be commuted, the other ministers instantly wore expressions of fury as they shouted at Bai Huatian.

Bai Huatian glared at the ministers and then said, "While the death sentence can be spared, a crime still exists."

"After this Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition, you are required to go to the Huangling in the Shenwu Kingdom and kneel for three days, begging for forgiveness from the spirits."

Upon hearing this, the Qi Prince immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Mausoleum is a sacred place, housing the tombs of the emperors from past generations of the Shenwu Kingdom. According to tradition, Lin Bai, an ordinary warrior, has no right to enter!"

"According to the ancestral teachings of the Shenwu Kingdom, only warriors of the royal lineage have the right to enter the Imperial Mausoleum."

"Your Majesty, this act is unjustifiable. It would be better to sentence Lin Bai to death."

Upon hearing this, the Qi Prince immediately seized on the loophole in Bai Huatian’s words.

Bai Huatian smiled faintly and said, "Yes, only warriors of the royal lineage can enter the Imperial Mausoleum. But who said Lin Bai isn’t a warrior of the royal lineage?"

Upon hearing this, the Qi Prince’s face changed dramatically.

Bai Huatian chuckled and said, "Lin Bai, I have seven daughters. Seeing your martial art talent, I am willing to make you a prince consort. Then, under this title, you can rightfully enter the Imperial Mausoleum."

Upon hearing this, the Qi Prince was filled with anger. How could he not understand the implication behind Bai Huatian’s words?

"Well, Bai Huatian, you old fox," said the leader of the Xu Family with a solemn expression.

Many of the princes, kings, and ministers present were wise enough to understand Bai Huatian’s intentions.

Bai Huatian was not punishing Lin Bai; he was actually trying to win him over.

If Lin Bai marries a princess, he would become a member of the royal family. When the royal family is in danger, Lin Bai would surely do everything in his power to help. Given the combat power that Lin Bai exhibits now, once he ascends to the Heaven Martial Realm Ninth Layer or even the Divine Elixir Realm, the Shenwu Kingdom’s royal family can be guaranteed stability for at least a hundred years.

What a manipulative ploy!

Many ministers could only smirk bitterly upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai maintained a calm expression and said, "I appreciate Your Majesty’s kindness, but my path does not lie in the Shenwu Kingdom, nor do I plan to stay here forever. Furthermore, the whereabouts of my parents remain unknown. How can I consider marrying?"

Chen Gong, initially delighted to hear Bai Huatian trying to win over Lin Bai, became anxious when he heard Lin Bai’s refusal. He hastily said, "Your Majesty, Lin Bai is drunk. Do not listen to his words. This matter, the Spirit Sword Sect will agree on Lin Bai’s behalf."

"Elder!" Lin Bai looked at Chen Gong with exasperation.

Chen Gong glared at Lin Bai, signaling him to stop talking, and then turned to Bai Huatian with a smile. "Your Majesty, if you are willing to make Lin Bai a prince consort, it would also be a joyous occasion for the Spirit Sword Sect."

This marriage alliance was indeed a great fortune for the current Spirit Sword Sect.

The Spirit Sword Sect was already on the decline. If not for Lin Bai’s display of power in the Imperial Hunting Garden and during the Imperial Banquet Martial Arts Competition which raised the Spirit Sword Sect’s reputation, Bai Huatian might not have given them a second glance, let alone discuss a marriage alliance.

Moreover, this marriage would bring countless benefits to the Spirit Sword Sect. As long as Lin Bai held a high position in the Spirit Sword Sect, the Sect could rise again quickly through an alliance with the Shenwu Kingdom’s royal family.

This was a golden opportunity for the Spirit Sword Sect to rise again.

As an elder of the Spirit Sword Sect, Chen Gong naturally wouldn’t let it slip by.

Hence, he didn’t care whether Lin Bai agreed or not, he made the decision on his behalf.

"May I ask, which princess does Your Majesty wish to marry off to Lin Bai?"

Chen Gong asked with a smile.