chsdbacks Chapter 59: Emperor Qing finally made his move.
Chapter 59: Emperor Qing finally made his move.
Not long after Ye Chengfeng returned to the inn, Fan Xian came to visit.
However, Ye Chengfeng had just promised Emperor Qing, so he definitely wouldn't want to see Fan Xian.
At the very least, it would be impossible for him to meet Fan Xian openly and honestly.
So Fan Xian, one of the Eight Swordsmen, was stopped.
Fan Xian stood in the inn, deep in thought!
Why did he refuse to see me after his trip to the palace?
This problem is not hard to figure out; there must be some kind of deal between Emperor Qing and Ye Chengfeng.
Adding to the idea Fan Jian gave him yesterday, if Fan Jian could think of it, then Emperor Qing must have thought of it too.
In this way, it makes sense that Ye Chengfeng would not see him.
Of course, Fan Xian did not give up on seeing Ye Chengfeng, but planned to sneak over again at night.
As night fell, Fan Xian returned to the inn and used his lightness skill to reach the floor where Ye Chengfeng was.
"You really enjoy climbing through windows, don't you?"
"When did I start liking to climb through windows?"
Hearing Ye Chengfeng's teasing, Fan Xian no longer hesitated, jumped into the room, and sat down without any politeness.
"Tell me, what exactly did you and Emperor Qing agree to?"
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Otherwise, why didn't you see me during the day?"
"Alright, it's nothing really. It's just that Emperor Qing doesn't want me to continue helping you. Look, this is his reward."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng handed the imperial edict to Fan Xian.
When Fan Xian saw the news of the arranged marriage, his face darkened, and then he saw even more outrageous information.
"Emperor Qing is even willing to give you the throne?"
"Heh, don't tell me you can't see it's just an empty title. If I were from Nanqing, this throne would indeed be quite good, but I am the successor of Dongyi City. What use is this throne to me?"
For Ye Chengfeng, the throne was not only useless, but also a burden.
If the people of Dongyi City knew that their young master had been granted the title of king by the emperor of Nanqing, what would they think?
Fan Xian could certainly have thought of this as well.
"Since you knew that, why did you accept it?"
"Hehe, then tell me how I can refuse? As for how to solve this problem, it's very simple. In a few days, I will return to Dongyi City and complain to the old man. Then the old man will naturally come to settle accounts with Emperor Qing."
Fan Xian frowned and reminded him, "Have you ever considered that Emperor Qing bestowed upon you the title of prince precisely so that you would do this?"
Ye Chengfeng had of course thought of this, but he didn't care.
"You know nothing about Grandmasters. Grandmasters aren't so easy to kill. Don't let my old man's seemingly crazy demeanor fool you; he's actually quite shrewd!"
Of the four grandmasters, Emperor Qing is the most mysterious, because no one knows that he is a grandmaster.
Si Gu Jian, on the other hand, had the worst reputation.
"Sigh, I was hoping to ask for your help, but it seems I need to change my plans!"
Fan Xian felt somewhat helpless; in this way, it would be very difficult for him to bring down Li Chengze this time.
Emperor Qing's actions this time indicate that he has personally intervened, and the outcome is already predetermined.
"I'm leaving. Oh, by the way, let me remind you, Ye Ling'er is very feisty, you'd better be careful."
Before Ye Chengfeng could answer, Fan Xian leaped into the air and disappeared from the room.
"Do you think I don't know Ye Ling'er's personality? She wasn't my initial target either. Who would have thought that Emperor Qing would agree?"
Ye Chengfeng originally just wanted to find a good-looking noblewoman.
As the saying goes, "If you ask for too much, you'll have to bargain on the spot." When Ye Chengfeng first mentioned Ye Ling'er, he was asking for too much, waiting for Emperor Qing to come down and negotiate.
Who would have thought that Emperor Qing would agree so readily?
Ye Chengfeng sighed. There was no point in thinking about it so much, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Leaving aside the fierce battle between Fan Xian and Li Chengze, nothing major happened on Ye Chengfeng's side.
If a chivalrous woman were to lower the knife from his neck at that moment, it would be even more perfect.
