Chapter 228 (1/2)

Chapter 228: Present the sword? Take the sword by force?

The Sword Spirit has recognized an owner?

The smiles on all of the officials' faces disappeared when they saw the shaking General Jin. They all thought of the same thing.

However, no one dared to say it out.

Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's expression was contorted.

King Duan, Lin Tianrong, as well as all of the officials in the throne room had a similar expression. The worst of them all was General Jin.

General Jin's eyes were bloodshot and his lips turned purple from all the exertion.

Even so, the blade in his hand did not seem to move. No matter how hard he tried, the blade would not come out from the stone.

The worst feeling was that he could not stop until Emperor Lin Mubai gave him permission...

No one stood out.

If General Jin could not extract the sword, that could only mean that the sword was incredibly difficult to extract. None of the officials had the confidence to try.

Emperor Lin Mubai's expression changed as he looked at General Jin.

He could tell that there was a problem. However, as the greatest power in the entire country and the son of the dragon, how could he be stymied by a blade?

This situation had escalated far beyond that of a sword.

If he knew that the sword had already recognized an owner, then he would not have asked Fang Zhengzhi to present the sword. He would have simply given the sword to Fang Zhengzhi and made himself seem generous.

But now, if the sword could not be extracted, his authority would be impacted.

For thousands of years, the Emperor was without equal. How could he be insulted like that?

Emperor Lin Mubai knew that he had to make a decision.

But...

This blade belonged to Meng Tian. It represented Meng Tian's will and determination. If Fang Zhengzhi was really its owner, then it would be impossible to extract it from the ground.

Emperor Lin Mubai clasped his palms as his eyes glowed. He exuded a mountainous, domineering aura.

This aura quickly filled up the entire throne room.

All of the officials turned to look at Emperor Lin Mubai. They knew how powerful this man was. As the emperor, there was no one more commanding than him.

”Is the Emperor going to take matters into his own hands?” All of the officials looked on with complicated expressions.

Based on his abilities, there was a good chance that he could extract the sword himself.

However, that would completely change the situation. He would be taking the sword by force. Fang Zhengzhi had not offered the sword to him.

Furthermore, what if he failed to extract it from the ground?

The situation would really go out of control.

Take the sword by force? Kill Fang Zhengzhi?

Some people would want to see the issue resolved this way. However, most people did not want things to end that way. Even though they didn't think Fang Zhengzhi deserved the sword, they thought that he was a talent who can be used in the future.

”Hum!”

The Traceless Sword began to hum at a high pitch. The entire blade began to shake as a strange purple light glowed from the bottom, almost as if it was fighting against some force.

Fang Zhengzhi felt his heart in his throat. He could feel that the blade was in a bad mood, almost as if it was being trapped by something.

Just as he prepared to speak, the high pitched hum disappeared.

Emperor Lin Mubai's aura also disappeared with it. The throne room returned to calm as Lin Mubai loosened the grip on his hands.

He did not try to extract the sword, neither did he stop General Jin from trying. He sat on the throne quietly and calmly, almost as if he was waiting for something.

Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping glanced at Emperor Lin Mubai's expression. His heart fluttered. He could guess what the Emperor was thinking.

As the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Emperor had to think of the big picture. The sword may be a treasure of the empire, but it already recognized an owner.

He could take the sword forcefully from its owner and be a thief. He may even have to kill off one of the brightest talents of the Great Xia Dynasty.

That was not a wise choice.

As such, he gave up any thought of taking the sword by force. As such, this matter had already been resolved. This was not a resolution that Yu Yiping had expected.

It was a resolution that none of the officials had expected.

And now...