When patience ran out, there was no need to endure any longer!
Besides, as an absolute powerhouse, Chen Mu had not chosen to unleash a massacre from the outset. Instead, he had retaliated in a way that would leave everyone utterly convinced.
Yet Zhao Wen and his companions remained aggressive and overbearing. Ye Qingcheng was certain there was no need to treat them politely anymore.
People who spat on the respect they were given deserved to be crushed by force!
Ye Qingcheng was Chen Mu's wife, but also his personal guard. From the moment she first met him, she had kept her duties firmly in mind. She would never allow anyone to act insolently before him or take a mile when given an inch.
"Spare us, Great Emperor! Please spare us! This has nothing to do with us!"
"Please forgive us, Great Emperor! We four talented scholars-no, three talented scholars-admit defeat! We admit defeat wholeheartedly!"
"Every grievance has its culprit, and every debt its debtor. Please, Great Emperor, don't implicate ordinary people like us."
Who could have imagined that not only did Chen Mu possess astonishing literary aura, but his wife's martial prowess was off the charts as well? She actually possessed great emperor cultivation.
One had literary talent, the other martial might. They truly inspired envy so intense it left a sour taste.
Yet no one dared voice their resentment.
"..." Lü Tao curled up on the ground, trembling in utter terror.
He knew perfectly well that, having offended a Great Emperor without any powerful backing of his own, gaining an important position at court would be difficult.
As difficult as ascending to heaven!
No matter how talented he was, after tonight, he could only remain an ordinary man for the rest of his life.
In an age