Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 61: These Are Built With Our Blood and Sweat!

“What? A Longdu noble attacked our Great Xia’s merchant convoy?”

“Sheesh. I have long heard about it, but I never thought it’d be true. I heard our merchants have been having a tough time in recent years.”

“What nonsense is this? If War God Fang’s words are true, we definitely should execute that bastard viscount!”

The civilians of Great Xia were infuriated.

The emperor’s complexion was awful. The same went for the crown prince and the others too.

“Audacious, Fang Chen! What right does a civilian like you have to judge a person under broad daylight?” Tao Mingsheng roared in anger.

“I might be a civilian, but I’m also Great Xia’s Ki Manifestation martial artist,” Fang Chen replied. “If no one wishes to change the present situation, I’ll be the one to take the first step forward.”

“Fang Chen, release our viscount!”

“Are you waging war against our Longdu?”

The Longdu scholars raged.

Some Guhe and Yizhou scholars also revealed angered looks as they questioned the emperor.

The emperor coldly glared at Fang Chen and said, “Let him go, Fang Chen, and I won’t pursue your wrongdoings.”

“Your Majesty, I know you wish to slice this man into shreds, but you’re holding back because you’re worried that it’ll bring greater harm upon Great Xia. Allow me to quell your hesitations. I’ll behead this man on your behalf.

“I’ll shoulder all the responsibility alone. If a war is what Longdu wants, a war it will get! Our Great Xia was forged with the blood and sweat of our people. A Longdu viscount arrogantly thinks that our people are lowly peasants and hunts them down for sport. Needless to say, we should repay this favor correspondingly!” Fang Chen said.

His voice reverberated loudly like a massive bell, echoing even many kilometers away.

The crowd fell silent.

Li Guozhu first looked at Fang Chen, followed by Zhou Xiu, before shaking his head. Some of the officials who had sought to dissuade Fang Chen fell into deep thought before slowly taking a step back.

Minister of Justice Jiang Yushu stroked his beard as he watche

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