101: So what if you're at the peak of the Free and Unfettered Realm? With the Empress's decree in hand, kneel before me!

"Lin Xiuquan!"

"Lin Xiuquan, the Prince Pei's Mansion's Enshrinement, known as the King of Nine Weapons back then!"

"I heard he's Prince Pei's trusted confidant!"

"Isn't he afraid of being accused of murder and silencing witnesses by acting so brazenly?"

Lin Xiuquan's appearance drew the attention of all the Cultivators present.

His identity was too sensitive!

As Prince Pei's most trusted Enshrinement, wouldn't doing this cause trouble for Prince Pei?

Shen Tianxing wasn't that easy to deal with!

Lin Xiuquan had lived for so many years; he couldn't possibly not know that!

Why did he do it?

If he couldn't get past Shen Tianxing, things might not end well today.

"Lin Xiuquan greets Lord Shen!"

In front of Shen Tianxing, Lin Xiuquan pointed a finger and killed Thousand-Household Commander Liu, completely unconcerned. Instead, he chuckled, calmly approached Shen Tianxing, and bowed.

Old fox!

Shen Tianxing glanced at him indifferently, a faint, unreadable smile on his Face, and said, "You're incredibly bold, daring to kill someone in front of me?"

It's coming!

Everyone thought Shen Tianxing was about to make trouble!

That was truly his character!

"My Lord, please don't be angry!"

"This old man once received great kindness from Prince Pei. I couldn't bear to see someone slander the Prince like that. In a fit of anger, I misstepped."

"They were all the Prince's soldiers; this old man will personally apologize to the Prince."

Upon hearing this, Shen Tianxing's eyebrows raised slightly!

Interesting!

This old fellow said he would apologize to the Prince, deliberately bypassing him!

What did that mean?

Was it that I, Shen Tianxing, was not worthy?

Shen Tianxing saw through it but didn't expose it, instead watching him continue his performance with interest.

Lin Xiuquan was a true old fox!

If it were an ordinary person who had killed someone, they would surely rush to distance themselves.

Lin Xiuquan, however, did the opposite, actively confessing!

He portrayed himself as a person who valued loyalty and righteousness, accidentally killing someone out of gratitude.

He intended to downplay the fact that Prince Pei had ordered Ye Qingyu's capture!

He wanted to shift everyone's attention to himself, attempting to deceive them!

Killing someone, what's the big deal?

Especially in this Nanyuan Domain, everything was decided by Prince Pei!

Lin Xiuquan not only silenced a witness but was also certain that Shen Tianxing wouldn't dare do anything to him!

Prince Pei was his confidence!

Regardless of whether what Thousand-Household Commander Liu said was truly related to Prince Pei, Shen Tianxing had to think twice when facing Prince Pei!

After all, Prince Pei was the current empress's biological uncle!

He was true royalty!

Could a mere Grand Minister of Justice truly dare to trouble the Prince?

As long as Prince Pei was still around, Shen Tianxing could only endure. Killing a Thousand-Household Commander Liu was no big deal!

Lin Xiuquan's method was not clever; in fact, it was completely undisguised, openly displayed for everyone present to see.

Of course, Shen Tianxing saw through it too.

Although the means were ruthless, the effect was indeed very good.

"What a Lin Xiuquan, no wonder he could become Prince Pei's right-hand man; his methods and wisdom are indeed extraordinary!"

"I just don't know what Shen Tianxing will do!"

"He probably wouldn't dare to pursue Prince Pei, right? This is Prince Pei's territory after all!"

The guesses of those Cultivators in the distance all reached Shen Tianxing's ears.

And indeed, these people's guesses had some truth to them.

However, it was useful for others.

But not for Shen Tianxing!

"I don't know how Prince Pei will deal with you, and I'm not interested in knowing."

"But in front of me, daring to kill my prisoner is disrespecting Your Majesty and disrespecting the Great Qi's national law!"

