The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

To stop them from using underhanded tactics against the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yang Xia also stopped being merciful.

He muttered to himself, "Bastard... how dare he try to undermine my Great Zhou Dynasty from behind! He really underestimates the prestige of my Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Since you intend to offend us, then we'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."

After the soldiers from the Red Cake Kingdom let him pass, Yang Xia carefully controlled the puppet all the way.

They were afraid that the puppet would reveal a flaw and be discovered by the soldiers, causing all their previous efforts to be in vain.

Yang Xia manipulated the puppet to observe the surrounding situation and adapt to the circumstances, so as not to arouse suspicion from the other party.

Although it felt somewhat difficult, Yang Xia was determined to persevere.

Yang Xia returned to the Red Cake Kingdom with the puppet and transported all the cargo on the ship to the Red Cake Kingdom Palace.

Red Cake Kingdom's leader, Akagi-kun, was overjoyed to hear that Wu Xun of the Great Zhou Dynasty had brought his favorite mineral.

They had long coveted the minerals of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Now that I've finally seen it, I'm naturally overjoyed.

Seeing his leader, Akagi-kun, so happy, Commander Okada of the Red Cake Kingdom felt uneasy.

He looked at Akagi-kun with a puzzled expression and said, "Boss... don't you find this strange?"

“We just shipped venomous snakes to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Wu Xun brought back the Great Zhou Dynasty’s ore. Don’t you think there’s something wrong with that?”

"I think we should be careful and not be careless. This Wu Xun is not trustworthy."

After listening to Okada's explanation, Akagi, the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, showed a dismissive attitude.

“What you say makes sense, but now that we’ve come to the main hall of my Red Cake Kingdom, I believe he wouldn’t dare to play any tricks.”

“I don’t believe he has the guts. I want to see what kind of precious minerals Wu Xun has brought from the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

Seeing that their leader, Akagi-kun, was so resolute, Commander Okada of the Red Cake Kingdom could say nothing more, much less try to stop him.

Seeing that the venomous snake had been safely transported to the palace of the Red Cake Kingdom, Yang Xia sneered and said, "Lord Akagi... you're in for a surprise."

"If you open the box and see the venomous snakes I prepared for your Great Zhou Dynasty returned untouched, I wonder what you would think."

When the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, Akagi-kun, learned that Wu Xun had given him something particularly precious, he was overjoyed.

He looked at Wu Xun with a big smile and said, "That's great...you're such a good citizen."

"Once our plan succeeds, you may migrate to the Red Cake Kingdom at any time, and I will certainly appoint you as a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."

"I will let you enjoy wealth and luxury in my Red Cake Kingdom, and live a carefree life."

Akagi-kun said excitedly, never expecting Wu Xun to bring him such a huge surprise.

Yang Xia found it utterly ridiculous to see Akagi-kun's smug expression and to hear his excitement over the "precious minerals" brought by Wu Xun.

He snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "Don't be too happy yet, you're about to suffer."

"This karmic retribution has come at just the right time; you probably didn't even expect it yourself."

"I wonder how you will react when you open the box and see these venomous snakes in front of you."

Yang Xia was actually looking forward to Akagi-kun's reaction.

Yang Xia, controlling the puppet, heard the conditions offered by Akagi-kun.

He also feigned excitement and gratitude, smiling broadly as he said, "Thank you, Akagi-kun... Thank you, Chief."

"I will never forget the great kindness and virtue of the leader."

"I will do my utmost to fulfill any orders given by the leader."

Akagi was very satisfied with Wu Xun's attitude and couldn't wait to open the box and take a look.

"Someone come here... quickly open this box and let me see the finest ore from the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"This is truly a fine piece of goods; let me take a good look at it."

Upon hearing Akagi-kun's order, his subordinates dared not disobey in the slightest. Several soldiers approached the box and opened it without hesitation.

But the moment the box was opened, several soldiers screamed.

The scene suddenly became chaotic and tense, and Akagi-kun was momentarily unaware of what was happening.

"What's going on? All I asked you to do was open the box! What's with all this wailing and howling?!" Akagi-kun angrily rebuked the soldiers.

But before he could finish speaking, the venomous snakes in the box sprang out and rushed toward the soldier who had just opened it.

Amidst the soldiers' screams, several soldiers were quickly bitten to death by venomous snakes.

On the ground, venomous snakes writhed incessantly, seemingly numbering in the hundreds or thousands.

