Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Upon hearing this, Yan Dinghai's expression immediately changed. Seeing that he was about to lose his temper, Xiao Yu calmly asked, "Does Sect Leader Yan know what a whale is?"

A hint of pride flashed in Yan Dinghai's eyes. He could say that almost no one in the world had ever seen such a colossal creature as a whale. He felt extremely proud that the whale could serve as the totem of the Di Sha Sect, symbolizing the sect's continuous vitality and its future growth into the number one sect in the world, feared by all.

Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Yan Dinghai became interested. "What are your thoughts, Lord Xiao? I'm all ears. If your explanation is not good, I have no patience to listen to your nonsense. I'm more interested in piling up more bones in Xichuan. The crows in Xichuan have been getting increasingly hungry these past few years."

He meant that fewer and fewer people were coming to Xichuan, which meant fewer human flesh to feed the crows.

Xiao Yu felt a sense of panic. He hadn't expected that the skeletons they saw were all crow food. So, the horror in Xichuan was actually man-made.

The reason why people who enter Xichuan cannot leave may be because the people of the Disha Sect killed them and created a very strange scene. For example, the people who died that night may have been poisoned beforehand.

The purpose was to provide food for the carnivorous crows in Xichuan.

Seeing that he was pale with fright, Yan Dinghai said again, "Speak, I will give you a chance. If you answer correctly, I will send one less person to feed the crows."

Xiao Yu knew that he could drag them out to feed the crows at any time, but he calmly said, "Ancient people have recorded that whales are indeed enormous creatures, but based on the descriptions of the ancients and the totem of the Earthly Fiend Sect, it is not actually the whale that the book describes. Therefore, I dare to conclude that the whale pattern totem that the sect leader had Wenxiu wear is fake."

Xiao Yu was just making it up. He and Jiang Jinhuo had discussed this before. Perhaps it was because of the long time that had passed, or perhaps no one had ever seen a real whale, including the leader of the Earthly Fiend Sect. However, he was a firm believer in it.

Perhaps Yan Dinghai had never seen a real whale; he had only heard about them from others, and the person who told him was someone he trusted implicitly. Who could make a leader of assassins believe so? He probably wouldn't even believe his own parents.

Everyone has a purpose in doing everything. If Yan Dinghai didn't come to Xichuan for the secret technique of rebirth, then what was his purpose?

Xiao Yu pondered their true purpose.

Yan Dinghai's expression changed repeatedly. He grabbed Xiao Yu in a fit of rage and said coldly, "What do you mean by fake? Explain yourself clearly. You haven't seen it, so what makes you say it's fake?"

Xiao Yu ripped open his shirt to reveal the tattoo that had just been pierced onto his chest. There were even bloodstains on his chest. The tattoos were just like those on other assassins, but they looked uglier the more you looked at them.

Yan Dinghai stared at it for a long time and still felt it was somewhat ugly, lacking any grandeur. It looked as if half of the moon had been eaten away by a celestial dog, and even the whale's teeth were gone.

The distinctive feature of the Earthly Fiends totem was its row of fierce teeth, but now that's gone, making it look less imposing.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he grabbed a permanent makeup artist and brought her in front of him. "This is what you got tattooed."

The tattoo artist was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. He dared not nod or shake his head, repeatedly saying, "Sect Master, spare my life! I tattooed it according to the totem's design. Everyone's the same, it's correct!"

Yan Dinghai was already very dissatisfied. He didn't listen to the tattoo artist's explanation at all and slapped him on the head. The tattoo artist bled from all seven orifices and died instantly.

Before Yan Dinghai could speak, his disciples stepped forward and carried him out.

Yan Dinghai said to Xiao Yu, "Those who die in Xichuan have only one outcome: they turn into skeletons."

Because crows can't gnaw on bones and only eat flesh, Xichuan is piled high with bones.

Yan Dinghai grabbed Xiao Yu by the neck, "If I exert even a little force, your neck will break. This time, I won't have you thrown outside directly. Instead, I will hang your head high in the sky and let crows sculpt the most exquisite works of art."

No one dared to utter a sound, not even breathe, for fear that he might kill Xiao Yu and drag him out to be fed to the crows if he was displeased.

Xiao Yu knew he wouldn't kill him; if he really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have said so much nonsense. Xiao Yu said, "Since I dared to point out that there was a problem with the Earthly Fiend Sect's totem, I dare to correct that problem."

Yan Dinghai suddenly released his neck. "I'm very curious to know what kind of Earthly Fiend Sect totem you envision. If the design isn't good, they'll be carved along with you."

Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "No problem. If the whale pattern I drew catches the eye of the sect leader, could the sect leader spare our lives?"

"A minor issue," Yan Dinghai said coldly. "Keep the useful ones, and send the useless ones to feed the crows."

Qin Yunyan said urgently, "What is useful and what is useless? Please spare our lives, Sect Master. We will all submit to the Earthly Fiend Sect from now on, and we will do whatever the Sect Master asks us to do."

Gongsun Lan glanced at her sideways and said, "Can't you have some backbone?"

Qin Yunyan said, "I only want to save my life now. What is the use of backbone for a weak woman like me? What's the use of backbone if I don't even have a life? If you have backbone, why didn't you hang yourself to preserve your innocence when they were trying to strip you of your clothes?"

Gongsun Lan glared angrily.

Yan Dinghai said, "Becoming a member of the Earthly Fiends Sect will naturally give you backbone. You will become proud of the Earthly Fiends Sect, just like your other friend, who is already a female disciple of the Earthly Fiends Sect."

The group exchanged glances. He was referring to Zhang Yumo. No wonder they were all tied up, but Zhang Yumo was nowhere to be found. It turned out she had already defected to the Earthly Fiend Sect.

Feng Qingyu never expected Zhang Yumo to betray them. He still regarded her as Jin Yan's wife, but he never expected her to be so spineless.

Xiao Yu was also somewhat disappointed. How disappointed the Empress would be if she knew!

They had all fallen into the hands of the Earthly Fiends Sect, but the Empress was nowhere to be seen, which meant she was safe. He needed to find a way to send a message out.

Xiao Yu said, "I have never studied permanent makeup, but I will use a pen to draw the whale that the master wants to see."

Yan Dinghai then had someone bring paper and pen, and Xiao Yu asked, "How long is the longest piece of paper that the sect leader can find?"

Yan Dinghai sneered and ordered someone to bring over a piece of coarse cloth as wide as a cloak. "Can you draw on paper like this?"

Xiao Yu smiled calmly, "As long as the sect leader is willing to use the ink, I am willing to serve the sect leader."

Xiao Yu's painting skills were also quite exquisite. As he painted, he said, "Legend has it that the whale's predecessor was the roc, whose wings evolved into fins. It is because of this that the whale is different from other fish. Its fins are wings. When it moves across the water, it stirs up waves that can travel three thousand miles. It is also like a dragon emerging from the sea and flying to a height of ninety thousand miles in the sky..."

After a long time, it got dark outside. Suddenly, a magnificent picture of a whale emerging from the water appeared on the "cloth". It was completely different from the whale pattern of the Earthly Fiend Gate, which resembled a crescent moon. The whale painted by Xiao Yu had a mouth full of blood, and its sharp teeth occupied half of the space. Its body was huge and its aura was majestic. It looked like a fish but it was not like a fish.

Yan Dinghai was also shocked after reading it. He exclaimed, "It's exactly as described in the letter."

Then, for some unknown reason, he suddenly broke down emotionally, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he stroked the whale on the cloth with both hands, as if he could see the whale swimming in the ocean.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly grabbed it and hurriedly walked out.