Chapter 20 Chapter 20 "Let them back off," he said...

"Let them back off," the sword bearer did not answer, but said to him coldly, "Go to the door."

The current man frowned, looking unhappy, and tried to bargain. He said in a hoarse voice, "That's too far."

The swordsman sneered, poked his chin with the blade, and asked slowly with a hint of sarcasm and disdain, "You don't think they can be of any use if they get close, do you?"

The emperor raised his head slightly. He had not been humiliated like this for a long time. He gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger. He made up his mind to take revenge another day. He took a deep breath and shouted at the eunuch: "Why don't you go to the door?!"

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, a little hesitant, and sincerely worried about the safety of the current life, but looking at the situation in front of him, he could not think too much, so he waved to the people around him and retreated to the door first, saying: "Why don't you retreat to the door quickly? Go!"

Everyone looked at each other and had to retreat to the door. Even though they were standing at the door, which was a bit far away, they still stared at this place with burning eyes, not daring to relax at all.

They were probably planning to rush over to rescue as soon as there was the slightest movement here. As long as the current person didn't die today, the one who rescued him would surely become rich and powerful.

Just for the superficial wealth and glory, they had to go for it and could not help but take it seriously. Naturally, everyone was alert and in high spirits.

"They have already retreated to the door," the current leader said sarcastically to the swordsman beside him, "Even if they stood next to you, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to beat you. What are you afraid of?"

He was just saying that the sword wielder was a coward and was afraid of even those who couldn't beat him.

However, cowardice is usually associated with fear of trouble. The Sword Holder's current behavior can not be considered as fear of trouble in any way. Therefore, the Sword Holder cannot be considered as cowardly. He just wants to vent his anger, so he takes advantage of the situation.

The swordsman didn't care about this kind of verbal advantage, but he didn't know how to retreat. He said slowly and leisurely: "I'm afraid they will rush over and kill you by accident."

The current brows furrowed, keenly aware that he was not planning to leave as soon as possible, with a hint of confusion in his doubts, and a hint of interest in his confusion: "What on earth are you doing here?"

This statement hit the nail on the head, and the swordsman was unable to answer it for a moment, so he remained silent for a while.

But the current emperor interpreted his silence as something unspeakable, and raised his eyebrows slightly. His expression suddenly became lively, and he said with a smile: "You are not here for the former emperor, are you?"

Nowadays, there is always this ability to attribute most of the things that are not in their favor to Li Baili.

Even though he knew in his heart that Li Baili was now in a villa halfway up the mountain and couldn't come out at all.

The swordsman didn't know how to answer and remained silent, but the sword in his hand pierced into the current man's neck, making the wound deeper. He hoped that the current man would shut up and leave some quiet atmosphere and space for him to think for a while.

Originally, the wound was only oozing out a few drops of blood, but now it was healed and blood began to flow out directly, gradually soaking the collar of the current man.

An increasingly strong smell of blood wafted out from the current man's neck.

The eunuch who witnessed everything opened his eyes wide, anxiously not knowing what to do. He wanted to say something but didn't dare to interrupt. He wanted to walk around in circles but was afraid of being misunderstood as wanting to attack the sword-bearer and affect the current person's life. He could only stand there frowning and worrying.

Today, people rationalized the swordsman's silence and action as concern for Li Baili's safety, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He was not afraid of the sword-wielder attacking him, but he was afraid that the sword-wielder had no leverage.

Now that he knew that Li Baili held an unusual position in the Sword Holder's heart, he could use Li Baili to threaten the Sword Holder, and he didn't worry at all about anything happening to himself.

Because as long as the Sword Holder cares about Li Baili and Li Baili is still in his hands, the Sword Holder cannot kill him directly.

Actually, it's very easy to kill him, just press the sword deep inside and his head will cut off.

But the Sword Holder has not killed him so far, so can he understand that the Sword Holder has no intention of killing him at all?

Are you just worried and come to him to ask about Li Baili's situation?

Or in other words, it's not just about asking around, because if you want to find out such a small matter, you can find anyone who knows the matter and get the information, but treating Li Baili well is not something those people can decide.

If they really dare to make decisions on matters that they cannot interfere with, once they are discovered, they will surely lose their heads. If there are nine clans, then all nine clans probably will not be able to escape. They dare not take such a risk, and cannot afford such a risk.

Instead of thinking about it and looking for someone else who may not be able to get the job done, it is better to go directly to the current emperor. There is simply no more suitable candidate than this.