"Hey Miss Ye, are you crazy?"
"Hmph, enough nonsense. Go and find His Majesty to annul the engagement, or I'll kill you!"
"You think your lousy skills can kill me?"
Ye Ling'er is indeed a martial arts fanatic, and comes from a family with a long tradition of martial arts, but her strength is really just average, only at the upper seventh rank, not even at the eighth rank.
Ye Chengfeng flicked his finger, and the long sword in Ye Ling'er's hand hummed, making her hand holding the sword go numb.
The long sword in his hand almost slipped from his grasp.
Before Ye Ling'er could react, Ye Chengfeng had already appeared behind her and knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck.
"To be honest, Ye Ling'er is actually quite pretty. Since that's the case, let's take her with us."
"Xiaomei, Xiaozhu, keep an eye on her for me. We're setting off immediately."
Ye Chengfeng originally wanted to stay in Kyoto for a few more days, not for any other reason than to watch a play.
So Ye Chengfeng kept avoiding Ye Ling'er, but unfortunately Fan Xian actually told Ye Ling'er whereabouts.
That's how Ye Ling'er managed to corner him, leading to the scene where Ye Chengfeng was threatened with a knife to his neck by Ye Ling'er.
After dealing with Ye Ling'er, Ye Chengfeng immediately instructed Xiaomei to prepare a carriage so they could escape at any moment.
Ye Chengfeng had already made up his mind. Once he returned to Dongyi City, he would live a life of leisure with beautiful women by his side and would never get involved in Fan Xian's messy affairs again.
After Ye Chengfeng left the city, Emperor Qing received the news.
Emperor Qing left the palace alone without alerting anyone.
Ye Chengfeng's carriage had only traveled a dozen miles when it was stopped by a masked man.
"Young Master, this is no friendly visit!"
The eight swordsmen immediately looked at the masked man warily, drawing all their longswords.
However, Ye Chengfeng remained calm and gestured for the eight sword servants to put away their weapons.
He stepped out of the carriage alone and respectfully addressed the masked man, "Senior, you must be the mysterious Grandmaster from the Qing Kingdom's palace. May I ask why you have stopped me?"
That's right, this masked man is Emperor Qing, who secretly left the palace.
He wore a mask because he didn't want Ye Chengfeng to recognize him.
He deliberately changed his tone, speaking in a deep voice, "Young man, you're quite good. I intend to give you an opportunity."
When Ye Chengfeng said that this person was a Grandmaster, the Eight Sword Attendants had already given up resisting.
They knew how powerful a Grandmaster was, and that resistance was utterly pointless.
Before Ye Chengfeng could answer, Emperor Qing appeared in front of him in an instant.
The next moment, a hand was placed on Ye Chengfeng's head, and Ye Chengfeng felt an extremely domineering true energy surge into his body from the Baihui acupoint.
Ye Chengfeng's cultivation level also broke through from the eighth rank to the ninth rank.
Emperor Qing then left.
Ye Chengfeng, however, fainted immediately due to the infusion of a large amount of radiation energy into his body and the breakthrough in his cultivation.
Without hesitation, the Eight Swordsmen immediately drove away from the place, preparing to return to Dongyi City first.
Emperor Qing's actions were certainly not out of kindness. If an ordinary martial artist were to receive such an empowerment from Emperor Qing, it would be difficult for them to break through their cultivation level in the future.
This was Emperor Qing's purpose.
Ye Chengfeng's situation was even worse; he was not from this era and had very low radiation resistance.
Why do you think Ye Chengfeng hasn't broken through to the ninth rank?
Is he really that incompetent?
Even if he lacks talent, does that mean his cheat ability is completely useless?
Of course not. Ye Chengfeng cannot be immune to radiation until he breaks through to the next level.
Whether it's breaking through to the ninth rank, or breaking through to the Grandmaster level in the future, or even higher realms, it's not a difficult task for Ye Chengfeng.
If he were to cultivate with all his might, Ye Chengfeng would at least be able to rival a genius like Haitang Duoduo.
Of course, it is more likely that Ye Chengfeng died suddenly during one of his breakthroughs.