Chapter 149: Plundering the House

  The sudden rage of Mercedes VII shocked all the civil and military officials in the court, even Li Xie was frightened.

  The civil and military officials of the court are gloating over each other's misfortunes. Look, they don't even pay their respects, yet still put on airs. Their achievements have intimidated the Emperor, who has become enraged.

  Li Xie didn't understand what was going on, so why did Old Seven suddenly get so angry? He got so angry that his eyes turned red.

  Suddenly, Li Xie realized something. Mercedes VII would never get so angry with him over some ceremony. What could make her so angry must be because the holy light on Duke Avril had disappeared.

  Ordinary people would only think that Duke Avril hid the Holy Light, but Mercedes VII was different. He knew where Li Xie went last night and also sent a gift to Li Xie's Goddess of Life last night.

  Now that the sacred light of Duke Avril has disappeared, he can easily think of what happened last night and guess the real reason why Duke Avril does not have sacred light on him.

  Mercedes-Benz was also outraged by this matter.

  The holy light of Duke Avril has disappeared, which means she is no longer a saint and no longer the saint of the Tudor dynasty. In the eyes of Mercedes VII, no matter how strong Li Xie's half-god strength is, he can never be considered a true Tudor, but Duke Avril is a thorough Tudor.

  The rank of Duke Avier is, for Mercedes VII, the true foundation of the dynasty that can be touched! As for Li Xie, no matter how Li Xie is, if he is not a true Tudor, in Mercedes VII's eyes, his heart will never truly be placed on the Tudor dynasty.

  Now that Avriel is no longer a saint and can't even serve as a priest, this undoubtedly cuts off one of the fundamental roots of the Tudor dynasty. How could Mercedes VII not be enraged by this?

  Realizing this, Li Xie's face also sank instantly.

  Li Xie was very clear that he was just a pawn in the hands of Mercedes VII, and Mercedes VII's kindness to him was entirely out of utility rather than genuine sincerity.

  Thus, Li Xie's gratitude to Mercedes VII is not so thorough, only on the surface, Mercedes VII is good to him, he does some good deeds in return, which can be understood more as a transaction between the two parties.

  Such gratitude is also Li Xie's bottom line.

  For example, involving Li Xie's personal feelings.

  He and Avril had a mutual affection, nothing more than making love. Why should Mercedes VII intervene? Even being intimate with his own woman requires another man's approval? This is something no man can accept, let alone Li Xie!

  Now Li Xie's wings are full, and his own strength is such that only one person in the Tudor dynasty can threaten him, Duke of Rhein. The masters around him could overturn the entire dynasty at any moment. He called King Meissedes VII, paid homage to him, completely out of past favors, but if Meissedes VII went too far, things would not be good.

  Who is willing to be a servant of others for their whole life? Those who are willing to do so are simply lacking in strength.

  "Your Majesty!" Li Xie's face turned cold: "Watch your tone! Also, don't touch my bottom line!"

  Li Xie spoke in a low voice, still considering the face of Mercedes VII, and did not immediately tear his face, but there was also a threatening component in his words.

  Mercedes VII's rapid breathing, clenched teeth, and growing anger were about to erupt! Just then, a hand pressed down on Mercedes VII's shoulder, the force transmitted through the palm sending a shockwave through his mind, leaving him utterly astonished!

  The other party is a demigod, how dare he get angry with him! The 100,000 hunting leopard army of Sunflower City couldn't hold back his evil army for several days. How long can the 100,000 imperial guards in the capital hold on?

  Mercedes VII glanced sideways at Lefiya and nodded in understanding before sighing.

  He realized that after all, he couldn't blame Li Xie for this matter. In his eyes, Li Xie was a demigod and wouldn't care about the sacred ritual of Duke Elwes. Even if it was broken, it would just be broken, nothing more. The only one to blame was Mercedes VII himself, who hadn't asked beforehand and thought that Li Xie wouldn't be too impatient, at least not until after Duke Elwes became a demigod. Who knew it would turn out like this?

  Mercedes VII Chao Li Xie threw an apologetic glance, and immediately his face was somewhat embarrassed. Now all the civil and military officials in the court have seen him get angry, just waiting for what's next! How to deal with it? He is the emperor, but must maintain dignity in front of the civil and military officials!

  Li Xie smiled loudly and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I took the beautiful wine from your palace last night and won the heart of Duke Aiwei'er. Your Majesty is my matchmaker, so please don't be angry about the wine. I will repay you a hundred times."

  "Hahaha……" Mercedes VII also burst out laughing: "How could I, the king, get angry over fine wine? I was just joking with you, my dear. You don't have to return that wine. I have plenty of fine wines, and if you like them, feel free to take them."

  "Alright, alright."

  One king and one minister, burst into loud laughter, directly making a group of ministers laugh to the point of being at a loss, all because of fine wine? What's going on?

  "Your Majesty, what shall be done with the families of Pansy and Hayes?" Elr asked for the final judgment from Mercedes VII after announcing the crimes of the two families.

  "Assassinate!" Mercedes VII laughed loudly, but the anger and depression in his heart did not decrease by half. He could only vent on these two families.

  But Mercedes said only one word that sealed the fate of the Pansens and the Hayes - henceforth, they were disgraced in the Tudor court!

