Chapter 121: Promising to Return the Yu Guo Crown Prince—But Not Saying Alive

Such venomous words were unbearable even for the few Xuan Guo ministers present.

No matter how you look at it, Xiao Qidi is now the reigning monarch of Xuan Guo; insulting him is tantamount to insulting Xuan Guo.

As Xuan Guo ministers, they naturally share the shame.

"You dare!" a minister slammed the table and rose.

The Xuan Guo envoy laughed, "I am this brazen; what can you do to me? Even your His Majesty said nothing, yet you are impatient?"

"You…" the minister was momentarily speechless.

The other ministers wore very grim expressions.

But Xiao Qidi calmly said, "I will bring the Yu Guo Crown Prince over and hand him to you; there is no need to discuss any conditions, but you must wait here for a while."

The ministers were dumbfounded.

His Majesty, what does this mean…?

Earlier you said you would make Yu Guo submit, now it turns into handing over the Yu Guo Crown Prince unconditionally?

Being insulted to this degree, not only did they not get angry, but they became pliant?

"His Majesty, this cannot be…" the ministers urged.

"The Yu Guo Crown Prince is in our hands; whatever the case, Yu Guo must provide conditions. How can we hand him over for free?"

Xiao Qidi ignored the objections, told them to wait here, and, amid the Yu Guo envoy's loud laughter, left the great hall.

The ministers' faces looked worse than if they'd eaten excrement.

Shameful, truly too shameful!

It's one thing that His Majesty lacks any negotiation experience, but to act on his own before even his ministers could intervene is outrageous.

This will become a colossal joke; from now on, Xuan Guo will never be able to hold its head up before the other nations!

"So your His Majesty is such a spineless wretch," the Yu Guo envoy sneered unceremoniously, "You ministers of Xuan Guo should start looking for another way out. If not, come with me to Yu Guo this time; even serving as a horse servant for my Da Yu king is better than being a high official here. When Da Yu launches troops to conquer Xuan Guo, you will have no chance."

Hearing these unbearably harsh, soul‑piercing words, the few Xuan Guo ministers present turned a sickly pale, yet they lacked any resolve to counter them.

With their His Majesty already so incompetent, any rebuttal would only add to the ridicule.

Having such a monarch, Xuan Guo is… hopeless…

At this moment in the great hall, on one side the Xuan Guo ministers sat like on a bed of needles, gloomy and despondent; on the other side the Yu Guo envoy was smugly triumphant.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qidi had already arrived at the factory via the Spacetime Portal that Ning Jinli opened within the palace.

After arriving, his phone finally got signal.

He immediately called Ning Jinli, saying he needed to go to Xi Tun Guan at once and required her assistance.

Within minutes, Ning Jinli rushed over and swiftly redirected the other end of the Spacetime Portal to the Immortal Cave in Lin Xian Village.

"What happened? Why does your face look so grim?" Ning Jinli asked worriedly.

Xiao Qidi whispered, "The Yu Guo envoy came to provoke me in person; perfect, I'll strike Yu Guo now. Jinli, I still need you to drive me, so we can save travel time."

"Alright, no problem."

Ning Jinli teleported her off‑road vehicle over.

Then the two arrived together at Lin Xian Village.

Ning Jinli drove, taking Xiao Qidi straight to Xi Tun Guan.

Previously, traveling from Lin Xian Village to Xi Tun Guan could only be done on horseback, and the road was rough; even a fast horse round‑trip took more than an hour.

Now a smooth, wide dirt road has been built between Xi Tun Guan and Lin Xian Village.

Ning Jinli's drive back and forth now takes just over twenty minutes at best.

Upon reaching Xi Tun Guan, Xiao Qidi dragged the Yu Guo Crown Prince, who was imprisoned in the guardhouse, out.

The Yu Guo Crown Prince, detained for so long, was gaunt, yet his arrogant temperament remained; he struggled and shouted, "Xiao Qidi! Where are you taking this Crown Prince?!"

"Yu Guo sent an envoy over," Xiao Qidi narrowed his eyes, saying ominously, "I'll deliver you to them right now."

The Yu Guo Crown Prince was first stunned, then so excited he nearly leapt up, laughing loudly, "Hahaha! I can finally return! Xiao Qidi, wait for me! One day I'll make you pay!"

He assumed he was of utmost importance, so Xiao Qidi certainly wouldn't dare harm him; releasing him was entirely expected.

"Aren't you going to untie this Crown Prince quickly?!"

"Then find a few beauties to attend to me—bathe, clothe, and feed me a good meal, make me comfortable; then you can kneel and kowtow in apology. I might consider letting Xuan Guo give a smaller compensation," the Yu Guo Crown Prince shouted at Xiao Qidi.

As he spoke, he noticed Ning Jinli standing nearby.

