Under everyone's gaze, the Second Prince's power was not to be underestimated. Even Commandery Prince Ping held his breath and looked at his father with a humble and respectful gaze.
However, Bi Pengfei's eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy. His father was here. Ling Dong's death was almost certain. This was because Bi Pengfei knew that his father had to uphold justice, especially in front of the public.
The second prince's face was filled with faint anger. He first glanced at his son in the distance. Then, he glanced at Ling Dong and the others from the corner of his eyes. After confirming that this Ling Dong was the same Ling Dong he saw in the Pill Emperor Palace, he suddenly spoke!
"I will deal with this matter here. Take your men and leave!" The second prince's indifferent words made Centurion Sun Hao feel as if he had been pardoned. After kowtowing, he waved his hand and left with more than a hundred Black Crossbow Soldiers!
Then, the second prince suddenly looked at Ling Dong with a solemn expression. After being stunned for a while, he walked quickly toward Ling Dong. However, what surprised everyone the most was that the faint anger on the second prince's face suddenly disappeared. It was replaced by a gentle smile!
Bi Pengfei, who was secretly pleased with himself and even thinking about Zi Yao and Liu Yaoguang's painful expressions after knowing about Ling Dong's death, suddenly widened his eyes. His face was full of astonishment. Based on his understanding of his father, his father was definitely not going to denounce him!
The second prince had taught Bi Pengfei a long time ago that as a member of the imperial family and a member of the core of power, every action of a member of the imperial family had a certain political significance!
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Le Bainian and Feng Xuejiang, who were also extremely surprised, saw the second prince rushing over. However, they quickly knelt down and greeted him!
When greeting the imperial family, commoners and martial artists below the Earth Realm had to kneel down and pay their respects. However, martial artists in the Earth Realm were one level higher. They could kneel down and pay their respects. Kneeling down referred to kneeling down on one knee! If one's cultivation base had broken through to the Heaven Star Border Realm, one could completely dispense with the formalities and not bow to the King!
Le Bainian, Feng Xuejiang, and Ling Dong stood in the middle of the street. When Le Bainian and Feng Xuejiang knelt down, Ling Dong was like a crane in a flock of chickens, standing upright!
"Brother Ling, kneel down!" Feng Xuejiang hurriedly pulled Ling Dong aside. If he did not pay his respects to the king, then he might even be beheaded.
Ling Dong stood proudly and casually cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
While Feng Xuejiang was sleepy and sluggish, he was pulled by Le Bainian. Le Bainian, on the other hand, saw something. His friend, Brother Ling, must have an identity that they didn't know about!
Then, something even more shocking happened!
Faced with Ling Dong's greeting, the Second Prince took the initiative to say, "Don't be so distant. Young Master Ling, your master, Yuan, has mentioned you many times in front of me, but I haven't seen you before. Now that I see you, you are indeed a hero! "
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your praise. I am a hero and a hero. A certain murderer doesn't dare to accept such praise!" Ling Dong unyieldingly threw out such a sentence, but he was secretly amused. No, the descendants of the royal family were all hypocrites. He and Yuan Chen had only called each other master and disciple for a few days, but the Second Prince had mentioned it many times. Hypocrisy, what a hypocrite!
Le Bainian, Feng Xuejiang, and the surrounding people who heard the conversation were all shocked. Their eyes revealed a look of horror, which then turned into a bitter smile. Ling Dong was the disciple of Yuan Chen, one of the three masters of the Apothecary Manor. What were they worried about?
The Second Prince's face froze. "Murderer? This should be a misunderstanding, right? Someone must have framed you. Rest assured, Young Master Ling, I will investigate thoroughly and clear your name! "
Ling Dong didn't buy the Second Prince's goodwill. "Your Highness, this is not a misunderstanding. My identity as a murderer was confirmed by His Highness, Royal Prince Ping, personally.
Furthermore, I have indeed killed someone. I came to Thousand Flavour House with a friend to drink, but one of my female confidantes was poisoned by the black-hearted shopkeeper and almost succeeded. In a fit of anger, I slashed her with my sword! Please punish me, Your Highness! "
Ling Dong was sure that the Second Prince would help him instead of his son, Bi Pengfei. That was why he said that! Because Ling Dong had already heard about the current situation from Yuan Chen.
In the empire, the only ones who had the qualifications to fight for the throne were the Second Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Seventh Prince! The throne of Yaoguang Empire wasn't something that could be inherited by just any prince. Without the support of a certain power, it was impossible to ascend the throne!
Among the three princes, the one with the highest chance of winning the throne was the Second Prince. However, the Fourth and Seventh Prince couldn't be underestimated either. However, according to the history and the customs of other empires, the Pill King of an empire had a great influence on the fight for the throne!
If the Second Prince could obtain the support of a future Pill King, there wouldn't be any suspense in the fight for the throne! However, the strange thing was that perhaps the Second Prince was too late. Among the three Medicine Masters of the Apothecary Manor, Yin Baiyue, supported the Fourth Prince!
The other person was called You Shansong, but he supported the Seventh Prince. As for the Second Prince's choice, only Master Yuan Chen and Master Yuan were left. Unfortunately, Yuan Chen hadn't relented on this matter and hadn't publicly supported the Second Prince. However, they had a good personal relationship!
Therefore, the Second Prince was determined to get Yuan Chen's support. Therefore, Ling Dong was sure that the Second Prince would definitely side with him in this matter! Moreover, the imperial family had always been merciless. In order to ascend the throne, it was possible for them to sacrifice their lives as hostages, not to mention letting their own sons suffer!
