Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2813: Chapter 23: So Only the Taoist Master Counts as a True Enemy in Your Eyes?

The two elders were respectfully invited into Emperor Tianrui’s royal study. Emperor Tianrui personally welcomed them at the door, his face full of smiles and warmth.

”Honorable guests from the Ji Family and Jiang’s, it’s an honor to have you in my humble Tianrui Sacred Dynasty. Please forgive me for not welcoming you sooner.”

Indeed, the invitation he received earlier was from the Ji and Jiang families.

The two elders before him were dressed modestly, and their auras were extremely restrained, yet they could not hide the commanding presence of world’s best warriors they exuded.

Though it was the first time Emperor Tianrui met them, he recognized their identities at a glance.

These two were, like him, Great Luo Realm cultivators, but their backgrounds and reputations far exceeded his, so he dared not underestimate them.

”Your Majesty Tianrui.” One of the elders cupped his hands and got straight to the point, ”We are here to verify the conflict and details regarding my direct line grandson Ji Kunlun and Ying Lingzhu of the Ying Clan.”

While he addressed him as ”Your Majesty,” his demeanor and tone carried an air of superiority, as if he did not regard Emperor Tianrui in the slightest.

This elder was surnamed ”Ji,” one of the Sacred Supremes from the Tranquil Sky Divine King Palace, known as ”Sacred Supreme Jiuxiao,” and a direct ancestor of Ji Kunlun.

His hair was slightly graying, and his face showed signs of aging, yet his complexion was still ruddy, and his features were sharp, somewhat resembling Ji Kunlun, hinting that he must have been quite handsome in his younger years. His aura was robust and domineering, showing no signs of weakening strength.

Emperor Tianrui’s smile froze slightly: ”Brother Jiuxiao, I only received intelligence indicating some miscreants colluded with the Dharma Nirvana Temple in Xi Ruo to harm the Dao Palace’s direct inheritance. I had no idea it concerned Young Master Ji Kunlun. Had I known, I certainly would not have gotten involved.”

”Your Majesty Tianrui.” The other elder, seemingly anticipating his response, spoke coolly, ”At this point, we have no intention of troubling your Tianrui Sacred Dynasty. My direct line grandson acted foolishly and caused such public outrage. We would never defy the Divine Emperor’s will and continue to protect him.”

This elder was surnamed ”Jiang,” one of the Sacred Supremes of the Ancient Saint Jiang Clan in Luojing— Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo.

Compared to Jiuxiao Sacred Supreme, Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo appeared more slender, with a colder and more arrogant demeanor, as if someone owed him hundreds of Chaos Spirit Stones.

Compared to Jiuxiao Sacred Supreme, Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo held an even more prestigious status.

It’s because, in addition to being a Great Luo Realm Sacred Supreme, he was also a top-tier alchemist.

Within the entire range of the East Xia Divine Dynasty, the number of Sacred Supreme-level alchemists does not exceed ten fingers, and he was among them.

Perhaps having been accustomed to being revered, Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo’s temper was not great and was prone to anger and grudges.

”Given the situation, what brings Dan Saint brother and Jiuxiao brother to this small frontier sacred dynasty?” Emperor Tianrui’s expression grew solemn.

”From what we understand, that brat Ji Kunlun indeed brought this upon himself,” Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo remarked coldly, ”but that so-called Divine Martial Wang family clearly schemed to harm Ji Kunlun, with no regard for the Ji or Jiang families.”

”Are you suggesting seeking revenge on the Divine Martial Wang family?” Emperor Tianrui narrowed his eyes, and his demeanor involuntarily grew more serious.

”Revenge is too strong a word.” Jiuxiao Sacred Supreme sneered, ”The Divine Martial Wang family, after all, stands on the side of ’justice.’ How could we act without discerning right from wrong? However, we’ve heard that brat Ji Kunlun had plans for some business dealings.”

”Setting aside his actions, both the Ji and Jiang families find his plan intriguing, and we wish to continue with the shelved plan to enhance the foundation of our two clans.”

Emperor Tianrui’s expression froze.

He could mostly guess Ji Kunlun’s previous plan, which was indeed beneficial to the Ji, Jiang, and even Tianxing Sacred Dynasty. However, the key is that it’s detrimental to his Tianrui~

If the two Ancient Saints unite and forcibly take the so-called ”agency rights” from the Wang family, they would undoubtedly choke the Sky-blessed Imperial Family and the Si Family at every turn!

”Personal grievances aside, business is business.” Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo sneered, ”Your Majesty Tianrui, wouldn’t oppose us conducting business, right?”

Emperor Tianrui was speechless.

You speak so boldly, yet isn’t it just using force to crush and retaliate against the Wang family? Want to choke the Wang family?

For a moment, Emperor Tianrui’s face was exceedingly grim: ”Given this, what do you want from me?”

”Naturally, to sever cooperation with the Divine Martial World.” Dan Saint Jiang Lihuo looked down on him, ”Only when all important partners in the Divine Martial World in the Sacred Domain cut ties with them will they hand over the agency rights obediently.”

Emperor Tianrui’s face turned black.

Still dare to say it’s not about using force to crush and retaliate? If he weren’t outmatched, he might have already slammed the table and driven them out.

”Your Majesty Tianrui, be at ease.” Jiuxiao Sacred Supreme clearly noticed Emperor Tianrui’s displeasure, and began to play the role of peacekeeper, ”Rest assured, as long as you act according to our requests, we won’t let you suffer. Your Majesty should know that our Ji family has always overseen the forging of military equipment in the Divine Dynasty, and the Jiang’s manage the military supply elixir production. When the time comes, we’ll loosen things up for you a bit, and you’ll reap great rewards.”