Gu Jinzhi stubbornly sat back down in the center of the Dragon Throne, pondered for a moment, and nodded.
"Go ahead and ask. Ask now."
Li Wei made an OK gesture, then raised her voice and shouted toward the back of the Dragon Throne.
"Kids, hold it!"
The music, which had just begun to hit its stride and was about to move from the prelude into its main theme, came to an abrupt stop.
Li Wei was extremely satisfied with the young ladies' well-drilled performance and decided that, in the future, whenever there was another grand occasion like this, she would definitely bring them along.
Then she turned around and gently waved toward the area below the steps.
The next moment, under the horrified gazes of countless people, Empress Dowager Wu rose into the air.
She struggled and screamed, but unfortunately, it was useless.
In the blink of an eye, she "flew" to stand before Li Wei.
She stared in terror with her long, narrow phoenix eyes, her entire body trembling as if convulsing.
Li Wei crooked a finger and pinched her well-maintained cheek, speaking in a lax tone. "Tell me, where's the emperor's antidote, got it?"
To increase the intimidation, she added, "If you don't tell me, you're gonna die, got it?"
Empress Dowager Wu's mind trembled violently. She prided herself on being deeply versed in palace intrigue and power struggles, but in the face of such transcendent power, all her schemes had become a joke.
At that moment, all thoughts of family glory and political maneuvering were cast to the back of her mind.
Only boundless terror remained in her heart.
Looking at Li Wei from such close range, Empress Dowager Wu's thin lips trembled.
"You... you... you..." she stammered for half a day, but failed to utter