Eerie "chi chi" laughter came from every direction, along with the piercing clash of weapons. A Longshan Family general clad in golden armor strode into the main hall, stopped at the edge of the divine light barrier, and dropped to one knee.
"Your Majesty, a large force of enemies is attacking. Their assault is extremely fierce. Please remain inside the hall with our distinguished guests and do not go out. We are doing our utmost to—"
With a muffled hum, a Black-Blood Fallen God Thorn flashed with a thin streak of icy light and pierced the general's skull. His body splashed apart into a pool of black bloody slurry that spread across the floor. The slurry was filled with corrosive poison; wherever it flowed, it ate a pit over an inch deep into Golden Dragon City's gold-brick pavement.
Lin Qi roared furiously, "Damn heretics! They dare insult the dignity of the Dragon Mountain Empire!"
Gries Gao Dawn shot Lin Qi a quick glance. "Wan En Longshan, have you come into conflict with the Fallen God Temple? Those evil heretics—how did you end up at odds with them?"
Lin Qi gave Gries Gao a bitter bow. "Your Holiness, perhaps we inadvertently ruined some of their plans? We truly do not know how they appeared. By the great Dawn above, the Dragon Mountain Empire is irreconcilable with these heretics!"
There was no way Lin Qi could answer Gries Gao Dawn's question truthfully, point by point. Was he supposed to tell the three Popes that he had clashed violently with the Fallen God Temple over the Great Flame Dynasty? Better to play dumb and shove all responsibility onto the Fallen God Temple!
Besides, with the dawn divine light as proof, no one would suspect the Longshan Family of having any collusion with the