Genshin Impact, it's you who rejected me, why are you all in such a hurry if I just give up?

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"It's fine if you don't give me, the Emperor, any face."

"However, it wouldn't be good if someone with ulterior motives found out about this and started spreading rumors."

Lin Jiu'an's smile faded slightly, and he asked curiously, "Lord Li, you don't know what your only son has done, do you?"

Hearing the repeated emphasis on "only child," Li Fan felt he was about to lose his temper.

But looking at his son's still convulsing body, he knew he had to endure it.

He had to see with his own eyes the day that this beast was brought to justice!

but.

Looking at the wine stained with the blood of his own son, Li Fan couldn't lift his arm at all.

at this time.

"enough!"

"Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for doing this?"

"Aren't you afraid of the law?!"

Lin Jiu'an's smile vanished completely as he looked at the person who had suddenly interrupted.

He was an elderly man with white hair and beard, his chest heaving violently, clearly enraged.

"Are you talking to me?"

The old man felt a chill run down his spine at Lin Jiu'an's indifferent smile, but after thinking it over, he still didn't think Lin Jiu'an would dare to lay a hand on him.

"Outrageous behavior! Indiscriminate killing of innocents! You are utterly unworthy of being an emperor!"

"So it really was talking to me."

Lin Jiu'an casually threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, spilling wine all over the place. The purplish-red wine mixed with the crimson blood was a beautiful sight.

Lin Jiu'an stepped over the pool of blood, clapped his hands, and walked toward the old man.

"innocent?"

"You said I killed an innocent man."

"Then I'd like to ask you something."

"You're talking about those ordinary people who are forced to go hungry because of the price gouging by you businessmen."

"The workers and the Chiyan Army who were killed by you businessmen for your own profit."

"The merchants and small vendors who have been driven to ruin by you businessmen, just trying to make a living."

Lin Jiu'an walked up to the old man, stopped, and tapped his chest.

"You tell me."

Are they innocent or not?

The old man's momentum faltered for a moment, then he retorted defiantly, "What nonsense are you spouting? We're doing legitimate business!"

"A legitimate business."

Lin Jiu'an smiled and then shrugged.

"Whatever, whether it's proper or not, it doesn't matter how many families are ruined or destroyed."

"but."

Lin Jiu'an's gaze fell on his right arm, and he raised his finger to point to his right hand.

She asked softly, "You were pointing at me with this finger just now, weren't you?"

"Unfortunately, I hate it when people point fingers at me."

The white-haired old man looked at Lin Jiu'an, who was squinting, and took a step back in fright, but tripped over the chair and almost fell over.

"What do you want to do?!"

"I'm a law-abiding citizen!"

"There's a limit to your outrageous behavior! Aren't you afraid of retribution?! Aren't you afraid of the law?! Aren't you afraid of losing all public support?!"

"law?"

Lin Jiu'an laughed.

He raised his hand, grabbed the old man's arm, and pulled him down onto the table.

'Bang!'

The immense force forced the old man to his knees.

But he could only watch helplessly as Lin Jiu'an held a dagger in his other hand.

"Is it this one?"

The index finger was cut off.

"No, it should be this one?"

This time it's the middle finger.

"Still not right..."

He cut off one finger after another.

The only sounds in the banquet hall were the old man's screams and the sound of sharp instruments cutting through flesh.

Only after cutting off all five of the old man's fingers did Lin Jiu'an stand up, satisfied, holding the dagger.

"remember."

"I am the law."

Lin Jiu'an turned around and looked around as he spoke.

"Does anyone else have any comments?"

The merchants who were looking at him all lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"It seems not..."

Lin Jiu paused for a moment, then looked at the gaunt middle-aged businessman who had just been late and his smile became incredibly bright again.

I've forgotten about you.

The gaunt middle-aged merchant trembled uncontrollably until he heard the footsteps approaching him and saw the legs that were standing in front of his desk. At that moment, the middle-aged merchant could no longer hold back and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm really stuck in traffic."

