The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 407 The Prince’s Death

Chapter 407 The Prince’s Death

It seemed that Yelv Abaoji’s round bead was a Magic Treasure for escape. If it was just a mortal magic tool, it would be useless in front of Li Ye, who was now able to kill the cultivators in the Ground Immortal Realm instantly.

Li Ye was surprised that Yelv Abaoji was really going to leave. This guy was talking big in high spirits and he was passionate just now. According to common sense, even if he didn’t fight to the death, he should fight against him fiercely. Who would think that he would run away as he said?

Li Ye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Li Ye felt for a moment, and soon he had a judgment in mind. Even if he used the “Purple Qi Yin and Yang”, he was not sure of disabling the black bead, so he chose to wait and see.

Li Ye was just surprised, but Li Keyong’s face was bloodless.

He stared at Yelv Abaoji angrily. “Why are you so dishonest? Just now, you and I vowed to form alliances and help each other. You said that you will give me soldiers and cultivators. But now you are going to betray me because of Li Ye. You’re a coward! You’re not a hero!”

His words were righteous and impassioned, as if he was rebuking a brutal villain on the moral high ground.

Wrapped in light, Yelv Abaoji glanced at him calmly. “Finished?”

“I’m not finished! I have more to say!” Li Keyong was furious, but his tone suddenly softened. “Can you take me with you?”

“I’m sorry. I can’t,” Yelv Abaoji replied indifferently. When he looked at Li Ye, he smiled gently and bowed with his hand on his chest. “Your Highness, Prince An, see you later.”

When he finished speaking, the light around him and all the Qidan cultivators suddenly flashed. Then, they disappeared. When they left, Yelv Abaoji still remained smiling.

As soon as they left, the group of cultivators of the demon clan led by Holy-child King arrived.

There were many long rainbows, like countless meteors, in the night sky. When they showed up, they and Li Ye looked at Li Keyong in the courtyard with playful eyes.

Li Keyong stood stunned there.

Before long, Yelv Abaoji and his men appeared outside the Great Wall.

As the light disappeared, they looked over themselves and then, they looked at Yelv Abaoji.

Yelv Abaoji turned to look at the south and sighed deeply. He waved to everyone and said, “Back to camp.”

At this moment, his mood was not as relaxed as he appeared.

Li Ye killed three cultivators in the Ground Immortal Realm in an instant, so his fighting ability was more powerful than that of ordinary cultivators in the Sky Immortal Realm. Yelv Abaoji thought his cultivation was invincible on the grassland, but when he faced Li Ye, he could only sigh.

Yelv Abaoji did bring two cultivators in the Sky Immortal Realm. Otherwise, Li Ye wouldn’t let them go, and he didn’t even try to attack them.

However, these two cultivators of the religion of God, who were in the Sky Immortal Realm, were not sure that they could defeat Li Ye quickly. Once Li Ye’s cultivators came, they would, in turn, be trapped. At that time, even if they wanted to leave, it would be difficult.

Therefore, Yelv Abaoji made a prompt decision without any hesitation.

What if he took Li Keyong away? Without the foundation of Hedong, Li Keyong was of no use in front of the general trend. And Yelv Abaoji knew that if he took Li Keyong away, Li Ye would definitely chase him, which was asking for trouble.

This time, for the battle in Tartar, Yelv Abaoji didn’t bring many Great Cultivators because he didn’t need to. When he met Kang Junli on the grassland, he intended to help Li Keyong and immediately reported it to the high priest. He got the high priest’s permission.

So, if the alliance went well tonight, the religion of God would send a lot of Great Cultivators over and they would arrive tomorrow. But no one expected that Li Ye would show up tonight.

“It’s really surprising that I happened to meet Prince An when I decided to go south. It turns out that Prince An also has a hobby of entering the enemy’s camp alone. He and I are really the same kind of people.”

Yelv Abaoji muttered to himself, shaking his head. At this point, he became relaxed again, and his eyes narrowed. “It will be fun to fight him in the future. I’m really looking forward to it!”

He used “really” three times in two sentences, which showed that he was not calm now.

Yelv Abaoji went around Daizhou in high spirits, but he, unexpectedly, lost three cultivators in the Ground Immortal Realm. He suffered a loss, but he escaped in the end. Unlike Yelv Abaoji, Li Keyong didn’t have high cultivation or a Magic Treasure for escape, so when he encountered Li Ye, he could only sigh for destiny.

Li Ye landed and sat down in front of the stone table in the courtyard. He straightened his clothes and looked at Li Keyong calmly. “A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations. This day next year will be the anniversary of your death. If you have any last words, you can tell me. After all, we know each other. I’ll do what I can.”

Li Keyong stood there with a pale face. Probably, only he knew what kind of mood he was in at this moment.

Before Li Keyong spoke, Kang Junli peeked at him and made up his mind. Suddenly, he knelt to Li Ye and shouted sadly, “Your Highness, Prince An, I’m guilty! I was forced to follow Prince... Li Keyong and fight on the battlefield. I didn’t intend to be your enemy. Hope Your Highness will make a judicious judgment! From now on, I’m willing to work for you. I will never flinch from any difficulty or danger!”

