Chapter 424
Chapter 424 – Guilty by Association
“That girl is extremely impulsive. This time we’re going to have to face serious consequences.”
Wu Jiu couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.
“Lord Jiu, why are you still defending the Dynasty? In fact, even if Little Yu didn’t hurt the Crown Prince, the situation we’re facing right now would still be unavoidable. The Imperial Emperor wants to get rid of you, and since the Crown Prince can’t get Yan Chenyu, he will definitely be crazy about it. The Seventh Emperor, Shangguan Clan, and Myriad Sword Sect are determined to kill Jiang Chen. In the end, none of us were able to escape their evil plan. Therefore, in my opinion, even if Yan Chenyu killed the Crown Prince directly, the consequences would still be the same, and this was all in Jiang Chen’s prediction. The only thing different is that they came much faster than he had expected.
Xuan Ye said after letting out a long sigh. Although he was part of the Martial Saint Dynasty, he didn’t work directly underneath the Dynasty itself. He would only follow Wu Jiu for his entire life. Since the Imperial Emperor was going to stand against Wu Jiu, Xuan Ye’s impression toward the Martial Saint Dynasty had sunk to the bottom.
“Wu Jiu, don’t waste our time, hurry up and hand over all those related to this event! That includes your son, Wu Lang! He has to follow us to the Martial Saint Palace and receive the Imperial Emperor’s punishment!”
The Tenth Emperor said with a loud voice.
“All of them have left, I’m the only person you’re looking for who is still staying in the Martial Palace.”
The Imperial Emperor had never been this angry before. Even Yan Chenyu hadn’t expected this to happen; her castrating the Crown Prince bringing such serious consequences.
Wu Jiu and Xuan Ye staggered and felt dizzy. Now, they had no ability to stop this. With the Imperial Decree passed down by the Imperial Emperor; many innocent lives would be sacrificed, and blood would flow like rivers. It was really difficult to imagine how Jiang Chen would react when he returned and found out about this.
“Understood, Imperial Emperor.”
The emperors accepted the order while cupping their fists toward the Imperial Emperor.
“Imperial Emperor, I don’t think this is the right decision.”
Tiangang Yi said.
“En?”
The Imperial Emperor furrowed his brows. He was in a really bad mood right now, so Tiangang Yi’s doubt regarding his decision made him angry.
“Please don’t get angry, Imperial Emperor. Yan Chenyu has committed a terrible crime, and she has to face the punishments you’ve announced! However, Imperial Emperor, you’ve forgotten one man; Jiang Chen.”
Without delaying, Tiangang Yi quickly elaborated.
“Jiang Chen?”
The Imperial Emperor’s eyes trembled. It wasn’t until now that he finally recalled that miraculous young man.
“That’s right, Jiang Chen. That guy has extraordinary potential, and I’ve never met anyone like him in my entire life. All those people we’re about to kill are related to him. Now, Jiang Chen is nowhere to be found. In my opinion, we should put the punishment on hold temporarily and just keep all those people in captivity. We’ll use them to lure Jiang Chen out of hiding and let none of them escape. If we kill all of them in one go, Jiang Chen will definitely be very enraged. If he just hides somewhere for a couple of years and return for revenge once he has obtained a mighty cultivation, perhaps he will bring a catastrophe to the entire Martial Saint Dynasty.”
Shangguan Sheng added. What these people were most worried about was naturally Jiang Chen.
Shangguan Sheng and Tiangang Yi’s words caused Wu Jiu to silently let out a sigh of relief. As long as they didn’t kill everyone now, there would still be chances to save these people once Jiang Chen returned. He would definitely find a way to save them! Wu Jiu was very confident in Jiang Chen. This little brother of his was capable of creating countless miracles; it seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t achieve. If Jiang Chen was here, he wouldn’t let such a tragedy play out.”
The Imperial Emperor furrowed his brows. If it was any other man, he wouldn’t even have bothered to think twice. However, since the man was Jiang Chen, he would definitely have to take it into consideration. He had personally witnessed how amazing Jiang Chen was! With just a Divine Core cultivation, Jiang Chen had been able to seal the Dimensional Crack. He knew no one other than Jiang Chen capable of such a feat. A young seventeen year old man at the Peak Divine Core realm with the combat strength to kill Mid Combat Soul geniuses, this kind of talent, even the Imperial Emperor was far from being able to compare to him when he was at the same age.
If he had to get rid of a genius like this, he would have to do it as early as possible. Therefore, Tiangang Yi and Shangguan Sheng’s words made sense to him. If they killed everyone now, Jiang Chen would definitely go into hiding and return after a couple of years when he had obtained a mighty cultivation. At that point of time, perhaps no one in the Martial Saint Dynasty would have the ability to defeat that abnormal genius, and he might really bring a catastrophe to the Martial Saint Dynasty.
As long as they didn’t kill those important to him, Jiang Chen would definitely show himself upon learning about this, and then they would be able to take him down and eliminated the huge potential future threat.
“Imperial Emperor, what Clan Chief Shangguan and Sect Chief Tiangang said is correct. We need to think twice before we act; that Jiang Chen is a real threat to us.”
The Seventh Emperor said.
“If that is the case, just do as you suggested. Keep everyone that are related to this in captivity, and spread news in order to lure Jiang Chen out.
After spending some time thinking, the Imperial Emperor finally made up his mind.
“Find that bitch Yan Chenyu and give her to me! That damned dog as well!”
The Crown Prince furiously roared out. Every time he recalled that damn dog, he felt like he was about to go nuts.