"The newly purchased carriages are all about the problems of the driver and the horses, as well as the problems of the common people."

"It really isn't my fault!"

"Why are you so afraid?"

Lin Jiu'an gently patted his head and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to reason with you."

As the gaunt middle-aged businessman looked at Lin Jiu'an's gentle smile, the trembling in his body gradually subsided.

Lin Jiu'an then slowly said, "I understand you, it's just traffic."

"But you're saying that if there's a traffic jam, why can't you just walk here instead of taking a car?"

Without waiting for the gaunt middle-aged businessman to answer, he explained to him himself, "I understand, he just doesn't want to walk."

Then, Lin Jiu'an waved.

To everyone's horror, a maidservant brought out a long sword.

Lin Jiu'an, holding the longsword, smiled brightly once again.

"Since you don't like walking, it seems you don't need these legs anymore."

"No, no, no, no, no! I need it! I need it!"

"Spare me! Spare me! I'll tell you! Someone ordered me to do it! I'll tell you everything! Let me go... Ah!!!"

Looking at the middle-aged businessman whose two legs had been brutally severed, the businessmen in the room felt their scalps tingle even more. Some of them, who were less mentally prepared, trembled and even had puddles of water beneath them.

"Look at you, you're so disrespectful to me, yet I'm still thinking of you. Don't you like walking? You can sit for the rest of your life from now on."

Lin Jiu'an squatted down, grinning maliciously as he grabbed his hair.

I'm inviting you to the banquet out of kindness.

"You dare to be late?"

"I'm asking you, aren't you disrespecting me?"

The man was crying and his eyes were filthy; he just kept shaking his head in terror.

Lin Jiu'an laughed again.

"It's okay, you don't need to lie. I know you don't have feelings for me."

"Since you don't care about me, and since you don't want to attend this banquet, then don't attend."

"Go home. If you don't like coming, you don't need to come again."

Watching the middle-aged businessman crawling away from the banquet hall on his bare hands, and seeing the bloodstains all over the floor.

And then there's Lin Jiu'an with a beaming smile.

The merchants were utterly terrified.

Lin Jiu'an walked back to Li Fan, rested his hands on his knees, bent over, and looked at him earnestly.

"Lord Li, are you going to give me any face?"

Li Fan revealed a smile more painful than a grimace, tremblingly raised the wine glass filled with his son's blood, and painfully smiled as he drank the wine down.

Lin Jiu'an then revealed a satisfied smile.

He turned back to his seat, leaned against the desk, propped his face up with his hand, and looked down at the merchants below who dared not even breathe and kept their heads down, not daring to look at him.

"Now let's talk about the second thing."

"It's still the same request: you provide the money, I'll provide the ideas, we'll build a new city, and all the credit will go to me."

"Who is in favor? Who is against?"

Chapter Seventeen: Condensed Light/Counterattack/Hall Master (5K5)

The merchants left Qunyu Pavilion one after another.

As the last person left, Ningguang finally couldn't help but say, "They won't let this go."

"You're only driving them to the brink."

Lin Jiu'an looked at Ning Guang with amusement, then asked with a smile, "So what do you think I should do?"

Ningguang pursed her lips, unable to speak for a moment.

"Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; it requires taking it step by step."

That's what she meant.

But looking at Lin Jiu'an, whose hands were covered in blood and whose face was speckled with blood, yet he was drinking wine, she didn't know what to say.

Whenever the other person looks at her and smiles.

Ningguang felt as if she were naked in front of him, giving her the feeling that he could see right through her.

"I don't know," Ningguang finally whispered.

She then added with a hint of concern, "Doing this will only make them feel threatened, and they'll resort to desperate measures."

Lin Jiu'an remained noncommittal: "A dog that can jump over a wall is a good dog, isn't it?"

Do you want to solve the problem by force?

Ningguang lowered her head.

She said that because she knew Lin Jiu'an would most likely find out.

Aside from a slight worry that Lin Jiu'an might be assassinated too quickly by the businessman, and then she might be the next target for retribution.

I mainly want to know what he's trying to achieve by doing this.