Chapter 1252 - The Wrong Decision (1/2)

Li Yin furrowed his brows at that. He had feared this very thing happening. While he had said that the dragon king held no sway over the laws of the Nine Heavens and while he did indeed believe that this was true, it couldn't be denied that this made everything more difficult.

After all, it was clear that there was no way for the Heavenly Guards to defeat Longjun. They had already tried that back when he had been going after the crown prince. Now, they were once again in a situation where they would have to fight him to achieve their goal. How were they supposed to win now?

Even if Qiang Yan had subjected the guards to more rigorous training in the years since then, it also couldn't make up for the difference in strength that had been plain to see. The only chance would be to have Qiang Yan himself entangle with Qiu Ling while the guards tried to take care of Zhong Jing Yi. But there were still two of the dragon king's advisers following him. They might be able to take him away before the Heavenly Guards could do anything, leaving them with the same outcome of the Son of Heaven still not waking up.

Li Yin pressed his lips together and closed his eyes for a moment, exhaling unhappily. They needed a solution and they needed it fast. Opening his eyes again, he stared at the dragon king. ”Longjun, you are aware of what this will mean for His Highness, aren't you?”

Qiu Ling looked hurt at that question but he still pulled Jing Yi closer. ”I am.”

”And you're willing to still go through with this? Despite the fact that His Highness will not wake up in this case?”

There was a hint of hesitation but Qiu Ling still nodded in the end. ”I'm willing, yes.”

Li Yin turned to Qiang Yan, wanting him to speak up. Unfortunately, it seemed that he couldn't quite count on his friend at this moment. Qiang Yan was still shaken by Jing Yi's previous question. That last trial of his was his only weak point. He was definitely no help right now.

Li Yin rubbed his brow and then waved for one of the people from his Court of Justice. ”Go and get the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress. I'm afraid this matter can't be solved by me alone.” He could try to talk sense into the dragon king but it was unlikely that he would succeed. He knew how unreasonable this person was after all. The Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress might have more luck there considering their relationship with His Highness. In any case, this kind of matter, it was best to leave it up to the Heavenly Emperor anyway. He could just make a ruling while he was at it.

The official inclined his head and then rushed off to inform the imperial couple.

Meanwhile, Jing Yi looked up at Qiu Ling, surprise written in his eyes. He really hadn't expected to see him here. He wanted to ask what he was doing here, why he wasn't with Jing He instead of him, and why he was actually defending him even though this could bring Jing He back to him. But he knew that this wasn't the right time or place. There were too many people around them and the situation hadn't been solved yet.