The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 148

A tall and large body figure entered from outside the door as soon as this voice sounded. Judging from his uniform, he was placed at a much higher rank than the one present. His eyebrows were as thick as a silkworm and he exuded a sense of justice despite not revealing anything.    

“Commander Tian?”    

When the Dragon Tooth Guards saw this person, their faces slightly changed as they instantly cleaned up their previous bastard actions and stood in line with lowered gazes, paying their respects to the person who had come.    

“Ck ck's. You guys got too big for your pants, huh? Extortion and blackmail. You are my army, all right. Truly showing off the pride of the great Dragon Tooth Guard.”    

“Commander, we..” Grain of sweat gathered on the captain's forehead as he was terrified to the point of almost peeing.    

"What's? Still want to argue? Do you think I'm deaf and don't hear anything?” Commander Tian's gaze turned cold.    

“No, no Commander Tian, we were wrong. We deserve to die.” The captain's legs bowed as he suddenly knelt down.    

“Commander Tian, we were wrong. Please forgive us this once because we have been following you for seven to eight years.” Several Dragon Tooth Guards also knelt down and continuously banged their heads to the ground.    

It is said that there is nothing more pleasant than the presence of a man who gives orders.    

Although General Lu's position was high, one level higher than a commander, yet even his high position was useless in keeping these people in line.    

Commander Tian was the one who was keeping them on track and their true supervisor. Of the people in this group, whether it was the captain or the team members, they were all within the jurisdiction of Commander Tian.    

How could they not be afraid that the commander stumbled upon this terrible matter? Moreover, they were well aware that he hated evil as a deadly enemy, and was famous for his extremely impartial attitude.    

Once Commander Tian wanted to impose punishment on them, even a plea for leniency from those occupying higher positions was not necessarily useful, let alone a plea from General Lu.    

Commander Tian had a fiery temper. When ignited, he would fight even with a general, not to mention General Lu was actually just a deputy general.    

“All of you, wake up! Are all my men as cowardly and timid as you?” Commander Tian roared.    

When the Dragon Tooth Guard heard Commander Tian roar at them, they instead felt delighted. They knew that if the commander shouted at them, it meant that he was not entirely angry.    

When the Commander is really angry, there will be no chance for him to roar at you even if you want to.    

A group of people obediently got up and carefully stood to the side, not even daring to breathe too hard.    

“Enter this person into a holding cell first.” Commander Tian instructed calmly.    

“But..” The captain was a bit hesitant.    

"What's? Is there a problem?" Commander Tian rolled his eyes and asked back.    

“General Lu personally handled the case, and..”    

"What's? Do you think that you can ignore my orders now that you have followed General Lu?”    

The so-called single holding cell was a separate area within the Black Subterranean Space.    

It had been prepared for special individuals, and was on par with the VIP room in the Black Dungeons. Once inside a single holding cell, this meant that this person was in a protected status inside the Black Underground Room.    

Otherwise, when held together with another desperate group in the Black Underground Room, anyone would lose at least one layer of skin, if not instantly die.    

Although a single holding cell is not very large, it is a separate room and can avoid harassment from other prisoners. It was indeed the VIP treatment in the Black Dungeons.    

“I'll say this one last time. Take him to a single holding cell.” Commander Tian said emotionlessly. “You can choose to listen to General Lu and bear the consequences yourself.”    

The Dragonteeth Guards looked at each other and felt very conflicted. General Lu's position was higher and his support was greater. This is a definite conclusion.    

However, Commander Tian was their true superior and treated them quite well normally. Out of the hundred commanders in the Dragon Tooth Guard, Commander Tian was famous for siding with his own people, and often taking revenge even to the generals for the benefit of his own men.    

They really supported a supervisor like him from the bottom of their hearts.    

If they listened to General Lu and threw Jiang Chen into the Black Subterranean Space, they would really offend Commander Tian.    

After that, if Commander Tian wrote down the blackmail tactics they showed earlier and handed them over to the Dragon Tooth Guard supervisor, what awaited them was a heavy military punishment.    

At the very least, they would lose their title as Dragon Tooth Guards, and at worst, they would be executed!    

Blackmail and extortion can be big or small. If no one chased him, then there would be no result. But once someone takes advantage of it, then it will be a big problem.    

It would be even worse if his own superiors did the investigation.    

Everyone knew that Commander Tian was famous for protecting the shortcomings of his men and guarding his troops. If there was a subordinate that even he himself accused in public, how disgusting and unpleasant would that person be?    

Anyone who could become a member of the Dragonteeth Guard was not a fool.    

After hesitating for a moment, the captain said hurriedly, “Commander Tian, we are all your troops. Of course we listen to you.”    

“Yes, we listened to Commander Tian.”    

Commander Tian listened with narrowed eyes. If these people hesitate for too long, he would definitely not mind using the coldest and most ruthless methods to get them out of his team and using military law to ensure that they would never get another chance.    

