"Laughing my ass off!"
Orange Veil had been about to act, yet the Seventeenth Prince was not flustered in the slightest. He even began speaking with a smile.
This time, however, no one paid him any attention. Everyone knew he was trying to stall for time, so naturally, no one cared what he said.
Yet the Seventeenth Prince's next words came slowly. "So what if you know I'm stalling for time? You don't know what Li Tianming asked me to stall for time to do."
Although this caught the beauties of the Ladies' Rite Palace's attention, Orange Veil merely glanced at the others. None of them showed any intention of stopping.
"Nothing you say matters! If we don't destroy her, Li Tianming won't hand over the Ten Empress Flowers!" Orange Veil fiercely gripped her orange Eonic artifact whip, preparing to strangle Xuejing Chan.
Xuejing Chan naturally tensed up as well, her heart rising to her throat.
But at that very moment, the Seventeenth Prince threw back his head and laughed. "Hand over my ass! He's already nearby. He swallowed the Ten Empress Flowers long ago, waiting to break through and then teach you ten a lesson, enriching your life experience!"
"What?!"
To the ten peerless beauties of the Ladies' Rite Palace, those words were undoubtedly a devastating blow. What had they been running themselves ragged for, if not the Ten Empress Flowers?
If they had really been swallowed, then what the hell was left to fight over?
Even Orange Veil felt as though Li Tianming had swallowed her heart. It was the anguish of seeing a priceless treasure squandered, the pain of having flesh carved from her body. Her face went pale, and she stood there lost and dazed before turning to glare viciously at the Seventeenth Prince. "You're lying!"