Chapter 932: Chapter 932: Commendable Courage

Brother Cheng saw that Advisor Gong had been completely pissed off by him and was just about to coax her a bit.

When suddenly, a furious shout came from outside.

"Where is Jiang Cheng?"

"Why aren’t you hurrying out to welcome the Domain Master’s Personal Envoy?"

"Crap, the Domain Master of the Scarlet Snow Domain, Huo Chun, has sent someone over."

Gong Qing didn’t even need to see that uninvited guest outside to guess what had happened.

That fight over the Ice Eye Origin had made Huo Chun thoroughly hate Jiang Cheng’s guts.

Last time, when he announced that he would no longer protect the Celestial Rainbow Territory, his whole point was to get Jiang Cheng killed.

He thought a single casual sentence would be enough to easily crush a mere Little Lord, like stepping on an ant.

He wouldn’t even need to take action himself.

But not only did Brother Cheng survive, he counter-killed all the enemies who came invading, and even farmed a wave of reputation along the way.

Wasn’t that basically a slap right across Huo Chun’s face?

Like saying: do we look like we need your protection?

Making it seem as if they were desperately begging for it.

So now, the Domain Master was making another move.

"Huo Chun only sent a Personal Envoy this time and didn’t come in person."

Gong Qing just thought for a moment before making a guess.

"He’s very likely planning to isolate you first, use this Envoy’s ultimatum to put you in the wrong and force you into a situation where everyone turns against you."

"Then it’ll be much more convenient to kill you afterward."

Outside the Lord’s Mansion at this moment, Yan Zun and the other three Vice Lords had already rushed out in a panic to greet the guest.

This Personal Envoy from the Scarlet Snow Domain might only be a messenger, but his Realm had reached the Mid-stage of Emperor Realm Fourth Layer.

Not to mention, this man represented the Domain Master; how would they dare slight him?

"We respectfully welcome the Personal Envoy!"

"We did not know of Your Excellency’s arrival and failed to greet you from afar. Please forgive our offense..."

"Forgive?"

The Personal Envoy floated in midair, the pressure of a Mid-stage Fourth Layer Emperor Realm spreading in all directions.

"You people of the Celestial Rainbow Territory are really something, huh!"

He said with a fake smile, "You actually dare oppose the Domain Master; there’s only one road left for you—death. And you still want forgiveness?"

At these words, the four Vice Lords were scared half to death.

They hurriedly dropped to their knees with a thud.

"Spare us!"

"We have always been respectful toward the Domain Master and never dared to offend him in the slightest!"

"Yes, much less oppose his honored self!"

"There must be some misunderstanding here..."

"Misunderstanding?"

The Personal Envoy looked down from above at the several Vice Lords and the crowd of Elders.

"Your Lord knows very well what he has done."

"Huh? Lord Jiang?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Uh, what did he do?"

It definitely wasn’t because of the last great battle, because before that battle, the Domain Master had already announced he would no longer protect the Celestial Rainbow Territory.

So what was it for?

The Personal Envoy naturally wouldn’t say in front of so many people that the Domain Master had tried to snatch the Celestial Rainbow Territory’s Origin and almost got counter-robbed by Jiang Cheng.

That would be way too humiliating for the Domain Master.

So he could only bark vaguely and sternly.

"He stole something from the Domain Master, reached his hand where it should never have gone. His crime deserves death ten thousand times over!"

"And you lot are still colluding with him, your crimes are the same and should be punished together!"

"Huh?"

They didn’t know exactly what Brother Cheng had done, but facing the killing intent coming from the Domain Master, how would they dare resist?

"We really didn’t know anything!"

"Yes, yes, we were completely unaware."

Inside the hall, Brother Cheng heard up to this point and had to admit that Gong Qing was quite prescient.

This Personal Envoy really had come specifically to isolate him.

The meaning between the lines was that everyone in the Celestial Rainbow Territory was being dragged down by their Lord.

