Chapter 473

It so enraged Li Dewang that he nearly spat three sheng of blood!

He truly wanted to question the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List — this Fangri Rabbit is useless to Western Xia, why did you send it over?

Are you afraid Western Xia has lived too long?

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is heartless. How could he, a mere minor ruler of Western Xia, possibly converse with the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List?

No matter how annoyed, he could only think of a way to weather this sudden calamity.

These Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon are so monstrous — the Bidingbu Society will absolutely not let them go.

The Tianxia Society in Yunzhou and the Xuanhua Hao of You Dongying may also not let them go.

There may even be the terrifying Qinglong Society plotting as well.

There is one and only one Fangri Rabbit — it can only be given to one faction.

Once it's given away, the other factions are offended.

So to whom it is given is a matter of learning.

While he was racking his brains, a eunuch came to report,

"Guozhu, the Tang 'Prince of Linzi' and the 'Celestial Master' Zhong Kui have arrived outside the palace and request an audience."

What you fear is what comes.

Great Tang borders Great Song, and the northwestern corner of Great Song is precisely Western Xia.

That they arrive first is indeed only fitting.

Li Dewang deliberated at length, unable to refuse, and could only say,

"Go invite His Highness the Prince of Linzi and Celestial Master Zhong Kui to the main hall for a chat."

Saying this, he immediately ordered palace maids to straighten his crown for him, then headed to the main hall.

Upon reaching the main hall, the Prince of Linzi and Zhong Kui had already arrived.

Li Dewang immediately jogged a few steps and said warmly,

"This minor king, Li Dewang, pays respects to the Prince of Linzi!"

He was the ruler of Western Xia, yet upon seeing the young Prince of Linzi,

and being inside his own palace, he took the initiative to bow first,

"I have long heard that the Prince of Linzi is handsome and elegant, and at such a young age already has extraordinary cultivation. Meeting you today, you surpass even the rumors!"

The Prince of Linzi smiled warmly, did not put on airs, but rather stepped aside and returned the courtesy to Li Dewang,

"Guozhu is too kind. My coming here is rather a disturbance."

"I have heard the Prince of Linzi oversees the Divine Might Guard of Great Tang, truly managing myriad affairs daily. How is it that today you have leisure to come to this poor, remote corner of Western Xia?"

Li Dewang naturally knew the Prince of Linzi's purpose, but pretended not to know.

"I have heard Guozhu has a daughter, as beautiful as a heavenly immortal, of gentle temperament — truly a fine match for me."

"By the gracious bestowal of Her Majesty the Female Emperor of Great Tang, your beloved daughter has been betrothed to me. I have come especially to receive her."

The Prince of Linzi said with a slight smile.

Clearly Li Qinglu is Li Dewang's daughter, yet the Prince of Linzi turned host into guest,

directly claiming the Female Emperor of Great Tang had granted the marriage — clearly intending to use Great Tang to pressure Western Xia into agreeing.

Li Dewang wore a bitter smile, pondering how to reply.

"Li Longji, the Princess of Yinchuan is a figure like a heavenly immortal. To be so overbearing — is that not Tang Tu to a beauty?"

Just then, another young Imperial Prince walked in from outside the main hall — it was the Eighteenth Imperial Prince of Great Qin, Hu Hai.

Behind him were two Great Qin Guardian State Offerings, and a Western Xia eunuch with an awkward expression.

Although Hu Hai had forced his way into the main hall of the Western Xia palace, showing disrespect both to Western Xia and to Li Dewang himself,

at this moment Li Dewang was actually overjoyed — after all, only when Great Qin and Great Tang contended would he have room to maneuver.

"So it is the Eighteenth Imperial Prince who has arrived."

Li Dewang Chenciji Society, left Li Longji's side, jogged over to Hu Hai and bowed,

"Your Highness has arrived — why was I not informed sooner? I have been discourteous."

"No matter! I am here on my Father's orders to propose to Guozhu. I ask Guozhu to grant permission."

Hu Hai smiled, appearing quite courteous and polite.

"Hu Hai, Guozhu has already agreed to marry the Princess of Yinchuan to me…"

Li Longji secretly fumed — had Hu Hai entered a moment later, he would surely have forced Li Dewang to agree.

"What? How come I didn't hear that?"

Hu Hai was not in the least intimidated by Li Longji.

"Impudence!"

The ugly-faced man following behind Li Longji gave a great shout and directly drew a precious sword.

"You dare threaten the Eighteenth Imperial Prince?"

The two Great Qin Guardian State Offerings were unyielding, immediately brandishing weapons and blocking in front of Hu Hai.

The auras of the three experts clashed directly in midair.

This was misery for Li Dewang, who happened to be caught in the middle — he felt all three auras were incomparably overbearing.

Let alone three — even one would have taken his life.

While cursing inwardly that these two great dynasties didn't treat him as a person at all,

a person leaning on an iron crutch, with a stiff face, drifted in,

crossed his twin crutches, and tried to rescue Li Dewang.

But Zhong Kui and the others had all already reached the Heaven-Man level.

And this person was merely at early-stage Peerless.

The iron staff had just been thrust in, yet it was directly snapped by three overbearing auras.

Then this strange fellow let out a "wah," spat up a huge mouthful of black blood, rolled off to the side, and could never stand up again.

Seeing that they had injured someone from Western Xia, Li Longji and Hu Hai still had breath left in them.

But they also knew that they had come this time to propose marriage, not truly to offend Li Dewang to death.

They immediately ordered their respective subordinates to withdraw their auras.

Li Dewang, surviving a close call, was drenched in sweat all over.

Just as he was about to open his mouth and say some polite words, another eunuch stumbled and rushed in.

"My lord, my lord, terrible news..."

The eunuch shouted in a panic as he ran.

"What is it?"

Li Dewang wanted to scold, but he was feeble and listless.

"General Helian has sent a military report: a hundred thousand Keseghtei troops are pressing down from the north toward the border pass."

The eunuch's expression was wretched and panicked, and combined with his drake-like voice, he delivered a piece of bad news.

"Keseghtei troops? The Great Yuan?"

Li Longji and Hu Hai's faces changed, and they both understood at once.

Great Qin and Great Tang, mindful of the Qinglong Society behind Western Xia, had come to propose marriage in a low-key posture.

They had not expected Great Yuan to play by the rules at all, directly dispatching a hundred thousand Keseghtei troops.

The purpose was plain as day: to use the Keseghtei troops to intimidate Li Dewang.

Yet Western Xia under Li Dewang, all told, did not even have a hundred thousand troops.

And the Keseghtei troops were the elite of the Great Yuan Khan's central camp!

Li Dewang, hearing this news, felt his heart pound wildly.

He truly did not dare gamble that, relying on the face of his mother Li Qiushui, Great Yuan would not dare march south.

"My lord, do not worry! If you can marry the Princess of Yinchuan off to Great Qin, I can immediately send word back."

"Within three days, the Qin Ruishi will surely arrive."

Hu Hai ostensibly propped up Li Dewang, but in fact carried a veiled threat.

You, Li Dewang, fear the Keseghtei troops—does that mean you don't fear the Qin Ruishi?

"This king needs no three days."