Chapter 33
It all happens within minutes, but the death casualty is already about a forth.
If it comes to cruelness of one's enemies, the Sangre Pavilion will never be left out.
The private armies of the ministers feel chills ran down their spine. They saw how their comrades fall down one after another, some without heads, some without limbs, some without upper bodies and some without any corpse at all.
They all saw how the Sangre Pavilion seems to enjoy doing things the gore way, some of them were even blasted as if they were just some thin bubbles who were not even worthy to fly in the air.
Like master, like subordinates.
It's not that they were cruel and merciless, but one of the lessons that Di Xueyan imparted in their brain was that,
'Being merciful to your enemy is being cruel to yourself.'
Once someone has the thought of killing you, no matter how they look repentant, they will always have the thought of killing you.
What Di Xueyan has learned in this world is that there is no real righteous among all the cultivators she encountered, no good and bad, only self or family interest.
In this dog eat dog world, even a child will realize that he or she won't survive without being cruel.
Those ministers saw the way their men died one after another, specially Prime Minister Liu, who has the gut feeling that this kind of killing is familiar. Then it dawned to him.
The one that happened in the mineral gambling months ago!
Only now, does he knows, after linking the events that caused catastrophes in the empire, that their enemy has always been Sangre Pavilion in the first place!
But too late, eh?
" Stop!", Di Xueyan coldly shouted. Despite the crazy and noisy brutal scene, all the men from the pavilion immediately stopped fighting.
The once noisy place instantly quietened down.
General Bai stares blankly at the incredulous scene in front of him. Then something dawned in his mind , as he saw how those strong people stopped immediately after just a word,
' Of course she's not a foe, because she is the boss!'
The emperor also has the same realization. To think that he was very deceived!
For an emperor, being deceived is a taboo!
'But then so what? I already achieved what I always wanted! ', the emperor thought maliciously.
Di Xueyan's temper flare when she saw that her subordinates stop, but those brainless idiots, aka the ministers' men, the ministers and the ancestors, are still attacking them!
The opposing side is very enthusiastic when they saw that those idiots foolishly stopped just because of the order of a beautiful lady, they all mock their stupidness as hope once again resurfaced in their minds. Though it is just for a while, but they have to make use of this little time to atleast defeat a little of them! They are immediately fired up and attack their enemies fiercely.
The pavilion men saw the swords advancing in their directions but they neither attack or make a move. They only smile bitterly, as the words of their mistress resurfaced in their minds again and again like a chant.
' I don't tolerate disobedience', her cold voice and piercing chilly dark brown eyes, which abnormally turned gold when she spoke that words, bring both fear, respect and awe in their hearts.
They saw the swords coming closer to their body, knowing that they will die, none of them had any regrets in their decision, thus, they only close their eyes, embracing the approaching death.
Di Xueyan observes the scene before her. Her heart can't help but to soften. She ordered that for two reasons, first is to stop the blood shed and second is to test their loyalty.
She knows that there is no need to do that, as she watched them became stronger together, triumphed over hard ships together and cried together, but doubt shall never exists in her pavilion!
She knows that people might pledge their loyalty to you in good times, but you can only test their loyalty in the face of death and miseries.
She unconsciously smiles softly as she realized that none of them betrayed her.
Her temper, though, went back again when she saw that those idiots want to kill her people!
' Want to kill ' em? You never asked me first', she glares at those people with killing intent.
Just a shame that blood should not be shed to stop this madness.
" Freeze", she sharply said while clasping her hands together before opening it wide.
An invisible force immediately spreads. It is in a form of a wave, as they can feel the flunctuations. Every one can see how the royal and private armies who got hit by the flunctuations stood, frozen in their place.
Of course, the word 'freeze' is completely unnecessary, as she can just freeze them using her power.
But what can we do if she wants to be Hermione Granger for once who can already do a higher level wandless magic?
Anyways,
Some have their hands still in the air, some have their ugly facial expressions got exposed as they froze, making the unmoving people of the pavilion and the military soldiers to unconsciously laugh out loud, and some has their powers suspended in the air, as if those were mere leaves.
Those ancestors tried to escape, but just how powerful can they be to escape a forbidden art?
Yes, what she used is a forbidden art, at least in the Black Tortoise Kingdom. Ancient Frozen Time Art is not something that a practitioner should use based on their laws ( as if they can practice it in the first place) .
