Immortal of the Nine Realms

The fifth princess looked at Li Fu’s greasy smile, and a look of disdain flashed in her eyes. She turned her gaze to the young couple beside him, holding their child tightly in their arms.

She indifferently asked, ”Do your son, daughter-in-law, and grandson know that you have committed treason and betrayed the country?”

Treason and betrayal!?

The words of the fifth princess immediately caused the people of the Handan Empire to reveal angry expressions.

”So these are all traitors who have betrayed the country!”

”Manager Li seemed like a good person. I never expected that he would actually be such a villain!”

”The sect leader of the Wutong Dao Sect, a cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm, has also betrayed the Handan Empire!?”

In recent times, with the raging wars outside, even a three-year-old child could hear bits and pieces of it from the grown-ups, let alone these commoners and cultivators. They knew that in just a short time, several third-tier empires had provoked Handan. But the Emperor of Handan was afraid of starting a war and causing suffering for the people, so he had been enduring it silently.

To their surprise, someone had dared to betray Handan at such a critical time. Were they seeking to be cursed by everyone, even in death?

Li Fu was stunned and hurriedly said, ”Fifth princess, you’ve misunderstood. I have never committed any act of treason! I am being slandered! Please, fifth princess, clear my name!”

A faint look of disdain appeared in the fifth princess’s eyes again. ”Do you want to live?”

”Yes!” Li Fu nodded repeatedly. ”Even if I didn’t want to, my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson want to! Please, help us!”

The disdain in the fifth princess’s eyes deepened. ”Then tell me the names of ten people. As long as it is verified, I can help release your entire family.”

Li Fu was confused. ”What names?”

”Stop pretending.” The fifth princess smiled. ”You know what I am talking about.”

Li Fu nodded slightly. ”Then I’ll stop pretending.”

He looked at his colleagues with anger. ”Look at you guys, always thinking ahead. I was just a step too slow and didn’t manage to send my son and daughter-in-law away in time, and now, we all have to suffer together. Tell me, do you think any of our colleagues from the division will come to take revenge for us?”

”Maybe,” answered someone.

Li Fu’s son and daughter-in-law were dumbfounded. It was only now that they realized who their father was.

Could what the fifth princess said be true? Had their father really committed treason?

”Father, what nonsense are you talking about? Don’t joke with our lives!”

Li Fu smiled at his son. ”Son, I’ve never been one to speak nonsense, but today I’m forced to. The truth is, I was caught off guard. I didn’t have time to send you away, and now I’m dragging you into this. Let’s make a deal. In the next life, I’ll be your son.”

Then Li Fu looked at the fifth princess. Her expression had darkened, and she cackled.

Li Fu asked, ”Fifth princess, why not hide and stay out of sight? You had to come out and show yourself. You really think that because you’ve attached yourself to a powerful figure, you have nothing to fear? Our Killing Spiritual Division is no weaker than your Spirit Blood Sect!

”Today, you’re the first to act, but next time, we’ll make sure you regret it. Let’s see who ends up dying more miserably.”

Li Fu’s colleagues were shocked.

”Is Li Fu out of his mind!?”

”What is he talking about? What Spirit Blood Sect!?”

”It looks like the fifth princess was right. He really has committed treason!”

”Don’t you fear death?” asked the fifth princess.

Li Fu laughed strangely. ”I’m not a fool. How could I not fear death? But does fearing death guarantee survival? Since you’re keeping us here, you must intend on using us as bait. Do you really think the cultivators of the Killing Spiritual Division are so foolish as to walk knowingly into the tiger’s den?”

The fifth princess ignored him and turned her gaze to a man in the center. He appeared to be in his seventies or eighties, dressed in a gray Daoist robe while sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The fifth princess spoke softly. ”The Wutong Dao Sect has been passed down for many years in the Handan Empire, and the sect leader should be a reasonable person. I wonder if you have anything to say today.”

The old man looked up at her and smiled faintly. ”The victor becomes the king, and the loser, the criminal. This poor Daoist has nothing to say. I only hope that the Emperor of Handan will stop before it’s too late and not go further down this path. How will you face the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations?”

