Chapter 707 Pain and Regret
He said painfully, "I was terrified and compromised. I could only hide this matter here and continue to help him find young people with good talents. Gradually, I became numb."
"You are so brave!" Tian Huang moved his fingertips slightly, and a flash of lightning streaked across the sky and hit the city lord directly. The huge rocks exploded and dust flew. He was shocked and his mind was broken. He collapsed on the ground, his eyes full of despair and regret.
He suddenly roared, "Then what should I do! Do you want me to be like that idiot Zhao Qing and expose him, and then die a violent death?"
Zhao Qing is the deputy domain lord of Wangchuan Domain. Xiao Yi has not been on the mainland for many years, and Zhao Qing, as the deputy domain lord, has always been in charge of everything. Even the specific matters of this continental competition have been negotiated with the major domains by Zhao Qing. But just one month before the competition started, it was Xiao Yi who suddenly became the one negotiating with them.
Everyone present frowned. No wonder they hadn't seen Zhao Qing since arriving in Wangyou City. When they asked Xiao Yi, he just said that Zhao Qing had gone to do other things. Now they knew that he had been silenced...
The rain grew heavier, but it could not extinguish the candlelight in the City Lord's Mansion, nor could it extinguish the heavy smell of impending storm in the air.
The man's eyes were red, and he paced back and forth like an enraged beast, making the floor thud with every step.
The air seemed to freeze, and only his heavy breathing and angry growls could be heard.
Suddenly, he waved his hand, and the tea set on the table beside him was swept to the ground. The sound of porcelain breaking was crisp and harsh. The scattered fragments on the ground shone coldly under the dim light, reflecting his distorted face and desperate eyes.
Luo Li looked at him and narrowed her eyes, "He's not in the right state."
She took out a pill and asked Ye Yuan to put it into the man's mouth. Gradually, he calmed down, held his head down, and said nothing.
Luo Li said coldly, "Regarding Xiao Yi's deal with the Dark Realm, your only responsibility is to find nourishment for him?"
The man slowly raised his lowered head, and the red in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by confusion and emptiness.
The rain had stopped, but sweat continued to drip down his cheeks and onto the floor, making a slight sound.
Luo Li stared at him closely, not missing any change in his behavior.
The man nodded with difficulty. "That's right. I don't know what they are doing specifically. In order to survive, I can only help him find someone."
Luo Li asked again, "How long did it last, and how many people did you bring with you?"
The man pondered, "About half a year, I brought at least two hundred people with me. I don't know the exact number..."
He knew, but he didn't dare to count or remember. The happy eyes of the children were reflected in his eyes, but he could only choose to send them into the abyss.
His hands clenched unconsciously, his knuckles turning white from the force, as if he was recalling the faces of those he had pushed into the abyss with his own hands.
Tian Huang's eyes grew colder, like the sharpest ice blade in winter, piercing straight into the other person's heart.
Luo Li then asked the most crucial point, "Are those puppets left in Wanshou?"
Everyone was also thinking about this problem. If more than 200 monsters from the dark world transformed into human form and stayed in Wanshou, then they would probably have to ask the Zhutian Alliance for help.
There was a sense of oppression in the air. The man swallowed and said in a hoarse voice, "They didn't stay in Wanshou. At least I saw that they returned to the Dark World through a crack."
"Despite this," Luo Li glanced at Tian Huang, "we still have to be on guard. Everyone should still check their own domains. If there are indeed any left, it will definitely cause casualties. We don't want to cause such a situation."
The night was as dark as ink, Luo Li's words echoed in the silence, and everyone felt like a huge rock was pressing on their hearts.
The Sky Phoenix spread its wings slightly, and a cold light flashed in its golden pupils. "Indeed, I will thoroughly investigate this matter when I return."
The other domain masters also nodded, "That's right, even if there is only one who hasn't returned, we have to find him."
The Lord of Wangyou City clasped his fingertips in his palm and said, "I have told you everything I know. You, you promised me that I would live."
"You will indeed live," Tian Huang said coldly, turning sideways, "but you will no longer have freedom."
She raised her hand and said, "Come here, lock him up in the dungeon of Wangyou City."
"Wait, wait a minute!" The man's eyes widened. "You are not keeping your word!"
Luo Li chuckled, lowered her eyes and fiddled with her fingertips, "We only said that we would keep you alive, but we didn't say how you would live."
"No, no!" Before the man could finish his words, he was lifted up by two armored guards. He kicked his legs wildly and grasped the edge of the battlement with both hands, his knuckles turning white from excessive force.
Tian Huang's gaze was as cold as ice. She waved her hand lightly, and a stream of spiritual power transformed into an invisible rope that instantly bound the man, making him unable to move.
The man struggled and roared, "I am the Lord of Wangyou City! You traitors, do you know what you are doing?!"
The guards pretended not to hear and dragged people out. God damn it, did they really think they could tolerate him without knowing the immoral things he did?
Besides, the domain lord is dead, and it is obvious that Wangchuan Domain is now just a piece of meat on a stone slab. Who would listen to him, a city lord?
The man's face was filled with anger. "This is the Lethe Region! How could you do this!"
Luo Li was leisurely and contented at the side, with a faint flame dancing on her fingertips, reflecting the playful smile on the corner of her mouth, as if everything was under her control.
Tian Huang leaned forward slightly, her red lips curled up, "Xiao Yi is dead, Wangchuan Territory is a land without a master. I, Tian Huang, am a half-step to the Venerable King. Can't I handle a small city lord?"
The fear in the man's eyes gradually condensed. To him, the dungeon of Wangyou City was undoubtedly more terrifying than death.
Tian Huang approached slowly, and every step seemed to weigh on his heart, as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Her eyes were as cold as the water in a cold pond, making people feel chilled and frightened.
"You deserve death for the crime you committed, but I, Tian Huang, will keep my word. You will spend the rest of your life in the dungeon."
The man's breathing became more and more rapid, and everything in front of him began to blur. He seemed to have foreseen the darkness and despair he was about to face.
He is the lord of Wangyou City, how could he not know what the dungeon is!
He twisted his body, angrily and unwillingly said, "Don't you want to know what secrets Xiao Yi is hiding?! If you lock me up in the dungeon, you won't know anything!"
Luo Li chuckled, "If you really know something, tell it. Maybe the Sky Phoenix Territory Lord will arrange a bigger cell for you."
Tian Huang straightened up, glanced at Luo Li, and then ordered in a calm voice, "Take the City Lord to the dungeon and find him the largest cell. Don't let anyone disturb the City Lord's meditation."
The guard nodded immediately, "Yes, Lord Tianhuang!"
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