Dozens of women lowered their heads. No one dared to stand up. Dignity is important, but life is even more important.
Seeing that he had successfully intimidated the dozens of women in front of him, Nangong Batian's eyes suddenly showed a hint of pride. He said in his heart: A group of mortal women dare to challenge me. They really don't know how to live or die.
"Report to the head of the family that Master Dongguo is here." A servant shouted from outside.
"Lord Dongguo is here." Nangong Batian's face lit up and he told Nangong Qing: "Qing'er, keep an eye on these women. I'll go greet Lord Dongguo." After saying that, Nangong Batian turned around and left the hall.
After Nangong Batian left, Nangong Qing's tense expression suddenly relaxed. He walked swaying towards the huddled women: "I said you mortal women just don't know what is good and what is good. You must make my father angry. .You must be honest now."
"This... Young Master, please let us go home." A fat woman knelt on the ground and begged Nangong Qing: "My parents are in poor health. They only have one daughter. I I have to go back and take care of them."
"Plop. Plop." Several more women knelt down and said, "Sir, please let us go back."
Nangong Qing pouted: "Just give up on this idea. I won't let you leave." At this point, Nangong Qing slowed down and said, "Actually, don't panic. The National Master is a very nice person. He is very easy to get along with. As long as you serve him obediently, I am sure that the Imperial Master will not treat you badly."
"No. I already have someone I like. I don't want to serve the Imperial Master." A woman with short hair shouted.
Nangong Qing frowned and glared at the short-haired woman: "Listen carefully: there are only two ways before you now. The first is to serve the imperial master obediently. Maybe the imperial master will reward you a lot when he is happy. Eat the golden elixir. The second is death. Not only will you die, but your family and relatives will also die." At this point, Nangong Qing raised his head, looked around at the women in the hall, and said coldly: "You guys Same thing. Anyone who is unwilling to serve the Imperial Master will die, and your family and relatives will be buried with you."
Nangong Qing's threats were very effective. They frightened all the women directly. No one dared to talk nonsense anymore. They may not be afraid of death, but they cannot harm their families, let alone their friends and relatives. At this time. Some timid women began to cry.
At first, one woman cried. Then two, three, and finally most of the women started crying. They were crying in grievance, helplessness, and fear.
"Shut up, all of you. If you cry again, I will kill you all." Nangong Qing was so upset by the crying of these women that he couldn't help shouting loudly.
Being frightened by Nangong Qing, all the crying women immediately shut their mouths.
At this moment, Nangong Batian led a man wearing a purple gown into the hall.
Nangong Qing hurriedly came over and saluted the man in the purple gown: "See Mr. Dongguo."
The man in purple shirt smiled slightly: "No gift." The man in purple shirt is named Dong Guo Zhang. He is a civil servant of Hualan Kingdom. He is also an immortal cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. In addition, this Dong Guo Ming has another identity. That was the direct disciple of the current imperial master. Dong Guozhang was considered a big shot in Hualan Kingdom.
"Lord Dongguo, those are the women prepared for the imperial master." Nangong Batian pointed at a group of women standing in the hall.
Dong Guozhang raised his head and glanced at the dozens of women. His brows suddenly furrowed: "These women have tear-stained faces and weak and helpless expressions. They probably didn't come here voluntarily."
"Ah. This..." Nangong Batian glared at Nangong Qing fiercely and said through the voice: What's going on? I was fine when I left just now. It's only been a short while. Why are these women so confused? cried.
Nangong Qing was also in trouble. Chuanyin explained: An accident. This is all an accident. I didn't expect these women to cry so much.
At this moment, dozens of women in the hall suddenly knelt on the ground. Then they cried to Dong Guozhang: "Sir, we were all kidnapped... Please, please save us."
Nangong Batian's face suddenly darkened.
Nangong Qing was so angry that he was shaking all over. If it weren't for Dong Guo Zhang's presence at the scene, Nangong Qing would have gone up to teach these ignorant women a lesson.
Dong Guozhang glanced at Nangong Batian with an indifferent expression: "Master Nangong, what on earth is going on."
"This..." Nangong Batian looked a little embarrassed. He pulled Dong Guo Zhang aside and whispered: "Master Dong Guo, please listen to my explanation. These women were indeed taken by force..."
"Didn't I tell you before? Try not to use strong tactics." Dong Guozhang sounded dissatisfied.
"Lord Dongguo, I don't want to use strong methods either. It's just...it's just that no woman is willing to serve the Imperial Master...I have no choice but to use strong methods..." Nangong Batian said with a bitter smile.
Dong Guozhang frowned: "How could this happen? The status of a national master is extremely noble. Those mortal women should be vying to serve him."
"Maybe it was like this before... But since the Zhanghe incident, no woman is willing to serve the Imperial Master anymore." Nangong Batian sighed.
After listening to Nangong Batian's words, Dongguo Zhang fell silent. Half a year ago, someone fished out a large number of skeletons from the bottom of the Zhang River. After identification, they turned out to be the skeletons of women. And based on the bones, it was inferred that the dead woman was They are not very old... Later, the government intervened in the investigation, but so far no reasonable answer has been given... At this time, rumors began to appear in Hualan that the female skeletons at the bottom of the Zhang River were killed by the imperial master. This caused panic among the people of Hualan Kingdom. In the end, even the current emperor was alarmed. I heard that the emperor personally ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. However, several months have passed and the government still has not found out the cause of death of those women.
Nangong Batian shook his head: "Originally, I wanted to go to other countries to find some women. Who knew... other countries were heavily guarded. It was not easy to start. In the end, I had no choice. I could only kidnap some civilians in some remote areas of Hualan Kingdom. A woman."
Dong Guozhang said in a deep voice: "Didn't the government come forward to clarify that those female skeletons have no connection with the imperial master?"
Nangong Batian grinned: "The key is that the people don't believe it..."
"These unruly people." Dongguo Zhang snorted: "The Imperial Master has worked hard for the Hualan Kingdom. It can be said that without the governance of the Imperial Advisor, would the Hualan Kingdom have the prosperous life it has today? Those unruly people are not only ungrateful, but also... It is really unreasonable to doubt the Imperial Master."