If it were just a matter of losing face, that would be one thing, but if this matter were to get out, it would inevitably lower his standing in the eyes of the Red Sand Emperor.
This was undoubtedly fatal for a newly rich man like him who had no real foundation.
So at this moment, he desperately wanted to prove something and make amends for his mistakes.
Just as the two marquises were desperately looking for a scapegoat to vent their anger, Luo Tian, dressed in casual clothes and seemingly out of place at the banquet, slowly walked into the center of the venue.
With a gentle smile on his face, Luo Tian, holding a glass of red wine, swirled the blood-red liquid inside, shook his head slightly, and sighed:
"It seems that Lord Yue Shan has a slight regret about not being able to let the five alien kings go!"
The gazes of the many nobles present suddenly fell on Luo Tian, their eyes filled with surprise, doubt, and unease.
Even when Yue Shanhou himself first saw Luo Tian, he couldn't help but frown. Then, when his gaze fell on Shuang Ye, who had been following behind Luo Tian, a look of realization flashed across his face.
He was naturally aware of Luo Tian's identity since he was able to attend the banquet, but he did not expect that Luo Tian was related to powerful divine forces.
After all, if the Li family of Hengsha had told him such a speculation, he would never have chosen to risk his life to participate in this banquet.
In the eyes of the Marquis of Yueshan now, Luo Tian is at most Yin Qianyu's confidant.
His gaze subtly swept towards a richly dressed nobleman in the hall. The nobleman immediately realized Yue Shanhou's intention and stepped forward, questioning Luo Tian in a deep voice:
"Tonight's banquet is to welcome the envoys of the two great empires. All those present are celebrities and nobles. Who are you to dare to trespass into the banquet?"
Then, the nobleman glanced at Frost Night, feigning sudden realization, and said:
"With the head maid, Frosty Night, by his side, it turns out to be our Princess's gigolo!"
The nobleman bowed to Luo Tian with a look of fear.
"It was my rudeness! If Your Excellency is willing, I'm sure Her Highness the Princess can bestow upon you the title of Earl, and you will naturally be qualified to attend this banquet at will."
The nobleman's exaggerated yet clumsy performance immediately drew a murmur of laughter from the crowd in the hall.
Among the nobility, those who were granted titles due to the favor of a powerful figure undoubtedly held the lowest status and were no different from commoners in the eyes of the nobility.
Only the Marquis of Yueshan, atop the high platform, remained calm, carefully observing Luo Tian's changing expression.
Amidst the mocking gazes of the crowd, Luo Tian remained silent and calmly walked towards the front of the hall.
This hall, which was converted from the main hall of the Sun King's palace for a banquet, still retains many of its original facilities.
For example... the Sun King's Throne, symbolizing supreme divine and imperial power.
Luo Tian gracefully walked around the high platform and slowly approached the Sun King's throne, which had been sealed for a hundred years.
All the nobles' expressions changed drastically, and angry shouts were about to come out of their mouths, but Shuangye, who was following behind Luo Tian, swept her cold gaze over all the nobles present.
An almost tangible sense of oppression descended upon every nobleman, forcing them to swallow the words they wanted to say, and they could only watch helplessly as Luo Tian walked up the steps and ascended the throne.
Turn around and sit down!
Without making the slightest unnecessary movement, Luo Tian's nonchalant demeanor seemed to declare that this position was rightfully his.
With his right hand resting on the armrest of the throne, supporting his cheek, Luo Tian gently swirled the wine in his glass and said in a calm voice:
"Paws!"
The moment the words fell, Shuangye's figure had already appeared in front of the rude nobleman.
"Snap...crack!"
The right hand, gloved with silk, was raised and exerted force. A crisp sound, accompanied by the cracking of bones, rang out in the hall, and the nobleman's body was suddenly lifted into the air.
Faced with Frosty Night's unreserved power, half of the nobleman's face was shattered.
Broken bones and flesh mingled together as the airborne body crashed heavily to the ground. The nobleman fainted before he could even scream.
The hall fell silent. Even the Marquis of Yueshan, who had signaled the nobleman to test the waters, had not expected Luo Tian to react in this way.
Such violent methods completely destroyed the tacit understanding among nobles in their struggles.
However, faced with this scene, Luo Tian merely chuckled softly and looked at the surrounding siren singers, giving them an order:
"Keep the music playing! Keep dancing!"
Chapter 184 Address me as Your Highness, the Regent!
The terrified siren singers dared not utter a word of rebuttal, and picked up their instruments, their melodious tunes echoing once more through the hall.
Marquis Yueshan looked at Luo Tian, who sat calmly on the throne, and said with a gloomy expression:
"Mr. Luo, I know you have a special identity."
But Viscount Porter is, after all, a hereditary nobleman of the Empire. Isn't your approach a bit too extreme?
Frosty Night removed her blood-stained white gloves and casually tossed them onto the face of the unconscious nobleman Potter, responding in an elegant voice:
"Lord Yue Shan, Viscount Potter has wantonly slandered the royal family and damaged its prestige. According to the law, he could even be stripped of his title."
"The master only ordered a slap, which is already showing leniency to Viscount Potter. Does Lord Yueshan intend for Viscount Potter to lose his title?"
Marquis Yue Shan was speechless.
The laws of the Great Yin Empire do indeed include provisions against defaming the royal family's prestige, but since the fall of the Sun King, no noble has taken this law seriously, and even ordinary people don't care about this law that is merely for show.
Now that Shuangye has moved out, he is somewhat speechless.
