Chapter 44: Highly Toxic! Touch It, and You Die! (1/2)

Translator: Dongqi Nangong

Three treasures were very precious and marvelous.

Each one could be exchanged for a city, and they three were as valuable as ten cities. Only precious treasures in this kind befit the rank of the Lord Ming.

Considering value of this gifts, no one would doubt that the Emperor Tiansheng thought highly of Beiming Xuan, but --

The embroidery and Chinese zither were both women items. Were they really suitable for the Lord Ming, who was a soldier, a king of war. They were definitely useless to someone like him.

Besides, as for the jade beauty, it was known that he wasn’t interested in women, and he even beheaded a beauty and sent her body back to her master before.

All the gifts rewarded by the Emperor did not correspond with Beiming Xuan’s likes, so what did that imply?

Looking at these treasures, everyone there was impressed by the intention behind those gifts, and couldn’t stop thinking that --

Was there any real brotherhood in an imperial family?

Was there any absolute trust for an emperor?

And the Lord Ming was too outstanding to the Emperor.

While the former emperor was alive, the rumour that Beiming Xuan would be the future leader of this country had never disappeared. He started to lead his troops to fight in his teens, and had made too much contribution and achievement during the decade. In other words, his contribution to this country was unparalleled.

Nobody didn’t know the truth that the singularly fantastic achievement of an official would impact on the stability of the governance of an emperor.

At this moment, the amazement for the precious treasures in their eyes had been changed into the anxiety about this situation. They all stared at Beiming Xuan, daring not make a sound.

These gifts were absolute humiliations to him.

The title of the Lord Ming, was a divine word in the mind of all citizens, and nobody dared to humiliate him face to face. However, these gifts were rewarded by the emperor.

Could the Lord Ming refuse to accept them?

Now the Emperor Tianlong was watching him too, and he was also waiting for his response.

If he refused, then he would give an excuse to the Emperor to punish him for disobeying the imperial edict.

But if he didn’t, although he could get away, his dignity would be severely trampled down.

Actually, for the Emperor himself, he preferred the former.

After all, he was the only king in this country, and no one could stand higher than him. But somehow he felt undervalued by this cold and cavalier man.

Beiming Xuan, the humiliation you had brought to me would be returned back bit by bit!

Suddenly, Beiming Xuan smiled.

Although it was a faintly cold smile, he smiled surely.His smile surprised everyone here -- why did he smile? The Emperor Tianlong also raised his eyebrows, and he almost blurted his question out.

“Thank you so much, my elder brother.”

Hearing that, everyone took a deep breath. Was he going to receive those gifts?

“Really?” Ruan Jiujiu was also very curious whether he would accept them or not. But hearing his words, she couldn’t stop staring at him, “Are you crazy?”

Took this humiliation in the public? She doubted it.

At this high moment, he turned to her, with a very relaxing face, and asked naturally, “Jiujiu, bring those treasures to me.”

“Me?” Ruan Jiujiu was stunned.

He squinted his eyes, which sent a chill down her spine. She complained in mind, “Are you an air conditioner?”

She gave an artificial smile back, and bowed, “Yes, my lord.”

Fine, I was not satisfied by just admiring those treasures in far, and you were the one who was humiliated.

However, a chilling secret sound travelled into her ear after she took about two steps, “Slow down, your time is only enough from here to the boxes.”