Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7114

Chapter 7025: A Fence-Sitter!

Jiu Yuan had been observing the interaction between the two, and when she heard that the young emperor intended to slowly devour Li Tianming, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

After they finished speaking, she took the young emperor’s hand and said softly, “Your Majesty, I don’t quite understand. Why go to such lengths for him? Wouldn’t it have been better to just send an expert to assassinate him? Once Li Tianming is dead, his so-called imperial path will vanish, and you’ll still have won, won’t you?”

The young emperor shook his head indifferently and said, “At this critical juncture, if he were to die suddenly, suspicion would naturally fall on me, bringing me shame.”

Jiu Yuan blinked and said, “Without concrete evidence, who would dare to suspect Your Majesty? Anyway, Li Tianming has made quite a few enemies, and many people actually want him dead. Who can say for sure who did it?”

“You still don’t understand,” the young emperor said calmly. “To maximize the effectiveness of this stepping stone, we must have the upper hand in reputation, honor, word-of-mouth, justice, and morality. Even the smallest stain is unacceptable. Currently, I do have the upper hand in these aspects, and we cannot afford to lose everything. We must crush him into the mud.”

“So that’s how it is…” Jiu Yuan’s red lips parted slightly, seemingly understanding but not quite.

“Of course, the most important thing is the overall direction of the Heavenly Emperor Sect. We absolutely cannot lose control; this is the key to my struggle for supremacy within the clan. Whether the attack on the Great Divine Treasury Star System succeeds depends almost entirely on the ability to mobilize the legion, but how we handle Li Tianming is a greater test of our imperial path. I must take this bite of meat beautifully to prove my ability to my father.” The young emperor said with a deep gaze.

Perhaps at the beginning, the young emperor didn’t even take Li Tianming seriously, directly giving Li Tianming two conditions to choose from:

block the Line Source Plank Road and hand over the high-ranking members of the Divine Treasury Clan.

If Li Tianming had accepted on the spot, then to the young emperor, he would just be an insignificant nobody, not worth targeting.

However, Li Tianming refused, and saw through the ‘nibbling’ nature inherent in this demand.

Secondly, after understanding all this, facing public opinion and the pressure of the young emperor’s status, Li Tianming still resolutely refused the demands, which further proved his courage.

Therefore, his performance drew the attention of many high-ranking members of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, and even some members of the Li Imperial Clan, to the power struggle between the two.

“Knowing one’s shortcomings and striving for improvement is excellent. The path of the Emperor is boundless, and I am but a student on this path,” the young Emperor said calmly.

“I have learned much,” Jiu Yuan replied respectfully.

“It seems these things are still too early for you to learn. Now, I will start by teaching you the simpler things,” the young Emperor said expressionlessly.

Previously,

the young Emperor had remained unmoved by Jiu Yuan’s attempts to ingratiate herself. But now, he actively pulled Jiu Yuan into his arms.

Jiu Yuan understood and nestled sweetly against the young Emperor’s lap.

“Emperor, be gentle…” Jiu Yuan said sweetly. Jiu

Ding, being sensible, gave the young Emperor a final deep bow and then silently left the main cabin of the Little Emperor Heaven.

After Jiu Ding left, the cabin door closed, and the young Emperor continued his ‘seclusion’.

The Dao array, capable of completely isolating sound interference, also blocked out the panting of cultivators, the clash of flesh and blood with Dao treasures, and the simultaneous cries of dragons and phoenixes during cultivation…

…

Within the Old Capital.

After finally seeing off Huanmie, Li Tianming walked alone to the Old Capital Square.

The connecting line between the two Divine Treasury star systems, now extinguished, no longer transporting refugees, and the wailing and weeping no longer filled the air.

However, the overwhelming presence of the Little Emperor Heavenly Ship overhead, and the ‘Demon Sealing Star Prison’ it released—a sealing Dao array above the Heavenly Venerable level—still caused some unease among the Divine Treasury Clan.

“Senior Sister Wei, pass the word down, have the entire Tianming Army and the Divine Treasury Clan assemble,” Li Tianming said to Wei Wuji, who was passing by.

“Alright, alright, whatever you say, Governor-General, I’ll do,” Wei Wuji rolled her eyes.

After saying that, she swayed her slender waist to instruct the Tianming Army to deliver the message.

Whether it was following the bet that she had previously made with Li Tianming’s complete obedience, or because of Wei Shendao’s instructions…

Wei Wuji’s performance in the Heavenly Mandate Army was quite good, which to some extent reduced the workload of Aurora and An Ning.

Li Tianming was happy to assign her some trivial matters, after all, she was a good helper to lighten the burden on his young lady.

Time passed, and soon tens of millions of people had gathered in the entire square.

Among them were members of the Divine Treasure Clan and the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, most of them puzzled, while others whispered among themselves.

“What is Governor Li trying to do? Does this mean our Divine Treasure Clan is in crisis again?” someone asked worriedly.

The Divine Treasure Clan was now like a frightened bird, any change would make them sensitively think of war and then fall into a state of alert.

“Sigh, we don’t know if there is a crisis or not, but these bandits are really bothering us. If only Governor Li could solve this…” someone said in distress.

“It’s unlikely. With so many Heavenly Venerables and the order from the Young Emperor Venerable to track down the criminals, I’m afraid even Governor Li can’t do anything about it.” someone sighed softly.

Meanwhile, the three thousand Celestial Venerables under the young Emperor’s command stood around the plaza, watching coldly.

Li Tianming had summoned the people, and they had no power to stop him, so this was the only way they could intimidate him.

The Divine Treasure Clan had almost formed a circle in the old capital plaza.

But around this circle, wherever a Celestial Venerable stood, there was a depression created by the Divine Treasure Clan maintaining their distance.

This scene was both poignant and helpless, yet somewhat comical.

At this moment, facing all the people under the command of the Heavenly Mandate Army in the old capital, Li Tianming’s gaze sharpened.

He surveyed the people before him and slowly said, “Today I announce something to you all. During the process of the young emperor sealing off the old capital and sending people to investigate criminals, a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect named Huan Sheng violated regulations and caused trouble, maliciously assaulting a member of my Divine Treasury Clan. As the local governor, I originally intended to send him to prison according to the law to give him a chance to repent, but he resisted arrest and violated the laws of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, deserving the death penalty. Therefore

, he was executed on the spot.” His words were fluent and resounding, echoing throughout every corner of the old capital.

His words caused a great uproar, with everyone astonished. After all, few people witnessed Huan Sheng’s death. Li Tianming had almost summoned the people to announce this matter on the spot, without giving anyone a chance to spread it beforehand. Among the Heavenly Mandate Army, someone immediately sneered, “This opportunist, how many times has Governor Li let him go? Now he dares to commit a capital crime. Does he really think the laws of the Heavenly Emperor Sect can’t even protect the imperial clan?”