Chapter 639: 428 I Will Decide Xiao Qingmu's Fate!_2

Chapter 639: Chapter 428 I Will Decide Xiao Qingmu’s Fate!_2

“It was an oversight on my part, not the fault of Green Envoy.”

Chen Yuan’s gaze narrowed slightly as he continued,

“Your Highness must have invited Chen here today for a reason, which is quite clear to Chen. If Your Highness has something to say, please speak frankly, without veiling your words in other rhetoric.”

“Green Envoy Chen is straightforward, so I will not conceal anything.” Sima Ke said as he picked up a glass of wine and spoke lightly, “This glass of wine is to apologize to Green Envoy Chen on behalf of my good-for-nothing uncle. I hope that Green Envoy will not take it to heart.”

After saying this, Sima Ke drank all the wine in his glass.

“Regardless, Yang Hucheng is still my uncle and intentionally made things difficult for Green Envoy. Honestly, it was only because he was not thinking clearly for a moment,

acting arrogantly because of his background. This lesson from Green Envoy might teach him to think, and not only am I not angry, but I am also thankful to Green Envoy for teaching my useless uncle a lesson, letting him know there are always bigger fish.”

Sima Ke’s face wore a slight smile, indicating he genuinely did not care about the incident with Yang Hucheng.

“Then there are those with malicious intentions who wish to see tension between my palace and Green Envoy. How could I let them have such satisfaction? That’s why I invited Green Envoy to dine today.”

“Your Highness is truly magnanimous.”

“When one is part of the royal family, a certain broad-mindedness is necessary,” he said with a smile.

But this mindset was only possible for someone like Chen Yuan, who came from a strong background. Had it been a normal commander, he would have already started to suppress opposition with his power.

Yang Transformation True Master, he currently had no power to contend with, but ordinary Dan Realm Masters were no issue.

“On this point, Chen needs to learn from Your Highness. I have always been ferocious, and anyone who provokes me will regret it for the rest of their lives.”

Chen Yuan said with a smile.

His tone was light, yet it concealed an intense chill.

Upon hearing Chen Yuan’s words, Sima Ke’s gaze hardened, and he remained silent for a long time before saying,

“Green Envoy Chen’s temperament is indeed prone to making enemies in the government. It’s better to pardon where possible. My uncle has wasted decades and is still only at Reach Profound, and that too only after breaking through with much resource backing. He has no hope of reaching Core Realm in this lifetime and won’t amount to much,

but he is a senior from my maternal family and is extremely loved by my mother. Therefore… the first thing I request of Green Envoy Chen at this banquet is to save face for me by forgiving my useless uncle.

Later, I want to hold a feast at the Gathering Immortals Pavilion and have my uncle reconcile with Green Envoy Chen. Wouldn’t that be beautiful?”

Chen Yuan drummed his fingers on the table as if pondering, not agreeing immediately.

Sima Ke’s brow twitched almost imperceptibly:

“What, Green Envoy won’t even grant me this small favor?”

Chen Yuan looked at him and chuckled lightly, saying,

“It’s not that I refuse to grant Your Highness a favor, but I truly am powerless.”

“Hmm?”

Upon hearing this evasive response, Sima Ke’s gaze sharpened, seemingly displeased, feeling that Chen Yuan was not giving him face, even though it was he who had acted.

No one was allowed near Yang Hucheng without his order.

How could he now claim to be powerless?

“To be honest, after Deputy Commander Yang angered me and was thrown into the dungeon, a continuous stream of accusations against him has been delivered. Upon reviewing them, I was so appalled and enraged that I reported his crimes to Divine Envoy Zhang. The Divine Envoy said… that this man must be dealt with strictly. Now,

I indeed have no power over it. However, given your esteemed status, if you were to speak to Divine Envoy Zhang, perhaps he might grant you some favor?”

Chen Yuan stared indifferently at Sima Ke as he spoke.

Sima Ke: “…..”

The four Divine Envoys of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau were of such high standing, how could they possibly grant a prince a favor? Perhaps before, pulling a few strings might have worked, but now,

it was clear that Chen Yuan had informed Zhang Yantong beforehand.

With his power, this matter was difficult!

“Can’t Green Envoy withdraw those accusations?”

Chen Yuan said righteously, “Since entering the Government, Chen has vowed never to coexist under the same sky with evil. This matter… is indeed difficult.”

“However….”

“However what?”

“However, it’s not necessarily hopeless. We still need to verify whether the crimes committed by Deputy Commander Yang are true. I am already investigating this matter. If Deputy Commander Yang is innocent, I will not wrong a good person.”

Sima Ke understood this was an outright threat from Chen Yuan—whether Yang Hucheng’s crimes were real depended entirely on his word: if he said they were, they were;

if he said they weren’t, they weren’t.

Truly as arrogant as the rumors claimed!

If not wary of Jiang He and Zhang Yantong backing Chen Yuan, and if another Dan Realm Master had confronted him, he certainly would not have held back—and even with Chen Yuan,

he was only biding his time. If an opportunity arose, he would get back the face he lost today!

“In that case, Ke… will have to rely on Green Envoy Chen.”

This time, Sima Ke did not refer to himself as a palace or a highness, but rather by his own name.

Chen Yuan, half-smiling, neither agreed nor declined but changed the subject, saying,

“Earlier Your Highness mentioned that the first thing about inviting me was to hope for Yang Hucheng’s release. So… what is the second thing? Please tell it all.”