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"Hmph, on the brink of death and still thinking of surrendering—what utter nonsense!" I coldly put away the message token. The several Ghost Emperors exchanged glances, and Dutu drifted over and said, "Taozhi is treacherous and cunning. Now that he wants to surrender, could this be a feigned surrender?"
"Whether it's genuine or feigned, we can't spare him!" Fengyu said decisively.
"Exactly. We absolutely can't spare that bastard Taozhi!" Emperor Ghost Banzhong said resolutely. As for the other two Ghost Emperors, they naturally voiced their opinions as well. Clearly, no one intended to accept Taozhi's surrender.
Taozhi and Luofu indeed had terrible reputations in the eyes of the other Ghost Emperors. Aside from being close to the Great Ghost Emperor, their character was truly despicable, and bullying the other Ghost Emperors was a common occurrence. When the wall fell, everyone pushed it over—this truly confirmed Taozhi's fate.
As the army drew closer, messages from Taozhi suddenly became frequent. I had the officials keep a close watch on the positions of Taozhi and Luofu while placating the man's emotions. In any case, once he was captured, I would enumerate his crimes. Even if I didn't kill him, I would strip him of his office and lock him up for eight hundred or a thousand years.
Seven or eight days passed. Several armies merged and approached Mount Taozhi. By then, Emperor Ghost Taozhi and Emperor Ghost Luofu had followed my instructions, bringing all their officials to surrender outside the border.
Behind me, nearly all the Ghost Dao's battle-ready forces had gathered here. There were more than ten transcendents of the highest grade alone. Emperor Ghost Taozhi and Emperor Ghost Luofu had no way out, so surrender became their final gamble.
"Great Sage Emperor! We surrender! It was all the previous Great