"Your Majesty, this humble subject is old and wishes to retire!"
Xu Batian bowed for the third time and said this. This was because Zhao Ye had asked him twice. What did Minister Xu say? Speak louder. We can't hear you.
This time, Zhao Ye finally heard it. This was because Xu Batian shouted for the third time.
Everyone within three hundred meters of the palace gates heard this. Many people looked back in shock at the platform where the nobles of the Song Nation and the elders of the three major sects sat. Their expressions were blank.
Zhao Ye nodded in satisfaction. Suddenly, his expression turned angry. "What is Minister Xu saying? We will not allow it!"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is old and wishes to retire!"
"Minister Xu, do not speak nonsense again. Be careful, or we will fine you a year of your salary!"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is old and wishes to retire!"
…
"Minister Xu, are … are you serious?" Zhao Ye asked in shock as he stood up and walked to Xu Batian.
Xu Batian looked back at the arena and felt like a knife was twisting in his heart. He knelt before Zhao Ye and said respectfully, "This humble subject has never spoken nonsense in my life. I always do what I say. Your Majesty, please allow me to retire."
"Ai, Minister Xu has worked hard for the Song Nation all your life. We have seen all your hard work and contributions." Zhao Ye suppressed the twitching of his eyebrows and said in a sorrowful voice, "Fine. My world still has the Commander-in-Chief and my Valiant Cavalry General. They are all peerless talents. Subject Xu, take a good rest and enjoy your old age. Great companion …"
The old eunuch nodded and immediately went forward to help Xu Batian up. His eyes were wet as he said, "Ai, with the commander-in-chief gone, who will take over the Song Nation? This is so painful …"
"Report!" A young eunuch with a flushed face and a flustered expression barged into the platform.
"How dare you!" The old eunuch was enraged. He waved his sleeve and sent the young eunuch flying. He scolded, "The emperor is having a discussion with the commander-in-chief. Where did you get the courage to barge in?!"
The young eunuch coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and scrambled to report, "Your Majesty, Chief Steward, the people from the Intelligence Office who went to Yangshuo City have returned. They found something shocking!"
Zhao Ye did not speak. The old eunuch quickly asked, "What is it?"
"The Intelligence Office has found out that Princess Qingping's son-in-law, Xie Tian, is … is a killer!"
"What!"
Everyone on the platform stood up in shock, except Xu Batian and Xu.
The two of them looked at everyone expressionlessly. The fear on these people's faces was not faked, so it was very real and very pleasing to look at. The two of them did not look at the old eunuch and the Emperor. Even if their expressions were even more frightened and shocked, it was not pleasing to look at.
However, they still had to watch the next scene, because it was related to Xu Zhantang.
The young eunuch's Emperor's Chen, but he Majesty, and said, was, Steward, Emperor is, and the Batian.
The young eunuch's cries shook the sky. He kowtowed as he took out the letter. "How dare I lie to Your Majesty and Chief Steward. This is the letter from the Intelligence Office!"
The old eunuch snatched the letter and handed it to Zhao Ye with both hands. Zhao Ye took it and looked at the young eunuch with a gloomy expression. It was as if he was telling the young eunuch to be careful of his life if the situation was not true. He then opened the letter.
"Hmph!" Zhao Ye fiercely threw the memorial to the ground. He walked to the dragon throne and sat down. His face was ashen as he looked at the old eunuch. "Companion, we trusted you in vain. You chose a good son-in-law for us!"
"I deserve to die!" The old eunuch immediately knelt on the ground, opened the memorial, and read it. His face gradually darkened, and he said bitterly, "This old servant thought that this child's talent was unparalleled, and he was a rare talent. I didn't expect that he was a cold-blooded killer that everyone has the right to punish. Your Majesty, please calm your anger, this old servant will deal with this matter right away!"
The battle in the arena was in full swing.
Xu Zhantang, who was in the middle of the battle, forgot everything, just like Xie Tian. At first, he was like a hot knife cutting through butter. Then, he opened a path in the middle of the battle. Finally, he was besieged on all sides.
He forgot his pride and who his opponent was. He only knew that the broad road under his feet had become a single-plank bridge. Now, it had become a rotten piece of wood connecting two cliffs. If he was not careful, he would be smashed to pieces.
