Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 27: The Current Prince Consort, Shi Jintian

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: The Current Prince Consort, Shi Jintian

"Ling’er, Brother is back." Before even entering the house, Shi Feng called out to his family, opening the door, he immediately saw a white figure.

In the dim room, sitting beside the dining table was a youth who looked to be in his twenties, dressed in a white robe, looking handsome and noble, lightly waving a purple fan.

"Martial Master Realm!"

Seeing such a stranger suddenly appearing in his home, and a martial artist at that, Shi Feng’s face immediately darkened as he demanded, "Who are you?"

"Hmm? Why is it you?" The white-robed youth, upon seeing Shi Feng, also showed surprise.

"Brother! You’re back!" At that moment, from a corner came the childish voice of Shi Ling. Shi Feng turned his head and saw the little one just coming out of the kitchen, his round and chubby, rosy-cheeked cute face covered with sweat.

After scrutinizing Shi Ling from head to toe and finding him unharmed, he then turned his gaze back to the young man shaking the paper fan, and asked again, "Who exactly are you?"

Before the man could speak, Shi Ling puffed up his cheeks and huffily said, "Brother, this is Long Chen, why are you being so harsh to him!"

"Long Chen?" Shi Feng frowned, judging by his attire, he must be some rich family’s son. In his memory, their family had never had any dealings with such a person.

"Brother," Shi Ling called out again, "Today, when Ling’er went to the stream to wash clothes, a big black dog suddenly pounced out from the mountains. If Long Chen hadn’t appeared in time to save Ling’er, Ling’er might... have been eaten by the big black dog."

As the little one talked, he took on an appearance still marred by lingering fear, his little hands gently patting his chest, trying to soothe himself from the fright.

"Heh heh," Long Chen chuckled, standing up and looking at Shi Feng with a smile,

"I am Long Chen, I enjoy wandering around the boundaries of the Yunlai Empire. Today, in Moon City, I saw brother single-handedly challenge the Hai Family, using unique skills to subdue Hai Batian. I admired brother greatly at the time. I never expected that, upon leaving Moon City, the cute Ling’er I saved inadvertently would turn out to be brother’s little sister."

"Oh, that’s quite a coincidence," Shi Feng said to Long Chen, his voice neither warm nor cold.

Unperturbed by Shi Feng’s chilly demeanor, Long Chen continued to smile gently and said, "Heh heh, it seems I am truly fated with Brother Shi."

Shi Feng, no longer wanting to deal with Long Chen, turned to Shi Ling and asked, "Ling’er, has mother awakened?"

Shi Ling shook his head, his expression immediately dimming, and with a pout said, "Not yet, brother. Do you think mother might..."

"She will not." Shi Feng patted Shi Ling’s head to console him, then glanced at Long Chen once more before ignoring him, walking over to the bed where Bai Yue’e lay.

Bai Yue’e was still unconscious. Shi Feng carefully checked her and found that her physical condition had stabilized. The reason she hadn’t awakened was probably that she had given up hope, her heart was filled with despair, and she no longer wished to wake up.

Fifteen years of waiting, fifteen years of expectation, fifteen years of hope, only to be greeted with an unfeeling person in the end, a heartless divorce decree.

Enraged, Shi Feng immediately turned around and demanded of Long Chen behind him, "Long Chen, do you know of a person named Shi Jintian, with a Martial Arts Cultivation at the Martial King Realm?" Shi Feng’s tone was like that of a superior questioning a servant.

"Shi Jintian? The current Prince Consort, General of the South Shi Jintian!" Long Chen blurted out without hesitation.

Once the words were spoken, Long Chen immediately realized something was amiss. Shi Feng’s attitude just now was clearly interrogative—his tone was like a reprimand.

From childhood to adulthood, aside from his Father Emperor, who dared to speak to him so loudly, who dared to be so disrespectful to him?

But just then, Long Chen actually felt a kind of pressure from a superior emanating from Shi Feng; he even thought it was only natural to respond with a humble attitude.

It even seemed more natural than when facing his own Father Emperor.

"Could it be... Could it be because I so desperately want his approval, so eagerly wish for him to help me attain the Imperial Throne, that I’m deluding myself into feeling this way?" Long Chen naturally attributed his earlier feeling to a misconception.

"Hahaha, the current Prince Consort of the Yunlai Empire? Hahaha, the current Prince Consort," Shi Feng laughed uproariously, looking at his unconscious mother, thinking of the hardships she endured over the years, of all her grievances, tears of laughter streamed down Shi Feng’s face.

Although he had awakened the memories of Emperor Nine Nether, the memories of this lifetime were still intact—this lifetime, where his mother carried him for ten months and raised him alone through bitter hardships, her kindness greater than heaven itself.

When Shi Jintian struck out with his palm, it was his mother who used her frail body to take that blow for him.

"Brother, what’s wrong with you, don’t scare me," Ling’er said anxiously as she stared at Shi Feng with concern.

Long Chen stared at the laughing Shi Feng who seemed as if he had gone mad, then at the woman lying unconscious on the bed, his mind racing with guesses about the young man’s relationship to Shi Jintian.

Long Chen felt that his chance to gain the young man’s favor had arrived, just as he was about to speak, Shi Feng suddenly stopped laughing, and Long Chen saw that the young man’s sharp gaze was unblinkingly fixed on him.

With a piercing look, Long Chen felt like the young man saw right through him, and he shuddered to his core.

"Are you from the Imperial Long Family?" Shi Feng spoke up, piercing through Long Chen’s identity.

"Uh..." Long Chen quietly nodded in bewilderment.

"What’s your purpose in seeking me out?" Shi Feng demanded coldly, glancing at Shi Ling by his side, and then fixed his stare on Long Chen again, commanding, "Put away all your tricks in front of me. If today’s events cause Ling’er any psychological shadow, I will—without hesitation—slaughter your entire Long Family!"

Arrogant! Presumptuous! Tyrannical!

Within the territory of the Yunlai Empire, probably no one dared to utter such rebellious words, not even the first Sect of the Yunlai Empire, Skywind Sect, would dare to make such a statement.

Having lived two lifetimes, Shi Feng naturally understood that the whole ’big black dog’ incident and ’rescuing people’ scenario were all orchestrated by Long Chen himself.

Long Chen really believed Shi Feng’s words, because the young man before him bore the inheritance of Emperor Nine Nether, and his master, regardless of which disciple of Emperor Nine Nether he might be, could annihilate his Long Family or even the entire Yunlai Empire with just a flick of a finger.

Under Shi Feng’s intimidating stare, Long Chen realized that all his scheming had been shattered by this young man; he responded with a bitter smile and a shake of his head, "I was wrong about today’s events, but I truly had no ill intentions..."

Long Chen wished to continue, only to be interrupted by a dismissive wave of Shi Feng’s hand. Shi Feng spoke with clear impatience, "Just state your purpose outright. What do you want me to do for you?"

"Uh... Help me vie for the Imperial Throne..." Long Chen stated tentatively, and after speaking, he cautiously observed the changes in Shi Feng’s facial expression.

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