In an instant, snakes crawled everywhere in the palace. Terrified, Akagi hid under the table, desperately shouting, "Help! Someone, get these poisonous snakes out!"

"Bastard... how dare you deceive me! I will never let you get away with this! Bringing so many poisonous snakes to my Red Cake Kingdom's palace, who exactly are you?"

The leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, Akagi-kun, was so frightened that he became incoherent and could not even speak clearly.

Seeing the soldiers who were instantly bitten to death terrified Akagi-kun.

Yang Xia, controlling the puppet, saw this scene and calmly made the puppet walk up the stone steps.

The puppet showed no reaction whatsoever to the attacks of the venomous snakes. This greatly surprised Akagi-kun.

He stood there, completely stunned, oblivious to everything else.

Akagi muttered to himself, "Help! Someone help me! Help me!"

He hoped that the soldiers outside could come in and help clear out the venomous snakes as soon as possible, otherwise everyone's lives would be in danger at any time.

He even regretted trusting Wu Xun of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which brought such a great disaster to the Red Cake Kingdom.

Just as the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, Akagi-kun, was extremely anxious, he saw Wu Xun walk up to him.

When the puppet controlled by Yang Xia walked up to Akagi-kun, it pulled him out from under the table without hesitation.

He looked at Akagi-kun with a mocking expression and said, "Akagi-kun... you'd better watch yourself. Goodbye..."

Without hesitation, Yang Xia picked up the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, Akagi-kun, and threw him directly into the pile of snakes in the center of the hall.

Let him slowly experience this pile of snakes. All that could be heard were Akagi-kun's screams, but Yang Xia showed no mercy.

This time, he would show no mercy and would not be soft-hearted towards these invaders.

Otherwise, it would bring a heavy disaster to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Xia would never allow such a thing to happen, so he would take this opportunity to punish these invaders and let them know the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Before Akagi-kun, the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, could even stand up, dozens of venomous snakes pounced on him in an instant.

"what……"

Akagi let out a piercing scream, then collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yang Xia couldn't help but let out a cold smile.

Seeing that Akagi-kun's body was being gradually devoured by the snakes, Yang Xia knew that he was beyond saving.

The Red Cake Kingdom lost such a leader, and the Great Zhou Dynasty thus forged a deep enmity with the Red Cake Kingdom.

Yang Xia watched coldly as the swarm of snakes spread to every corner of the Red Cake Kingdom's palace.

He sneered and said, "You're reaping what you sowed. Now you can enjoy this 'honor'."

"I believe that soon anyone who tries to get close to this place will be attacked by these snakes."

"It's exhilarating to see you all die one by one, but your deaths have nothing to do with me; they are all the fault of your leader."

Yang Xia was quite satisfied with what he had done, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

This action made him feel very relieved.

He no longer wanted to swallow his anger, nor did he want to be coveted by these countries any longer. As long as they were detrimental to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Yang Xia would rise up and fight back, letting them witness the power and majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Yang Xia's actions were also intended to make an example of someone and warn those countries that harbored ill intentions towards the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After completing all this, Yang Xia clapped his hands in satisfaction and turned to leave.

At this time, a large number of officers and soldiers had gathered outside the palace of the Red Cake Kingdom.

When they saw the puppet controlled by Yang Xia emerge from inside, they had no idea what was going on inside.

Because all the soldiers who tried to approach the palace to find out what was inside had been bitten to death by poisonous snakes.

The soldiers outside had no idea what was happening inside.

Seeing this, Yang Xia manipulated the puppet to pretend to be terrified.

The puppet rushed to the soldiers in a panic, saying in a frantic voice, "Something terrible has happened... something terrible has occurred in the palace."

"Just as I was presenting the ore to the leader, a large number of poisonous snakes suddenly fell from the palace beams."

"These snakes are extremely venomous; contact with them will result in death."

"But the leader did not know that he was bitten to death by a venomous snake during the struggle with it."

The soldiers were incredulous when they heard the puppet's words.

"Strange... How could there be poisonous snakes in the palace? How is that possible?"

"And the number is so large, and they even killed our leader. That's impossible."

"How could such things appear in a grand palace? Don't try to deceive us."

Although the puppet controlled by Yang Xia spread the news, the soldiers did not seem to believe it.

They stood there unmoved, merely gazing at the palace with curious eyes.

I could hear noises coming from inside from time to time, but it was too late to check now.

Seeing that the soldiers didn't believe him, Yang Xia decided to go all the way.

He manipulated the puppet and stormed up to the soldier.