With the four Vice Lords and the other Elders in this situation, what could they do except draw a line between themselves and him?

In the end, they’d achieve that so-called "everyone turns against you" effect.

"Impressive, you really guessed it right."

He deliberately gave a thumbs-up to Gong Qing, who had just been annoyed by him.

But Advisor Gong couldn’t be happy at all.

"We have to think of a way to defuse this situation, rebuild those Vice Lords’ confidence in you, and keep them closely united around you."

She really didn’t want her Lord to become someone everyone turned against, and was already racking her brains for a way to break the game.

Brother Cheng quickly waved his hand. "No need for that."

This guy had always acted cool solo; he never needed teammates. Everyone turning against him didn’t affect him in the slightest.

"But..."

"I have my own way."

With that, Lord Jiang flew straight out.

Gong Qing hurriedly followed, a bad feeling rising in her heart—her Lord was going to act recklessly again.

It was just that she’d lost their previous bet, so she wasn’t in a position to stop him now.

"Lord Jiang!"

"Lord Jiang Cheng is here!"

When Brother Cheng appeared, outside there were not only the four kneeling Vice Lords and all the Elders, but also many Cultivators from the city watching nervously from a distance.

Seeing him arrive, many people’s expressions became complicated.

This Lord Jiang had been the hero of the Celestial Rainbow Territory not long ago.

But according to what that Personal Envoy had just said, the reason the Celestial Rainbow Territory was being targeted was because he offended the Domain Master.

Didn’t that make him a sinner instead? 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

For a moment, they didn’t know what kind of attitude they should hold toward him.

"Jiang Cheng, you finally crawled out here to face the monstrous disaster you’ve brought down on us?"

"Right now, from the Domain Master down, all Vice Domain Masters and Elders of my Scarlet Snow Domain have already decided: a disobedient Celestial Rainbow Territory is better off as ruins."

The Personal Envoy tilted his eyes, looking down at the Vice Lords below with a hint of mockery. "Just because of you alone, the entire Celestial Rainbow Territory has fallen into a desperate situation. You really are one hell of a Lord!"

First, he had to put Jiang Cheng in the wrong and completely isolate him; that way the Domain Master would have a much easier time killing him later.

In this Envoy’s view, Jiang Cheng would definitely fly into a rage out of humiliation and keep trying to defend himself.

And he’d already prepared a whole pile of rebuttals waiting for that.

But to his surprise, when Brother Cheng heard this, he not only didn’t get angry, he actually clicked his tongue and sized the man up from head to toe.

That look even made the Personal Envoy’s heart tremble a little.

He had no choice but to force himself to keep following his pre-planned script.

"Hmph, Jiang Cheng, so you know how heavy your sins are and finally have nothing to say?"

"Whether I’m sinful or not, I honestly don’t care."

Brother Cheng looked at him with a baffled expression, eyes a bit strange.

"I’m just curious—where did you get the guts to come here alone?"

As soon as he said this, not only the Envoy, but everyone present went pale all at once.

What did he mean by that?

Brother Cheng looked at him like he was an idiot.

"You clearly know I’ve become enemies with your Domain Master."

"You also know I’ve wiped out a bunch of Emperor Realm Fourth Layer experts."

"And you still came running over here to provoke me without a care for your life..."

"Should I praise you for having no brain, or praise your outstanding courage?"

All that crap about isolation and everyone turning against him, in his eyes, was just worthless fluff, not even worth talking about.

The only thing he cared about was whether the person in front of him was an enemy, and whether they had reached the point where they ought to be killed.

That was all.

"What did you say?"

The Domain Master’s Personal Envoy’s heart skipped a beat, and he quietly raised his guard, but still forced himself to shout with a stern front and weak heart: "The Personal Envoy represents the Domain Master himself. You dare threaten me? You’re truly bold!"

At this point, he had no choice but to wave the Domain Master’s name around, hoping it would intimidate Jiang Cheng.