LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 333.2
“However, business is business, and personal feelings are personal feelings! If you want our Great Xia to lend a hand, your Great Li must pay a corresponding price!” Lin Beifan said.
The Ninth Prince nodded repeatedly: “Of course! For us in Great Li, having Grand-master’s help is already a great fortune, we’re too happy to ask for too much.”
Saying this, the Ninth Prince took out a letter from his bosom, which contained the price promised by Great Li.
Lin Beifan glanced at it and was generally satisfied.
Considering the Ninth Prince, he didn’t haggle too much.
“However, I want to add one condition!”
“Grand-master, what is the condition?” The Ninth Prince asked nervously.
A smile cracked on Lin Beifan’s lips: “Tianqiong, have you ever thought about becoming Emperor?”
The Ninth Prince was stunned: “Me… become Emperor?”
“That’s right! My condition is that I will help your Great Li resolve the crisis of national extinction! In return, your Great Li must make you Crown Prince, the future successor to the throne of Great Li!” Lin Beifan said with a smile.The Ninth Prince left with a complex expression on his face.
Han Daosheng was somewhat puzzled: “Your Majesty, why add this condition?”
Lin Beifan laughed: “Firstly, Li Tianqiong is my disciple’s disciple, so our relationship is there. I’ll help if I can. Secondly, it’s for the sake of my Great Xia! Once Li Tianqiong ascends the throne, due to various relationships, he will naturally be close to us, like pulling in a natural ally! The more friends, the easier the journey!”
“Your Majesty speaks the truth!” Han Daosheng nodded.
“And thirdly, purely because it makes me happy!”
Both Grandmasters were puzzled: “Happy?”
“Just think about it, if Tianqiong really becomes Emperor, I will have an Emperor as my disciple. How prestigious will that be when it spreads out!” Lin Beifan laughed proudly.
Both Grandmasters were speechless.
However, if this really happened, it would indeed be prestigious!
Not long after, the Ninth Prince Li Tianqiong hurried back, representing Great Li in agreeing to Lin Beifan’s condition.
Lin Beifan immediately dispatched experts, the three Grandmasters: Peerless Spear Immortal, Han Daosheng, and Mo Yuyan, to go and rescue the Empire.
As for others, there was no need at all. These three Grandmasters were enough.
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At this time, the allied forces of various countries had already invaded the territory of Great Li, and the land was falling into enemy hands one after another.
Smoke signals of war rise from all directions, chaos reigns with soldiers and horses in disarray.
Within the Great Li imperial palace, the current Great Li Emperor looks at the battle reports gathered before him, his heart heavy with worry.
“The flames of war are everywhere, we are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the downfall of our nation and family is imminent. I wonder if Qiong’er has made it safely? Can he bring back substantial reinforcements in time?”
“Your Majesty, rest assured, the ninth brother has personal ties with Great Xia! Besides, we have already agreed to Great Xia’s terms, so there should be no problem! What we need to do now is to stabilize the military’s morale and wait for the ninth brother’s return!”
A middle-aged man, standing beside him, with a noble appearance and dressed in a python robe, spoke up to offer reassurance.
This person is Li Tianxing, the eldest prince of the Great Li Empire, originally the most likely candidate to become the Crown Prince and inherit the throne.
“Let’s hope so!”
The Great Li Emperor sighed, looked at the man before him, and said, “Xing’er, do not harbor resentment! Our Great Li nation is on the brink of collapse, we must first preserve our realm to protect our royal lineage!”
Li Tianxing immediately responded, “Your Majesty, rest assured, I understand what is more critical. Without a nation, how can there be a home? If we can survive this calamity, the ninth brother will have made a great contribution, and it is only right for him to become the Crown Prince! I will not only be without resentment but I will also be overjoyed! Moreover, I will loyally assist him in safeguarding our great nation!”
“You know best,” the Great Li Emperor sighed again.
The struggle for the throne has always been bloody, with fratricide being all too common.
He did not know if his eldest son could keep his word, but now that the nation itself could not be preserved, what was the use of worrying about these matters?
“Xing’er, you should hide in the secret passage like the others! In case the nation falls, our royal bloodline may still survive.”
“Your Majesty, I will not leave. I will stay and oversee the court with you!” Li Tianxing said resolutely.
“No more words, go now, this is not the time to be willful!” the Great Li Emperor urged.
At that moment, a man covered in blood fell from the sky.
Upon seeing this person, the Great Li Emperor was shocked: “Senior, how are you injured? Who did this to you?”
This person was Lin Tianyou, the only Grandmaster currently in the Great Li Empire.
He urgently said, “Your Majesty, flee at once! Their Grandmaster has attacked, and I am no match for him!”
The Great Li Emperor was taken aback again: “They have already arrived? Which nation’s Grandmaster is it?”
“All three of them have come, they are closing in on the capital city, we must leave now or it will be too late!”
Just then, three arrogant laughs were heard from outside.
“Thinking of escaping? Where do you think you can go?”
“Your imperial palace is already surrounded by us, none of you will escape!”
“If you know what’s good for you, come out and surrender!”
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