Heaven Slaying Blade

Xia Hao, understanding his father all too well, heard these words and immediately dropped to his knees.

Yet, Chu Mo's Heaven Slaying remained at his throat.

In the banquet hall, only Chu Mo and the Emperor remained on their feet.

The Emperor slightly furrowed his brow: "Why are you kneeling at a New Year's banquet? There are no such formalities. Get up, all of you!"

At this moment, if people couldn't perceive the Emperor's position, then it would be really absurd! It was precisely this attitude of the Emperor that made countless people feel absurd in their hearts!

Everyone hastily stood up, and in the banquet hall, only one remained kneeling... the Third Prince, Xia Hao!

Xia Hao's face completely lost its color at this moment, his eyes filled with fear.

Chu Mo looked at the Emperor and slowly said, "Your Majesty's wisdom, please forgive my rudeness..."

The Emperor chuckled and shook his head: "I haven't forgiven you yet."

Chu Mo slightly smiled: "Xia Hao, as a prince of Great Xia, should set an example for all officials and the people! To be an upright, fair, magnanimous, kindly man! But he couldn't tell right from wrong, twisted the truth, was narrow-minded, deceived the Emperor... It's not an overstatement to say he deserves to die!"

"Oh?" The Emperor looked at Chu Mo with great interest: "How did he mix up right and wrong, reverse black and white, prove narrow-minded, and deceive the Emperor?"

"Zhao Yi is a lackey! He was manipulated to frame me. When his plot was exposed, fearing it would harm his family, he brazenly lied and defamed a loyal general of Great Xia... Such a lackey deserves to lose a hundred heads!" Chu Mo said coldly: "What did the Third Prince do? He slandered a loyal general of Great Xia along with Zhao Yi and covered up unspeakable rumors. As a prince, he wanted to win over my grandfather years ago, but was scolded by my grandfather. Thus, he held a grudge and sought revenge at the opportune moment. The evidence for this is irrefutable, I do not believe the Emperor is unaware!"

The Emperor's expression remained unchanged and he watched Chu Mo: "Continue."

Chu Mo coldly said: "What else is there to say? The facts are here! Xia Hao and Zhao Yi are of the same breed, they're nothing but equal culprits! Isn't such a shameless person mixed up about right and wrong, twisting the truth, narrow-minded, and deceiving the Emperor? Isn't he deserving of death? Just because he carries the golden title of prince, can he be lawless and do as he pleases? Can he frame people at will? Can he tarnish people's reputation at will?"

Chu Mo lifted his head and looked at the Emperor's expressionless face: "If, this is Great Xia! Then, I'd rather not be a subject of Great Xia!"

His argument left the entire banquet hall in stunned silence, all eyes were on this young man.

"It's done..."

Xu Zhongliang sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, this kid, I praised him for his composure and potential as a great general. Now, he dares to say these things in front of the Emperor.

Even if what you're saying is true, where should the Emperor place his face? No matter how much the Third Prince deserves to die... he is still the Prince! The Emperor's own flesh and blood!

Forget about the Medal of Honor, whether you can leave this palace intact is now an unknown.

But today, even at the risk of everything, I must ensure your safety. As for the consequences... I can no longer care about that!

Xia Hao was so thoroughly denounced by Chu Mo that he was dumbfounded. He knelt there, his face turning green then white, white then red, red then purple, purple then black… It was indeed the first time in his life, as the noble Prince of Great Xia, that he had experienced such severe shock.

The Emperor was also stunned by Chu Mo's berating. His majestic face twitched a little. He stared at Chu Mo, who unhesitatingly met his gaze.

In Great Xia, there were hardly anyone who dared to meet his gaze like this.

This made the Emperor feel extraordinarily fresh. He looked at Chu Mo, revealing a playful smile: "Young man, you just berated... my son. And the lackey whose head you chopped off, he was an officer I personally appointed. Ha, if he is a lackey, then what am I, a dog emperor?"

The thousands in the hall were scared to the point their faces turned pale and instinctively wanted to kneel.

The Emperor gestured dismissively: "What does this have to do with you all? Just watch!"

Xu Zhongliang kept making eye contact with Chu Mo, believing that Chu Mo would understand his intention. At this time, the right thing to do would be to kneel and admit his insolence!

However, Chu Mo gave a smirk: "That depends on how his Majesty handles the matter today! What has Zhao Yi's being a lackey got to do with his Majesty? Even in the palace... there are bound to be a few cockroaches and rats, right? If everything could be blamed on his Majesty, then being the emperor... must be tiring."

The Emperor couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Hahaha, cheeky boy, your words... your words make me feel relieved! It's completely reasonable! How could all the shit be dumped on me?"

Chu Mo glanced at the Emperor and said softly, "It's not Your Majesty's fault for appointing a few unworthy officials, but neglecting to discipline your son...that's where you went wrong."

The Emperor looked faintly at Xia Hao, who was kneeling there, "Did you hear that? You did something wrong, and others are blaming your father."

Xia Hao knelt there dully, his face changing from pale to red, then red to purple, and suddenly… he burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, your son deserves to die… I was wrong… I have embarrassed you, please punish me!"

"You should be punished. Set out overnight for the northern border. You are not allowed back in Yanhuang City for ten years!" The Emperor said indifferently, his eyelids drooping.

But this sentence was like a bolt from the blue!

It left everyone in the banquet hall...completely stunned!

The Emperor had actually...banished Third Prince Xia Hao!

Without asking or saying anything, he just...banished him?

And, what's more, on this New Year's Eve, he didn't even allow him to spend the New Year in Yanhuang City, and just sent him away!

What on earth had happened? Why does the Emperor...favour Chu Mo so greatly?

This favour is not just immense…it's astronomical!

Just how much trust and favour does it take to act like this?

More people were left with one question: Chu Mo's conduct, could not exactly be considered treasonous, but it wasn't far off either, so why wasn't he even slightly reprimanded?

However, the reproach was coming.

The Emperor gave a faint glance at the astonished Third Prince Xia Hao who was kneeling there, then glanced at Crown Prince Xia Ying and Second Prince Xia Xiong who were similarly stunned and dared not utter a word. He then said, "What are you still kneeling there for? Get lost!"

He then glared fiercely at Chu Mo, "What is your crappy sword still doing over my son's neck? Are you planning on chopping off his dog head, too?"

Chu Mo's lips twitched, he retracted the Heaven Slaying sword and chuckled, "I wouldn't dare…"

"I think you even dare to cut me! What don't you dare? Get over here! I have something to ask you!" The Emperor glared fiercely at Chu Mo, then looked at Xu Zhongliang and Fang Mingtong, "You two, get over here too!"

Saying this, he walked away leisurely, with his hands behind his back.

Leaving behind countless shocked gazes in the banquet hall.

Everyone's faces were petrified with fear, feeling that today was undeniably the most thrilling and exciting day of their lives!

Even those within the court of Great Xia who have been in high-ranking positions for decades, it is their first time seeing the Emperor so lavishly favouring one man.

If it weren't for the vast difference in appearance, they might even suspect that Chu Mo, a known orphan, was the Emperor's illegitimate child!

Right now, they were not the only ones entertaining such thoughts!

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