"Fei Qing, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and present Pill King Zi Yu's token to Pill King Ling! "Great Emperor Yuanfeng urged when he saw that Fei Anmin wasn't moving.
That wasn't all. Great Emperor Yuanfeng swept a sharp glance at the stunned Vice-Minister of the Grand Council, Fei Anmin. He didn't understand what was wrong with Fei Anmin, who was usually good at guessing the intentions of his superiors.
"Swoosh!"
Following Great Emperor Yuanfeng's urging, the gazes of all the cultivators present gathered on Fei Anmin. The gazes of the over 100 Heavenly Dipper Sovereigns made Fei Anmin feel as if there was a thorn in his back.
"Damn it, I don't believe that Ling Dong can play any tricks in front of so many people. What can he do to me? Isn't he just going to present Pill King Zi Yu's token? "Fei Anmin subconsciously thought that Yuan Chen's sudden appointment was due to Ling Dong's instructions. After all, based on Yuan Chen's respectful attitude towards Ling Dong, it was entirely possible!
Vice-Minister of the Grand Council, Fei Anmin, gritted his teeth and bowed to Great Emperor Yuanfeng. Then, he took the tray from an attendant and looked up at the silent and inscrutable Ling Dong. Carrying the tray with both hands, he walked towards Ling Dong!
"It's not like I'm going to die just by bowing and presenting a tray!" Fei Anmin comforted himself.
"Pill King Zi Yu's token is here. Please examine it, Pill King Ling!" After taking a few quick steps forward, Fei Anmin walked in front of Ling Dong 'en, slightly bowed, raised the tray in his hand high above his head, and said loudly.
At this moment, Fei Anmin's face, which was hidden on the tray, turned a little red.
Humiliation. Yes, in Fei Anmin's eyes, this was a humiliation!
As a soldier, it was a humiliation to bow to an enemy, no matter what level the enemy was at!
However, the martial artists present didn't think so. On the contrary, many of them wanted to get a chance like this! All the martial artists were looking forward to what would happen after this complicated ceremony.
At that time, it would be a matter between them martial artists and the two Alchemy Kings. Today, the wishes of a portion of them for many years might be realized!
However, the more these martial artists looked forward to it, the more anxious they became. There was no progress in the official ceremony. That was because after Fei Anmin, the vice-minister of the Grand Council, handed over the Purple Jade Pill King's token, there was no more follow-up!
At this moment, Ling Dong's eyes were slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep. He stood there motionlessly, allowing Fei Anmin to bow and hold the tray up high.
The situation was a little strange. Something was very wrong! Great Emperor Yuan Feng wasn't the only one who noticed it. Even the thousands of spectating cultivators noticed it. Behind Great Emperor Yuan Feng, Seventh Prince Bi Ying's heart was in his throat. He was the only one who knew the reason for this strange situation!
Ling Dong did not move, and Fei Anmin, who was holding the tray, felt even more humiliated. If it wasn't for the fact that Great Emperor Yuan Feng had personally given the order, Fei Anmin almost had the urge to leave.
If he didn't care about Great Emperor Yuan Feng's reputation, what could Ling Dong do to him even if he threw the tray and left?
"Here is the Purple Jade Pill King's token. Pill King Ling, please examine it!" Fei Anmin said loudly again. The face hidden under the tray had turned the color of a pig's liver!
"Ling Dong, don't go too far! What other tricks are you trying to play? Don't you dare mess with me again, or don't blame me for throwing the tray and leaving! " In Fei Anmin's opinion, Ling Dong had given him the cold shoulder in front of thousands of people. It was a great humiliation!
In fact, Fei Anmin was wrong. At least when Fei Anmin walked up to him and handed over the Purple Jade Pill King's token, Ling Dong didn't have any other tricks up his sleeves. Ling Dong was also caught off guard by Yuan Chen's suggestion!
After thinking for a moment, Ling Dong understood Yuan Chen's intentions. Ling Dong must have mentioned to Yuan Chen that Fei Anmin had instigated martial practitioners and the army to annihilate Ling Dong's family. Yuan Chen was using this as an opportunity to get some interest back for Ling Dong!
At the same time, Yuan Chen was telling Ling Dong that he wanted to be a good disciple! A good disciple would only be a good disciple if he thought more about his master!
Therefore, Ling Dong hadn't reacted to Fei Anmin's first request. The main reason was that Ling Dong was thinking about how to make use of this opportunity.
The opportunity was given to him by someone else, but how to make use of it was up to Ling Dong himself!
Ling Dong had thought of many ways to mess with Fei Anmin! For example, he could leave Fei Anmin hanging, or humiliate Fei Anmin. Or he could deliberately break the Purple Jade Pill King's token and blame Fei Anmin for it!
However, Ling Dong had rejected all of these ideas! All of these were just child's play. Not only would they not be able to temporarily remove the threat of the Ling Family, they would even be unable to eliminate Fei Anmin. Instead, they would be ridiculed by other cultivators for being narrow-minded and narrow-minded, and even raise the alarm of the Fei Family!
However, when Fei Anmin urged Ling Dong to accept the Purple Jade Pill King's token, Ling Dong had already made his decision.
Since Yuan Chen had created such a good opportunity for Ling Dong, there was no reason for him to let go of it!
Since he couldn't do anything to Fei Anmin with his schemes, Ling Dong would play an open and aboveboard scheme that Fei Anmin couldn't hide from!
"Fei Anmin, Master Fei, is it? The Purple Jade Pill King's token you're offering is too murderous. Ling Ling can't accept it!" Just when Fei Anmin felt that he had been humiliated to the extreme and everyone felt uneasy, Ling Dong suddenly opened his mouth to speak.
The moment he opened his mouth, his words were shocking!
