"Father!"
At last, Aliya could no longer bear the weight of those emotions and screamed!
Before her words had even faded, she turned and fled back to King of Gale's side, clutching his sleeve tightly.
Aliya's thoughts were simple.
Father King will definitely protect me! He would never dare lay a hand on me here!
"Bring her over."
Ye Li stood where he was and gave the order calmly.
His voice drifted across the entire deck like a gentle breeze.
King of Gale's body jolted violently.
Naturally, he knew who Ye Li was speaking to.
He also knew exactly how enormous the consequences of his choice would be.
He first looked at his beloved daughter, her face streaked with tears, then at the young man in the daoist robe standing calmly in the distance. His heart pounded madly.
On one side was a father's instinct.
On the other was the fear that concerned the life and death of the entire kingdom.
In the end, fear conquered everything.
"Father..." Feeling her father tremble, Aliya looked up in terror.
She had already guessed his choice, but she simply could not believe it!
Yet King of Gale did not dare meet her eyes.
Gritting his teeth and gathering all his strength, he pushed the trembling Aliya away from his side and forcibly brought her before Ye Li.
"Mr. Ye..."
The instant King of Gale released her—
Slap!!
A crisp, vicious slap suddenly exploded through the air!
Ye Li raised his hand and viciously struck Aliya across the face!
The tremendous force sent her flying hundreds of meters through the air. She crashed heavily onto the hard deck, then rolled countless times before barely coming to a stop.
"Ah!!"
A shrill cry immediately rang across the deck.
Everyone turned solemn, not daring to even