Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 221: Lester Bell, deserving of his death!

Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Lester Bell, deserving of his death!

The Brocade Clothes Guards, destined to shock the entire Imperial City this night.

Just days after His Majesty, the Emperor of the Crimson Heaven Kingdom, issued a decree to establish the ’Brocade Clothes Guards’, they eliminated Lester Bell, the commander of the City Guard...

The actions of the Brocade Clothes Guards have many in the Imperial City terrified.

These people all have issues with Wyatt Barnes.

The residence of the Third Prince.

"Smash!"

In the building at the center of the lake, the Third Prince, who has just heard the report from his servant, has an extremely gloomy expression, and the wine glass in his hand is shattered by him.

The sight makes the young talents present unavoidably terrified.

"Everyone, let us disperse for today, and gather again another time."

The Third Prince took a deep breath and began to see off his guests.

After all the young talents had left, the Third Prince’s eyes flashed with chilly light, "Since we are water and fire, I need not be polite to him. I will subdue his arrogance... Get ready, tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace to see father Emperor!"

"Yes."

The servant took his orders and left.

"Wyatt Barnes, do you really think that a small contribution can make you act recklessly? I can’t wait to see how the father Emperor will punish you!"

The voice of the Third Prince, as cold as it came from the depths of hell.

The residence of the Fifth Prince.

In the gazebo, an elderly man with white eyebrows respectfully reports to the Fifth Prince about the rumors flying outside.

"What? That Wyatt Barnes actually took his Brocade Clothes Guards and killed Lester Bell?"

The Fifth Prince is taken aback, then his face darkens, "He really had no concern, at all. He is lunatic!"

"Your Highness, the person who took the shot is said to be one of his Brocade Clothes Guards, that should be in the ’Original Infant Realm Nine Layer’."

The old man with white eyebrows also felt a little apprehensive in his words.

"It seems that Godly Might Marquis still owes the old debts of the friendship between him and Lanni Barnes... he is actually so generous, even sent an Original Infant Realm Nine Layer warrior to Wyatt Barnes to command."

The Fifth Prince’s eyes flickered with cold light. His tone was repressed and low.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

The old man with white eyebrows asked.

"Humph! Do nothing for now. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace to see the father Emperor. This Wyatt Barnes is too audacious and even dares to kill the Commander of the City Guard... tomorrow, the father Emperor will surely dismiss his position as the leader of the Brocade Clothes Guards."

The Fifth Prince waved his sleeve, his voice cold.

"Your Highness is wise."

The old man with white eyebrows nodded.

Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Quentin Drake sat in front of the stone table in the front yard, quietly savoring the tea.

Soon, a swift figure swept in and respectfully said: "Prime Minister, the commander of the Brocade Clothes Guards, Wyatt Barnes, took his Brocade Clothes Guards and killed the Commander of the City Guard, Lester Bell!"

"Lester Bell?"

Quentin Drake raised an eyebrow, "He’s just a reckless man... However, his father is not simple."

Murmuring to himself, a cold light flashed in Quentin Drake’s eyes.

The next day, just as Wyatt Barnes arrived at the base of the Brocade Clothes Guards, he was called into the palace.

Stepping into the same magnificent palace, Wyatt Barnes found that inside the palace, in addition to the emperor sitting on the golden throne and the Prime Minister Quentin Drake standing beside him, two people were standing on the side.

These two people, Wyatt Barnes was not unfamiliar with.

The Third Prince, Fifth Prince!

Although he guessed that the emperor had summoned him to the palace probably for the matter of last night, he didn’t expect that the usually confrontational Third and Fifth princes, for his sake, would ’unite’ tacitly now.

It seemed that he was quite a big deal.

"Greetings to your Majesty."

Wyatt Barnes looked at the Emperor and nodded slightly.

"Impudent!"

The faces of the Third and Fifth Princes changed, and they scolded.

"Impudent?"

Wyatt Barnes looked at them and smiled faintly, "Princes, I wonder how I have been impudent?"

"Wyatt Barnes, you disrespect the Emperor by not kneeling, isn’t that impudent?"

The Third Prince said in a deep voice.

"Not kneeling to the Emperor is a great disrespect! Wyatt Barnes, do you know that it’s a crime?"

The Fifth Prince added fuel to the fire.

Ignoring their words, Wyatt Barnes just looked at the Emperor.

"That’s enough, you two brothers, keep your mouths shut."

The Emperor spoke.

"Father Emperor!"

The Third and Fifth Princes blinked and looked at the Emperor, puzzled.

The Emperor said calmly, "I have already promised Commander Barnes that he can be exempt from kneeling when he sees me in the future... You two don’t need to make a fuss."

Exempt from kneeling?

The Third and Fifth Princes constricted their pupils, utterly shocked.

They didn’t expect their father Emperor to treat Wyatt Barnes so favorably...

But, thinking about Wyatt Barnes’ actions yesterday, they felt confident.

In their eyes, the events of yesterday were enough to knock Wyatt Barnes from heaven and plunge him into hell, never to rise again!

"Alright, now that Commander Barnes is here, what have you two got to say?"

The Emperor glanced indifferently at the Third Prince and Fifth Prince, as he asked.

"Father, Wyatt Barnes has been favored by you. You even granted him the title of ’Commander of the Brocade Clothes Guards’. He should have served the Imperial Family accordingly... who would have expected, yesterday in the evening, he outrageously intruded into the camp of the City Guard, murdering Commander Lester Bell!"

