Qiao Yunbai flipped his hand over and pressed the hidden-weapon box squarely against the Ruler of Danxia, then forcefully triggered the mechanism just as Jiang Yingcheng had taught him!
Over a hundred Poison Needles shot into the same small patch of flesh, one after another. The sensation of them piercing his skin could no longer be described as mere stinging pain!
The hidden weapons had sunk into Chi Yimian with only their tails exposed, but on the Ruler of Danxia, more than half their shafts still stuck out-
The first batch to strike the Ruler of Danxia received a perfect extra push from the needles that followed, sinking completely into his flesh. Only those that truly had nowhere left to go dangled from his clothes, swaying as though they might fall to the ground at any moment.
After that scream, the Ruler of Danxia seemed to finally see what had caused the excruciating pain. A fine sheen of cold sweat broke out across his already deathly pale face, and his entire body shook uncontrollably. "Y-you! What did you do to me?!"
"What's on these needles?!" His voice cracked with panic and trembled noticeably.
Having spent years steeped in court politics, the Ruler of Danxia had long since become familiar with all manner of vicious assassination methods. The instant he saw those silver needles, all sorts of horrific images surfaced in his mind, each one draining another shade of color from his face!
But Qiao Yunbai had fled the moment the Ruler of Danxia's grip weakened. Now, safely shielded behind Emperor Mingze, he understood all too well how Jiang Yingcheng had been spoiled into fearing neither heaven nor earth.
He poked his head out, made a face at the Ruler of Danxia, then declared in a clear, bright voice, "That's a