"Clap clap..."

Those fierce-looking soldiers stepped forward and slapped the puppet controlled by Yang Xia several times.

He angrily cursed, "Bastard... how dare you talk nonsense here."

"How could there be poisonous snakes in the palace of my Red Cake Kingdom? Don't disturb people's peace here."

When Yang Xia saw the puppet being beaten, he manipulated it to pretend to be aggrieved.

"My lord... I'm telling the truth, there really are many poisonous snakes in the palace."

"The soldiers who went in have all been bitten to death and cannot leave."

“Everything I said is true. If you don’t believe me, you can go and see for yourselves. There’s no need to interrogate me here.”

"That scene was so shocking and terrifying."

"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourselves. There are indeed many poisonous snakes, almost covering the entire palace."

Yang Xia controlled the puppet and spoke to the soldiers, word by word.

Seeing the puppet's sincerity, the soldiers suddenly became tense.

Although they wanted to get closer to the palace to explore it, they were also worried that they might touch a poisonous snake.

Just after Yang Xia manipulated the puppet to say this, one of the leading soldiers expressed great admiration for the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom.

He became emotional upon hearing the news that the leader had been bitten to death by a venomous snake.

He looked at the puppet with disdain and said, "Fine... since you've said these things, I'll go see if they're true or not."

"If I go in and find the leader unharmed, I will cut off your head."

"Humph……"

The leading officer snorted coldly and led his men into the palace.

A cold smile appeared on Yang Xia's face, and a glint of cold light flashed in his eyes.

As soon as the officer led his soldiers into the palace, screams of agony erupted from the soldiers.

The scene was bloody and cruel, but it was also a "gift" prepared by Akagi-kun, the leader of the Red Cake Kingdom, for his subordinates.

Yang Xia did not want such a thing to happen; he was simply transferring the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the Red Cake Kingdom.

Soon, Yang Xia saw several soldiers running out of the Red Cake Kingdom's palace.

The soldiers were terrified; some even wet themselves, their faces were deathly pale, and they were trembling all over.

They scrambled out, and upon seeing the soldiers outside, they shouted nervously:
"Something terrible has happened... Everyone run! The leader and officers have been bitten to death by poisonous snakes."

"The entire palace is teeming with poisonous snakes. Do not approach, or you will surely die."

Those outside saw the disheveled soldiers running out and heard their words.
Shocked and frightened, they stared at each other, unsure of what to say.

They looked at each other, a somber and tense atmosphere enveloping them.

Hearing the soldiers' shouts, those outside knew that what the puppet was saying was true.

They began to desperately protect themselves, and at this critical moment, the ugly side of human nature was fully exposed.

"What... how come there are poisonous snakes everywhere in the palace? Did these snakes really fall from the sky?"

"We can't worry about that now, escaping is the priority. Let's run quickly, or it will be too late."

"Our leader and the officers and soldiers are all dead. Are we really going to go and die?"

As they spoke, the soldiers began to scatter and flee, no longer caring about each other.

Seeing this, Yang Xia manipulated the puppet back onto the ship.

Then he sailed back to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Yang Xia was in a great mood the whole way.

He felt extremely relieved, believing that it was his repeated tolerance that had allowed the Red Cake Kingdom to offend him time and time again.

Just as Yang Xia reached the shore, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Yang Xia was surprised and asked in confusion, "Peony... why is she here, and why does she look so anxious?"

"Who is that old fisherman next to her? What are they talking about? Why do they look so serious?"

Yang Xia was puzzled when he saw the anxious Peony standing there talking to an old fisherman.

He was very curious and wanted to know the purpose of the peonies being there.

Yang Xia had a sudden inspiration and smiled slightly, saying, "Anyway, I don't recognize the peony puppet I'm controlling right now."

"I can take this opportunity to try my best to get close to them and see what they are talking about."

"They seem so mysterious and serious, could it be that there's some unspeakable secret between them?"

Yang Xia didn't distrust Shaoyao; he was just curious to see her suddenly appear there.

Out of curiosity, Yang Xia once again manipulated the puppet, trying to get closer little by little when Peony and the old fisherman weren't paying attention.

Yang Xia was really looking forward to hearing what Shaoyao was saying at this moment.

At this moment, the peony paid no attention to its surroundings and just kept praying.

Peony is very worried and saddened by Yang Xia's current situation.

She never expected that at this crucial moment, Yang Xia would lie there quietly, motionless, without any consciousness. (End of Chapter)