"Hey kid, what are you laughing at?"
Indeed, upon hearing the emperor's words, Jiang Ran actually laughed.
If the emperor is destined to appear here, then it proves that there must be a way to kill him!
All the rules flashed through Jiang Ran's mind again. It seemed that the emperor had said everything he could. Gwen also ran back and was about to continue her attack when Jiang Ran stopped her.
“Your Majesty, I apologize for trying to defy you. Your strength has overwhelmed me. I am prepared to accept your reward and sleep with this land.”
"Oh?" The emperor looked at Jiang Ran with amusement. "What made you suddenly change your mind? You're not still plotting something, are you?"
“I have no chance of defeating you, do I? In that case, why should I wait for you to kill me cruelly? I might as well give you a quick death with honor.”
The live stream chat was flooded with comments again, but few people believed that Jiang Ran would really give up. Usually, when Brother Jiang says something like that, it means someone is going to suffer.
"It's a very simple principle. If you truly believe that, then you are a wise man, and I forgive your sins." The emperor's gaze turned dangerous. "But don't let me discover any other intentions you have, or I will make you experience the most cruel punishment in the world!"
"Those who understand the times are wise, but I have a small question for Your Majesty at the end."
"What's the problem?"
The emperor exuded a heavy aura of pressure. If Jiang Ran had asked an inappropriate question, the emperor would have killed him without answering it!
“Your Majesty, your era is too ancient, and I have forgotten your name. I must at least know the name of the king who killed me. This is my lifelong wish.”
"If I were to remain an unknowing ghost, I would probably suffer greatly in the underworld. I beg Your Majesty to grant me this wish."
"Commoners have no right to know my name."
“But I am a duke personally appointed by you, aren’t I?” Jiang Ran smiled, his expression completely natural. “If I were to spread the deeds of an emperor below, yet not know the emperor’s name, wouldn’t that be very unreasonable?”
"Why are you so eager to know my name?"
Jiang Ran's tone was perfectly normal, but the emperor inexplicably felt that something was amiss.
"Could it be that the emperor, who is so high and mighty, cannot even grant me such a small request?" Jiang Ran sighed. "Never mind, I was originally going to tell you where that old bastard Pope's treasure trove is."
"The Pope's treasury?" The emperor's tone became urgent. "Boy, tell me in detail!"
The emperor remembered the holy weapon Gwen had used to stab him, which was still stuck in his chest. Only the Pope's men possessed such a thing. However, since Jiang Ran and Gwen did not possess that disgusting divine power, the emperor did not consider them to be the Pope's men.
The Pope's treasury? That seems to make sense.
"No rush, no rush." The emperor laughed loudly and came to Jiang Ran. "I will tell you my name when you lead me to the Pope's treasury."
"Your Majesty, please follow me."
Jiang Ran carried the soul lamp and walked backward.
Gwen tugged at Jiang Ran's sleeve, feeling uneasy. She knew that Jiang Ran wanted to use the rules to get the emperor to reveal his name, but the emperor seemed wary and wouldn't give in until he saw the so-called papal treasury.
But where did this so-called papal treasury come from? The cathedral had long since been reduced to ruins under the black rain, and the holy weapons were probably almost completely corroded as well.
By then, won't the outcome be the same? But what's the point of taking action again?
None of the three spoke.
The emperor followed at the back of the procession, a cold smile on his lips. Although he didn't know why Jiang Ran kept trying to get him to reveal his name, his imperial intuition told him that something was amiss!
After finding the Pope's treasury, he will kill Jiang Ran and then destroy all life on the island, and no one can stop him!
The emperor quietly followed Jiang Ran's steps until he saw a corpse by the roadside.
"Wait! Stop!" He seemed somewhat panicked, hurriedly picking up the little boy's body from the ground. "Claudie! My prince! Claudie! Who is it?! Who took away your last chance at life?!"
He suddenly looked up! Pointing angrily at Jiang Ran: "Is it you?! Yes, and you too! These are the scars left by the Scissors Society. You killed my Prince Claulie!"
Jiang Ran turned around slowly.
"Since you're going to destroy all life on the island anyway, I'll do you a favor in advance. No need to thank me, dear Emperor."
"Ah! I don't want the Pope's treasure anymore, I want to kill you right now!"
The emperor stood up, brandished his spear, and then froze like a statue. His eerie green body gradually dimmed, and black liquid oozed from his body.
[Rule Seventeen: Do not utter your real name in the black mist! Do not call out anyone else's name in the black mist, nor respond to anyone else's calls. Remember, when the Soul Lamp's light turns black, cease all your current actions.]
Not only should you not mention your real name in the black mist, but you should also not call out other people's names in the black mist. This rule doesn't seem to have been set up for ghost story tellers, because once you know this rule, it's hard to break it.
"Your Majesty, you may be buried with this land, but I will not accompany you."
The soul lamp in Jiang Ran's hand turned black, and a gale began to rise, forming a vortex. All the surrounding black mist gathered towards the emperor's body, which gradually turned black and finally transformed into a real statue.
The Soul Lamp's color returned to normal, and the flame flickered in the direction it came from. It seemed that everything was finally over, but if you wanted to clear the level, you had to go back to the place where the fifth Soul-Suppressing Nail was!
"We need to hurry!"
Aransta noticed the anomaly and, after running, finally arrived at the place where the light was rising, which was the location of the fifth Soul-Suppressing Nail. There, a huge stone platform with a ghostly green light appeared out of thin air. On the stone platform was an altar, and on the altar floated a green crystal.
"Jiang Ran, what else did he do?"
As Aransta was about to step onto the stone platform, a wall of fire rose up in front of him, blocking his path!
Ye Ye walked up from the side.
"This opportunity to pass through the pass belongs to our Dragon Kingdom, so don't even think about taking a bite out of it. If you take another step forward, we're not going to give you that 10% either."
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