Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 24: The Emperor’s Punishment

“What are you doing? Let go of my mother!” Imperial Uncle Li roared.

“She has only fainted out of exhaustion. It’ll be hopeless if I don’t save her now,” Fang Chen replied as he sent a surge of spirit ki into the old woman’s body.

Spirit ki had the ability to nourish all beings. Having her body cleansed by spirit ki had restored not just the old woman’s energy but also healed some of her hidden traumas.

The old woman slowly opened her eyes in confusion. “Son, am I in the netherworld?”

Imperial Uncle Li couldn’t believe his eyes. The civilians were dumbfounded too.

“Imperial Uncle Li, you know full well what Li Huang had done in the Greenpine Superior Dojo. Feel free to do your worst if you wish to exact vengeance, but don’t use an old woman as a cover. I don’t intend to take on military roles anymore, so reputation and merit mean nothing to me. I don’t care how the civilians see me,” Fang Chen said with a smile before walking past Imperial Uncle Li to enter the imperial palace.

Eunuch You and You Longchang quickly caught up with him.

Imperial Uncle Li sat in a daze. He could discern the threat behind Fang Chen’s words. Basically, Fang Chen was saying that he had no qualms killing them, and he wouldn’t be deterred by the potential backlash of doing so as he had nothing to lose.

On the palace walls, Ye Qinghe was taken aback. “Fang Chen possesses such means?”

The crown prince’s face turned livid. He was intending to sully Fang Chen’s reputation through this, but who could have thought that the latter had the means to save the old woman? His plan ended up falling flat.

Meanwhile, Eunuch You brought Fang Chen and You Longchang to the Imperial Library, where the emperor was waiting for them.

Fang Chen stood upright with a composed demeanor, whereas You Longchang had his head lowered and body stiffened up out of nervousness.

“What have you done?” The emperor coldly eyed the two of them. “Who granted you permission to make a move on the Greenpine Superior Dojo? Do you understand the consequences of your action

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