Chapter 146: Ye Bai is Dead, and the Beiling Court is Shocked

Chapter 146: Ye Bai is Dead, and the Beiling Court is Shocked

Ye Bai is dead.

The Beiling court is shocked.

"This ungrateful son, how dare he be so audacious, bringing outsiders to invade his own country! This ungrateful son, he has truly infuriated me!"

In the imperial court, the emperor, too enraged to sit on his throne, stomped around and berated the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Tutor’s impulsive actions and inadequate preparation led to this outcome!" said the Minister of War from Dongling.

"Arrogant and self-righteous, he lost the people's support!" coldly said the Prime Minister.

"Prime Minister, as Beiling’s Chancellor, don’t boost the enemy’s morale!" shouted the Minister of Rites coldly from the side.

"Hmph, I’ve always said this, but did Your Majesty ever listen? That Ye Bai brought disaster upon us, raising taxes annually, stirring the people’s resentment. Furthermore, he planted toxic plants everywhere, ruining our Beiling lands and making it impossible for the people to grow crops. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about why the people defected so quickly?"

After finishing, the Prime Minister took off his official cap, removed his robes, and turned to leave.

"Prime Minister Lin, do you think you can leave just like that?" The emperor suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with malice.

"At this point, shouldn’t Your Majesty be furious? I respectfully request to resign from my position." The Prime Minister bowed to the emperor.

"Hmph, you want to leave to join forces at Haiyue City, don't you?" said the emperor coldly.

"Your Majesty!" The Prime Minister looked at the emperor, shook his head after a long pause, and said, "You have really changed too much, Your Majesty. In the past, you were a warrior who conquered the Northern Desert, even the fiercest Hound Clan was no match for you. Back then, when you ruled the world, everyone respected and honored you as their emperor. But now, because of the Seven Colors Palace and Imperial Tutor Ye Bai, how long has it been since you properly managed the court affairs? Do you still understand the people’s needs? Do you still know...?"

"Smack!"

The emperor suddenly kicked out, and just as the Prime Minister was about to fall to the ground, he drew his longsword and pointed the tip at the Prime Minister.

"Do you think I won’t kill you right now?" the emperor roared at the Prime Minister.

"If Your Majesty believes that killing this old minister will improve Beiling, then please, go ahead!" Prime Minister Lin raised his neck defiantly.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" All the officials knelt down.

Those loyal to the Prime Minister naturally didn’t want him to be killed by the emperor.

Even those who disliked the Prime Minister didn’t want the emperor to kill anyone in the court at such a time.

In any case, with Ye Bai dead, they still needed to survive in Beiling.

As for the Second Prince...

Due to his low birth, humble origins, and lack of talent, he was not favored by the court officials. Many of them held a negative attitude toward the Second Prince, looking down on him.

Thus, they could easily imagine how vulnerable they would be if the Second Prince marched on the imperial city.

Meanwhile, Ruo Xi was organizing the city.

Thanks to Ye Bai’s actions, the people discovered the virtues of the Emperor of Great Wei and realized that the so-called Northern Di prince wasn’t as stupid or incompetent as the rumors suggested, nor was he a hopeless gambler.

"Second Prince, have you eaten? Yesterday, when I went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables, I caught a field mouse. Miss Dong Ju told me that it could be roasted and eaten. Oh, it was so delicious!"

A commoner invited the Second Prince to try the roasted field mouse, and someone nearby quickly came over.

"No, he's a prince, how can he randomly eat anything!"

Beiling grabbed the leg and took a bite. "I knew it, the taste isn't great. Let me show you how it’s done!"

With that, Beiling rolled up his sleeves and started roasting the field rat.

He picked some medicinal leaves and carefully selected the firewood.

"Whether it's roasted field rat or roasted rabbit, remember, you should sprinkle plenty of salt grains, so the flavor will be good after roasting!" Beiling said.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince... how do you know all this?" the villagers gathered curiously and asked.

"Ah, from now on, just call me City Lord. What prince or not, I'm the same as you guys," Beiling said.

"Alright, alright, City Lord, how did you learn to roast field rats and rabbits?" the villagers asked with smiles.

This Beiling had always been a prince with a mild temper. Even though he used to be a frivolous prince, he was always the type without much temper, which made the villagers feel closer to him.

"The imperial palace is huge!" Beiling said.

"I heard one palace alone is half the size of our city." Even though it’s just over a hundred miles, many villagers had never been to the Imperial City, so their information came from hearsay.

"Yes, it's huge, so if someone dies in a palace, it may not be discovered. In the palace, you have to protect yourself," Beiling said.

"So, you learned barbecuing inside the palace?" the villagers asked.

"Yes, there was nothing to eat, only pigeons... imperial pigeons. Later, when the Emperor found out, he almost beat me to death, kneeling outside the Cold Palace in the middle of winter..." Beiling shook his head with a smile and said, "Come, try what I roasted."

The crowd tore off pieces of meat and ate them, nodding in approval after eating.

"Ah, it's much better. I didn’t know medicinal leaves could be used like this!"

Not far away, Xiao Yin and Xiao Yue stood side by side, watching this scene. Xiao Yin said with a smile, "Human nature is sometimes hard to understand. I bet the Beiling Emperor never imagined his useless son would become so popular."

"If someone dislikes you, no matter what, they won’t like this son," Xiao Yue said.

Xiao Yin looked at his sister, then he reached out and removed a leaf that had fallen on her head, saying with a smile, "Let's go, back to take care of Xier, and let Beiling bond with the villagers."

In the City Lord's mansion, Ruo Xi was being cared for by Nurse Jin and Dong Ju, with Jingyu accompanying them.

Ci Xin was studying talismans with Master Jing'en.

Before, it was only Master Jing'en who drew them, but now Ci Xin was also fascinated.

As a Taoist priest and a renowned master, it was embarrassing that Ci Xin couldn’t draw talismans—something that Little Azure Dragon would surely mock.

"So stupid, how can this cultivation succeed!"

Ci Xin turned around, grinding his teeth at Little Xier. "It's little heart, your little heart!"

Master Jing'en accidentally made a mistake on the talisman. His mind was still on the fight between Ci Xin and Ye Bai.

If Ci Xin killed someone else, Master Jing'en wouldn’t have many feelings. But Ye Bai was a master, an especially powerful one. Even Jing'en had suffered some internal injuries from their fight, which took a few days of rest to recover.

However, Ci Xin, with his bizarre and brutal techniques, crushed Ye Bai’s bones one by one, a terrifying sight to envision.