160: With your looks, what's the point of seizing the throne?

“Shen Tianxing, how can you still eat? The enemy is at the city gates!”

Shi Linglong looked at Shen Tianxing’s calm demeanor and couldn’t help but glare at him. She had never seen anyone so composed.

At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Garden looked grave, even Ye Qingyu and the others. Only Shen Tianxing showed no urgency.

Outside, great demons roared, Demonic Qi enveloped the area, and they could attack the Imperial Garden at any moment.

“Even a prisoner gets a full meal before execution. Are you telling me to fight them on an empty stomach?”

Shen Tianxing unhurriedly finished the porridge in his bowl, put down his utensils, and pouted.

“My Lord, what should we do?”

Ye Qingyu stepped forward and asked.

Now was not the time for other discussions; how to face the impending battle was the key.

“My Lord, give the order!”

“My Lord, please give the order!”

Everyone’s spirits were incredibly high. At this point, it was a matter of life and death together!

There was no retreat!

Shen Tianxing slowly wiped his mouth and smiled, “Don’t be nervous. I’ve been preparing this grand scheme for so long, and it’s time to resolve it.”

“However, you don’t need to participate. Retreat!”

What?

Retreat!!!

As soon as Shen Tianxing spoke, everyone’s faces flushed!

To put it bluntly, their strength was insufficient!

If they went, it would only be a dead end!

Shen Tianxing had already considered this. Of course, they couldn’t retreat before because it was their duty.

With Shen Tianxing absent, their presence would prevent suspicion!

Now that the time was right and Shen Tianxing had returned, whether they left or not would not affect the overall situation.

“My Lord, we won’t leave!”

“That’s right, we of the Three Departments are irreconcilable with Demon, Monster, and Ghost Cultivators, and we will never retreat!”

Zhou Lin and the others didn’t want to leave. Even if their strength was insufficient, they wanted to stay.

Unfortunately, these were not things they could decide.

Shen Tianxing’s attitude was firm!

“Ye Qingyu, take everyone, including Xu Muqing and Xu Muyan, and retreat!”

“Yes!!!”

Ye Qingyu agreed without hesitation.

It had nothing to do with being greedy for life or fearing death!

It was just that Shen Tianxing’s position was different now.

Everyone needed to obey orders, including her!

Xu Muqing opened her mouth, wanting to say that she wasn’t afraid of death, and even if she died, she hoped to die by his side.

However, before she could speak, Ye Qingyu next to her already looked at her.

Xu Muqing could only close her mouth.

“Shen Tianxing is right. The situation is different now. Your cultivation is not enough, so leaving is the best choice.”

“With us here, these Demon, Monster, and Ghost Cultivators are not a problem. Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him!”

Shi Linglong’s greatsword was planted on the ground, a stance that suggested she would act at the slightest disagreement.

Normally, she could be a bit unreliable, but in the face of major right and wrong, she never messed around.

“We await My Lord’s triumphant return!”

“We wish My Lord a triumphant return!”

The experts of the Three Departments gritted their teeth and bowed respectfully.

Ye Qingyu gave him a deep look, bowed solemnly, and led the Three Departments’ members away.

The escape route had already been prepared to avoid Prince Pei’s surveillance.

Now, it was finally put to use.

After everyone left, Shen Tianxing stood up and glanced at Shi Linglong.

“Actually, you should leave too.”

Shi Linglong rolled her eyes and said, “Are you underestimating me? Don’t forget, I’m also a Half-step Divine Profound. I can help you, don’t be ungrateful!”

Shen Tianxing smiled and nodded, “I know you won’t leave, but the outcome this time is hard to say. If things become impossible, just go back to Dianxing Academy!”

“If there’s a chance, we’ll meet again!”

Shen Tianxing didn’t know what the outcome of his current plan would be.

Until the very last step, no one could claim absolute certainty!

But he also had to prepare for the worst.

Shi Linglong could protect herself, but he was afraid this girl was stubborn, just like on Luofeng Mountain, refusing to retreat.

Shen Tianxing wasn’t worried about his own safety; even if he couldn’t win, he could leave calmly.

But he didn’t want Shi Linglong to be in danger.

“Alright, you’re really long-windwinded!”

“The great demons outside have been making a racket for so long, shouldn’t you go out and meet them?”

The Demonic Qi outside grew denser, and the oppressive aura pressed down on the Imperial Garden like a great mountain.

Everything trembled, and the originally luxurious decorations within the Imperial Garden were shattered by this pressure!

“It’s time to go out. Prince Pei should be showing his face by now.”

Shen Tianxing stood up, picked up the demon sealing saber from the table, and walked towards the door… Outside the Imperial Garden, the great demon Pan Yuan stood in the air, his gaze icy cold.

A terrifying aura enveloped the Imperial Garden, but he had no intention of attacking.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to act, but that he didn’t want to act casually. If Shen Tianxing were directly suppressed and killed by a single punch within the Imperial Garden, how could he vent the hatred in his heart?

Yuan Tian was his most valued junior, whom he had poured his heart into cultivating, yet now he was dead!

This monstrous hatred, he couldn’t let Shen Tianxing die so easily!

“Hahaha! Great Demon Pan Yuan, I didn’t expect even you to return!”

“This King thought that this time, Grand Elder Yuan Qing would personally act, but seeing you return from the Sea of Buried Demons is truly gratifying!”

Prince Pei clearly knew Great Demon Pan Yuan.

Thirty years ago, before Great Demon Pan Yuan went to sea, he had met him. Thirty years had passed since their last meeting!

Prince Pei’s cultivation was still at the Half-step Divine Profound Realm. For thirty years, he had not improved in the slightest, simply because his Foundation had long since cut off any hope of Breakthrough.

But Great Demon Pan Yuan had broken through to the Divine Profound, and his cultivation had soared!

The comparison of their strengths was no longer what it once was!

“Is that you? Your injuries don’t seem to have healed, and your cultivation hasn’t advanced at all!”

“With you in this state, what’s the point of seizing the throne?”

Great Demon Pan Yuan said indifferently.

Back then, their strengths were comparable, but now the difference was too great!

Pan Yuan no longer thought highly of him!

As soon as Pan Yuan spoke, the expressions of countless Cultivators watching the battle changed as they looked at Prince Pei!

Now, how could they not see what Prince Pei was trying to do?

“Is Prince Pei planning a rebellion?”

“Be more confident. He’s probably been planning a rebellion for more than a day or two. Which ordinary prince would cooperate with the Duan Family, recruit soldiers, and stockpile provisions?”

“Looking at him, he’s also very familiar with the Great Demon Sect and the Great Sect of the Ghost Path. He’s probably already colluded with them!”

“No wonder, when the Saints of the Three Sects attacked Shen Tianxing that day, none of his people moved, and he even feigned illness and hid!”

“Enduring for decades, this Prince Pei is indeed a hero! It seems today, Shen Tianxing is truly in trouble!”

Many experts discussed animatedly, each looking at Prince Pei with disdain!

Prince Pei’s expression darkened slightly. How could he not hear the meaning in Pan Yuan’s words?

Although he was indeed planning a rebellion, being criticized like this now made him unhappy!

“Whether it has meaning or not is this King’s business.”

“Great Demon Pan Yuan, Shen Tianxing’s current strength is extraordinary. You must be careful!”