by Feng Yise
Ao Xu reacted very quickly, saying with some awkwardness, "H-Haha, how can it be? For Dragon Son Ye to be able to return safely, this emperor is more than happy! I brought Long Zheng to go find you guys later on, but at that time, you guys were already not around."
Ye Yuan said with a smile that was not a smile, "Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu going to find us, you wanted to confirm whether or not we were killed, right?"
Ao Xu's face changed and he said, "What do you mean?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "What I mean, don't you understand? These few years, you instigated Long Xiao and the rest to kill and pillage, committing all kinds of atrocities, c.u.mulating numerous crimes. You're the main culprit behind Long Xiao's atrocities!"
Talking towards the back, Ye Yuan's tone gradually turned cold, his voice carrying anger.
"What? The boss behind Bandit Xiao is Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu? How can this be possible?"
"This brat wouldn't be crazy, right? To actually frame Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu?"
"Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu is normally kind toward others in the stronghold and is the most amiable and approachable Heavenly Emperor powerhouse. How can he possibly be Bandit Xiao's boss?"
"Even if he's a Son of the Heavenly Dragon, he also can't give a false account of the facts and invert black and white!"
… …
A stone stirred up a thousand layered wave, Ye Yuan's words stirred up a fierce discussion in the crowd.
Naturally, there were more people who did not believe it.
Ao Xu this person was indeed very adept at pretending. Normally, his reputation in the stronghold was also extremely good.
Hence, the moment Ye Yuan said it, everyone felt that Ye Yuan was finding fault instead.
"Hahaha … Dragon Son Ye, this is the most hilarious joke that this Emperor has heard! You also heard it, everyone is aware of my, Ao Xu's, conduct. How can I possibly be the culprit behind Bandit Xiao?" Ao Xu laughed loudly and said.
Chapter 2160 - Miscalculating and Stumbling?
"Dragon Son Ye, although your status is noble, Ao Xu is my Purpledragon Stronghold's heavenly emperor. His status is noble and can't be easily insulted. Saying this sort of words, you have to take out hard evidence!"
The dragon lord who had been silent all along suddenly spoke up.
Ye Yuan's sudden appearance made him rather surprised.
Being able to escape from under the hands of Bandit Xiao with this bit of strength, got to admit, Ye Yuan's strength was pretty good.
Of course, it was likely more to do with luck.
Long Xiao this group of people, all of them were cunning like foxes, coming and going without a trace. Furthermore, their methods were extremely vicious and there had never been survivors.
Even the Sons of the Heavenly Dragon that died under their hands were quite a few too!
They did not expect that this time, this Son of the Heavenly Dragon actually escaped.
Ye Yuan looked at Ao Xu and said smilingly, "You seem to be very proud of yourself. Do you feel that I can't do anything to you?"
Ao Xu snorted coldly and said, "Dragon Son Ye, this emperor calls you dragon son out of respect to the Heavenly Dragon Mountain! But you slandered this emperor, this emperor won't willingly take things lying down either! Heavenly Emperors can't be slandered!"
Ao Xu said it righteously as if the villain was Ye Yuan.
Everyone present knew Ao Xu's 'personality, and all felt that Ye Yuan was making trouble out of nothing.
But Ye Yuan shook his head and laughed in spite of himself as he said, "Looks like you won't shed tears without seeing the coffin. Dragon Lord Purpledragon, I wonder what's the crime of murdering a Son of the Heavenly Dragon?"
Dragon Lord's eyes glinted and he slowly said, "Murdering a Son of the Heavenly Dragon, one will be executed! However, the status of a Heavenly Emperor is transcendent, according to the rules set by Heavenly Dragon Mountain, they will be relegated to the second level of the Dragon Eye Cave!"
Ye Yuan's eyes glimmered. The second level of the Dragon Eye Cave, that mysterious powerhouse should have come out of there, right?
But he guessed wrongly, Bai Chen did not come from the second level, but from a deeper place.
Ao Xu's face fell, and he said, "Ye Yuan! A clay bodhisattva still has some anger! You provoked time and again, deliberately misrepresenting things. Just what intentions do you have? Do you think that with the status of a Son of the Heavenly Dragon, you can do whatever you want?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Wow, cornered dog about to jump the wall, is it? No rush, no rush. Come, come, come. Meet an old friend."
