Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2806: Chapter 21: The Wang Family Saintess Displays Her Might in the Sacred Domain (Part 4)

”Don’t kill me!”

Meeting Wang Luo Jing’s icy gaze, the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch’s heart trembled violently, and he immediately began to beg for mercy: ”I was wrong! I shouldn’t have used the name of Bug Saint to commit evil and tarnish his reputation! I am willing to compensate for Bug Saint’s losses!”

Upon hearing this, the Tianyang Saint Emperor’s face turned sombre, and his eyes immediately became menacing.

Wang Luo Jing was right; indeed, it was the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch playing tricks.

His gaze shifted to the Second Prince, whose face went pale with fear, panic spreading across his features as if a great calamity was about to befall him.

”Explain the situation; perhaps I might spare your life,” Wang Luo Jing’s eyes were cold, and her voice was flat, ”Of course, you can choose not to speak. After all, I’m not particularly interested in how you committed your crimes, just in cleaning you up for my Senior Brother.”

”Yes, yes, I’ll speak now, I’ll speak now.” The Seven Bug Immortal Monarch felt Wang Luo Jing’s murderous intent, hurriedly explaining the circumstances.

It turned out that the Void Locust Emperor was genetically modified by the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch, such that any offspring it produced would inherit a genetic defect.

And the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch only needed a specific invisible wave to command all the locust descendants to self-destruct.

He used this method, captured the Void Locust Emperor, modified it, and secretly released it into a remote Sacred Dynasty. Once the locust swarms exploded in numbers, the dynasty would be helpless, and he would then step in to resolve the plague for a hefty fee.

Moreover, he refused to resolve the issue in a single step, allowing the locust plague to recur multiple times, extracting compensation repeatedly for maximum benefit.

Tianyang Theocracy was already the fourth victim in nearly a thousand years.

Of course, each time the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch acted, he would select a distinguished insider within the dynasty to facilitate the operation for safety and convenience. After the deed, he would allocate some benefits to the insider.

Undoubtedly, the insider aiding him this time was most likely the Second Prince.

He remained unexposed because his criminal cycle was quite lengthy, often acting once every few centuries. Secondly, with an insider present, even if any loose ends appeared, they could be promptly amended, and even if the perceptive among them had suspicions, they usually found no leads, and later things would often remain unresolved.

If Wang Luo Jing hadn’t been so meticulous, participating in numerous insect plague eradications and inadvertently linking the clues, it probably would have gone unnoticed.

Wang Luo Jing had expected all this and simply nodded after hearing the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch’s confession, her demeanor still indifferent, without any special reaction.

The Tianyang Saint Emperor was, however, furious: ”Very well! A truly dutiful Second Prince~~! Guards! Arrest this criminal and hold him for interrogation.”

As soon as he spoke, a group of guards rushed forward, seizing the almost limp Second Prince and escorting him to the cell.

Only then did the Tianyang Saint Emperor turn to Wang Luo Jing with a friendly smile, his attitude incomparably courteous: ”Thank you, Immortal, for your assistance. Our Sacred Dynasty will not forget your favor. How about handing the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch to me? I still need to claim compensation for our dynasty’s losses from him.”

Wang Luo Jing glanced at him, her tone indifferent: ”First, he’s my captive, and how to deal with him is my business. Second, regarding compensation, I need to first claim damages for my Senior Brother Bug Saint. Third, I resolved your insect plague and charge twenty Chaos Spirit Stones, isn’t that reasonable?”

The three points she raised were increasingly incisive.

The Tianyang Saint Emperor’s face turned dark.

After your compensation, won’t the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch be completely squeezed dry? What would be left for him to compensate?

For a moment, his expression was indecisive.

”Old Ancestor, I think the Illusion Gu Immortal has a point,” the Fourth Prince glanced from Wang Luo Jing to the Tianyang Saint Emperor, finally mustering the courage to come over and cautiously suggest, ”Without the Immortal’s intervention this time, our Tianyang Theocracy’s losses would likely have been several times greater.”

The Tianyang Saint Emperor glared at him fiercely.

Which side are you supporting, you little brat?

Yet, he had to admit the Fourth Prince had a valid point.

According to the Seven Bug Immortal Monarch’s confession, even if he paid the Monarch to handle the plague, it wouldn’t have ended immediately. The continued locust devastation would bring huge losses to the Tianyang Theocracy.

Just thinking about this was enough to make him feel frustrated and uncomfortable.

After pondering for a while, he eventually sighed, deciding to compromise, though he couldn’t resist turning to Wang Luo Jing to haggle: ”Is twenty Chaos Spirit Stones’ reward a bit overpriced?”

”Too expensive?” Wang Luo Jing nodded slightly, unconcerned, ”Fine, then I’ll take my captive and leave. I’ll escort him to the Central Earth Official Residence for sentencing.”

”What?”

The Tianyang Saint Emperor suddenly panicked.

If you leave, won’t the locust plague remain unsolved? The entire Tianyang Theocracy would be ravaged by locusts?

His expression was gloomy and uncertain, his gaze dangerous, yet seeming to have some concerns, hesitating.

”I advise the Saint Emperor to act cautiously.” Wang Luo Jing, experienced at reading people, immediately guessed his thoughts from his eyes, coldly reminding, ”My Senior Brother is indeed Bug Saint, but my backing isn’t him. Think carefully; what kind of family can cultivate an Innate Saintess like me?”