Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 276: Chapter 278: An Envoy Dies Just After Forming an Alliance

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“Alas, this time… we may have a great merit.” Bai Lv revealed a trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

“Be quiet, this Zhao Jian’an clearly wanted to monopolize the glory and was bewitched by the Spirit Realm Three Demons, only to die from the backlash of his Divine Thought. This was a tactic by the Spirit Realm to obstruct the alliance with our Great Nether Dynasty. Can’t you all see that?” Divine Thought burst forth from Bai Lv, instantly subduing everyone.

“Be at peace!”

“Lord Bai, do you need me to dispatch troops to help?” Black Hand loved a big scene, thus he spoke.

“Bai Lv, these demon soil monstrosities have gone too far in bullying our Great Nether. For such a grave sin as killing an envoy, you still make excuses for them. Whose minister are you, theirs or the Great Nether’s?” Someone shouted angrily.

“There is no need to trouble Lord Black Hand, I can handle this matter.” Bai Lv’s expression was extremely ugly.

“Soul Calming!”

“It was the three Great Demons of the Spirit Realm that made their move, right?”

“That’s good. If Lord Bai can’t resolve it, we have specialized personnel to handle the situation,” said Black Hand.

“Qing Ling!”

“Now, all the members of the Great Nether’s envoy believe it was our doing. Every one of them is hard to appease,” said Black Hand.

“What? The Deputy Envoy is dead? Was he that despairing?” Qin Muye was somewhat surprised. Isn’t it good to be alive? What happened that led him to commit suicide?

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“It seems he was influenced too. Tsk, the leading Envoy must be having a headache now,” said Qin Muye with a hint of mockery in his tone.

“Yes, Master, I will take care of it,” Black Hand spoke up.

“Interesting. It’s not an external factor, but an influence from within.”

“Can’t you see such an obvious setup and framing? You are truly a bunch of imbeciles!!!” Bai Lv was so angry that he lost his composure.

“Steady the Spirit!”

Bai Lv sighed. How did he get involved in such a mess?

In and of itself, their arrival in this world was filled with immense hostility. When there were benefits, they could endure it for a while, but if the benefits did not outweigh the costs, they naturally would not endure.

After all, the other party openly criticized them. Now, based on the face of cooperation, they would not act, but if they fell into Black Hand’s grasp, he guaranteed that he could make this group suffer every punishment in prison while still alive.

But to thwart the alliance between the Great Nether Dynasty and his, they would directly kill him.

Not only would the original promotion and rich rewards be lost, but even lives would have to be accounted for here.

Unless someone from the Envoy themselves took action to make it look like a suicide.

Apart from the already dead Zhao Jian’an, the remaining Envoy members were also under the influence of the Spirit Realm Three Demons. This could no longer be explained by a decrease in intelligence; it was more like they were being sent to their deaths.

Looking at it now, the one who should really be anxious was not Qin Muye, but the leading Envoy Bai Lv. By the afternoon he was supposed to further negotiations, but instead, this mess happened and even his own people’s hearts were taken hostage.

Great Nether has three main departments: Demon Extermination, Demon Slayer, and Annihilation Spirit, which correspond to the Spirit Realm Demons, Exotic Realm Demon Worms, and Demon Machines Evil Spirits, respectively. It is said that there has been recent movement to prepare for a fourth major department, targeting the Demon Soil Spirit Monsters.

At that time, it would be a one-stop funeral service. He had no fondness for these people.

Their methods were very ruthless. Under normal circumstances, it did not lead to death but could cause a change in personality and deformation of the soul.

And now, Qin Muye had agreed, making the follow-up matters much easier.

Black Hand directly released the surveillance, which Bai Lv naturally recognized at a glance as Zhao Jian’an being bewitched and possessed by the Spirit Realm Three Demons.

Black Hand naturally knew about these matters too, but based on interest, a few curses mattered little. However, if they overstepped, that would be another matter entirely.

But the problem was that his subordinates did not believe it; they thought it was just an Illusion Technique, deliberately meant to humiliate them.

If the Envoy could suffer such a setback, let alone the internal affairs of the Great Nether Dynasty.

When the Spirit Realm Three Demons act, unless Emperor Shen You provides his escort, even Ninth Realm Magicians would only notice traces, let alone him, an Eighth Realm Magician.

His gaze shifted, looking at the members of the Envoy in the post house, each naturally in an agitated mood.

