The Shiya King had no other option but to announce the disbandment of the royal family. The decree was read instantly, and there were many people who raised an objection, but when they saw the King in shambles they were shocked.
One of the young princes watched this calmly and he decided to confront Hao Ren about this issue, and while the people were acting like ants on a stove, this young prince walked out of the palace and found Hao Ren holding his brother under his foot.
Hao Ren raised his brows, took his attention away from the battle of the old men, and looked at the young man and asked, "So, what do you want, little one?"
The little prince took a deep breath and he asked, "Greetings, my lord."
Hao Ren couldn't help but smile faintly and then asked, "What do you need?"
The little prince must have been around twelve years old, he mustered up all his courage and asked, "Lord, if the royal family is disbanded, then what shall the civilians do? There would be no order, and the bandits and zealots of the cults would run amok."
Hao Ren realized that he didn't consider the civilians, he looked at the young prince and asked, "What do you think I should do then? Your father has led people to sow discord in my region, causing trouble for my people."
The young prince took a deep breath and said, "Your Excellency, I beg your pardon, but aren't you going to do the same as what my father did?"
Hao Ren froze, he thought and realized that he was really doing what he was doing. The young man took a deep breath and said, "What you say does have some logic in it. So, you think I should deal with your father, and the ministers involved in this?"
The young prince hesitated and then said, "Yes, necessities force you to do things that make you cruel, but then again, every action has its own consequences."
Hao Ren was astounded by the wisdom of this young boy. He asked, "Go in, call your mother, and any other immediate family members."
The young man bowed to Hao Ren and said, "I am an orphan in the palace, My Lord."
Hao Ren furrowed his brow and he looked at the young man once again, and observing his dress he asked, "Then why do you have the dress of a prince on your person?"
The young man replied, "My father was a Duke, and he fell while defending the Venetian Tower City."
Hao Ren took a deep breath and said, "Good, then from today on, you would be the Leader of this place."
The young man was shocked and then Hao Ren said, "Don't worry, you will have full support from the old skeletons."
He then looked at two old men and let out a whistle, "Oi, old dogs, come over."
The two of them froze and then came over to Hao Ren and bowed their heads. Hao Ren said, "You will go inside, tell the King Shiya, that this young man will be the King from now on. The royal family will give up all their rights, half their assets will be going to the Imperial vault and this young man has a sword heart, if anything happened to him before his talent is developed, I will come again and this time, I will lay waste to this place." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on N()velFire.net
The two old men nodded, and they took the young man inside. There was a huge ruckus, after all the son of the duke was crowned king. The old men were shocked so much that they literally silenced every objection with their sword.
Hao Ren waited outside for a few more minutes, and Ye Jian came over, he was covered in blood, and his robe was torn from some places. Hao Ren looked at him and asked, "It was hard?"
Ye Jian shook his head and replied, "I just took my time killing them."
Hao Ren nodded, and then the two older people came over, and they said, "Lord, the decree has been approved, all the people will now listen to Shiya Chen."
Hao Ren said, "Good, now give me the account of all the people involved in this conspiracy."
The old man nodded and then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, Sir."
They gave out a list of people, and Hao Ren passed it to Ye Jian. He said, "Change your clothes, wear your armor, and go out there. While you are avenging your disciple, you are also avenging the dignity of the Crescent Moon Empire."
Ye Jian was hesitating and Hao Ren said, "General Ye Jian, the first sword of the empire. Do you remember the day this title was bestowed to you? What did you say at that time?"
Ye Jian shivered, he looked at Hao Ren and in the eyes of the young man before him, he found a spark similar to when he had first met Hao Ren, who saved him from slavery.
Ye Jian took a deep breath and then he knelt on the ground as he said, "I will finish this task, Your excellency."
That said, he took out a black armor from his space ring, put it on, and vanished from his spot. Hao Ren looked at the young prince under his foot and said, "You have courage, but remember to use it where it is needed."
Then he turned around and walked away as he said, "Shiya Chen, when you grow up, come and see me."
At this moment the people didn't know what this sentence meant, but in the future, after a couple of years, Shiya Chen stabilized the kingdom and formed an alliance with Crescent Moon Empire, gradually propelling the status as the overlord of the east.
Hao Ren returned to the Crescent Moon Empire, but Ye Jian stayed in the Eastern continent for a month. During thirty days, he killed several experts, which included some high level independent cultivators, alchemists, evil cult heads, and sect masters who lost vision of their path.
Ye Jian destroyed the evil cults thoroughly, they stood no chance against his blade. Whenever he came across an evil cult, he left trails of blood on the ground. The entire eastern continent was terrified by the might displayed by Hao Ren and Ye Jian.
In one of the eastern sects, The Heavenly Wind Sect, a middle-aged man took a deep breath as he looked at the spiritual letter before him and sighed, "Thank heavens."
A young woman asked, "Father, why are you thanking the heavens?"
The man replied, "Just now I received the news, General Ye Jian of the crescent moon empire holds the kill order, and he is investigating everyone who was involved in the recent attempt to stoke rebellion in the Crescent Moon Empire. I regretted that I was late to respond to them, however, now, I feel like it was a blessing from the heavens."
The young lady raised her brow and asked, "This Ye Jian, is he not acting too bold in the eastern land?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and replied, "He has the strength to back himself. Many people tried to go and stop him but they couldn't deal with him. Had you been in his place, could you fight continuously for thirty days with all those experts?"
The young lady shook her head and then he said, "I understand what you mean to say now."
The same situation was unfolding in every major big force stronghold in the eastern corridor. The people who had the ideas to make moves against the Crescent Moon Empire were shocked. They all thought about coming up with a way to stop Ye Jian, but then they all received a decree.
The decree was written with red ink on a white scroll. It was delivered by the younger generation of the Ye Generals in person and they all had come wearing their war armors.
The decree said, "Several years ago, to help the sovereigns protect their realms from the invasion of the Spirit Siphon Continent forces, the Crescent Moon Empire bestowed upon them a world level protection array.
However, these very forces have now decided to return the favor with deceit. You are now given a warning, if anyone else tries to do something similar, then you will be met with the full strike force of the Crescent Moon Empire. The showcase of the intensity of this warning will be presented in the next thirty minutes, we hope you look at it and imagine what your future would be like."
Xiao Mei had designed a long range drone plane and a heavy spirit bomb. This bomb was half as powerful as the nuke but it didn't have any radiation. However, the impact would cause some serious devastation.
As the decree promised, the drones carrying these spirit bombs flew over the eastern lands, and then dropped bombs, programmed to explode when they were two kilometers away from the ground.
The world realized the terror of the Crescent Moon Empire.