“Because it has a meteorite inside its body, under the catalysis of this stone, given enough time, it should be able to separate from the Dragon Tooth King Sword and become a divine taboo!” Xia Hongyao explained.

The Iron Armor Sword Slave was originally just a monster born from the contamination of the Dragon Tooth King Sword’s rules. Under normal circumstances, after the contamination of the Dragon Tooth is purified, it should disappear because it does not have the ability to radiate rule contamination itself.

According to the intelligence from the Nine Provinces Security Bureau, there may be an ecological chain in the God’s Ruins, with the Divine Remains at the top, followed by the Divine Taboos, then the freely roaming monsters, and finally the monsters born from the Divine Taboos.

“I see!”

Guo Zheng understood.

“Lin Shen, do you remember me?”

Feng Yi smiled and approached, trying to get closer and familiarize himself: “On the day of enrollment, at the train station, I invited you to the Sea Play. Now I realize that I was blind. You are a Divine Hunter, which is much more prestigious than being a big star!”

“I’m not in the mood to chat with you!”

Lin Baici was not interested in flattery like this. He took out a few bottles of mineral water and some chocolates from the black altar bowl and handed them to Xia Hongyao and Hua Yueyu. Then he gave some to Zhou Ya: “Zhou Senior, here you go.”

“Thank you, Junior… um, thank you, Lin Shen.”

Zhou Ya felt awkward and quickly corrected herself halfway through.

“Why call me Lin Shen? Just call me Baici or Junior!”

Lin Baici smiled.

“Okay, Baici.” Zhou Ya nodded heavily.

Du Xin licked her lips, envious. She was also thirsty.

Now was a rare opportunity, so Du Xin held Zhou Ya’s arm and pulled her towards Lin Baici, trying to use her face to get to know him: “Lin Shen, I am Zhou Ya’s best friend!”

【A green tea bitch with three backup boyfriends, chaotic personal life, and a belief in the philosophy of ‘enjoying the present’.】

【A small dessert that wants to be eaten by you, but unfortunately, its quality is poor and it has been infested by bugs. Just looking at it makes you feel disgusted.】

Lin Baici looked at this woman wearing a tight skirt and gradient-colored stockings on her legs and nodded perfunctorily.

The others had experienced two rounds of Divine Taboo games and were both shocked and scared. They also wanted to drink some water to calm down, but Lin Baici did not have that intention for them.

“This kid seems to have a spatial-type Divine Taboo?”

Guo Zheng secretly glanced at Lin Baici. He had noticed earlier that Lin Baici no longer had the torch in his hand, and the backpack he was carrying couldn’t possibly fit such a long torch. There were also these bottles of water. If they were put in the backpack, they would definitely be noticeable.

Damn it, do you know how valuable a spatial-type Divine Taboo is in the Divine Hunter circle?

You even have such a precious Divine Taboo, and you dare to say you’re a newcomer?

Guo Zheng thought of a possibility. With Lin Baici’s good looks and great figure, he might be a little wolf dog of a certain Dragon-level female boss. Lin Baici was leading the way to continue searching for the Divine Remains.

He saw Liu Liu looking exhausted and took out a bottle of water and some chocolates and handed them to her: “Have some!”

This girl in a chiffon shirt had experienced divination curses, saw her good friend die beside her, and had her face splattered with her friend’s blood…

She didn’t collapse. Her mental strength was already quite strong.

“Thank you, Lin Ge!” Liu Liu took them with both hands, grateful.

Gu Rongjie asked Lin Baici a couple of questions, asking where they were going and what his plans were next. But Lin Baici had no intention of answering, which made the female CEO who was used to being in control and giving orders very unhappy.

If this were her employee, she would have slapped a folder on his face a long time ago, but Lin Baici was not, so Gu Rongjie could only endure it.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, Lin Baici suddenly stopped.

Gu Rongjie, who was already exhausted, quickly took off her high heels and rubbed her sore feet. This road was too difficult to walk on.

“There are people!”