"Lin Xiuquan, do you admit your guilt?"

Uproar!

Shen Tianxing's voice echoed, and the Cultivators in the distance immediately stopped their discussions, all looking over in astonishment.

The originally chuckling Lin Xiuquan's expression also changed slightly at this moment, a cold glint quickly flashing in his eyes.

His cultivation had reached the Perfection of the Carefree Realm, only one step away from the Divine Profound Realm. With such cultivation, he could not claim to walk unhindered in the Great Qi Imperial Dynasty, but no matter where he went, everyone would at least show him three parts of respect.

This Shen Tianxing was truly bold!

Dare to question his guilt?

Was he not afraid that he would suddenly strike?

Lin Xiuquan's gaze met his, and Shen Tianxing's gaze also met his.

Their eyes met, as if they had exchanged blows in a flash of lightning, neither backing down.

"Lord Shen, this old man's guilt will be decided by the Prince!"

"Although you are the Grand Minister of Justice, a third-rank official, you cannot control this old man."

Lin Xiuquan gave no Face at all, directly retorting with a single sentence!

The entire area outside the South City Gate was enveloped by an invisible Qi, making it incredibly oppressive!

Ling Feiyang and the other Masters of the Three Departments felt it and wanted to reprimand, but they were powerless!

This was the might of a Xiaoyao Realm Master!

It was absolutely not something ordinary people could touch!

"Is that so?"

Shen Tianxing smiled, a very bright smile.

He waved his right hand, and a profound yellow scroll floated up from his hand.

Golden light shone, and its Qi was like a long rainbow!

On that golden scroll, two large characters glowed brightly with the golden light!

"imperial edict!!!"

"It's the empress's sacred edict!!! My heavens, the empress truly favors him. This imperial edict represents the empress's personal presence!"

"Disrespecting the imperial edict is disrespecting the empress!!!"

"Lin Xiuquan is going to suffer a great loss this time!"

Lin Xiuquan's expression became very ugly!

His heart inexplicably trembled!

With this imperial edict, representing the empress's personal presence, once it was brought out, let alone Lin Xiuquan, even if Prince Pei came, he would have to respectfully obey the commands!

Unless Prince Pei rebelled!

"Kneel!!!"

A cold voice suddenly rang out.

Its sound was like the morning bell and evening drum, shaking the heart!

All of Lin Xiuquan's schemes shattered completely the moment the imperial edict was brought out!!!

Kneel?

Or not kneel?!

With the imperial edict before him, it was as if the empress herself was present!

If he did not kneel, it would imply that Prince Pei harbored disloyal intentions!

That would be insubordination!

Punishable by death!

But if he knelt like this!

Lin Xiuquan's Face would be utterly lost!

What King of Nine Weapons, Peak of the Carefree Realm mighty figure?

Shen Tianxing wouldn't even need to act!

Prince Pei probably wouldn't spare him either!!!

This was Shen Tianxing's trump card, and it was a dignified, overt scheme!

You dare to kill someone in front of me? If you're going to be a dog, you must have the awareness of being a dog!

No matter what you choose, it will be a loss of Face for Prince Pei!

This scene shocked all the Cultivators present!

No one had expected that Shen Tianxing would actually use an imperial edict to force Lin Xiuquan!

Such a young age, and such high cultivation, was already impressive.

But this level of wisdom was no less than that of court officials who had been calculating for decades!

Caught in a dilemma!

Lin Xiuquan wished he could strike now and kill Shen Tianxing with a single palm!

"Lord Shen, wait!"

Just then, another voice came from the direction of the city gate.

A stout-looking old man dressed as a butler, covered in sweat, ran over.

His figure was corpulent, but he ran incredibly fast, clearly possessing cultivation.

"It's Prince Pei's Mansion's butler, Duan Rui!"

Ling Feiyang said softly beside Shen Tianxing.

Prince's butler?

Did Prince Pei finally have time to see him?