Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Tianlan Kingdom, royal palace.

Crown Princess Consort Yue Shuang looked anxiously at Xiao Yi, her face full of worry, "Lord Xiao, are you really going to Po Jun City?"

In her eyes, aside from anxiety, there was also a hint of expectation.

Jiang Tai went to Po Jun City with a heart ready to die. Without a miracle, facing the aggressive suppression of Qingyun Kingdom and Great Jin Kingdom, Jiang Tai had no chance of survival.

Xiao Yi had become the only person she could rely on.

Niu Dali clenched his fists tightly at the side, "Boss, let me go with you!"

Xiao Yi shook his head, his voice solemn, "You need to take good care of the Crown Princess Consort. With General Zhang Baisheng here, there won't be any problems. Leave Po Jun City to me!"

"Alright then!"

Niu Dali hesitated for a moment before nodding in resignation.

With his strength, even if he went to Po Jun City, he wouldn't be of any help.

Instead, he would be a burden.

Xiao Yi did not say it outright, as he did not want to discourage him.

"General!"

Xiao Yi turned to look at Zhang Baisheng and took out a Martial Dao Divine Fruit—one of the three obtained from that secret realm—and handed it to him, "This is a Martial Dao Divine Fruit. If you refine it, General, you can step into the Tao Tribulation Realm. With this, I will have no worries!"

"This..."

Zhang Baisheng's hands trembled as he took the Martial Dao Divine Fruit, took a deep breath, and said earnestly, "Your Highness, rest assured. As long as this old man draws breath, I will not let anyone harm the Crown Princess Consort!"

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yi nodded vigorously, then looked at everyone, "Everyone, take care!"

"Your Highness, we'll wait for your triumphant return!"

"Guardian Martial God, invincible in battle!"

"Waiting for your triumphant return..."

The crowd shouted out loud one after another.

Xiao Yi waved his hand, and a Tianqing wild ox charged into the sky; he leapt up onto its back and broke through the air.

Although this Tianqing wild ox was only a fifth-order beast, its speed was comparable to that of an average Tao Tribulation Realm expert. Moreover, its stamina was astonishing, making thousand-mile journeys in a day no problem.

It was a full three thousand miles from the capital of Tianlan Kingdom to Po Jun City.

Under Xiao Yi's urging, the Tianqing wild ox burst forth with unprecedented speed. Watching the capital grow smaller and smaller behind him, Xiao Yi clenched his fists tightly, "Jiang Tai, wait for me!"

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Po Jun City.

This is the northern border of Tianqing Kingdom, bordering on Qingyun Kingdom.

Once...

Qingyun Kingdom and Qing Tian Kingdom were of the same lineage, but a thousand years ago, a prince who failed to secure the throne launched a coup, and Qingyun Kingdom seceded.

After a thousand years of development.

Qingyun Kingdom's national strength is no weaker than Qing Tian Kingdom.

With the historical grudge between the two nations, they have become sworn enemies, never interacting with each other.

The man leading the troops from Qingyun Kingdom was Jiang Shihai, known as the Supporting Mountain King of Qingyun Kingdom, who is also the paternal uncle of Jiang Tianchen. In the initial clashes between the two kingdoms, Jiang Tianchen managed to halt the advance of Jiang Shihai's forces by taking advantage of Po Jun City's defenses.

That was until the powerhouse of Great Jin Kingdom arrived on the battlefield.

Three Tao Tribulation Realm experts attacked Jiang Tianchen at the same time, and the elite Golden Crow Guards of Great Jin Kingdom launched an assault, cutting down a hundred thousand elites of Tianqing Kingdom.

This led to the fall of Po Jun City.

Jiang Tianchen himself was taken prisoner, and when the experts from Great Jin Kingdom forced him to hand over Xiao Yi, he refused and was brutally killed. To this day, eight days later, Jiang Tianchen's body has been hanging outside the gate of Po Jun City, marred by signs of decay, occasionally attracting flies to buzz and settle.

In the sky, vultures circle and swoop down from time to time to snatch away pieces of flesh.

The once-dignified King of Tianqing Kingdom not only died in battle but now his body was beyond recognition.

