Of course, this is just a small episode.

It doesn't hurt, no one takes it to heart, everyone knows it.

"Your Majesty, sister, is there any movement over there in the Netherworld?"

Since the empress mentioned this, Ye Chen also asked the question he was more concerned about.

Netherworld is one of the five thorns in the eye of the Great Xia Imperial City.

On the bright side.

And the reason why they have such a transcendent status stems from their great strength.

Why didn't the royal family dare to expel them, but let them camp in their own base camp?

Because of fear.

Because they don't have enough strength to drive out these forces!

If it weren't for fear, who would tolerate a nail in their eye?

The premise of peace between the two sides is that everyone maintains a tacit understanding and does not interfere with each other.

But now, the balance is broken.

Two Lingyun Realm powerhouses died in the Netherworld, and the rest of the people in the Netherworld Mansion were directly expelled from the Imperial City.

It's not as simple as breaking the balance.

This is already a great feud!

Will there be a follow-up to Netherworld?

Undoubtedly, yes!

100% would!

They can't tolerate something like this.

This is equivalent to the fact that his ambassador abroad was killed, and the embassy was also killed, which is a huge loss of face!

This is a naked trampling on their faces!

If you don't get it back, the majesty of the Netherworld will be gone!

In their eyes, the status of Great Xia is obviously not equal to theirs.

They are the powerful side, the high side, only the Great Xia grovels to them, where is their turn to bow to the Great Xia, bow their heads and bow down!

Daxia is not qualified for this yet!

In Ye Chen's view, the Netherworld Mansion is the American emperor in his memory.

And Daxia is just a small African country.

The ambassadors of the US imperialists to these small countries were killed in the open, and the embassies were also terminated, can they bear it?

Absolutely not!

The style of the Netherworld Mansion is also as domineering as that of the American imperialists.

This can be seen from the fact that they did it to Ye Chen and fought with the empress.

They are simply unscrupulous!

Don't take Daxia and the empress in your eyes at all!

Even if it was them who made the first move this time, it was they who took the lead in breaking the balance, and they deserved this ending, but Ye Chen didn't think that the people of the Netherworld Mansion had such an awareness.

Just as the US imperialists want to plunder the resources of other small countries, and they fight back in self-defense and kill their people, they will definitely send a large army to attack, not as if people are wrong for themselves.

This is the unreasonableness and domineering of the strong!

They are qualified!

Ye Chen was worried about this.

Will the Empress and Great Xia be the opponents of the Netherworld?

No.

The two envoys of the Netherworld are powerless to deal with it.

And these two people, in the Netherworld, are only middle and lower classes at most, not high-level.

Who will come to this small barren country on the edge of the continent!

Just two small shrimps, Daxia is still powerless to deal with it, if the other party sends someone over, it will naturally only be stronger.

Two of them died in Lingyun Realm, so it is very likely that they are above Lingyun Realm!

Such a strong person is definitely not the empress's opponent.

There is no one in Great Xia who can beat it!

It was precisely understanding this that Ye Chen had to worry.

In particular, he had to leave with Tang Qian to help Tang Qian.

This is a favor he owes, and he has to pay it back!

There was no reason for him to ask Tang Qian to stay in the imperial city with him and protect the empress.

But what if they're gone and someone from the Netherworld comes to the door?

"There's a little bit of news. ”

When the empress heard Ye Chen's inquiry, she nodded and said, "The spies from the Daqing Kingdom have just received news that the people from the Netherworld Mansion stationed there have left the Daqing Imperial City, and it is very likely that they have come here. ”

Ye Chen's brows furrowed.

"Do you know what strength it is?"

Ye Chen said in a deep voice.

"The leader over there seems to be a late stage cultivator in the Lingyun Realm. ”

The empress said, paused, and said, "Of course, it is not ruled out that there are other stronger ones lurking. ”

Ye Chen: "......"

Late stage of Lingyun Realm?

Could there be a stronger one?

This...... Relying on the empress herself, she can't deal with it at all!

Although she had broken through to the Lingyun Realm, she was only a pre-stage cultivator.

Even Zhang Lei in the middle of Lingyun can't beat him, how can he beat the late stage!

"If they're here, how long will it take?"

Ye Chen asked.

The Empress shook her head.

"I don't know. ”

She said: "Maybe a day or two later, maybe three or five days, maybe ten days and half a month...... Can't be sure. ”

"Of course, if the people sent by the Netherworld were them, it would probably be soon. ”

The Empress added, "It's about the face of the entire Netherworld, and they won't delay it for long. ”

Ye Chen was silent.

The empress guessed for several times, but she didn't guess, and the other side didn't come back.

