"Seeing soldiers in every blade of grass and every tree-this was what that truly meant!"
Dugu Bo muttered to himself. This was an overwhelming strike from an entirely different dimension. Without expending a single soldier, simply by standing there, he had broken the entire Heaven Dou Empire's royal family on a psychological level.
Dugu Bo thought the shadow cast over Emperor Xue Ye's mind must have been enormous.
When he looked at Lan Changsheng, his eyes were filled with delighted surprise, with a trace of awe hidden within.
"Now let's see who dares wag their tongue again!"
Dugu Bo suddenly felt that his earlier declaration of "at worst, the fish dies and the net tears" had been utterly childish and ridiculous.
With Lan Changsheng here, the Heaven Dou Empire did not even qualify to tear the net in a desperate struggle with him. If a fight really broke out, only the fish would die. The net would not tear-not even a little!
Lan Changsheng stood with his head held high, his face expressionless, merely watching the crowd, who were in utter chaos yet did not even dare shout. Not a single person dared raise their head to look at him.
He clapped his hands, and the enormous gilded swan slowly returned to its original position. The intelligence in its eyes gradually faded as it gazed reluctantly in Lan Changsheng's direction.
Lan Changsheng smiled and nodded to it. The swan gave one final low cry, then became a statue again, just as it had been for hundreds upon thousands of years.
"Done." Lan Changsheng turned to leave, only to be stopped by Emperor Xue Ye, who hurried over. "Please wait, sir! Your instruction today has benefited me greatly. I have come expressly to seek your guidance!"
"Oh? Then tell me how