Grinya's figure reached him in an instant.
The cold sword light expanded rapidly in King Weis's rapidly shrinking pupils, his body completely stiff and almost unable to move.
However, Lu Xun didn't truly intend to kill King Weis; the Sword of Honor stopped perfectly in mid-air, resting right under King Weis's chin.
Grinya reached out, grabbed King Weis, and lifted him from the throne before quickly positioning herself behind him.
"Whoever dares take another step, I'll slaughter this dog emperor!"
Lu Xun's intention was to stop the remaining two people in the Audience Hall from charging forward recklessly.
But when he looked up and saw that Duke Dagro and the knight commander had been standing still the whole time, showing no reaction to his assassination attempt on the King, he froze.
'Have these two been motionless since just now?'
'Come on, I'm holding the King hostage, give me some reaction to show a little respect!'
At this moment, Duke Dagro and the knight commander finally snapped out of it, and seeing the girl taking the King hostage right in front of them, they were also stunned.
Their first thought was: when did she get up there?
Their second thought was: how did she have the nerve?
King Weis let out a deep sigh; as the ruler of a nation, being held hostage in such a way was truly humiliating to the point of no return—this kingdom was rotten to the core.
Grinya's consciousness had gone completely numb.
Assassinating His Majesty the King in person... she was finished, her life was completely over.
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Four people, five consciousnesses, all simultaneously falling into self-doubt and chaotic thoughts.
Finally, it was Duke Dagro who first glanced at Grinya's longsword held against the King's throat.
He felt the situation was incredibly absurd and strange, then glared at the knight commander with extreme fury.
"Didn't you say she had no weapons? Where did that sword come from?"
The knight commander's voice failed him. "That's impossible. We clearly searched her; it's impossible for her to have a weapon!"
"But both you and I have seen it! The weapon is right there, held against His Majesty's throat!"
"This... this..." The knight commander looked anxious but was speechless.
Duke Dagro retracted his resentful gaze and looked coldly at Grinya.
"As expected, you had ill intentions. You cultists have always been this despicable!"
Grinya returned his gaze with a calm look. "Cut the crap. If you want this dog emperor to live, you must listen to me!"
Duke Dagro didn't rush to respond; he shifted his gaze, focusing on King Weis's face.
Currently, King Weis looked indifferent, as if he had seen through life and death.
But King Weis's eyes remained fixed on him, as if he didn't care about the assassin behind him but was more concerned with the choice Duke Dagro would make.
Dagro understood something. He took a deep breath and looked at Grinya again.
"What do you want?"
Seeing the other party agree to negotiate, Lu Xun, sitting before the screen, was smug about his ingenious choice.
As expected, the tactic of holding the Son of Heaven to command the nobles worked everywhere.
Chinese military strategy was simply too overpowered.
"First, I have nothing to do with the cult. You cannot convict me of this crime." Grinya's hollow pupils moved slightly.
"Fine, I believe you." Duke Dagro agreed without a hint of hesitation.
Right now, the King's life was the most important thing. As for whether she truly had a connection to the cult, that could be dealt with later.
He would stabilize her for now. As long as her demands weren't too excessive, there was no problem with agreeing temporarily.
Seeing that this seemingly powerful elite mob hadn't refused, Lu Xun knew his idea was correct.
He continued to press the voice button and said, "Second, you must release me safely; you cannot attack me!"
"Of course." This request was also within Duke Dagro's expectations, so he naturally didn't hesitate.
"Third, you cannot issue a bounty for me later. I am still a..." A hint of embarrassment appeared in Grinya's stiff eyes. "Uh... what was the name of this country again?"
Duke Dagro: "..."
"Katar." He gritted his teeth.
"Right, I am still a legal citizen of this Katar Empire..."
"Kingdom! It's a kingdom, not an empire!" Duke Dagro suddenly shouted, looking very angry. "Have you ever even studied geography?"
'The geography I studied and your geography are different anyway.'
Lu Xun complained silently.
"Regardless, I am still a legal citizen of this country, and you cannot issue a bounty for me."
This time, Duke Dagro didn't answer immediately. He first looked at King Weis, and seeing that the King didn't speak, he turned to look at the knight commander.
The knight commander pondered for a moment and said, "Agree to it. After all, His Majesty is watching us. Our attitude is especially important at a time like this."
Duke Dagro nodded in agreement.
"No problem, we agree. The kingdom will not issue a bounty for you," he said to Grinya.
'They even agreed to this?'
Lu Xun fell into deep thought.
Could it be that the program here was set up like this: as long as he held the King hostage, everyone in this country would obey his commands unconditionally?
If that was the case, could he make some slightly more excessive demands?
Thinking this, he controlled Grinya to speak tentatively: "Then I also want one hundred bottles of High-tier Experience Potion?"
As soon as he said that, Duke Dagro and the knight commander both trembled.
Even King Weis couldn't help but turn his head to look at Grinya, the shocked expression on his face seemingly saying: "Are you kidding me?"
Did she think High-tier Experience Potions were sold at wholesale? One hundred bottles—that was enough to empty his national treasury!
"Fine!" Duke Dagro gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Hmm?" King Weis suddenly turned back, looking at Duke Dagro with a face full of disbelief.
'Who told you to agree on my behalf!'
Facing King Weis's questioning look, Duke Dagro only responded with a few glances: 'This is all for Your Majesty!'
Fire erupted in King Weis's eyes: 'To hell with doing it for me! Of course you don't feel the sting when it's not your money!'
Duke Dagro signaled again: 'It's fine, Your Majesty, it's just a delaying tactic. I can't actually give them to her. Isn't Your Majesty just trying to test my loyalty? I understand.'
King Weis: 'I...'
Lu Xun rubbed his chin with a thoughtful look.
'They can even agree to such an absurd request?'
'I feel like I've found a bug.'
He tested again: "I also want one hundred thousand gold coins?"
"Acceptable!"
"The rank of count?"
"No problem!"
"A luxury villa within the Second Ring district."
"Fine!"
"And give me a royal butler."
"Agreed!"
"Plus a hundred maids."
"No problem!"
"..."
King Weis stared with wide eyes as the two of them harmoniously divided his property.
Beside him, the knight commander was also dazed, staring at Duke Dagro in shock.
Finally, King Weis couldn't take it anymore and roared at Duke Dagro:
"Are these things yours to give away? Why don't you just give her my throne too!"
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