Chapter 530: 17th on the Holy Rankings
Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
"How can he possibly know this?" Chi Hong squinted as he thought about what happened a few days ago.
Fang Zhengzhi had just entered the city.
That was the day...
That was the day Fang Zhengzhi confronted then Minister of Law Wan Chong and had him arrested for corruption.
If these events were not coincidences, this would mean that Fang Zhengzhi knew the unspeakable secrets of many in the city.
Chi Hou get a shiver down his spine. If this was true... the capital would be in for a ride.
Fang Zhengzhi never did things through the conventional routes. He was a maverick, someone who acted without considering the consequences.
Most importantly...
He was an independent with no known allegiances.
Just as he was thinking about this, he heard a loud sound in the distance. The crowd was streaming back to the palace.
Chi Hong's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. Disbelief and shock filled his face almost instantly.
He was not alone.
The rest of the officials, the Royal Guard, and the crowd who stayed behind were in shock and disbelief as well.
They saw two figures dressed rather messily.
One man and one woman.
They were both in their twenties.
Furthermore, the two of them kept struggling and screaming bitterly. They looked as though they feared for their lives.
"It's true?!"
"Fang Zhengzhi... wasn't lying?!"
"How could this happen? How did he know that they would be at the Qingtian Motel? How is this possible?"
The officials couldn't believe their eyes. They stared at the two figures being dragged over by the crowd.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was stunned. He recognized the two figures instantly and was equally in disbelief.
He turned to look at Minister of Finance Yue Hu almost immediately.
"Not good!" When he saw Minister of Finance Yue Hu's expression, the Crown Prince knew that things were about to take a turn for the worse.
Yue Hu was extremely pale. His body was trembling and the aura around his body was highly unstable.
"Sh*t!" He spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then, his face turned purple and green as the veins on his forehead throbbed. He looked like he was going to explode at any moment.
"No way! Xiaotian would never do this to me!"
"This is impossible..."
"Liu Lan! Liu Lan! I have treated you well! Why would you seduce my son?!"
"No... why?!"
Minister of Finance Yue Hu bellowed as his bones began to crack. His hair was extremely messy.
His white hair was dancing in the wind.
The officials knew that things were going to get messy. Yue Hu was quickly approaching his breaking point.
"Fang Zhengzhi, I will kill you!"
After he muttered to himself, Yue Hu's expression darkened and he snarled ferociously. A green ray of light shot out from his body.
"No!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong wanted to stop it instinctively but it was too late. Yue Hu had attacked.
"Are you going to attack me just because I told you the truth?" Fang Zhengzhi knew how flustered Yue Hu was. After all, Yue Hu was the Minister of Finance.
However, Fang Zhengzhi didn't move. He simply smiled as he watched the ray of green light shoot towards him.
At that moment...
A red light lit up behind Fang Zhengzhi. It looked like a red crystal screen that extended from the ground. It flew to the front.
Yan Xiu had struck.
Yan Xiu reacted the moment Yue Hu attacked.
"Boom!"
The green light crashed into the red screen in a flash of white. Then, a huge wave of power dissipated through the air.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was stunned.
The officials, the Royal Guard, and the crowd was equally stunned.
Even the adulterous couple was stunned by what they saw.
They never expected that things would end up this way. The Minister of Finance had attacked Fang Zhengzhi in front of other officials and the Emperor.
This was...
Punishable by death!
Everyone watched the two days of light clash. They were shocked by the turn of events and shocked that Yan Xiu would try to block the attack.
"Yue Hu is in the nascent Rebirth State!"
"Yan Xiu... actually blocked it?"
"He blocked an attack from a raging Yue Hu? How did he do it?"
"Could it be... is Yan Xiu already..."
All of the officials were in disbelief. After all, Yan Xiu was only 18-years-old. If he could go up against a Rebirth State cultivator...
"No! He didn't!" One of the officials exclaimed in shock as his eyes widened.
Everyone's jaw dropped when they heard this. After the wave of power dissipated, they saw the green light pierce through the red screen.
However...
It had drifted slightly!
This ray of light was no longer trained on Fang Zhengzhi. It brushed past his neck and headed straight for the person behind him...
"No! Crown Prince, your highness, watch out!"
"Protect the Crown Prince!"
"Block it! Block it!"
All of the officials were panicking.
However, the ray of green light was traveling too quickly! It was in front of the Crown Prince within moments.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was stunned.
He never expected this to happen. Why would Yue Hu attack him? He didn't prepare for this.
In fact, even if he did, he would not have managed to block this attack.
Even though he was powerful as the Crown Prince, his cultivation state was mediocre. He was only in the Supernatural State. He would not be able to block this attack.
Terror and shock.
