Chapter 120: Why Don’t You Apologize to Your Uncle Qin?
Qin Chu’s ruthlessness was on full display at this moment. He said he would give Horn three chances, and it was three chances, not a second more.
When the three seconds were up, his silver fist smashed towards Horn’s head without any hesitation.
The bright silver flames writhing like vipers made Horn’s scalp tingle. Seeing the silver light approaching, the fear in his heart exploded, and he could no longer bear it. He screamed out the name of the mastermind behind it all.
The Grand Prince.
But the fist didn’t stop, it continued to approach.
Just when Horn thought his head would be smashed into a pulp in the next instant, the fist suddenly swerved to the side and slammed into the ground beside his head with a bang.
The ground cracked.
The silver flames even melted some of the shattered stone slabs.
Battle Qi, carrying shattered stones, flew in all directions, hitting Horn’s cheek.
Countless wounds appeared on Horn’s cheek from the scorching hot stones, half of his face a bloody mess, revealing the white cheekbone underneath.
Horn didn’t die, but the intense pain made his body writhe like a maggot.
He didn’t even have the strength to scream, only whimpering.
“Wouldn’t it have been better if you had been obedient from the start?” Qin Chu said, finally standing up.
Nikles behind him was ashen-faced.
The Hero had directly exposed the truth, this was a direct conflict between two powerful figures.
Nikles trembled, hoping that he wouldn’t be implicated.
The surroundings were deathly silent. The minor nobles looked at each other, none of them daring to speak. They all knew they had heard something they shouldn’t have.
Some of the smarter ones had already started to sneak away, afraid of being involved in this matter.
This level of conflict wasn’t something that minor nobles were qualified to be involved in. Damn it, they were caught in the crossfire just by watching the show.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.
The sound of hooves became clearer and denser. The originally dense crowd hurriedly parted to the sides, and then a figure riding a tall white horse appeared from behind.
The warhorse charged straight towards Qin Chu and then stopped abruptly.
Eighteen attendants behind him followed in unison.
Both the warhorse and the attendants displayed exceptional quality.
On the white horse at the front was a young man in his twenties, dressed in gold velvet.
He had a square face, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes, with a long sword hanging from his waist.
Although he hadn’t spoken a word, he exuded an air of authority.
Even if you didn’t know this person’s identity, just by looking at him, you could clearly sense what it meant to be noble.
Lance.
The Grand Prince of the Auville Empire, Wadsworth’s eldest son, the most promising heir to the throne.
Although in Qin Chu’s eyes, Lance didn’t resemble Wadsworth at all. If they were on Earth, Qin Chu would definitely strongly suggest that Wadsworth get a paternity test to see if he had been cuckolded.
Even though the person in front of him was the Hero summoned by the Thirteen Sages of the Heavenly Continent with great effort, the one who would save the entire world in the future, Lance’s expression was still arrogant. He didn’t even get off his warhorse.
His brown eyes, with a wolf-like cruelty, swept over Qin Chu, his hostility and killing intent towards the Hero barely concealed.
He was very strong.
Although not as strong as Loseweisse, he was also close to level 80, probably even stronger than what Nikles had told him.
“You are Qin Chu…” His condescending voice was laced with disdain. He had the most noble bloodline in the entire Auville Empire, he had the capital to be arrogant.
Speaking of which, at the banquet held to welcome him, many members of the royal family were present, but Lance was nowhere to be seen.
After all, according to the oracle of the Holy See, the Saintess was to become the Hero’s lover.
For Lance, who was deeply in love with Loseweisse, Qin Chu was definitely the last person he wanted to see.
It was also possible that because the First Hero appeared gentle and refined on the surface, giving Lance the impression that he was harmless, the Grand Prince thought that the Second Hero Qin Chu would be the same, not taking him seriously at all.
Although the fact that Qin Chu could defeat Horn surprised Lance a little, it wasn’t enough for him to consider Qin Chu as an opponent.
The fact that the Hero had only been in this world for a few days was very deceptive. Even though Horn’s miserable state was right before his eyes, it was hard to believe that this Hero already possessed such formidable strength. They would even come up with other explanations, such as the Hero launching a sneak attack, or Horn being careless.
