Chapter 447

Thinking of the majestic Pope, Charles Shi Dan felt both fear and anger.

He was, after all, the emperor of a superpower on this continent; how could he be so spineless?

It was like being a child, managed by an 'adult'.

In what other country would an emperor have to argue why he was innocent?

In the end, he just took a deep breath and said, "You want materials to prove I'm not committing treason, right? Fine, fine, fine, I'll go prepare them right now!"

"Your Majesty, let me help you prepare the materials the Pope needs." The Chief Justice had his own way of dealing with this; he was the person in this position.

In Tian Ce, his rank was similar to that of a Prime Minister, and he was also the Emperor's man.

Charles Shi Dan was just about to nod in agreement when a guard hurried into the hall, bowed to him, and said, "Your Majesty, the Secretariat has arrived. He says the northwest is suffering from a severe drought and needs you to participate in disaster relief, and the east has a beast tide invasion that requires you to allocate funds and supplies for the soldiers defending against it..."

The guard listed several major national affairs in a row, making Charles Shi Dan's head spin.

How long had he been away from the Eternal Day Empire, and why were there so many government affairs that required his personal attention?

The key was that he couldn't shirk any of them, and each one concerned the livelihood of millions of people.

"I know! Let him wait in the council hall!" Charles Shi Dan rubbed his aching forehead.

Whether it was the internal trouble of his own brother's rebellion or the natural and man-made disasters, he couldn't afford to delay any of them, and at this moment, he had no idea what to do.

"Yes!" The guard received a positive answer and immediately took two steps in one to carry it out.

Charles Shi Dan snorted coldly at the commander of the imperial guards, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "I'll give you three more days. If you still can't find my brother, you know what to do yourself!"

"Your Majesty, I understand. I will definitely give you an account in three days!" The commander of the imperial guards, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately got up and went out to work.

He knew it was hard to find him, but what could he do? He wasn't the emperor.

In fact, many people knew why he couldn't be found.

He had led the imperial guards to turn the imperial city inside out within five days, and the only force in the Eternal Day Empire capable of hiding a person's tracks so thoroughly was the Holy See.

To put it bluntly, the people of the Holy See had let the Prince go, and they didn't dare to investigate.

The majesty of the Holy See had long been deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone in the Eternal Day Empire; it was an absolute taboo and an untouchable object, even far overriding imperial power.

Charles Shi Dan knew this, but he had to have an account.

He had been assassinated, and the murderer was still at large? Then what kind of emperor was he?

Moreover, this was also putting pressure on the Holy See; the game had already begun.

At the same time, Prince Chete, who had conspired with the Cardinal to assassinate Charles Shi Dan and ascend to the throne himself, had just arrived at an absolutely safe place.

A place where the imperial guards of the Eternal Day Empire could never find him.

"Brother Chete, you've had a hard journey. Please take the seat of honor, let Li provide you with a welcome feast." The speaker was none other than the Second Imperial Prince Li Xian, who was also a famous wanted criminal in Tian Ce.

"Brother Li, being able to provide me with a place to stay has already made me extremely terrified. Once I become the Emperor of the Eternal Day Empire, I will definitely give Brother Li a generous reward." Prince Chete, also a wanted criminal, began to brag.

Anyway, he was just painting a big picture for Li Xian, asking Li Xian to help more. He couldn't describe himself as down-and-out, or how could they cooperate in the future?

Bragging was Li Xian's specialty: "Then thank you very much. But if you need anything, just ask. If you help me become the Emperor of Tian Ce, I will also give you a generous reward."

"Fine, fine, fine. If we cooperate, who on this continent can be our match?"

"It's a pity we didn't meet sooner..."

As soon as the two met, they started bragging, talking as if they had great ability in their own countries, with eyes and ears everywhere, and were just a step away from becoming emperor.

It was fortunate that Li Chen and Charles Shi Dan didn't hear these words, or they would have laughed themselves to death.

Li Chen had spent quite a few days in the Star Fall Empire appraising the beauties of various countries, and seeing that the hundreds of days given by the system were drawing near, Li Chen simply sent the ones he liked to the Tian Ce inner palace. These women were naturally ecstatic, and then he set off for the Holy Land of Witchcraft.

These past few days, there had been no clamor, and Li Chen and Zhu Zhuying chose another path, the purpose of which was to see those relatively backward countries.

After several days of travel, the two arrived in front of a city. The city walls, mottled with the passage of time, were covered with sword marks and claw prints, silently telling the long history of this city.

Under the city gate, the gate-guarding soldiers were talking to a group of people wearing blood-stained armor. Behind them, on a carriage, was tied a monster that let out mournful cries from time to time. The monster was several sizes larger than the horses pulling the carriage, resembling a lizard but with wings.

"This city is called Manxue City. Because it is extremely close to the Wilderness, it is often attacked by monsters. Those people talking to the gate soldiers should be bounty hunters of Manxue City. The monster on the carriage should be a lizard dragon cub, which possesses extremely high intelligence. Some high-ranking officials and nobles like to keep them as pets. If it can be made to acknowledge a master, it will be a very good combat force."

To Zhu Zhuying's explanation, Li Chen just nodded slightly as a response.

The two soon approached the city, and the monster vendor and the leader of the bounty hunters were arguing with red faces.

"Are you kidding me? This lizard dragon possesses an extremely powerful bloodline. Most of our brothers died before we managed to steal it from the mother dragon's nest. You're telling me it's only worth one thousand gold coins?"

"Hmph, you say it has a powerful bloodline, so it has a powerful bloodline? This one doesn't look like it has very strong combat power. It's enough that you're trying to fool others."

As they were arguing, a massive black shadow appeared in the distant mountains, accompanied by extremely angry roars, approaching from far to near.

"Quick, help the people outside the city enter the city, open the city-protecting formation!" The leader of the gate soldiers saw the angry figure in the sky and didn't care about arguing with the bounty hunters anymore. While quickly opening the city gate, he pushed the bounty hunters toward the city.

The people passing by outside the city didn't dare to delay either, all swarming into the city. A light blue glow gradually lit up above the city, building a circular barrier.

Everything was orderly, as if it had been practiced thousands of times.

However, because the people were at different distances from the city gate, there were quite a few people who hadn't entered the city when the defensive formation was built.

Li Chen looked at the lizard with horns and wings in the sky, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

"What are you still standing there for? An adult lizard dragon possesses strength comparable to the Heavenly Abyss Realm!" The gate soldier saw that Li Chen and Zhu Zhuying were out of place with the fleeing people, and immediately shouted anxiously at the two.

The Heavenly Abyss Realm was a not-so-small trouble for any southern kingdom, and even the city-protecting formation might not be able to block it.

The gate soldiers didn't let the bounty hunters bring the lizard dragon cub into the city, just to hope that the lizard dragon would leave after taking its cub away.

Although Zhu Zhuying's strength wasn't much, she knew the strength of the person beside her.

The Heavenly Abyss Realm might be very strong, but in front of the person beside her, it was just a worm on the side of the road.

(End of chapter)