"Is your Yang Guo still alive?"
Li Zhu suddenly looked at Xiaolongnu and asked a question that completely baffled her. She stared blankly at Li Zhu, not knowing who Yang Guo was!
Xiaolongnu even wondered if Li Zhu was an idiot. Why was he asking such a strange question?
Li Zhu also knew that this Little Dragon Girl was not the same as that Little Dragon Girl. After all, one was a real little sister, and the other was a character in a novel!
At this moment, the Marquis suddenly appeared beside Li Zhu, his gaze fixed on the ring on his hand, his expression shifting, and occasionally even revealing a hint of murderous intent…
He wanted to kill me…
This was Li Zhu's first thought!
He did it for this ring…
This was Li Zhu's second thought!
"Lord Hou, I never imagined you were nothing more than a little monkey..."
Li Zhu said with a hint of disdain, and inwardly he genuinely despised him...
Previously, he boasted that he was unparalleled in the heavens and on earth, and Li Zhu once thought that no one in the world who could defeat a marquis had yet been born...
But reality slapped them in the face. The old Taoist priest who told their fortune and the strong man who just appeared both had strength far exceeding that of a marquis!
"Your Highness, are you humiliating me?"
The Marquis was surrounded by murderous intent, which made Li Zhu's blood seem to freeze. He also realized that the strength of a master like the Marquis was indeed unimaginable. Just his aura alone was enough to make it hard for Li Zhu to breathe. Once a fight broke out, he would be at the mercy of others in this state.
"Does the Marquis intend to kill me?"
Li Zhu looked at the Prince without fear. He believed that the Prince would not dare to kill him. After all, he was now the Crown Prince. Even if he had a bad reputation, assassinating the Crown Prince was a serious crime that would not escape death!
The two men exchanged a glance, and soon the Marquis's imposing aura relaxed, and he laughed loudly.
"Haha... As expected of the Crown Prince, he's truly composed..."
Tell me, what I want to know…
Li Zhu didn't want to waste words with him, and spoke very directly, his tone carrying a hint of domineering. He couldn't show weakness and reveal the reality that he was actually panicking inside...
"This person is the Dragon King..."
"Dragon King?"
Li Zhu subconsciously thought of the online novels from his previous life. Could it be such a coincidence? Dragon Kings really do exist? However, the Dragon King of this timeline is definitely different from the Dragon King in the online novels, after all, the Dragon King of this timeline has a little dragon girl as his daughter…
"That's right, it's the Dragon King, a martial arts master who spent his life pursuing the ultimate in martial arts. What he gave you is the Dragon King Ring, a symbol of his status, capable of wielding unimaginable power and wealth, something countless people dream of, even me..."
Is this thing really that powerful?
Li Zhu was utterly shocked. He never expected that someone he randomly met would be such a formidable person. Would being friends with someone like this mean he could do whatever he wanted from now on...?
"You were just trying to kill me and take the ring, weren't you? Why did you give up? It would have been so easy for you to kill me..."
Li Zhu asked, puzzled. This was tantamount to laying everything bare!
"Even if you steal this ring, it's useless. Only those whom the ring recognizes can wear it; otherwise, they'll only be killed by it..."
The Marquis explained!
But these words struck Li Zhu like a thunderbolt, exploding in his ears. Why would she choose him? This shouldn't be happening!
"What did the Dragon King go to do?"
"He said he was going to the Liao Kingdom to find a monk, who should be the Liao Kingdom's top ascetic monk. As for the fool beyond the Great Wall, he was probably referring to the Xiongnu's top fanatic, who he's going to challenge. This journey is fraught with peril, and I think that's why he left his daughter with you..."
Hearing the Marquis's explanation, Li Zhu finally understood some things, but there were clearly more problems...
Why him? They didn't even know each other, yet they left their daughter with him without a second thought.
"Let's go..."
Li Zhu pondered the Dragon King's intention in giving him the Dragon King Ring throughout the journey. Was it to prepare for his own funeral?
But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't grasp its deeper meaning. Lost in thought all the way, he didn't even know when he returned to the East Palace...
Today, he was not only frightened but also filled with anger. To calm himself down, he went to the dungeon to interrogate Shi Hu...
Tie Shi Hu to the wooden frame and look at the burly man who was at least two meters tall. Li Zhu couldn't help but sigh that it was infuriating to compare people. How could this man grow so tall?
"Speak..."
Li Zhu said somewhat impatiently, which completely baffled the guards and Shi Hu. You didn't even ask, so what are you expecting them to say?
"Still being stubborn, let's give him a few lashes first..."
Li Zhu hadn't realized he hadn't even asked about it, but as soon as he heard that someone was going to be beaten, the guard raised his hand and lashed out with several lashes, leaving several bloody welts on Shi Hu's abdomen, from which blood slowly flowed...
It wasn't that the guard didn't want to whip the chest, but rather that his height didn't allow it, so he could only reluctantly whip the abdomen...
"Surely you'll talk now? The sooner you confess, the less physical pain you'll suffer..."
Li Zhu spoke earnestly, though he had already decided to kill the other person. However, murder and torture were two completely different things. Seeing the other person's painful screams was something Li Zhu couldn't accept. After all, he came from a civilized era, and such a bloody scene was still a bit hard for him to bear...
"Pooh…"
Shi Hu spat at Li Zhu from afar, expressing his unwavering will to never yield!
"Oh my god...you actually dared to spit on me? Looks like I have to teach you a lesson, you don't know how many eyes the Horse King has..."
Then Li Zhu instructed his men to take a piece of white cloth, make it into a circular shape, and then use alternating black and white small squares to piece together concentric circles, which he then placed in front of Shi Hu!
Everyone stared blankly at Li Zhu, wondering what he was up to, always coming up with these strange things…
Pry his eyes open, don't let him close them, I'll teach him a lesson right now...
Everyone was full of questions, wondering if their crown prince was crazy. He said he would teach them a lesson, and he actually did?
But when Li Zhu started spinning the disc, they realized just how ruthless it was. Even just watching the spinning disc made them feel mentally disoriented, as if their souls were being sucked away…
They were so frightened that they dared not look at the disc again, fearing that their souls would really be sucked away...
But Shi Hu couldn't help but look, so one of the men forcefully pried open his eyes, making him stare at the spinning disc...
In just a quarter of an hour, Shi Hu roared wildly.
"Kill me...kill me...kill me now..."
Clearly, the black and white disc brought Shi Hu unimaginable pain, making him feel that even death would be much better than enduring this suffering...
"Then tell me..."
Li Zhu said angrily!
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