This was especially true for the arrogant Lance, who had grown up surrounded by flattery. He would never admit that Qin Chu was better than him.
However, Lance forgot one thing, that even his father, Wadsworth, had to be polite to Qin Chu.
Qin Chu wasn’t angry at Lance’s rudeness, but the image of Lance laughing wildly on the execution platform kept appearing in his mind.
Although Lance wasn’t the mastermind behind framing him, just because he laughed the loudest, Qin Chu decided to teach him a good lesson.
The more arrogant Lance was, the more gentlemanly Qin Chu’s smile became, “That would be me!”
“You left the Imperial City with Loseweisse for eight days, what did you do?” Lance’s eyes narrowed.
This was the question Lance desperately wanted to know.
Qin Chu scratched his head, “You mean the Saintess? We didn’t do anything, just spent a few wonderful nights together. I will always cherish those memories.”
Qin Chu blinked and said, deliberately provoking the prince.
He did spend a few nights with the Saintess, but they didn’t do anything. Most of the time, he was with Ekaterina and Violet. It was indeed a memorable time.
But to Lance’s ears, it sounded completely different.
Qin Chu could even clearly see the noble Grand Prince’s pupils trembling, and an icy white killing intent surged from his body.
It felt as if the surrounding temperature had dropped.
Images of Qin Chu and Saintess Loseweisse doing this and that under the silver moonlight on a green meadow flashed through Lance’s mind, his blood rushing to his head.
That scene was too much.
Huh?
Why isn’t he attacking yet?
Qin Chu was surprised by Lance’s patience. He decided to provoke him a little more, “Oh, right, Loseweisse agreed to go on a date with me. I’ve already booked a hotel. If we get tired from the date, we can get a room to rest…”
Hiss…
Lance’s body trembled violently, and his right hand almost instinctively reached for the sword at his waist.
But he still managed to restrain himself, showing the demeanor of a Ninja Turtle.
No matter how much he wanted to kill the Hero, he absolutely couldn’t bear the crime of assassinating the Hero in public. Even his father couldn’t protect him. After all, this was related to the entire Heavenly Continent.
Although he was impulsive, he at least understood that he had to control his emotions at this time.
Lance pressed his hand on his stomach to prevent himself from exploding with anger. He took two deep breaths and ignored Qin Chu. He knew that if he continued talking to him, he would definitely lose control.
“Take Horn away. I have important matters to interrogate him about.”
As soon as Lance gave the order, several of his eighteen attendants stepped forward, preparing to forcefully take Horn away.
Qin Chu’s expression also darkened. He stepped on Horn’s face and glanced coldly at Lance, “Your Highness Grand Prince, isn’t it a bit too easy to just take him away like this…”
“This man said that you ordered him to provoke me and disrupt the united front of the Heavenly Continent against the Demon Beasts. Don’t you have any explanation?”
“Explanation?” Lance sneered, “This prince doesn’t need any explanation. Who heard those words? Are you just making things up?”
Lance’s gaze swept across the crowd. The surrounding nobles all lowered their heads. No one dared to speak up. After all, this was the future emperor. To not give face to the future emperor at this time, were they courting death?
“See, no one…”
Just as Lance was feeling smug, a voice suddenly came from the cake shop next door.
“I heard it. This man said that the mastermind behind it all was you, Your Highness Grand Prince.”
The cold voice sounded familiar. Qin Chu turned his head and saw that it was Natia.
Natia’s expression was serious. She completely ignored the Grand Prince’s livid face and walked straight towards him, “Your Highness Grand Prince, I heard it. Does my testimony have any credibility? You wouldn’t think that I, Natia, the Thirteenth Grand Mage of Sage Mountain, am lying, would you?”
Even facing the Grand Prince, Natia’s attitude wasn’t the least bit flattering, but cold and proud.
Actually, Natia was ready to take action when Horn raised his fist, but Qin Chu was too fast, and she didn’t have time.
Lance’s lips trembled uncontrollably. Damn it, this woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Those old monsters from Sage Mountain, the Thirteen Grand Mages, were a force that even Lance didn’t want to provoke easily.