Xia Hongyao heard footsteps. The arrows arrived before the people did.

Five arrows with white feathers at the tail drew a beautiful arc and shot towards them, landing three meters in front of everyone.

Buzz! The arrows trembled.

Ah! Gu Rongjie was startled and quickly stepped back.

Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi also felt uneasy. They looked at Lin Baici, wanting to ask what to do, but they saw that he remained calm and composed.

A group of armored soldiers quickly rushed out from the front dark mist.

They were covered in full-body armor, holding long spears, with bronze swords hanging from their waists. They were surrounded by an aura of iron and blood.

“Lin Shen, should we run?” Fu Jinlin asked anxiously.

“If you want to run, then go quickly. Let me make it clear beforehand, don’t expect me to save you if you encounter a crisis!”

Lin Baici did not treat these people as cannon fodder. He was already merciful enough.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces turned ugly. Even if they ran, where could they go? If they left Lin Baici, they might die even faster.

Hush! Hush! Hush!

Several more arrows shot out from the dark mist, landing not far from Lin Baici’s group. They didn’t kill anyone; they seemed more like a warning for everyone not to run.

The soldiers were fast and surrounded the group. They wore helmets with red tassels, which looked magnificent, but their faces were rather frightening. They were all dark green, as if coated with a layer of bronze.【A team was ordered to go out and find the medicine person. For those who resist or try to escape, kill them without mercy!】

“Medicine person?”

Lin Baici frowned. This didn’t sound like a good term.

In the dark mist, ten soldiers emerged, armed with bows and arrows. They aimed their arrows at Lin Baici and his group, ready to shoot anyone who tried to escape.

Together with the previous forty soldiers, there were a total of fifty people.

【The restaurant staff went out to attract customers. Follow them and enjoy a feast.】

“Do we fight?” Guo Zheng asked Lin Baici for his opinion.

“We don’t even know what rule contamination is. Maybe we can avoid a fight!” Xia Hongyao observed the soldiers. “Let’s see what they want.”

“Is this another rule contamination starting?” Gu Rongjie’s scalp tingled. The soldiers’ cold gaze fell on them, cutting like a knife. Gu Rongjie felt uncomfortable, as if she were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

“You’re right, but no reward for you!” Guo Zheng chuckled. This is how exploring God’s Ruins works. Either you’re lucky and avoid divine taboos, find the divine remains, contain them, and break the ruins, or you play a game of divine taboo, purify the rule contamination you encounter with your strength, seal the divine taboos, and continue until you find the divine remains.

The soldiers may not speak, but their actions made their intentions clear. They held long spears and herded the group like they were driving cattle and sheep.

“Why do I feel like following them is very dangerous?” Du Xin was afraid. “Lin God, should you kill them?”

“Lin God, I also have a bad feeling!” Feng Yi agreed with Du Xin.

The soldiers spread out, escorting Lin Baici and the others. The soldier closest to Feng Yi heard him speak and immediately rushed over, taking off the whip hanging from his belt and lashing out.

Crack! Crack! Crack! The soldier used a lot of force. With one whip, he not only tore Feng Yi’s clothes, but also left a bloody mark on his skin.

“Ah! Please stop, I was wrong, I won’t run.” Feng Yi covered his head with both hands, screaming for mercy. Seeing this, Du Xin immediately lowered her head and moved closer to Zhou Ya, not daring to say a word.

With Feng Yi as an example, everyone became much more obedient.

After walking for twenty minutes, a tall courtyard wall appeared in front of them, all made of blue bricks and over ten meters high.

【A royal garden where the king hunts and holds feasts!】

There was a gate to this royal garden, but Lin Baici and the others were not qualified to enter. The soldiers escorted them and walked for about two hundred meters until they reached a side gate for servants and soldiers to enter and exit.

They entered and followed a path paved with blue stones for over a hundred meters, entering a large courtyard. Many houses were scattered throughout the courtyard. Some were for the eunuchs and palace maids who worked in the garden, while others were storage rooms for vegetables, fruits, meat, and fine wine…

The soldiers stopped, as if waiting for someone.

