Chapter 257 (1/2)

Chapter 257: Open Confrontation Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

There were members of the other seven Great Clans who had come to attend the wedding. Although those who were in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, due to their high status, had definitely not personally arrived, there was still a considerable number of martial artists of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, who were naturally qualified to know Lu Zhong Tian’s ident.i.ty, present.

The Imperial Family was interfering? Interesting.

“Hehe, Brother Zhong Tian and I are old partners. Since Brother Zhong Tian wants to interfere, how could I simply sit by and watch?” Another old man stood up smilingly.

“Xie Chang!”

“Is that really Senior Xie?”

“Hiss, Senior Xie is a genius of saber arts, and has been called ‘Overlord Saber’ years ago. He was in the Hu Yang Academy at the same time as the Rain Emperor, and His Imperial Majesty, the Rain Emperor, has called him the strongest saber wielder that has appeared in these two hundred years!”

“He is the Chief of the Palace Guards, and has been on guard in the Imperial Palace all this time; I never thought that he would be here!”

The spectators all exclaimed in shock. In terms of status, Xie Chang was much higher than Lu Zhong Tian. Not only did the former have a higher cultivation level and a higher battle prowess, he was also the Chief of the Palace Guards, and thus could to a great extent represent the Imperial Family.

The Eldest and the Third Imperial Princes tensed up. Lu Zhong Tian’s appearance could only represent the Seventh Imperial Prince’s individual support of Ling Han, but it was different in the case of Xie Chang. The Rain Emperor thought highly of Xie Chang, and as the Chief of the Palace Guards, he was only loyal to the Rain Emperor.

But now Xie Chang was standing on Ling Han’s side; wouldn’t that mean that the Rain Emperor himself was supporting Ling Han?

When they recalled the fact that they chose to stand by and do nothing, whereas the Seventh Imperial Prince chose to support Ling Han and now it seemed as if the Rain Emperor too had made his choice, how could this not shock them to pallor?

Liu Chuang and Liu Ci’s expressions changed drastically. Xie Chang could be considered as a representative of the Rain Emperor. In fact, most of the time, it was Xie Chang who was tasked with going to the various Great Clans to inform them of the Rain Emperor’s decrees, and the extent to which he was exposed was even higher than the Rain Emperor.

His appearance definitely did not just represent himself alone.

Though Ling Han did not recognize Xie Chang, after hearing the discussions of the people around him, he was made aware of the latter’s ident.i.ty and could not help but nod internally. This was the Rain Emperor’s move to express his displeasure towards the Winter Moon Sect. It was also a warning.

Of course, Rain Country was not qualified to oppose the Winter Moon Sect. However, Feng Yan was only a mere disciple and his behavior was much too arrogant, and had thus attracted the Rain Emperor’s displeasure. Xie Chang’s appearance was also a knock on the heads of the clansmen of the Liu Clan, reminding them not to forget themselves.

…The enmity between Feng Yan and Ling Han was only limited to the two of them, and it was best that others did not go and join in on the excitement.

There was no way that the Liu Clan could fail to decipher the Rain Emperor’s hidden message. As a result, Liu Ci and Liu Chuang exchanged a look and stepped back respectively. Meanwhile, those clansmen who had intended to step in retook their seats as well.

Xie Chang, Lu Zhong Tian, and Guang Yuan exchanged smiles, and they too returned to their original positions.

This was indeed a great turnabout of events. Previously, Feng Yan and Ling Han had created such a great commotion, and yet there was no sign of movement from the Imperial Family at all. At first, everyone had thought that it would be the same this time, but did not once think that the Rain Emperor would make a move so unexpectedly. This was something that no one had foreseen at all.

“The reason the Imperial Family did not make any move before this was because it had only been a private enmity between Ling Han and Feng Yan, but now that the Liu Clan is also implicated in the matter, the significance is completely different! How could the Rain Emperor allow outsiders to interfere in the internal matters of the nation and shake the foundation of the country!” A man with sharp insight had seen through the present situation.

The others nodded in agreement. The Liu Clan was one of the Eight Great Clans and one of the pillars of support for the Empire. Yet now, they actually publicly sided with Feng Yan and the Winter Moon Sect. Did you still care about the Imperial Family? Or were you planning a rebellion?

This did not mean that the Rain Emperor was taking Ling Han’s side, though. Rather, it was because Feng Yan, or better said, the Liu Clan had exceeded their boundaries and crossed the Rain Emperor’s bottom line.

There had been two voices in the Liu Clan in the first place, and now that the Rain Emperor had also expressed his opinion on the matter, naturally no one dared to interfere further. It would depend on Feng Yan alone whether he could stop Ling Han or not. Ultimately, this was a private enmity between Ling Han and Feng Yan after all.