"Bastard!"
In the Imperial Study of the Great Wei Imperial Palace, a sky-blue cup from the previous dynasty, worth a hundred gold pieces, was smashed viciously onto the floor, bursting apart along with its steaming tea.
Li Zili's face had turned livid, making the atmosphere in the entire room unbearably oppressive.
"They're all vermin—vermin gnawing at the nation!"
Since ascending the throne, Li Zili had gradually shed the roughness of his outlaw days. Empowered by Great Wei's flourishing national destiny, his temperament and schemes had grown ever deeper.
It was rare for him to lose control like this.
The Imperial Guard kneeling on the ground held his breath, not daring to raise his head to look at the enraged monarch.
Fortunately, Li Zili had not lost his reason and did not vent his fury upon him.
He drew a deep breath and waved for the Imperial Guard to withdraw.
The Great Wei Emperor said in a deep voice, "Fu Gui, I'm entrusting this entire matter to you. Dig out every last one of these vermin for me. Exterminate them all—leave not a single one alive!"
A dense layer of Killing Intent clouded his face. "No matter who they are!"
The elderly eunuch standing at the side immediately bowed and replied, "As you command!"
Li Zili calmed himself and said, "Go."
The Great Wei Emperor himself had not expected that he had merely wanted to search the inner treasury for a medicinal herb, only to discover that the ledgers did not match the stored items.
According to the records, there should have been three roots of Thousand-Year Xuan Ginseng in the palace's inner treasury.
Yet when the old eunuch brought the ledger to retrieve them, he was stunned to find that there were not three roots in stock.
Only one remained!