Why was this woman standing up for Qin Chu?
With a livid face, Lance forced a smile, “Of, of course, Miss Natia wouldn’t lie. But… Horn might be lying. He wants to slander me. Hero, you wouldn’t believe such nonsense, would you?”
Qin Chu spread his hands, “Sorry, I believe it.”
Lance’s face grew uglier and uglier. He didn’t expect Qin Chu to be so disrespectful, completely ready to tear their faces apart… Of course, he also forgot that he had never given Qin Chu any face, so why should Qin Chu give him face?
If this matter continued to escalate, it would be very bad for his reputation. Lance took a deep breath, “I, as the Grand Prince, order you to get the hell out of my way… Move!”
Pfft…
Qin Chu couldn’t help but laugh, glancing at Lance with mocking eyes, “The Grand Prince’s order?”
“It’s worthless!”
The Grand Prince seemed to have not expected Qin Chu to be so vulgar and rude, but his attendants reacted faster.
These attendants were all the Grand Prince’s loyal followers. In their hearts, there was only the Grand Prince. What happened to the Heavenly Continent was never their concern. Hearing Qin Chu insult the Grand Prince, they immediately drew their weapons.
Battle Qi surged from their bodies.
They formed a circle around Qin Chu, just waiting for the Grand Prince’s order to hack him to death.
“Stop it!”
At this moment, a roar like a lion’s came from the distance.
When the sound was first heard, it was still far away. But by the time the last syllable fell, a sturdy figure had already arrived at the scene.
He had a strong, bear-like body, a resolute face that seemed to be cast from metal, broad shoulders, and sharp eyes.
As soon as he appeared, a wild, violent aura like a bloody battlefield swept over everyone.
The surrounding minor nobles couldn’t help but step back, unable to withstand the man’s powerful presence.
Many nobles even knelt on the ground because the sturdy man in front of them was the supreme ruler of the Auville Empire, the Emperor, Wadsworth.
The surroundings instantly fell silent. Wadsworth’s fierce gaze swept over the crowd, and the eighteen loyal followers, who were supposed to only obey the Grand Prince’s orders, subconsciously lowered their weapons and stepped back.
The Grand Prince Lance couldn’t help but lower his noble head and finally got off his warhorse. He couldn’t ride in front of Wadsworth.
Even Violet frowned slightly, her footsteps moving closer to Qin Chu. Her arms hung naturally at her sides, seemingly relaxed, but she was already prepared for battle.
This was a powerful opponent, Violet didn’t dare to be careless.
As expected of the Emperor of the Empire.
This aura…
This pressure…
Perhaps Saint Monique and Augustus were no weaker than Wadsworth in terms of strength.
But in terms of aura, no one could compare.
Even Qin Chu was a little impressed. This kind of aura couldn’t be built by strength alone. It was cultivated by being in the highest position for a long time.
Wadsworth’s gaze also swept over Violet, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He knew that Qin Chu had brought back a woman from outside, but he didn’t expect her to be so strong.
His gaze then swept over Natia, seemingly assessing the relationship between her and the Hero. Natia remained calm and unmoved.
After a few seconds, Wadsworth withdrew his gaze and looked at Qin Chu. His expression changed, and he patted Qin Chu’s shoulder with a hearty laugh, “Brother Qin, why are you so angry? It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding… We’re all good brothers, we shouldn’t let the words of a few fools ruin our harmony, right?”
Hold on, who’s your brother? If we’re talking about brotherhood, isn’t there a bit of an age gap?
No one knew how many of the surrounding onlookers were Wadsworth’s informants. The moment the conflict started, Wadsworth knew about it.
Although he appeared amiable on the surface, anger was building up in his chest.
That idiot Lance.
He had tried so hard to build a good relationship with the Hero, even preparing to send his smartest and most well-behaved daughter to the residence. But that idiot Lance had ruined all his efforts.
“Children, they don’t understand things. Brother Qin, don’t take it to heart.”
Wadsworth turned to Lance and roared, “Lance, why don’t you apologize to your Uncle Qin…”
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