Chapter 41: Ji Yanling's Worry

If Han Yu had not said those words, Emperor Chi Hu could have pretended not to know.

But now that the guy had deliberately brought the matter out into the open, it meant he intended to settle it on the spot.

Can someone tell me what to do?

Waiting on the spot, quite urgent.

Emperor Chi Hu's thoughts raced as he quickly pondered a countermeasure.

Many people think that Military Cultivators only know how to fight and are all brainless brutes, but that is a misunderstanding.

Truly accomplished Military Cultivators are more insidious than the last.

Warfare is the Dao of deception.

Emperor Chi Hu really did not want to fight Han Yu; it would do him more harm than good.

Since that is the case, then it can only be: better the fellow Daoist dies than me.

Emperor Chi Hu coughed twice and revealed a naive smile.

"Well, Brother Han Yu, I'm not close with those people; if they die, they die."

"Besides, I've heard that in recent years these guys have been following the First Prince and doing all sorts of evil, committing many bad deeds. You killing them is simply ridding the people of a scourge!"

"As for the First Prince, I've actually found him unpleasant for a long time. By comparison, I prefer the Sixth Prince, so I have no objections to you killing him; on the contrary, I should thank you."

"Otherwise, if the First Prince were to become the Emperor of our Dayan Imperial Family, it would surely be a misfortune for the common people!"

Emperor Chi Hu's words made even Han Yu feel a bit embarrassed.

I killed so many people from your Dayan Imperial Family, and you still have to thank me?

I'm so embarrassed by this!

Of course, Han Yu knew that what this guy said was likely just an excuse, mostly to keep himself from getting beaten up.

Han Yu has a shortcoming: he is susceptible to soft tactics but not hard ones, and he has always believed in not hitting a smiling face.

Since Emperor Chi Hu had given him so much face, it would really be unreasonable to kill him now.

But Han Yu did not want to let this guy leave easily either.

Killing him within the borders of the Chihuo Dynasty is easy, but if this guy returns to the Dayan Imperial Family, the difficulty would skyrocket.

Thinking of this, Han Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Say everything you just said again; I'm going to record it with a Recording Stone."

Han Yu took out a crystal-like stone; as long as one inputs Lingling, it can record audio and video in a 720-degree holographic range within a certain radius.

Many Immortal inheritances are recorded using Recording Stones, and some cultivators even like to use this gadget to record some salacious scenes to amuse themselves during long, lonely nights.

Seeing Han Yu take out the Recording Stone, the corners of Emperor Chi Hu's mouth twitched wildly.

You kid, you're truly ruthless!

Forced by necessity, he could only stumble through repeating everything he had just said.

Seeing Emperor Chi Hu being so cooperative, the surrounding onlookers who were Kings once again realized how formidable Han Yu was.

They silently mourned for the Golden Spear King in their hearts.

What an unlucky kid; if he knew his backer was so humble in front of Han Yu, he would probably regret repeatedly attacking Han Yu, right?

After Emperor Chi Hu finished saying those words, Han Yu did not stop the recording but continued to ask.

"Your true purpose for coming here shouldn't just be to test me, right?"

A powerful aura locked onto Emperor Chi Hu, and he felt as if he were being stared at by an ancient ferocious beast, causing his heart to panic.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to tell the truth.

"To be honest, I had another mission in coming here this time, and that was to bring back Jiu Gong Zhu."

"Of course, that was based on the premise that you had nothing to do with that mysterious Body Cultivator; now, I have already dismissed that idea."

When he said this, Emperor Chi Hu clearly sensed a killing intent gradually emanating from Han Yu's side.

His heart trembled, and he secretly thought that this guy was indeed as the intelligence reports said—extremely doting on his junior sister.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chi Hu could not help but sigh inwardly.

"As their own kin, the Dayan Imperial Family thinks about how to use Jiu Gong Zhu, yet this Brother Han has no blood relation to her and cares for her so much, sigh..."

As the thought passed, he feared Han Yu would misunderstand and immediately explained.

"Brother Han, this was certainly not my idea, nor was it my proposal."

"To tell you the truth, my thoughts are the same as the Sixth Prince's: that we should not take any further actions against you and Jiu Gong Zhu. Unfortunately, that old thing Ji Huamao was headstrong and insisted that I come to test you."

"If you have any anger, Brother Han, feel free to vent it on that scoundrel Ji Huamao; please do not implicate me and the Sixth Prince!"

"If you can kill him, I will simply push for the Sixth Prince to take the throne!"

Hearing these words from Emperor Chi Hu, Han Yu could not help but take another look at this scoundrel.

This guy is interesting; he looks extremely rugged, yet he is more shrewd than most people.

However, Han Yu would not easily let it go just because of a few words from him.

He first retracted his Blood Qi Dharma Image, returned to the appearance of a graceful youth, and smiled at Emperor Chi Hu.

