Dao Lord Taichu heard what Bage had said. He did not say anything, but the smile on his face grew increasingly undisguised, until he finally burst into laughter. "Hahaha..."
"What are you laughing at?"
After speaking, Bage stared intently at Dao Lord Taichu's expression.
When he saw that Dao Lord Taichu had not only failed to be intimidated by him but had instead burst into laughter, Bage was momentarily stunned.
"I'm laughing at how foolish you are. Do you think that, as the administrator of the Yao Realm, I would fear the demon race? Besides, I could be considered a helper Ying Mei invited, so naturally I count as part of her strength.
"So even if I killed you today, the Demon Ancestor probably would not do anything to me. Sometimes, strength is not everything here. What matters most is who stands behind you."
Dao Lord Taichu explained calmly to Bage. At the end, he even reached out and patted Bage's face before leaning close and speaking to him in a vicious tone.
"Sir, please don't kill me. If you have your eye on that oasis, then give it to Ying Mei's tribe. I definitely won't covet it again."
After hearing Dao Lord Taichu's words, Bage lowered his head and thought it over.
He realized that it really was just as Dao Lord Taichu had said. Only then did he truly panic, hurriedly speaking to Dao Lord Taichu in alarm.
"Originally, I could have spared you, but Ying Mei seemed to have told me before that this was not the first time you had targeted her tribe. Just because her strength was inferior to yours, she kept yielding to you at every turn, while you only grew more excessive.
"Now that I have promised Ying Mei that I would help