Montague led the Demitri Family guards after Butt and the others.
"These people also took part in insulting and slandering Lady Rixi. Arrest them and bring them back! If they resist, kill them without mercy!"
A group of Demitri Family guards answered in unison.
Butt groaned inwardly. He had also spotted several people lurking in the shadows, dressed like slaves but clearly possessing none of a slave's spirit. They were most likely the Demitri Family's "shadow guards"! This battle was even more dangerous than expected!...
"Dio, why are you so incapable of behaving yourself?"
Karamango spoke in a tone of disappointment. "I arranged for you to survey the Black Algae Mountain Range. Did you not realize I was creating an opportunity for you to get close to Lady Rixi? Instead of serving her properly and accepting this immense fortune, you chose to make an enemy of her!"
Bai Pu said helplessly, "Lord Karamango, would you fuck a snake?"
Karamango: ??? "Well, I wouldn't. I'm not Xu Xian."
Bai Pu shook his head. "Rilixis Demetri is actually a spy for the Naga race. She may even be a Naga herself, transformed into human form.
"I originally considered whether I should come to you. But given your excessively close dealings with her, as well as my poor impression of you as stingy and hypocritical, I did not choose you as an 'intermediary.'"
"What utter nonsense!"
Given Bai Pu's influence over Karamango, it was clearly not enough to persuade him or change his opinion of Lady Rixi.
In truth, if Karamango had been more reliable and less stingy and hypocritical, Bai Pu might have chosen him as an intermediary to expose Lady Rixi's true face to the Imperial Legions.
However, Karamango had refused to give Bai Pu even the reward for an A-rank