Chapter 843 - 840: Ruthless and Merciless
Bai Qihe noticed the elders of the clan murmuring amongst themselves and couldn’t gauge Mrs. Dong’s emotions. Feeling unsure, he fanned the flames by saying, "Madam, please speak freely. All of our clan will do whatever it takes without hesitation!"
The Bai Clan members saw their clan leader’s stance and nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Dong nodded, "Although Shuoyang has its own army, it is no match for a regular army. Therefore... with King Liang rebelling in Dadu City, we can only focus on our self-preservation!"
"The world is in chaos, and we can only do our best to take care of the people of Shuoyang. Now, with Princess of Zhen and Commandery Princess Gaoyi campaigning in Daliang with significant forces, should King Liang seize the throne, he will surely come to Shuoyang to control our Bai Clan to threaten Princess of Zhen and Commandery Princess Gaoyi!"
Seeing the members of the clan seemed to have their own plans, Mrs. Dong sneered internally, guessing they were thinking of surrendering the Dadu City’s widows and orphans of the Bai family when King Liang arrived.
She then spoke, "To be honest with everyone, King Liang harbors deep resentment towards our Bai Clan due to the earlier conspiracy involving the Second Prince. He is not the coward he appears to be, but rather ruthless! He once said... he wouldn’t be content until the Bai Clan is completely eradicated. If you have other thoughts, consider how tough your necks really are."
Mrs. Dong’s words shocked the Bai Clan members into immediately bowing deeply towards her, "The Bai Clan shares in one another’s glories and misfortunes. We dare not harbor any other thoughts!"
Not to mention, with Princess of Zhen and Commandery Princess Gaoyi holding significant military power, if they found out they had surrendered the Bai family’s widows and orphans to appease King Liang, their Nine Clans wouldn’t survive!
They had all seen the ruthlessness of Princess of Zhen.