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Chapter 695: Chapter 699: Willing to Serve the Country
The Emperor chuckled grimly, "Why should a ruler entangle himself with the dying?"
Liao Li glanced at him and asked solemnly, "How confident are you in killing them? If they escape, I won’t be able to withstand the wrath of those three tribes."
The Emperor lifted his chin slightly, the depths of his eyes a dense and impenetrable black, "Rest assured, ruler. At last night’s banquet, each dish they consumed contained poison that I had added.
This poison is colorless, tasteless, and unnoticeable. I used a minimal amount. Calculating the timing, it should take effect once they’ve entered the Wood Immortal Mansion.
In this way, it will go undetected. Even if someone found out later, we can deflect the blame and say they were poisoned inside the Wood Immortal Mansion. It would have nothing to do with us."
With that, Liao Li frowned slightly, "The poison you used last night, doesn’t it just weaken them and deprive them of their Primordial Power? How can that threaten their lives?"
The smile spread wider across the Emperor’s face, his dried and wrinkled skin folding together. There was a sinister glint in his eyes that sent shivers down one’s spine.
He laughed eerily, his voice hoarse and grating on the ear. "Does the ruler think that everything is peaceful in the Wood Immortal Mansion, that there are no dangers?"
Liao Li looked like he had an epiphany.
The Emperor’s cold gaze swept over Xuan Tian and Xuan Shui of the Xuanjia beastmen, and then continued, "Even if they aren’t killed by the traps in the Wood Immortal Mansion, aren’t those guys still there?"
Xuan Shui violently shivered, hearing such a massive secret, he couldn’t pretend that nothing happened.
He was the first to step forward, bowing with his fist clenched, "The Xuanjia Clan is willing to serve the ruler! We are at your command!"
The rest of the Xuanjia beastmen also came forward, bowing and declaring, "We are all willing to serve the ruler!"
Liao Li was satisfied with their responses, he nodded, "You all heard what I just discussed with the Emperor. No matter what happens once you enter the Wood Immortal Mansion, those people cannot be allowed to leave alive, do you understand?"
Xuan Shui: "Understood!"
Xuan Tian: "Well, if we don’t want them to go, why not just get rid of them right here? After all, the Crystal Stones are in the female’s bag, just snatch it."
Xuan Shui was taken aback, he hurriedly tugged at Xuan Tian’s arm, "Shut up! It’s not your place to speak!"
Then he quickly kneeled down again, "Please forgive me, ruler, Xuan Tian did not mean to be disrespectful."
Liao Li wore a nonchalant smile, he waved his hand dismissively, "Why the anxiety? You were telling those beastmen just yesterday that I don’t care for such formalities. Have you forgotten so soon? Get up."
Xuan Shui was still tense, although he did say that the previous day. But he didn’t know beforehand that Liao Li wanted those beastmen dead!
Today it was those beastmen, tomorrow, could it be their turn?
Xuan Shui dreaded the idea so much that he remained on his knees, motionless.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Liao Li softly smiled, stepping forward to help Xuan Shui to his feet.
"Relax, you’re not like them. As long as you are loyal to me and have no treacherous thoughts, I won’t harm you. But if you dare betray me, the consequences are far more than you could bear. Do you understand?"
Xuan Shui’s back was drenched in cold sweat.
