"That fast?" Qin Luo instantly straightened up. Damn it, my people were here. Today, every last one of them would have to kneel before him!
The Great Qin Dynasty was a force far, far stronger than the Taixu Sacred Land.
In his memories, the founder of the Great Qin Dynasty had been a Great Emperor Realm expert. Within the Great Qin Dynasty, anyone granted Marquis Rank was inevitably a Saint!
The old man froze, immediately reining in his aura. His gaze fell on Liu Changhe, his eyes revealing an inquisitive look.
Liu Changhe indicated that he had no idea.
"Take this brat away!" At the Taixu Ancestor's command, the elders of the Taixu Sacred Land moved to act.
Just then, Qin Luo shouted, "I am Qin Luo!"
"Marquis of the Four Regions, I'm here!"
With the power of the Taixu Bell, Qin Luo's voice carried far into the distance.
Boom!
A powerful aura charged in forcefully from outside. A middle-aged man clad in black armor barreled through without regard for anyone, arriving directly above Qin Luo.
With one glance, he locked onto Qin Luo.
"May we ask why the Marquis of the Four Regions has come here?" the Taixu Ancestor and Liu Changhe asked gravely.
The aura emanating from the Marquis of the Four Regions was slightly weaker than the Taixu Ancestor's, yet neither dared underestimate him, because he represented the Great Qin Dynasty.
Fang Xing's gaze fell upon Qin Luo. When he saw the jade pendant appear in Qin Luo's hand, his pupils contracted.
Whoosh! He rushed before Qin Luo at incredible speed, seized the jade pendant in Qin Luo's hand, and operated it with the secret technique described in the covert message.
Soon, a flash of red light shot from the jade pendant and entered Qin Luo's body. Then the pendant began to emit a dazzling radiance, echoing the power of Qin Luo's bloodline from afar.
Though they did not know what was happening, the Taixu Ancestor and Liu Changhe both felt their hearts sink, seized by a bad premonition.
Ye Chen's eyes widened even further. No matter how hard he thought, he could not understand why today had been so full of twists and turns.
"Can Qin Luo not die?" Ye Chen muttered to himself.
Watching this scene, Fang Xing was certain. The person before him carried the bloodline of the Great Qin Dynasty—the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty whom the Imperial Capital had ordered him to find!
He took two small steps back, bowed to Qin Luo, and said, "Marquis of the Four Regions Fang Xing pays his respects to the Ninth Prince!"
Boom!
The impact of those words was simply too great.
Ye Chen staggered, his eyes wide. "He's a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty?"
Jealousy, fury, fear—every sort of emotion surged within him.
He had finally been about to crush Qin Luo to death and take the position of Holy Son from him. Yet now Qin Luo had gained an even more exalted status—the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty!
Liu Ruyan also stared at Qin Luo in disbelief. "Senior Brother Qin is actually the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty? How is that possible?"
"Impossible! How could it be possible? How could Qin Luo possibly be the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty?"
"Didn't the Great Qin Dynasty only have eight princes? Since when was there a ninth?"
"What a joke, an absolute joke of cosmic proportions! How could Qin Luo, a thief, become the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty? I must not have woken up yet. Right, I haven't woken up yet."
Liu Changhe's expression darkened. He realized the gravity of the matter. If Qin Luo was the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, then their judgment of Qin Luo just now had completely turned him against the Taixu Sacred Land.
In the future, Qin Luo would surely retaliate against the Taixu Sacred Land.
He stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Qin Luo was a child Elder Shen Su of our Taixu Sacred Land picked up from outside. Could the Marquis of the Four Regions be mistaken?"
Fang Xing glanced at him and said indifferently, "My Great Qin Dynasty naturally has its own methods of verification. There is no need to explain them to your Taixu Sacred Land."
"I have confirmed that His Highness Qin Luo is the Ninth Prince of my Great Qin Dynasty. The prince's identity is beyond question!"
Domineering. If he said it was so, then it was so. There was no need to tell them why.
"Ninth Prince, please follow me to the Imperial Capital."
"No rush," Qin Luo said.
Now it was his turn to take the stage.
He looked at Fang Xing and asked, "Marquis of the Four Regions, do you know what I am doing right now?"
"I am being judged by the Taixu Sacred Land!"
The moment those words fell, the expressions of the Taixu Ancestor and Liu Changhe changed.
They knew Qin Luo was intoxicated with success.
"Ancestor, rest assured. Our Taixu Sacred Land is in the right in this matter. Even if the Great Qin Dynasty is powerful, they cannot use their power to bully others!" Liu Changhe transmitted to the Taixu Ancestor.
The Ancestor merely nodded without saying anything.
"Oh?" A thick killing intent rose from Fang Xing's body. He swept his gaze around and shouted in a deep voice, "You dare judge a prince of my Great Qin Dynasty? Taixu Sacred Land, your nerve is truly enormous!"
The pressure of one man alone crushed the entire Taixu Sacred Land into silence.
Only Tu Shouyi stepped forward at Liu Changhe's prompting gaze. He explained, "Reporting to the Marquis of the Four Regions, we did not know Qin Luo was a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty. He was previously the Holy Son of our Taixu Sacred Land. He violated the laws of our Taixu Sacred Land, so naturally he should be judged!"