He didn't want to die but the ray of light was traveling too quickly.
"Save me!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong screamed in desperation.
At that moment, a ray of light shot out from the palace walls. This was a figure encased in gold light.
It was fast.
It was extremely fast.
It was so fast that it left a black crack behind her. She had ripped through the very fabric of reality.
There was a similar crack left behind when Fang Zhengzhi used the Sun Shooting Bow to fire the Million Sword Illustration.
She was as quick as an arrow!
The world fell silent.
All that was left was the green light and the golden figure.
It was extremely quick!
Everyone held their breath and stared.
Finally.
The figure arrived next to the Crown Prince when the green light reached the Crown Prince's throat. However, it was still too late.
"Oh no!"
That same thought flashed through everyone's mind.
Then, the strangest thing happened. The golden figure rose and fired off a punch.
This was a fist encased by golden armor. However, it was not a callous or large fist. On the contrary, it looked rather refined.
However, when she threw the punch, it felt as though the entire area had been shook by a wave of force.
"Boom!" A loud crash echoed out.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's body flew into the air before crashing back into the ground.
"Boom!" A dull thud echoed out and the ground cracked.
Everyone was silent.
Everyone looked at the Crown Prince anxiously.
"Sh*t!" At that moment, the Crown Prince shuddered and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
"..."
All of the officials rushed forward.
A long figure walked out of the golden light. This was a lady in golden armor.
Her figure was accentuated by the armor and accessories.
She had tied up her hair and had exquisite features. Her skin was snow white and it glimmered under the sun.
She was the Commander of the Royal Guard.
Ranked 17th on the Holy Rankings.
The Hidden Dragon Roll were for people under 18. The Rising Dragon Roll were for talents under 28. There was one more roll, the Holy Rankings!
That was the all encompassing ranking system! There was no age limit here!
Of course...
There was a reason why it was named the Holy Rankings!
The Sages were a part of these rankings!
The fact that this lady ranked 17th was a testament to her abilities. She was the 17th most powerful person in the empire.
Her name was Chen Feihua.
She had another identity that made everyone respect her even more. Even the Princes and Princesses knelt when they saw her.
Consort Fei!
Once upon a time, Chen Feihua's name was on everyone's tongue.
Before Chi Guyan had come along and shocked the world, everyone thought that Chen Feihua was the most talented lady.
The pride of the 13 Constabularies...
It was only a matter of time before Chen Feihua entered the courts.
In all honesty, there was no other choice for her. Before she entered the courts, Emperor Lin Mubai almost never attended court sessions.
It was a difficult time for the empire.
The barbarians in the North tried to invade, the demons were trying to test their luck, and the Divine Constabulary and Stabilization Constabulary were out to quell the unrest. It was chaos.
At that moment, Chen Feihua entered the palace covered in blood from head to toe. Her armor had been shredded and her sword was broken but she hugged a three month old baby in her arms.
When Emperor Lin Mubai rushed out from the palace, Chen Feihua fell to her knees and said only one thing.
"Your Highness, I brought her back!"
That was the day Chen Feihua became consort Fei.
That was also the day Emperor Lin Mubai returned to the courts and gave his orders. He was carrying that baby.
That was also the day the city learned to fear this name.
That name...
Ping Yang!
Ping Yang's name represented peace as well as the light at the end of the tunnel!
Three months later, Chen Feihua became the commander of the Royal Guards.
The officials were initially confused by the appointment. However, they eventually understood it. Even though Chen Feiyu was the number one consort, she never bothered with the affairs of the other consorts.
Even though there was no queen, she didn't try to take that position.
"Auntie Hua!" A crisp voice rang out and Ping Yang, dressed in her golden red dress, hugged Chen Feiyu.
Chen Feiyu didn't stop her. She smiled when she saw this. Her smile was radiant and her snow white hands ruffled Ping Yang's hair. It was almost as if Ping Yang was her own daughter.
All the officials shook their head in exasperation.
Ping Yang.
The biggest bully in the capital! She could frustrate and annoy everyone. She was not only the Emperor's favorite princess.
She was also Consort Fei's favorite princess.
She had the Emperor and the commander of the 50,000 strong Royal Guards backing her! Who would dare to antagonize her?
"Consort Fei!" The officials greeted.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong also fell to one knee. He was pale and there was blood trickling down the edge of his mouth.
Even so, he still bowed to Chen Feiyu.
"Consort Fei, thank you for saving my life!"
"Your Highness, you need not thank me." Chen Feiyu helped the Crown Prince up even as a golden light flickered in her palm.
Then, she turned around and bowed to Emperor Lin Mubai. After which, she turned to look at all the officials.
She scanned over the officials quickly before finally resting her eyes on Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi.
She frowned...