Longgong Hotel, Li Shanhai rushed over, waiting at the hotel entrance for Li Xiaotian's summons.
At this moment, Li Shanhai's face was gloomy, and his heart was filled with rage. He had carefully managed his relationship with Li Xiaotian, maintaining the friendship between the Dragon King Hall and the Great Qin Empire.
But who would have thought that within a single night, the Zhao family was annihilated, and numerous prominent families in the capital collectively condemned Li Xiaotian.
"All of them are a bunch of idiots! A bunch of damned useless people!" Li Shanhai gritted his teeth and cursed, hating these noble families to the core.
Especially the Li family, Li Shanhai wished he could personally lead troops to destroy them.
You, the Li family, are already on the brink of death. Just wait for your demise, why make such a futile struggle? Framing Li Xiaotian for the annihilation of the Zhao family, do you truly believe your Li family, as a top-tier noble family, can do whatever you please?
Even more detestable, the Li family actually incited other innocent noble families to turn against Li Xiaotian. This is as if they wanted to escalate the situation further!
The other noble families that followed the Li family's outcry were also a bunch of brainless individuals. Did they not realize the extraordinary background of Li Xiaotian, when even I, Li Shanhai, address him as Mr. Li when facing him?
Let alone the fact that Li Xiaotian did not commit the annihilation of the Zhao family, even if he did, so what? He possesses the strength to do so!
Li Shanhai felt anxious, unsure of Li Xiaotian's mood at the moment. If he were to hear about this and become enraged, directly summoning the forces of the Dragon King Hall, then things would truly spiral out of control.
"Lord Li, hehe, you've arrived early. Big Brother is inviting you in." Long Yi walked out, speaking with a smile.
"Lord Long, alas! It's a long story. The Li family's actions are too presumptuous!" Li Shanhai said with a wry smile, his face full of helplessness.
"Look at what you're saying. Even a beast struggles when it's about to die. The Li family, after all, is a top-tier noble family of Great Qin, so it's understandable for them to make a fuss." Long Yi said with a cold smile.
Li Shanhai nodded with a wry smile, unable to respond. He followed Long Yi into the hotel.
"Lord Li, I heard that those in charge of the Zhao family's annihilation case want to summon my Big Brother for questioning? Are you here for this matter today?"
Long Yi asked with a smile, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, Li Shanhai felt a headache coming on, inwardly cursing those idiots. He had suppressed this matter, but he never expected those idiots to leak it out!
When did his orders as the commander of the war department become so ineffective? It seemed he needed to find time to deal with some people properly. Within the war department, no one dared to question his orders.
"Lord Long Yi is joking. Those people must have been secretly bought by the Li family, which is why they are acting so recklessly. When I return, I will deal with them immediately," Li Shanhai stated, then continued.
"I am here today because of the Zhao family matter, not to accuse, but to apologize. This is an oversight on our part in the war department, allowing the Li family and a group of brainless noble families to disturb Mr. Li's mood."
As they were speaking, Long Yi brought Li Shanhai to Li Xiaotian's room.
"Lord Li." Li Xiaotian was sitting on the sofa. Upon seeing Li Shanhai, he greeted him with a faint smile.
"Dragon King." Li Shanhai quickly responded, then sat down following Li Xiaotian's gesture, his heart filled with unease.
"Heh heh, Lord Li, you've come because of the Zhao family matter, haven't you? It's nothing. I haven't taken this matter to heart. As for the rumors outside, I don't care either. My target is only the Li family," Li Xiaotian said with a smile.
When Li Shanhai heard Li Xiaotian's words, he felt a wave of relief. As long as Li Xiaotian didn't blame the other noble families and only intended to destroy the Li family, the matter was still within manageable limits.
"However," Li Xiaotian continued. Li Shanhai's heart tightened again, and he perked up his ears, waiting for his next words.
"From now on, I will play with the Li family slowly. If anyone with no eyes dares to help the Li family, I don't mind destroying them together."
"Also, I don't want anyone from the war department to be among those who help the Li family."
Li Shanhai's head throbbed. He quickly said, "Mr. Li, please rest assured, no one from the war department will act to help the Li family. If any inconsiderate person dares to act privately to help the Li family, I, Li Shanhai, will personally deal with them and purge the sect."
"As for other families with no eyes, if they are intentionally seeking death, Mr. Li need not show mercy. I will handle all subsequent issues."
"Well, that's good. I don't want to affect our friendship because of such a trivial matter," Li Xiaotian said with a smile and a nod.
"Heh heh, Mr. Li, the Great Qin Empire and the Dragon King Hall are always on the same side. We are eternal friends," Li Shanhai said with a smile, finally feeling relieved and completely relaxed.
As long as Li Xiaotian didn't turn against them, the Great Qin Empire, because of this, everything was negotiable.
Let alone destroying the Li family, even if all three top-tier noble families of Great Qin were annihilated by Li Xiaotian, it would be insignificant.
Great Qin would simply consider it as clearing out a group of disobedient landlords and then support new families afterward.
"By the way, Mr. Li, I have information regarding the annihilation of the Zhao family last night." Li Shanhai spoke.
"After the God of War banquet concluded last night, Zhao Tianlong of the Zhao family went to the Li family despite his injuries, and then the Li family sent people to annihilate the Zhao family."
"Zhao Tianlong never emerged from the Li family after entering, and after the Zhao family was annihilated, the Li family specifically hired doctors to treat Zhao Tianlong's injuries."
"Haha, tsk tsk tsk, impressive. This Zhao Tianlong is also a ruthless man. He did this to retaliate against Big Brother, even his own family members he could bring himself to harm!" Long Yi suddenly interjected, his face filled with mockery.
Li Xiaotian glanced at him, and Long Yi immediately retracted his expression.
"That's right, Lord Long Yi is correct. Zhao Tianlong must have been consumed by hatred. In order to retaliate against Mr. Li, he defected to the Li family and colluded with them to annihilate the Zhao family, framing Mr. Li. Their actions were intended to force out Mr. Li's true identity." Li Shanhai stated, feeling quite emotional. Zhao Tianlong was Ye Qingmei's biological father. By all rights, he held an excellent hand, but his poor play caused him to lose the game.
Imagine, if at their first meeting, Zhao Tianlong had not been arrogant because he was from the Zhao family when meeting Ye Qingmei and Li Xiaotian, but had instead focused solely on rekindling kinship with his long-lost daughter, perhaps Zhao Tianlong's situation would be entirely different now.
"Don't let Qingmei know about this," Li Xiaotian said indifferently, as if Zhao Tianlong had died with the Zhao family last night.
Although he believed Ye Qingmei had no affection for her biological father, Zhao Tianlong, blood was thicker than water. Once she knew that Zhao Tianlong had betrayed his own kin in his quest for revenge, it would surely displease her.
Long Yi and Li Shanhai nodded slightly. The two exchanged a look. This matter, after all, could not be kept under wraps forever. If they did not want Ye Qingmei to know the truth of the matter, then the only way was for Zhao Tianlong to die as well.