After handing the report to Yeon Hee, Lu An observed the woman's expression. She clearly did not expect her friends would be here, the enemy's territory, after she sacrificed herself for them. The shock and worries were apparent on her face.
Ding!
Then he received a ssage notification. He opened the notification, and it was a ssage from Sister ngyao. He read the ssage and was surprised by the content as Zhang ngyao asked him to bring Yeon to the main building. Lu An did not hide the ssage from Yeon Hee as he shared it with her, "It seems you will et your friends, Yeon Hee."
Yeon Hee read the ssage. Instead of being happy as he was able to et with her friends, she was more concerned. It was uncertain what the woman called Zhang ngyao wanted to do to her and her friends, "Do you want to et them?" Lu An asked Yeon, and he added at the end of his words, "This may be your last chance to et them in your life."
Yeon Hee shook her head furiously as she was afraid the worst thing would happen to her friends if she t them. This might be a test for her, and if she chose to et her friends, the Tang Empire would kill all her friends. She would rather not et with her friends at that cost.
"Oh, unfortunately, you can't decline this," Lu An shared the second ssage from Zhang ngyao. Reading the ssage, Yeon Hee's countenance paled out of fear. Of course, there was no threat in the ssage as it only said eting her friends was not an option but an order. It ant she had to et her friends.
"I have been in this room for too long, so might as well get so fresh air," Lu An stood up from the chair and walked to the exit, "Follow , but you must rember the deal between you and Your Majesty Emperor. The reason your friends are still alive is that we honor the agreent. If you break the agreent, then only one fate awaits your friends."
Yeon Hee's body flinched slightly when she heard the last part. Deep inside, she wanted to run away from this place. There was nothing that bound her to this place, no system contract or anything. With her ability, she could escape easily, at least, that was what was in her mind. However, she did not dare to take the risk.
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Earlier in the waiting room
"Can you explain in detail the aning of this, Chief Park Nam Hoon?" Zhang ngyao's icy tone sent a chill to Park Nam Hoon's spine. The mont he saw Zhang ngyao's expression, he imdiately regretted his decision to bring The Haven to the main base, 'I should have asked first before bringing them here.' But the ice had lted; he could not escape from this, but he was thinking for the right excuse to co out from the current predicant. This was obviously a minus point for the Korea Sub Region.
"I apologize for my impertinence, Supre General Zhang. I should have asked your permission before bringing them with ," Park Nam Hoon braced himself to apologize and bowed his head. Yoo Kwang Sung and Song Shi Eun also bowed their heads, "I am doing this to repay their kindness for helping the Legion Guild in the early days. I hope for your generosity for my impudence, Supre General Zhang ngyao."
Park Nam Hoon paused there, waiting for Zhang ngyao's response. However, Zhang ngyao said nothing, which made him nervous, but he still continued, "I bring them here to talk with Your Majesty, that's it. They just want to have a talk with Your Majesty Emperor to solve the misunderstanding that happened last night."
"What if they co to assassinate The Emperor? What if they have sothing that can kill Your Majesty Tang Shaoyang? Will The Legion Guild take the responsibility if that happens, Chief Park Nam Hoon?" Zhang ngyao stared at The Haven's leader, Min Soo when he was about to interrupt her. Min Soo flinched slightly and closed his mouth imdiately.
"You should know more than what happened between Your Majesty and The Haven last night, and yet you still bring them to the main base. Are you a fool or just too naive, Chief Park Nam Hoon?" Zhang ngyao's cold words silenced Park Nam Hoon.
The Legion Guild Leader opened and closed his mouth again as he did not know what to say. He did not think that far because of the show of The Emperor's power last night. He thought there was no way the Haven could assassinate The Emperor. But he now thought about it. There were a lot of unknown things he did not know, and maybe The Haven had sothing that could kill The Emperor. He did not think that far before.