If it weren't for Jiang Tai leading his army here, upon seeing this scene, deploying ten divine archers to guard Jiang Tianchen's corpse, and once they discovered any vultures immediately shooting them down with arrows, by now, Jiang Tianchen would probably be nothing but a skeleton.

"Father Emperor..."

Jiang Tai stood within the military camp, gazing at Jiang Tianchen, who was hanging above the city gate; his palms clenched into fists.

His fingernails were also digging into his palms.

Blood trickled down through the gaps between his fingers.

"Crown Prince, messengers from the Qingyun Kingdom have delivered a letter!" Shi Yaoquan respectfully said, presenting the letter with both hands.

The four Shi brothers had also set out with Jiang Tai to Po Jun City.

Shi Yaoquan had already broken through to the Golden Core Realm, becoming the commander of Jiang Tai's trusted aides.

Jiang Tai took the letter, opened it, and his body suddenly staggered, nearly tumbling down.

"Your Highness..."

Shi Yaoquan, startled, quickly steadied Jiang Tai.

Jiang Tai's eyes were bloodshot, and the letter in his hand was crumpled into a ball, producing a creaking sound between his knuckles, "This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

"Your Highness, what exactly happened?" Shi Yaoquan asked in a shocked and puzzled tone, looking at Jiang Tai. In his memory, Jiang Tai had always been able to control his emotions well, never allowing his joy or anger to show. But now, he was visibly shaken by a letter.

Jiang Tai, trembling, handed the crumpled letter to him.

Shi Yaoquan quickly unfolded the wrinkled letter, and upon reading it, his complexion too changed drastically, "Is this, this, this the act of humans?"

The letter stated...

Only two hours remain of the three-day ultimatum. If Jiang Tai still refuses to hand over Xiao Yi within the next two hours, a cauldron of boiling oil will be placed outside Po Jun City, and Jiang Tianchen's corpse will be fried in it!

The corpse had been suspended for eight days, left to rot, in the utmost humiliation.

And now they actually want to deep fry it?

"Your Highness, we should..." Shi Yaoquan's eyes were filled with blood.

Jiang Tai took a deep breath, his teeth clenched, "Summon all the generals, mobilize the troops. The moment they dare to fry Father Emperor's body, we will launch a full-scale attack!"

"Yes!"

Shi Yaoquan immediately withdrew.

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The central army tent.

All the generals had gathered, looking at Jiang Tai, who had a face as dark as thunder. They glanced at each other, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

They had already read the contents of that letter.

Fearing they might provoke Jiang Tai.

Left Army Commander Lei Ming hesitated for a long time, then with a toughened resolve, spoke in a grave voice, "Your Highness, given the current disparity in forces between us and the enemy, it is really not suitable to go to war!"

"Not suitable to go to war? Then when is it suitable? Do we have to wait until they fry my father's body for it to be suitable?"

Jiang Tai smashed the table in front of him with a slap, his face grim, as he roared furiously.

The right Imperial Censor muttered, "Actually... we just need to hand over Xiao Yi, and it would be fine. This whole mess was his doing..."

"Idiots!"

Jiang Tai looked at Shi Yaoquan, "Drag him out and chop his head off!"

"Yes!"

Shi Yaoquan immediately stepped forward, seized the Imperial Censor, who was only at the peak of the Divine Ability Realm, and dragged him out of the tent.

The right Imperial Censor wailed miserably, "Spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me..."

Jiang Tai's gaze was ice-cold as he looked towards the crowd, every word deliberate, "Every single one of you listen up, you can die, I can die, Father Emperor can also die, but the Guardian Martial God must not die! As long as he lives, there is hope for our Tianqing Kingdom! If he stands, our nation stands, if he falls, our nation falls! Anyone who dares to speak such demoralizing words again, questioning the foundation of our nation, will be executed without mercy! Do you hear me?"

"We will heed your orders with utmost care!"

Fearfully and respectfully, they responded.

Jiang Tai took a deep breath, narrowing his eyes, with a surge of fighting spirit, "Main army, prepare for battle!"