201: Chapter 201 The Great Ming Dynasty

After some emergency resuscitation and bringing her husband back from the brink, Wang Ying said in a huff,

“Have you lost your mind? How dare you hide something like that inside your storage ring!”

Liu Shangchui gave a bitter laugh.

“I... I forgot.”

At this moment, he felt like crying.

Before, holding so many Spiritual Artifacts, his mind had been completely muddled.

He had only cared about the joy of stealing them.

He never expected that he would end up losing more than he gained.

Even the treasures he had accumulated over so many years were blown to pieces.

And he had nowhere to complain.

Yuan Chen waved his hand, telling his mother-in-law to drag him to the back first.

What an embarrassment!

Then, he continued to watch the battle of Elder Hei Yan and the others.

As expected of the number one expert of the Eastern Wasteland.

Under the siege of over a dozen experts, he still hadn't been defeated after so long.

The robe on his body was now held in his hand.

Waving it in mid-air, it blotted out the sky.

It was incredibly formidable.

Both sides were fighting with rising tempers at this point.

Everyone bore wounds, some large and some small.

The two from the Silver Dragon Clan could no longer hold on and retreated from the battlefield.

At this time, Matriarch Jia was also getting a bit anxious.

Previously, with her blood boiling, she had directly started fighting.

Now, escaping wouldn't be so easy either.

It was definitely impossible without paying some price.

Furthermore, that dog Yuan Chen had started holding top-grade Spiritual Artifacts to blow up the Formation again.

No matter how strong a Formation was, it couldn't withstand such squandering!

She doted on Jia Bao, but there were other juniors in the Sect as well.

She couldn't just stand by and watch them get killed by Yuan Chen, could she?

She steeled her resolve.

They couldn't fight any longer.

“Yuan Chen, do you have that many Spiritual Artifacts? Give me some so I can have some fun too.”

Elder Hei Yan couldn't help but speak up.

Hearing this, Matriarch Jia grew even more anxious.

How could she still fight?

With her blood surging, she instantly shook off the people around her.

She turned around and fled toward the back.

“Yuan Chen, if you dare harm a single person of my Sect, I will definitely slaughter your Dragon Clan to the last soul!”

As she fled, she did not defend with all her might, and the attacks of over a dozen people landed squarely on her body.

Elder Hei Yan even pierced through the old matriarch's back with a single palm strike.

Matriarch Jia endured the pain and didn't look back, instantly shrinking into a tiny black dot in the distance.

Elder Hei Yan's face was grim.

When an opponent was desperately trying to escape, it was truly difficult to keep them there.

She would also be a lingering threat.

Just as she had said, if she specifically targeted the weak, they would have no way to stop her.

Their Black Dragon Clan couldn't just stay cooped up at home forever.

Just as he was thinking of boarding a flying boat to pursue her—even if they couldn't kill her, they could at least ensure she couldn't stir up any trouble for a while—

Before he could act, he saw the fleeing Matriarch Jia turning back.

And behind her were thousands of soldiers.

“Consort Yuan of the Daming Dynasty has arrived!”

Following the shout, surrounded by the crowd, a bright and beautiful woman appeared behind Matriarch Jia.

Elder Hei Yan was slightly stunned, then walked over to Yuan Chen.

With an indifferent face, he quickly sent a voice transmission.

“Many experts have come this time.”

“A mere consort wouldn't have such a grand display.”

Yuan Chen's expression also grew slightly more serious.

He glanced at Matriarch Jia twice.

“Tell everyone to stand down for now.”

“The Dragon Clan is indeed mighty, daring to come to my Eastern Wasteland to commit genocide. This is not the Chaotic Star Sea!”

Upon arriving, Jia Yuan, her face icy cold, directly questioned Yuan Chen.

The palace guards following behind her also dispersed one by one, confronting the members of the Dragon Clan.

Yuan Chen was not to be outdone.

“It has nothing to do with where we are. The Honglou Demon Sect provoked me, am I not allowed to seek revenge?”

At this moment, Jia Yuan also gracefully descended into the Formation.

Grief-stricken, she picked up Jia Bao.

Jia Bao was her biological brother.

Ever since she became Consort Yuan, she had been kept under house arrest in the palace.

