Martial Master

The color of Cold Po Gong's face changed several times before he finally said in a deep voice: “Alright, alright, alright, my Cold family admits defeat today. I will find a way to gather the items on this list. I just don’t know if, as Your Majesty said, once I gather these items, will Cold Fei Fan be released?”

Liu Xuan Rui replied faintly, “Then we will wait for Old Master Cold to gather the items on the list first before discussing it further.”

“Then I shall take my leave.”

Seeing that Liu Xuan Rui had no desire to continue the conversation, Cold Po Gong cupped his hands and, without paying further attention to Liu Xuan Rui, directly left the grand hall.

“Your Majesty, that Cold Po Gong is simply too arrogant, relying on his status as a Martial King, what does he think the royal palace is? It's utterly outrageous.”

As soon as Cold Po Gong left, Huang Huan began to yell in anger.

A eunuch?

As the Chief of the Imperial Household, when had he ever been so insulted? His face turned pale with rage, and the anger in his heart could not be suppressed.

Liu Xuan Rui sighed, his expression as dark as a storm cloud.

Cold Po Gong's arrogance indeed infuriated him, but Liu Xuan Rui clearly understood that with the current strength of the Da Wei Dynasty, they simply could not move against the Cold family.

Once they acted without exterminating them, it would be a huge disaster for the Da Wei Dynasty.

The Cold family, whether in terms of economy or strength, was a force that the royal family feared greatly.

Liu Xuan Rui had long wanted to impose sanctions on the Cold family, but he could never think of a more secure method and had to keep dragging it out. However, it seemed that the longer he delayed, the more arrogant the Cold family became. If they allowed the Cold family to seize control of the entire Da Wei Dynasty’s lifeblood, wouldn't the royal Liu family have to rely on the Cold family's whim to survive?

Thinking of this, Liu Xuan Rui's heart grew even darker.

Seeing Liu Xuan Rui’s grim face, Huang Huan understood the pain in his heart and said, “Your Majesty, no need to worry. That Master Qin is a person whom even President Nan Gong Li and the others respect greatly. Now that the Cold family has offended him, they will surely pay a price.”

“Master Qin?”

Liu Xuan Rui's eyes lit up.

“I wonder which power Master Qin belongs to? Now that the Cold family has offended him, if Master Qin is dissatisfied with the Cold family, perhaps the Cold family will suffer a huge loss.”

Liu Xuan Rui secretly anticipated.

At this moment, Cold Po Gong had already returned to the Cold family estate.

“Ancestor, how is it? Where is the family head?”

A group of elders surrounded him, and upon seeing that Cold Fei Fan had not returned with Cold Po Gong, their expressions changed slightly.

“Prepare the items on this list.”

“What is this?”

Upon seeing the list, the expressions of several elders immediately changed. Every item on this list was a rare spiritual herb.

“Liu Xuan Rui said that only by taking out the items on this list can Cold Fei Fan be released.”

Cold Po Gong snorted coldly, his killing intent surging.

When had the dignified ancestor of the Cold family ever been threatened like this?

“What? Even if we Cold family collect these items, it would still be a huge expense. That old Liu Xuan Rui is so arrogant?”

“Ancestor, you have already stepped in, and that old Liu still doesn't release the family head?”

“In my opinion, we should give that old Liu a lesson; otherwise, does he really think our Cold family is easy to bully?”

A group of Cold family elders shouted angrily, as if they had suffered a tremendous grievance.

“Not a good idea.” Cold Po Gong coldly replied, “Now is not the time to fall out with the dynasty. Although our Cold family occupies many businesses of the dynasty, it hasn't reached the point of being untouchable. If we strike the snake and fail to kill it, we would be the ones who suffer.”

“Then are we just going to endure this?” an elder asked angrily.