Actually, as the practice is ancient and the methods already doesn't exist, the kingdom forbade it for their own selfish reason. Though the art only exists in books and oral stories, the nobles are still afraid of it as, if someone can practice it, can those nobles, who are used to abusing and exploiting people, even protect themselves if they antagonize the practitioner?
Of course, not.
Though it has to take a hundreds of years of practice to make the art last longer, but as cultivators, even 10 seconds is enough to annihilate!
Of course, Di Xueyan never knew that this art is forbidden, as for her, it is just a basic art from her mother's enormous ancient arts collections, and if she did, she would not give a fuck.
It's not that she never bothered to observe the place she is in, but she is just too confident that the empire is not strong enough to be her play ground.
Sounds arrogant, but sadly true.
In front of real power, weaker entity will always be oppressed.
" The forbidden arts? Oh, interesting", the emperor in her back said in a very laid back manner, with a smirk in his lips and a mocking black eyes.
Well it looks mocking, hehe.
Di Xueyan frowned. She slowly turns her back to face the ugly emperor. Not that he is really ugly, she just has a very high aesthetic standard.
' Usually, the male leads will be the one to say ' interesting' if they accidentally meet the female leads right? RIGHT!? ', she can't help but to shiver in her thoughts, extreme disgust fills her eyes.
' But the emperor is not even a demonic, other worldly, manly, god - like beauty! '
Her she goes with her novel syndrome again.
She would never have thought that she said her thoughts out loud.
The emperor's face instantly darkens as he hears her murmurs. He, who has a thousand concubines, is ugly?!
It can't be denied that the princes of Black Tortoise Kingdom are amongst those most handsome faces in the whole fourth kingdoms. As their genes are not only contributed by their mothers, how can have their good looks without their father?
Thus the emperor is insulted, but decided not to bother.
' My power will speak for it!', he laughs in his brain as if he already triumphs!
" Eh? Since when did that basic art became forbidden?", Di Xueyan innocently asked. She really is confused, but the emperor took it as an insult.
" You used a forbidden arts in front of the emperor! You shall be punished by beheading!", the emperor righteously but mockingly stated, overlooking his mistake.
Di Xueyan realized his mistake and laughs out loud. Her laughter echoes around the already quiet palace.
Where the hell, in this whole damn continent, does dark arts is not forbidden, except some dark realms if there's any?
" Come your highness, let us behead each other", she said while gesturing her hands as if taking his, forgetting her earlier disgust while still laughing. Her unlady like laughter, instead of irking these noble folks, got everyone captivated, as they got refreshed with her unpretentious, clear and tinkling voice, making them almost sigh in contentment.
Everything you do is attractive, no matter what it is, as long as you are beautiful or handsome.
Humans are such visual animals. If the one laughing has a normal face, she might be deemed as a lady without etiquette.
But Di Xueyan's happiness, is undeniably, so shallow.
The emperor's face darkens. If it is ordinary days, he might be entirely move, there is even a possibility for him to give everything just to hear the unparalleled lady's laughter over and over again.
But, he is currently already slowly being eaten by the darkness within him. Making him not in the mood to entertain such thoughts.
" I'm the emperor! I will do whatever I want and kill whoever I want, no matter how innocent they are, haha!", he shouted maniacally while bellowing in laughter, as if he gone mad.
The sentence made Di Xueyan's face fell. The thing she hates the most, is using power to suppress the innocents.
Her once cheerful face instantly became as dark as ink, but as dead as corpse. Her chilly dark brown eyes turned gold for a moment, before it vanished. The emperor is very busy laughing, so he never saw that, even if he did, he will not take it seriously.
In a blink of an eye, everyone saw the just laughing emperor flew in the air in an ungraceful manner.
Time seems to slow down, as the opposing enemies' eyes widens as they saw the emperor flew like a broken kite. They even heard the 'kacha' sound before the emperor's flying moment, knowing that his chin that has been hit must hurts like fuck and even got dislocated.
They can't believe how a brute the girl in front of them is!
The Ancient Frozen Time Art's most vicious characteristic is that, you are only frozen, but you are aware of your surrounding, making those who were victimized felt how painful their death is. Imagine watching how you are slowly skinned alive, but can't do anything about it.
" If you think like that, then you aren't fit to be a leader, you are not one in the first place", she said, venom drips in her voice. The faint anger in her eyes can't be faked.