Chapter 102 The Banquet at Hong Gate (2/2)
He knew nothing he said now mattered. He rose, cast a glance at Luo Shangyan and said quietly, ”Senior Sister Luo... ”
Luo Shangyan slowly raised her head and walked over to Yu Wenmu's side. ”I'm sorry, Your Highness.” After these words, she strolled lightly over to Xiao Chen. Yu Wenmu was someone eager to win in everything. She had submitted to him to repay Liu Yunzheng's debt in saving her. She did not want to get the Teal Jade Sect into trouble by rejecting Yu Wenmu. She had also experienced too much. Her heart had gradually turned cold.
Yet now, the sudden appearance of Xiao Chen reinvigorated her hopes. She knew that even if she gave in to Yu Wenmu, he would not let Xiao Chen off.
Yu Wenmu's gaze became colder and colder. ”I always get what I want... ” Before his speech was over, he had brandished out an icy Immortal's Sword. The company shuddered. The eyes of Liu Fenghuang gradually reddened, thanks to either the tense atmosphere, or to something else.
Yu Wenji did not talk them out of a confrontation. He thought that this man was too impudent. Mu'er had to exercise some royal authority. Xiao Chen smiled indifferently. ”I'm afraid it's no longer in your hands, Your Highness.”
”Is that so...?” Yu Wenmu's eyes turned colder. He strode a few steps forward and suddenly blanched. His Immortal's Sword gave a clang in the air and fell to the ground.
The rest of the people were equally stunned. ”What happened? Why can't we mobilize our True Energy?” The faces of Yu Wenji and the others paled. Princess Xuanyue shouted to the outside guards. ”Protect His Majesty!” Immediately, a huge company of guards armed with sabers dashed in, some shielding Yu Wenji and his Empress, the rest guarding outside the grand hall.
Princess Xuanyue's face took on a deathly white pallor. She said to Xiao Chen, ”Han Chen! What are you doing?” Xiao Chen sneered coldly. ”You people forced me to. I won you the competition, risking my life. So how did you treat me? By taking precautions against me all the time! And you want Sect Leader Liu to reclaim the divine zither too!”
When he said this, he snickered. ”I just want to show the others this is not a Victory Banquet, but a Banquet at Hong Gate!” With these words, he condensed Qi out from his fingertips and his True Qi soared up to a beam column. A terrible shriek rang out. A man in black fell down from the beam. A bloody cavity was between his brows. He had been slain.
The faces of everyone instantly turned pale. The Emperor had ordered them to leave their magic treasures and weapons behind, yet he had hidden so many assassins in the hall. The act made many resentful.
”There are three more!” Xiao Chen exerted his Qi again and three golden radiances streamed up the palace beam once more. ”Ch-ch-ch” went the noise. Instantly, they penetrated the skulls of three Foundation Building Realm Cultivators.
Many had never seen such powerful finger force before. They blanched. ”God Slaying Finger! The long-lost God Slaying Finger!”
”You!” Princess Xuanyue's face turned deathly pale, looking even more ghastly. She had to glance over to Liu Yunzheng.
Liu Yunzheng's countenance had long changed color. ”Han Chen! What are you doing?”
Xiao Chen smirked coldly at him. ”Sect Leader Liu, I forgot to tell you, I sneaked into your Teal Jade Sect only to lay my hands on your divine zither.” He said this to distance the Sect from him. He did not want to implicate it too far.
Tears welled up in Liu Fenghuang's eyes. She asked in a choked voice, ”Junior Brother Han, are you telling the truth...?” Xiao Chen sneered coldly. ”Liu Fenghuang, you are so naive! Do you think I regard you as my Senior Sister, even though I call you one? I just wanted to win your father's trust!”
Liu Fenghuang could help herself no longer. Tears streamed down her eyes. She still mumbled, ”I don't believe, I don't believe... ”
When the rest in the palace heard that he was an infiltrator into the Teal Jade Sect and would no longer be restrained by Liu Yunzheng, they panicked even more. Since they could no longer mobilize their True Energy, they were no different from ordinary people. He, on the other hand, was holding the divine zither. If he wanted to slay everyone, no one could stop him...
Suddenly, an icy voice rang out. ”Junior Brother Han, time to go.” Chu Lingjiao had stood up. Liu Yunzheng stared at her with disbelieving eyes. He mumbled, ”Lingjiao, you too... ”
Liu Fenghuang too raised her head. ”Senior Sister Chu, are you also... ” Chu Lingjiao smiled faintly. ”Sect Leader Liu, how does my special Illusive-Immortal Incense smell like?”
When the company heard the name ”Illusive-Immortal Incense”, their faces turned as pale as death. Liu Yunzheng's body started to shiver. ”So you are... you are from Heartless Palace!”