"Since you've said so much, it's not easy for me to give you trouble. But since you're already here, how about we have a drink before you go?"

Emperor Chi Hu looked at Han Yu's smiling face and inexplicably felt a tremor in his heart; his intuition told him that this kid was likely not a kind soul.

That expression of smiling without mirth was the very image of an old schemer.

When Emperor Chi Hu was young, he had been tricked by such smiling tigers more than once.

So he actually did not want to interact with Han Yu any further; he just wanted to leave now.

But looking at the kid's demeanor, if he said he wanted to leave, he would likely start a fight at the slightest disagreement.

No, can't afford to provoke him; better stay for now.

Emperor Chi Hu pondered for a moment and immediately revealed a naive smile.

"Alright, I've also been wanting to spend more time with a young talent like Brother Han!"

Seeing that the Chi Hu Emperor was still sensible, the smile on Han Yu's face became a bit more genuine.

He spoke to the Blazing Bright King, "Trouble yourself to find a place and prepare some food and wine again."

"I hadn't eaten much just now before it was ruined by that fellow; it's a pity about that food and wine."

Although the Blazing Bright King had a head of white hair, he was extremely respectful toward Han Yu.

Hearing Han Yu's instruction, he dared not hesitate for a moment and immediately promised.

"This old one will go prepare it right away; I ask that the two seniors wait a moment."

In the cultivation world, those who are more capable come first; the Blazing Bright King did not rely on his age to act arrogant, being as respectful as a junior.

Han Yu nodded and glanced again at those few Kings whose Life Soul he had seized.

"Go manage your own armies, and also, remember to notify my Junior Sister; just say that everything has been resolved and tell her not to worry."

The attitude of the few Kings was even more respectful than the Blazing Bright King's; they cupped their hands in salute one after another and shouted in unison.

"As you command!"

Han Yu had collected their Life Soul, so he was now their master; if they didn't want to die, they had to obey his orders and prohibitions.

The few people stepped through the air one after another and flew toward the territory of the Red-Clad Army.

The Red-Clad Army had now completely retreated and gathered within a single city.

Outside the city, millions of elite soldiers and strong generals were eyeing them covetously; under the surging of powerful blood energy, they formed various military baleful beasts in mid-air.

This was a military phenomenon born from the stimulation of military formations, uniting the will and cultivation of all the soldiers.

Generally speaking, only well-trained elite soldiers with a unified will could give birth to such military baleful beasts.

A military baleful beast formed by one hundred thousand elite soldiers could even contend with a King.

A baleful beast formed by one million elite soldiers was even more powerful, directly comparable to an Emperor.

Currently, those besieging the Red-Clad Army were all elite soldiers trained by various Kings, all of whom had stimulated military baleful beasts; dozens of baleful beasts were roaring in mid-air.

The sound rolled and echoed; for the Red-Clad Army within the city, it was a torture like being surrounded by enemies on all sides, and many Red-Clad Army soldiers showed panic and could not stop trembling.

These Red-Clad Army soldiers were almost all scattered remnants, and there was no talk of any military will; they couldn't even withstand the pressure of the military baleful beasts, let alone condense their own.

If not for the deterrence Han Yu had left behind some time ago, and those few Primordial Spirit realm experts controlling the overall situation, the Red-Clad Army would have long since fallen into complete chaos.

On the city walls, Ji Yanling, Zhao Hongying, and the others looked at the surrounding armies, their expressions all heavy.

They had no idea how they could break this situation.

"Your Highness, you should still leave through the secret passage; staying here is too dangerous!"

Zhao Hongying did not know how many times she had said these words.

Ji Yanling, however, shook her head.

"Before Senior Brother left, he said he would resolve everything."

There was only full trust in Ji Yanling's eyes, and Zhao Hongying sighed helplessly at the sight.

Even though she had already guessed Han Yu's identity, she couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

Even if Han Yu was that mysterious Body Cultivator, could he really deal with so many Kings blessed by national destiny, as well as these millions of troops?

Zhao Hongying was still somewhat uneasy, and she spoke up.

"Your Highness, no matter what, you must promise me: if any change occurs, you must leave first!"

Ji Yanling nodded and smiled, "Rest assured, there won't be any problems; you must believe in my Senior Brother!"

Zhao Hongying wore a bitter smile.

She wanted to say, "Your Highness, this is blind trust!"

Even if I know Senior Uncle Han's background, I don't have as much confidence as you do.

As Zhao Hongying thought this, her expression suddenly changed; within her field of vision, several figures appeared, flying toward the city.

Those were four Kings!

Zhao Hongying's eyes widened, and she immediately said to Ji Yanling in a panic.

"Your Highness, it's bad; something must have gone wrong on Senior Uncle Han's side. Go, you must leave immediately!"