Grand Governor Zhuge Xiong came to the Emperor Pavilion in the western city regions. This was also the place where Di Tian captured Yin Qiu.
When Di Tian saw Zhuge Xiong, he clasped his hands, "Grand Governor, why have you come here?"
"Governor Di, I'm here because of the matter regarding Governor Yin Qiu. How did Yin Qiu offend you exactly? You want to deal with him? If there's anything wrong, I'll get him to apologize to you." Zhuge Xiong spoke.
"Governor Yin Qiu didn't offend me. Didn't I say it before? He didn't abide by the rules of the Lifire Palace and abused his power for personal gain, creating a random ranking system. This is disrespect to the Empyrean and also a betrayal to the Realmlord. I naturally have to capture him, but it's not because he offended me. Grand Governor, have you misunderstood something?" Di Tian spoke with a straight face.
"Governor Di, back then the Empyrean knew about the grudge between you and Xia Hou. Hence, he allowed you to deal with Xia Hou and didn't say anything. Right now, although Yin Qiu made a mistake, it's only human nature. There are countless governors in the Lifelong Realm, who wouldn't have a small problem? Hence, I hope that Governor Di can consider things from the Empyrean's perspective."
Zhuge Xiong seriously spoke. The hint in his words was already very clear.
"Governor Zhuge, what do you mean by this? According to what you said, the Empyrean is allowing the governors to not abide by the rules?" Di Tian asked.
Zhuge Xiong frowned. This Di Tian was actually still pretending to be ignorant. It seemed like he was a little stubborn.
"Brother Di, you should know very well how the Empyrean treats you. During these years, he has never interfered with the expansion of the Emperor Pavilion. In fact, even when you were very close to the Jialan Clan, the Empyrean didn't say anything. Can you not see all this?" Zhuge Xiong spoke.
"Di Tian naturally understands the Empyrean's intentions. However, I'm only acting as the supervisory commander. I don't understand what Governor Zhuge is trying to say." Di Tian's voice turned cold. In truth, he was extremely unhappy with this Zhuge Xiong. This man actually managed to deduce the existence of an avatar. He was truly a dangerous character. In addition, it was one thing for Zhuge Xiong to deduce it, but he actually reported it to the Lifire Empyrean, wanting to kill him.
If the main body had returned without knowing anything, it would have been an extremely dangerous thing to do, and it was very likely that he would not be able to return.
"Commander Di, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to?" Zhuge Xiong's voice grew louder.
"Grand Commander, please guide me," Di Tian said indifferently.
"Palace Lord, tell Governor Di to release Yin Qiu. I want to bring Yin Qiu away." Zhuge Xiong didn't waste any more time and went straight to the point. He wanted to see how Di Tian would react. This way, he would be able to find out where Di Tian's bottom line was.
"Alright." Much to Zhuge Xiong's surprise, Di Tian nodded his head painfully and said in a clear voice, "Bring him here."
Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Zhuge Xiong's face as he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. "Brother Di Tian, that's right. We are all colleagues, why must we make things so unpleasant?"
Di Tian started, staring strangely at Zhuge Xiong. Upon seeing the look in Di Tian's eyes, Zhuge Xiong didn't understand. But when someone brought Yin Qiu over, Zhuge Xiong finally understood. His expression instantly turned ashen, extremely unsightly to behold. Staring at Yin Qiu who was so weak that he couldn't even stand up straight, he coldly spoke, "Governor Di, what did you do to Yin Qiu?"
"I exercised my authority as the supervising governor but Yin Qiu refused to cooperate and even injured my subordinates. Helpless, I could only act and cripple him to prevent him from injuring others. Lord Governor, the Palace Lord wouldn't blame me for being too heavy-handed, right?" Di Tian asked despite knowing the answer. Zhuge Xiong's expression was as unsightly as it could be.
Had he been wasting his breath all this while? Yin Qiu was already crippled. Earlier, he still thought that Di Tian had compromised but he didn't expect that Di Tian had no intentions of compromising from the start. Di Tian directly acted ruthlessly, cutting off all paths of retreat and crippling Yin Qiu.
"Di Tian, you are too impudent." Zhuge Xiong's face was filled with rage. For this matter, Di Tian was too ruthless. He didn't even inform the Lifire Empyrean and directly crippled Yin Qiu. What did he mean by this?
"Grand Governor Zhuge, I respect you as the Grand Governor and that's why I've always been polite to you. I'm acting according to the Realmlord's will, yet you actually want to protect a governor who abuses his power for personal gain. Is this the Lifire Empyrean's intention or are you acting on your own? I, Di, believe that the Lifire Empyrean will naturally understand my intentions. If you continue to use the Lifire Empyrean's name to suppress me, don't blame this seat for being impolite. "Di Tian coldly snorted, his tone suddenly becoming extremely domineering.
Zhuge Xiong started, his gaze unmoving as he stared at Di Tian. With a cracking sound, he clenched his fists tightly. Even with his endurance, he wanted nothing more than to kill Di Tian with a single punch. However, he knew that this was impossible. Because, he wasn't Di Tian's opponent at all.
If he really acted here, Di Tian might dare to do what he did to Yin Qiu and cripple him as well.
Di Tian clearly wanted to challenge the Lifire Empyrean's authority. What sort of character was he, Zhuge Xiong? How could he not see this?
Yin Qiu was merely an excuse. What an unlucky fellow.
"You're on your own now." Zhuge Xiong angrily spoke as he brought Yin Qiu away.