”There’s no need for you to worry about that.” The fifth princess shook her head with a smile. ”What we are doing is the true path of the Mortal Realm.”

After saying that, she glanced at her subordinates. ”These cultivators have broken the law knowingly. The Handan Empire is their homeland, yet they have betrayed us. They should be beheaded as a warning to all. I think the time has come. Send them on their way.”

”Yes!”

The cultivator responsible for the execution was of considerable cultivation, at the mid-stage Enlightenment Realm. He held a long blade and slowly walked toward the old man.

The nearby noise immediately quieted down. Everyone opened their eyes wide, not wanting to miss the scene. They would soon witness the death of an Enlightenment Realm cultivator with their own eyes!

The fifth princess wore a light smile, seemingly relaxed and natural, but in reality, her peripheral vision was scanning the surroundings.

”Look, what’s that...”

”An Immortal Boat?”

”Who is so bold as to sail an Immortal Boat directly into the capital of Handan?”

Someone looked up at the sky, where a jade-green Immortal Boat slowly hovered directly above the Meridian Gate.

Li Fu and the others looked at each other with strange expressions.

The next moment, a beautiful figure, accompanied by a group of attendants, walked out of the Immortal Boat. In just a few steps, she had landed on the high platform.

”The fourth princess?”

The fifth princess was slightly startled, shock filling her heart. She quickly adjusted her emotions and stepped forward to salute with clasped hands. ”Disciple of Celestial Dome Empire Bamboo Wind Valley, Dan Ying, greets the fourth princess.”

”The Celestial Dome Bamboo Wind Valley....”

”So the rumors were true. The fifth princess is cultivating in the Celestial Dome Empire’s second-tier sect, Bamboo Wind Valley, which only accepts female cultivators...”

The cultivators from the Handan Empire were secretly astonished, but they were also very curious about the identity of the visitor and why she was called the fourth princess. Could she be from Celestial Dome?

”I remember you came to the Central Continent’s capital with Gai Yunnuo back then,” said Shen Ji with a smile, nodding. ”Passing through here, I happened to recognize you, so I came down to catch up.”

Dan Ying seemed slightly uncertain. She composed herself and replied, ”Please forgive the fifth princess. Today, the Handan Empire is dealing with a batch of traitors and rebels. We wouldn’t want them to sully your eyes, fourth princess. Let me accompany you to the palace to sit down. If my father knows that someone as noble as you have come to visit, he will be very pleased.”

”Traitors and rebels?” Shen Ji glanced at the crowd on the high platform, and her gaze suddenly fell upon the sect leader of the Wutong Dao Sect. ”So, you are a Handan Empire cultivator. It’s been over a hundred years since we last met, hasn’t it?”

At this moment, several pairs of eyes were secretly observing the scene. Upon seeing Shen Ji and the sect leader of the Wutong Dao Sect converse, a trace of suspicion appeared in their eyes.

Dan Ying suspiciously asked, ”Fourth princess, you know him?”

Shen Ji smiled and said, ”We’ve met once before. Looks like there’s some fate between us. I’ll take this person with me. How do you feel about that?”

Dan Ying replied reflexively, ”You want him?”

Shen Ji smiled faintly. ”Otherwise...?”

She glanced at the others. ”I don’t recognize them, so what are you saying?”

Dan Ying fell silent for a few breaths and forced a strained smile. ”Fourth princess, this person is guilty of treason, a crime punishable by death in the Handan Empire. If you want to take him, I’ll need to ask my father for permission....”

At that moment, a long laugh rang out. ”Hahaha. Dan Ying, you must learn to be flexible. The fourth princess of the Central Continent Empire has personally spoken up. How can we not obey? In fact, if the fourth princess wants to take all of them away, I, Dan Xifeng, would have no complaints.”

Several figures had flown out from the palace. The one in the center was a middle-aged man dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. When the crowd saw him, their expressions became more respectful. This was the emperor of the Handan Empire!

In the air, Stone Dragon glanced at the emperor and then at the emotionless elder standing beside him. He said, ”Lord, this person is in the Tribulation Realm.”

Fang Chen thought to himself, Tribulation Realm... Are they aiming to catch Shen Ji today...?