Chapter 1904: Casting Blame (2/2)

“That’s right, our Brother Li is a deity among men, the future Immortal Monarch with twelve wills, why does he need to answer to you?!” Tamedragon Child shouted, wanting to invoke even more chaos.

These two infuriated the crowd even more with their disdainful tone. They had a burning fury in their eyes while gritting their teeth.

“Li Qiye, so you are saying you want to be enemy with the Sunset Glow Valley?!” Huali also became angry. She had no choice but to take action in order to maintain her sect’s prestige.

“Hmph, you think you’re unstoppable? You alone can fight against the rest of the world! Such an arrogant viewpoint!” Another victim said with hatred.

“We can’t just let this go!” The others chimed in.

Li Qiye ignored their shouting and smiled at Tamedragon Child: “So you all wish to work for me?”

Tamedragon Child laughed loudly: “Yes, Brother Li is the best and we are the biggest fans of your unstoppable style. It is our honor to work for the future Immortal Monarch. Just say the word and we’ll even jump into the boiling water or courageously flatten a path for you.”

He was especially loud so that everyone could hear him. Earlier, he was afraid that Li Qiye would defend his innocence but Li Qiye didn’t even bother to do so. This was going even smoother than he had antic.i.p.ated.

“No need to jump into the boiling water.” Li Qiye leisurely said: “Go, the Ganges River is right there, just jump into that.”

Tamedragon Child was caught off guard and coughed awkwardly: “You sure know how to joke, Brother Li.”

“I’ve never been a joker. Jump now, I’m losing my patience.” Li Qiye waved his sleeve dismissively.

Tamedragon Child wasn’t the only one shocked now. The entire audience was staring at the two in a daze.

“Brother Li, this joke isn’t funny anymore.” Tamedragon Child still tried to maintain an amicable appearance.

“Who says I’m joking? If you all wish to work for me, then the least you can do is obey my order.” Li Qiye continued.

Tamedragon Child finally turned cold: “Brother Li, we’re willing to contribute to your cause, not minding antagonizing the rest of the world so that we can offer you all the treasures you want. But I’m afraid we won’t obey such a suicidal order.”

“That’s not up to you. If you want to be my lackeys, then learn how to act like one. Obey your master now.” Li Qiye chuckled. [1]

“You!” Tamedragon Child’s expression became extremely unsightly.

The members of the squadron angrily glared at him too. They were merciless robbers but now, Li Qiye called them lackeys?! This was hard to swallow.

“What are you looking at?! Kneel and acknowledge your mistake then jump into the Ganges! This is my order to you, dogs!” Li Qiye coldly stared at him and proclaimed. [2]

In a short time, the members of the squadron became furious. They were only doing a play in order to frame Li Qiye. They didn’t expect him to actually treat them in this manner. Now, they were riding a tiger and couldn’t get down easily.

No one expected this development. The atmosphere became tense with the focus completely on Li Qiye and Tamedragon Child.

1. The word for lackey here has the character “dog”. It is normally a derogatory term, referring to evil a.s.sistants; a person who helps someone harm people. In essence, anything with the word dog is normally a big insult. I thought about using just “dog” or “hound”, but it would have sounded a bit weird - “If you want to be my dogs”.

2. “Dog” works better in this line versus lackeys