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Chapter 509 See? I told you His Majesty was easy to talk to! (Please subscribe and vote!)

If Li Chen wasn't mistaken, this thief was actually able to evade Fairy Yunya's capture.

Fairy Yunya is a master of the Heavenly Abyss Realm, possessing formidable strength.

This little thief's strength is definitely not at the Heavenly Abyss Realm level, and is even much lower.

He can even dodge captures with uncanny movement; he's definitely got something special.

Moreover, at this moment, Fairy Yunya's expression was not good, as if she were saying: You better give me a reason not to hit you.

The thief was ashen-faced. He never expected that by randomly choosing a private room to hide, he would run into the Emperor of Tian Ce!

The Hidden Moon Venerable was also sizing up Li Chen, thinking to himself: So he is that Saint Realm Emperor. No wonder he was able to break free from my restraints so easily. His strength is indeed formidable.

However, Venerable Yinyue felt a little embarrassed that such a misunderstanding had occurred on their first meeting.

Lord Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Luckily, he reacted quickly, otherwise, if Venerable Yinyue and Li Chen had started fighting, that would have been terrible.

Morris had heard Charles talk about Li Chen before and knew that Li Chen was very young, but he didn't expect him to be this young.

It was this young emperor who brought Tian Ce to such a prosperous state.

Now everyone's eyes were fixed on the thief, following Li Chen's words.

Just as the thief was about to explain, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the carriage.

A middle-aged man in a brocade robe stormed in with a dozen disciples, his eyes fixed on the thief.

The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, "I never expected it to be you! You're just as despicable and vile as your father!"

In the Tian Ce Dynasty, insulting someone by mentioning their parents was the most serious form of humiliation.

The thief's face flushed crimson, his eyes blazing with hatred: "Old man! I only regret that I don't have the power to kill you, otherwise I would have torn you to pieces!"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly and actually bypassed Li Chen, intending to grab him.

Xuan Ji's beautiful eyes turned cold, and with a light wave of her jade hand, a gentle yet irresistible force pushed the middle-aged man back several steps.

"His Majesty Li Chen is here, how dare you be so presumptuous?" Xuan Ji said coldly.

"Your Majesty?" The middle-aged man then noticed Li Chen sitting in the main seat. His face turned ashen, and he knelt down with a thud. "Elder Zhou Ya of the Heavenly Bull Sect pays his respects to Your Majesty! I was unaware that Your Majesty was here, and I deserve to die!"

Other passengers in the carriage also knelt down, and even the train staff were trembling with fear.

Even the train conductor came to see Li Chen in person. Li Chen told him to get back to driving the train, and he immediately left.

Looking at the others, Li Chen waved his hand: "Get up, all of you. Tell me, what happened?"

The thief pulled a jade pendant with a bluish glow from his pocket and said angrily, "This is my father's! He killed my father and stole my family heirloom!"

Zhou Ya retorted excitedly, "Nonsense! Your Majesty, please be aware that this jade pendant was obtained by me and this traitor's father in the 'Azure Netherworld Secret Realm' five years ago. According to the agreement, it should have been divided equally, but who knew that his father wanted to keep it all for himself!"

The thief roared, "Bullshit! You're the one who set up my father's death! This jade pendant is a family heirloom, and it even has the family mark engraved on it by my grandfather!"

Li Chen rubbed his temples.

Such sectarian feuds are the most troublesome, with each side sticking to its own version of events, making it difficult to distinguish the truth from the falsehood.

Moreover, the cultivation world is a dog-eat-dog world, and it's often impossible to tell who is right and who is wrong.

Li Chen said in a deep voice, "I established the Ministry of Imperial Clan Affairs precisely to handle these kinds of disputes. After you return to the capital, go to the Ministry of Imperial Clan Affairs to register and file your cases. There will be dedicated personnel to investigate."

The thief immediately kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for upholding justice!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, because if Zhou Ya had caught him, he would have been crippled even if he didn't die.

Zhou Ya is considered a formidable boss in a certain area of ​​the cultivation world. A thief certainly couldn't defeat him, which is why he tried to steal what belonged to him.

Although Zhou Ya looked displeased, he had originally gone to the Northern Territory to attend an important trade fair, but how could he dare to disobey the emperor, who was at the Saint Realm level? He could only respectfully reply, "I will obey Your Majesty's decree."

The officers quickly escorted both parties away from the carriage.

As he was leaving, the thief turned back and gave Li Chen a deep look, his eyes filled with gratitude as well as some other complex emotions.

After all the bystanders left, the atmosphere in the carriage became somewhat awkward.

Lord Li was familiar with Li Chen, so they could chat and laugh freely; however, Venerable Yin Yue and Morris each had their own thoughts and did not know how to start the conversation.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Lord Li, Li Chen turned his gaze to the two people standing to the side.

Li Shengzhu understood and immediately introduced, "Your Majesty, this is Prince Morris of the Eternal Day Empire, His Majesty Charles's uncle; this is the sect master of the Ten Netherworld Palace, Venerable Yinyue."

Upon hearing Morris's identity, Li Chen raised an eyebrow.

During this time, Li Chen was not in the capital and did not have a mobile phone. Zhao Wenyuan could not contact him. Li Chen did not understand why this Prince of Yongzhou would appear here.

However, he was on vacation at the moment and really didn't want to talk about those tedious political matters, so he just nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Turning to Venerable Yinyue, Li Chen revealed a playful smile: "If I remember correctly, the Ten Netherworld Palace is a hidden sect?"

Venerable Yinyue immediately bowed, his attitude unusually respectful for a sect leader: "Your Majesty, please understand, those are all empty titles, merely the flattery of our peers. Our hidden sect dares not accept such honors. Our sect simply follows Your Majesty's leadership and policies."

Li Chen was delighted to hear these words.

These words of Venerable Yinyue were taught to him by Yuan Tianhe; he spoke these official lines flawlessly.

Standing to the side, Tang's mother stared wide-eyed. She had never seen the sect leader of a hidden sect so humble.
Li Chen gestured for everyone to take their seats: "Sect Master Yin Yue is too kind. I have heard of the reputation of the Ten Nether Profound Palace in the Western Region."

Venerable Yinyue was also very happy, after all, for the emperor to say such a thing was a great honor.

Taking this opportunity, he immediately said, "Your Majesty is too kind. The reason I traveled north this time is actually to present Your Majesty with a treasure."

As he spoke, he took out a sandalwood box from his pocket.

The moment the box was opened, a vast surge of spiritual energy swept through the entire carriage.

Lying on the velvet was a bright green Immortal Token!

Venerable Yinyue presented it with both hands: "I heard that Your Majesty is collecting Immortal Tokens, so I am offering this as a token of my appreciation."

The carriage fell silent.

Tang's mother gasped. This was the most prized treasure of a hidden sect! And it was just given away so casually? She couldn't help but recall the scene when Yuan Tianhe presented the Immortal Token. Now, witnessing this scene with her own eyes, she felt as if her worldview had been turned upside down.

Li Chen took the Immortal Token and gently stroked its surface with his fingertips.

It feels warm and smooth to the touch, yet contains a surge of spiritual energy within.

With the two obtained previously, all three Immortal Tokens have now been collected.

Morris, standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

Is this the power of the Emperor Tian Ce? Even reclusive sects are scrambling to curry favor with him?

You have to understand, when I was just chatting with Venerable Yinyue, his Saint Realm status was so high that Morris had to be careful what he said.

He glanced at Emperor Li, who was winking at him as if to say: See? I told you His Majesty was easy to talk to.

(End of this chapter)