The atmosphere in the conference room once again became tense and oppressive.
Everyone’s faces kept changing, internally conflicted. If they didn’t agree to submit, even if they left here alive today, under the alliance between the Huang Family and the Rose Society, they would likely vanish into thin air. But if they did submit, it was as though a huge mountain constantly weighed down on their heads, an invisible blade hovering, ready to fall at any moment. Similarly, however, they would possess the ability to climb upwards, rather than merely cowering in their own territories.
This was a dilemma of a choice, life and power controlled by others, how should they choose?
"Don’t listen to Huangfu Meigui’s nonsense, she’s deceiving you, don’t be fooled. Think about what she’s done before, you really must consider carefully. It’s like boiling a frog in warm water; once you submit to her, you won’t be far from death..."
Seeing the expressions of the people around change, Zhuge Ling, who had been silent until then, could no longer hold back. She spoke sharply, her gaze towards Rose filled with murderous intent. She sensed a deep menace in Rose, a woman too terrifying for words, terrifying to the extreme. She made full use of one’s human nature, directing these people to act on her will, horrifyingly so. She now finally understood how Rose had step-by-step secured her position as the underground overlord of Modu, not only ruthless but also with horrifying methods.
"You are Zhuge Ling, I’ve heard of you."
Upon hearing Zhuge Ling’s words, Rose said with a light smile, "Zhuge Ling, Zhao Quan’s lover, and also his behind-the-scenes strategist. Zhao Quan, a nobody who managed to grasp most of the power of the Zhao Family in just a few years, largely thanks to you. It’s just too bad you sided with the wrong person. If you were with me, I assure you your intelligence and wisdom would be fully utilized. I admire you, but since we are enemies, I do not like to spare them, especially not a beautiful and smart woman like you. Such adversaries are the most fearsome, don’t you think, Zhuge Ling?"
At Rose’s words, Zhuge Ling scoffed, saying, "Hmph, Huangfu Meigui, you are far too confident. Do you really think you can control everything? You forget, the only reason our Zhao Family can keep these traitors in hand is because we have experts under our command. I didn’t want to use them, but alas, today you sought your own destruction. I tell you, none of you will leave here alive today. You all must die."
With that, Zhuge Ling snorted coldly and shrieked, "Everyone, come out and kill them, leave no one behind!"
The surroundings remained utterly silent, with no sound but Zhuge Ling’s voice echoing through the conference room.
Rose said nothing, merely crossing her arms and watching Zhuge Ling’s ’performance’ with a cold smirk.
"No... it can’t be, all of you come out now, won’t you even listen to me? Do you also wish to betray me? Come out, all of you, to execute the traitors!"
Zhuge Ling’s face grew frantic as she yelled again.
Alas, the surroundings were still utterly silent, with no one appearing.
Rose, with a slight smile on her face, said, "Strange, isn’t it? Why don’t the martial artists you arranged around appear? It’s simple, because I found them nuisance, so I sent them all to Hell. Not one is left alive, all are dead. In this villa, apart from us here, there are no other survivors. Do you hate me now, wishing you could kill me? You brought this on yourselves. When Zhao Lin kidnapped me, I told you, I would leave none of Zhao Quan’s line alive. Zhao Quan, do you want to kill me?"
Her words trailed off as Rose’s gaze landed on Zhao Quan, the mockery at the corners of her mouth undisguised.
"You... you..., Huangfu Meigui, you are so cruel! I curse you to die a horrible death."
Upon hearing these words, Zhao Quan’s face contorted fiercely in an instant, panting heavily as he glared at Rose, wishing he could pierce her heart with thousands of arrows with his gaze.
"Cruel? I think I’m too kind," Rose said indifferently, "Your son wanted to rape that girl, I simply had him hacked into pieces; too lenient really. If this were in Modu, I would have definitely made him wail for three days and nights first, then ensure he could never be a man again, and send him to Thailand afterwards. I believe Thailand has ways to turn a man into a woman, right? Now that I think about it, it indeed seems a pity. But rest assured, don’t worry about your son having no place for his corpse, because his body has been turned into ashes."
Hearing Rose’s words, Zhao Quan’s body shook uncontrollably, his lips quivered as he pointed at Rose, struggling to speak. Then, he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out, his whole body seeming to age decades in an instant as he fell into a chair. His fingers trembled as he pointed at Rose, staring fiercely at her, and with a gasp, another mouthful of blood spewed out, his body convulsed a few times, and he actually fainted.
Seeing Zhao Quan being literally fainted by Rose’s words, those struggling internally fell silent, a chill rising in everyone’s heart. Ruthless, too ruthless; this was certainly a rhythm to make Zhao Quan die a living death.
"Quan? Huangfu Meigui, I will kill you! You go to die."
Seeing Zhao Quan faint, Zhuge Ling’s face immediately twisted fiercely, looking terrifying as she picked up Zhao’s gun that had fallen on the table, aiming it directly at Rose.
However, just like Zhao Quan, before Zhuge Ling could pull the trigger, Lu Tianxing who had been standing behind Rose acted swiftly. A silver chopstick flashed like lightning, piercing through Zhuge Ling’s palm.
Zhuge Ling screamed in pain, the handgun falling to the ground. She clutched her arm, her eyes filled with hatred as she looked at Rose: "Huangfu Meigui, must you annihilate us all?"
"You are right, today I am indeed here to annihilate everyone," Rose said with a cold laugh, her expression turning icy in an instant, no longer paying attention to Zhuge Ling as her icy gaze swept around, "So, what have you all decided? Submit, or die."
"Miss Rose, you didn’t deceive us, we submit to you. Are you really not going to get involved in our power struggle?" a man with broad facial scars spoke up.
"Of course, I promised Uncle Long that I wouldn’t interfere with any of the Zhao Family’s affairs. From now on, Uncle Long will be one of my representatives in Xiangjiang. Rest assured, he’s just my representative and won’t meddle in your power struggles. Should any of you manage to become one of the underground overlords in Xiangjiang, you equally qualify to join the force behind me. Remember its name; it’s called Yama Palace, because before long, this name will strike terror into everyone, and command the world."
Rose spoke with immense pride, believing that one day, her statement would come true.