Chapter 48: Pacification and Reward

  Due to Zayn's violent slaughter, the scene fell into an eerie silence!

  No one dares to speak out, no one dares to make a move!

  The only one who dares to speak and act is our beloved Grand Duke, this kid is a bit stunned!

  It wasn't until a long while later that Li Xie finally calmed down, suppressing the turbulent excitement in his heart. He feigned a relaxed demeanor and said lightly: "Huh, isn't it just fine if I give you 10 million? Two people died for nothing, what a waste, damn it!"

  "Present, sire!" Prince Gerd hastily responded.

  He was so frightened that his whole body trembled and his consciousness blurred. Anyway, now he didn't dare to disobey the evil duke's orders!

  Without a bit of conflict, this guy dares to order the killing! And it's the envoy team's people! Now no one would suspect him, and he still dares to order the killing of the prince!

  The rest of the princes also swallowed their saliva, one by one pale-faced and purple-lipped. Now they understood that where Duke Ye was, it was not a place to be arrogant, and besides, Duke Ye was absolutely the most unforgivable person in the Tudor dynasty. As for the strength of his followers, they couldn't know exactly how strong they were, but at least they knew clearly that none of the masters they brought with them could be a match for those followers!

  "This... what I just said, forget it. Let's just say I called you. Li Xie's face regained its usual smile as he said: "I'm tired and need to go back and rest, I'll come find you again in a few days. Other matters, my attendant will take care of them. Also, that son of a bitch prince, you owe me 10 million gold coins, hope you can pay me back soon."

  "Ah?" Prince Ge Rite was stunned again: "Sir, I don't owe you money!"

  "What?" Li Xie's face changed immediately: "The 10 million yuan you paid earlier was the price for the lives of your two followers, of course, since they're dead, you don't have to pay it back! Now this 10 million yuan is the medical bill for my family's Cano. Are you saying that after beating someone up, you don't need to compensate? Fine, you can choose not to give it! Anyway, just like earlier, you chose not to give it, and you saw the consequences afterwards."

  "Ah?!" Prince Gerd glanced at Zaynarde, his icy gaze piercing through him, and his slender body trembled. His heart turned cold, and he slumped to the ground, powerless: "I'll give it, I'll definitely give it."

  What can Prince Geordi do except give in, when they are openly robbing and blackmailing with a ready-made excuse? The two attendants are a warning!

  "Uh, just give it to me then, no need to rush. Just remember to return it before you leave Dongdu, anyway, the road to Da Ri is very far, don't let me worry about it. Then, I'll take my leave first."

  As they watched Li Xie walk to the first floor, several princes let out a sigh of relief, feeling as if their whole body was about to collapse, but all secretly rejoiced: This terrifying duke is finally leaving!

  "Oh, right!"

  Li Xie's sudden turn of phrase made the nerves of several princes tense again: What do you want to do again? Do you want gold coins again? How much, we'll all give! Just ask Duke Xie to leave quickly!

  Several princes thought it was strange, but Li Xie took off his high hat and slightly bowed: "Almost forgot, according to etiquette, I should take off my hat and bow to you all."

  The hat was removed, and a palm-sized, sky-blue cute kitten was on Li Xie's head, seemingly just waking up, lazily stretching: "Meow..."

  "Ah... Beast of Calamity!"

  Several princes finally had a nervous breakdown and fainted one by one!

  Li Xie laughed loudly and brought Kano and Zayn back to the Duke's mansion, but when he put on his high hat, the meows on his head seemed to have disappeared.

  Ai Er looked at the mess, his face wry with a bitter smile, and hastily ordered his servants to clean up what needed to be cleaned and move back what needed to be moved. Originally, he had thought that staying behind alone would make him vulnerable to harassment by the members of the delegation, but unexpectedly, from the prince down to the lowest servant, everyone treated him with utmost respect!

  This made Er more emotional towards Li Xie: This is all the remaining prestige of Duke Ye!

  Arrange the miscellaneous matters of the mission, instruct the Wang Chao Hotel to take care of the accommodation and food for the mission, Erl does not dare to stay for a moment, hurry to rush to the Imperial Palace, report to Mercedes VII what happened today!

  Although Li Xie seems to be majestic and overbearing, but Ai Er is clear that behind this, it is actually intimidating foreign envoys, extorting foreign princes, and massacring foreign diplomatic personnel!

  Three counts of treason, each one a capital offense, any one of which could bring ruin upon the House of Tudor!

  Aldrich didn't dare to slack off, although he thanked Li Xie for earning some gold coins, but he was always loyal to the Tudor dynasty. At the first time, he had to report to Mercedes VII, and as for how to deal with Li Xie, it depended on Mercedes VII's intention!

  It's now 2 o'clock. Li arrived at the Wang Chao Hotel at 12:00, left at 12:30 and by 2:00, El had already arrived at the Imperial Palace.

  Mercedes VII was having tea with several ministers, and El dared to request a private audience. This move was also to protect Li Xie, after all, the situation was severe, and Li Xie's crimes were heinous. If it were said in front of the ministers, they might take advantage of the opportunity to suppress him. At that time, even if Mercedes VII had the intention of helping Li Xie get off scot-free, she would feel tremendous pressure.

