A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 19

“It’s nothing. Today, I have come to visit you, Minister Wu. How could I expect you to stand up to greet a guest? I’ll sit down instead.”

Li Xukun took a deep breath to calm himself.

The fact that he felt a threat meant that at least there was a Quasi-Emperor-level powerhouse backing Wu Rulong. The Li Dynasty also had Quasi-Emperors, but the problem was that their Quasi-Emperor Ancestor was on the verge of death; if he were to emerge, he might not even be able to return to his coffin.

Therefore, in a situation where it was unavoidable, Li Xukun absolutely wouldn’t summon the Ancestor to take action. Furthermore, as far as he knew, the other three dynasties were in a similar situation.

“Hehe, Your Majesty is quite perceptive,” Wu Rulong said, looking at Li Xukun with a smile that slowly emerged, though it seemed to carry a hint of mockery.

This made Chen Ze and the others unable to tolerate it any longer.

“That’s enough! How dare you mock His Majesty?”

“You three, stay in place and do not act!”

Li Xukun took a deep breath, his face serious as he stopped Chen Ze and the others. It was a joke; if they fought, he could be sure that they would be the ones to die.

However, Chen Ze and the others didn’t know this and wore expressions of disbelief.

Li Xukun ignored them and sat directly across from Wu Rulong, once again wearing a smile as he said, “Minister Wu, I’m quite curious about how you managed to create such a large Wu Commerce Association in less than a hundred years. Is there a secret to it, or do you have powerful benefactors backing you?”

Everyone understood, so Li Xukun didn’t hold back and asked directly.

Wu Rulong sighed, a profoundly melancholic expression on his face, as he spoke in a lonely tone, “Alas, I didn’t want this either. I originally just intended to play around, but unexpectedly, by accident, I ended up creating such a massive association. It’s truly helpless.”

Hearing the sense of vanity in Wu Rulong’s tone, Li Xukun’s expression froze; why did Wu Rulong’s arrogant demeanor make him want to punch him?

Yet, Li Xukun still held back and instead laughed heartily.

“Wu Aiqing, you truly have a sense of humor. But it seems like you must have received help from some powerful benefactors. There’s no one else present today, so why not just tell me who is backing you?”

“Eh, don’t speak carelessly. Who says there’s no one else present? Aren’t you considered an outsider? And besides, why would I tell you who is backing me?”

Wu Rulong frowned slightly and retorted mercilessly.

Hearing such disrespectful words, Li Xukun hadn’t yet spoken, but Chen Ze and the others behind him couldn’t hold back any longer. After all, in their minds, Li Xukun had always been a supreme presence, and how could they allow Wu Rulong to insult him like that?

“How dare you speak like that to His Majesty! It seems you are courting death; come here and die!”

Hot-tempered Chen Ze immediately charged at Wu Rulong in anger, but just as he was about to strike, Li Xukun struck him in the abdomen with a palm, causing him to kneel on the ground.

“You have quite the audacity! I haven’t even spoken yet, who told you to act?”

Chen Ze’s face was filled with astonishment; he clearly didn’t expect Li Xukun to turn on him.

After all, he had acted out of concern for His Majesty’s honor. Why would the emperor strike him?

But Li Xukun was in a situation where he really could not express the burden he felt. The faint threat that Wu Rulong emanated was something only he could perceive, and if he spoke out loud, he couldn’t ensure that Wu Rulong wouldn’t retaliate.

“Hmph, consider this slap a lesson for you. Next time, don’t act recklessly without my command!”

Li Xukun snorted coldly and chose not to pay any more attention to the kneeling Chen Ze. He turned to Wu Rulong and put on the previous smile, saying, “Wu Aiqing, I apologize for the embarrassment.”

“Hahaha, indeed an embarrassment! After all, I need to manage my subordinates well; mistakes must be acknowledged, and they need to stand straight when they get punished. If my subordinates are allowed to act recklessly, what do we need the ones in charge for?”

Wu Rulong laughed along, his eyes gleaming with unabashed mockery.

Seeing this, Li Xukun felt a bit angry, but he could only laugh along.

Just as Li Xukun was about to ask a question, Wu Rulong finally spoke up.

“Your Majesty, not long ago, a lowly rogue came to me, claiming that you had ordered him to take me down, but I dealt with him instead. I wonder if Your Majesty is aware of this matter? After all, I am concerned that someone might use your name to tarnish your reputation.”

Hearing Wu Rulong suddenly bring up this matter, Li Xukun’s pupils unconsciously narrowed, but he quickly regained his composure, and his face filled with anger.

“What? Someone actually dared to make a move against Duke Wu? And in my name? That takes a lot of guts; this is a blatant slander! If I find out who is tarnishing my name, I will ensure they meet a terrible end!”

Li Xukun thought that Wu Rulong mentioned this matter merely to intimidate him, but he never expected that the next second, Wu Rulong would snort coldly and say,

“Li Xukun, stop playing dumb. Everyone knows it was you; if you were a man, then just admit it, and I might still respect you as a man.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xukun looked down for a moment, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were calm as he said lightly,

“It seems Duke Wu has his own views on this. Since that’s the case, there’s no need for me to say anything further. You can do as you wish.”

The urgent task was to leave this place first. Li Xukun could sense that Wu Rulong had already prepared to turn against him by mentioning this incident, and he even seemed confident of surviving or even striking back against him.

Since that was the case, no matter what happened, the most important thing was to get out of here first. If Wu Rulong pursued him after returning to the Li Dynasty, then he would have to ask the Quasi-Emperor Ancestor to eliminate Wu Rulong.

“Hmph, from today onward, my Wu Commerce Association will fully target the industries of the Li Dynasty! Until death do us part!”

After saying this, Wu Rulong stood up and prepared to leave, but then he thought of something and turned to Chen Ze and the others with a cold smile.

“With a ruler like this, does the Supreme level feel impressive? Does the Nine Dragon Carriage bring you any honor?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ze and the others were furious but dared not speak up. However, Wu Rulong didn’t stop there and turned to Li Xukun with a cold grin.

“Eat shit!”