"Do you really believe that peace comes without a price? Hasn't it been the Jing Tian Department shedding blood and sacrificing heads to secure the peace for all of you? Since the disappearance of our father, the emperor, do you have any idea how much effort Gu Chen has put forth? And now, you have the audacity to demand that I hand over Gu Chen to appease the wrath of the six great sacred lands? I truly wish Gu Chen would just butcher all of you in one breath!"
The new emperor, Ji Yuan, grew increasingly irate as he spoke until, overwhelmed by emotion, he blurted out just such a declaration.
At these words, all the ministers were shocked, the majority of whom had hardly ever seen blood. The sight they had just witnessed had already terrified them, and now hearing Ji Yuan's statements, quite a few high-ranking officials were frightened into kneeling, beseeching the emperor's forgiveness.