Li Keyong turned to glare at Kang Junli. His scarlet eyes were like raging fires, as if he wanted to burn Kang Junli to ashes.

Li Ye looked at Kang Junli indifferently without warmth. “You know what’s good for you. But I never raise mediocre people. What qualifications do you have to work for me?”

Kang Junli answered urgently, “I’m willing to serve you and I will never betray you. No matter what you want me to do, I will never shrink from any sacrifice...”

Li Ye waved his hand and interrupted him rudely. “I don’t care if you’re loyal. I have the power to keep you from rebelling. If all you have are these useless words to show your loyalty, then you can shut up.”

Kang Junli’s face instantly turned white, and his whole body trembled with fear.

Li Ye’s cultivation was so powerful that he could kill the cultivators in the Ground Immortal Realm in an instant. If he went against Li Ye, it would be as easy for Li Ye to kill him as to kill an ant. He could only keep kowtowing to Li Ye, and soon, his forehead was full of blood.

Fortunately, Kang Junli had a trump card. He was suddenly enlightened. He said while kowtowing, “I’m a military warrior of Militarism. As long as you don’t kill me, I will surely fight for you...”

“A military warrior of Militarism?” Li Ye was a little interested. “That’s more like it. You’re barely qualified. Get up.”

Kang Junli was relieved and stood up in surprise. He quickly walked to Li Ye and stood behind him to show that he drew a clear line with Li Keyong. From now on, he only obeyed Li Ye’s orders.

He quickly expressed his loyalty. “I can persuade other generals to surrender. Fu Cunshen is also a military warrior of Militarism, and he can be useful for you!”

Li Ye nodded slightly to show his approval of Kang Junli.

Li Keyong’s features were distorted, his mouth twitched, and his face turned from red to purple. What he saw made him desperate and sorrowful.

A while later, Li Keyong felt relaxed as if he had unloaded the heavy burden, but he no longer had vitality.

He looked at Li Ye. “Prince An, you won. This is destiny. I can’t do anything about it. I have spent half of my life on the battlefield, and I have made glorious achievements. Although I’m going to die today, I don’t let my ancestors down. If you want to kill me, you just do it. It’s not a shame to die in your hands.”

He seemed to have let go of his anxiety and accepted defeat.

When a man put all his failures on destiny and thought that he couldn’t do anything about it, he would feel better.

Li Ye chuckled and said, “I wonder where Li Cunxiao is now. Actually, I’m not sure that I can kill you in Daizhou. After all, it is not difficult for you to protect yourselves as long as you are protected by Li Cunxiao’s military formation of Militarism.”

If Li Ye didn’t mention that, Li Keyong would remain calm. As soon as Li Ye mentioned Li Cunxiao, the muscles of Li Keyong’s face were twisted and he looked particularly ferocious.

Of course, he knew that Li Ye didn’t need to lie to him. It meant that if Li Cunxiao were here, he wouldn’t die today. As long as Li Ye didn’t kill him, he wouldn’t lose, and he would still have the chance to ally with Qidan.

If Yelv Abaoji had seen Li Cunxiao, the senior general of Militarism under his command, he would have changed his mind and taken him away. At least, he would not give up the alliance so decisively.

However, Li Cunxiao was already dead. He was killed by him personally and became minced flesh. No one could save him.

It was too late to regret.

He couldn’t tell outsiders the pain in his heart. But people could tell from his trembling body that he was in deep pain.

Seeing Li Keyong’s pale face, Li Ye knew that something might have happened to Li Cunxiao. His face darkened. “Did you really kill Li Cunxiao?”

Li Cunxiao had the realm of senior general of Militarism. If he could surrender to Li Ye, he would help Li Ye a lot. That was not likely, though. Li Cunxiao was so loyal that he would probably die with Li Keyong.

But it would be different if Li Keyong killed Li Cunxiao.

A loyal, famous general died in his master’s hands.

There might not be anything more miserable than that in the world. It was no different from Li Xian’s dying of the emperor’s plot.

Li Keyong suddenly looked up and laughed. His laughter was wild and full of madness and sadness. Soon, it became miserable, as if he had been stabbed by countless knives in his heart.

His laughter echoed in the night sky for a long time. It was horrible and made people shiver.

A long time later, Li Keyong stopped laughing and vomited blood.

With blood on the corners of his mouth, he glared at Li Ye. “Li Ye! You’re good! You’re good! Your strategy of sowing discord is really devastating! If there is an afterlife, I won’t let you go. Even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will fight you to the death!”

After that, a dagger appeared in Li Keyong’s hand.

That was the dagger that killed Li Cunxiao.

It was obviously a good magic tool. Otherwise, Li Keyong wouldn’t have taken it back.

The dagger was raised, and it flashed under the moonlight. It was suddenly thrust into his throat!

The dagger crossed half of his neck, almost cutting off his head, and the blood quickly overflowed from the incision.

The dagger, which killed Li Cunxiao, now ended Li Keyong’s life in almost the same way.

Li Keyong fell in a pool of blood. After his body twitched for a while, he was motionless.

Like Li Cunxiao, he died with his eyes wide open.

However, Li Cunxiao hated Li Keyong, while Li Keyong hated himself.

They hated the same person.