"Look at yourselves, what kind of manner is this!" Liang Dekuai reprimanded upon seeing the scene, "You are guests who have traveled a long distance, how can you be so petty! You have completely disgraced the face of the Great Liang Kingdom!"
"Your Majesty speaks wisely, we know our mistakes..."
The ministers reluctantly let go of the vegetables they were guarding.
"Please, everyone, sit freely," Liang Dekuai said with a smile, then ordered a small eunuch beside him, "Have more tables, chairs, and stools brought over."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The small eunuch replied and left.
The Sect Master strode up to Liang Dekuai, staring intently at him.
"Esteemed guest, do you wish to sit with me?"
Liang Dekuai asked politely, his expression appearing perfectly normal.
"Very well, I am in a good mood today, come!"
With that said, Liang Dekuai moved his small stool to the other end of the table.
Then he extended a hand to the Sect Master, gesturing for him to 'please'.
I am the Emperor of Great Liang, the ruler of a nation.
My heart is this vast and inclusive!
Come!
Guest from a foreign land, please do not hesitate!
"Less nonsense!" The Sect Master grabbed Liang Dekuai by the neck, "This Sect Master asks you, where is the item!"
His action successfully drew the attention of all the ministers!
However, none of them spoke, they merely rearranged the plates in front of them.
More dishes would be added soon, so they needed to make some space!
"Are you here to assassinate me?" Liang Dekuai asked calmly.
The Sect Master took out a piece of paper and placed it before Liang Dekuai.
On the paper was a drawing of something resembling a jade carving, exquisitely crafted.
"A key in the same style as this," the Sect Master increased the pressure on Liang Dekuai's neck, "Help this Sect Master find it, or die!"
"So you're here looking for a key!" Liang Dekuai slapped his forehead as if suddenly realizing.
This action almost made the Sect Master kill him...
Damn it, I thought he was going to make a move...
"I don't think I've seen this style before... wait a moment, let me look."
Liang Dekuai said, rummaging through his ring.
"Don't worry, I love helping people the most!"
In a short while, a large pile of keys appeared on the table.
"This is from the national treasury, this is from the imperial prison, this is from the library..."
Liang Dekuai introduced them one by one.
"Guest, please see, is any of them what you are looking for?"
Liang Dekuai spoke very earnestly.
It was as if, in his eyes, these people were genuinely asking him to borrow keys.
The Sect Master's face changed drastically!
He felt he was insulting himself by seriously discussing matters with a fool...
"I don't have time for your nonsense!"
"Do as I say, or die!"
The Sect Master's inner energy erupted instantly!
Terrifying inner energy swept through the entire hall!
Everyone was blown about and stumbled.
The items in front of them also turned into fragments!
"No—!"
The ministers cried out in despair, trying to protect the shattered bowls and plates.
But ultimately, they failed...
They could only watch helplessly as their delicacies were ruined and scattered on the ground...
The most unfortunate was a small eunuch.
He was carrying dishes towards Liang Dekuai when the items in his hands shattered, and he was blown a long distance away!
At the same time, the Sect Master struck Liang Dekuai with his palm!
He felt it was time to make an example of someone!
Crippling Liang Dekuai's cultivation was a very good option.
It would establish his authority without hindering Liang Dekuai from finding information for him.
"Bang—!"
The Sect Master's palm landed squarely on Liang Dekuai's dantian.
Being crippled in cultivation wouldn't kill him, but the process would be incredibly painful.
However, at this moment, there was no expression of pain on Liang Dekuai's face!
His eyes were fixed on the plate of shattered dishes on the ground.
His features began to contort...
His gaze gradually became vacant...
Yet, within the vacancy, there was a hint of intelligence...
Finally...
He became like that...
The Sect Master's heart skipped a beat!
Although he hadn't used his full strength with that palm strike, the other party shouldn't have shown no reaction at all?
And what was with that expression?
Why did he look like the village idiot from down the road?
At the same time, he sensed that the situation around him was also becoming a bit strange.
The Sect Master scanned his surroundings subconsciously.
He saw that the ministers were all frozen in place as if they had been immobilized.
Their faces were gradually mirroring Liang Dekuai's...
The difference was that their expressions seemed to contain a trace of terror...
As if they had seen something horrifying!
The surroundings instantly fell silent.
A silence tinged with oppression!
Their already contorted faces became even more distorted!
"Gone... gone..." Liang Dekuai murmured in disbelief, "My most beloved Qingquan Mountain steamed buns..."
All the ministers prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling!
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger..."
The Sect Master and others were bewildered +1.
What was wrong with these people?
Had their brains collectively short-circuited?
For some reason.
The scene before them made everyone shiver inexplicably...
It was a feeling that only appeared when one was scared.
But the problem was, they didn't know what they were afraid of...
When under extreme tension and oppression, people always do something to divert this unease.
At this point, the Sect Master no longer cared about leaving anyone alive to gather information and unleashed a barrage of attacks on Liang Dekuai!
A truly face-to-face assault!
And this time, he held nothing back!
"Rumble—!"
Terrifying inner energy exploded instantly!
Even the surrounding halls and walls were blown apart!
After landing a blow, the Sect Master retreated nervously.
Because he was horrified to discover that Liang Dekuai was still sitting there unharmed!
Apart from his hair and clothes being a bit disheveled, he was perfectly fine!
No, not just Liang Dekuai was fine.
All the ministers and palace maids and eunuchs around were also unharmed!
Only the expressions on their faces were becoming increasingly strange...
If before he looked like the village idiot, now he looked like his foolish uncle!
At this moment, the Sect Master and others finally panicked!
To withstand the Sect Master's full-force attack without harm, there was no need to doubt the other party's strength!
How they achieved this or why they did it no longer mattered.
What mattered was to escape quickly!
For a moment, everyone unleashed their skills, trying to create an opportunity to flee.
Something even more terrifying happened!
These people from the Great Liang Kingdom walked towards them, enduring their attacks!
Although the attacks caused some obstruction, this obstruction was almost negligible!
The way they walked was very slow, appearing like puppets.
Yet, the eerie thing was that the distance between themselves and them was rapidly closing...
In the brief moment of their stunned silence, the people of Great Liang had already reached them!
No magical attacks, no fancy techniques.
A flurry of wild punches rained down upon them!
That peculiar situation happened again!
In their eyes, the other party's movements were clearly very slow, yet they just couldn't dodge!
"Thud, thud, thud."
Soft punches landed on them one after another.
To their surprise, these punches had no power whatsoever.
They didn't even feel the slightest pain!
Except...
Damn it, what's going on with this guy in front of me?
Why are all his moves aimed at my lower half?
Are the people in this country that perverted?!
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