"Great Emperor, please, let me explain... This... this is all just my worthless son's nonsense! I've never done anything like this, I swear!"
Cold sweat drenched Mansion Master Shi's back. He had heard the stories about Yi Tianyun—the man had annihilated an Empire with a flick of his wrist, to say nothing of a minor mansion like theirs.
"Look at me!" Yi Tianyun's gaze turned cold.
The moment Mansion Master Shi raised his head to meet Yi Tianyun's gaze, he felt a ray of light surge forward and burrow into his very soul. Instantly, his body no longer felt like his own, and even his consciousness grew hazy.
"Was what your son said true?" Yi Tianyun asked calmly.
"Yes. I did indeed use the Celestial Cloud Empire's prestige to threaten other factions for my own gain. It wasn't difficult at all; in fact, it was quite simple. Next, I was planning to use it on the Mulin Mansion..."
