This blackmailing tactic won the disdain and contempt of the crowd. Alas, it was working; the loyalists turned their eyes towards Li Qiye.

They needed him to make a decision during this crucial moment since he was the representative of Longevity Valley.

“If you don’t surrender now, I will have their head cut off and hang around these peaks, letting their descendants know the outcome of traitors, to be reviled for ages!” The emperor shouted.

The focus was on Li Qiye now. This act was disgraceful but also quite effective.

If he didn’t save these hostages, then regardless...