When the emperor gave an order, would anyone dare to disobey? Could anyone disobey?

The emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, with a hint of persuasion, and said confidently: "I already know that you care about Li Baili. It's useless for you to hide it. Why don't you just tell me directly, what do you want?"

The swordsman couldn't think of a good answer for a moment. He lowered his eyes and had a blank expression on his face. He didn't look like a man whose secrets had been exposed at all. He said quietly, "He's still alive? Where is he?"

"He is not only alive, but also living a good life," said the present man, with a smile on his face, a long tone, a hint of sarcasm, and a hint of pride, "He is now in a villa halfway up the mountain."

He was mocking the sword bearer. He had the ability to easily enter the heavily guarded imperial study, but he was trapped by love. He knew that Li Baili was already in poverty, but he was still unwilling to let go. It was really ridiculous.

He is proud and complacent because he feels that he is not trapped by love, so he is superior to others. He can easily see the confusion of the parties involved from the perspective of an outsider, and he is happy about it.

Unconsciously, the attitude and arrogance of a person who had been in a superior position for a long time came out from him.

He gradually came to see this not as a life-and-death crisis, but rather as a process of taming a rude subordinate by a superior, so he was very patient and even had some subtle pleasure.

The swordsman had a stern face, and no one knew what he was thinking, but one could feel that he had gradually relaxed, as if the situation he was facing now was nothing.

The Sword Bearer knew clearly that if the current emperor confirmed that he cared about Li Baili, Li Baili would be used by the current emperor to threaten him and make him do all kinds of things, whether he was willing or not.

He didn't want to be threatened, nor did he want to do anything he didn't want to do. He didn't want the current emperor to think that he had guessed his thoughts and feel happy, and then look down on him and make him unhappy.

The current situation is very unfavorable for the Sword Wielder.

The swordsman frowned, knowing that this would only deepen the wound on the current man's neck, and would not have any deterrent effect since he could not be killed.

The swordsman poked a hole in his body without hesitation, and watched the blood flow out of his wound. He felt much happier, his brows relaxed slightly, his pupils dilated a little, and he squinted his eyes, like a precious Persian cat with heterochromia, squatting on the Eight Immortals Chair in the afternoon to bask in the sun, slowly swinging its big fluffy tail.

Because the swordsman is intentionally controlling it, the wound will only cause bleeding and pain, but will not pose any life-threatening danger, even if it is delayed for a while.

This is just a little torture.

The Sword Bearer's way of striking down the pride of our day.

Today, he was caught off guard, shocked, angry, and incomprehensible. He frowned and covered his wound with his hands. His face was distorted because of the pain. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why did you suddenly attack me?!"

The swordsman said slowly and with a perverted tone, smiling slightly: "To be honest, Li Baili and I have a grudge. When I heard that you let him live well, I felt uncomfortable, so I wanted to take revenge on you. Who told you to let him live well?"

Today, he gnashed his teeth and angrily said in his heart: Do you not allow him to live a good life, or do you not like me living a good life? You don't like him living a good life, so you torture him! Why torture me?

But on the surface, he had to endure it. However, he couldn't control the malice rising in his chest, so he sneered and said, "Then I will give an order right now in front of you and have someone kill him. What do you think?"

In fact, it is a good idea to cut the weeds at their roots now.

I suddenly thought of this now.

Unfortunately, the Sword Holder would not allow the Lord to kill Li Baili just like that, so his expression became even colder and more serious, and he frowned again and flatly refused: "No, killing him would be too easy for him."

The current official coughed in anger and sneered, "Then torture him! The Ministry of Discipline has many ways to torture people! Let him experience all 72 punishments one by one. There is no greater torture than this!"

The sword bearer refused again: "No, the physical torture will be forgotten once it heals. It is meaningless."

"Then what do you think we should do? Send someone to deceive him and play with his feelings, then abandon him and let him be sad and die alone?" The current man frowned, feeling very surprised, and spoke with a desperate attitude.

"No!" The swordsman said coldly without hesitation, "That way he will enjoy himself before being tortured. I cannot watch him enjoy himself!"

"This won't work, and that won't work either. What exactly do you want?" Today's eyes turned red little by little, half from pain and half from anger, and his tone became increasingly impatient.

But there is still some space in my heart for thinking.

From what this man said, he hated Li Baili.

However, the repeated denials did not seem like real hatred at all. Was he afraid that his true intentions would be exposed and used, and hurt Li Baili instead?

If this guy with the sword can't tell me how to torture me, I'm going to torture him myself!