Gu Rongjie wanted to ask Lin Baici what his plan was, but when she remembered Feng Yi being whipped until his skin broke, she didn’t dare to speak.

“Ah! This terrifying God’s Ruins is really torturous!” Gu Rongjie felt annoyed and had a headache. Lin Baici looked around the courtyard and suddenly spoke.

【A greedy chief eunuch who likes to take advantage of others!】

“Chief eunuch? Isn’t that the person who serves the emperor in the palace?” Lin Baici was about to ask the Food God who he was referring to, but a group of people came from the north. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black hat and a dark blue official robe. His face was fair, with no beard on his chin, and his hands were tucked into his wide sleeves as he walked calmly.

“It seems like an important person is coming?” Xia Hongyao and Guo Zheng also noticed. Thinking about the Food God’s comment, Lin Baici quickly opened his backpack and put the Dragon Tooth King Sword into the black bowl.

“Hongyao, what about your equipment? Give them to me!” Lin Baici said.

“What’s going on?” Xia Hongyao handed her red backpack to Lin Baici. It was her essential bag for going out, containing her divine taboo and some survival tools and medicine.

“And the knife!” Lin Baici took the backpack and stuffed it into the black bowl. “Guo Zheng, do you have anything valuable? Let me keep it for you.”

“Why?” Guo Zheng looked at Lin Baici suspiciously, gripping the curved knife shaped like an insect leg tighter.

In God’s Ruins, weapons were the trump cards for the divine hunters to save their lives. They couldn’t be given to others, even if Lin Baici gave a reasonable reason.

“Don’t ask, Little Lin told you to do it, there must be a reason.” Xia Hongyao trusted Lin Baici and handed him the dagger.

“Hehe!” Guo Zheng sneered. “Are you trying to trick me out of my Giant Locust Leg?”

“Whatever!” Lin Baici didn’t care. He had originally planned to throw his Rolex Green Water Ghost on his left wrist into the black bowl, but after taking it off, he hesitated and put it back on his wrist.

The chief eunuch approached, and the soldiers immediately knelt on one knee to pay their respects.

“Rise!”The eunuch with a white face had a soft and sinister voice. He casually waved his hand, and when the soldiers retreated to the sides, he began to size up these people.

Everyone felt a chill down their spines as they were being stared at by him.

Because his eyes were small and shimmered with green light, it felt eerie and cold when his gaze swept over them. It was as if they were being licked by a venomous snake, sending shivers down their spines.

“Why are these people still holding weapons?” the eunuch scolded the soldiers.

Civilians wielding swords against courtiers, how disrespectful!

When they left the Sword Pavilion earlier, everyone picked up a bronze sword as a weapon. Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi even had guns.

The soldiers immediately aimed their long halberds, knives, swords, bows, and crossbows at Tang Zhiqian and his group.

“Lin Shen, what should we do now? Should we fight our way out?” Lv Yingxi anxiously asked. The eunuch’s posture clearly indicated that they were to surrender their weapons, but without weapons, they felt unsafe.

“You decide for yourselves!”

Lin Baici had already said that he wouldn’t use people as cannon fodder, but he wouldn’t save them either. The first priority now was to secure the divine remains.

While everyone hesitated, the soldiers didn’t wait any longer.

A soldier with a crossbow shot.

Swish! An arrow measuring one and a half feet long shot out and pierced the forehead of a young man next to Du Xin.

The crowd turned pale. Du Xin, Zhou Ya, Liu Liu, and other timid people quickly dropped their bronze swords.

Clang!

“Lin brother, help me hide the weapon!” Guo Zheng, using his body as a cover, handed the leg of a giant locust to Lin Baici.

“Figure it out yourself!” Lin Baici refused to help.

Are you kidding me?

You didn’t need my help earlier, but now that trouble has come, you remember to ask for my help?

Lin Baici didn’t want to expose his black altar bowl in front of the eunuch. Even though this monster didn’t have intelligence, it was still powerful and had to be cautious.

