The plane landed slowly. When Li Xiaotian walked out, his face was deathly pale. He had been shot!
"Big Brother!!" Long Yi's eyes widened in disbelief. He then slapped himself fiercely, filled with anger and self-reproach.
"Your Majesty! Long Yi deserves death!" Long Yi immediately knelt down, gritting his teeth. He had always followed Li Xiaotian closely, yet his master had been injured. This filled him with guilt. He couldn't even imagine how he would explain himself to the Dragon King Hall brothers if something truly happened to Li Xiaotian.
"It's nothing, the injury isn't serious," Li Xiaotian said calmly. He had been shot in the back while protecting his aunt, but fortunately, it wasn't a vital spot, so he had managed to endure.
"Xiaotian!" Su Haiqing's face turned pale as she saw Li Xiaotian covered in blood. She immediately panicked.
"Aunt, I'm fine," Li Xiaotian quickly reassured her.
At this moment, the plane door opened, and Li Shanhai appeared at the exit. Seeing the bloodstains on Li Xiaotian, his mind went blank. The Dragon King was injured! Injured on a plane in Daqin!
"Mr. Li!" Li Shanhai hurried forward, unsure of what to say. Li Xiaotian had been attacked within Daqin's borders, and Daqin could not escape responsibility.
Li Shanhai couldn't even begin to imagine the situation he would have to face. Once the news of Li Xiaotian's injury reached the Dragon King Hall, he was certain that within an hour, the War Gods of the Dragon King Hall, scattered across the globe, would converge on the capital. And this time, they wouldn't be as understanding as they were before.
"Commander Li, I demand an explanation!" Li Xiaotian said coldly. He had not concealed any of his movements in Daqin from the War Department. Therefore, the Daqin War Department knew his whereabouts. The assassin who had attacked him, the flight attendant, was a citizen of Daqin.
"Mr. Li, rest assured, within a day, I will provide you with a satisfactory answer." Cold sweat beaded on Li Shanhai's forehead. He wished he could immediately find out who sent the assassins and then lead the War Department to destroy their base.
The fact that they had assassinated Li Xiaotian within Daqin's borders was clearly an attempt to shift the blame onto Daqin. This was intolerable.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Dragon King Hall in the capital had already arrived at the airport. They directly replaced the War Department's blockade of the airport. Every soldier from the Dragon King Hall had a murderous aura on their faces, viewing everyone as a potential assassin, ready to strike at any moment.
The King had been attacked and injured. Everyone present was filled with rage and self-reproach. This was a disgrace to the Dragon King Hall! A disgrace to all of them.
After disembarking, Li Xiaotian planned to go to the Dragon Palace Hotel. He didn't want Ye Qingmei and his daughter to know about his injury; he didn't want his wife and daughter to worry.
As soon as he stepped off the plane, an intelligence officer from the Dragon King Hall rushed up to Li Xiaotian.
"Your Majesty, a call from a War God in the hall. They received news of your assassination attempt and are requesting to be dispatched."
Li Shanhai, following at a distance, shuddered inwardly. As he had expected, the War Gods of the Dragon King Hall were going insane.
"Tell them to remain in their positions. No one is to act without my command," Li Xiaotian instructed. He had a feeling this assassination attempt was not simple. Thinking back to the disappearance of a hundred Dragon King Hall brothers in the eastern theater, he had a hunch that all of this was the work of the same group.
At this moment, Long Yi's phone was ringing incessantly. Seeing this, Long Yi's face was filled with guilt and self-reproach. It was the War Gods of the Dragon King Hall. Fearing they would disturb Li Xiaotian, they were calling Long Yi.
Long Yi answered the phone, and immediately, a furious roar erupted.
"Damn it! Long Yi, are you dead? Why don't you just die? We sent you to stay by Big Brother's side, not for you to live a life of ease. Can't you protect Big Brother at all?" It was Long San's voice, but before Long San could finish speaking, another voice cut in.
"Long Yi!! If His Majesty has any accident, I, Long Qi, will kill you first, and then I will kill all those assassins! Long Yi, you've disappointed me too much!!"
"The King of the Dragon King Hall was attacked and injured. I ask you, Long Yi, are you even alive? The King is not to be insulted! While the brothers of our Dragon King Hall are not all dead, the King's safety is paramount!!" Long Thirteen.
"Long Yi, get your ass back to the Dragon King Hall and leave Daqin. Let me go protect the King. The next time someone dares to harm the King, it will be over my dead body, Long Twenty!"
"Kill!! Damn it, what is the Daqin War Department doing? What are the brothers in Daqin doing? They actually let the King get injured. You are all useless, a bunch of good-for-nothings!!"
From behind, Li Shanhai's face grew paler as he heard the enraged roars of the War Gods of the Dragon King Hall. It was over, it was truly over. The War Gods of the Dragon King Hall had gone mad.
Li Xiaotian's injury had driven them all to madness. Dragons have scales, and if touched, they will die. Li Xiaotian was the Dragon King Hall's scale, and also their King. Li Xiaotian's injury had angered everyone in the Dragon King Hall.
"Ahhh!!" Long Yi roared, his heart filled with grief and indignation. This was his fault. His brothers' scolding was justified. If he hadn't been careless, His Majesty would never have been injured.
"Shut up!!" Li Xiaotian shouted, addressing Long Yi, but also the many War Gods of the Dragon King Hall on the phone.
Upon hearing Li Xiaotian's voice, the phone went quiet for a moment, and then it erupted again.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, is that you? Are you alright? Your brothers are all ready and are preparing to come to Daqin to protect you."
"Your Majesty, we request to be dispatched. This time, we must kill all enemies and avenge Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, all personnel from the Intelligence Department have been mobilized. We have locked onto one hundred and twenty-eight suspected targets. Please give the order, and the Intelligence Department is ready for decapitation operations at any time!"
"I said, all of you, shut up!" Li Xiaotian shouted again, feeling a sense of helplessness. These madmen only knew how to kill.
Instantly, the phone fell silent. No one made a sound.
"Stay put quietly. I'm fine. I just scraped my skin a bit, a minor injury. There's no need to make a fuss. Also, don't blame Long Yi. He did his best under the circumstances. He did nothing wrong!" Li Xiaotian said, then hung up the phone.
Long Yi's eyes welled up with tears. He looked at Li Xiaotian with deep remorse. It was clearly his dereliction of duty, yet His Majesty was still explaining for him, which made him feel even worse.
"What are you crying for! Didn't we capture one alive? Interrogate him thoroughly and find out who sent them!" Li Xiaotian reprimanded.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Long Yi immediately responded. At this moment, catching the mastermind and avenging His Majesty was the most important thing.