"I will overlook your mistake just this once, the first and the last ti. If the sa thing happened, then…." Zhang ngyao did not finish her words, but that was enough to scare Park Nam Hoon, Song Shi Eun, and Yoo Kwang Sung. If they lost the Tang Empire's support, they should consider disbanding the guild. Even if the Tang Empire did not destroy them by cutting ties, the World Governnt would.
The three people stood and bowed their heads to Zhang ngyao, "We are grateful for Supre General generosity." After that, Park Nam Hoon raised his and turned toward Min Soo and the Haven's mbers, "Shall I escort them out, Supre General Zhang?"
"There's no need. Since they are here, I will have a chat with them," Zhang ngyao shook her head, "Just sit there!" The three did not know why Zhang ngyao wanted them to stay, but they followed the order without questioning it.
"I have a gist of what you want to talk about with The Emperor, but he is not soone you can et just because you want to et him," Zhang ngyao turned toward Min Soo, "But I will listen to you. You have five minutes to convince ."
"We will do everything for the Tang Empire, but in exchange, we want The Tang Empire to return Yeon Hee to us," Min Soo did not hesitate to speak what was in his mind. "As for Dae-Jung who has offended The Emperor, I have killed him with my own hand."
"Can you prove it? I want proof that the man called Dae-Jung is dead," Zhang ngyao stared at Min Soo's eyes, and the latter flinched. Min Soo looked away from Zhang ngyao before realizing his mistake and looking back at Zhang ngyao.
"You can't convince with a lie," Zhang ngyao shook her head, "Also, what can you do for the Tang Empire? Do you think we lack manpower? Call Revalor and Legion Commander Moonsong, Origin,"
The door of the waiting room opened as two figures entered the waiting room, "Do you need sothing from us, Supre General Zhang?" The Moonlight Rabbit Chief and the forr Elven King bowed toward Zhang ngyao.
"I am sorry to bother you two, but can you direct your aura to these people?" Zhang ngyao pointed at Min Soo and his friends. Moonsong and Revalor did not question the order as they directed their auras to Min Soo and the Haven mbers. Out of eleven people, eight of them fell off the chair as horror and dread plastered on their faces. "Thank you for your assistance. You can leave now."
Revalor and Moonsong bowed and left the waiting room. Zhang ngyao just showed The Haven the reality, "Do you think you have enough power to make the exchange? While the Epic Rank is amazing for the small faction, you guys are nothing in The Tang Empire's eyes. We have a lot of people stronger than The Haven; why would we want you?"
The deep silence followed, but Min Soo still gritted his teeth as he did not want to go back empty-handed. This was his only chance to get Yeon Hee back because he would not be able to visit this place again if he left now.
"It seems that's not enough to convince you," Zhang ngyao shook her head once more, "Well, in fact, Yeon Hee can leave this place anyti if she wants to. We did not force her to sign the System Contract or take the Oath Ceremony. There's nothing that binds her with Your Majesty or The Emperor."
"LIE!" Min Soo imdiately refuted as he did not believe it. He believed the Tang Empire must force her to sign the System Contract, or else she would escape already if there was nothing binding her. He knew her ability and class; it should be easy for her to escape from this place. The fact that she did not run away, there must be sothing that bound her, "You can't convince with a lie!" Min Soo returned Zhang ngyao's words.
Zhang ngyao shrugged, "You will know directly from the person herself. She should be here soon. As long as you can convince her to leave with you, then we will not stop to bring her away." She had just finished her words, and the door opened. Lu An and Yeon Hee entered the waiting room.
Min Soo imdiately got up from the chair when he saw the girl enter the room. He was about to rush toward her, but suddenly a young man appeared right before him. He subconsciously raised his hands and was about to push the young man away, but his hands were pushing the empty air. He turned his head, and the young man was already sitting next to Zhang ngyao.
Min Soo shook his head as his mind was on Yeon Hee right now, "Let's leave, Yeon Hee. Let's leave this place with us." He walked toward his girlfriend and smiled. When he was about to hug her, Yeon Hee surprisingly pushed him away. "No, I will stay here. You and them should leave this place. Don't bother anymore because I have chosen to stay with the Tang Empire."
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