Duanmu Huai Slays the Emperor Venerable with One Hand; Hotpot Begins in the Golden Luan Hall

Since the Chechi Kingdom had actually dared to move against him, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment before quickly realizing that this was undoubtedly the work of the Tiger, Deer, and Sheep Three Great Immortals.

He had to admit, this scheme of borrowing a knife to kill someone was truly ingenious. Even though he was the one being targeted, he still had to applaud it. These three demons seemed to have some brains after all, unlike the ones he had encountered before, who had charged straight at him like idiots and started fighting.

Hmm... in other words, eating them would give me +1 intelligence?

Wasn't it said that eating something could replenish the same thing? If he ate the brains of these three great demon immortals, perhaps they could help nourish his own brain? This holiday, don't accept gifts. If you accept gifts, accept Brain Gold... Bah, bah, bah, off-topic.

At that thought, Duanmu Huai shook his head and pulled his thoughts back.

He would know once he tried!

Actually, in general, the three great immortals' idea wasn't wrong. Those who subdued demons and exorcised evil were indeed formidable, but they wouldn't dare claim they could stand against the royal family. In such situations, they would either surrender or flee. After all, such people were usually lone wanderers without any backing or powerful forces protecting them. Picking a fight with the royal family simply wasn't worth it. So when faced with this kind of situation, most of them would run immediately. After all, the emperor was far away, and as long as they ran far enough, they couldn't be found.

The problem was that Duanmu Huai's identity was no ordinary one.

In his hand was a travel document issued by Taizong of Great Tang, Li Shimin. It represented Great