Guo Zheng’s face darkened, but he also understood that he had doubted Lin Baici first.

“Tang Zi, what should we do?”

Lv Yingxi was torn.

“Drop your weapons!”

Tang Zhiqian sighed. What good were guns? These monsters clearly couldn’t be killed by bullets.

Clang! Clang!

As Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi dropped their weapons, the others no longer persisted.

Guo Zheng had no choice but to either fight or surrender. In the end, he chose the latter.

The soldiers picked up these weapons and casually threw them aside.

The eunuch was satisfied and began to lecture.

“You are lucky to become medicine people and offer your bodies to the king’s wine!” The eunuch’s expression and tone when saying this were arrogant and conceited. To Lin Baici and the others, being medicine people was a supreme honor.

Everyone’s faces changed.

The term “medicine people” didn’t sound like a good job. The eunuch walked towards Lin Baici and the others.

The crowd became restless, not knowing what this person was going to do.

“Silence!” The soldiers guarding them immediately shouted loudly, holding their long halberds towards the crowd.

The eunuch walked in front of Lin Baici and sized him up.

Lin Baici smelled a foul odor, not sure if it was the smell of a decaying corpse. In any case, it was nauseating.

After looking at Lin Baici, the eunuch turned his head to Xia Hongyao, Guo Zheng, and then stared at Hua Yueyu.

Hua Yueyu was scared and leaned close to Lin Baici, grabbing onto his clothes.

“Not bad, not bad. All of you are outstanding medicine people!” The eunuch suddenly smiled, reached out his hand, and patted Lin Baici’s shoulder. “You must brew wine for the king!”

“Brew wine?” Xia Hongyao was puzzled. What was that?

She remembered that “medicine people” seemed to mean “to test medicine.” It meant that when a new medicine was invented, it had to be tested on medicine people first to ensure there were no problems before giving it to others.

But brewing wine? She had never heard of it.

The eunuch took three steps and stopped in front of Gu Rongjie, furrowing his brows.

Gu Rongjie was good at observing words and expressions. Seeing this scene, she was shocked and wondered why she had angered him. So she quickly squeezed out a smile.

The eunuch was unmoved and grabbed Gu Rongjie’s chin, turning her face to the left and then to the right. “Looks a bit old!”

Upon hearing this, Gu Rongjie almost exploded with anger. She was only thirty-seven, why call her old?

But she dared not show any dissatisfaction on her face.

“Open your mouth!” the eunuch ordered.

Gu Rongjie felt like a mule being inspected by a buyer. She was angry and wanted to explode, but in the end, she obediently opened her mouth.

The eunuch’s fingers touched Gu Rongjie’s teeth. “Good teeth, it seems that you only look slightly older!”

The eunuch pushed Gu Rongjie away.

A young eunuch wearing a blue hat immediately stepped forward, took out a white handkerchief, held it with both hands, and respectfully handed it to the eunuch, bowing his head.

The eunuch took it, wiped the saliva on his fingers that had touched Gu Rongjie’s mouth, and then threw the handkerchief away.

In its eyes, these commoners were like livestock, just objects. If it weren’t for brewing wine for the king, it wouldn’t touch them. They were too dirty.”Finished! I’m finished! I’m going to die!” Fu Jinlin panicked. Gu Rongjie was only in her thirties and looked almost the same as a woman in her twenties due to good maintenance. Yet, she was still being criticized for being old. If that’s the case, then he was doomed.

Mr. Fu, the boss, was fifty-five years old and had been balding for a long time. He relied on his brand-name clothes and watches to maintain his image, allowing young girls to call him “daddy.”

Fu Jinlin shrunk his neck and bowed his head, trying to hide behind Tang Zhiqian, a tall male student, in an attempt to block the sight of the eunuch.

“You…” the eunuch scolded, “Come out!”

Fu Jinlin was startled and trembled. After stealing a glance, he realized that the eunuch was referring to Feng Yi.

