Chapter 768

"What..." Zheng Jing widened his eyes in disbelief. This wasn't what he had expected!

Hadn't the Thorn Emperor already decided to marry into his family?

His father had said so himself.

During the few years the Emperor was missing, he had always acted as the Emperor's fiancé, ordering Thorn members to do things for him without ever encountering any trouble. But the Emperor's current attitude toward him really didn't look like how one would treat a fiancé... wap.

Seeing this, the Zheng family head hurriedly stepped out and said to Tang Bingyan with a smile.

"Lord Emperor, this is my son, Zheng Jing. Don't you remember him? He is..."

"I have no interest in who he is," Tang Bingyan said coldly. "Does your son think he can act presumptuously in front of me?"

Tang Bingyan's words made everyone present gasp.

What did this mean?

Wasn't Zheng Jing the Thorn Emperor's fiancé?

But Tang Bingyan's words just now didn't mean that at all.

"Lord Emperor, the previous head of our Zheng family once made a marriage contract with you, arranging for you and Zheng Jing to be engaged. It's just that before we could discuss the engagement details, you were no longer at the Thorn headquarters. We couldn't contact you, and the marriage was never finalized. Have you been away for too long and forgotten about this?" Seeing Tang Bingyan's attitude, the Zheng family head became anxious.

"Do I need to remember such trivial matters?" Tang Bingyan's attitude was impatient. "Besides, you say it was an agreement between the previous family head and me, so have him come directly to confront me."

"This..." The Zheng family head and other high-level executives felt as if they had been hit by a heavy punch.

Their previous family head, the current head's father, had long since passed away; how could he appear to confront the Emperor?

And even if the old family head were still alive, how much courage would their Zheng family have to confront the Thorn Emperor...

"Zeng Rou." Seeing the Zheng family head speechless, Tang Bingyan looked sideways at the seductive woman beside her.

"What are your orders, my Lord?" Zeng Rou asked, lowering her head.

"It is rumored that during the time I was away, some Thorn members were commandeered by the Zheng family."

Tang Bingyan's voice was devoid of warmth, sending a chill through all the gang leaders present.

"Reporting to you, my Lord, that is indeed the case," Zeng Rou replied. "The Zheng family has always claimed to the outside world that you had agreed to marry them. Especially Zheng

Jing, he has always claimed to be your fiancé and used this title to order Thorn branch members around, making them settle many troubles for the Zheng family while also reaping many benefits. And those Thorn members really took him for a son-in-law and obeyed his every command."

"Very well."

Tang Bingyan curled her lips slightly, revealing a very cold smile, which made everyone around her tremble.

"Let those personnel take their punishment voluntarily."

"Yes!" Zeng Rou nodded in response.

The Zheng family head and Zheng Jing stood there, stunned like wooden chickens.

How could this be?

Hadn't the old family head already negotiated the marriage with the Thorn Emperor?

Why was the Emperor's attitude toward them so cold?

Unlike the dazed Zheng family members, Tang Bingyan didn't even give them half a glance. She looked at Xu Tian and was about to say something when suddenly, a high-level executive from another gang jumped out and said to her respectfully.

"Lord Emperor, this Wolf King is rampant and lawless, daring to slander you in public. He should be severely punished and executed immediately to serve as a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, Tang Bingyan said indifferently.

"I did indeed lose a move to the Wolf King back then. Now he is merely stating facts, which cannot be considered slander."

Everyone:...

Did she think they didn't know about those events back then?

How could the Thorn Emperor have lost to the Wolf King?

Even if she had lost, it was because other forces had besieged her without regard for martial ethics. Under the calculations of many gangs, Thorn's core foundation had never been shaken, which showed that the attacks from those alliances were nothing at all.

Xu Tian stared at the woman sitting on the throne, the anger in his eyes growing more intense.

This woman was Tang Bingyan; why wouldn't she admit it?

Even if it were inconvenient to acknowledge him for the time being due to her status, she shouldn't act like a stranger.

Given their mutual understanding, even a look would be enough to understand each other's thoughts, but Tang Bingyan's performance was exactly like treating him as a stranger. wap.

"Wolf King." At this moment, Tang Bingyan looked at Xu Tian again, her eyes still unfamiliar.

"What is it?" Xu Tian said coldly.

"Since you came to attend the meeting today, you must pay the membership fees to Thorn monthly." Tang Bingyan said coldly.

"Impossible!" Xu Tian gritted his teeth. "Want me, the Wolf King, to pay you membership fees?

Wait for the next life!"

Zhong Yu and Zhong Ling looked at Xu Tian with some worry. Was their presence too high-profile today?

Originally, their plan was just to throw a few barbs at the meeting and then find an opportunity to leave, but now, the Azure Wolf Hall had become the focus of all attendees, and it wouldn't be easy for them to run even if they wanted to.

"Emperor, if you have the ability, kill me. Otherwise, I will absolutely not pay the membership fees." Xu Tian was angered by Tang Bingyan's reaction, even forgetting the true purpose of his visit today.

"I need a reason." Tang Bingyan didn't get angry; she stared at Xu Tian for a long time before speaking again.

"What other reason could there be?" Xu Tian sneered. "I have no money, I can't afford it, okay?"

"Hehe... how the world has declined, even the Wolf King has started crying poverty."

The leaders of other gangs around them all sneered repeatedly after hearing Xu Tian's words.

"What is your status, Wolf King? Don't lie with your eyes open. Your Azure Wolf Hall's business dealings are no different from bandits. If you have no money, then I'm afraid all the forces on the entire Wuji Dao would be bankrupt!"

"That's complete nonsense!" Zhong Yu retorted unconvinced. "The Azure Wolf Hall are all honest businessmen. Every time we do business, the other party willingly gives us the majority of the profits. How can you slander us as bandits?"

"Hmph, wouldn't they give it if you didn't ask?" A high-level executive sneered. "Any business split requires seventy or eighty percent. If they don't give it, you rob them. If that's not being a bandit, what is?"

"Shut up!" Seeing that the executive was about to argue with Zhong Yu, Zeng Rou shouted sternly, "Who dares to be presumptuous in front of the Emperor?"

Zeng Rou's reprimand silenced the mocking executives instantly.

After the surroundings quieted down, Tang Bingyan's gaze fell on the Zheng family head.

"From now on, the Azure Wolf Hall's membership fees will be paid by the Zheng family. Wolf King, do you have any objections?"

What?

Tang Bingyan's words stunned everyone present.

Not only the Zheng family executives, but even Xu Tian and Zhong Yu were at a loss.

What on earth was going on?

Why should the Azure Wolf Hall's membership fees be paid by the Zheng family? On what grounds?

The Zheng family head looked at Tang Bingyan in shock: "Lord Emperor, our Zheng family has nothing to do with the Azure Wolf Hall. Why should we pay membership fees for him?"

This was too unreasonable!