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Chapter 598 Qinglin is a great southern nation, how can we allow him to humiliate us like this? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

One of them is the current Empress Dowager of Qinglin Kingdom. Although she is over forty years old, she is very well-maintained and looks no more than thirty. She is dressed in a dark gold phoenix-patterned palace dress, with her hair piled high and surrounded by pearls and jade.

Her appearance was dignified and noble, her skin was as white as jade, and her eyebrows and eyes carried the mature charm and dignified demeanor that came with the passage of time. Her eyes had both the majesty of a person in a high position and the charm of a mature woman. She was an absolute beauty.

The other was the young empress, dressed in a bright red palace gown with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, and wearing a crown with nine pheasants and four phoenixes.

She was just over twenty years old, the most beautiful age for a woman. Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with almond-shaped eyes, peach-blossom cheeks, and a touch of rouge on her lips. Her figure was slender and graceful. Beneath her dignified and maternal demeanor, she also subtly revealed the tenderness and charm of a newlywed. She was radiant and incomparably beautiful.

Li Chen's gaze lingered on the Empress Dowager and the Empress for a moment without any attempt to conceal it, admiring their distinctly different beauty. Then, with a slight smile, he calmly addressed the Emperor and the Dean, saying, "I believe that both the Empress Dowager and the Empress are people with wisdom and insightful understanding. It would be a pity to confine them to the deep palace. Why don't they follow me in cultivation? Perhaps they will have a different destiny in the future."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent!

This is not just demanding a subject's daughter; it's practically trampling on the emperor's dignity!

The dean's heart tightened, fearing that his disciple might lose his temper, and he hurriedly looked nervously at the emperor.

This is a golden opportunity to curry favor with Emperor Tian Ce; what does sacrificing two women matter!
Emperor Qinglin's face turned deathly pale instantly. His knuckles turned white from gripping the wine cup so tightly that his chest was churning with rage and humiliation, which was about to explode!

Those were his mother and his wife!
When he met Li Chen's seemingly smiling yet unfathomable eyes, all his anger was instantly extinguished by a chilling fear.

He forced out a smile that looked worse than a grimace, his voice dry and trembling: "It is a blessing for my mother and empress to have His Majesty's favor, and an honor for the Qinglin royal family. On their behalf, I thank His Majesty for his grace."

Seeing this, the dean breathed a long sigh of relief and quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Your Majesty is wise! This is an incredible opportunity for them!"

The state banquet ended in this strange and oppressive atmosphere.

Li Chen, having eaten and drunk his fill, got up and left in a cheerful mood. Behind him followed closely the two stunningly beautiful women, the Empress Dowager and the Empress, whose expressions were complex yet dared not disobey in the slightest.

The emperor personally escorted Li Chen to the palace gate, bowing deeply and humbling himself to the point of being in the dust.

Li Chen's actions were naturally meant to teach him a profound lesson.

If he hadn't spoken so rudely just now, Li Chen might not have humiliated him like this.

Saints cannot be insulted, and the majesty of emperors cannot be challenged. If Li Chen were to seriously investigate this matter, the throne of Qinglin Kingdom should have been given to someone else long ago.

If Li Chen hadn't revealed his identity as the emperor, he might not have reprimanded the emperor of Qinglin Kingdom.

But who told your master to reveal all his secrets to me? If I don't teach you a lesson, how will I ever get along with the emperors?
The Qinglin Kingdom is very strong, ranking among the top three in combat power among the southern kingdoms.

But so what? In the face of the invincible Tian Ce Iron Cavalry, it's nothing.

Moreover, many of the surrounding southern kingdoms are staunch vassals or loyalists of Tian Ce, so there is no need for Tian Ce's army to come in person. As long as Li Chen shows some dissatisfaction, many countries will be willing to send troops to "serve" him and take the opportunity to divide up Qing Lin.