Finished talking, Ye Yuan pointed at the void, several figures fell out.
The few people had both hands behind their backs, kneeling in front of everyone, but had arrogant and unyielding faces.
Seeing these few people, Ao Xu's expression changed wildly.
"Long Xiao! It's the devil's incarnate, Long Xiao! He … He had his divine sea sealed!"
"This … This isn't possible! What kind of character is the living King Yama Long Xiao? How can he possibly be caught by him?"
"It turns out that he didn't escape from Long Xiao's hands, but he captured Long Xiao! It's been so many years. Purpledragon Stronghold has sent out how many Heavenly Emperors and Empyreans, but failed to do anything to him. He was actually captured by a First Firmament Empyrean brat?"
… …
The few people that fell out of the void were precisely Long Xiao and the others!
The powerhouses in Purpledragon Stronghold were all shocked until it could not be surpassed.
Long Xiao this group of people killed people like flies, their evil doings knew no limits and had plagued Purpledragon Stronghold for many years.
In order to capture Long Xiao and the rest, Purpledragon Stronghold had expended no idea how much manpower and material resources but returned without accomplishing anything.
Today, this group of people was actually eradicated by the measly little Ye Yuan. How could they not be shocked?
The world knew that it was extremely hard to jump realms and battle at Empyrean Realm.
A second Firmament Empyrean versus a First Firmament Empyrean was virtually getting crushed.
Even if your talent was unparalleled and combat strength monstrous, and could defeat a Second Firmament Empyrean as a First Firmament Empyrean, facing a Third Firmament Empyrean, there were no chances of victory at all.
But Long Xiao was Fourth Firmament Empyrean, a middle-stage Empyrean super powerhouse!
How could such a powerhouse get captured by Ye Yuan?
"Not greeting when you see an old friend?" Ye Yuan looked at Ao Xu and said with a smile that was not a smile.
Ao Xu's heart shook wildly, he completely never thought that Ye Yuan would capture Long Xiao and his gang.
With Ye Yuan's strength, being able to escape from under Long Xiao's hands was already a stroke of luck, how could he possibly capture Long Xiao?
But Ye Yuan did something that he could not imagine!
Ao Xu finally knew where Ye Yuan's confidence lied.
However, how could he resign himself to death?
"What greeting? Long Xiao has done all sorts of evils and plagued a region. For Dragon Son Ye to be able to capture him, it's the greatest good! Dragon Son Ye, I know that you were attacked by Long Xiao without cause, so you suspect me. But I, Ao Xu, assures that this is just a coincidence!" Ao Xu was well-deserving of being a sly old fox, cutting off relations with a casual sentence.
Ye Yuan's two eyes narrowed and he said with a smile, "Oh? Just a coincidence huh? Long Xiao, you tell Ao Xu, was this matter a coincidence or not?"
Long Xiao slowly lifted his head. He grinned, the scar on his face appearing even more hideous and horrifying.
"Dragon Son Ye, this matter was naturally a coincidence! What kind of status do I, Long Xiao, have? How can I possibly know an exalted Heavenly Emperor powerhouse? Kid, I don't know what intentions you have, bu
t if you want to use me to malign others, it's impossible to prevail!" Long Xiao said with a proud look.
The moment these words came out, everyone revealed amused looks.
Ao Xu was even happier in his heart. It was not one or two days that he had been controlling Long Xiao this group of people, he naturally had a score in his heart.
Long Xiao was a clever person. Unless his brain was damaged, he would not betray him.
Otherwise, Dragon Source Village would be completely destroyed!
Ye Yuan's face changed and he said in surprise and anger, "Long Xiao, this isn't what you told me previously! You … You tricked me?"
Long Xiao had an arrogant and unyielding look as he said with a cold smile, "What did I say to you previously? I don't know what grudge you have with this lord, but even though I, Long Xiao, have killed countless people, I've never been someone's pawn! You want to make use of me? No chance!"
Ye Yuan had a hesitant look and roared angrily, "Long Xiao, I'll kill you!"
Under his rage, Ye Yuan smacked a palm out and was about to eradicate Long Xiao.
