Chapter 622: Unifying Black Rock City (8)
Evil Emperor's Wild Consort
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Ruoyunâs smile grew more pronounced as she thought of this, "Youâre certain that you donât want to pledge fealty to the Murong family? Iâm definitely not the kind of person who would force anyone into doing something they arenât comfortable with."
"Of course."
Li Qing sneered, "You must be dreaming if you think that Iâd serve someone like you."
Earlier on, Yeh Luo had secretly promised him that if he makes a stand and rejects her offer, he would give him his daughter, Yeh Xue, to be his wife.
Li Qing had long been spying on Yeh Xueâs beauty but due to his status as a member of a third-rate family, he was not an ideal match for Yeh Xue. Now that heâs been presented with a chance, he would not let this opportunity slide so easily.
Most importantly, even if Gu Ruoyun wasnât happy with my public rejection, she couldnât possibly do anything to me. Otherwise, how could a malevolent woman like her convince the citizens of Black Rock City?
He was banking on Gu Ruoyun not daring to do anything to him which was why he had the guts to step out.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Gu Ruoyun...
Bang!
A wave of powerful energy burst from Gu Ruoyunâs body and squeezed forcefully on Li Qingâs heart like a giant hand.
As Li Qingâs eyes widened in terror, a loud crack was heard and his heart was completely crushed. Blood began to ooze out continuously and his lifeless eyes remained filled with disbelief.
She had actually killed him in front of all of these people?
Was she not afraid that the others would only pretend to be convinced?
"Gu Ruoyun, you are a demon! You had said so yourself that you would give him a choice. Why did you kill him?"
Yeh Luo has now found an opportunity to criticize Gu Ruoyun and leaped out with his accusations with the intention to cause a scene.
Gu Ruoyun cleaned her finger indifferently as a small smile hung on her lips, "I did say that he could choose whether he wants to serve me or not and he made his choice, didnât he? Did I stop him from making his decision? However, after he had made his choice, itâs my prerogative whether I want to let him go or not. I didnât do anything to break my promise."
This means that she had allowed the other party to make a decision and the other party had made their decision. However, she had never mentioned that she would not kill them after they had made the decision.
Instantly, a wave of terror spread throughout everyone who was present. Some of them even shivered, afraid that they would end up like Li Qing at the slightest mistake.
He didnât even have the chance to react!
"Itâs getting late, have you all made your choice?" Gu Ruoyun swept her gaze across the crowd before her and smiled, "Donât worry, I donât like to force people to follow me. You can make the same decision as him, I wonât stop you."
She doesnât like to force people to follow her?
Thatâs right, she wasnât forcing anyone!
But the price of rejection is death!
She wonât even leave any chance for regret, you would die instantaneously!
The crowd no longer hesitated as they hurriedly straightened up and sank to their knees, exclaiming in voices filled with respect, "Your subordinate pays their respect to you, Eldest Lady."
"Good. Remember that this was your decision, I had not forced you to make this choice." Gu Ruoyun smiled and rose to her feet with her gaze overlooking the kneeling crowd before her. She curled her lips and said, "Next, Iâd like to map out something for you. Other than the Murong family, I will divide all families into first-class, second-class, and third-class families. This segmentation will have nothing to do with your power but will depend on how much youâve contributed to Black Rock City. Since this is the initial stage of this implementation, there will not be any families in the first-class category and the best of you will be in the second-class category."