Compromise on a Snowy Night

Half a month later.

Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace.

Emperor Xue Ye looked at the arrogant Cen Yu before him and the few individuals with terrifying auras by his side, asking with a heavy expression: "Lord Cen Yu, what is the meaning of this?"

"To lead men into the Imperial Palace and slaughter my guards—is this an attempt to declare war on my Heaven Dou Empire?!"

Hearing this, Cen Yu chuckled: "Respected Emperor Xue Ye, how can you say such a thing?"

"On the contrary, it is precisely because of respect that I have come to this place."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and tossed a corpse out from his storage space.

"Take a look, does this look familiar? These are soldiers of your Heaven Dou Empire, aren't they?"

Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye took a glance and nodded in confusion: "What is this?"

At a signal from Cen Yu's eyes, Yue Guan let out a cold snort and recounted what had happened in Broken Cloud Town.

"What?!" After listening, Emperor Xue Ye slammed his hand onto the table, his face filled with bewilderment.

At the same time, he quickly began to weigh his countermeasures in his heart.

Xue Xing, that fool; those few remote small towns were already close to Martial Soul Hall, and they usually looked to Martial Soul Hall for help anyway. So what if they had faith in Cen Yu?

Yet, not only did he send men to wipe out the Martial Soul Branch Hall, he even slaughtered the commoners.

Could it be that Xue Xing truly believed those great sects were so stupid as to help him oppose Martial Soul Hall?

Just then, the Qian Renxue-disguised Xue Qinghe rushed in with men, and upon seeing the scene before him, he immediately shielded Emperor Xue Ye.

"Father, please forgive me! Your son is late in coming to save you!"

As he spoke, he exchanged a glance with Cen Yu.

Seeing the newcomer, Emperor Xue Ye's anger subsided slightly, and he looked at his son with a sense of relief.

"It is nothing. Let me introduce you."

He pointed to the youth in front: "This is Lord Cen Yu from Martial Soul Hall; you should have met him before."

Xue Qinghe nodded and bowed to Cen Yu: "I trust you have been well. Since we parted in Martial Soul City, I did not expect your cultivation to have advanced once again."

"However, you did not send word before coming to visit my Heaven Dou Empire. Given the current situation, is this not somewhat inappropriate?"

She really hadn't misjudged the man; deliberately letting Xue Xing go off to stir up trouble had indeed resulted in a disaster.

Hearing this, Cen Yu said to Xue Qinghe with a half-smile: "That was indeed a bit rude of me. Next time, I certainly shall~"

He looked back at Emperor Xue Ye: "Emperor Xue Ye, I believe that the Heaven Dou Empire and my Martial Soul Hall have always been on good terms."

"This matter was merely the personal action of Prince Xue Xing, but the Heaven Dou Empire acknowledges its own responsibility in the matter, and is therefore willing to hand over Xue Xing and provide some compensation."

"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye's expression turned gloomy.

Xue Qinghe quickly leaned into his ear and whispered: "Father, this is already the best possible outcome."

"The four people beside Cen Yu are all Title Douluo; we have no chance of winning if a fight breaks out now."

"Furthermore, when the earthquake occurred there previously, the Empire did not send anyone to provide disaster relief; it was Martial Soul Hall that did so."

"Now that the Imperial Uncle has wiped out the Martial Soul Branch Hall, if we do not deal with him, I fear we will lose the hearts of the people and shake the foundations of the Empire."

"..."

How could Emperor Xue Ye not know what Xue Qinghe was saying? Xue Xing's move was too foolish; even if he wanted to protect him, he had no way to do so.

Although the Empire had a million-strong army and ostensibly did not fear war with Martial Soul Hall, in reality, what could a million-strong army do against a Title Douluo? If a Title Douluo wanted to assassinate someone or leave, no one could stop them.

After all, no Title Douluo would be stupid enough to stand still and fight a million-strong army, would they?

After thinking for a while, Emperor Xue Ye finally compromised.

Compared to the foundation of the Empire, Xue Xing could only be discarded.

He spoke slowly: "Lord Cen Yu's words are reasonable."

"Qinghe, convey my decree: Prince Xue Xing, having mobilized troops for personal grievances and caused the suffering of the people in that region, is hereby stripped of his status and reduced to a commoner, to be handed over to Martial Soul Hall for disposal."

"As for the compensation for Martial Soul Hall, you handle it."

As the words fell, Xue Qinghe knelt on one knee: "Your son obeys the decree!"

Afterward, Cen Yu and his group followed Xue Qinghe all the way to Prince Xue Xing's residence.

Seeing the tightly shut gates, Xue Qinghe let out a cold snort and turned to instruct his subordinates: "Kick the door down!"

"Yes!"

Two Royal Knights stepped forward in response, and with a BOOM, they kicked the heavy mansion gates open.

Immediately following, squads of Royal Knights charged in, surrounding the entire residence in the blink of an eye.

Hearing the commotion, Xue Xing felt a jolt in his heart and hurried out of the manor.

Upon seeing Xue Qinghe leading the group, his expression darkened instantly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, what is the meaning of this grand display?"

Hearing this, Xue Qinghe couldn't be bothered to address his questioning: "By imperial decree, Prince Xue Xing has mobilized troops without authorization, and his reckless actions have brought disaster upon the commoners in his territory."

"Effective immediately, you are stripped of your princely title and demoted to a commoner! Men, seize him!"

As soon as the words fell, two figures pinned Xue Xing down firmly.

Just as he was about to struggle, his heart gave a violent tremor.

This sensation is... a Title Douluo?!

Instantly, an intense wave of fear swept through his entire body.

Before Xue Xing could even open his mouth to shout, his mouth was stuffed shut.

"Mmph!!! Mmph!!!"

Cen Yu let out a soft chuckle and said to Xue Qinghe: "Many thanks, Your Highness the Crown Prince~"

As he spoke, he leaned into the ear of the person before him: "Senior Sister, I've solved this trouble for you, so you owe me a favor now~"

Hearing this, Xue Qinghe chuckled lightly: "We shall discuss that later."

"Fine then~"

With that, the youth waved his hand at Gui Mei and Yue Guan, who were holding Xue Xing down: "Take him, we are going to collect our interest."

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Cen Yu looked at the sect in the distance, which shimmered with brilliance and flaunted its immense wealth in every detail.

He asked thoughtfully: "Since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is so wealthy, it shouldn't be excessive to ask for a bit more compensation, right?"

As he spoke, the youth slammed the long spear in his hand into the ground.

"Ghost Domain!"

"BOOM--!"

In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, and countless vengeful spirits accompanied by eerie mist surged toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Seeing this, Gui Mei's mouth twitched: "Cen Yu, this looks like you're planning to wipe them out."

However, this ability was truly powerful; setting aside the Title Douluo on both sides, Cen Yu alone could destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Hearing this, Cen Yu chuckled: "Whether I wipe them out or not depends on their attitude~"

"If they don't know how to behave... then I'll just have to inherit the entire legacy of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect~"

But Ning Rongrong and Oscar should both be inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect right now, right?

If they want to avenge Xiao Wu, then as someone as kind as me~ I'll just have to send them to reunite with her~

Thinking of this, whether out of excitement or something else, Cen Yu covered his face and began to laugh sinisterly.

Seeing this, the few people beside him couldn't help but shiver.

Good heavens, what has this kid thought of now? How could he laugh like that?