Chapter 984

Old Chahan's expression also darkened, and he no longer looked at Han Ji.

Han Ji slowly knelt, exchanged a final bow with Old Chahan, and only then walked toward Wokuotai.

Wokuotai took Han Ji and immediately drew her into his embrace.

But this was, after all, a public place, and he could do nothing, so he could only say to Yelu Chu,

"Grand Preceptor, Duke of Lu, you all entertain the Northern King and his party well on this Khan's behalf. I have important matters, so I'll be leaving for now."

Saying so, he did not even wait for Yelu Chu's reply.

He then wrapped his arm around Han Ji's waist and strode quickly toward the distance.

Aodu naturally directed his trusted Qixue guards and hurried after them.

Accompanying them was Han Ji's laughter and cheerful chatter.

Once Wokuotai and Han Ji had left, this banquet could no longer really continue.

Yelu Chu had received the Khan's command, so he could only force himself to rally and continue presiding.

Without Han Ji, Old Chahan sat at the banquet, drinking cup after cup of brooding wine.

The other ministers' spirits also sank lower and lower.

After the drinking continued for a while longer, Yelu Chu ordered the banquet to end.

Old Chahan, supported by Wang Baobao, prepared to walk dejectedly out of the palace.

Yelu Chu and Mu Huali, one behind the other, hurried to his side.

"Old Chahan, please stay."

Among all the civil and military officials of the court, only Yelu Chu and Mu Huali could address the Northern King as Old Chahan.

"Grand Preceptor, Duke of Lu."

Being called Old Chahan did not anger this newly titled Northern King; instead, he solemnly returned the bow.

"Why did you offer up Han Ji before everyone?"

Though Mu Huali held a high position, he was after all a man of martial background, and spoke directly, asking outright.

He and Old Chahan—one was commander of the northern front, the other commander-in-chief of the southern front.

Though they had not belonged to the same faction before, they had long known each other by reputation, so when they spoke they did not stand on too much ceremony.

"Duke of Lu…"

Old Chahan gave a self-mocking smile and was about to answer.

"There are no outsiders here. I'll call you Old Chahan, and you may simply call me Mu Huali."

Mu Huali did not wish to be too formal with Old Chahan and emphasized the point.

"Very well! General Mu Huali."

Old Chahan's form of address still carried a measure of respect,

"This time the Great Khan ennobled my son as a first-rank Hou Jue, and ordered my entire Prince Ruyang's Wang Fu to come to the imperial court to Xie En. What do you think it was for?"

"This…"

Mu Huali and Yelu Chu, hearing this, could not help but show troubled expressions.

"It was simply for Han Ji."

Without waiting for their answer, Old Chahan replied directly,

"I am a subject of the Great Yuan, and he is the Great Yuan's Great Khan.

In all the world of Great Yuan, everything belongs to him.

If he wants Han Ji, what choice do I have but to offer her up?"

"…"

Yelu Chu and Mu Huali, hearing this, had nothing to say in reply.

Indeed, if Old Chahan wanted to keep Han Ji, he could only rebel.

But Prince Ruyang's Wang Fu, for all its talk of dominating the northern frontier and commanding a hundred thousand elite troops,

was in truth no match for the Great Yuan court.

If he truly rebelled, Wokuotai, in the name of Great Khan, would need little time to pacify the entire northern frontier.

By then, Han Ji would still fall into Wokuotai's hands.

"But why didn't you stall? At least with your reputation as Prince Ruyang, if you used a delaying tactic, he wouldn't have had any way to deal with you, would he?"

Mu Huali felt today's scene was utterly absurd and could not help saying.

"Stall?"

Old Chahan gave a self-mocking smile,

"Can one stall for a moment, stall for a lifetime?

For no reason let him grow suspicious of me and want to strike at me.

Enough, enough. I came here to offer up Han Ji. Now that Han Ji has been offered up, I should be going."

Old Chahan was disheartened and said no more.

After cupping his hands in farewell to Yelu Chu and Mu Huali, he took Wang Baobao and left the palace.

"Sigh! My Great Yuan has actually fallen to this."

Watching Old Chahan's figure grow more stooped in the cold wind, Yelu Chu could not help sighing darkly to the heavens.

774 What kind of progress is this?

Great Tang, Ming Hall.

Wu Zhao was once again filled with disappointment.

After all, she was not truly the Great Tang's Empress.

After putting in so much effort, yet still not appearing on the ranking, it truly made her anxious with waiting.

After Seeing Di Renjie finished reading this Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, he immediately spoke up,

"Your Majesty! Should we assist the Jin Guang Sect Master in finding that Blue Demon's Tear?"

Jin Guang and Xuanxinzheng Sect, in the battle of Tang Yuan, were forced into joining the Great Tang camp under duress.

It's just that compared to Cangqi, Jin Guang clearly had no heart belonging to Great Tang.

After all, to enhance his own strength, he forcibly cultivated the Mysterious Heart Arcane Art, damaging his foundation and appearing on the ranking early.

Yet all of this, he never reported to the Great Tang court, nor to the Great Tang Empress.

This single point alone is enough to show he is not that loyal to Great Tang.

Therefore Seeing Di Renjie posed this question.

"What does Diqing think?"

Wu Zhao was in a bad mood at this moment, so she didn't want to think deeply, and simply kicked the ball back to Seeing Di Renjie.

"This minister believes that this time we should still help, but we must also make Xuanxinzheng Sect, as well as Jin Guang, contribute more loyalty to Great Tang."

Seeing Di Renjie, as expected, had it all figured out, and directly responded.

"Oh? What method for more loyalty?"

Wu Zhao was also too lazy to think, and continued to ask.

"What Jin Guang urgently needs now is clearly to find the Blue Demon's Tear, to use in conjunction with his Lian Wuhen's Tear."

Seeing Di Renjie analyzed,

"But if we fulfill his wish, we cannot prove his loyalty to Great Tang.

Therefore this minister suggests that this matter be handled by this minister deploying personnel.

As for Jin Guang, he continues to be responsible for bringing back the Heaven's Sword."

If the Heaven's Sword is brought back, then we hand over the Blue Demon's Tear to help him restore his foundation."

Long ago, when the secret of Heaven-Slaying Dragon first emerged, Jin Guang had already been dispatched by Yijingbei Sect to go find Zhou Zhiruo and seize the Heaven's Sword.

Now what Seeing Di Renjie said only requires Jin Guang to bring back the Heaven's Sword to prove his loyalty to Great Tang.

Wu Zhao was also somewhat curious about the secret of Heaven-Slaying Dragon.

As for the arrangement for Jin Guang, she naturally had no objection, and nodded in agreement,

"Then let's arrange it as Diqing said!

But this Blue Demon's Tear, are you certain you can obtain it?"

The Lian Wuhen's Tear is with Jin Guang himself, and the one paired with it for use is precisely the Blue Demon's Tear.

Yet the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking only mentioned the Blue Demon's Tear briefly, and did not say what the Blue Demon's Tear actually is.