After that group of bandits confessed, Li Hai did not make things difficult for them anymore, only asking what these people planned to do next.
These bandits—or rather, disaster victims—looked at each other.
Then they collectively knelt and kowtowed to Old Hu and the other villagers, begging the village to take them in.
However, Old Hu and the others were in a difficult position, frankly stating their fear that if they stayed there, the Imperial Dynasty would trace them, ultimately implicating the entire village.
So, although they deeply sympathized with the plight of the disaster victims, Old Hu and the others still rejected their request.
As for Li Hai.
Although he possessed a private world like Guiyou Cave Heaven, he could certainly take these people in.
But due to Anping Xi, who appeared and disappeared like a ghost, like a cancer cell capable of Possessing others everywhere,
Li Hai was still unwilling to casually open his Cave Heaven for others to live in, so he could only offer his sympathy but no help.
However, since this place was relatively close to the Sword Emperor Dynasty's border, only about three hundred li away,
Li Hai then stated that he could transport all of them through the air to outside the country.
He believed that once there, these disaster victims would have a better way out, at least better than staying in the Sword Emperor Dynasty.
Interestingly, when Li Hai told the disaster victims this idea, all the surrounding villagers who were listening knelt down one by one, also pleading with Li Hai to send them out of the Sword Emperor Dynasty.
These villagers also said that they had long wanted to escape outside the national border.
However, the border was constantly patrolled and guarded by heavily armed Imperial Dynasty troops, and there were also fierce bandits and Yao Beasts.
Therefore, ordinary commoners simply had no ability or dared not go out, because most of them would die on the way.
After listening to their pleas, Li Hai pondered and said:
"I suddenly feel that instead of sending you out of the country, it would be better to directly kill that dog emperor.
At that time, we could directly replace him with a new emperor. I think no matter how tyrannical this new emperor might be, he shouldn't be more abstractly personified than the old one, right?"
"This—"
Hearing his words, the villagers and disaster victims looked at each other in shock, completely daring not to respond.
Good heavens, such an earth-shshattering matter, and you speak of it so casually.
Looking at the reactions of the crowd, Li Hai smiled, then took out a handful of gold leaves and placed them on the ground, saying:
"I say, the disaster victims can absolutely stay here. Your village doesn't need to be afraid, because in a little while, I will go to the capital to replace the emperor. At that time, I will naturally have the new emperor issue a decree to abolish all those chaotic things."
After saying this, he looked at Old Hu, who was staring blankly at the pile of gold leaves, and asked, "Old man, tell me how to get to the capital. I'll be back soon."
"Ah, this—" Hearing the question, Old Hu was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "Immortal, you, you really want to replace the emperor?"
"Stop the nonsense, speak quickly."
Li Hai frowned slightly, "It's already dusk, and it's almost your dinner time, right? Make me a meal with meat, vegetables, and wine. I'll eat it when I get back."
Old Hu wanted to say that country people didn't have a habit of eating dinner, but he still honestly changed his words: "Okay, okay! Immortal, you can reach the capital by just heading north! It's just—it's just that I don't know if you prefer savory or sweet dishes?"
"North, huh? I understand."
Li Hai nodded, then said, "I don't eat vegetables or fruits, only rice, noodles, and meat. Oh, and wine. Buy a hundred jin of beef, mutton, and pork, and ten-odd jin of strong liquor should be enough for me to eat and drink."
With that, he ascended into the air without a word, flying straight towards the boundless sky to the due north.
Only the villagers and disaster victims on the ground remained, staring blankly at the sky for a long time.
Sword Emperor Dynasty, Capital, Imperial Palace.
Here, the palace walls soared high, the pillars were thick, all wrapped in gold foil, with Dragon patterns entwined, winding upwards, with sharp claws and gleaming scales.
Inside the various halls, there were painted domes, carved Dragons and painted Phoenixes, dazzling stars, and flying immortals, their colors vibrant and captivating.
And in the various courtyards of the imperial harem, the courtyards were deep, the pavilions numerous, with flying eaves and interlocking brackets, arranged in a pleasing disorder.
In short, everything within this vast Imperial Palace constantly displayed honor and luxury, as well as an immoderate aura of extravagance.
At this moment, within the inner courtyard of this luxurious palace, a game was underway.
This game was called 'Riding Horse to War'.
The game's content was to have one concubine shoot arrows blindfolded, and then have ninety-nine concubines run in the spacious courtyard.
At the same time, the nine generations of each of these desperately fleeing concubines would be brought to the scene to watch.
If any concubine was hit by an arrow, whether she died or not, her entire nine generations would be beheaded.
Before the game began, these one hundred concubines had to draw lots. Whoever drew the winning lot could shoot arrows instead of running.
However, there were only two hundred arrows.
If all ninety-nine concubines could be hit with just these two hundred arrows,
Then the concubine who shot the arrows would be safe and could return to the palace, eat when it was time to eat, and rest when it was time to rest.
But if all two hundred arrows missed, and many concubines still remained unhit,
Then no matter how many concubines remained, the concubine who shot the arrows would be subjected to the same number of dirty prisoners repeatedly on the spot.
At the same time, her entire nine generations would have to observe closely, and afterwards, they would have to write an essay on this topic and present it to the emperor for his viewing.
If the writing was not good and failed to please the emperor, that person would be dismembered by five horses.
Then, in today's game, the concubine chosen as the hunter, after shooting a few arrows, gritted her teeth and turned to shoot arrows at the emperor.
Afterwards, the emperor was naturally unharmed, but this concubine suffered terribly.
She was immediately seized by the guards, then pounded into a meat paste, which was used to feed the emperor's hunting dogs.
And while leisurely feeding his dogs, the emperor's expression suddenly changed, and he 'looked' remotely hundreds of li away.
His mental perception 'saw' that in the boundless sky there, a peerless expert, also a Martial Arts Myth, had appeared.
Similarly, that expert also 'saw' him from afar.
Then, in just one second, that figure silently crossed hundreds of li and arrived ten thousand zhang above the Imperial Palace.
And upon arriving here, this ordinary-looking figure shed all disguises, instantly transforming into a tall, handsome man.
It was Li Hai himself.
And the emperor, having instantly flown high into the sky, then spoke with a deep, laughing voice:
"Hahahahaha, for a thousand years, there have only been three Martial Arts Myths in my Martial World. Now, Your Excellency is another. I wonder where Your Excellency comes from, and what business brings you to my Imperial Palace?"
Upon hearing this question, Li Hai merely sneered, then said:
"Wu Tianshi, you're having a blast with your emperor game, aren't you? What, a thousand years isn't enough yet?"
