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The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Ancestral Dragon Palace, the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

Wei Lixian, his face deathly pale, hurried over, his expression one of utter grief:

"His Highness the Ninth Prince has been murdered!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Xia Emperor, who had been dozing with his eyes closed, instantly opened them.

An extremely terrifying and overwhelming pressure swept across the area instantly, causing the spiritual energy of the entire world to tremble violently, as if it were about to cause the heavens and earth to collapse. A suffocating sense of oppression descended.

He instantly pinned Wei Lixian to the ground, his face pale and struggling to breathe.

Wei Lixian looked terrified and tried to open his mouth to beg for mercy, but under this extremely terrifying pressure, he couldn't even open his mouth. He felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter.

Fortunately, the Great Xia Emperor realized his loss of composure and quickly withdrew the terrifying pressure, his face grim as he questioned:

"Who killed my son? Was it a demon or those scum from the Divine Envoy Society?!"

Wei Lixian swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly as he said:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is Qin Yu, the grandson of Qin Qingshan, the Inspector of the Southeast Province of the Great Xia."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Xia showed a look of utter bewilderment that was rarely seen on his face.

My son was actually killed by the grandson of one of my own men! ???

"why?"

The Great Xia Emperor found this fact completely unacceptable and asked in disbelief.

Then, Wei Lixian briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

"How presumptuous!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Great Xia was instantly enraged and smashed the table in front of him into dust.

"You actually killed my son just for a mere woman?!"

"That old scoundrel Qin Qingshan has really raised a fine grandson! What audacity! Are they planning a rebellion?!"

Wei Lixian knelt down tremblingly, not daring to utter a sound.

"Wei Lixian!"

"The slave is here."

"Kill all members of the Qin family and anyone who knows about this immediately! Anyone who dares to kill my son will have their entire family exterminated!"

"The slave obeys the order."

Wei Lixian knelt down tremblingly and kowtowed in obedience.

But before Wei Lixian could get up, the Great Xia Emperor suddenly seemed to remember something and asked with a puzzled expression:

"Wait a minute? Something's not right!"

"Didn't Tianrun transfer four elite guards from the Imperial Guard to be his bodyguards before he left? Where are they?"

"Your Majesty, he is dead."

"Dead?! Who killed him?"

"Qin Yu."

"..." The Great Xia Emperor: "Are you kidding me?"

Wei Lixian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, shook his head, and said:

“Your Majesty, although this old servant can hardly believe it, this matter is indeed true. All the witnesses present said that they saw Qin Yu kill the Ninth Prince’s four bodyguards with just one move.”

The Emperor of Great Xia fell silent.

A martial artist, spanning three major realms, killed four Martial Marquises, all in a single, swift move…

This whole thing sounds surreal.

Even the Great Xia Emperor, who had seen countless storms, was deeply shocked at this moment.

At that moment, the air in the room froze, and the imperial study became utterly silent.

The Great Xia Emperor frowned in deep thought, while Wei Lixian knelt respectfully to the side, not daring to even breathe loudly.

After an unknown amount of time, the Great Xia Emperor, with a complex expression, asked in a low voice:

"Wei Lixian, if you were in his shoes, what would you choose?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Lixian was immediately startled.

What does this mean?

Didn't you just say you were going to exterminate his entire family? Now you're asking him what to do? What does that mean?

Could it be that……

Wei Lixian considered himself the most capable person in the world of understanding the Emperor's thoughts.

But at this moment, he could not fathom His Majesty's thoughts.

Or perhaps, it's a matter of not daring to speculate.

"Your Majesty, this old servant is foolish and does not know what to choose."

"You old fox, just say what I tell you to say, stop dawdling."

Wei Lixian's lips twitched slightly. He took a deep breath and then slowly said:

"Your Majesty, if anyone kills my son, I will repay them a hundredfold."

"So, you're planning to kill him?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Even if the other party is a once-in-a-millennium genius with a high probability of becoming a pillar of our Great Xia, we will still kill them without hesitation?"

"Forehead……"

Beads of sweat immediately appeared on Wei Lixian's forehead, and he asked in a low voice, somewhat uncertain:

"Then, perhaps this old servant will reconsider?"

"Right, we definitely can't just kill this kind of talent."

The Great Xia Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, as if speaking to Wei Lixian, or perhaps to himself.

"Moreover, I have many sons, and Tianrun is the most useless one among them. It is a real loss for my Great Xia because he has deprived me of a future pillar of the country. Don't you think so?"

Wei Lixian was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground and dared not say a word.

How should he respond to that?

It's not right to agree, nor is it right to disagree.

You can't exactly say, "Your Majesty, what you said is correct. Your son is indeed a good-for-nothing, and it's not worth sacrificing a peerless genius for him."

If he dared to say that,

He didn't know if Qin Yu would be executed along with his entire family, but he was definitely going to be executed.

The Great Xia Emperor ignored Wei Lixian and continued muttering to himself:

"Moreover, Tianrun really did something outrageous this time, which angered the public. He was killed by Qin Yu, which can be considered as quelling public anger. It's understandable. It would be a bit far-fetched to charge him with treason."

Wei Lixian: "..."

Good heavens, if killing the princes doesn't count as a rebellion, then what does?

All I can say is that His Majesty truly lives up to his title; his vision is truly remarkable.

Just then, Wei Lixian suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he quickly spoke:

"By the way, Your Majesty, don't we have the Jade of Resurrection? Perhaps it can save His Highness the Ninth Prince."

However, upon hearing this, the Great Xia Emperor merely waved his hand indifferently:

"This kid doesn't deserve to use something so precious."

Wei Lixian: "..."

And so, the Imperial Study fell into a deathly silence once again.

The Great Xia Emperor frowned in thought, clearly still hesitant about whether or not to kill him.

Killing him would be such a waste.

If they don't kill them, the royal family's dignity will be utterly destroyed once again.

This truly put him in a dilemma.

Just then, a young eunuch suddenly trotted over and whispered something in Wei Lixian's ear.

Wei Lixian was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, Qin Qingshan, the Inspector of the Southeast Province of the Great Xia, requests an audience."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the Great Xia Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly and immediately let out a cold snort:

"This old scoundrel dares to come looking for me. Doesn't he fear that I'll kill him on the spot?"

Wei Lixian dared not utter a sound.

After a while, the Great Xia Emperor sighed and waved his hand:

"Let him in."