Chapter 440 (1/2)
Chapter 440
His expression changed unpredictably. There was a complicated expression on Long Yi’s face and coldness flashed in his eyes. Subconsciously, he emitted a tyrannical aura, which forced the shopkeeper to retreat repeatedly. The shopkeeper’s forehead was covered with cold sweat as he stared at Long Yi.
After a long time, Long Yi exerted some strength in hand and the slip of paper was turned into ash.
“You can leave.” Long Yi’s tone was indifferent and he was doing his best to suppress his anger. The shopkeeper instantly ran out of the room as if he was relieved of a heavy load on his shoulders. He secretly guessed in his heart that something major must have happened in Soaring Dragon City. There was no other reason which would cause this young master to have such a scary expression on his face. Long Yi looked as though he wanted to eat someone alive.
Sitting down on a sofa. Long Yi circulated his spirit power. His heart slowly calmed down.
The situation in Soaring Dragon City was no longer optimistic. The struggle between the Ximen Clan and Emperor Long Zhan had already begun openly. They were going head to head and they were using every method possible.
Relying on Ha Lei, this secret chess piece, Ximen Nu wiped out quite a few va.s.sals belonging to Long Zhan. The Ximen Clan spared nothing which caused Long Zhan to be utterly helpless.
However, in the next few days, the situation turned around quickly. A number of arrangements made by Ximen Nu were leaked out to Long Zhan in advance, which made Ximen Nu suffer heavy losses. Several secret Skynet strongholds were mercilessly stamped out. Among them included the Beautiful Fragrant House managed by Ruyu. There were more than 200 people who were killed. Other than Qing Wu and Piao Xue, these two girls, everyone was killed. No one knew where Qing Wu and Piao Xue went as their corpses were not seen.
“Long Zhan, Military Advisor… They really have some skills.” Long Yi pulled out a stiff smile on his ominous face. In the next moment, his body emitted a violent aura which crushed everything around him. There was nothing left intact in the room other than Long Yi himself.
When Long Yi emerged from the room, he walked towards the second floor. His creamy white gown was neat and tidy like before, and he had his trademark cheeky smile plastered on his face. He directly pushed opened the door of a private room and saw more than ten magicians inside. He had seen some of them yesterday.
“Lord son-in-law.” Everyone stood up and greeted Long Yi.
Long Yi nodded his head and looked around. There were more than ten magicians which commanded various elements. They had all reached the Master Magician realm
as well. As such, they enjoyed a high position in the Nalan Empire.
These dozen or so magicians introduced themselves. From this, Long Yi learned that the person known as Wei Yaso was the captain of the Nalan Empire’s air defense regiment.
“Now, the Nalan Empire is in chaos. Bandits are running wild, the people are dest.i.tute. Everything is caused by those two idiot princes. If things are allowed to go on like this, the empire would collapse in the near future.” Long Yi thrummed the table as he stared at the group of people in front of him. There was no emotion in his voice when he talked about the fall of the Nalan Empire.
“Lord son-in-law, we are also aware of what is happening. May I ask if Lord son-in-law has any way to save the Nalan Empire? Currently, the reserve troops of the entire empire are a.s.sembled in the neighboring cities. All our defensive fronts are empty. If the beast-men attack us right now, all the other kingdoms and princ.i.p.alities will stage a rebellion. If that happens, the consequences would be too terrible to imagine.” Wei Yasi looked at Long Yi with a hint of expectation. From the way he spoke, Long Yi could tell that his person knew the overall situation of the Nalan Empire better than anyone else.
“It’s not like I don’t have a way to save the Nalan Empire. However, it all depends on your help.” Long Yi indifferently said.
“As long as it can save the empire, I, Wei Yasi, would be willing to die the most horrible death. I would not hesitate to throw myself into the deepest parts of h.e.l.l to save the Nalan Empire.” Wei Yasi spoke with excitement in his voice when he heard that the Nalan Empire could be saved.
“You don’t need to do anything of the sort. Since you all have served Blue Moon City’s army for so many years, you should all have some special connections in the army right? Not to mention the fact that you are all respected magicians.” A strange light glimmered in Long Yi’s eyes. It seemed as though he already had a plan.
“I don’t dare to exaggerate, but in the entire army, I, Wei Yasi, can influence some people. From generals to small soldiers, my words would be somewhat useful.” Wei Yasi said.
“That’s good. Okay, I will ask all of you a question. Who is the best candidate to take over the throne? Who should be the emperor of the Nalan Empire?” Long Yi asked.
The moment he asked the question, the entire room became silent. Nalan Wuji only had two sons. However, both of them were good-for-nothing. If they were to ascend the throne, it would not be long before the Nalan Empire fell.
All
fell.
All of a sudden, an earth magician broke the silence, “If a woman can ascend the throne, I feel that Princess Ruyue is the best candidate.”
The moment the words left his mouth, the group went into an uproar.
Long Yi broke into a magnificent smile and he signaled for everyone to quiet down. Eventually, he said, “This brother is right. Who can say that women can’t take the place of an emperor? As long as an emperor can make the empire rich and strong, they would be a good emperor. It doesn’t matter if the emperor is a man or a woman.”
Whatever Long Yi said made the crowd unable to respond. When they heard him, the group of magicians all felt as though Long Yi wanted Nalan Ruyue to take the place of the emperor. How was this possible? They had never heard of a woman becoming an emperor in the entire history of the Blue Waves Continent.
“Make the choice. Do you want to become slaves which don’t belong to any country? Or do you want to have a wise emperor? Does it really matter if the emperor is a man or a woman?” How could Long Yi not understand what they were thinking? He quickly questioned them in order to get their thinking back on track.
Everyone suddenly became silent. Yes, all of them wanted a stable empire. What was there to care about whether the emperor was a man or a woman? In any case, they were all legitimate descendants of the imperial family.
“I agree.” Wei Yasi was the first person to agree. The moment he agreed, a domino effect was created. The other magicians agreed in succession.