"Humph!"
Marquis Yueshan flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, no longer bothering with such trivial matters.
Looking at the Sun King's throne beneath Luo Tian, Marquis Yueshan said meaningfully:
"Then, Mr. Luo Tian, what is your intention in sitting on the Sun Throne?"
"Although the Sun King's palace is only an outer hall, it still symbolizes the power of the royal family."
According to the laws of the Great Yin Empire, even Her Highness the Eldest Princess was not qualified to sit on the Sun King's throne before inheriting the throne. Isn't Mr. Luo's current behavior somewhat presumptuous?
He paused slightly, a sinister glint flashing in Yue Shan Hou's eyes.
"Or is it that Mr. Luo is no longer satisfied with his current position and wants to rise to a position above our future Empress?"
The words spoken by the Marquis of Yueshan were already considered to be words that struck at the heart.
In their view, regardless of Luo Tian's true identity, Yin Qianyu was undoubtedly in a dominant position in their relationship.
Now that Luo Tian has taken the initiative to sit on the Sun King's throne, isn't his intention to pin Yin Qianyu down?
If this gets out, it will inevitably displease Yin Qianyu.
After all, this wasn't a romantic encounter between the princess and her lover, where anyone could be on top or bottom.
Therefore, in the eyes of Marquis Yueshan, even if Luo Tian acted recklessly, he would still feel uneasy because of this.
However, Luo Tian, sitting on the throne, merely glanced at Yue Shanhou with a puzzled look, a hint of amusement in his smile.
"Has Marquis Yueshan forgotten something? This Sun King's Palace has already been gifted to me by Her Highness the Eldest Princess. I am the true owner of this Sun King's Palace!"
The sinister look in Yue Shanhou's eyes vanished instantly, and a moment of blankness appeared on his face.
Their noble council has always regarded Yin Qianyu as a great threat, and has been constantly analyzing Yin Qianyu's words, actions and behaviors from all aspects in order to determine Yin Qianyu's methods and purposes.
In their eyes, Yin Qianyu acted exactly like a revitalizing emperor who saved the empire from crisis, which was enough to have a huge impact on the entire nobility.
Such emperors are often extremely proud, which is why he attacked Luo Tian with such hurtful words.
However, it was this very stereotype that made him forget that Yin Qianyu was in some ways comparable to the infamous tyrants in the history of the Dayin Empire.
Before even ascending the throne, he was rumored to be having an affair with a commoner, recklessly gave away his ancestral property to his male favorites, and even lived with that commoner for a long time while still a commoner.
Under such circumstances, Yin Qianyu's gifting of the Sun King's Palace to Luo Tian caused the Sun King's Palace to lose its royal aura.
As the master of the Sun King's palace, Luo Tian sitting on the Sun King's throne is theoretically not inappropriate.
Of course, this is only in theory. Even though the Sun King's palace was sent away by several incompetent emperors in history, no one except Luo Tian dared to sit in that position.
Speechless after being refuted by Luo Tian's words, Marquis Yue Shan felt a surge of anger, wishing he could immediately berate Yin Qianyu as a foolish and tyrannical emperor.
"You can even give away the Sun King's palace! Why don't you just hand over the whole country to this guy?"
As Yue Shan Hou's anger flared, Luo Tian, seemingly oblivious to Yue Shan Hou's expression, continued speaking:
"I know that Marquis Yueshan is furious about the deaths of the five alien kings, and I can also tell Marquis Yueshan clearly that I was the one who gave the order to the giant executioner to kill the five alien kings!"
but......"
Luo Tian narrowed his eyes, looking at the enraged Marquis of Yueshan and the group of nobles, and shook his head with a light laugh:
What can you do to me?
These words immediately caused an uproar in the hall.
This was especially true for the Marquis of Wengert and the Marquis of Yueshan, who suffered a humiliating defeat due to the killing of five foreign kings.
Both men glared angrily at Luo Tian, and Marquis Yue Shan demanded in a furious voice:
"How dare you, a mere commoner, interfere in the trial? Are you trying to circumvent the imperial law because you have the favor of the Princess?"
"Outrageous! To disregard the law like this, is this the style of your Great Yin Empire?"
Marquis Suen, standing to the side, also chimed in in agreement:
"After this incident, I returned to the Mechanical City to report to the adjudicator."
The Great Yin Empire's blatant disregard for the law warrants a reduction in the Mechanical Empire's civilization rating!
Faced with a series of high-sounding questions, Luo Tian's face still held that gentle smile, though it carried a hint of coldness.
"Is it me who disregards the law, or you so-called nobles?"
"Ignoring the sacrifice of millions of soldiers, they arbitrarily decided to release these final war criminals in the name of maintaining order, attempting to return the five planes to chaos."
They disregarded the sacrifices of the desolate city and several major city gates, and instead of considering the impact of the entire interdimensional war on the Underdark, they focused on how to continue to divide the spoils and exploit the region to the bone.
They even prepared to aid the five planes that had launched the war based on just a few words, while ignoring the many cities within the empire's borders that had been affected by the war.
"Is this what they call imperial law? Is this what the high and mighty imperial nobles are like?"
The layers of the nobles' intentions were peeled back, revealing an ugliness that made many nobles lose face.
But no one felt ashamed because of this; they were only angry at Luo Tian for breaking the rules.
From the crowd, a nobleman retorted angrily:
"Who do you think you are? This is a decision made by the upper echelons of the empire. Even if you are the master of the Sun King's palace, you have no right to interfere with the empire's decisions!"
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