Dragon Lord lightly flicked his sleeves. A gust of strong wind blew over, directly sending Ye Yuan flying out.
"Dragon Son Ye, this Long Xiao has plagued Purpledragon Stronghold for many years. He can't die just like this. For you to be able to capture him over, this lord is very grateful. But if you want to kill him, there's no way. Come, men, detain Bandit Xiao and await sentencing!" Dragon Lord said coolly.
Ao Xu was incomparably delighted with himself inwardly but put on a benign appearance as he said coolly, "Dragon Son Ye, it's all a misunderstanding between you and me. This emperor didn't take good care of you and Long Xiaochun. It was this emperor's blunder. This emperor … apologizes to you."
"You … You're really hypocritical! It was clearly you who instigated them, but now, you're pretending to be a good person! You're a bad guy! To think that I still trusted you so much!" Long Xiaochun said in a frenzy of rage by the side.
Ao Xu let out a sigh and said, "Forget it. Looks like the misunderstanding towards this emperor is too big. I will take my leave."
As he spoke, Ao Xu's figure flashed, disappearing.
Dragon Lord said coolly, "There's a sudden turn of events today in the stronghold. The matter of setting off will be delayed for three days. Three days later, all of the dragon sons will head for Heavenly Dragon Mountain. Dragon Son Ye, you stay in the stronghold first."
No one could have thought that things would actually develop to such a step.
Ye Yuan came in a threatening manner but became a joke in the end.
Returning to the residence, Ao Xu's gaze glinted, and he said with a cold sneer, "Brat, you're still ten thousand years too early to fight with this emperor! However, Long Xiao this group of people can't be kept anymore! Something unforeseen will eventually happen with Dragon Lord keeping them."
Chapter 2161 - The Things That You Didn't Expect Are Too Many!
Deep in the night, inside the dungeon.
A faint fragrance tunneled into the noses of the guards.
Thud!
Thud!
Very soon, they fell down one after another.
A man in black entered the dungeon seemingly like a ghost.
"Your Excellency!" When Long Xiao saw the arrival, he had a look of wild elation, directly kneeling down.
The black-clothed man nodded slowly and said coolly, "Mn, today's performance was pretty good. Indeed you didn't disappoint this emperor."
Long Xiao said smugly, "Of course! That brat wanted to make use of this lowly one to deal with you, but how can this lowly one let him have his way? That brat thought himself to be clever. Wasn't he still toyed with by us?"
This man in black was naturally none other than precisely Ao Xu!
Ao Xu's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "What the hell was with you guys? With your strength, how could you be captured by that kid?"
Upon saying this, Long Xiao's eyes immediately turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Excellency, you have to take revenge for us! This kid, he … is too formidable. He killed … all of my brothers!"
Ao Xu's expression changed wildly, and he said in shock and anger, "How can this be?"
Long Xiao practically recounted the events briefly with reddened eyes.
As Ao Xu listened, he was wildly shocked in his heart.
He thought that he already overestimated Ye Yuan a lot, but did not think that Ye Yuan was even more monstrous than he imagined!
This kind of horrifying spatial law attainments played Long Xiao and the rest to death.
In fact, even Long Xi, this Third Firmament Empyrean, died in the spatial collapse.
At this moment, not only did Ao Xu not regret it, he felt that his way of doing things was very correct instead.
If he let this boy grow up, how would Ao Yu matter anymore?
"This boy is truly a troublesome fellow! Alright, I've already put down the guards. You guys can leave! After going out, disappear for ten years. You're not allowed to appear anymore!" Ao Xu commanded.
Long Xiao nodded his head and said, "Many thanks, Your Excellency! Then that boy …"
Ao Xu frowned and said, "Is it your turn to come and tell this emperor how to do things?"
Long Xiao was alarmed in his heart and repeatedly said that he dare not.
But he sensed a thick killing intent from Ao Xu.
Clearly, Ao Xu's killing intent toward Ye Yuan grew even more.
Ao Xu pointed at the void, the jail door opened with a sound.
Long Xiao and the rest were overjoyed and gave a thousand thanks to Ao Xu.
"Alright, stop wasting time, if you get discovered by someone, you guys won't be able to leave even if you wanted to anymore!" Ao Xu said impatiently.