“Come out!” the soldiers shouted in unison.

Feng Yi didn’t want to come out, but the soldiers had already aimed their long spears at him. If he hesitated any longer, he would be pierced like a blood gourd.

“Gu, help me,” Feng Yi pleaded to Gu Rongjie.

The eunuch frowned at Feng Yi, who was covered in blood. “Too dirty. How can I make wine for our king with these wounds and bloodstains? Take him away and behead him!”

“What?” Feng Yi was shocked, then his face turned pale. He anxiously defended himself, “I’m not dirty! I’m not dirty! Besides, these wounds were caused by these soldiers. I’m innocent!”

The eunuch didn’t want to talk anymore. He waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to take action. Two fully armored soldiers rushed towards Feng Yi.

“Gu, help me! Lin Shen, save me!” Feng Yi cried out desperately. He wanted to run, but there were fully armed soldiers all around him, leaving him with nowhere to go.

Gu Rongjie lowered her head as if she hadn’t heard anything. These soldiers were all monsters, strong and agile. Feng Yi, as an ordinary person, would be useless even if he had combat training.

The two soldiers grabbed Feng Yi’s arms and dragged him down.

“Lin Shen, save me!” Feng Yi struggled and shouted towards Lin Baici.

Lin Baici remained indifferent. The eunuch was disgusted and his sharp voice rang out, “Shut it up!”

The soldier on the left immediately walked up to Feng Yi, raised his arm, and slapped him six times.

Plop! Feng Yi spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with broken teeth and saliva. He was completely stunned, with stars in his eyes and a burning pain on his face.

The soldiers dragged him to a corner of the courtyard. One of them kicked his knee, making him kneel, while the other drew his sword from his waist.

Clang! The bronze sword was unsheathed and raised high by the swordsman. Then, it was swung down on Feng Yi’s neck.

Crack! A head rolled off.

Splat! Blood sprayed everywhere.

“He’s dead just like that?”

Everyone trembled in fear and fell silent. They finally realized the terrifying nature of the feudal system. When an official wanted your life, they could really take it.

Fu Jinlin curled up even lower, trying to avoid the eunuch’s gaze, but how could he succeed?

The eunuch was a eunuch who served the king every day. If he didn’t do well, he would be killed. Therefore, he couldn’t afford to be negligent and had to check each of these medicine people one by one.

“You…” The eunuch stood not far from Tang Zhiqian and saw Fu Jinlin. “Step aside!”

Tang Zhiqian immediately moved aside.

Fu Jinlin also wanted to follow.

“This one is too old. Take him away and behead him!” the eunuch ordered. The soldiers immediately rushed over.

Fu Jinlin’s face changed drastically, and he ran towards Lin Baici. “Lin Shen, save me!”

He didn’t even know what rule contamination was. Lin Baici couldn’t possibly confront these soldiers for a stranger he had only known for a little over an hour and whose name he barely knew.

Fu Jinlin was too fat and had been drained by alcohol and women. How could he be a match for these fierce soldiers? He was quickly caught and dragged to the corner of the courtyard where Feng Yi had been killed.

“Lin Baici, you heartless person! You won’t save me!” Fu Jinlin had flattered and fawned over Lin Baici earlier, hoping that he would help him. But now, he couldn’t count on him anymore, so he naturally cursed him.

“Don’t celebrate too soon. I’m just leaving first. You will all die later!” Fu Jinlin cursed these people. He didn’t want to be the only unlucky one.

“Sir, these guys are gods…” Fu Jinlin shouted at the top of his lungs, wanting to expose the identities of Lin Baici and the others, so that they would all die together. But as soon as he finished shouting the word “gods,” his head exploded with a bang.

Red and white blood and brain matter splattered, and his skull spun and flew seven or eight meters before falling to the ground.

Thud! Fu Jinlin fell to the ground.

The soldiers saw Fu Jinlin suddenly die and immediately became alert, but they found nothing.

Swish! Everyone looked at Lin Baici.

There was no need to ask. It must have been him.

