Chapter 59: Nine Kills, Nothing It Cannot Kill
The middle-aged man spoke with a faint, placid smile, his tone brimming with certainty, as though everything lay within his grasp.
From his lips, Bai Yan's fate seemed to have been decided long ago, as if he were already a dead man.
Wang Zheng drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger roiling in his heart. He looked at the middle-aged man and spoke in a chilling tone:
"Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter to you."
He paused, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes.
"You have two days. Within two days, I want to see Bai Yan's head!"
"I originally thought he had some talent. If he knew how to behave, taking him into my service wouldn't have been out of the question. But he had to reject a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Don't blame me for being ruthless and sending him on his way!"
"Yes, Young Master."
The middle-aged man slightly cupped his hands and bowed to Wang Zheng.
"All right. You may withdraw for now."
Wang Zheng waved several people away, then picked up a Courtesan Queen and walked toward the bed.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man and several guards tactfully withdrew from the private room and gently closed the door.
Yongtang City, the Azure Lotus Sect's underground palace.
In the chilly underground palace, enormous yak-fat candles burned, their flickering light making the entire place even more gloomy and sinister.
The Demonic Cult's protector, Ghost Venerable, had already learned that his subordinates' mission had failed.
"So you're saying that Tian Bai Xing and Tian Lao Xing, along with everyone they brought, are all dead?"
Ghost Venerable's icy voice rang out through the empty underground palace, devoid of the slightest warmth, as