"Hey, you fat idiot, you dare to glare at me?" Feeling Zhao Ruizhi's gaze, He Li was very unhappy. He was usually suppressed by Lu Xiao and Wei Pingyang, and today he couldn't even deal with a junior. He was already full of anger. If I can't deal with them, I can at least deal with you fat idiot.
Zhao Ruizhi said coldly, "It's a miracle that you've lived this long."
He wasn't in a hurry to chase after Zu'an and the other person; after all, with the range of his divine sense, the two of them couldn't escape at all.
"How dare you speak to me like that? Do you think you're the emperor?" Feeling the other party's disdainful gaze, He Li felt inexplicably guilty. But it was this guilt that made him very unhappy. He had actually been scared by a fat, silly guy.
If Lu Xiao and the others find out, how will I ever be able to hold my head up in the Prince Qi's mansion? They'll laugh at me every day!
Thinking about this, he became increasingly angry, and walked straight over and slapped the other person's chubby face: "You think you're so great, huh?"
He was shocked to find his neck being tightly gripped by the other person's hand, and then his whole body was lifted up like this. His legs kicked wildly, but even with his toes outstretched, they couldn't touch the ground.
He tried to use his cultivation to break the other person's hand, but as soon as he mustered his strength, it was dispersed by an inexplicable aura, leaving him feeling even weaker and more sore than after spending three days and three nights in a brothel.
At this moment, the experts from the Qi Prince's Mansion also noticed the abnormality and drew their swords, rushing forward.
As a result, Zhao Ruizhi merely glanced at them coldly, and an overwhelming aura spread out. The assassins felt their livers and gallbladders tremble, and they all knelt on the ground, trembling.
"This aura...you are the Emperor!" He Li, being a peak ninth-rank official, possessed considerable knowledge and immediately realized what was happening. He then burst into tears, trembling with fear. "Your Majesty, I deserve to die! I unintentionally offended Your Majesty. I am willing to pledge my loyalty to Your Majesty and will go through fire and water for you from this day forward...Your Majesty, please give me a chance, Your Majesty..."
As he spoke, all traces of his previous arrogance vanished, replaced by a pleading tone in his voice.
Normally, he dared to oppose the emperor because Prince Qi was there to protect them. They didn't have to face the emperor himself, only his subordinates, so they had nothing to fear. But now that he was facing the emperor in person, he realized how desperate he was.
"You truly deserve to die!" Zhao Ruizhi's voice turned cold. Just as he was about to unleash his power to kill the other party, the ground suddenly began to churn, like a undulating carpet, causing everyone to lose their footing.
A tremendous roar came from underground, and mysterious, deep sounds echoed from the distant mountains and forests, as if some demon was howling in low voices.
"Huh?" Zhao Ruizhi floated in the air, while the others were falling over in all directions. He had already taken flight ahead of time, looking into the distance and muttering to himself, "The space is starting to become chaotic. Something's not right with this secret realm."
He looked away and found that He Li was already pale with fright, his body as limp as cooked noodles. Suddenly, he frowned and smelled a urine odor in the air.
He glanced at the other man's wet crotch, a look of disgust flashing in his eyes: "Disgusting!"
He casually threw him to the ground, but He Li was not surprised. Instead, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life! Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life!"
The other guards from Prince Qi's mansion also begged for mercy. Although they had been rigorously trained, the emperor's terrifying pressure at close range had completely destroyed their minds, leaving them with no will to resist.
Zhao Ruizhi said calmly, "The world in this secret realm is about to change. Perhaps you will still be of some use. Prove your worth in the future."
"Yes, yes, yes!" He Li trembled all over, but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where is Wei Pingyang?" Zhao Ruizhi asked.
"I parted ways with him before and we each went our own way. Now he should be hunting down other people in the Eastern Palace." He Li originally wanted to answer that he didn't know, but he was afraid that it would make him seem useless, so he quickly changed his answer and also put a little poison on Wei Pingyang. At that time, this guy probably wouldn't be able to join the emperor.
Zhao Ruizhi closed his eyes and released a burst of divine sense. He Li felt as if something swept across his soul. He was tense but also secretly admired him. Prince Qi had always said that the entire palace was under the Emperor's divine sense and that nothing could escape his watchful eye. At the time, everyone was somewhat skeptical, but now they understood the meaning behind his words.
Alas, although the King of Qi is capable, he is still somewhat inferior to the Emperor.
He dared not ask why the perfectly good crown prince had become the emperor, for he knew that the less he knew, the more likely he was to save his life.
But he understood that King Qi's elaborate schemes were ultimately under someone else's control, and his defeat was inevitable. It was wise for him to switch allegiance as soon as possible.
After a while, Zhao Ruizhi opened his eyes: "I couldn't sense the aura of any other grandmasters, so it seems Wei Pingyang is already dead."
"Dead?" He Li was stunned. Who else in this secret realm could kill Wei Pingyang, a grandmaster? "Could it be Zu An? That kid is really something."
Zhao Ruizhi gave him a cold look, and He Li felt a chill run down his spine. He thought to himself, "What a mouth of mine! Zu An just stole the Crown Princess away, and I actually praised him. I must have a death wish." He quickly changed his words: "That brat is full of bad ideas. I suppose Wei Pingyang has fallen for his scheme."
Is the Crown Princess the Emperor's daughter-in-law or just a woman? Damn, the royal family is such a mess.
Zhao Ruizhi then snorted and casually pointed to the west: "All of you, surround and hunt down Zu'an in that direction. Notify me if there is any movement."
"Yes!" He Li was overjoyed. The fact that the other party had assigned me the task meant that I wouldn't be dying anytime soon.
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