Chapter 1349: 1039: The Chiyue Dynasty Seeks a Truce

Chapter 1349: Chapter 1039: The Chiyue Dynasty Seeks a Truce

Pei Wenfu at this moment had no idea he’d been abandoned. Once Feng Tengfei received Qi Hongguang’s order, he immediately left the Chiyue Dynasty without even informing Pei Wenfu. Pei Wenfu was still foolishly waiting in the courtyard.

However, as night fell, Pei Wenfu noticed that Feng Tengfei had yet to emerge. He started to panic and hurriedly said to the servants at Feng Tengfei’s residence, “Where is Envoy Feng? Why hasn’t he come out yet? Go see what Envoy Feng is doing.”

Pei Wenfu sensed that something was wrong. Feng Tengfei was merely reporting some matters to Emperor Yun; it shouldn’t have taken this long.

Despite Pei Wenfu’s order, the servants at Feng Tengfei’s residence didn’t act on it. After all, Feng Tengfei was an envoy from the Qingyun Dynasty, and even Pei Wenfu, the Emperor, didn’t dare to disturb him casually. How could these servants dare to disobey Pei Wenfu?

Seeing the servants standing still, Pei Wenfu was infuriated. “What? After becoming Envoy Feng’s servants, you no longer fear me? You don’t listen to my orders anymore?”

The servants quickly knelt down upon hearing this, but still, none went to look for Feng Tengfei.

Seeing the frightened expressions on the servants’ faces, Pei Wenfu’s anger surged. Yet, since they served Feng Tengfei, he truly didn’t dare to do anything to them.

Pei Wenfu coldly snorted, deciding not to trouble the servants any further. He walked straight to the main hall of Feng Tengfei’s residence and called out loudly, “Envoy Feng, are you there?”

“Envoy Feng?”

Pei Wenfu became more anxious with each call. Given Feng Tengfei’s status as a Saint, he should have heard Pei Wenfu calling for him in the Imperial Palace. How could there be no response for so long?

Pei Wenfu then instructed his trusted aide, “Immediately send someone to find Envoy Feng!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Shortly after, Pei Wenfu and his trusted aides searched the entire residence of Feng Tengfei, but still, they did not find any trace of him.

They even searched Feng Tengfei’s secret chamber but found nothing.

Standing at the doorway of the secret chamber late at night, Pei Wenfu’s face darkened. He now realized that the Qingyun Dynasty had abandoned the Chiyue Dynasty.

With a face full of resentment, Pei Wenfu muttered, “Damn it, that Feng must have escaped!”

“I can’t just sit and wait for death.”

Since the Qingyun Dynasty could no longer be relied upon, he could only depend on himself. Turning to his trusted aide, Pei Wenfu commanded, “Immediately gather all the ministers!”

In his mind, Pei Wenfu thought it was simply a matter of changing allegiance. As long as he was sincere enough, he believed the Daxia Dynasty would accept his loyalty as the Qingyun Dynasty had.

After all, stripping an empire of its complete Qi Fortune wasn’t an easy task.

Dynast Qi Fortune was closely linked to the empire’s citizens. Without the majority of the people’s consent, the gained Qi Fortune would be significantly reduced. This was why the Qingyun Dynasty hadn’t immediately eradicated the Chiyue Dynasty.

As long as the Chiyue Dynasty had loyalists and people unwilling to surrender, other dynasties couldn’t completely strip its Qi Fortune.

The Qingyun Dynasty had allowed Pei Wenfu to remain emperor to turn him into a foolish ruler, making the people completely lose their sense of belonging to the Chiyue Dynasty. This way, the Qingyun Dynasty could easily strip away the Chiyue Dynasty’s Qi Fortune.

Pei Wenfu understood that the people’s will was key to the empire’s Qi Fortune. He believed that if he could help the Daxia Dynasty shift the Chu Yue Dynasty’s people’s hearts towards them, the Daxia Dynasty would likely support him as a puppet emperor.

As for his descendants, he didn’t care. As long as he remained emperor during his lifetime.

Deep into the night, in Xuanzheng Hall.

In the grand hall, the ministers whispered among themselves. Most of the ministers already knew why Pei Wenfu had called them to court so late.

The Daxia Dynasty had conquered several star domains in a short span of time. Pei Wenfu couldn’t possibly remain unshaken.

Soon, the eunuch’s voice rang out, “His Majesty arrives!”

Instantly, the grand hall fell silent. All eyes turned to the Dragon Throne. After Pei Wenfu walked from the side hall to sit on the Dragon Throne, he immediately declared, “Dear ministers, I summoned you at this late hour because the Chiyue Dynasty faces a life-and-death crisis. Some of you might have heard about the incident in the Biyun Star Domain.”

At this moment, a minister who didn’t know what happened in the Biyun Star Domain asked, “Your Majesty, what happened in the Biyun Star Domain?”

Pei Wenfu replied, “The Ye Family angered the Daxia Dynasty, leading the Daxia Dynasty to attack the Chiyue Dynasty. Now, the Daxia army has already occupied the Biyun Star Domain and its neighboring domains.”

As soon as Pei Wenfu finished speaking, the grand hall erupted in chaos.

“What? The Biyun Star Domain has fallen?”

“How could it fall so quickly? There are at least ten Quasi-Emperors near the Biyun Star Domain. How could it fall so quickly? Could it be a Great Emperor of the Daxia Dynasty intervened?”

“What should we do now?”

…

Seeing the chaos in the grand hall, just as Pei Wenfu was about to speak, a minister stood up and said, “Your Majesty, we must immediately inform Envoy Feng and request the Qingyun Dynasty to send a Great Emperor. Otherwise, with our current strength, we can’t possibly resist a force with a Great Emperor.”

Pei Wenfu glanced at the speaker and then, with no expression, said, “I informed Feng Tengfei of this news immediately, but upon hearing it, he left the Chiyue Dynasty at once and is now missing.”

With these words, the grand hall fell utterly silent. Feng Tengfei was the observer sent by the Qingyun Dynasty to monitor the Chiyue Dynasty’s royal family. Now, upon hearing of the Daxia Dynasty’s attack, not only did he not assist, but he also fled directly.

What did this indicate?

It suggested that Feng Tengfei likely knew some intelligence about the Daxia Dynasty and that the Daxia Dynasty’s strength had reached a level that even the Qingyun Dynasty dared not provoke. Otherwise, why would Feng Tengfei, as an envoy of the Qingyun Dynasty, flee so swiftly?

For a moment, the entire hall was dead silent. The Ye Family had fled long ago, and now that the Ye Family was gone, the Daxia Dynasty would undoubtedly vent its anger on the Chiyue Dynasty.

The fact that the Daxia Dynasty could occupy the Biyun Star Domain and its neighboring domains so swiftly demonstrated that they had enough power to conquer the entire Chiyue Dynasty.

Seeing the silent ministers, Pei Wenfu asked, “Does anyone have a plan to resolve this crisis?”

At this point, the previously speaking minister said, “Your Majesty, since this incident was caused by the Ye Family and they have already fled, it has nothing to do with us.”

“Why don’t we proactively propose a truce and apologize to the Daxia Dynasty? With enough sincerity, I believe the Daxia Dynasty will agree.”

As soon as he finished speaking, an elderly man with white hair coldly snorted and said, “A truce? Ridiculous! Guardian Li, why don’t you simply suggest we become the Daxia Dynasty’s lackeys?”