Therefore, Ling Dong had brazenly mentioned Bi Pengfei!
"Hmph, Bi Pengfei, it's a coincidence that your father is here today. I'll teach you a lesson!" Ling Dong stared at the Second Prince with confidence!
Hearing this, the Second Prince was stunned. Then, anger appeared on his face. "Hmph, there's actually such a daring black-hearted shopkeeper. He should be beheaded! If I were to meet him, I would also behead him without mercy! As for what Pengfei did, he has frightened Young Master Ling. Why don't I set up a banquet to help Young Master Ling get over his shock? "
As he spoke, the Second Prince even helped Le Bainian and Feng Xuejiang, who were half-kneeling in worship, up! Le Bainian and Feng Xuejiang looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with shock and wry smiles. Brother Ling's ability was really not to be underestimated!
As for the Second Prince's suggestion of setting up a banquet, Ling Dong said indifferently, "Ling doesn't dare to go to Your Highness' banquet! I'm afraid that I'll be surrounded by Commandery Prince Ping's army again and be shot into a sieve by his Black Crossbow Troop! "
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked. How many people in the world dared to speak to the Second Prince like this?
Anger flashed in the Second Prince's eyes. He stared fiercely at Bi Pengfei, who was far away. Then, he smiled and said, "So it's Young Master Ling who is still fighting with my son. I'll ask him to come over and apologize to Young Master Ling!"
As he spoke, the Second Prince turned around and flew toward Bi Pengfei. The moment he turned around, his eyes were gloomy! If it were someone else, the Second Prince would have already lost his temper!
But this person had no choice! Mansion Master Yuan Chen was the help he urgently needed. He could not offend him! This was one of the reasons!
Secondly, with the Second Prince's channels, he found out that Ling Dong had the jade tripod badge, which was strictly issued by the Pharmacist's Manor! He also found out that more than half a year ago, Ling Dong and the Mansion Master of the Pharmacist's Manor in Flaming Cloud City had a duel in alchemy. In the end, the Mansion Master of the Pharmacist's Manor, Jiao Xinglie, died on the spot!
This information brought a huge shock to the Second Prince! What did this mean? This meant that at such a young age, Ling Dong's alchemy skills had already surpassed the Mansion Master, Jiao Xinglie! His alchemy skills were definitely above that of a Lower Grade Earth Pill Refiner!
Alchemy required talent. If he was a Middle Grade or even Upper Grade Earth Pill Refiner at such a young age, would he become a new Pill King in a few years' time?
To the Second Prince, offending a future Pill King and a future Pill King's disciple was extremely unwise. Therefore, the Second Prince chose to tolerate it! If he could gain Ling Dong's favor through this, everything would be worth it!
Moreover, the Second Prince had felt how important Ling Dong was to Yuan Chen!
"Father, this Ling Dong killed Granny Wu's son, Wu Zhong, in front of the Thousand Flavour Shop. I have specially ordered the Black Crossbow Army to punish him …"
"Go and apologize to Young Master Ling. You must be sincere!" When his father walked over, Bi Pengfei had a bad premonition. However, he still carefully reported the matter to his father and reminded him of his intentions. Granny Wu was the Second Prince's wet nurse!
However, Bi Pengfei did not expect that his father would not even be interested in hearing the whole story. He only calmly told him to go and apologize!
If it was in the past, Bi Pengfei, who knew his father very well, would definitely not go against his father's wishes. However, today, Bi Pengfei's blood rushed to his head and he lost his rationality!
"Father, he killed Granny Wu's son. He …"
"Slap!" A slap stunned Bi Pengfei. His father actually slapped him on the streets?
"Unfilial son, are you not going to listen to me? You're full of nonsense. Hurry up and apologize to Young Master Ling. You must be sincere! " The Second Prince pursed his lips. There was a faint anger on his face as he stared at Bi Pengfei. However, there was a murderous glint in his eyes!
"Go quickly. This Ling Dong's identity is not to be underestimated. At such a young age, he already has the Jade Tripod Badge. Even I have to respect him. Why? Do you want to ruin your father's plans?" The Second Prince said this sentence to Bi Pengfei using the Secret Telepathy Technique. His voice was filled with killing intent!
Bi Pengfei was frightened by the killing intent. The Second Prince really did not want him to be one of his sons. Whoever dared to ruin his father's plans would not be able to escape death!
"Yes!" When he said this word, Bi Pengfei almost gritted his teeth. A salty and fishy taste started to spread in Bi Pengfei's mouth!
"For my father's plans …" Bi Pengfei comforted himself like this!
Bi Pengfei raised his head and looked at Zi Yao who was standing on the roof with her clothes fluttering in the wind. He suddenly regretted it. Why did he inform the two women? If he knew that his father wanted him to apologize, he would not have done this even if he was beaten to death!
"I need to be sincere!" Bi Pengfei lamented in his heart. He staggered towards Ling Dong.
Following which, under the astonished gazes of Le Bainian, Feng Xuejiang, Zi Yao, his guards and attendants, the Black Guards and countless passersby, he knelt down towards Ling Dong. "I have misheard your words and distorted the truth. I beg for Young Master Ling's … forgiveness!"
At this moment, Bi Pengfei's face was as pale as a sheet of paper!
At this moment, the whole place was filled with gasps of astonishment!
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