"What did you say? Don't think I'll be afraid of you just because you're a prince! We've gone this far, we have no scruples left! Don't waste your time!" Although Wang Wu was terrified, he still forced himself to say, "If you want to save Xue Ke, you have no choice but to do as I say and come with me!"
"It seems you really don't know anything. Do I need your permission to know what I want to know?" Qi Ling said. "To deal with someone like you, I don't even need to use my Martial Soul."
After that, Qi Ling stopped wasting words with him. He did something very simple that completely shattered Wang Wu's will, making him unable to maintain his own consciousness— Qi Ling released the aura that he had deliberately hidden before.
In fact, if Qi Ling didn't conceal his aura, he wouldn't even be able to enter the city, because anyone around him would suffer a mental breakdown from being unable to withstand his aura.
Back then, Dugu Bo, who was merely Titled Douluo, could put Tang San and the others under immense pressure. One can only imagine how terrifying Qi Ling would be now that she has unleashed her full power! Not to mention, the Divine Dragon Emperor already possesses a unique advantage in terms of aura.
What is happening to Wang Wu now is just like what happened to Hai Feisi of the Mermaid Tribe. In front of someone who is many times stronger and has a much greater presence than himself, he can no longer maintain a clear and independent self. After losing his self-awareness, he is now completely open to answering any question Qi Ling asks.
"Tell me, where is Xue Ke?" Qi Ling asked Wang Wu slowly.
Without any hesitation, Wang Wu began to answer Qi Ling's question with a blank expression. After hearing Wang Wu's answer, Qi Ling thought to herself, "Just as I expected!"
Wang Wu and Kai Erqi's plan was never intended for Qi Ling to find Xue Ke! And Wang Wu's claim that he would Qi Ling to find Xue Ke was merely to mislead Qi Ling Qi Ling, to lure her to another place, and to give Kai Erqi more time!
As for what Kai Erqi really wanted to do, he wanted to buy himself time to consummate his relationship with Xue Ke. In that case, with the relationship already established, Kai Erqi would naturally have more leverage.
Upon hearing Wang Wu's words, Prince Xue Xing's expression changed drastically. He exclaimed in shock and anger, "How despicable! This Kai Erqi is utterly lawless! He dared to kidnap Xue Ke and even attempted to do such a thing! I will wipe out his entire merchant guild!"
" Qi Ling, where did Kai Erqi take Xue Ke? We'd better hurry and find her, otherwise, if Kai Erqi does something, it will be too late."
Qi Ling then slowly said, "Yes, we really should get there as soon as possible. If we're too late, I'm afraid we won't be able to save Kai Erqi's life."
"Yes, that's right. If we're too late, this Kai Erqi..." Prince Xue Xing paused, then said, "Huh? Qi Ling, how come it's Kai Erqi's in trouble? Isn't it Xue Ke?"
"You'll find out soon enough, Prince Xue Xing," Qi Ling said. "Sigh, he's just unlucky. Of all people to mess with, he had to pick on me."
Prince Xue Xing was about to ask something when suddenly a commotion arose. Immediately afterward, everyone saw a loud bang coming from the direction of the palace's warehouse, followed by a huge figure over thirty meters tall standing up in that direction.
"Let's go, Prince Xue Xing. It seems we no longer need to search for Xue Ke's whereabouts ourselves; someone has already told us," Qi Ling said with a smile.
In the palace warehouse, now a ruin trampled by the Gundam, Kai Erqi collapsed in terror at the Gundam's feet, utterly bewildered and unable to urinate or defecate, completely unaware of what had happened.
Although Kai Erqi looked quite disheveled, he was still lucky compared to the others! The two maids he had bribed, as well as several of his loyal subordinates, were now at Gundam's feet, probably reduced from three-dimensional beings to two-dimensional beings.
Just moments before, he had finally managed to bring Xue Ke to this warehouse, but just as he was about to do something, without even touching Xue Ke's body, the ring on Xue Ke's hand suddenly emitted a bright light. Immediately afterward, the Gundam appeared out of thin air in front of him, and Xue Ke disappeared at the same time.
"What, what is this?! How can there be such a thing?!" Kai Erqi stared in disbelief at the Gundam before him, finding it extremely difficult to understand the situation.
"Ah, you mean this thing? This thing is called Gundam." Just then, Qi Ling's voice suddenly came from behind Kai Erqi, carrying a hint of pride, as she said to Kai Erqi, "How about it? Pretty cool, right? This is my masterpiece, the only super weapon left in the world!"
"You, you are the Prince Protector of the Nation! Qi Ling, you..." Upon seeing Qi Ling, Kai Erqi was startled again, immediately remembering what he had just done—a crime that was sure to get him beheaded.
"Your Highness! Please, forgive me! I was just confused for a moment, but I really didn't do anything!" Kai Erqi immediately knelt down in front of Qi Ling, kowtowing as he spoke.
" Kai Erqi, you know what you've done. You can't bear this alone," Qi Ling said, looking at Kai Erqi. "Perhaps I'll have no choice but to make the Changyun Chamber of Commerce disappear from this world."
Kai Erqi had no doubt about what Qi Ling said, whether he had the ability to do it, because the largest merchant guild, Dragon's Glory, belonged to Qi Ling, and it was a huge existence that Changyun Chamber of Commerce could not compare to!
"Yes, Lord Qi Ling! As long as you spare my life, I will have my father personally deliver the Changyun Chamber of Commerce to you! Please spare my life!" Kai Erqi said without hesitation.
Seeing that Kai Erqi betrayed his own guild without hesitation to save his own life, Qi Ling felt helpless. This guy was truly a scoundrel from beginning to end.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll spare your life," Qi Ling said. "However, you need to do something for me."
"Please say it, please say it! Not just one, but ten, a hundred, I'll agree!" Kai Erqi said hastily, seeing that he could save his life.
"Really? Oh, okay then. Could you hold this for me for a moment?" Qi Ling said with a smile as she took out a stone wrapped in layers from her Infinite Space, unwrapped it, and placed it in front of Kai Erqi.
Kai Erqi looked at the stone before him and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Qi Ling, is there anything else you need me to do...?"
The moment Kai Erqi received the " Devil-Trapping Stone," he was completely immobilized, and he would likely remain in that position for the rest of his life, as his consciousness had been trapped in an endless time trap.
"You're welcome, Mr. Kai Erqi," Qi Ling said with a smile as she walked past him, "And goodbye, Mr. Kai Erqi."