How could Long Xiao and the rest still dare to stay? They hurriedly exited the dungeon.
At the back, a hint of a cold smile flashed across the corners of Ao Xu's mouth. Waving his hand, he changed to the elder's outfit that he normally wore.
Long Xiao and the rest had just gone out of Purpledragon Stronghold when suddenly, flares rose from all directions at the back, someone cried out in surprise.
The few people were frightened out of their wits, hurriedly fleeing like they were flying.
But right at this time, a horrifying aura came from behind.
"Bold Bandit Xiao, to have the audacity to break out of prison and escape, deserve to be killed!" This cry reverberated throughout the night. The entire Purpledragon Stronghold could hear it distinctly.
The faces of Long Xiao and the rest changed wildly, this voice was none other than precisely Ao Xu's!
At this time, how could they still not understand what happened?
Ao Xu was going to do away with the witnesses!
Ao Xu did not want to let them go at all, but wanted to give himself an excuse to kill them open and aboveboard!
How powerful was the might of a Heavenly Emperor?
When Ao Xu's palm smacked over, Long Xiao and the rest felt like the sky had fallen down.
But just as they lost all hope, a gentle force suddenly appeared, and actually blocked this strike miraculously.
Ao Xu's expression changed wildly and he said in alarm and anger, "Who is it?"
Several figures emerged. The person at the front was precisely Dragon Lord!
Beside the dragon lord, Ye Yuan was currently looking at him with a look of amus.e.m.e.nt.
Ao Xu's heart thumped, how could he still not know that he had fallen into a trap?
Dragon Lord stared at Ao Xu with a scorching gaze and said in a cold voice, "Ao Xu, you disappoint this lord too much!"
Ye Yuan turned to Long Xiao and said with a smile, "How about it? I didn't lie to you guys, right? You all are merely pawns of Ao Xu! Now, you guys are useless already. You naturally don't need to live on this earth anymore."
Long Xiao was also a fierce and ambitious person of his generation. But at this
time, his eyes were full of rage.
They toiled like slaves for Ao Xu, living life on the edge of danger, and served for so many years. What it exchanged for was actually such an outcome.
"Ao Xu, it's been so many years, even if us brothers didn't make any contributions, there's also hard work! You actually struck such a vicious blow! Brother Ye told us that you'll kill us. But I, Long Xiao, didn't believe it. I didn't expect that you really dealt the blow!" Long Xiao gnashed his teeth in hatred and said.
At this time, Ao Xu already passed the initial panic and hesitation. His face recovered composure, and he said with a faint smile, "You guys were merely a few dogs in my hands, isn't your lives still up to my whims? Now, you all are already useless. So you naturally have to die!"
"You!" Long Xiao also did not think that Ao Xu was actually so shameless, directly admitting it.
Ao Xu ignored him and turned to look at Ye Yuan, saying with a smile, "I really didn't expect it, this emperor has roamed East Suppression Pseudo World unhindered for millions of years, I actually succ.u.mbed at the hands of a brat like you who is still wet behind his ears!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "The things that you didn't expect are too many, isn't it so?"
Ao Xu's gaze turned cold, seemingly wanting to kill Ye Yuan.
He exhausted every power of his mind and thought that having laid down an astonishing killing trap, it was absolutely impossible for Ye Yuan to escape alive.
In the end, he did not expect that not only did Ye Yuan escape, he even captured Long Xiao.
The secrets that Long Xiao grasped were too many. Once landed in Dragon Lord's hands, he definitely would not have a good end.
Hence, he willingly braved the risks and let Long Xiao go, and then kill them.
Who would have thought that all this was within Ye Yuan's calculations?
He schemed all his life and even included Dragon Lord in his calculations, but lost at the hands of Ye Yuan, this brat who just made his world debut!
This was the thing that he did not expect the most.
Ao Xu laughed and said with a nod, "That's right! It was this emperor who underestimated you!
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I originally couldn't figure it out. I had no grudges nor enmity with you, why would you want to deal a deadly blow towards me? Only all the way until I arrived at Purpledragon Stronghold did I know that your nephew is a Son of the Heavenly Dragon too. It turns out that you took action for his sake."