"Kill him!" Shang Xiye uttered these two words with a resounding force.

Everyone in Dazhao, including Shang Xiche, was instantly shocked:

Killed?!

They didn't hear wrong, did they?

Even Wang An rubbed his ears hard, thinking he was hallucinating.

But the Ninth Prince did not change his mind, and had no intention of changing his mind at all!

The Di envoys were overjoyed and cried out in unison:

"Ninth Prince's noble character!"

"The Ninth Prince's act of sacrificing his own family for the greater good will surely become a celebrated story throughout the land..."

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Two figures flashed past everyone's eyes in an instant, followed by dozens of sounds of flesh being torn open, and the shouts of the Di envoys abruptly ceased.

Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao stood behind Shang Xiye.

On the Di Kingdom's side, apart from Di Lirong who was immobilized, none of the other members of the delegation survived.

Shang Xiche: "!!!"

Shang Dongyang: "!!!"

The ministers: "!!!"

Killing one Di prince wasn't enough; they also wiped out the entire Di delegation!

The Ninth Prince is terrifying!

"Since killing one would be unacceptable, then kill them all! I have seen through their wolfish ambitions. If the Di Kingdom is not eradicated soon, it will become a major threat within ten years." Shang Xiye stepped forward and solemnly clasped his hands, saying, "Your Majesty, the Di Kingdom intends to assassinate my brother and the Queen. This blood feud must be avenged. My brother requests permission to launch another western expedition to punish the Di Kingdom; and he is willing to sign a military pledge to wipe out the Di Kingdom within a year. If he breaks his promise, he is willing to surrender all military power and atone for his sins to repay Your Majesty's kindness!"

"You wiped out the entire Di Kingdom delegation, what else can I do but grant it?" Shang Xiche looked furious, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

The Di people are a nomadic people, each one fierce and unparalleled. Even the arrogant Ninth Prince requested a year's notice, instead of the three months he had initially told Gao Qiu. This shows that the Ninth Prince's attack on the Di people is going to be a tough battle.

The Ninth Prince won, and the territory of his Great Zhao expanded once again, a feat recorded in history. This was Shang Xiche's political achievement.

If the Ninth Prince loses, he will not only gain the Ninth Prince's military power for free, but he will also be able to eliminate the Ninth Prince.

Regardless of whether the Ninth Prince wins or loses, he will only benefit and not suffer any loss; it's a good deal!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With Shang Xiye's loud expression of gratitude, this shocking event, which concerned both countries, came to a quiet end with much ado about nothing.

Even after the ministers returned to their respective residences, they were still shaken and unable to recover.

Inside the ancient temple.

Shang Beiyu came to Song Huiru's bedside.

On the tatami mat, Song Huiru had already tidied up.

But her voice was ruined, and when she saw Shang Beiyu again, she couldn't express her resentment. She could only bite her lower lip tightly, look at Shang Beiyu with accusing eyes, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"I warned you before, your strength is inferior to hers, why did you have to provoke her?" Shang Beiyu's tone was neither particularly concerned nor indifferent: "This is also a lesson for you, to let you know that the world of cultivators is different from that of mortals. Identity and background are often useless, one's own strength is the key."

Song Huiru glared resentfully:

What utter nonsense about personal ability!

You're clearly protecting that damned bandit!

If you are willing to protect me, how dare those bandits act arrogantly in front of me!

Shang Beiyu pretended not to see the resentment in Song Huiru's eyes, took out the Spirit Gathering Pill that Ji Fengyao had refined, and said, "This is the Spirit Gathering Pill that I had Princess Chonghe refine. Take it and use it to refine. Once you refine one of these pills, you will understand why I value Princess Chonghe so much, and why cultivators in the cultivation world flock to alchemists and vie to treat them as honored guests."