“This divine favor is so powerful!” Guo Zheng exclaimed in envy. Why did a newcomer have so many powerful divine favors? Plus, he didn’t listen to Lin Baici’s advice earlier and ended up losing his weapon. This made him decide that no matter what they encountered next, Lin Baici would be their leader.Tang Zhiqian and Lv Yingxi exchanged a glance, both seeing fear in each other’s eyes. They didn’t know how Lin Baici killed the rich boss, but they were certain that he was the one who did it.

Gu Rongjie swallowed nervously. She was feeling nervous, uneasy, and fearful, but after seeing the death of Fu Jinlin, she felt a hint of excitement.

“I want to cling to Lin Baici’s thigh. I want to become a Divine Hunter!” Gu Rongjie made up her mind. She would give him money if he wanted money, and she would serve him like a dog if he wanted people. She would let him do whatever he wanted with her body.

He was a Divine Hunter, capable of deciding the life and death of others. Gu Rongjie turned her head and looked at Lin Baici.

Lin Baici lowered his head, his expression calm, like a kind older brother next door. But Gu Rongjie felt a predatory aura emanating from him.

Once he started hunting, all the lives here would be his prey.

Gu Rongjie looked at Lin Baici’s profile and suddenly felt that he was so handsome. It wouldn’t be a loss to serve him like a dog.

“Why did Zhou Ya, that waste, get to know him instead of me?” Du Xin felt jealous and unwilling.

If she had a Divine Hunter as a boyfriend, she would definitely be the most respected and dazzling girl on Little Red Book.

Xue Zhao lowered his head, his expression becoming even more depressed. After being beaten by the muscular Buddha, he seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit. But he had thought about how to seek revenge.

But now, seeing the death of Fu Jinlin, he felt hopeless.

Divine Hunters possessed powerful divine blessings, and he had no chance.

However, he still had to give it a try. What was the point of living if he had to be so stifled?

A real man should die fighting! Lin Baici carefully considered everything. He had been on guard all along, targeting both monsters and people like Tang Zhiqian. So when Fu Jinlin shouted the word “god,” he already knew what this guy was up to. He then let the “Red Earth Clayman” hiding in the dark make a move and smashed his head with a slingshot.

This kind of death threat was more effective than Lin Baici warning Tang Zhiqian and the others ten thousand times.

Anyway, everyone now had awe and fear in their hearts towards him.

A commoner suddenly died, and the killer couldn’t be found. The soldiers were severely reprimanded by the White-Faced Chamberlain.

“Strengthen the guard. If any strangers disturb the king’s banquet, you will all die!”

After the Chamberlain finished scolding, he looked at Tang Zhiqian. “You, come out!”

“Ah?” Tang Zhiqian was suddenly called out and felt a panic. He instinctively glanced at Lin Baici.

“Hurry up!” The Chamberlain scolded and then looked at the earring-wearing youth. “And you!”

“I… I’m clean, young, and healthy. I have no problem being a medicine person!” The earring-wearing youth was flustered and kept explaining.

“You don’t need to be medicine people anymore!” The Chamberlain’s voice was calm.

These words surprised everyone. Tang Zhiqian’s originally anxious mood seemed to be dispelled by the sunlight, and he suddenly felt better. A smile even appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Am I the chosen one?” Tang Zhiqian secretly rejoiced. It seemed that luck was on his side this time.

The earring-wearing youth was still anxious. “Sir… What do you want us to do?”

“There is a lot of work today. We need two more chamberlains. I see that you have good physiques and decent appearances. You can temporarily fill in!” The Chamberlain finished speaking, and the faces of Tang Zhiqian and the earring-wearing youth turned pale.

The others had a look of astonishment, followed by a strange expression. The so-called chamberlains in the palace were actually eunuchs, and being a eunuch naturally required a knife.

Tragic!

“No… I won’t go!” Tang Zhiqian refused.

“You don’t have a choice!” The Chamberlain sneered. “Take them away!”