Until a shout pierced through the dangerous situation he was in and drilled into his ears.
"All of you, stop!"
Xu Zhantang woke up. At the same time, he saw Xie Tian with bloodshot eyes.
He remembered that Xie Tian was his opponent. He was the terrifying enemy who put him in danger.
He remembered that he had the cultivation of Inner Qi Realm Level Three.
How could he forget about this? Xu Zhantang laughed at himself. The next moment, all the remaining Inner Qi in his body exploded!
However, Xu Zhantang didn't know that it wasn't that he had forgotten. It was that his mind was in chaos.
He had just turned the crumbling sky and earth into dust. Before Xie Tian could even cheer, four words suddenly pierced into his mind. In an instant, blood flowed out of his orifices!
At this moment, another destructive aura attacked him. Before Xie Tian could protect his head with his arms, he was thrown out of the arena. He vomited blood!
"Guards!" The old eunuch pointed at Xie Tian and shouted, "Capture this evil thief!"
"Stop!" Xu Zhantang was about to show off his power and win against Xie Tian, but he was interrupted. He immediately frowned and shouted at the old eunuch, "Lord Chief, what crime has Xie Tian committed?"
Xu Batian waved at Xu Zhantang and sighed, "Zhantang, come here."
"General Xiao Qi, please calm down." The old eunuch smiled and said respectfully, "This old servant will give you an explanation."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Wasn't this the top martial arts competition of the Kingdom of Song? Why was one of the participants captured by the imperial court before it was even over? And the one who was captured was the emperor's son-in-law a few days ago!
More than ten Imperial Army soldiers threw Xie Tian, who was as soft as mud, onto the stage. They ruthlessly kicked Xie Tian's knees, and with a thud, Xie Tian knelt on the ground.
The old eunuch opened the report and shouted, "According to the investigation, Xie Tian of Yangshuo City, formerly known as Xie Tian, was a lowly servant of the Xie family in Yangshuo City. Later on, he was punished for having an affair with a maid. He held a grudge and stole his master's cultivation method. Later on, he killed cultivators in Hexi Corridor. Although he is only twelve years old, he has killed hundreds of people. Such an evil thief cannot be tolerated!"
Thanks to the old eunuch's profound cultivation base, his words were instantly spread throughout the entire place.
Everyone was dumbfounded and as quiet as cicadas in winter.
"This evil thief improved by leaps and bounds by relying on his killing cultivation, causing everyone to mistake him for a genius. That's not all!" The old eunuch's voice grew angrier. "This thief is putting on airs and stirring up trouble in the martial arts competition. He is even audacious enough to deceive the emperor and try to curry favor with the emperor! Such a disrespectful thief is guilty of heinous crimes! "
The arena was in an uproar!
The genius who broke the thousand-year-old taboo and defeated a Level Two Inner Qi realm martial artist with brute force, who was on par with Xu Zhantang, was a killing cultivator?
The person appointed by the emperor to be the emperor's son-in-law of the mysterious Princess Qingping was a killing cultivator?
The popular youth who captured the hearts of countless people was a killing cultivator?
…
"F * ck! You cheated my feelings! "
"Damn it, how dare you be so arrogant as a killing cultivator. I'll beat you to death!"
"You made me lose tens of thousands of taels of silver. Steward, buy me a cart of rotten eggs!"
…
The crusade of tens of thousands of people almost collapsed the sky of Bianliang.
Xu Zhantang was stunned. He suddenly turned to look at Xu Batian. The meaning in his eyes was clear. Did you say that?
Xu Batian looked at Xu Ruhai. Both of them smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
In fact, they wanted to expose Xie Tian's identity as a killing cultivator more than anyone else. But they understood that if the words "killing cultivator" came from the mouth of the Xu family, the emperor would find a thousand or even ten thousand ways to help Xie Tian out of trouble. Because the Xu family had not compromised, the emperor still needed Xie Tian.
After the Xu family compromised, the emperor, who would never allow killing cultivators to become the emperor's son-in-law, took out the butcher's knife and prepared to kill the useless Xie Tian. For the sake of his reputation, he didn't even want to hold the butcher's knife and gave it to the sinister old eunuch.
