Chapter 206: A Deep Bow!

"Why would I flee?" Nanfeng Yi said indifferently.

"Because I am stronger than you, of course! Heh, even at this moment, you can't let go of your imperial majesty?" the old man laughed.

"I never expected that you three brothers had been planning today's rebellion for over a decade. Su Yusen, you've really schemed well!"

This old man was none other than Su Yulin's elder brother, Su Yusen, a Condensed Crystal Triple Layer powerhouse!

"Heh, Your Majesty flatters me. If I hadn't feigned death, how could Your Majesty have allowed the Su family to develop?" Su Yusen looked as if he had everything under control.

Nanfeng Yi nodded and said, "Come to think of it, ever since Su Yuting married into the Ouyang family, today's situation seemed inevitable. But no matter how much you schemed, you probably never accounted for today's variable, did you?"

Nanfeng Yi still appeared calm and composed, but his words were full of mockery.

Su Yusen, however, was unconcerned and laughed, "Does Your Majesty think you can scare me with such words? How naive. Well, though I have much to discuss with Your Majesty, I'm a bit uneasy about the situation at the Pill Grading Assembly. Will Your Majesty take your own life, or shall I do it myself?"

Nanfeng Yi laughed, laughed heartily.

"What are you laughing at?" For some reason, Su Yusen suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I'm laughing that we've lived so long, schemed against each other for half a lifetime, yet in the end, neither of us is the protagonist of this power struggle. But I am luckier than you... I met Ye Hang," Nanfeng Yi laughed.

"Ye Hang? You mean the piece you've been using to restrain the Su family, the owner of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion? You're saying he's the protagonist of this power struggle? Ridiculous!" Su Yusen thought Nanfeng Yi had gone mad.

"You're wrong! Ye Hang was never my pawn. I just happened to save him and his wife back then, and he stayed in the Qin imperial city to repay my kindness. I never imagined that this unintentional act would become the key to saving the Nanfeng family today!" Speaking of the past, Nanfeng Yi was quite emotional.

Fifteen years ago, Nanfeng Yi was still the crown prince of Qin and had not yet broken through to the Condensed Crystal realm.

He traveled far and wide to broaden his horizons and happened to encounter Ye Hang and his wife being pursued by enemies in the neighboring state of Yan.

At that time, Ren Hongling was about to give birth, and Ye Hang had to protect his beloved wife while fighting off enemies, trapped in a desperate situation.

Nanfeng Yi stepped forward and, together with his escort, rescued Ye Hang and his wife. In doing so, Nanfeng Yi's half-step Condensed Crystal guard perished in Yan.

Later, Ye Hang followed Nanfeng Yi to Qin and settled in the imperial city.

Later still, the Su family pushed Wan Donghai to the forefront. By then, Ye Hang had already broken through to the Condensed Crystal realm and become a Grand Alchemist.

To repay Nanfeng Yi's kindness, Ye Hang resolutely stepped forward to restrain Wan Donghai.

All of this was Ye Hang's voluntary choice. Otherwise, given his temperament, how could he have been willing to work for the Nanfeng family for so many years?

But Nanfeng Yi never imagined that his unintentional act back then would not only earn Ye Hang's overflowing gratitude for over a decade but also bring a glimmer of hope for the Nanfeng family today!

"Ye Hang is just a Grand Alchemist. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he couldn't reverse the decline of the Nanfeng family! Besides, once you're dead, even if the Nanfeng family gains the upper hand at the Pill Grading Assembly, what does it matter? Can Ye Hang come to save you now?" Su Yusen found Nanfeng Yi somewhat inexplicable.

"Heh, you misunderstand. The protagonist I speak of is not Ye Hang, but his son, Ye Yuan! If not for him, I would truly be doomed today!"

"Ye Yuan?" Su Yusen looked at Nanfeng Yi, convinced he had been scared senseless: "Heh, a mere wet-behind-the-ears brat, and you see him as a savior? No one can save you today!"

With that, Su Yusen fully unleashed his Condensed Crystal Triple Layer aura and lunged at Nanfeng Yi.

"Nanfeng Yi, prepare to die!"

Just then, a white figure burst out from the woods and clashed directly with Su Yusen!

"Boom!"

Su Yusen retreated more than ten steps before barely steadying himself. Looking closely, a white ape stood before Nanfeng Yi, and Su Yusen's expression changed drastically.

"A third-rank early peak Stone-Arm Ape! Impossible!" Su Yusen's eyes were full of disbelief.

While Su Yusen was in shock, dozens more white figures darted out—forty-nine second-rank Stone-Arm Apes surrounded him in a tight circle!

Still stunned, Su Yusen had no idea he had already fallen into the Seven Stars Shining Sun Formation!

"Heh, when I saw Yuan Fei, my reaction was exactly the same as yours. Now you should understand why Ye Yuan is the protagonist, right? Yuan Fei is Ye Yuan's servant!" Looking at Yuan Fei, Nanfeng Yi still felt a hint of awe.

"A third-rank beast, how could it pledge allegiance to a human? Impossible!" Su Yusen was shocked.

"Yet it is so! Moreover, Ye Yuan commands the entire Stone-Arm Ape clan! To destroy the Su family, he wouldn't even need the Nanfeng family to act!"

"..." Su Yusen fell silent. He had never imagined that after hiding for over a decade, this would be the outcome!

"Hmph! So what! It's just a third-rank beast. I am also Condensed Crystal Triple Layer; I may not necessarily lose to him!"

After a moment of silence, intense unwillingness drove Su Yusen to erupt. He charged recklessly at Yuan Fei.

In response, Yuan Fei delivered a devastating blow!

...

At the imperial city, a sudden commotion arose at the Drunken Star Pavilion.

"Look! Someone's coming!"

"Huh? Isn't that... His Majesty? He's appearing here, which means..."

"Shh, keep your voice down! Do you want to die? I thought the Su family had victory in hand, but the tables have turned! The Nanfeng family has won a great victory! It seems the Nanfeng family's fortune hasn't run out yet! The Su family plotted for over a decade, only to end up with this result. Su Yulin must be going crazy, right?"

Under everyone's gaze, Nanfeng Yi slowly walked into the Drunken Star Pavilion.

Seeing Nanfeng Yi, Su Yulin's expression was uglier than ever.

"Brother! I'm so glad you're safe!" Nanfeng Ruoqing burst into tears of joy upon seeing Nanfeng Yi.

"Heh, thanks to Young Friend Ye, I narrowly escaped death this time," Nanfeng Yi laughed.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Nanfeng Yi approached Ye Yuan, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply.

"Thank you, Young Friend Ye, for saving the Nanfeng family from ruin. Please accept my bow!"

Nanfeng Yi's action dropped jaws all around!

Who was Nanfeng Yi? He was the Emperor of the Great Qin, the supreme existence!

And he was bowing so deeply to a youth!

Just moments ago, Su Yulin had claimed that his elder brother not only hadn't died but had successfully broken through to Condensed Crystal Triple Layer!

What exactly had Ye Yuan done to bring Nanfeng Yi back unscathed?