Emperor Peerless completely understood their mindset as he was also a wandering cultivator. Fists spoke the loudest when dealing with their kind. Neither empathy, camaraderie, logic, or gratitude would work on them. They were a bunch of stinking rocks. Words would never penetrate their thick skulls. The best way to get their cooperation was to beat them into submission or win them over with bribes. It was futile to try anything else.
Emperor Peerless naturally wouldn't bribe them. Force was his method of choice.
"Old He, what exactly are the rules that you speak of? I'm so very curious," he asked blandly.
He Fenghui smiled ruefully as he begged for forgiveness. "Esteemed senior, please stop making fun of this junior. How could there be rules in a place like this? Strength is king! Anything you say will be taken as law here!"
Emperor Peerless pointed at Gu Xintang. "Captain Gu is my friend. He came all the way here, yet you wish to teach him manners? You wanted to teach him the meaning of death?"
"My sincerest apologies! How could we have known that Captain Gu was backed by such a large patron? We are very sorry! Truly!" He Fenghui replied in a self-deprecating way. "Esteemed senior, we assure you that Captain Gu will be our esteemed guest from now on! This will not happen again!"
Gu Xintang was extremely invigorated. He could finally hold his head high. The fear within the eyes of these villainous inmates gave him a sense of jubilation and gratification. So this is what it feels like to have someone behind my back. He sighed deeply
The one-eyed man walked up to Gu Xintang with a dejected manner. "Captain Gu, you are absolutely correct. Old Zhao is truly blind. Feel free to hit me or yell at me if it pleases you. I only ask for your magnanimity and forgiveness."
Gu Xintang snorted. "One-Eyed Zhao, seeing that you are so sincere, I shall forgive you just this once. How dare you raise your voice at me just because you have the Ten Ultimates behind you? You're just swaggering around with borrowed influence, understood?"
"Y-yes. I apologize for overstepping my boundaries! I deserve to be scolded for being too overzealous in my guard dog duties! A lesson learned is a lesson earned!" One-Eyed Zhao bowed submissively and resorted to flattery. He was glad that Gu Xintang had chosen to scold him. He would've been even more worried if the captain hadn't scolded or beaten him, because it meant that the captain had harbored a grudge. If that happened, there was an enormous possibility that he might suddenly disappear in the Sable Cells one day.
Gu Xintang couldn't kill any of the Ten Ultimates, but the same couldn't be said for One-Eyed Zhao. Nobody expected the captain to have a great emperor as a friend. He was clearly pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger!
"Esteemed senior, may I ask what brought you to the Ten Colossal Zone? Is there anything I can assist you with?" He Fenghui asked courteously.
"I'm looking for someone," the emperor replied blandly. However, he suddenly turned hostile again when he thought about Jiang Chen. "Old He, you'd better call back your two companions right now. If something happens to my friend, I'll slaughter each and every one of you, down to the last chicken and dog in this place."
Color drained from He Fenghui's face. He could tell that the emperor wasn't joking. He immediately gave orders to his men. "Quick! Go get Situ Ling and Wu Xutao! Stop them from making a grave mistake!"
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