Tang Ye wanted to resist, but the might and speed of that petal wasn’t something he could resist at all. With his current strength, all he could do before this tiny petal was wait for death to arrive! Even though there was boundless rage and unwillingness in his heart, but he couldn’t do anything about it. In this world where the strong were respected, there were numerous times when experts didn’t have to abide by the rules. Just like this very moment, this beautiful woman from the Flower Palace was able to disregard the rules of the Ascension Rankings and make a move against him before the competition had even come to an end. The strong could do as they pleased while the weak could only resign themselves to being bullied! Clang! Suddenly, a strand of sword qi tore through the air and shot at the petal. It was none other than Su Qingshi who’d remained silent until now. Even though she knew that she was no match for the beautiful woman, she still couldn’t just stand there and watch Tang Ye die before her. So, she’d acted! When she saw Su Qingshi attack, the beautiful woman spoke in a cold and indifferent tone. “You overestimate your ability!” The strand of sword qi that Su Qingshi executed had been blasted into dispersal as soon as it came into contact with the petal, and the petal shot towards Tang Ye at an even swifter speed. Su Qingshi was astounded! Right when it was merely a centimeter away from the center of Tang Ye’s forehead, it suddenly and shockingly stopped there, and the beautiful woman’s expression changed slightly when she witnessed this scene. Right at this moment, a middle aged man who wore a yellow robe embroidered with nine golden dragons appeared by Tang Ye’s side. Moreover, Qin Xiyue had arrived by this middle aged man’s side as well. The middle aged man glanced at Tang Ye who still remained calm and composed without revealing even a trace of fear, and then he nodded lightly while a wisp of admiration flashed in his eyes. He said, “The best way to test a person’s attainments and natural talent in the Sword Dao is through that person’s reaction at the instant before death. You were able to remain calm before danger and fearless of death while facing an expert that’s countless times stronger than you. As expected of one who has attained the Enlightened Sword Heart!” Even though Tang Ye didn’t know who this person was, Tang Ye owed this person his life. So, just out of consideration for this, Tang Ye couldn’t be disrespectful to this person. He immediately bowed slightly to the middle aged man said, “Death... it’s naturally something that I’m afraid of because I still have countless things that I want to do. But what can fear do? Instead of showing fear and incurring the disdain and ridicule of others, isn’t it better to face it calmly? Even if it’s death, one should die bravely!” The middle aged man grinned and said, “Your disposition isn’t bad, your natural talent isn’t bad, and you possess a loyal character. As expected of someone that Xiyue has taken a liking to. Her actions of breaking the rules of the palace to ask me to save you weren’t taken in vain!” Tang Ye was stunned when he heard this, and then he looked at Qin Xiyue while warmth filled his heart. He hadn’t imagined that it was actually Qin Xiyue who asked this expert to save him. So, Tang Ye instantly felt ashamed in his heart when he thought about how he’d doubted Qin Xiyue before this. Qin Xiyue walked over to Tang Ye’s side, and then she said, “This is my Imperial Grandfather!” Tang Ye was shocked when he heard this. This middle aged man is the Founding Emperor? Didn’t the rumors say that the Founding Emperor has locked himself behind closed doors to cultivate? Why has he come out here? When he thought about what the Founding Emperor said about Qin Xiyue breaking the rules of the palace, Tang Ye’s heart sank. Even though Qin Xiyue was a princess, it was probably extremely difficult for her to meet the Founding Emperor, and he didn’t know what sort of price Qin Xiyue had paid to actually be able to ask this extraordinary expert to abandon his cultivation! “Founding Emperor, what’s the meaning of this!?” Right when Tang Ye was in deep thought, the beautiful woman spoke in a cold voice. “What’s the meaning of this?” The Founding Emperor chuckled and said, “Yu Linglong, first you disregarded the rules of the Ascension Rankings that were set by my Grand Qin Empire and the six great powers, and then you attacked to kill within the Imperial Capital of my Grand Qin Empire. I want to ask you the same question as well!” Yu Linglong’s beautiful brows knit together, and then she said in a low voice, “Founding Emperor, you intend to protect Tang Ye?” He grinned, and then he pointed at Qin Xiyue and Tang Ye before he said, “He’s my granddaughter’s husband. In other words, he can be considered to be a member of my Grand Qin Empire. Yu Linglong, do you think I would allow you to kill him in the Imperial Capital?” “Founding Emperor, you intend to go against my Flower Palace?” Yu Linglong’s voice turned cold. “If you insist on thinking in that way, then it’s not out of the question!” said the Founding Emperor. Yu Linglong’s face sank when she heard this. The Grand Qin Empire had the intention to act against the sects since a long time ago. Unfortunately, it had constantly lacked an excuse. If the Flower Palace were to make the first move against the Grand Qin Empire, then it would undoubtedly be giving the Empire an excuse. At that time, the Empire could act against the Flower Palace in a perfectly justified manner!