In fact, if the Emperor of Qinglin Kingdom had shown even the slightest reluctance at the banquet, his master, the Dean of the Institute of Celestial Observation, who was well aware of the stakes, would have been the first to "teach" this ignorant disciple a lesson, so as to give Li Chen an explanation.

The entire court would kneel down, weeping and pleading guilty on behalf of the emperor.

For them, the stability and survival of the country are paramount, and they would never gamble the fate of the nation for the sake of the emperor's personal reputation.

Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager and Empress, who followed closely behind Li Chen, were also extremely anxious and fearful. The palace path was lined with guards and maids, and countless gazes—some filled with shock, some with pity, and some with contempt—felt like needles pricking their backs, filled with shame and indignation.

But they dared not resist in the slightest, not even hesitate in their steps.

However, the fact that Li Chen is the Emperor of Tian Ce is only known to the upper echelons of the imperial palace.

To the common people and ordinary cultivators outside the palace, the scene before them was completely different: a powerful figure dressed in the magnificent robes of the Eternal Day Church, arrogant and domineering, had openly abducted their country's most esteemed Empress Dowager and Empress from the palace! The people of Qinglin Kingdom, who were already extremely resentful of the Church, were instantly enraged!

"You beasts! Lackeys of the Holy See! Release the Empress Dowager and the Empress!"

"Where is His Majesty? Where are the Imperial Guards? Why didn't they intervene?"

"Outrageous! This is outrageous!"

Along the way, countless angry gazes almost burned through Li Chen's back, and whispers and suppressed curses filled the air.

But what can they do? This “victim of the Vatican” can brazenly bring people out of the palace, and even the emperor is helpless. What can ordinary people like them do?
They could only watch helplessly as two noble and beautiful women were led into a cage like canaries; the sense of powerlessness and humiliation almost overwhelmed everyone.

Li Chen enjoyed the almost tangible angry gaze behind him, a pleased smile curving his lips.

He enjoys seeing people hate him to the core, yet be completely powerless against him.

His perverse sense of humor went far beyond that. Instead of choosing any luxurious inn, he took the Empress Dowager and the Empress directly to the most ordinary, even somewhat shabby, inn in the capital.

The innkeeper was working on his abacus when he looked up and saw a distinguished young man in strange and gorgeous clothes walking in with two women who were so beautiful they seemed otherworldly.

The two women, in particular, were dressed in luxurious clothes and had an elegant demeanor, which was completely out of place in this simple inn. It was as if they were phoenixes who had mistakenly entered a chicken coop. They were dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

"A superior room." Li Chen tossed out a gold coin, his tone indifferent.

The shopkeeper hurriedly accepted the gold coins, but his eyes kept glancing at the Empress Dowager and the Empress, his heart pounding.

These two stunning beauties were a blessing he could never have received in several lifetimes, and now they were to be together. He dared not think any further, and hurriedly lowered his head to lead the way, his hands and feet trembling.

After escorting the three to their room, the boss practically fled, his mind racing with uncontrollable fantasies of what erotic and blasphemous scenes would unfold next.

In broad daylight, is this lord about to "execute" two incomparably noble beauties right here in this humble room?
The reality was just as he expected, or even more so.

From the afternoon until the next morning, the ordinary guest room was bathed in holy light (at least outwardly), interspersed with indescribable decadent music, overflowing with springtime charm, without ceasing.

Only when Xiao Er nervously delivered food and drinks in the evening could he glimpse a corner inside the door, where two beauties, their hair disheveled and clothes in disarray, leaned languidly against the man, their faces radiating a breathtaking allure.

The waiter blushed and hurriedly left after putting down his things. The news spread like wildfire, arousing envy, jealousy, and hatred among many people around, who dared not speak out against it.

When the news reached the palace, the Emperor of Qinglin Kingdom flew into a rage, smashing his beloved glass lamp and roaring at his master who had come to visit him: "Master! Are we just going to let this go?! Qinglin is a great southern nation, after all. Are we just going to let him humiliate us like this?!"

(End of this chapter)