"Once I return, I will personally lead our forces to quell any rebellion, and as swiftly as possible annex the seventeen cities of Qiongyu into your kingdom!"
"Have any of you heard Buddhist scriptures recited by high monks?"
Just when the numerous ghost generals and officials were feeling tense due to the sovereign's sudden fit of anger, they were taken aback by his unrelated query about Buddhist scriptures—this was totally disconnected from their discussion about annexing neighboring ghost countries.
Of course, unrelated as it may seem, it was still related. When the sovereign asked, they were naturally obliged to answer.
"Never!"