Even Yuan Chen, who had created this opportunity for Ling Dong, was shocked. Yuan Chen's original intention was to create an opportunity for Ling Dong to humiliate Fei Anmin and let Ling Dong reap some benefits first!
However, Yuan Chen hadn't expected Ling Dong to do something like this!
As soon as he said this, not only were the thousands of cultivators stunned, even Great Emperor Yuan Feng was stunned! Fei Anmin, whose face was flushed red, was shocked when he heard this. He suddenly had an extremely bad feeling!
"Pill King Ling … why do you say that?" Great Emperor Yuan Feng asked in surprise, his expression a little gloomy. Today's welcoming of a pill king was really full of twists and turns!
"Your Majesty, it's nothing," Ling Dong cupped his hands slightly at Great Emperor Yuan Feng, "It's just that the empire's murderous intent is too strong. If it weren't for Ling's timely arrival a month ago, the entire Ling family would've been wiped out by the empire's Shield Piercing Crossbows for no reason at all. They would've disappeared from the world!"
"What?" Great Emperor Yuan Feng was shocked when he heard this!
"How could this be? How could the empire's military do this? "
"How could the military do such a thing to a family in the empire?" The moment Ling Dong's words fell, the martial practitioners watching the ceremony began to support Ling Dong. Although they weren't that noble themselves, their actions to curry favor with Pill King Ling put Great Emperor Yuan Feng in a difficult position!
"There are several thousand martial practitioners gathered here, and there are more than a hundred Heaven Star Realm martial practitioners. If Pill King Ling were to raise his arm and call for action …" Great Emperor Yuan Feng's forehead was covered in cold sweat when he thought of this.
"What? Pill King Ling is guilty of such a heinous crime? How could he destroy someone's ancestral hall for no reason? He even targeted Pill King Ling's family! "Yuan Chen's old face was filled with righteous indignation as he spoke up for Ling Dong.
Before Great Emperor Yuan Feng could say anything, Yuan Chen quickly cupped his hands slightly at Great Emperor Yuan Feng and said, "Your Majesty, to think that there would be such a heinous criminal in the military who doesn't care about the empire's laws. This old subject suggests that we punish him severely!"
Ling Dong and Yuan Chen's coordination was flawless! Some of the martial practitioners and civil and military officials also understood that this was a trap set by the two Dan Kings to deal with the Vice Minister of the Grand Council, Fei Anmin!
In all honesty, Ling Dong hadn't discussed this matter with Yuan Chen at all. Yuan Chen had acted according to the circumstances! Even Ling Dong couldn't help but admire Yuan Chen's shrewdness!
With just a few words, he had forced Fei Anmin and Great Emperor Yuan Feng into a corner! Great Emperor Yuan Feng was fine, but Fei Anmin, who had just stood up with the Pill King Purple Jade Token in his hand, froze on the spot. In this situation, without mentioning him explicitly, he could only allow Ling Dong to dig a hole for him to jump into!
What else could Great Emperor Yuan Feng say when the two new pill kings had already expressed their stance? Not to mention the fact that there were thousands of powerful cultivators here, even if there weren't, Great Emperor Yuan Feng would still be furious upon hearing this news!
"How could there be such a criminal in the military? How could there be a private transfer of troops? It seems that I'll have to make a move on the empire's military! "
After saying this, Great Emperor Yuan Feng turned to Ling Dong and said sincerely, "Pill King Ling, who are the officers involved? Please tell us. The empire will definitely give you an explanation today!"
"If that's the case, Ling Dong will thank Your Majesty in advance!" Ling Dong smiled faintly and glanced at the seventh prince. The seventh prince, Bi Ying, was so shocked that he quickly lowered his head, not daring to meet Ling Dong's eyes!
"Your Majesty, the officer involved was the commander of the South Mountain Commandery's garrison. He's been killed by Ling! But … "
Pausing for a moment, Ling Dong's gaze looked towards Fei Anmin, whose face had become extremely ugly, and said, "However, in order to not pursue his family, that officer confessed before he died that the person who ordered him to do this had the official seal of the Empire's Grand Council's vice-minister, Fei Anmin, and promised …"
"Hmph, you're slandering me!" Before Ling Dong could finish, Fei Anmin, whose face had changed drastically, retorted harshly. At this moment, Fei Anmin finally realized that Ling Dong wasn't playing any tricks on him today. It was the most open and honest scheme!
He had no way to avoid it, so he had to face it head-on!
"I can testify that Pill King Ling is telling the truth!" Yuan Chen suddenly stepped forward and declared his stance.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but Great Emperor Yuan Feng's expression changed slightly.
Yuan Chen's testimony could be ignored completely, but what was more important was Yuan Chen's attitude!
Yuan Chen's obvious support for Ling Dong meant that he was on the same side as Ling Dong. They were both victims of the military's scum!
The two Pill Kings were victims, so Great Emperor Yuan Feng had no choice but to side with them!
"Hmph, you two Pill Kings are using your power to bully others! Don't think you can twist the truth just because you're Pill Kings. Let me tell you, I'm not someone you can bully! " At this point, Fei Anmin actually knelt in front of Great Emperor Yuan Feng. "Your Majesty, please uphold justice for me! I've been loyal to the empire all these years … "
Fei Anmin's thoughts were simple. The dead told no tales! He, Fei Anmin, had his own backing. He didn't believe that Great Emperor Yuan Feng could do anything to him without any evidence.
In fact, Great Emperor Yuan Feng was also troubled by this. If he were to convict an important official of the empire based on the words of two Pill Kings, it would shake the foundation of the empire!
"What a sharp tongue!" Ling Dong sneered. "Your Majesty, if Lord Fei wants evidence, then I, Ling, will give him the evidence!"
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