Chapter 256

Volume 1_Chapter 256: Ye Lanjue, You Are Bold!

Qin Ye was retorted, his expression very ugly.

He wanted to endure his anger, but after trying several times, Qin Ye felt that he could not endure it at all, and since he could not suppress it, he impulsively retorted, "Ye Lanjue, don't be too arrogant."

Ye Lanjue had already looked away, but upon hearing this, he turned to look at Qin Ye.

With just one glance, Qin Ye felt as if his blood was freezing.

However, what made Qin Ye even more on the verge of collapse was that Ye Lanjue was approaching him step by step, and Ye Lanjue's voice, cold as ice, was entering his ears at this very moment, "What if I am arrogant?"

Ye Lanjue's voice was so cold that one could not help but tremble, and the words he spoke were even more incomparably arrogant.

As he spoke, Ye Lanjue was only a few steps away from Qin Ye.

At this very moment, Qin Ye could not move at all; he was enveloped by the pressure emitted from Ye Lanjue's body, making it difficult to advance or retreat, and his face visibly turned pale.

At this moment, Qin Ye somewhat regretted entering the Donglin imperial palace.

But, not knowing what he thought of, Qin Ye finally suppressed the fear in his heart and tried hard to find his voice, "You... Ye Lanjue... Donglin Regent, could it be that you want to be enemies with our Xihai?"

Ye Lanjue stopped his footsteps, looking at Qin Ye as if he were looking at a fool.

Then, Qin Ye heard Ye Lanjue's unique, cold voice that could make one tremble all over again, "Enemies with Xihai? What does this King fear?"

Qin Ye: "..." He only felt that Ye Lanjue was incomparably arrogant.

However, he could not help but think that if he had Ye Lanjue's ability, he might be even more arrogant than him.

But, as soon as this thought appeared, Qin Ye's expression became unpleasant.

And Ye Lanjue only gave Qin Ye a faint look, then looked away.

This look seemed to say that Qin Ye was overestimating his own strength, which made Qin Ye's face turn even paler, as if he were a clown at this very moment.

"Donglin Regent, could it be that you want to disregard the common people of the world because of yourself? You are too selfish." Qin Ye was angry, so he accused him regardless.

This time, Ye Lanjue did not even give Qin Ye a glance, only saying coldly, "You don't care about the common people, so why should this King care?"

Qin Ye: "..." For the first time, he felt that his mouth was just a decoration.

The words were stuck in his throat, completely unable to be spoken.

But, Ye Lanjue, by what right was he so rude to him? He was just the adopted son of the former Emperor of Donglin.

When the former Emperor of Donglin was on the throne, what did Donglin count for in front of his Xihai?

And at this very moment, Qin Ye naturally felt the somewhat mocking gazes cast at him from around him.

By what right did these people mock him?

Qin Ye's eyes were sinister; unable to out-talk Ye Lanjue, he said to Xuanyuan Kun, "Emperor of Donglin, we in Xihai have always favored you, Emperor of Donglin. Don't let us in Xihai down, otherwise this contract cannot be signed."

The meaning of this was very clear: Xihai was going to take sides with Xuanyuan Kun.

And taking sides with Xuanyuan Kun meant being enemies with Ye Lanjue.

The ministers heard this and were full of worry on their faces.

After all, this meant turmoil for Donglin.

With other countries involved, what good ending could Donglin have?

However, Xuanyuan Kun did not think so.

Xuanyuan Kun only knew at this moment that he had gained new support, so his back straightened even more.

Ye Lanjue, no matter what today, he had to pull him down, at any cost.

As for other things... didn't a gecko have to break its tail to be reborn?

Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Kun looked at Ye Lanjue and asked, "Ninth Imperial Younger Brother, I know you are reluctant to part with this power. It was nothing before, but now that you have someone who is in harmony with you, shouldn't you know how to make trade-offs?"

This remark, in front of all the ministers, was as good as directly saying 'the person who is in harmony with you is in my hands'.

And who was the person in harmony with the Regent? Now, wasn't the only woman related to the Regent Yun Qiyue?

"Trade-offs?" Ye Lanjue curled his lips slightly, his cold eyes locking onto Xuanyuan Kun sitting on the dragon throne, "Emperor, you have forgotten how you obtained your throne, haven't you?"

Xuanyuan Kun: "..."

On Xuanyuan Kun's face, there was a bit of panic; his throne...

"Someone, come!" Xuanyuan Kun shouted regardless.

At this moment, there was a trace of panic in Xuanyuan Kun's eyes, as if there was something he wanted to hide desperately, and he looked much more guilty and less of the composure that belonged to an emperor on weekdays.

And as Xuanyuan Kun's words fell, a large group of imperial guards rushed in, surrounding the entire hall, and everyone, including the ministers and envoys, was surrounded.

There was also a small group of people specifically surrounding Ye Lanjue.

However, their slightly trembling hands holding weapons revealed the fear in their hearts at this moment.

Ye Lanjue's gaze had never fallen on those people from beginning to end, only looking coldly at Xuanyuan Kun.

"Does the Emperor think how long it will take for this King to capture you?"

"Ye Lanjue, you are bold!" Xuanyuan Kun was shocked and angry, no longer calling him 'Imperial Younger Brother' as he had before, but directly calling Ye Lanjue's name.

However, Ye Lanjue had never been someone willing to waste words with others.

Therefore, he used his actions to tell Xuanyuan Kun just how bold he could be.

Before the crowd could react, Ye Lanjue suddenly moved.

The crowd could not see the trajectory of Ye Lanjue's movement; by the time they saw clearly, Ye Lanjue had already arrived in front of Xuanyuan Kun, almost teleporting.

How much ability does the Regent have? This question once again surfaced in everyone's minds.

Ye Lanjue's speed was too fast, so fast that Xuanyuan Kun could not react at all.

When he realized that Ye Lanjue had already arrived in front of him, Xuanyuan Kun's imperial airs completely collapsed.

Somewhat disheveled and somewhat terrified, he asked, "Ye Lanjue, are you really so treasonous? Could it be that you don't want Yun Qiyue to live anymore?"

Xuanyuan Kun was truly going all out at this moment.

He was truly afraid.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to let the ministers know that he had captured Yun Qiyue and used this to threaten Ye Lanjue.

Although, in fact, many people had already guessed it.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanjue paused his footsteps.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan Kun's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity, and he shouted at the air, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you help me capture him?"

While shouting, Xuanyuan Kun retreated.

Then, when no one was paying attention, Xuanyuan Kun did not know which mechanism he pressed.

Instantly, Xuanyuan Kun disappeared from everyone's sight.

And in front of Ye Lanjue, a group of black-clad men with powerful auras appeared...