The reason for their sudden visit was because they had heard rumours doubting the strength of the new Lord Gen. To validate their new found doubts towards the new Lord Gen, they asked for a meeting indirectly so that they could test him personally. And, thinking about it now, what Guardian Yu said might not be a slip of the tongue. He might have intentionally revealed the information to them.

The three leaders were all smart people since they could convince the previous Lord Gen to allow them to develop in his territory. After sorting their thoughts, they knew that they were used by Yu Shangfei and Ji Ming.

The three of them exchanged glances with one another. They had already made a secret agreement prior to this meeting, but everyone had their own ideas on how this meeting would end.

Who was this new Lord Gen? They decided to wait and see.

Right at this moment, a man in a red gown suddenly appeared on the ice throne above them. While staring them down, he sat down on the throne slowly.

Based on the amount of grace and oppressiveness the man had, the three leaders instantly knew that he must be the new Lord Gen.

The three leaders lowered their heads and performed a deep bow. “Lord Gen!”

Ling Lan stared at Ji Ming, who led them in, coldly. Seeing the ice cold stare, Ji Ming knew he needed to speak up, so he hurriedly took a step forward and introduced the leaders from the left to the right. “Lord Gen, they are the leaders of Jimu, Feihuang'e, and Tianpinyun. Huo Yan, Lu Jiachi, and Xiang Tengyun.”

“So, you want to meet me. Well, that's a coincidence, because I also wanted to meet the faction leaders in my territory,” Ling Lan replied calmly.

The three leaders didn't dare to reply to Ling Lan as they were not clear on what the new Lord Gen was trying to suggest with his words. Was he trying to give them an opening gambit or was he still intending to maintain a good relations.h.i.+p with them?

“This is my territory. Besides my men, anyone not under my reign shall exist.” Ling Lan wasn't interested in chatting with them so she just dropped the huge announcement.

The respectful expressions on the three leaders dropped. Only Ji Ming lowered his head as he gave a knowing smile.

“You are left with two choices. One, move out of my territory. Two, join my rainbow palace.” Ling Lan gave them no room for negotiation. As this land would be her future headquarters, she wasn't interested in sharing her territory. She wasn't the Ling Lan who was pa.s.sive until someone touched her bottom line. Now, she wanted to become a king, and to become one, she mustn't make any concession.

“Lord Gen, we already made an agreement with the previous Lord Gen. Even if he isn't around now, you can't just overturn the pact we made in the past,” Lu Jiachi replied agitatedly. He couldn't control himself anymore.

Ling Lan slightly lifted the corners of her lips, looking as if she was sneering at how easy it was to agitate them. “He is he. I am me. If you're not happy with me, I can help you go look for him.”

Lu Jiachi replied furiously, “Sure. I want to see the previous Lord Gen.”

Hearing his outburst, Ling Lan just smiled mysteriously at him. The mysterious smile made Lu Jiachi feel like a bucket of cold water was poured over his head. After realizing what he said, he s.h.i.+vered and regained his senses immediately.

“Do you really want to meet him?” Ling Lan raised her eyebrows and asked.

Lu Jiachi opened his mouth. However, he couldn't squeeze the word ‘Yes' out of his mouth.

“What a pity. The previous Lord Gen is very lonely in h.e.l.l…” Ling Lan crossed her legs and petted Little White which was lying on her legs. The tone she used sounded regretful.

The moment she said this, the three leaders looked at Ling Lan with fear. They thought that the previous Lord Gen had just retired and handed over his crown to the new Lord Gen. That was why they were indignant when they heard that the new Lord Gen wanted to end their agreement. However, now, they knew that this wasn't a peaceful succession. The new Lord Gen killed the previous Lord Gen brutally and got the position that way.

But, why didn't the other 12 lords sound any complaints?

The same question appeared in the minds of all the three leaders. They had stayed in Lord Gen's territory for a long time so they knew the 13 Lords had a relatively good relations.h.i.+p with each other, even though on the surface they were constantly trying to beat each other.

Other than that, they felt fear because they could feel the malice this new Lord Gen had towards them. When he said that sentence just now, they really felt a flash of killing intent from Lord Gen.

The three of them started becoming more vigilant as they were not aware how far this new LOrd Gen would go to enforce his reign. Huo Yan's right hand, which was hidden in his sleeve, secretly held on a black round pearl.

“My patience is limited. Tell me, what do you choose?” Ling Lan noticed that the three people had calmed down so she continued pressing them for answers.

The faster she took care of this, the earlier she could go back and cultivate. The fate of many people rested on her shoulder. Whether Little Four, Little Blossom, her father, and Xie Yi could wake up or not depended on her concept energy and her spiritual power, so the thing she lacked most was time. If her self-control wasn't strong enough, she might have indulged in cultivation and never come out.

“Lord Gen, are you forcing us to leave?” Huo Yan asked in a pained tone. They had been developing in Lord Gen's territory their entire life. All their men and power were here. To build themselves until this point, he had put in an entire lifetime of effort. If they really left, they would have to start from zero again, but they were already too old to start from zero. They didn't have the spirit or the courage to start all over again.

“You can take it that way,” Ling Lan replied calmly.

“Lord Gen, you are the lord here but you mustn't force someone into a hopeless position.” Xiang Tengyun clenched his fist. The veins on his forehead were almost exploding. He really hated Ling Lan's ruthless methods just like the other two leaders.

“I've already given you two choices. No matter which one you choose, your lives will be spared,” Ling Lan said indifferently.

She didn't directly order to kill them. This was the bottomline she guarded. Ling Lan didn't forget the wall painting she saw when she pa.s.sed her mission in the learning s.p.a.ce. She didn't choose to go on the cold and heartless Sovereign Dao in the past. Now, she wouldn't choose it either.

“We will not choose any of the options.” The three leaders looked at one another before replying simultaneously.

In the past, they bore with the suppression of the previous Lord Gen before managing to gain the opportunity to develop their faction. They didn't rely on their tongue to get this opportunity. The previous Lord Gen didn't allow them to develop in his territory because he felt kind either. They got the chance because they had an item that could threaten the previous Lord Gen.

Huo Yan suddenly opened his palm, revealing the black round pearl in his hand.

“Lord Gen, don't force us to use this,” Huo Yan said calmly.

Ling Lan frowned slightly. What was this round black pearl? Why didn't she recognise it? She didn't have any relevant information in her memory… Was he making an empty show of strength or was it really a threat to her?

Ling Lan narrowed her eyes. She touched Little White's soft fur with her right hand while looking as though she was considering something.