"Wait! If you dare to continue, I'll kill this guy!"
The stable boy stopped.
He stared at Wan Cangqiong and Liu Tianhe with a gloomy expression and slowly said, "You dare threaten this elder?"
"Heh!" Wan Cangqiong grinned and said fiercely, "So what if it is?"
Ma Si's face was gloomy. He had the idea of killing Liu Tianhe as well, but Liu Tianhe was, after all, the emperor's adopted son. If he were to kill him directly, it would probably incur the emperor's displeasure.
So he forced back his anger and asked, "Then what do you want?"
"Today I'm just here to give the lead. Seven days from now, that's when my demon army will truly attack!" Wan Cangqiong sneered. "Our First Army has countless powerful warriors, at least five of whom are stronger than me! Not to mention the incredibly skilled Immortal Su Nian is personally overseeing the operation. Seven days from now, you can expect to be collecting the corpses of everyone in the Nine Provinces! Once we breach Seven Star City, we'll ensure you die without a burial place!"
The stable boy narrowed his eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.
He didn't say a word, but simply acquiesced to what Wan Cangqiong had said.
"I'll release this guy after we retreat fifty miles!" Wan Cangqiong said, gripping Liu Tianhe's neck.
The stable boy asked coldly, "How can I be sure you're telling the truth?"
"I am by no means the kind of person who breaks his promises. Besides... even the Human Emperor has come to support you. If I were to break my promises, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?"
The stable boy snorted coldly, as if tacitly agreeing with what Wan Cangqiong had said.
Then, just as Wan Cangqiong had said, he retreated fifty miles and released Liu Tianhe as promised.
When Liu Tianhe returned to the stable boy's side, he stroked his chin and muttered discontentedly, "Why didn't you just kill him? His strength was strange; a life for a life wouldn't have been a loss for us!"
The stable boy merely glanced at him, said nothing, and turned back to Seven Star City.
On the city wall, the emperor, who had witnessed the whole thing, stroked his chin thoughtfully.
A moment later, both the stable boy and Liu Tianhe climbed onto the city wall. As soon as they met, Liu Tianhe knelt down in front of the Emperor with a thud.
"I apologize, Your Majesty! It was my carelessness that led to my capture by this villain! I beg Your Majesty's punishment!"
The Emperor did not speak, but at this moment, many sect leaders and elders began to plead for Liu Tianhe.
"The opponent is also a prodigy among the Chaos Demon Clan, with unfathomable strength. Although Elder Liu underestimated him this time, he cannot be entirely blamed. At present, the two realms are at war, so please forgive Elder Liu, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, yes! Your Majesty is merciful! The overall fighting strength of the local forces should not be underestimated. If we lose Elder Liu, this battle will be even more difficult!"
The crowd chattered incessantly around the Emperor's ears, each person offering their own opinion.
He slightly raised his hand, signaling everyone to shut up.
He then bent down and helped Liu Tianhe, who had made a mistake, up, gently asking, "Are you hurt?"
Liu Tianhe stood up, glanced gratefully at the Emperor, and then respectfully replied, "No! That villain knew that I was your adopted son and dared not kill me."
"That's good. It's my fault for not properly investigating the place, which made you suffer." The Emperor patted Liu Tianhe on the shoulder and sighed helplessly.
Liu Tianhe hurriedly said, "How can you blame His Majesty? If anyone is to blame, it must be me! It was my carelessness that inadvertently gave the demons an opportunity!"
The Emperor smiled faintly and shook his head.
His gaze swept over the crowd, deep and penetrating: "Elder Liu has been renowned in our Human Emperor's Palace for many years. I am well aware of his abilities. The unexpected turn of events in this battle was due to a lack of intelligence. The demons are cunning and unpredictable. Although we have been fighting them for millions of years, there are still many unknowns. In every battle to come, you must all be careful! When facing the demons, you must be fully alert! With such a formidable enemy at hand, we must work together to defend against them!"
The Emperor's voice reached everyone's ears, instantly resonating with each person.
"Your Majesty is right! The demons are full of tricks, we must be careful!"
"Yes, yes, we have to be extremely careful!"
"Not only did he not blame Elder Liu, but he also took the blame upon himself. His Majesty the Emperor is truly wise! It seems the rumors are true!"
Everyone nodded in approval.
Hong Jiuquan and the others stood silently in the crowd, without saying a word.
After giving a few more brief instructions to everyone to keep their spirits up, the Human Emperor waved his hand and said, "Alright, today's battle is temporarily over. Everyone should go back and rest well. During the war between the two realms, everyone was under a lot of stress, so a good rest is very important."
Everyone nodded, and after bidding farewell to the Emperor, they left the city wall in an orderly manner.
After everyone had left, the Emperor specially kept the First Elder and the Second Elder behind.
"Please wait a moment, you two."
The First Elder and the Second Elder stopped in their tracks at the same time.
The Emperor came between them, his scrutinizing eyes falling on the Second Elder, and asked, "Elder Ma, can you tell me how you felt during the battle just now?"
The stable boy hesitated for a moment, then said, "So Your Majesty noticed it too?"
The Emperor nodded. "Just now, during your fierce battle, I felt something was off. After thinking about it carefully, it seems he was holding back and hiding his true strength."
The stable boy nodded solemnly and said, "Yes! After my victory, it wasn't that I didn't want to take the opportunity to kill him, but I could sense that if I had killed him, the one who would have died might not have been him, but me!"
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