Because it's simply impossible!

Therefore, there will be this catastrophe!

So, is he still leaving?

Do you still want to help Tang Qian?

But if he doesn't go, will it be useful for him to stay?

Or, if she asks Tang Qian for help, will she help again?

You know, she's been a great help.

Moreover, the treasure that will be traced in ten days is very important to her.

Will she grant his request?

Ye Chen didn't know.

But even so, he wanted to try.

Although he really wanted to help Tang Qian find treasure, he couldn't sit back and ignore the empress's great danger.

"Sister Xiaoqian, can I regret it?"

Ye Chen looked at Tang Qian and sighed: "Your Majesty's sister is in danger, I can't ignore it." ”

Tang Qian smiled and didn't speak, but nodded.

"That ......"

Ye Chen asked again after a moment, "What about you, can you not go?"

He looked at Tang Qian with hope in his eyes.

Before Tang Qian could speak, the empress's voice came.

"No, I can't. ”

She said lightly: "It's not just Sister Qian who goes, you have to go too, according to the original plan that has been set, don't change it." ”

Her tone was flat, but there was something categorical.

"This ......"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

The empress didn't want him to stay and help?

That's fine.

After all, he is too weak, and staying will only hold him back.

But it would be wrong not to let Tang Qian stay.

Are you embarrassed?

Don't want to owe Tang Qian any more favors?

"I don't need your protection for the time being. ”

The empress said: "Even if those people come to ask for sin, they will not do anything to me, at least, I will not be in danger of my life." ”

"Huh?"

Ye Chen was a little unclear.

He really doesn't understand the Tao here, listen to the meaning of the empress's words, is there another unspoken rule in it?

"I am the lord of a nation, and they will not dare to kill me. ”

The empress said indifferently: "Although their strength is stronger than mine, if they kill me, they will also bear very serious consequences." ”

"Why?"

Ye Chen really didn't know this, he was very curious.

"I can't tell you for a while, in short, you just need to know that there are conventions and rules in this, and ordinary people don't dare to easily cross it. ”

The empress didn't seem to want to explain too much.

Ye Chen paused.

didn't wait for him to speak again, Tang Qian on the side said with a smile: "She's right, those people won't kill her easily, it's meaningless, after all, people are dead." ”

"Really?"

When Ye Chen heard this, he also believed it.

Tang Qian shouldn't lie to him.

"Of course, it's not that simple. ”

Tang Qian said: "The purpose of those people is to ask the master for their crimes, and if they come to the door, there is a high probability that they will not kill anyone, but they will definitely find the face of the Netherworld." ”

"This ......"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, "How to get it back?"

"It's simple. ”

Tang Qian said lightly: "Let your Majesty's sister bow her head and confess her guilt, kneel down to them three times and bow to them, and abolish her own arm, and the matter will pass." ”

Ye Chen: "......"

That's it?

Let the empress bow her head and confess her guilt, kneel three times and bow nine times?

Such an insult, it is better to kill her!

Ye Chen believed that the empress would never do this.

She's not going to be that kind of person at all!

Let her suffer such insults, she would rather die!

"Your Majesty, is what Sister Xiaoqian said true?"

Ye Chen looked at the empress and asked with a serious expression.

The empress pursed her lips and did not speak.

Ye Chen understood.

"Would you endure such insults in order to survive?"

Ye Chen asked again.

At this time, the empress nodded and replied simply: "Yes, I don't want to die." ”

"But I don't think you will. ”

Ye Chen stared at the empress and looked at her, "Your temperament is not that kind of person, you are lying to me." ”

The empress did not speak.

She lowered her head and avoided Ye Chen's gaze.

"Even if what you say is true, I don't want people to be insulted like that. ”

Ye Chen said: "So, I won't leave, no matter whether Sister Xiaoqian leaves or not, I will stay." ”

"I don't want to wait for me to come back, and what I see is your cold corpse. ”

Ye Chen's faint voice reached the empress's ears, making her body tremble slightly.

Then, he raised his head sharply and stared at Ye Chen.

There was a strange light flashing in her eyes, and her expression was extremely complicated, and Ye Chen couldn't understand the meaning inside.

If you can't understand it, you don't need to understand it.

All he could do was look at him without fear and let her see his determination.

After a while, the empress's eyes softened.

In an instant, it became gentle as water.

"Good. ”

"Since you don't want to go, stay there," she said. ”

At this moment, there is something more in her heart.

There is a certain seed where it begins to take root and sprout.

One day, it will grow into a towering tree, covering the sky and the sun!

She didn't know what it was, but she knew that once this big tree grown, then something between him and Ye Chen would completely change.

And she doesn't hate that.