longevity chart

Chapter 270 Coercion and inducement

A little girl was sitting on a chair on the side of the East Palace Hall, swinging her feet.

The middle-aged man with a square face sat on one side, looking indifferently at the prince and Cheng Yu who were talking. The two of them seemed to be sitting in their own home. The prince and Luo Qun not far away, and even the guards around them, did not notice them, as if they did not exist.

"This Duan Longping looks very bad. Even if he is the person we are looking for, Tide Pavilion cannot accept him!"

The little girl took out a lollipop and put it in her mouth, humming as she ate.

"The Tide Pavilion not only recruits geniuses, but also has very strict examinations of character. They will do anything to achieve their goals... They are indeed not qualified!"

After explaining, the middle-aged man laughed and said, "But, have you noticed that he doesn't seem to have the Heavenly Crane on him?"

"This……"

The little girl blinked. "That shouldn't be the case. With his talent and strength, he should be chosen by the paper cranes. They can't tell the difference between loyalty and treachery..."

The middle-aged man said, "It's not that he was not chosen. If I'm not mistaken, he was most likely snatched away by someone. Such a genius can be snatched away easily... Interesting! It seems that this trip to the Central Kingdom will be very interesting."

Little girl: "Maybe it was the genius we are looking for! By the way, sir, they are threatening ordinary people, should we stop them?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "We are not aware of their conflict, so it is better not to get involved."

While the two were talking, two middle-aged men were brought in by Cheng Yu. They were Xu Hong's father Xu Tianlin and Xu Ying's father Xu Tianfeng.

These two geniuses from Xujiazhuang also traveled around the world when they were young, but the farthest place they had been to was within the territory of the Yuan Dynasty. Now they were brought directly to the palace of the Central Dynasty, and both of them felt cramped and nervous.

Looking up at the prince in the middle, Xu Tianfeng whispered, "Clan leader, this seems to be the prince of the Central Dynasty, a super strong man with more than eight levels of longevity increase... What should we do now?"

Xu Tianlin: "We were brought here, it should be related to Hong'er and Ying'er. Let's hear what they say first and then act accordingly! If they are enemies, we would rather die than let them fall into danger."

Although he was only the patriarch of a small family, Xu Tianlin had seen the world and figured out what was going on on the way.

Xu Tianfeng: "Yes, it took them so long to find us, which means they can't do anything to the young clan leader and Ying'er. We can't hold them back..."

After looking at each other, they both made a decision at the same time.

The love of the parents is far-reaching.

These two children can make the crown prince of the Central Kingdom fear them. Even if I die, I will have nothing to regret.

Thinking of this, the two of them calmed down at the same time and looked over. Xu Tianlin clasped his fists and bowed: "Countryside man Xu Tianlin and cousin Xu Tianfeng greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Are you Xu Hong's father?"

Duan Longping's spirit moved, and a strong sense of oppression immediately descended, rushing towards Xu Tianlin like a hurricane.

His body shook, and Xu Tianlin immediately felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, as if all his muscles, bones, and spirit were about to be torn apart.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on his head. In front of the opponent's terrifying power, all the energy in his body was like paper, and he had no ability to resist at all.

Cheng Yu sneered, "How dare you kneel down before seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Veins on his face bulged, Xu Tianlin gritted his teeth, and used his strength to resist the pressure: "Since I was caught here by you, I didn't think about living. I'm going to die anyway, why should I kneel? If you have the guts, just kill me!"

Cheng Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "You're pretty tough. I wonder if you're tougher with your words or with my methods!"

With a cold snort, Cheng Yu flipped his palm.

In an instant, a powerful force surged like a wave, and Xu Tianlin's knees bent involuntarily. He was about to kneel down at any time, but he still persisted. The severe pain made him clench his fists, his nails pinching into the flesh, and blood gushed out.

He had just broken through to the Longevity Increase Realm not long ago, so he was no match for the Seventh Level of Longevity Increase Realm. He could not hold out for a moment, and his entire skeleton seemed to be broken in half.

"Hong'er, see you in the next life!"

With a dull roar, the aura in Xu Tianlin's body rose rapidly.

Knowing that he couldn't escape and was no match for the enemy, he could only blow himself up to avoid being held hostage by the enemy.

Before the true energy in his body could rise, an even more powerful force descended upon him again, tightly wrapping up the true energy that was ready to move in his body.

The gap in strength is too big, even if you want to self-destruct, it is difficult to do it.

Xu Tianlin hurriedly looked up at the source of the power. It was Duan Longping. At this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince no longer had the oppressive aura from before, but frowned slightly.

"Cheng Yu, what are you going to do?"

After saying that, Duan Longping slapped Cheng Yu in the face. Before Cheng Yu could react, he flew backwards, bleeding profusely in the air.

Cheng Yu struggled to get up and looked at him with a terrified face: "Your Highness..."

Duan Longping stepped down from the throne, walked over to Xu Tianlin, and gently helped him up: "I asked you to invite Uncle Xu to be my guest, but you kneeled down and threatened me, what do you want to do?"