  Next, there was supposed to be a grand celebratory banquet, but Li Xie's mind was preoccupied with the things that Vandy Zel and Zeinard had gathered, and he didn't have the heart to attend the banquet. He led Duke Elwes to his former manor, and Elwes even selected a few slaves to serve him, because Li Xie still needed to stay in the imperial capital for a few more days, waiting for news from Mudan City.

  Inside the evil mansion.

  Fan Di Xiang swept the servant's expenses hall, then said: "Your Majesty, this time the house was searched, and one person could not be found. The official asked Your Majesty, that person is not in the Imperial Capital, and it is unknown where he is."

  Li Xie, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up at Fan Di and asked, "The young son of the Right Chancellor?"

  Vandy nodded: "It's him! A few years ago he was a 9th-level Sword Saint, and now his strength is unknown, sir can't help but take it seriously."

  "Yes, what did Your Majesty say?"

  "Your Majesty has already sent people to investigate all around."

  Li Xie nodded: "Later, please give us a portrait of the emperor, and we will also send someone to search for it. Once found, behead without discussion, eradicate the roots, this weed cannot be left!"

  "Yes, sir."

  "So..." Li's eyebrows twitched, the little episode with the young son of the Right Prime Minister was just a small interlude, and since Mercedes VII couldn't find his words, Li feared it would be difficult to find them too, so he wouldn't put too much thought into it. Now, Li's thoughts were mostly on what he had gained from last night's house search.

  Vandy Sell nodded, his face blooming like a chrysanthemum: "Heh heh, sir, the gold coins we got last night, roughly calculated, are worth 2.5 billion!"

  "Wow, so much!" Li Xie was greatly surprised. He had squeezed dry the wealth of Jin Zhi, the lord of Pyongyang Castle, and cheated the Pan family out of 10 billion gold coins. Now his own net worth was only around 25 billion or so.

  The two families of Pan and Sen had no fiefdoms, yet they possessed so much gold!

  Vandy Sell smiled and said, "The two families have been operating for many years, and the bribes they collect are naturally not small. If it weren't for the large amount of money provided to the Cheetah Army, we would be able to reap even more."

  "Haha, one must know when to be content! My wealth doubled overnight, that's enough. Out of these 2.5 billion, 500 million will be divided among you, each getting 100 million! Take out another 200 million and divide it between my two brothers! This is called sharing the fortune!"

  Yat and Brad beside him didn't refuse either. Brad stroked his chin and sighed, "Should we change our profession to be robbers?"

  Art nodded heavily in agreement with Brad. When mercenaries struggled to make ends meet, the evil duke could plunder a house and live off it for half their lifetime.

  "There must be more good stuff besides gold coins." Li Xie looked at the intense smile on Vandy's face, definitely not just a gain of gold coins.

  "Great wisdom!" Vandy Sell took out a brocade belt and poured out over a dozen space rings on the table, his eyes shining brightly as he said: "The Right Prime Minister has collected many treasures, all of which I have taken for Your Excellency! They are all in these space rings! Your Excellency, several of them are quite good treasures!"

  "Oh? Take it out and let me see."

  "Alright!"

  Vandy Sell took out a staff that was one meter five long, the staff was entirely fire red and inlaid with a red magic crystal. Vandy Sell said: "A staff made of 9th rank fire magic crystal, apart from the high quality of the magic crystal, the value of this staff lies in its ability to continuously condense magic, and it has been engraved with the 9th rank fire magic 'Inferno Dragon Break Slash'. I have calculated the time required to gather magic and the amount of magic stored in the crystal. This staff can store up to ten uses of 'Inferno Dragon Break Slash', and the charging time is one month."

  Li's eyes lit up: "So, does that mean people who don't understand magic can also cast ninth-level fire magic nine times?"

  Vandy nodded: "That's right! As long as you inject a little magic power and activate the magic array on the staff, it will work!"

  "Heh heh!" Li Xie handed the staff over, immediately presenting it to Duke Aiwei. Li Xie himself didn't need such a staff and couldn't use it either, but Duke Aiwei was just right for it. With this staff in hand, Duke Aiwei at least had the ability to protect herself!

  Avril smiled and accepted it, not forgetting to give Li Xie a kiss on the cheek as a sign of gratitude.

  Vandy Seel continued to hold the treasure, a pair of large knives, and said: "This pair of knives is made of Xuantian Cold Iron, extremely hard and can increase the combat aura by 10%..."

  "I've got it!" Brad Pitt didn't wait for Vandy Sell to finish before immediately snatching the double knives away.

  Li Xie didn't mind, gesturing for Fan Di to continue.

  Van Di took out a few more weapons, although they couldn't be compared to the Hai Huang collection, but they were also considered to be fine pieces below the tenth rank. Except for one "Black Gold Heavy Sword" which was reserved for Ka No, the rest were all taken by Li Xie.

  Finally, Van Dyke's face turned difficult and said: "Sir, there is one more thing, also the most precious one, but..."

  Li Xie glanced at Van Dyke and Brad on either side of Art, understood the meaning, and smiled: "It's okay, we're all family."

  Fan Di shook his head, but Ya Te smiled and said: "Second brother, big brother wants to have a few drinks, come on, let's go take a stroll around the imperial capital of the Dutton dynasty."

  Brad Pitt is not a fool either, laughing: "Alright, let's go! You three take your time, I'll go for a walk with big brother."

  "Alright." Li Xie didn't keep them either, watching them leave. Only then did Li Xie furrow his brow: "What exactly is it that even my sworn brothers can't know?"