Not long after Xu Xiao and Sun Minjie left, the tea room door was pushed open once more.
Looking at the scattered chunks of stone on the floor, Shi Bashi curled his lips and spoke mockingly:
"Well, looks like the talks didn't work out, huh?"
"You even smashed a perfectly good table... Sixth Brother, how much of a beating did you take? Are your injuries serious? Want your little brother to apply some medicine for you?"
Shi Aotian ignored his foolish younger brother's sarcastic jabs. He simply bent down and picked up the overturned teapot and brazier, placing them on another stone table.
After casually kicking the stone fragments aside, he finally glanced at Shi Bashi and said flatly:
"It worked out."
"It worked out?!" The smile vanished from Shi Bashi's face at once as he cried out in surprise:
"How is that possible? The table's shattered like this!"
"Sixth Brother, don't go bragging just to save a little face. If you delay important matters, it won't be as simple as losing face!"
Shi Aotian rolled his eyes and stopped looking at his foolish younger brother.
He merely continued unhurriedly:
"God's Chosen Xu Xiao and the Neptune Domain's overlord, the Formless Divine Lord, will not make a move against the Palu Star Belt for the time being."
"They intend to investigate and determine whether the Palu slaves in the Palu Star Belt have been exploited and oppressed."
"If they have, then they will take the next step and begin liberating the Palu Star Belt."
"If not, we should be able to enjoy a short period of peace."
"Investigate?" As though he had heard this four-character phrase for the first time, Shi Bashi's eyes brimmed with curiosity.
"What the hell is there to investigate?"
"The status of Palu slaves in the