In an instant, Ma Teng was drenched in cold sweat. Wang Xuan's emotionless gaze, as if he were looking at a dead man, chilled him to the bone.
"R-Reporting to the Imperial Advisor, it—it truly has nothing to do with my Ma family!" Ma Teng was genuinely panicking now. To demonstrate his sincerity, he had brought all his sons except Ma Chao. If that still failed to convince Wang Xuan, then the Ma family would have only Ma Chao left.
Wang Xuan pulled out an object and tossed it in front of Ma Teng. Ma Teng merely glanced at it before freezing in place, sweat rolling down his face in large beads. He reached out with trembling hands and opened the scroll. Sure enough, it was the alliance treaty he had signed with Han Sui. Somehow, it had ended up in Wang Xuan's hands.
"Im—Imperial Advisor, this, this, this... I-I, my Ma family, truly had no idea Han Sui would do something like that! My Ma family has been loyal for generations. No matter what, we would never dare do such a thing!" Ma Teng had no time to worry about anything else. He repeatedly slammed his head against the ground before Wang Xuan.
"Loyal for generations? Heh. Are you freaking kidding me? You signed an alliance treaty to oppose the King of Han, and you still have the nerve to call yourself loyal for generations?" Wang Xuan was amused by Ma Teng's shamelessness.
"To prove my Ma family's innocence, I'm willing to leave my three sons as hostages. I guarantee that we will help the Imperial Advisor exterminate Han Sui and the others!" Ma Teng immediately threw out his trump card.
"Before absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are useless. Whether your Ma family exists or not won't affect