"This is... a treasured saber from my collection, named Elegant Spring. It was supposedly forged by a master smith of the previous dynasty and can slice through iron like mud."
Xie Yunce had completely capitulated by now. Trembling with fear, he said, "If you do not disdain it, Marquis of Fei, would you accept this saber as my apology?"
Chen Ye glanced down at the Xiuchun Saber, then at Xie Yunce, and silently withdrew the blade pressed against his neck.
Xie Yunce was not the only member of the Xie Family who had joined the Imperial Court's Coalition Army.
If Chen Ye killed him in full view of everyone, escaping the Xie Family's attention afterward would be difficult.
Chen Ye quit while he was ahead and said indifferently, "Young Master Xie, let us leave today's matter at that.
As for those dead servants of your Xie Family, they were merely blind mongrels. Dead is dead. I imagine you will not take it to heart."
Xie Yunce nodded like a pestle pounding garlic. "You are right, Marquis of Fei! They were all blind fools! They offended you today and deserved to die! Please do not hold it against us!"
Seeing how readily Xie Yunce fell into line, Chen Ye could not help laughing.
His goal accomplished, he said nothing more, turned, and strode straight out of the courtyard.
Cui Changfeng, Zhang Rang, and the others who had entered afterward remained silent, rather troubled by Chen Ye's utterly unrestrained conduct.
Zhang Rang was better off. He represented the imperial family and could naturally distance himself from the affair.
Cui Changfeng, however, had a headache on his hands. He would have to figure out how to handle any friction that might arise between the aristocratic clans.
Only after Chen Ye and the others