Lin Kai stood beside his brother like a dare devil and looked fiercely at the emperor.
It almost suffocated the him. He looked at all the people on the field, their eyes did not reveal anything but he understood that they might be laughing at him inside.
If he can, he want to kill Lin Shihong and Lin Kai a thousand times. But he had to calm down and not let the big picture disrupt.
So he finally relented, "Okay. I misspoke."
"But Lin Chujiu is my daughter in law after all, shouldn't she bow down to her father in law?"
Emperor still want to have a little edge and Chujiu seems to have been a soft target.
Chujiu is not someone who will allow others to bully her.
Chujiu stood up from her chair and came in front of her eldest uncle.
Master Lin did not stop her, he knew his niece more than anyone else. She is only born to be a bully who could bully her enemies and not the other way around.
Chujiu calmly started speaking, "Uncle Ji, I did not have a chance to ask you a doubt before. Since you brought it up yourself, I would like to ask you now."
She did not even bother to use honourifics or mind 1st person, 2nd person business.
"You are my uncle and third prince is my cousin, we have blood relation. How can you arrange an engagement between us?"
She did not wait for the answer and continued to declare her stand.
"Isn't it considered an incest? Isn't it a disgrace to our kingdom? how come you, as a responsible emperor do that?"
"As per our customs, blood relatives cannot have marital relationship. It is considered as an incest."
"Even if you can do that, we the Lin family will never bring disgrace to our Kingdom and hence I am unilaterally annulling this despicable engagement right now, right here and everybody here can be my witness."
"Our Lin family has always been the protection pillar and the pride of this Kingdom, we will never allow our East Pheonix Kingdom to become a laughing stock."
Lin Chujiu's voice resounded in the open area and everybody is speechless.
The very air crackled with authority as she spoke, her voice a melody that commanded attention and respect.
An ethereal glow seemed to emanate from her – a subtle aura that hinted at a power far beyond the mortal realm.
Her presence filled the area with an undeniable power, like a queen surveying her court.
Her eyes, like pools of molten gold, held a depth that spoke of wisdom beyond her years. Her posture, ramrod straight, radiated unwavering confidence.
Even Masters of Lin, Ye, Bai, Gu and other families are spell bound by the little girl.
She has actually confronted the emperor directly that too in front of everyone. Its just not confronting, she has blatantly insulted the emperor.
And yes, people related by blood within seven generations cannot have a marital relationship. Its a taboo and considered as an incest.
This world of cultivation is different from the modern world. There are some taboos that cannot be touched.
Emperor Ji was too shocked to even respond, a little girl whom he looked down upon has actually insulted him publicly.
He had never thought of blood ties, all he wanted is the Lin Army and its power so he could rule the entire continent.
He lost his rationality and shot Chujiu with all his power, but before the shot could even touch her clothes, it is dissolved by Master Lin.
"I am not here for a decoration Ji Bingyuan!", Master Lin's angry voice resounded like a tiger's roar in everybody's ear.
Lin Chujiu stood unmoved, she didn't even flinch when the powerful fire ball was about to hit her.
Ye Simming, Ye Yuan, all the young masters and young misses are amazed by the little girl. They only had admiration for her.
So that is how a Lin Family Heiress will be like.
Emperor came back to his senses and understood that he is powerless in front of so many Lin family powerhouses. All of the Lin family sons and daughter in laws have higher cultivation than him.
He also knew that Ye, Bai and Gu families will stand their side as well. Not to mention the expert cultivators of Lin family standing aside waiting for the orders from their masters.
Only now did he understand that he is an emperor with no real power.
This made him even more determined to obtain Lin Army. He had to back down for now and let the hunting fest start or else all his plans will come to a knot.
He could only admit his mistake that he had forgotten the blood ties between the families.
He himself had to announce that the engagement has been annulled.
He dispersed the gathering and announced the fest will start in an hour.
Everybody has been focused on Emperor Ji and Lin family, but none of them have noticed a mischievous smile on third prince's face and a murderous look on the Ji Jia's face. She is the only Ji family princess.
Emperor hurriedly left the dais with his people and everybody came back to their senses and started whispering among themselves.
How come Lin family produce a trash?
who is the one who started the rumour?
Just come in front of them for a friendly discussion.
After a while, Prime Minister got on to the dais and explained the rules of the Great hunting festival.
There are a total of 11 teams.
Ji, Lin-Ye, Su, Bai, Song, Gu family teams and 5 teams from other high officials' family teams.
They have 5 days and the team that collects highest number of beast crystal cores will be declared as winners and can a get reward of 3 million gold coins.
With a final exchange of words and a rallying cry of determination, the teams set off into the wilderness, their footsteps echoing through the forest as they ventured forth into the unknown. For the next five days, they would navigate the treacherous terrain, facing challenges and obstacles at every turn as they sought to prove their worth in the hunt.