His words rang like metal striking stone. Tu Shouyi found his rhythm, feeling that at this moment, he was the center of everyone's attention—a brave warrior unafraid of power.
But Qin Luo sent him plummeting into the abyss with a single sentence. "Just now, he repeatedly tried to put me to death."
Boom! Fang Xing's killing intent condensed into substance. He drew his blade. "Anyone who dares plot against a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty shall be executed!"
The killing intent had nearly solidified, leaving Tu Shouyi unable even to draw a breath. His eyes were filled with terror.
"Marquis of the Four Regions, please show mercy!" Liu Changhe still had some sense of responsibility. Tu Shouyi had stepped out under his orders, so he ought to protect him.
"Whoever obstructs me shares his crime!"
Fang Xing showed no intention of retreating even half a step. He slashed out with his blade. Tu Shouyi had only just broken free from Fang Xing's suppression and had no time to evade.
He could only shout, "Holy Lord, save me!"
Liu Changhe clearly hesitated. In that instant of hesitation, Fang Xing slew Tu Shouyi with one stroke.
Bang! Tu Shouyi's corpse hit the ground, crashing down upon countless hearts and making their bodies tremble. Quite a few people began to shiver uncontrollably.
They had just participated in framing Qin Luo. An eighth-stage Cave Heaven Realm expert had been killed so easily—what about them?
The more arrogant and exhilarated they had been moments ago, the more terrified they were now.
Yet there was still one brave soul. Liu Ruyan looked at Qin Luo and said, "Senior Brother Qin, you've changed. Elder Tu was merely enforcing the law impartially. Besides, you killed disciples of our Taixu Sacred Land and stole our Taixu Sacred Land's Saint Artifact. The witnesses and evidence are all present. You are the one in the wrong, Senior Brother!"
However, Liu Ruyan's tone was no longer as forceful as before. Everything had changed because of the shift in power and status.
Qin Luo could now be almost completely lawless!
"Impartially enforcing the law? Witnesses and evidence?" Qin Luo sneered and looked at Liu Ruyan. "The witnesses you speak of are you and Ye Chen, aren't they?"
"Did you personally see me kill disciples of the Taixu Sacred Land?"
"I..." Liu Ruyan found it difficult to answer. Had she seen it with her own eyes? She had only seen corpses and Qin Luo appearing beside those people.
"Answer me. Did you personally see me kill disciples of the Taixu Sacred Land?" Qin Luo shouted again.
"I didn't." The moment Liu Ruyan's words landed, an uproar broke out.
Who would have thought that the crucial witness had not seen anything? Yet she had been so arrogant and self-righteous in accusing Qin Luo?
"Did you personally see me steal the Saint Artifact of the Taixu Sacred Land?" Qin Luo asked again.
"But it was in your hands..."
Before Liu Ruyan could finish, Qin Luo interrupted her again. "Answer me. Did you personally see it?"
"No." Liu Ruyan answered honestly.
"Then why are you acting as a witness here? Liu Ruyan, are you fabricating accusations out of thin air?"
"No, that's not it." Liu Ruyan immediately pushed Ye Chen out.
"Junior Brother Ye, he... he personally saw you kill our Taixu Sacred Land's senior and junior brothers!"
Everyone's gaze fell upon Ye Chen again. Dropping the act, Ye Chen stepped forward.
Things between him and Qin Luo had already reached a life-or-death point. What did he still have to fear?
"That's right. I personally saw you, Qin Luo, kill disciples of our Taixu Sacred Land. And doesn't the Four Symbols Sword Technique you used, along with the Taixu Bell, prove that you stole the treasures of our Taixu Sacred Land?"
"For your own selfish desires, you killed members of our Taixu Sacred Land and stole our Taixu Sacred Land's Saint Artifact. Did you ever hold in your eyes the grace of the Taixu Sacred Land that raised and taught you?"
"You're nothing but a selfish, self-serving villain!"
No matter what, so what if Qin Luo was a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty? Today, he would make Qin Luo's crimes stick, so that even after arriving in the Great Qin Dynasty, Qin Luo would still be cursed behind his back.
Qin Luo was not angry in the slightest. He clapped his hands. "Wonderful, wonderful. What a masterful method of framing someone."
"But I believe that you, Ye Chen, are the one who killed the disciples of the Taixu Sacred Land and stole the Taixu Sacred Land's Saint Artifact, the Taixu Bell, as well as the Four Symbols Sword Technique."
Ye Chen sneered. "Qin Luo, the witnesses and evidence are all here, and you're still trying to deny it? Do you really think everyone in the Taixu Sacred Land is blind?"
He did not believe Qin Luo could turn things around again.
Qin Luo secretly shook his head, ignoring him and instead looking at Fang Xing. "Marquis of the Four Regions, may I inspect the ring on his hand?"
"After all, I represent the Great Qin Dynasty. A prince of the dynasty cannot suffer an undeserved injustice. Don't you agree?"
The moment those words were spoken, panic flashed across Ye Chen's face. He had never expected Qin Luo to demand a search of his ring.
[Ye Chen's state of mind has been thrown into turmoil. He lost 3,000 Fortune Points. The host gained 3,000 Villain Points.]