Qin Muye fell silent for a moment, then said, “Then show them the surveillance footage. If they still make a fuss, we’ll send them on their way.”

Qin Muye immediately concluded that the cause of Death was due to excessively active mental state leading to uncontrollable emotions and desires, resulting in Divine Thought being engulfed by desires, and ultimately dying from an explosion.

Qin Muye frowned, then pulled up the surveillance footage himself.

Three Magic spells transformed into Spiritual Light and directly penetrated the bodies of all Envoy members. The righteous indignation that had been vocal a moment before suddenly ceased.

Killing them was out of the question; the Demon Extermination Department would have to deal with them.

To be honest, Qin Muye didn’t really care whether the alliance with the Great Nether would be successful or not. From the exchanges with this group of envoys, he could tell that these so-called people of the Great Nether had no regard for them at all, even using Demon Soil to refer to his territory.

After saying this, he left to deal with the situation.

Although he didn’t care about his reputation, it didn’t mean anyone could step on him. Now they wanted an explanation—as if Qin Muye would be afraid.

So this time, Black Hand Valley’s visit was not to inform Qin Muye about the death of a deputy envoy. Even if the main envoy Bai Lv died, it wouldn’t matter much. The main reason was to demand from Qin Muye an order to break off the facade of civility.

He had his guards up, but when it came to the strong preying on the weak, no amount of precaution was enough.

He never expected that the minds of the individuals in this envoy group had been quietly manipulated.

After reviewing the footage, he saw the deputy envoy named Zhao Jian’an return to his room, his complexion constantly changing, before he suddenly uttered profanities and then died from an explosive death.

Now it was better for Qin Muye to take action himself rather than have the Spirit Monsters from Demon Soil do it. Other factions of Spirit Monsters would probably love to see this scene. If there really was a rebellion, the other side might strike them dead without hesitation.

If this couldn’t be understood, then his Second Grade official status would be in vain.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but feel an exhilarated thrill from deep within, though the challenge had shot up as well. After all, handling an entire envoy’s affair single-handedly wasn’t simple. But if it were simple, the credit wouldn’t fall to him.

Thus, he needed to repair the situation quickly, or it would definitely cause problems in subsequent negotiations.

Therefore, they were all ecstatic, completely overlooking their own strengths, focusing only on demanding Black Hand Valley hand over the murderer while cursing loudly.

In the presence of these beings, Bai Lv was no more significant than an ant, not to mention the weaker members of the envoy, so it was quite normal for them to have been manipulated with evil intentions.

At this point, Bai Lv felt as if his scalp was numbing; wasn’t the situation clear to him?

At this time, he was stiffly communicating with Black Hand Valley about the matter.

This was definitely the work of the three Great Demons of Spirit Realm; otherwise, it could not have slipped past him, especially since this manipulation was deep-rooted, not recent, indicating it began before their departure.

This infuriated Bai Lv immensely.

Though the three Great Demons suffered occasional mental disturbances due to the heavy injuries inflicted by Emperor Shen You, it didn’t mean they had weakened, even Emperor Shen You himself had to treat them seriously.

This was a crisis of trust.

This indicated that the Lord of Demon Soil’s power seemed even more mysterious and unpredictable.

These people indeed did not openly declare it, but at the post house, they all spoke in this manner.

This was no longer about Black Hand Valley having to explain to him, rather, he needed to explain to Black Hand Valley.

The entire territory was covered by the Magic Network, plus there was the forty-five-layer Abyss serving as a massive server, ensuring ample storage.

Within the whole envoy group, he was the strongest; no one could match him.

Previously, the benefits had to be shared with all personnel, but now it was different; all the credit for the successful alliance would be his alone.

Trouble was, they misconstrued the structure of Qin Muye’s territory; it didn’t matter whether an envoy died, even if envoys along with royal kin perished here, it would be a minor matter.

But the details would depend on the outcome of his current mission as part of the contingency plans.

Yet, it seemed that the Spirit Realm Three Demons did not dare to step into the territory of Demon Soil; otherwise, they wouldn’t have just these few tactics.

As for murder, that was out of the question—why would the Spirit Monster kill him without cause?

As for these members of the envoy, Bai Lv had no way to save them after having their minds beguiled into madness; the only course of action now was to try to bring them back to the Great Nether Dynasty.

With the final Magic spell cast, all personnel fell into deep slumber.