Leng Hanjiang walked out from beside the Black Crystal Heavenly King and spoke loudly, "Recently, female cultivators have been disappearing from our Black Ice Royal City. His Majesty has long ago ordered me to investigate this matter, but I have no clue at the moment. Leng Mei'er is the pride of our Leng Clan. Our Leng Clan hasn't said anything yet, but Marquis Linyuan and the members of the Ling Clan seem to be more concerned about this matter than we are. We Leng Clan members are truly flattered."
The gentle words were like a soft knife, stabbing Ling Kan and other members of the Ling clan into silence.
After a while, Frost Soul Heavenly King turned his gaze and stared directly at Ye Chen.
"Since this matter is related to you, and His Majesty has asked you to investigate, I give you two weeks to find the real culprit. If you cannot prove the existence of that evil organization by then, I will personally take your head!"
In an instant, everyone in the temple felt a suffocating pressure. Even the Duke of Protectorate Leng Hanjiang felt as if his body had frozen and he could not move at all.
The power of the king is truly terrifying.
However, under such pressure, Ye Chen remained calm and said calmly: "Okay, I agree to this matter. But..."
After a pause, Ye Chen continued, "If I find the murderer and produce evidence of the existence of this evil organization, you, Tian Wang, must apologize to me for your false accusation today!"
boom!
The thoughts of the ministers in the court suddenly exploded!
You're just a mere Condensation Realm cultivator, a mere general without even a title, and you dare ask the Heavenly King to apologize to you?
Is this really a bold move?
I'm afraid you're tired of living!
Even if the king really apologizes to you, do you dare to accept it?
Can you afford it???
Leng Guanxing, the King of Xuanjing, who had been quietly observing the situation, couldn't help but look at Ye Chen twice more with a smile in his eyes, as if he had some admiration for Ye Chen.
Not only him, but even the two who always dozed off in the court, Ao Beiming, the King of Cold Chi, and Mo Wusheng, the King of Dark Frost, opened their eyes slightly, gleaming with brilliance, and glanced towards Ye Chen.
Ao Beiming took a glance and then closed his eyes again.
However, Mo Wusheng looked at Ye Chen for a longer time, and then looked at Mo Nanchun, who was standing beside him with the Frost Soul doll in his hand, as if he was thinking about something.
Among the Four Heavenly Kings, the one with the greatest emotional fluctuations at this moment was naturally the Frost Soul King Ling Jiuyou.
At this time, Ling Jiuyou was standing there quietly, but his figure was as tall and majestic as a mountain, and it seemed that he was about to suppress Ye Chen in the next moment.
The ministers around felt this pressure and felt a chill down their spines and sweat on their foreheads.
But at this moment, a cold and majestic female voice from above broke the deathly silence around them:
"Frost Soul Heavenly King——"
Ling Jiuyou immediately withdrew his pressure, bowed slightly to the empress on the dragon throne, and responded:
"I am here."
"You asked Ye Chen to solve the case within half a month. I agreed, but if he really finds evidence and proves his innocence within half a month, you still have to apologize to him."
The Empress' voice echoed in the temple, shocking many people.
Unexpectedly, the Empress supported the latter between the King of Heaven and Ye Chen. This honor has been unheard of since the Empress ascended the throne!
“…As you wish.”
After a moment's silence, King Frost Soul bowed slightly again and then said nothing more.
Beside him, Ling Kan had a gloomy expression and looked at Ye Chen with resentment. It was because of this guy that his ancestor, the King of Heaven, was humiliated in the court today.
If he doesn't take revenge, how will his Ling clan gain a foothold in the royal city or even the Xuanbing Divine Kingdom in the future?
However, in front of the empress and all the civil and military officials in the court, he could only criticize in his heart. But there is still a long way to go, and he will have plenty of means and opportunities to deal with Ye Chen in the future.
Seeing that the ministers below were silent, the empress slowly stood up from the dragon throne, her pretty face slightly raised, and her phoenix eyes looked at Ye Chen indifferently:
"Today, I confer upon Ye Chen the title of Marquis, the Great General Protecting the Nation, and grant him the privilege of marching before the Emperor. I decree this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chen felt a vast force descending from the sky, enveloping him like a beam of light.
Ye Chen only felt that he seemed to be blessed by some kind of magical power. Although his cultivation level did not change much, his strength seemed to have improved.
Ye Chen felt it was very magical. He had previously thought that being conferred a title was just a verbal acceptance of fate, but he did not expect there would be such a change.
And just as he was feeling the changes in himself.
The court officials below were in an uproar again and kept talking about it.
They had expected to be conferred the title of marquis, and there was nothing wrong with his promotion to the rank of general.
But no one expected that the empress would directly give Ye Chen's general the title of "Protector of the Country".
You know, this kind of title can only be obtained by important officials who are entrusted with important tasks and are highly trusted by the empress.
However, compared to the last item, the first two items seem to be an overreaction.
Walking before the Emperor!
What is the concept?
From now on, Ye Chen can come and go as he pleases in the Xuanbing Palace without informing anyone. He can directly meet the empress without any obstacles!
Before this, the only person who had this honor was the personal maid Xue Yuxia.
Adding these three factors together, and then witnessing the Empress's act of conferring the title of Emperor Ye Chen despite all the opposition, it is impossible for people not to think...
Almost at the same time, everyone had this thought in their mind:
Could this pretty boy be the empress's favorite lover?
hiss--
The prejudice in people's minds is as huge as a mountain. Once they have this guess, the way people look at Ye Chen again will be completely different.
There is contempt, sarcasm, disgust, but more of it is... jealousy.
The empress can be said to be a perfect woman who possesses the beauty that can topple a country, the dignity of an emperor, and the demeanor of a great emperor.
If I have to point out a shortcoming, it is that he is too outstanding and has an imperial mentality, so he is difficult to control.
But even so, who among the young talents in the royal city doesn't want to become the empress's lover?
Before, this position was vacant and there was still some hope, but now it seems to be occupied by Ye Chen. Who can stand this?
"Ao Li is not in the royal city right now. I wonder what he would think if he heard this news after he returned."
Among the ministers, an official whispered with gloating satisfaction.
When the people around heard this, they all showed excitement on their faces.
Everyone knows that Ao Li, the eldest grandson of Ao Beiming, the King of Cold Chi, and the youngest Grand Duke in the history of the Xuanbing Divine Kingdom, is the Grand Duke of Zhenhai Yuming. He admires and is deeply in love with their Xuanbing Empress the most.
If this contemporary greatest genius knew that his dream lover had been stolen away, what kind of bloody storm would erupt...
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