His eyes lit up and drool dripped, "Hey? So you've already prepared a beauty. She's good; I like her!"

Ning Jinli frowned silently; she was too lazy to waste words on such a person.

Xiao Qidi fetched a sharp knife and stood before the Yu Guo Crown Prince.

The Yu Guo Crown Prince lifted his head and chest, raising his rope‑bound hands, waiting for Xiao Qidi to untie him personally.

However, Xiao Qidi moved the knife tip upward, stopping only when it reached the Crown Prince's neck.

"You… what do you mean?!" the Crown Prince's face changed slightly.

Xiao Qidi's lips curled, murderous intent flashing in his eyes, "I said I'd deliver you to your envoy, but I never said I'd deliver you alive."

The words fell, and the knife slashed across the Crown Prince's neck side.

Splat—

Fresh blood gushed out wildly.

The Yu Guo Crown Prince fell back in horror, clutching his neck and shrieking, "You're mad! You dare kill me?! I am the Yu Guo Crown Prince! If you kill me… Yu Guo will crush Xuan Guo!"

Xiao Qidi snorted coldly, stepped on his chest, and swung the knife again.

This strike cleanly sliced his head off, dropping it to the ground.

Ning Jinli watched the whole scene and did not intervene.

She did not know why Xiao Qidi did this, but she believed there must be his reasoning.

Moreover, the Yu Guo Crown Prince, such a scoundrel who commits countless evils, deserves to die.

Later, Xiao Qidi and the soldiers at Xi Tun Guan cleaned up the blood‑drained Yu Guo Crown Prince's corpse, wrapped it carefully in cloth, and only then placed it in Ning Jinli's off‑road vehicle so as not to soil her car.

Ning Jinli drove Xiao Qidi and a corpse back to Lin Xian Village, passed through the Spacetime Portal, and returned to the factory warehouse.

Finally, she moved the other end of the Spacetime Portal back to the Xuan Guo royal palace; Xiao Qidi then dragged the corpse into the portal.

Having finished all this, it took only half an hour from start to finish.

In the great hall of the palace, several Xuan Guo ministers were on the verge of collapsing from waiting.

The Yu Guo envoy grew impatient, finished his last sip of wine, and, reeking of alcohol, said, "Xiao Qidi, you're not hiding away to cry, are you? How long must I keep waiting?"

The Xuan Guo ministers didn't know how to answer, after all even they didn't know what His Majesty was doing.

The Yu Guo envoy stood, paced a few steps in the hall, his gaze landing on the throne; emboldened by the wine, he told his attendant, "Go, dismantle that throne for me."

The Xuan Guo ministers present turned pale.

He was clearly emboldened by seeing His Majesty's weakness, becoming even more reckless!

"Don't be so brazen!"

"You're being far too over the line!"

The ministers' faces turned ashen; they all rose, intending to intervene.

Swish!

The Yu Guo envoy's several guards instantly drew the refined‑iron long swords sheathed at their waists.

The cold glints stabbed at the ministers, making them unable to open their eyes and daring them not to step forward; one minister even prepared to summon the palace guards.

But before he could speak, a blade was already pressed against his throat.

The Yu Guo envoy laughed, "Old fool, these guards were selected from Da Yu's elite in the Royal City; each can take on a hundred opponents. They all wear refined‑iron armor forged by Da Yu's top blacksmiths with the latest techniques, and wield the newest refined‑iron long blades unrivaled across the world—true Divine Weapons. Even if we turned your palace into a river of blood, it would be nothing. I suggest you behave honestly."

After speaking, he gave a signal to another guard.

The guard understood and swung his sword, slashing at the nearby table.

In the blink of an eye, the table split, and even the bronze tableware on it was cleaved in half like tofu.

The ministers inhaled a cold gasp.

Yu Guo's iron‑refining and weapon‑forging capabilities have always far outpaced the other Six Nations, a fact well known to all, yet no one expected them to become even more formidable now.

If Daxuan were to clash with Yu Guo, even if Daxuan deployed countless troops, they would likely still be no match…

Now it's over: Daxuan suffered a humiliating disgrace today, forced to swallow its pride, and will probably be trampled under Yu Guo's feet forever.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting," Xiao Qidi's voice suddenly rang from the hall's entrance.

The ministers, their hearts as dead as ash, stood like wooden statues, showing no reaction to His Majesty's appearance.

The Yu Guo envoy turned proudly, a mocking smile on his face, "Xiao Qidi, you've left me hanging here for a long time; you'd better give me a satisfactory answer. You promised to bring the Crown Prince to me—where is the Crown Prince? Do you dare to mock me?"

He saw Xiao Qidi dragging a hemp bag about the size of an adult and seemingly heavy; though it struck him as odd, he said nothing more.

Xiao Qidi entered the hall dragging the bag and said calmly, "Please return to your seats; your Crown Prince has arrived."

