Chapter 1291: The Auction Begins (1/2)
Emperor Vastsea had lied low the past several days after his defection He knew that it wouldn’t be that easy to win forgiveness and acknowledgreat emperors He’d spent his recent days in unease and reat ely, distancing themselves from him It was as if he was infected with some infectious disease
It wasn’t the others fault, though Alned to his past self His current situationlord’s request to see hi on our agree Chen arrived in the middle of one of his conflicted deliberations
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Vastsea” Jiang Chen was the ie of politeness
“Oh, not at all I wasn’t busy or anything If young lord Zhen wants to see ” Emperor Vastsea adopted a very humble position
“There’s no need for such excessive courtesy, Vastsea,” Jiang Chen waved a hand “I said already that I’ It’s to be expected that everyone isn’t going to accept you so quickly back into the fold Don’t think too much about it Instead,as you speak with your actions and properly atone, you’ll eventually becoreat emperor of the city once more”
“Yes, yes” Emperor Vastsea had spentup to Emperor Shura Now in new circumstances, he didn’t have any ideas about how to contribute
“Don’t worry This isn’t so that can be rushed Question: when Shura departed fro all his wealth to Pillfire City?” Jiang Chen cut to the chase straightaway
Emperor Vastsea was rather embarrassed “Both his and mine are at Pillfire City, yes When we left the city, Es behind under pretense of ‘safekeeping’ In actuality, he was probably preparing for our indefinite absence”
Jiang Chen was greatly dismayed when he heard the expected conclusion “I knew that old bastard would embezzle it all How absurd Emperor Shura’s actions were! He hoarded wealth all his life, but that old bastard Pillzenith was the one to benefit!”
Emperor Vastsea didn’t kno to respond He hadn’t played a pleasant part in the ht to complain Now that the assets were in E to be easy to force hinash his teeth, the e lord Zhen, I doubt Es”
“How so?”
“Emperor Shura realized towards the end that it was hard for him to maintain any prominence in Pillfire City Emperor Pillzenith didn’t seem to care about him much Because of this, he took the preventativeIf he wasn’t able to return, the Bloodcurse would serve as an unbreakable seal If E, he would be irrevocably cursed”
“Oh?” This develop Chen’s emotions over somewhat The wealth hadn’t returned to Veluriyam Capital yet, but Pillfire City couldn’t use it either
“What about your own possessions?”
“Mine… I don’t know any such curses, so I putAh…” Eal lifestyle as of late He hadn’t brought back any of his wealth and his original subordinates had all but deserted hireat e lord Zhen” A resolute light shone froh down on me It’s hard for me to make my way alone here in Veluriyam Capital I think it almost impossible for me to return to my for lord Zhen I’ll serve you just like Emperor Peerless and the Jiao brothers You can count on uard isn’t bad, either”
“H Chen blinked
“I’ve thought it through Even so to follow you The Jiao brothers have been with you only a few days, yet their loyalty is as strong as steel And souably quite cos show the genius behind your leadershi+p, young lord Zhen Following you all but assures a bright future” Emperor Vastsea was extremely serious His speech was the result of careful consideration
“If you’re set on it,” Jiang Chen s, though: if you ever become half-hearted or duplicitous, I’ll be able to see that over time I advise you not to cut your last path of escape off I’ve given you a chance already, and I won’t give a second”