The Third Prince expressed in a face full of anger, "Father, Commander Bell was a pillar of our nation, yet he died at the hands of this ignorant boy. I hope you will seek justice for Commander Bell!"

"Yes, Father! Commissioner Barnes killed Commander Bell, such an egregious crime! Your son pleads to you to remove his position as ’Commander of the Brocade Clothes Guards’, severely punish him, to serve as a warning to others."

The Fifth Prince also pleaded in unison.

From beginning to end, Wyatt Barnes stayed unmoved, all clouds and breeze. It didn’t seem like he took the current situation to heart at all.

In truth, he really didn’t.

To him, this was nothing more than a farce!

"Commander Barnes, how do you explain this?"

The Emperor’s gaze fell upon Wyatt Barnes.

Seeing the Emperor’s calm gaze, Wyatt Barnes understood instantly. The Emperor was not just finding out about this. He probably knew about it last night and was just putting on a show in front of the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince.

In the Emperor’s eyes, there was an unmistakable hidden meaning.

Wyatt Barnes saw what that hidden meaning signified. The Emperor was hoping that he could provide a way out...

Although, the Emperor, for the sake of the detoxification Pill Medicine that only he could refine, would not actually punish him.

But, the Emperor was still the Emperor after all, possessing supreme dignity. Right now, the Emperor needed an easy way out.

"Your Majesty."

Wyatt Barnes’ understanding gaze met the Emperor’s. He said slowly, "The disagreements between Lester Bell and me were all due to his son, Lewis Bell. I believe Your Majesty has heard about it... However, what you may not know, Your Majesty, is that nearly five months ago, while I was accompanying the Crimson Drake Army on our way to the Northwest Border, someone attempted to assassinate me!"

"You can imagine that if that person had succeeded, I wouldn’t have been able to cooperate with the border army, seize the South Barbarian City together with the Crimson Drake Army, and elevate the prestige of our Crimson Heaven Kingdom!"

Wyatt Barnes declared boldly.

"Was there such an incident?"

The Emperor’s face turned grave, "Do you know who that person was?"

Wyatt Barnes nodded, "This is also what I was going to say... that person was from the City Guard. Acting under the orders of the City Guard Commander ’Lester Bell’, he infiltrated the Crimson Drake Army, intending to assassinate me for his son’s revenge!"

"Nonsense!"

"Slander!"

The Third Prince and Fifth Prince spoke almost simultaneously.

However, under the Emperor’s stern gaze, both of them quickly fell silent.

"You keep speaking."

The Emperor turned his gaze back to Wyatt Barnes.

Wyatt Barnes nodded, "Your Majesty, I understand that the two princes may doubt the truth of my words... Nevertheless, yesterday in the City Guard camp, Commander ’Lester Bell’ admitted to it himself. I didn’t plan on doing anything to him, I just wanted a ’reassurance fee’, surely that’s not too much to ask?"

"However, Lester Bell refused. He threatened to kill me and my Brocade Clothes Guards... All of this was heard by thousands of soldiers in the City Guard camp. If the two princes do not believe me, they can certainly investigate."

Towards the end of his statement, Wyatt Barnes turned his gaze to the Third Prince and Fifth Prince.

The two of them turned ashen.

Wyatt Barnes continued, "In the end, in order to protect myself, I had no choice but to command my Brocade Clothes Guards to strike first, killing Lester Bell... Otherwise, the ones who would have died would be me and my men. Please discern this matter clearly, Your Majesty."

The Emperor nodded.

Just then.

"Father!"

A tinkling voice sounded. Accompanied by two palace maids, a stunningly beautiful young figure swiftly entered the room.

It was a girl, possessing unparalleled beauty. Just one look at her was enough to lose oneself.

"Princess Irene."

Wyatt Barnes was surprised, not expecting to see Princess Irene here.

"Irene, you appear in such a hurry... do you have an urgent matter?"

The Emperor, seeing Princess Irene, showed a hint of tenderness on his face that he had not displayed during his exchanges with the Third Prince and Fifth Prince.

This was enough to show his affection for his little daughter.

"Father, I heard that you want to punish Commander Barnes, is that right? Father, could you not punish Commander Barnes, he wouldn’t kill without reason."

Princess Irene spoke, somewhat out of breath.

At that moment, all the people in the room were stunned.

No one expected that Princess Irene had rushed over just to plead on Wyatt Barnes’ behalf.

The expressions of the Third Prince and Fifth Prince darkened dramatically.

As for the Emperor, he looked at Wyatt Barnes once again with deep significance. As experienced as he was, he could tell that his daughter probably harbored a secret affection for this young man of the same age.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have intruded into the ’Golden Throne Hall.’

"Irene, who told you that your father was going to punish Commander Wyatt?"

The Emperor shook his head as he chuckled, "Commander Barnes has just explained everything. He didn’t commit any wrongdoing in this matter, the mistake was all Lester Bell’s... Lester Bell, received his just desserts!"

Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, the Third Prince and Fifth Prince knew that they had come here for nothing today.

Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, Princess Irene blushed, not expecting her rushed arrival to end in such a way.

As it turned out, even if she hadn’t come, Wyatt Barnes wouldn’t have been in any danger.

For a moment, she felt rather embarrassed.

"You two!"

The Emperor’s gaze quickly turned to the Third Prince and Fifth Prince. He said in a cold voice, "Next time, don’t bother me again before thoroughly investigating the matter!"