"Is that so?" the Yu Guo envoy blinked slightly, hurriedly straightened his attire, and, with his attendants and guards, sat down again.

They were about to see their own Crown Prince, so they needed to behave respectfully.

Once they were settled, Xiao Qidi dragged the long bag before their eyes.

The Yu Guo envoy laughed, "You've been dragging that thing since you entered—could it be a gift you prepared yourself as an apology? Xiao Qidi, you've held my Da Yu Crown Prince for so long; this isn't enough to make up for it!"

Xiao Qidi lifted the bag with one hand and, with a slap, flung it to the Yu Guo envoy's feet.

The moment the bag hit the ground, the ropes tied to it fell apart.

The Yu Guo envoy instantly smelled a whiff of blood, frowned, and said, "What exactly is in here?"

Xiao Qidi sneered, "You'll know as soon as you look."

The Yu Guo envoy's brows furrowed tighter, a sense of unease rising; he glanced at the bag's opening but could not discern what lay inside, only vaguely seeing something that seemed to have hair.

Growing more suspicious, after a brief thought he snorted coldly, seized a refined‑iron long sword from a guard, and thrust it at the bag several times.

The bag didn't budge; after the sword was thrust in and withdrawn, the blade bore some bloodstains.

"What the hell are you doing?"

The Yu Guo envoy grew even more puzzled.

Xiao Qidi remained silent, his smile widening.

The Yu Guo envoy thought that, since the knife test was done, at least he could be sure the bag's contents were harmless, and besides, Xiao Qidi wouldn't dare play tricks on him.

So he swung the sword again, cutting the hemp bag open.

As the cloth peeled away, a corpse appeared in view.

At first glance, the body lay face‑down, so its features were invisible.

"Xiao Qidi!" the Yu Guo envoy shouted angrily, "What do you mean by dragging a dead body to me!"

For such an absurd act, not only him but also the several Xuan Guo ministers present were at a loss.

All cast bewildered looks toward Xiao Qidi.

They thought, perhaps His Majesty had gone mad?

Otherwise, why would this audience with the Yu Guo envoy repeatedly produce such irregular actions?

It truly… cannot be understood.

"You said you'd hand over your Crown Prince, and I've brought it," Xiao Qidi said, lightly kicking the corpse's head.

The Yu Guo Crown Prince's head rolled around like a tumbleweed, stopping only when it hit the envoy's toe.

That pallid, blood‑less face, with its wide‑eyed terrified expression frozen before death, suddenly confronted the envoy's sight.

The Yu Guo envoy's mind went blank in an instant.

He froze for a moment, then fell to his knees, "Crown Prince… Crown Prince!!"

His followers and guards were also dumbfounded, unable to accept the facts before them for a moment.

"Xiao Qidi!" the Yu Guo envoy raised his head, his eyes reddened as he roared, "How dare you kill our Crown Prince! Da Yu will never spare you! Never spare any of your Xuan Guo people! We will make all of you be buried with the Crown Prince!"

A chilling and angry roar echoed through the great hall.

Several Xuan Guo ministers were stunned like wooden chickens, their scalp numb as if falling into an ice cave.

The Yu Guo Crown Prince is dead? And his body is dismembered?!

His Majesty has gone mad!

Absolutely insane!

"Kill Xiao Qidi!" the Yu Guo envoy, blinded by rage, ordered his guards to act.

But Xiao Qidi had already prepared; he first knocked several of the envoy's guards to the ground and even disarmed them.

The blade is good, sturdier and sharper than the previous raw‑iron long sword.

The envoy's guards quickly got up and surrounded Xiao Qidi.

Xiao Qidi twisted his wrist and, in a flash faster than the eye, swung the long sword.

A cold blade glimmered.

It traced a large circle around him.

Several guards froze at once, then clutched their throats and fell to the ground, blood gushing from between their fingers; after a few struggles they stopped breathing.

The Yu Guo envoy was so frightened he collapsed onto the ground, completely losing his previous aura; the few followers behind him were already peeing themselves.

Xiao Qidi pointed the blood‑dripping blade tip at the Yu Guo envoy, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.

The envoy's whole body trembled like a sieve, gritting his teeth as he said, "Xiao Qidi… you… do you know… what you are doing?! Da Yu will definitely… will mobilize the whole nation to wage war against your Xuan Guo! Flatten your Xuan Guo!"

"What I want is to go to war with Yu Guo," Xiao Qidi said, a fierce smile curling at his mouth, "and also, your arrogant envoy's head, I will cut off."

As the words left his mouth, he sliced the envoy's neck with a single slash.

"His Majesty… His Majesty, spare me… spare me!" the remaining few envoy followers knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Xiao Qidi dropped the knife, saying coolly, "Take your Crown Prince and the envoy's heads, roll back and tell your king—your Yu Guo, I will definitely annihilate."