The earring-wearing youth hesitated for a moment and gave up struggling. He didn’t want to die.

“Tangzi, as long as there are mountains, there will be firewood to burn!” Lv Yingxi persuaded. If Tang Zhiqian continued to struggle like this, he would probably be executed on the spot.

Tang Zhiqian looked at Lin Baici for help.

Lin Baici shook his head, indicating that he couldn’t do anything.

“It’s a sin to be too handsome!” Tang Zhiqian had previously only hated himself for not being handsome enough. Now? Can I be reincarnated and given a chance to be an ugly ghost?

“Take them away!” The Chamberlain ordered and prepared to leave. However, among this group of medicine people, a voice suddenly asked a question.

“Why not choose him?” Xue Zhao pointed at Lin Baici. “He is the most handsome among us!”

Everyone looked at Xue Zhao in shock.

This guy is so bold! Lin Baici looked at Xue Zhao with cold eyes.

He didn’t have the same level of tolerance as Xue Zhao, but he didn’t expect him to pick a fight at this time. It seemed that from now on, if he offended someone, he would have to eliminate them completely to prevent any future trouble.

[A mere jumping clown, no need to pay attention to it. Karma will take care of the wicked!]

The Chamberlain looked at Lin Baici and scrutinized him. “Xiao Bai!” Hua Yueyu anxiously grabbed Lin Baici’s arm.

“If this guy tries to make you a eunuch, we’ll fight our way out!” Xia Hongyao said, ready to stand with Lin Baici.”What could be the Divine Taboo that caused this rule pollution? Judging by the situation, it seems powerful, perhaps it’s a divine corpse.” Guo Zheng worried.

“He has a fierce gaze, a towering horn, and a face that clashes with the king’s. He’s not suitable to be an eunuch!”

The chief eunuch smiled slightly, “But he would be perfect for brewing wine. I believe he could present the king with a fine brew.”

In reality, this was just an excuse. The chief eunuch’s true concern was that Lin Baici was too handsome. He worried that if this commoner became a close servant to the king, he might win the king’s favor, become his man, and then seize power, pushing him out.

Xue Zhao was frustrated. He had stepped forward, risking his life, intending to trap Lin Baici and escape himself, while also letting Lin Baici ‘taste’ the punishment of the palace.

Now his plan had failed. So, judging others by himself, Xue Zhao believed that Lin Baici would definitely take revenge on him. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and said, “I am willing to be an eunuch, to serve the king forever!”

After saying this, Xue Zhao quickly stepped out of the crowd, knelt before the chief eunuch, and performed a full prostration to show his loyalty.

“Holy shit, he’s that ruthless?” Guo Zheng was shocked.

Lv Yingxi and Xue Zhao had grown up together and knew that he was a person who never suffered losses and always sought revenge. However, they didn’t expect him to be so relentless this time.

Xue Zhao knelt on the ground, highly focused, watching his surroundings. He didn’t want to end up beaten to death like Fu Jinlin. But the chief eunuch’s next words left him stunned on the spot.

“What do you think you are? Worthy of being the king’s eunuch?”

The chief eunuch cursed, “Guards, drag him away and beat him to death!”

“What?” Xue Zhao was dumbfounded. Seeing the fierce soldiers rushing over, he yelled in panic, “Why can’t I? I’ve been pampered since childhood, enjoying luxuries that ordinary people can’t even once in their lifetime. My life is so privileged, my family so noble, and you say I’m not worthy?”

“Drag him away!” The chief eunuch was impatient, waving his sleeve for the soldiers to act.

In fact, the chief eunuch disagreed because he saw ambition and cruelty in Xue Zhao’s eyes. Such a person would be a trouble if kept around.

Xue Zhao didn’t want to sit and wait for death. He suddenly sprang up and pounced on the chief eunuch.

This was the third step of his plan. If he couldn’t trap Lin Baici and couldn’t become an eunuch, he would take a risk and kidnap the chief eunuch.

“Tang Ge, Lv Jie, take action!” Xue Zhao roared.