"After hearing Grand Governor's words, did you know that the governors of the Lifire Palace have already decayed to such an extent? Seems like I, as the Supervisory Commander, have failed in my duties." Just as Zhuge Xiong soared into the air, he heard Di Tian's voice drifting over from behind. His body trembled unstably as he was so angered that he almost coughed out blood. From Di Tian's words, did he intend to investigate the other governors?
"Has Di Tian joined forces with the Jialan Clan?" A voice rang out in Zhuge Xiong's mind. After that, he was certain of his guess. Other than this, he truly couldn't think of any other reason why Di Tian would do this. Although the Emperor Pavilion grew stronger rapidly during these years, there wasn't a character at the Lifire Empyrean's level. Di Tian himself hadn't reached that level yet. There was only one possibility for him to challenge the Lifire Empyrean's authority now. That was to join forces with the Jialan Clan.
However, Zhuge Xiong didn't understand one thing. Di Tian already had such a bright future ahead of him. Why would he take the risk and join forces with the Jialan Clan? He couldn't understand.
The Lifire Empyrean received Zhuge Xiong's report. When he saw the crippled Yin Qiu kneeling on the ground, crying and begging him for revenge, his expression turned extremely heavy.
"Does Di Tian have that kind of relationship with Jialan Qiuyue?" The Lifire Empyrean asked Zhuge Xiong. The first thing he thought of was that Di Tian had joined forces with the Jialan Clan. If not, there was no need for Di Tian to do this.
"I'm not sure but from what I know, Jialan Qiuyue has always maintained an ambiguous relationship with Di Tian. In fact, she really likes Di Tian. The Jialan Clan also hopes that she can become Di Tian's official wife. Hence, as long as Di Tian nods his head, regardless of the beauty or the power of the Jialan Clan, he would be able to obtain them easily." Zhuge Xiong analyzed. The Lifire Empyrean had a heavy expression on his face.
Back then during the grand banquet of the Lifelong Realm, the Lifelong Realmlord personally opened a door for Di Tian. It was destined that no one in Lifire City would dare to touch Di Tian as long as he didn't violate the rules of Lifire City. Hence, as long as Di Tian was more cautious and joined forces with the Jialan Clan, the Lifire Empyrean would definitely be in trouble.
An example was the matter today. Di Tian directly acted against the governors of his Lifire Palace when he wanted to. As the Lifire Empyrean, he could only endure it because there was indeed a problem with Yin Qiu and Di Tian had already found out about it.
Now, unless he removed all of the current officers, Di Tian wouldn't be able to find anyone to investigate. Otherwise, his subordinates would be in big trouble.
The matter with Qin Wentian has yet to be resolved. Right now, Di Tian appeared out of nowhere. The Lifire Empyrean was extremely unhappy during these years.
"Di Tian's matter, how do you think we should resolve it?" The Lifire Empyrean asked Zhuge Xiong.
"It's very troublesome. Yin Qiu said that Di Tian has already broken through to the peak-stage of the immortal emperor realm. Unless the Lifire Empyrean acts personally, no one would be able to deal with him." Zhuge Xiong spoke. The Lifire Empyrean also felt that this matter was extremely thorny. He didn't expect that he would be threatened by an immortal emperor today.
"Given the current situation, we can only temporarily not touch him. Also, order the various governors to investigate the matter and admit to their crimes. Palace Lord, you can deal with them personally, making Di Tian unable to act." Zhuge Xiong spoke again. The Lifire Empyrean's eyes flashed. "Right now, we can only do this temporarily. You can handle this matter. Since Di Tian wants to walk this path, I will grant him his wish."
"Right." Zhuge Xiong bade farewell.
On the other side, Di Tian returned to the Emperor Pavilion's headquarters in the central city regions. However, the news of him acting against Governor Yin Qiu soon circulated around Lifire City.
Right now, Di Tian was an influential character in Lifire City. How could this not shake the entire city when he crippled Yin Qiu? Yin Qiu was already the second governor Di Tian killed. Those who attended the banquet back then still remembered that Yin Qiu had objected when Di Tian suggested to deal with Xia Hou. Who would have thought that Di Tian would act against Yin Qiu now? This Grandmaster Di was truly showing off his brilliance more and more.
In the Emperor Pavilion, Jialan Qiuyue came over and looked for Di Tian. Di Tian knew that someone from the Jialan Clan would come and he also guessed that it might be Jialan Qiuyue.
"What do you want to do?" Jialan Qiuyue directly asked when she saw Di Tian. Di Tian laughed, "What are you referring to?"
Jialan Qiuyue rolled her eyes, "What else can it be? You acting against Yin Qiu would definitely infuriate the Lifire Empyrean. It has been so many years and you have never expressed your stance. Isn't it because you wanted to avoid falling out with the Lifire Empyrean? Why are you doing this now?"
"Eh …" Di Tian sweated. This woman thought that he didn't marry her because of the Lifire Empyrean?
"You are truly narcissistic." Di Tian stared at Jialan Qiuyue.
"Hmph, is that not the case?" Jialan Qiuyue's beautiful eyes flashed with confidence. She sat opposite to Di Tian and smiled, "You haven't answered me yet. Could it be that you have finally thought things through? In that case, I'm waiting for you to speak. "
"Cough cough …" Di Tian stared at that alluring smile in her eyes and felt that he couldn't endure it. This woman's guts were truly getting bigger and bigger, she actually dared to openly tease him.
"I only feel that the position of the Lifire Empyrean should be changed." Di Tian stared at Jialan Qiuyue as he slowly spoke.
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