Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1906

Chapter 1906: 1906

The very appearance of Jiang Chen in Rejuvenation made the choice easy . Given the latter’s circumstances, a powerful patron was something it desperately needed . The young lord of the Eternal Sacred Land was indeed an ideal choice .

In fact, many in the Rejuvenation Isles knew of Imperial Prince Huo’s previous attempts to court Jiang Chen’s favor .

They had merely chosen to laugh rather than hope . They didn’t believe the prince had a chance, nor that Jiang Chen would stay for long in a place as insignificant as Winterdraw .

Given both of these points, the prince’s chances of success seemed miniscule .

But life was just that strange sometimes . Against all odds, Imperial Prince Huo had brought young lord Jiang Chen in the flesh .

This was amazing!

If they could build a strong rapport with young lord Jiang Chen, it would mean far more than winning against Tritalent . Rejuvenation’s future development would depend on it .

After the emperor decided their direction, there was virtually no opposition .

“Good brother, has young lord Jiang Chen already arrived in Rejuvenation?” asked the emperor .

“Yes . I’ve settled him into Spring God Park . After this assembly, royal brother, you can go meet him yourself . It is good for us in the lesser factions to take a humbler stance . ”

“Absolutely . We should like to visit him personally . ” The emperor wasn’t a rigid person . He didn’t dare put on airs before Jiang Chen by requiring the young man to come see him .

To do so would be entirely ignorant .

When court concluded, the emperor and his brother immediately headed for Spring God Park .

This was especially true after the emperor heard about Jiang Chen’s hair-raising feat of cutting down twelve advanced empyrean experts in almost a single instant .

That number comprised of a majority of the main forces of all the hostile factions around them . How had they died so easily?

With this event, Rejuvenation finally understood the difference between the Ten Divine Nations and themselves .

Outside Spring God Park, Jiang Chen received his imperial visitors with an aura of perfect courtesy . He made no mention whatsoever of what had happened on Winterdraw .

The emperor was quite pleased to see the young man’s manners and magnanimity . He had been afraid that Jiang Chen would be a tyrannical man, wont to accept benefits without working for them .

In person, the young lord seemed extremely reasonable . This made any ensuing negotiations and discussions much easier .

“Your Majesty, you must agree to Imperial Prince Huo’s earlier promise . Once you do, we may consider the matter settled,” Jiang Chen stated matter-of-factly .

“Of course, of course!” The emperor hurriedly answered . “Why shouldn’t we give half of the islands’ ownership to you, young lord Jiang Chen? You are much preferred over the Tritalent brutes . ”

“So you’re agreed?”

“I am!” the emperor declared decisively .

Jiang Chen smiled before standing up . “Come on, then . Let’s head for Tritalent Isles . ”

His frankness caused the other two men in the conversation to exchange a confused look . But they were used to making hard decisions quickly, and immediately realized what was about to happen .

“Good brother, you’re in charge of everything related to this operation . Gather together the troops and follow behind young lord Jiang Chen . We must crush Tritalent until they have no strength or will left to make trouble!”

“You don’t need to bring too many men,” Jiang Chen smiled coolly . “In a war between two nations, taking out one’s leaders will suffice . Why put the populace in harm’s way?”

It was better for the leaders of the rival factions to settle their differences at their level . Large-scale fighting would only lead to unnecessary loss of life .

He was uninterested in arbitrary slaughter .

“Well . . . ” the emperor was a bit hesitant .

“If you trust me, then leave this entire matter to me,” Jiang Chen stated coolly .

“Of course! Of course I trust you,” the emperor hurriedly affirmed . “Good brother, listen to young lord Jiang Chen’s every need . Bring however many he wants you to . ”

It wasn’t their place to repudiate Jiang Chen’s words .

“How many should we bring, young lord Jiang Chen?” Imperial Prince Huo ventured .

“A dozen or so is more than enough . ”

In actuality, Jiang Chen needed only a single guide . He didn’t mind giving Rejuvenation a feeling of participation though; a few extra audience members was no issue .

The emperor was mildly perplexed when he heard the young man’s surety, but the imperial prince tossed him several meaningful glances .

The prince knew Jiang Chen much better than the emperor, and moreover had witnessed his abilities in action . The young lord of the Eternal Sacred Land was much stronger than they could ever imagine .

Thus, the prince would support the young lord even if the two of them went alone .

The emperor trusted his brother greatly . Seeing the prince thus and then thinking of the young lord’s reputation, he nodded without another word of protest .  

Imperial Prince Huo was very efficient . He began to gather the men immediately .

Not all called were advanced empyrean experts . Out of the eighteen, only five were . The rest were only mid empyrean realm .

Even so, most of Rejuvenation’s elites were here . Much of the remainder was left to protect the imperial family and the capital of the isles .

Many shook their heads when they saw the scant numbers of the attacking force . What could a handful of people do? Tritalent was no slouch . Could they really be beaten by such a ragtag bunch?

The emperor saw them off personally, and waited until the group disappeared into the distance before returning .

Jiang Chen’s mood was completely calm . He didn’t make himself too familiar with anyone from Rejuvenation, instead up an aura of distance and mystique .

After leaving Rejuvenation, he turned to Imperial Prince Huo . “We go to execute the enemy’s leadership, not to slaughter their civilians . Give me a list of threatening individuals among Tritalent and their allies . I’ll handle them for you . ”

He didn’t want to kill too many people . If Tritalent was amenable to doing so, he would be happy to resolve the conflict without bloodshed .

He wasn’t interested in asserting his dominance under the Eternal Sacred Land’s banner .

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The Tritalent Isles received the bad news almost immediately . Gao Kui’s ambushing force had been completely wiped out!

The faction and its allies were paralyzed with shock .

They hadn’t been ready to hear about something so awful . Failure had been a possibility, but only the kind that allowed Imperial Prince Huo to escape .

As for Gao Kui and his men coming to harm, that had been entirely inconceivable .

And yet, the experts that should have had a decisive upper hand had been annihilated instead . None of the twelve advanced empyrean realm cultivators had managed to escape!