Liu Shengjie heard everything clearly from the side and instantly understood that the Pei Family was getting serious. A major move that would sweep across Jizhou was already an arrow on the bowstring.
Ecstasy instantly rippled across his face. He hurriedly bowed with cupped fists, his voice sonorous and full of sincere loyalty. "Congratulations, my lord! May your martial fortune flourish and your grand ambitions spread wide! This subordinate is willing to climb mountains of blades and descend into seas of fire for you, hack through brambles and thorns, and clear away every obstacle!"
The opportunity to earn merit and establish himself had finally come! Liu Shengjie's heart burned so fiercely that he could barely contain his excitement.
But Pei Yuesheng's next words were like a basin of icy water poured over his head, freezing the blood throughout his body in an instant and plunging him into an ice cave.
Those eyes that had always seemed gentle now shed every trace of disguise, leaving behind only cold, savage greed. As they settled on him, they were like a hungry wolf eyeing a skinned sheep.
"There's no need for such trouble." Pei Yuesheng's voice was calm, yet it carried bone-piercing chill. "The essence of your flesh and blood is my greatest aid."
As soon as the words fell, he could no longer be bothered to maintain the facade of a refined gentleman, revealing his true face.
He spread his hand, and an invisible force of suction suddenly erupted, directly seizing Liu Shengjie and lifting him into the air.
"My lord, what are you doing?" Liu Shengjie was frightened out of his wits. He struggled desperately, the blood and qi around him churning wildly as faint roars of dragons and tigers burst forth. The terrifying immense strength of the Marrow Cleansing Realm