At this point, he looked at Xu Tianlin with a smile: "Uncle Xu, I am frightened. I am a friend of Xu Hong and Xu Ying. I mean no harm to you. Don't be nervous... Come on, hurry up and give the two uncles a seat."

Luo Qun clasped his fists: "Yes!"

Xu Tianlin: "My two brothers are just country folks, we are not qualified to sit down. Your Highness, please speak directly if you have anything to say!"

Duan Longping: "Uncle Xu, what are you talking about? Since you are here, you are a guest. It's not too late to sit down first!"

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Tianlin and Xu Tianfeng sat down. It was the first time in their lives that they felt an ordinary stool was so uncomfortable to sit on.

Duan Longping said, "It is like this. All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. The brothers Xu Hong and Xu Ying and I hit it off right away. I intend to invite them to be my staff and entrust them with important tasks. What do you think, my two uncles?"

"This……"

Xu Tianlin glanced at Xu Tianfeng, and they were both stunned.

Not an enemy?

Xu Tianlin said: "Your Highness, I have been separated from Hong'er and Ying'er for a long time. To be honest, I have no idea where they are now or what they have been through... I may not be able to help you!"

Duan Longping said: "Cheng Yu, come and explain this to Uncle Xu!"

"Yes!"

Cheng Yu came up to him and said, "Xu Hong and Xu Ying left Jiyuan City and went to Liyuan City. Here, they did not abide by the laws of the kingdom and caused chaos in the palace, which eventually led to the tragic death of my father. In other words, the disintegration of the Liyuan Dynasty and the chaos were all caused by these two brothers!"

Xu Tianlin widened his eyes.

I should have known that my son was not a good person, but now he is really too good!
He had only been in the Yuan Dynasty for a few days, but he had already brought down their kingdom?

No wonder Cheng Yu acted so cruelly just now. If it were anyone else, even if their family was destroyed and their kingdom was shattered, they would probably not be merciful!

Cheng Yu was filled with resentment. "I fled here alone and reported this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, hoping that His Royal Highness would avenge me. However, His Royal Highness wanted to recruit them as his aides, as they were talented. Unfortunately, they did not know what was good for them and fled to the Chiyuan Sect, intending to sow discord between the Chiyuan Sect and the Central Kingdom... They are extremely evil and unforgivable! His Royal Highness asked you two to come here to persuade them not to persist in their wrongdoings, which would ultimately harm themselves and the entire Xu family."

"This……"

Xu Tianlin was silent.

Cheng Yu's words sounded high-sounding, but he didn't believe them.

I know my own son very well. He would never take the initiative to cause trouble unless forced by others!
Cheng Yu had a bad reputation in the Yuan Dynasty, and ended up with his family broken up. It must be his own fault.

But it was useless to know this. At this moment, the other party was confusing right and wrong and pinning all the charges on Xu Hong, and he had no ability to refute.

Fists are the hard truth. If you don’t have strength, you can only listen.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Duan Longping said, "Cheng Yu is right. I am very optimistic about the two brothers. As long as you can persuade him to become my staff, I can give him cultivation resources, status and whatever he wants. I can even let your Xu family unify the Liyuan Dynasty and become a real hero!"

Cheng Yu was stunned: "Your Highness...what about me?"

"Shut up!"

Duan Longping looked at Xu Tianlin again: "This is because I value talents, so I give you such preferential treatment. If you insist on not agreeing, the millions of cavalrymen of the Central Dynasty will not be able to bear it even if their brothers find the Chiyuan Sect as a backer!"

Xu Tianlin frowned.

Although he had never been to the Central Dynasty, he still knew something about the imperial power being above everything else and suppressing the three major sects.

The Chiyuan Sect is not weak, but it is still far behind the royal family.

"Your Highness, how about... letting me think about it for a day and then give you an answer?" After thinking for a while, Xu Tianlin said.

"Don't think about it. Do you have any important keepsake on you? Give it to me and I'll have someone give it to Xu Hong. He will naturally understand your painstaking efforts!"

Duan Longping grabbed towards Xu Tianlin, and with a "whoosh", the token representing the identity of the patriarch of the Xu family flew out of Xu Tianlin's arms and fell into his palm.

"It will be easy if you have this! Cheng Yu!"

"My subordinate is here!"

"Take this thing to Xu Hong and tell him that his father and Xu Ying's father are both guests here. You should know better than me how to deal with the rest!"

Duan Longping waved his hand.

"Yes!"

After taking the token, Cheng Yu turned and left.

"Your Highness..." Xu Tianlin shouted hurriedly.

Duan Longping: "Luo Qun, take them away and keep a good look after them. Don't let anything go wrong!"

Luo Qun came up to them and said, "You two, please come in!"

Knowing that it was useless to say more, Xu Tianlin and Xu Tianfeng had no choice but to follow behind and walk outside. Seeing them walk away, Duan Longping's eyes flashed.

"Xu Hong, don't worry. No matter how talented you are, you are just a chess piece that I can play with at will!"

(End of this chapter)