His meaning was that after handing over the antidote, they would die later.
Those present were not fools, especially this group of old foxes.
Each one was more cunning than the next. Primarily, they possessed no martial prowess, and they disdained it. Only when it reached this point did they realize how crucial martial power was for someone like him.
Regardless, at their level, victory was ultimately decided by martial strength.
After all, not only was intellect secondary to martial skill, but they were all peak powerhouses, not ordinary people.
"Hand over the antidote, and we'll let this matter go?"
Li Zongxian asked tentatively. If it could be resolved, that would be for the best. They absolutely did not want to stir up too much trouble because of this matter, though significant trouble had already erupted.
Dragon Pavilion, the Imperial Guards, the Eastern Faction.
Any one of them was not someone they could afford to offend.
And tonight's events had thoroughly made the families in the capital realize that Mu Hanqi was someone they truly could not provoke.
If before it was disdain, believing there was no one they couldn't provoke, now they finally understood how terrifying Ye Longlin could be in his fury!
"You have two minutes."
Ye Longlin said with a flat tone, his voice seemingly filled only with killing intent, devoid of any other expression.
Li Zongqi's eyes turned blood red, and he roared, "Ye Longlin, are you just going to watch them die before your eyes?"
Ye Longlin slightly raised his hand, as if an incredibly powerful suction pulled him forward. He could even clearly feel his body losing control.
"Bang!"
Li Zongqi's body was actually grabbed and pulled to his side.
Ye Longlin placed one hand on his head. Li Zongqi, who tried to stand up, was forcefully pressed to his knees by Ye Longlin.
"Notify the Wu family, tell them to hand over the people. I don't have time to visit them one by one."
This...
Li Zongqi's pupils contracted violently. He already knew the Wu family was involved?
Or, was it just a guess?
No one knew what was going through his mind, nor what he was thinking.
Perhaps the only thing known was that the other party truly dared to kill him, and that was all.
"Understood."
Yuan Gang nodded and then instructed Xuan Niao to handle the matter.
"Have you thought about it?" Ye Longlin asked Li Zongqi, glancing at the time while questioning him.
Li Zongqi trembled all over, especially after feeling Ye Longlin's killing intent up close. That soul-piercing fear made his entire body shake, his eyes filled with terror.
"I don't know, I don't know. Don't kill me, I don't know."
Then, a crisp snapping sound echoed.
After Ye Longlin withdrew his hand, Li Zongqi lay on the ground, lifeless.
"You don't know either?"
Ye Longlin looked at them and walked forward, his tone indifferent.
As he advanced, those led by Li Zongxian retreated three steps.
Suddenly, Ye Longlin stopped, his gaze fixed on the horizon, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Saint realm."
Another Saint realm expert had intervened!
But now, upon seeing the approaching figure, their eyes were filled with even greater fear.
The more powerhouses who appeared tonight, the greater the disturbance tonight would be.
With three Saint realm experts already present, the matter tonight had escalated significantly. If the situation continued to develop, the Li family might cease to exist tonight.
"Someone from the Ye family."
Chen Fuzi's gaze fell, and he said loudly, "Since you are here, why not play a game of chess?"
After speaking, the Ye family individual didn't even have time to react before being as if sucked away by a vast force!
Li Zongxian: "..."
After a long silence, Li Zongxian took out two small medicine bottles from his pocket. The bottles contained a white liquid, which he directly tossed to Ye Longlin: "This is the antidote."
After thinking about it, he still handed the antidote to Ye Longlin. The situation had already escalated so much. If they continued to resist, no one knew what the outcome of today's situation would be. The best result would be to let it go now. The Li family admitted fault and accepted any consequences.
They absolutely could not let this matter fester further.
Ye Longlin took them and handed them to Yuan Gang, who turned and left.
Then, looking at Lin Langsheng beside him, he asked, "How do you want to handle this matter?"
"I will propose that a group of military officers officially step forward. Otherwise, our military personnel will be bullied by anyone!"
Li Zongxian's pupils contracted sharply. If this proposal were approved, it would undoubtedly cause a considerable number of people to lose their existing power and allow a significant number of military officers to formally step onto the stage.
Ye Longlin remained silent, saying nothing.
But the next moment, the skin on the bodies of the people around Li Zongxian began to crack. As they split open, they turned into bloody messes. Accompanied by sharp screams, over ten individuals lay in pools of blood, lifeless.
"Imperial Guards, heed my command! All those above Dragon Elephant realm and below Dao realm are to be executed!"
"All those between eighteen and thirty years of age are to be executed!"
"From this day forth, the Li family is forbidden from participating in the military, government, or business sectors. Any member of the Li family who enters these three sectors will be executed without exception!"
With the pronouncement of these three commands, Li Zongxian sat on the ground with vacant eyes. This was the severing of their younger generation, the destruction of their pillars of strength among the martial artists, and the demise of the Li family's future development!
The Li family, due to their wrong decision tonight, had finally plunged into the abyss.
In the inner courtyard.
Li Chengyang made his final move, and the entire board was lost, completely occupied by black stones.
Old Master Li's face turned ashen, completely devoid of color. He looked as if he had been fished out of water.
Ning Qi then walked over, dressed in the executor's attire, followed by six members of the executive council.
"According to the accusation, Li Qingfeng engaged in favoritism and corruption..."
The Li family, this family that had existed in the capital for so many years, was now effectively extinguished.
Although not in the same way as the Zheng family, the Li family could no longer cause any significant trouble.
Old Master Li was stripped of his position, imprisoned, and sentenced to thirteen years. It was likely that Old Master Li would die in prison.
Li Yuhan was investigated the next day and found not to have colluded with war criminals, thus being released. However, when she returned to the family, wanting Ye Longlin to pay the price, she discovered that the Li family was no longer the family she recognized.
The Dragon Pavilion's tactic of killing the heart left countless people feeling a chill.
Simultaneously, Li Chengyang and Chen Fuzi issued statements, warning that if anyone in the capital dared to lay a hand on their adopted granddaughter (disciple's granddaughter) again, the consequences would be far worse than what the Li family had faced.
The capital once again fell into an eerie silence.