Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 104

Wang Wei sat on the throne-looking chair and waited for the envoy of these nobles to see what deal they wanted to make with him.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man walked in the room with Advisor Zhao Feng.

After close inspection, Wang Wei noticed how this man was walking with a straight posture with his head held high. His robe looked luxurious and showy and he had a cultivation level in the peak of the Divine Sea Realm.

The envoy looked at Wang Wei, slightly bowed and said, "Are you Wang Wei?"

After hearing this person’s words, the room instantly became quiet. Advisor glanced at the envoy and secretly shook his head.

Wang Wei did not answer this guy’s question. Instead, he released a powerful aura from his body and forced the envoy on his knees and asked: "Who are you? Who sent you and for what purpose? I do not have time to waste with you idiots."

The envoy felt a hugged pressure holding in the ground and preventing him from getting up. The pressure was so heavy that he heard some of his bones cracking.

He tried to mobilize his origin qi to resist, but it was to avail. It was then he remembered the elders’ warning that he was going to meet a powerful cultivator and should be respectful.

With sweat dripping down his face, the envoy said, "Your Excellency Wise Sage, my name is Zheng Yi from the Duke Zheng family. I have come as a representative of the Noble Alliance to come help you."

"Oh, what can you do to help me?" asked Wang Wei with a nonchalant look on his face.

Seeing how calm the Wise Sage was, Zheng Yi’s mind moved fast and realized that negotiation might not be as easy as the Noble Alliance thought it would be. However, he still continued his words:

"The Noble Alliance can help your excellency to open the formation that surrounds the capital from the inside."

Wang Wei was not surprised by this offer as he had already guessed that it was the case. However, he did not immediately respond, but pondered for a while while tapping his finger on his chair.

The room then became quiet with only a constant sound of clicking echoing throughout the room. As time passed by, the envoy became more anxious and started to sweat profusely. This was remarkable given the fact that he is a powerful cultivator.

After a few minutes, Wang Wei then asked, "What do you people want in return? Be direct and straightforward with your demands."

Zheng Yi secretly left out the breath he was holding. As long as the Wise Sage asked for their demands, it means that there are rooms for negotiations. What he feared most was that he was completely rejected, or even worse, killed directly.

After all, it is common knowledge that this Wise Sage did not like the nobility of this kingdom. Wherever his army conquered, the fate of most of the nobility was quite cruel and unjust.

"The Noble Alliance asked that the Wise Sage signed a Soul Contract which states that after entering the capital, you or your subordinates will not kill any of the noble families, you will not seize their properties, and you will provide them with the same Nobility Title they currently have in the new kingdom you will establish."

Wang Wei looked at this envoy as if he had heard the funniest thing in his life.

"You people thought too much of your worth. All of you should be happy that I did not kill every single one of you, but now, you want to retain the wealth that you sucked dry from the people for countless generations? On top of that, you want the same privileges that you had from the previous decay kingdom and bring it out to my dynasty?"

Zheng Yi’s heart skipped a beat after hearing about this, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Excellency, you should be aware that without our help, it will be impossible for you to open that array."

"Distorting the truth will have no benefits for your so-called Noble Alliance. We all know that it is only a matter of time before we manage to break through the array by ourselves."

"That may be true," retorted Zheng Yi. "But the Alliance is also aware that your Excellency is competing with countless other people from your own world. The more time you spend wasting here, the less advantage you will have in future confrontations with your peers."

"Time Huh? The same idea can apply to you people. I am fully aware of the fact that the remaining luck of this kingdom will not last long. This formation will destroy itself in 1 to 2 years. I can still wait for such a time."

After hearing this, Zheng Yi’s heart became anxious. This was actually one of the main worries of the nobles.

In fact many of the truly powerful nobles still have hidden cards that they have not used. However, one thing that they know for a fact is that no matter the final outcome of this war, the Eastern Rain Kingdom was finished for good.

So, they wanted an exit strategy or route after everything was over. As for betraying the royal family, the nobles who placed the well-being of their families above everything else couldn’t care less about their fates.