3439 Blackmail

Noble Lady Ying remained expressionless. Pushed out by several people, she didn't even utter a sound, merely gazing coldly at Old Wu.

"Good, good!" Old Wu smiled in admiration. "Such backbone! A woman with backbone!" Although he was smiling, the sharp murderous intent in his eyes was impossible to conceal.

King Mo stood up in a panic, shouting at Old Wu, "You, what do you want?"

"I have already agreed not to send troops to reinforce the Qiao family! Why are you still capturing people?"

"Is His Majesty joking?" Old Wu snorted, his gaze sweeping over the red-faced king. "Didn't this old eunuch just say it? Your Twelfth Prince, he's taken people to reinforce them again?"

"Twelve, how could Twelve do such a thing?" Consort Xi shrieked.

"It was my instruction," Empress Zhao interrupted Consort Xi's shriek coldly, her eyes indifferently fixed on Old Wu.

"His Majesty is being blackmailed by a cunning villain like you, due to our lives."

"But while they fear death, this consort does not."

Empress Zhao looked coldly at Old Wu and sneered, "Kill or dismember as you please! The Qiao family is the Crown Princess's maternal family, meaning they are our Mo family's in-laws. Now that our in-laws are in trouble, how can we not offer assistance?"

"Your Majesty, do what you must, don't worry about us!"

"What?" Consort Xi's face instantly turned ashen. She couldn't help but yell at Empress Zhao, "Empress! You may not value your life, but what about us! My Mo Xue and Mo Li are in the prime of their lives, how can you bear to let them sacrifice their lives for the Qiao family, dying so unjustly?"

"Fool!" Empress Zhao glared at her coldly. "If we remain indifferent to the Qiao family's plight today, if we disregard their safety just to prolong our existence, then when my son returns one day, even your wretched life might not be spared!"

Consort Xi's face immediately turned pale. Thinking of Crown Prince Mo's methods, she instantly became speechless and as silent as a cicada in winter.

Mo Lei sighed. He was truly in a difficult predicament. This group of experts who had invaded Mo Capital City were all at the peak of the Grand Xuan Master realm. Throughout the entire Mo Capital, there were few who could truly stand a chance against them.

Moreover...

They weren't just threatening him with the lives of his concubines and princesses; they were also holding the lives of innocent common people hostage. In the past two days, they had killed many people on the streets of Mo Capital City, and the entire city was practically flowing with blood, with corpses scattered everywhere.

It wasn't just that he was concerned about the lives of his concubines and daughters; this also involved countless innocent common people... His promise not to send more troops to aid the Qiao family was an act of last resort.

He also knew that once this decision was made, the rift between him and the little Crown Princess would likely deepen significantly.

The Old King let out a long sigh, feeling utterly drained, and slumped onto his throne.

"Your Majesty." Empress Zhao's calm voice spoke softly, "Just stick to your principles; there's no need to worry too much."

"Do as you wish."

"Do you think they will truly spare us and the entire city's populace after they kill the Qiao family?"

Empress Zhao said indifferently, "They came from the Upper Realm with the intention of destroying the Qiao family or abducting them. We, who are aware of this, might already be their next targets for elimination."

Mo Lei's mind, for once, became a little clearer.