Li Yanjing had been beaten beyond recognition.

The emperor sat before him, holding a cup of tea, and slowly savored it.

Li Yanjing's voice was almost hoarse from shouting. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Zhao Huan like a wounded wolf, blood seeping from his mouth: "You dog emperor, do you think you're safe now that you've captured me! You are cruel and tyrannical. There are countless righteous people in the world who want to kill you. You will not have a good end!"

Xie Dahai held a pair of iron pliers in his hand, put them into Li Yanjing's mouth, and pulled out another of his teeth, making him howl in pain.

Zhao Huan continued drinking his tea: "Tell me, where is the leader of the Yin Yuan Society?"

"Kill me, I won't say a word! I'm in your hands today, I have nothing to say. Don't be too happy, you won't leave the Northwest alive!"

"You're already in my hands, and you're still being stubborn!"

"Hahaha! You dog emperor! You think you've won? A great army is coming to punish you, you tyrant!"

Zhao Huan was shocked: "What did you say!"

Seeing that the emperor seemed frightened, Li Yanjing became even more smug: "I told you that a large army is on its way right now to punish you, you tyrant!"

"Not only that, Richard's army will also march south to attack Yongxing Military Road. You can forget about transferring troops from the north!"

"how so!"

"Hehehe, you didn't expect this, did you! It's too late for you to leave now. Our people are everywhere in Jingzhao Prefecture! If you dare to set foot on the road back to the capital, I guarantee you won't even survive a chapter!"

Zhao Huan's hands were trembling: "I didn't expect you to be so powerful! I underestimated you!"

Xie Dahai, standing to the side, was tense all over, trying his best to endure the emperor's clumsy acting.

Your Majesty, do you have to be so extravagant? This humble servant is about to vomit!

"Hahaha! You dog emperor! Come on! Kill me!"

"I will not kill you, as long as you reveal the name of the leader of the Hidden Yuan Society."

"You're dreaming! In my heart, there is only one emperor, and that's him!" Li Yanjing laughed maniacally, her face contorted in a grotesque grimace.

"I am very curious about the person you mentioned. What is his background that makes you old nobles willingly respect him?"

"He is omnipresent; he is the true ruler of the world!"

Zhao Huan was quite troubled. Had Li Yanjing been brainwashed?

This situation seems a bit abnormal!

"Fine, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. Just tell me where he is, and I'll spare your entire Li family!"

"Spare the Li clan? I'm terrified! Do you think you can still send troops to wipe out the Li clan? The Li clan's army will be at the city gates by tomorrow morning!"

Zhao Huan waved his hand, and a guard from the Imperial City Guard came over with a wooden box in both hands and placed it on the table.

Xie Dahai opened the wooden box, and inside was Li Yanchang's head.

When Li Yanjing looked at him, his face, which had been laughing wildly just moments before, froze, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

He practically screamed, "This is impossible!"

Another Imperial Guard broke off a wooden box and brought it over. Xie Dahai opened it again, and inside was Wu Yong's head.

Li Yanjing was completely stunned.

"You mean your Li family's army, which is commanded by those two?"

"This is impossible! This is impossible!"

Zhao Huan looked at Li Yanjing and said, "Who gave you the courage to rebel against me? Tell me, and I will spare the Li clan. Otherwise, I will kill them all, leaving not a single one alive!"

The emperor was smiling when he said this, but his smile revealed an undisguised murderous intent.

Only then did Li Yanjing become afraid; the moment he was caught, he had already disregarded his own life and death.

He knew all too well that he had no chance of survival if he fell into the hands of that dog emperor.

Therefore, he was fearless.

Now things are different; his own death is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed.

But his family, his wife, children, and parents, will all die.

Not only that, his grandson will also die.

His lineage was to be completely wiped out by the emperor.

That's when he started to get scared.

This is going to completely wipe him out of the family line!

What could be more ruthless than this?

"Your Majesty, spare my life! The crime is mine alone; it has nothing to do with my family."

Zhao Huan said coldly, "Xie Dahai, go and bring me the heads of Li Yanjing's entire family right now, and place them in front of him!"

"yes!"

"Wait! Your Majesty, if I tell you, will you spare my family's lives?"

"If you speak up, I will spare them."

"Is Your Majesty truly telling the truth?"

A ruler's word is his bond.

"Alright, alright! I, Li Yanjing, have reached this point and have nothing left to worry about. But I am still human, and my only wish is for my family to live peacefully and for my lineage to continue."

Li Yanjing sighed. He didn't know where things had gone wrong. Everything was proceeding according to plan, but the situation had changed drastically just a few days after the emperor arrived in the Northwest.

There are many things that people like Li Yanjing don't know. He is a typical rule-follower, and everything is planned in an orderly manner, as if everything is calculated.

Ironically, in times of significant historical change, the ultimate winners are often not those who abide by the rules.

Or rather, the world itself has no rules as people call them.

Just like when Hannibal was attacking Rome, no one stipulated that the Alps could not be crossed.

Just as when Napoleon swept across Europe, no one stipulated that an infantry regiment could only march an average of 72 steps per minute.

Napoleon forcibly increased the marching speed of his infantry regiments to 120 paces, far exceeding the understanding and concepts of famous European generals at the time, and defeated them so badly they cried out in despair.

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