This was the emperor's intention. Seeing that Xu Zhantang didn't believe them, the two couldn't even think of explaining. Would they dare to tell Xu Zhantang, who didn't know the inside story, that he was distracted and didn't know that his heart of martial arts was seriously damaged, so they had to compromise with the emperor and let him win Xie Tian without any suspense?
Then wouldn't the Xu family's compromise be wasted?
Xu Zhantang was furious. Although this was a fierce battle that had consumed a lot of his Inner Qi, he would definitely win beautifully and brilliantly if he used his full strength. He wanted to elevate this battle to the heavens and look down on the Battle of Nine Rains!
"What a pity …"
Xu Zhantang looked regretfully at Xie Tian who was covered in rotten eggs and vegetable leaves. His expression was somewhat regretful. He had long known of Xie Tian's identity, but he didn't know how to play this card well. Now, there was no way to play it.
"If you continue to grow, perhaps in a year or two, you will be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with me …" Xu Zhantang sighed emptily. He turned back to his seat and arrogantly sat down.
The old eunuch didn't stop Elder Gong from walking onto the arena. He turned around and bowed to the elders of the three sects. He asked, "As everyone knows, killing cultivators is not tolerated in the world. This is not a matter of the court, not a matter of the royal family, but a matter of the millions of people! Three elders, how do you think we should deal with this thief! "
"Does it even need to be said? At first, I thought he was at least a talent. Hmph, this kind of evil creature that brings disaster to the common people, everyone has the right to punish him!" The Scarlet Cloud Peak's black clothed elder sneered.
"Good!" The old eunuch let out a shrill laugh. He pointed his finger and roared, "Chop this thief to death and feed his flesh to the dogs …"
"Wait!"
Elder Gong shouted, interrupting the old eunuch.
"Gong Chengan, what are you trying to do?" The old eunuch narrowed his eyes and a cold light flashed.
The worried Elder Gong knelt down in front of Zhao Ye and respectfully said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Chief Steward is right. This commoner also suspects that Xie Tian is a killing cultivator, but perhaps Chief Steward has misunderstood. Xie Tian is indeed a martial arts genius, he did not rely on killing cultivators …"
The old eunuch sneered, "You are more powerful than the spies of the Secret Service?"
"This commoner doesn't dare." Elder Gong apologized.
"Good! I will convince you wholeheartedly! "The old eunuch suddenly looked at Xie Tian and shouted," Xie Tian! Tell me, are you a killing cultivator or not! Did you use brutal methods to kill hundreds of people?! Did you kill the ten people buried in the vegetable garden of the Jia family's casino in Happiness Residence Square! "
Xie Tian did not respond.
Seeing this, the imperial guard on the stage kicked Xie Tian hard. The old eunuch frowned and asked again, but Xie Tian still did not respond.
Elder Gong's heart jumped. He quickly stood up and walked to Xie Tian's side and squatted down. Looking down, his pupils shrank!
Is he dead? The old eunuch slightly frowned and asked, "Gong Chengan, what happened?"
Elder Gong's body trembled and he woke up from his shock. After standing up, he looked at the old eunuch with a complicated expression and said softly, "He, has entered the state of enlightenment again."
Xu Zhantang suddenly stood up and was stunned for half a breath. Then, with a stomp of his feet, he jumped onto the stage!
The Xie Tian in his eyes, if it wasn't enlightenment, what else could it be?!
"Gong Chengan, you saw wrongly." Xu Batian could not sit still anymore and stood up, "Just now, the chief also saw wrongly. This kid is very cunning. Maybe he knew his identity was exposed and purposely did it."
The old eunuch squinted again and said lightly, "Nothing in the world can be hidden from the Secret Service. Gong Chengan, I know you love talent. I only hope that your eyes will be sharper in the future. The Song Kingdom does not need geniuses, it only needs people like the Xiao Qi General who have both integrity and talent! What are you all standing there for? Did you forget what I said? "
The imperial guard was shocked and quickly pulled out his sword and fiercely slashed at Xie Tian's body.
Gong Chengan's eyes were tightly shut, his heart aching!
He did not expect that Xie Tian's identity would be exposed in front of everyone, in front of the Emperor!
Although he was a person of virtue and prestige, what could he do?
"Stop!"
Just as Elder Gong was at a loss of what to do, an arrogant roar exploded on the stage.
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