Young Master in Flower City

Chapter 967 - 968: Coercion

"You..." Upon hearing this, the Empress was furious.

Meanwhile, the Southern King directly reached out toward Prince Liu Yuan and grabbed him, turning the Empress's complexion pale: "Release my son!"

"Release him? Sure!" The Southern King gazed intently at the Empress and said, "Hand over the Jade Seal, and I will release your worthless son. Otherwise, prepare to collect his corpse. My patience is limited; I give you three breaths time!"

Upon hearing this, the Cangye Emperor stood up with his gravely injured body and said coldly, "If it weren't for my injuries from Yang Fan, a traitor like you would be easily killed with a wave of my hand!"

"Too bad you don't have the chance anymore!" The Southern King snorted coldly, "There are two breaths left!"

"Is there really no chance?" Just at that moment, a cold voice came from outside the hall, making the Southern King's heart tense: "Who is it?"

"Someone from the Haotian Sect!" As the voice fell, a group led by Broken Blade entered the inner hall directly, with Broken Blade snorting coldly: "The Cangye Kingdom is a vassal of the Celestial Capital. Who gave you the guts to seize the throne?"

After saying this, the might of the Immortal Venerable enveloped the Southern King, and simultaneously the sword intent spread, killing everything, making the Southern King's complexion extremely pale. He was merely a Martial Emperor Realm expert; how could he be a match for Broken Blade?

"Release the Prince, or die!" Broken Blade's voice was like a verdict, causing the Southern King's heart to tremble, but he knew very well that Liu Yuan in his hand was his talisman. How could he easily let go?

So he said, "Releasing him is impossible unless you let me leave!"

"Do you really think you have the chance to kill him?" Broken Blade snorted coldly, the sword intent around him growing even colder. He said, "Do you believe that before you kill him, I have absolute confidence to make your blood stain my blade?"

Upon hearing this, sweat already started to seep on the Southern King's forehead, his body slightly trembling, his gaze even avoiding Broken Blade, clearly intimidated by Broken Blade's aura!"

After being stunned for a while, he said: "I don't believe!"

"You're welcome to try!" Broken Blade's voice was unfathomable, endless sword intent enveloping the Southern King, causing even greater fear in the Southern King's heart. He didn't want to die; he still wanted to inherit the Cangye throne and become the new Cangye Emperor, which was his lifelong dream.

"Broken Blade, you are truly overbearing!" Just then, a voice came from outside the hall.

Quickly, Yang Fan entered the hall with a group, followed by the various princes of the Cangye Kingdom. These princes were the backbone of the Cangye Kingdom in the past, but unfortunately, with the Cangye Emperor losing power, they chose to support the Southern King.

Upon hearing this, the Southern King's heart rejoiced; the arrival of people from the Great Ming Immortal Sect saved his life. He greeted Yang Fan respectfully: "Southern King greets the Elder!"

Yang Fan ignored the Southern King, his gaze coldly fixed on Broken Blade: "You and I are guests in the Cangye Kingdom, and shouldn't interfere in Cangye affairs!"

"How ridiculous!" Broken Blade sneered, saying, "It seems Yang Fan, you're growing more shameless. The world knows that Cangye Kingdom is under the jurisdiction of the Celestial Capital, and you tell me not to interfere in Cangye matters?"

"Shameless?" Yang Fan looked at Broken Blade and sneered, "What is shamelessness? I have something even more shameless ahead. I'm not afraid to tell you, if Haotian Sect interferes, my Great Ming Immortal Sect will naturally step in, and I can make the city slaughter last for three days. If you don't care for the lives of those citizens, make your move!"

Thud!

Upon hearing this, Broken Blade's heart thudded heavily, clearly shocked by Yang Fan's words. Slaughter the city for three days would certainly lead to rivers of blood, something Broken Blade didn't wish to see. Especially when Cangye Kingdom was originally a vassal of the Celestial Capital, its citizens were naturally also citizens of the Celestial Capital.

Then, Broken Blade bellowed, "You are truly despicable!"

"That's a wrong belief; this is called being unyielding!" Yang Fan displayed a proud smile, "Weigh the importance of this matter yourself!"

"Alright, I agree with you, but I have a condition: let the Southern King release the Cangye Prince!" Broken Blade snorted, causing Di Tian and Di Yun to express confusion—such a cheap life for the citizens, they didn't understand why Broken Blade agreed.

If that were the case, wouldn't the Cangye Kingdom truly fall into the Southern King's hands, effectively becoming a vassal state of the Great Ming Immortal Kingdom?

"Alright, I agree with you!" Yang Fan said coldly, "Southern King, release him!"

"Yes!" The Southern King nodded, then with a loosened hand, Liu Yuan's body fell to the ground, spraying a mouthful of blood. Liu Yan stepped forward to help Liu Yuan, saying: "Brother, how are you!"

"Nothing much!" Liu Yuan spoke, his gaze revealing a touch of hopelessness. If it weren't for his mediocre talent, how could the Cangye Kingdom be in such a predicament?

"Consider it your lucky day, but if you don't hand over the Jade Seal in another day, even if I carry the crime of being a traitor, I will kill the Emperor and seize the throne!" The Southern King's voice was resounding.

Little did he realize that Xiao Tianyu's eyes flickered with chilling murderous intent, every time Xiao Tianyu displayed this murderous intent, someone would surely die.

"Broken Blade, the lives of countless citizens of the Cangye Kingdom rest on your shoulders. I hope you don't do anything foolish and interfere in Cangye Kingdom affairs again!" With that said, Yang Fan let out two cold laughs and said to Ling Xiao and the princes: "We leave!"

The group left arrogantly, leaving the inner hall, making Broken Blade and others' faces look extremely unpleasant.

"Peak Master, what should we do?" An Elder spoke to Broken Blade, and Di Tian interjected: "Cangye Kingdom is one of our hundreds of vassal states, it cannot fall into others' hands, this would be a disgrace to our nation, so I think my Uncle should not have been threatened by Yang Fan just now!"

Hm?

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan's face revealed a displeased expression, arguing: "Eldest Prince, saying this means you didn't consider the lives of countless citizens!"

"They're just cheap lives; why care? Besides, in the chaos of Cangye, sacrificing some citizens is inevitable, and what's more, they're dying for the country; they should feel honored!" Di Tian said.

"Is your life a life, but the citizens' lives aren't?" Liu Yan's voice was cold, "This is the Eldest Prince of the Celestial Capital Immortal Kingdom, it seems..."

"Presumptuous, how dare you speak to me like this?" Di Tian bellowed, his deep eyes flashed with a cold gleam, making Liu Yan show a grievance and then lowered her head.

As for Xiao Tianyu, standing by silently, his gaze was strangely fixed on Di Tian. The Celestial Emperor was so wise, but how could his children be such fools?

"Enough!" Broken Blade snorted, "My decision is made; there's no need to argue!" With that, Broken Blade glanced at the Cangye Emperor and continued, "To turn the situation around, we must heal the Cangye Emperor's injuries and let him handle the affairs of the Cangye Kingdom himself!"