Outside Jiao Lan Hall, the grounds were now filled with members of the Xuanming Sect. As long as Li Xingyun and the others were killed to silence them, the throne of Great Liang would inevitably belong to Zhu Yougui. He was therefore unafraid of this matter getting out and wanted to share his joy before Li Xingyun and the others died.
"Oh, right. That means I am now the Emperor of Great Liang! Ahahaha..."
Zhu Yougui threw back his head and laughed as he spoke.
"Unfortunately, you won't live to see tomorrow's sun as Emperor of Great Liang!"
A hoarse voice suddenly rang out, cutting off Zhu Yougui's laughter.
"Who's there?!"
Zhu Yougui's expression changed slightly as he turned toward the sound. On the roof of Jiao Lan Hall, a masked freak had appeared at some point.
"Zhu Yougui, haven't you been asking around for news of me, Liang Shuai?"
Beneath the mask, Xiao Xie's lips curled into a faintly teasing smile.
"You're Liang Shuai! Men, kill him!" Zhu Yougui's face drastically changed upon hearing Xiao Xie's words, and he waved his hand as he shouted.
"Kill... huh?"
At the Nether Emperor's command, more than a dozen lackey soldiers charged out. Yet after rushing forward, they realized that no one besides them had moved and froze in confusion.
"We, the Liang Ren, pay our respects to the Commander!"
To the Nether Emperor's astonishment, the other Xuanming Sect members suddenly dropped to one knee before Xiao Xie and shouted in unison.
"Fine! I never expected the Liang Ren to have been pulling so many tricks in my Xuanming Sect for all these years. But do you think these rabble can do anything to me? Meng Po, kill all these traitors!" Zhu Yougui shouted furiously.
"Nether Emperor, this old woman cannot obey