Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 150 Prince Huai Comes to Demand People!
Li Qiye squinted and looked in that direction.

After so long, his royal uncle, who was also Li Yueyao's biological father, finally couldn't resist coming over.

What's meant to happen will happen eventually, Li Qiye thought with a cold smile.

Upon hearing the voice, Qin Rentu naturally knew who it was. With a strange expression, he said, "Your Highness Qiye, you abducted someone's daughter, and they have come to demand an explanation."

"General, this story goes back more than ten years."

“When I went to the Prince Huai’s mansion, I saw a little girl being bullied by several servants. Her face and body were covered in bruises. In a fit of anger, I ordered the guards to execute those servants.”

Li Qiye's face was full of mockery: "Old General, do you know who that little girl is?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Rentu's smile vanished. Perhaps recalling the early death of his beloved daughter, his expression immediately turned cold, and he said in a deep voice:
"She is Li Yueyao?"

"Yes."

Li Qiye nodded and said, "Yueyao's mother was not well received in the Prince Huai's mansion because she was a maid. Even the servants dared to bully her."

“If it weren’t for this, Yueyao wouldn’t have stayed in my palace and wouldn’t have wanted to go back.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Linglong's eyes widened in disbelief. "But no matter what, Yueyao is still the daughter of Prince Huai. How dare those servants bully her?"

Qin Linglong was naturally familiar with Li Yueyao, but she had never known that Li Yueyao had such an experience, nor had she ever heard anyone mention it.

"Of course, someone is backing me up."

The smile on Qin Rentu's face vanished, and he said coldly, "Even a servant dares to act like that; it's most likely someone instructed him to do so."

"It might have started as a test, but once they realized no one cared, they became even more brazen."

"If only Prince Huai had paid more attention to that little girl, this would never have happened."

"But then again, as the master of the Prince Huai's mansion, would he not know these things?"

"It's obvious that he couldn't possibly not know, but he just didn't care, and his indifference emboldened others."

Qin Linglong looked completely incredulous.

She was the apple of everyone's eye in her family from childhood to adulthood. Her grandfather, father, and brothers all doted on her.

She couldn't understand why anyone would be so indifferent to their own daughter.

Just then, a middle-aged man forced his way in despite being stopped by the guards.

This middle-aged man was none other than Li Yueyao's father, and one of Emperor Yuan's brothers.

The moment he burst in, Prince Huai's gaze locked onto Li Qiye, his aura menacing.

He was about to say something, but when he saw Qin Rentu's expressionless face beside him, he swallowed back what he was about to say, paused in his steps, and the fear in his eyes was clearly visible.

Their originally high spirits were completely extinguished by a bucket of water.

His lips twitched involuntarily, and he forced a smile, saying, "Uncle Qin... what are you doing here?"

Do I need to report to you where I am?

Qin Rentu glanced at King Huai, whose already bad impression of him plummeted to rock bottom.

"Uncle Qin, you're joking."

King Huai forced a slight smile.

In reality, both he and Emperor Yuan were a generation younger than Qin Rentu.

Emperor Yuan had no fear of Qin Rentu because he himself was extremely powerful, and as the emperor, he naturally had confidence.

However, Prince Huai is different. Although he is quite capable in cultivation, he has been indulging in wine and women for many years and has no interest in cultivation. At present, he is only at the fourth level of the Enlightenment Realm.

Qin Rentu, as a pillar general of the state, possessed the cultivation of the ninth level of the Void Realm and had made numerous military achievements. He had also fought alongside the father of King Huai, the previous emperor, and thus held an extremely high position in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if King Huai had the greatest courage, he would not dare to offend this man before him.

"If you have nothing to do, get out of here and stop getting in my way."

Qin Rentu waved his hand, looking impatient.

King Huai subconsciously took a few steps back, but quickly remembered something, steadied himself, swallowed hard, and said in a deep voice:

"Uncle Qin, this is a family matter of the Li family. Please don't get involved."

After saying this, he turned to look at Li Qiye and said sternly, "Li Qiye, where is Yueyao? Quickly bring her out to see me."

"Uncle Huai, please don't be so angry. Since you're here, come in, sit down, and have some tea."

Li Qiye said with a smile.

"That's no need."

Perhaps seeing Li Qiye's gentle and affectionate attitude, her imposing manner softened somewhat, and she looked intently at Li Qiye, saying:
"Quickly call Yueyao out. She is my daughter. Even if this goes to my brother, the emperor, he won't object to me taking Yueyao back."

"If you insist on stopping it, it will be bad for everyone if things get out of hand."

"Besides, you are about to marry the princess of Northern Wei. If rumors were to spread at this time..."

King Huai stopped there, but the threat in his words was quite obvious.

"is it?"

Li Qiye said casually, "Uncle Huai, then please do as you please and make a big fuss about it."

"I'm quite curious whether the elders of the royal family would value a prince who indulges in eating, drinking, and having fun, or a genius with exceptional talent?"

"you!"

King Huai's eyes were practically spitting fire; he was furious.

"Uncle Huai, please don't misunderstand."

Li Qiye glanced at it and said calmly, "I have absolutely no intention of threatening Uncle Huai. The genius with outstanding talent that I mentioned earlier was not me, but Yueyao."

Upon hearing this, King Huai was taken aback, and his gaze toward Li Qiye became strange.

"A genius with exceptional talent, you mean Yueyao?"

He seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and sneered, "Your Highness Qiye, do you think I'm stupid?"

"How could I, as her father, not know about her talent?"

Hearing this, Li Qiye shook his head and said, "There is a type of person who thinks he is clever, but little does he know that in the eyes of others, he is incredibly foolish and beyond redemption."

"Alright, let's stop arguing here."

The Prince Huai's lips twitched, and he waved his hand, saying, "I'm too lazy to talk to you. Quickly bring Yueyao out, and I won't hold it against you. Otherwise, I'll take you to see my brother and let him judge me."

"If things escalate by then and the matter of establishing a crown prince takes an unexpected turn, then don't blame Uncle Wang."

"Also, don't ruin your promising future for the sake of a concubine's daughter. The position of crown prince has not yet been decided. If any unforeseen complications arise, you may very well miss out on it."

When Li Qiye heard the words "illegitimate daughter," the smile on his face immediately disappeared.

He slowly stood up, looking at Prince Huai expressionlessly, emanating a chilling aura.

King Huai was startled, his face filled with shock as he exclaimed, "You, you've entered the Enlightenment Realm?!"

(End of this chapter)