  Mercedes VII did indeed make an appointment with El alone, but when he heard that it was related to the Evil Duke, he called Zuo Xiang together to go to the study.

  Elle recounted everything that happened in the Wang Dynasty Hotel, striving not to miss a single detail, so that Mercedes VII could make an accurate judgment. Yes, Elle was convinced that no matter how much Li Xie was favored, such a crime would inevitably be punished, the difference being only in the severity of the punishment.

  Who would have thought that Mercedes VII, after listening to it, actually burst out laughing without regard for her dignity: "Our evil duke is indeed a gold coin harvester! Tell me, how much did he harvest?"

  "Seven hundred and thirty thousand in cash, Your Majesty, and also, Prince Gerd still owes Duke Xie one million gold coins." El had some doubts, from the expression of Mercedes VII, it seemed that he didn't intend to pursue Duke Xie's crimes at all?

  "That's over 17 million? Tsk tsk, in a few more days, our evil duke will be even richer than I am! Alright, you can go now."

  "However, Your Majesty, the retainer of Duke Ya killed a member of the Taiyou Dynasty's envoy...this matter..."

  "Go and comfort them, with a compensation of 10,000 gold coins for funeral expenses!"

  "Is that it? Is everything okay now? Can things be settled just like this? And on top of that, a funeral fee of 10,000 gold coins? This is an insult!"

  "Hmm? You question my decision?" Mercedes VII said with some displeasure.

  "No, no, Your Majesty, I'll go and take care of it right away." Er hurried out, but in his heart, he had even more respect for Li Xie! From Mercedes VII's attitude, he could already see that Li Xie would not receive any punishment! And having committed such a great crime, Mercedes VII was able to laugh it off, the position of Evil Duke needed to be completely reevaluated!

  As Elrond left, Mercedes VII smiled: "When did that guy recruit a Holy Sword Master? I didn't even get any news!"

  "Hehe......" The left prime minister smiled: "The 11th level sacred sword master will follow as an attendant, everything is self-evident. Instead, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

  "Oh? What's going on?"

  "That attendant who killed Gilderoy's son, just because their attendants injured Cano, it's not hard to explain that he at least cares about the people around him, and the people around him are all Dondorian! In this way, if Dondor is in crisis, he will definitely take action! With him taking action, Dondor can rest assured!"

  "Hmm, if things go well with Duke Everill, it'll be even more secure!"

  "Can't wait until then! Now that Tudor is unguarded, Your Majesty should take action too! Strike first and gain the upper hand, or be struck and fall behind! The royal court needs to be purged!"

  Mercedes VII narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "This matter involves too much, and it's hard to avoid internal chaos if we act rashly. We need to be absolutely sure! Moreover, the Great Day Dynasty is making moves, and once war breaks out, although the Evil Duke can hold down the fort, the dynasty will not face any major crisis. However, the Evil Duke is only a prop to protect the country's foundation, but our imperial power will be greatly diminished! The empire's hegemony will become empty talk!"

  "So, Your Majesty should let the evil Duke move as soon as possible to Chrysanthemum City and become its lord!"

  Mercedes VII's eyes lit up and he smiled: "You're really cunning!"

  "It is an old and deep plan, Your Majesty."

  Hahaha...

  The Marquis of Evil Manor.

  Li Xie had no idea that he was being schemed by two old cunning masters, at this moment, his smile was as bright as a chrysanthemum flower!

  "Come on, let's split the money! Hahaha..."

  A group of people gathered on the lawn outside the Marquis's mansion, and Li Xie sat on a sofa brought by his servants, surrounded by others.

  One hundred guards and twelve servants all looked at Li Xie with hope!

  They saw the smile on Li Xie's face and immediately understood that their master was in a great mood, which meant he had made another big profit. Usually when their master was happy, they would benefit too!

  "Today, I'm particularly delighted, heh heh... Everyone will be rewarded with 10,000 gold coins! Our Guardian General, although injured this time, managed to earn me 100 million gold coins. Hmm, reward him with 1 million gold coins!" Li Xie's generosity is not to be underestimated!

  This is also related to his current happiness, and the happiness is not only about making a fortune, but also clearly recognizing Zayn's strength! With this bodyguard by his side, the safety factor has skyrocketed!

  The people of the Evil Duke's Mansion received a huge reward, cheering and rejoicing, wishing they could lift Li Xie up as a god to worship, but dared not be presumptuous due to their status as masters and servants.

  Everyone was cheering, but one person's face was calm, no, it should be said that there was some unhappiness!

  Li Xie glanced at Ze Ennarde and saw that his face was gloomy, so he smiled and said: "Everyone be quiet!"

  When everyone quieted down, Li Xie said loudly: "This time, the greatest contributor is our Vice General Ze En! He not only maintained the honor of our public house but also helped our public house vent a great deal of anger! Our Xie Duke's Mansion rewards and punishes clearly! This time, we should greatly reward Ze En! Let's reward him with one million gold coins, and don't count the pearls!"

  As he spoke, Li Xie took out a few blue crystal cards and handed them to Lily, letting her go and release the reward. Then, like magic, he pulled out a pile of jewels from his spatial ring.