The person struggled desperately, gasping for air, his face turning crimson from suffocation, eyes filled with terror, yet he could not utter a single word, not even a plea for mercy.
The entire court was in an uproar, utterly shocked!
No one expected that Nalan Jing could be so quick to anger, even to the point of threatening to kill! And in front of all the ministers!
'Plop' came a chorus of kneeling sounds, everyone trembling as they prostrated on the ground, "Your Majesty, please reconsider! Minister Lin may have spoken out of turn, but his intentions were for the sake of your nation! We hope Your Majesty can spare him this time for his loyalty!"
"For the nation? Hmph! What does that have to do with me!" Nalan Jing snorted coldly, his eyes brimming with endless rage, "Even if it means slaughtering everyone under heaven for Yue'er, I wouldn't bat an eye, let alone give me some speech about the nation! To me, the nation is but a pile of dung!"