She never expected that when she returned, she would see her brother's corpse.

After comforting her parents for a bit,

she stared coldly at Yuan Chen.

“The Dragon Clan is far too arrogant. What kind of grudge justifies killing my Sect's Prodigy, and even brutally wiping out the entire Sect?”

“Does this mean if I say a few words against you, you will also wipe out my Daming Dynasty?”

Jia Yuan spoke without any hesitation.

She was originally just a sacrifice made by her Sect to curry favor with the Daming Dynasty, and she had never had any status to speak of.

Yet, she hadn't expected that two days ago, His Majesty would summon her directly and tell her that her Sect was in trouble.

He then assigned her some experts and left her to act on her own.

How could Jia Yuan not understand what this meant?

The Daming Dynasty was dissatisfied with Yuan Chen.

They wanted to use her to test the waters, and perhaps also to suppress him a little.

Having been suppressed for so many years,

even if it was just a guess, it was worth a try for Jia Yuan.

Moreover, she was truly heartbroken over her brother's death.

With the guards backing her up, she naturally spoke with confidence.

Yuan Chen said,

“There's no need to pin such a massive accusation on my Dragon Clan. First, tell me what your Honglou Demon Sect has done.”

“It's one thing to innocently slaughter women before, but this time you actually dared to target my, Yuan Chen's, wife.”

His cold gaze swept across the area as he spoke in a loud, clear voice,

“Who doesn't know that I, Yuan Chen, dote on my wife? My wife is my reverse scale.”

“Jia Bao knowingly committed this offense. Was he dissatisfied with our Dragon Clan?”

“Or was he instigated by someone to deliberately oppose our Dragon Clan?”

Upon hearing Elder Hei Yan's voice transmission, Yuan Chen knew that the Daming Dynasty had come with ill intent.

Jia Yuan's face turned unsightly.

She said unreasonably,

“Nonsense...”

Yuan Chen waved his hand, directly interrupting her.

“Cut the useless talk. I'm in no mood to argue with you about who is right or wrong.”

“Just say what you want to do. If you want to fight, let's fight.”

...

The palace of the Daming Dynasty.

The Emperor was discussing with several Old Ancestors.

“Zhao Dou, was it you who ordered Zhao Yu and the others to protect that Jia Yuan?”

The Sixth Ancestor looked at Emperor Zhao Dou with dissatisfaction.

Hearing that dozens of royal experts had been sent just for a consort, he had come out directly to question him.

Setting aside the fact that Jia Yuan is merely a hostage daughter, even if she were any other consort, she shouldn't be favored to this extent!

He thought that because their power had grown over the years, Emperor Zhao Dou had become arrogant.

Then it was necessary to come out and give him a timely warning.

Only after bowing respectfully did Emperor Zhao Dou begin to explain in an unhurried manner.

“The Old Ancestor has misunderstood.”

“I did this only because the newcomers are of the Dragon Clan.”

“Oh?”

Several Old Ancestors showed puzzled expressions. It was precisely because of the Dragon Clan that they hadn't wanted to meddle in this muddy water.

Yet, from Emperor Zhao Dou's words, he had done the exact opposite.

“Old Ancestors, listen to my explanation.”

Emperor Zhao Dou spoke calmly.

“Not long ago, the Black Dragon Clan and the Golden Dragon Clan split. Shortly after, the members of the Black Dragon Clan came to my Eastern Wasteland.”

“And two days ago, someone saw Yuan Chen fighting several experts, and he actually transformed into a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.”

He looked deeply at the several Old Ancestors.

“Sixth Ancestor, do you think the Dragon Clan would really allow a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to split away?”

The Sixth Ancestor was slightly taken aback.

Looking at Emperor Zhao Dou's clever expression, he seemed to have grasped something.

Another Old Ancestor asked in confusion,

“I heard that it seems to be related to Young Master Ao Xing, another Prodigy of the Dragon Clan.”

“I heard that Young Master Ao Xing might have even been crippled.”

Foolish!

Having been His Majesty for so long, Emperor Zhao Dou almost blurted out his inner thoughts.

“If you were an Elder of a Sect, would you allow two Prodigies to fight to the death, and even have one of them crippled?”

The several Elders were stunned.

“No!”

“Then...?”