At King Solomon's command, several soldiers soon came in, dragging the unconscious guard like a dead dog.
Tsk, tsk. So there were perks to living in an age without human rights.
Li Wei's mouth twitched at the sight. After noticing something wrong with the man, he had signaled the Prince to knock him out and arrest him. Back in the Empire's era, most people would never dare do something like that. But in this age, it hardly mattered. Ultimately, a guard was just the royal family's watchdog. They could do whatever they liked with him.
Li Wei looked at the guard and waved a hand.
"Search him. Strip him of everything he's carrying."
At Li Wei's words, the Prince immediately stepped forward and began searching the guard thoroughly. Before long, he found a bottle of pills in the guard's pocket. They were about the size of the tiny snails that usually crawled along the ground, little lumps that barely stood out even when placed on a fingertip.
Mixed into syrup, they really would be hard to spot.
"Is this it?"
The Prince showed Li Wei the contents of the pocket, but Li Wei merely curled his lip.
"How would I know? I've never taken any."
"Bring me a dog!"
At King Solomon's command, someone quickly brought over a dog. He took the pills and examined them, then grabbed the dog, forced its mouth open, and tossed them inside.
"Woof, woof, woof!"
The poor little dog barked incessantly as King Solomon held its mouth open, and several tiny pills dropped into its mouth.
The dog barked a few more times, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Its whole body collapsed to the floor and went still.
By now, the truth was painfully obvious.
King Solomon stared grimly at the