Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 60: They Ought to Be Murdered on the Spot

Fang Chen’s words startled the officials. Tao Mingsheng and the crown prince’s faces darkened. Even the emperor frowned as well.

The truth was that they had already known what had happened, but how could they compromise their ties with Longdu over a few commoners?

Great Xia was at risk of being invaded by Greenpine, so they pursued closer ties with Longdu, Guhe, and Yizhou to serve as a buffer. This way, Greenpine would think twice before making a move on them.

If Great Xia fell on bad terms with any one of them, the buffer effect would vanish. The consequences would be disastrous as they didn’t have the military might to protect themselves at the moment.

“Such an offense warrants the capital punishment, War God Fang,” Jiang Yushu stroked his beard and replied.

“His Majesty, how do you think we should deal with Zhou Xiu?” Fang Chen asked.

Zhou Xiu snorted in disbelief. He pointed his finger at Fang Chen and exclaimed, “You’re going to use that kind of nonsense against me? You must be out of your mind! If our Longdu declares war on your Great Xia, you’ll be facing a two-pronged attack from us and Greenpine! It’s likely that Guhe and Yizhou will join in as well to get a share of the pie. Are you sure you can bear the consequences?”

“Calm down, Viscount Zhou,” Prime Minister Li Guozhu walked out and first appeased Zhou Xiu before turning to Fang Chen with a frown. “War God Fang, it’s best not to blow up this matter.”

Tao Mingsheng stepped forward and roared, “Fang Chen, do you know what kind of position you’d be putting our Great Xia in if we fell out with Longdu over this?”

The crown prince turned to the emperor, clasped his fist, and bowed. “Your Majesty, please reconsider this matter!”

A handful of officials stood forward to express their stance, and most of them used to be from the Fang Faction.

Zhou Xiu looked at Fang Chen with a gleeful smile. This is Great Xia’s current state of affairs, but you still dared to provoke our Longdu. Before the greater scheme of things, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a

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