Seeing that they had not hesitated for too long in the end, Commander Tian slightly nodded his head. “Even if you do not talk about this matter, this cannot be kept secret for too long. However, if General Lu has any opinion, have him come to see me. You guys were in charge of this case at first, right? That person Lu just stretched his hand too far.”    

“Yes yes, however, we will not open our mouth when we depart from here.” Captain promises.    

They definitely won't talk about this. If they talk about it, they will make both sides unhappy and create further problems for themselves.    

Commander Tian was quite certain of this.    

“I'll take over. You're all dismissed.” Commander Tian waved his hand and told the men to leave.    

When the Dragon Tooth Guard had left, Commander Tian said to Jiang Chen, “Jiang Chen, I will not say any unnecessary words. I owe a great debt to the fourth prince. You are his honored guest, so I will not let you suffer here. I've just seen this case and it's quite complicated. Someone must be planning something behind the scenes. If the Northern Palace of Azure Heaven were to deal with this matter with a grip of death, I am not sure if the fourth prince can survive under the pressure.”    

So Commander Tian was actually one of the fourth prince Ye Rong's men, Jiang Chen smiled understandingly. “Tell the fourth prince that if he does not have the freedom to interfere in this matter, he can just wait and see. I won't blame him. But I'm a bit curious, who exactly is General Lu? What relationship does he have with Northern Palace?”    

Commander Tian sighed lightly, “The story is long. The Northern Palace has always dominated among the four great sites and has always subtly referred to themselves as the first among the four great sites. Whether it was the Northern Palace or General Lu, they were all quite close to the first prince. The first prince is one of the strong contenders to become the next ruler and who has the highest amount of support.”    

Jiang Chen had a thorough understanding after Commander Tian's simple summary.    

Whether it was the Northern Palace or General Lu, the great supporters behind them were the first prince of the Skylaurel Kingdom and the future Crown Prince candidate.    

“That means my reckless execution of a robber accidentally triggers a veiled dispute and a hidden quarrel among the princes?” Jiang Chen could not help but laugh sadly. He also did not expect that the situation in the Skylaurel Kingdom was this sensitive, and a small matter could have such a big impact.    

“Maybe a little exaggerated to say that this raises conflicts between princes. But clearly the first prince wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to suppress the fourth prince. It has been clearly shown from various details.”    

Suppressing the fourth prince?    

Jiang Chen was a little upset. Make me an example because of the conflict between you princes? So what if you are the first prince?    

It was not that Jiang Chen liked to cause trouble, but it was the Northern Palace that started this entire matter.    

“Does this include beating a dog in front of a lion? I am that poor dog and the fourth prince is a lion?” Jiang Chen laughed coldly.    

Commander Tian stared foolishly for a moment and also laughed miserably. “The first prince killed firmly. In his eyes, there was no one who could not be sacrificed. If he wants to kill someone, it's as easy as stepping on an ant.”    

"An ant?" Jiang Chen smiled in his anger. "Good very good. A great show of beating a dog in front of a lion. However, even though he looked at me as a chicken waiting to be slaughtered, I was worried that he would be disappointed this time.”    

"Oh?" Commander Tian's eyes twinkled.    

Jiang Chen chuckled softly before he sat down cross-legged in style, deciding to close his eyes and not speak any further.    

Commander Tian opened his mouth but finally decided not to ask any further. He cupped his hands to say, “Brother, my strength is limited with respect to the issues above me and I am unable to intervene. Yet here, even if General Lu appears to bully me, I still won't let you suffer in the slightest. My strength can only reach this far.”    

“Alright, Commander Tian has a good heart. I, Jiang Chen, will remember this help.” Jiang Chen nodded calmly. He also knew that Commander Tian spoke honestly and was a person of strong character.    

…    

A female disciple was standing outside the door of a certain room in one of the Southern Palace fortresses in the capital. He spoke respectfully, “Elder Ning, there was a man about 30 years old who petitioned to meet you.”    

"A man?" A soft yet somewhat lazy voice came out from within. "Who is this?"    

“Your disciples have stupid eyes and cannot recognize them. Looks like he's not one of the royal nobles.”    

“Did he say why he wanted to meet me?” Elder Ning asked again.    

“Yes, it seems to have something to do with the Tower of Hope. However, he did not specify what exactly was meant. He just wants your student to tell you as soon as possible and is afraid a delay will mess up the problem.”    

“Tower of Hope?” Elder Ning's voice that was originally not committed suddenly became a little unsettled. “Are you sure you heard it right?”    

“Muridmu heard very clearly. He did mention Hope Tower.”    

“Quick, get him in. And, no one should bother me when I receive my guest.” Elder Ning threw away his usual lethargy and gave a hasty order.    

"Yes." Yeah." The student was a bit confused. Why did Elder Ning turn into someone else when the Hope Tower was mentioned?    

Footsteps were heard outside the courtyard after a while. A very magnetic voice sounded, “The stranger Qiao Baishi petitioned to meet Elder Ning.”    

"Lake in."    

That lazy voice caused Qiao Baishi's body to shudder faintly, subconsciously reacting in a way he shouldn't.