Chapter 666: Chapter 666 - 655: You’re Insulting Indirectly
The Emperor, driven to fury by these words, gnashed his teeth and roared.
"You acknowledge My supreme status, don’t you? My body carries the fate of a nation. Wherever I am, I can undoubtedly provide some help to Xiaosuisui. Why then did you forcibly take Me away?"
Outraged, the Emperor pointed an accusatory finger at National Master Feng Wushang’s nose and demanded.
"If I had not brought Your Majesty back, I would be unable to predict what might happen next.
For thousands of years, the situation in the Central Plains has been extremely delicate. It has always alternated between decades of war and decades of natural disasters. The Great Han has only just managed to stabilize the situation and see improvements with great difficulty.
If Your Majesty were to meet with misfortune overseas, where would this humble servant find a monarch who can champion the people and contend for dominion over the realm?"
Feng Wushang lowered his head, speaking each word with a clear conscience.
"Your Majesty, if you wish to punish this humble servant, then please return safely to the Great Han. At that time, you may issue an edict to strip this humble servant of the position of National Master!"
The Emperor’s anger intensified at these words, and he retorted rashly.
"I don’t need to wait until We return to the Great Han! We shall issue the edict now..."
"Your Majesty!"
From the other end of the ship, Princess Ata called out as she approached.
"Your Majesty! You are the Emperor. Your every action affects all the people under Heaven. You cannot act willfully!"
The Emperor turned his head, saw Princess Ata, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he sneered coldly.
"Princess Ata, you are a princess of Nanjiang. I do not blame you for fearing death. However, if you wish to meddle in the affairs of My Great Han, I advise you to weigh your own status carefully!"
Princess Ata’s cheeks burned hotly at the Emperor’s words. She quickly bowed and said,
"Your Majesty! I have naturally considered my own status. I am the Princess of Nanjiang, and I bear the future of Nanjiang’s common people on my shoulders.
My purpose in coming to the Great Han is to negotiate peace. I do not wish for the danger to Nanjiang’s common people to remain unresolved while I perish in this vast sea."
Upon hearing this, the Emperor stated coldly and cruelly, "Clinging to life, afraid of death!"
Princess Ata chuckled lightly and said,
"That’s right, I cling to life and fear death. For my eighteen years of life to be forfeit here is not terrifying in the least. However, I fear that after I die here, the lives of my common people will also be inexplicably forfeit.
I clearly know of the Great Wizard’s conspiracy and the danger of the Array of Heaven. If I still do not strive, do not exert my utmost effort, then what use is this princess, who is revered by tens of thousands and supported by the common people?"
These words from Princess Ata made the Emperor flush red to the ears.
"You are making insinuations! Are you saying that I am not fit to be the king of My Great Han’s common people?!"
"Your Majesty! Indeed, are you fit?"
The Emperor was enraged, his eyes glaring fiercely, filled with killing intent!
"Princess Ata, how audacious! Is the Emperor of our Great Han someone you can slander?"
Xie Pan’Er’s voice suddenly interjected from the side. She had been holding her breath, not daring to make a sound for a long time. It was only when she sensed the Emperor’s killing intent that she braced herself and stepped forward.
"I have not misspoken in the slightest. The common people recognize him as their sovereign. They pay their taxes year after year and abide by the state’s laws and statutes day by day. What is it all for?
Is it not because he is a good emperor? That he can lead the common people to live well, ensure their homes are secure, and allow them to live and work in peace and contentment!"
As soon as Princess Ata said this, Xie Pan’Er was rendered speechless.
The anger in the Emperor’s heart intensified, yet his killing intent diminished.
"Your Majesty! Return with us! I practice Witchcraft. I can communicate with Heaven and Earth and glimpse the Celestial Dao.
The Eldest Princess has entered a fatal situation, yet there is a sliver of hope for survival. This sliver of hope, Your Majesty, you cannot give her! Therefore, even if you remain on Yunzhou Island, it will be futile."
"What did you say? Suisui still has a sliver of hope for survival?"
Hearing this, the Emperor was overjoyed and hurriedly pressed,
Princess Ata nodded, then gazed towards the heavens and sighed.
"However, this sliver of hope is exceedingly difficult to achieve. It lies within her blood relatives.
Your Majesty! That Ji Youzhi is the Eldest Princess’s maternal uncle. The old Island Master of Yunzhou Island must have understood the significance of this.
That is why he had the two of them enter the array together."
"Youzhi!" the Emperor murmured, calling Ji Youzhi’s name. He had known since they were young that Ji Youzhi and Ji Youze were extraordinary. They learned everything quickly, and their luck had always been very good. It was just that after meeting Xiaosuisui, their luck became insignificant in her presence. Ji Youzhi, at such a young age, had already reached the fourth realm of Martial Arts; he was truly a prodigy among martial prodigies. With Xiaosuisui entering with him, perhaps they could, as in the past, manage to escape the danger!