Mi Li’s eyes turned steely. “He prepared a trump card?” 

“It was because of his fondness for his previous ties with you that he chose to seal you away instead of killing you…” said Zhang Han.

Before he could finish his words, Mi Li interjected with a sneer, “As if he could have really killed me!”

“Indeed, His Majesty was unable to kill you at the start. However, he eventually found something that could. However, since you were already sealed away, he entrusted the item to me, in case a mishap occurred. I never thought that the day would come when I would actually have to use it!” replied Zhang Han.

“I’d love to see what you have that could kill me!” sneered Mi Li, dismissing his threats.

“Have you ever heard of the ‘Red Tears of Lady Xiang’?”

“Red Tears of Lady Xiang?” Mi Li frowned. She had no impression of this at all.

“It’s only natural that you don’t, for this is something that happened only after you were sealed away.” Zhang Han began reminiscing about the past. “Once, while His Majesty was traveling, he encountered a gale at the Mount Xiang Shrine, and was unable to cross the river. So, His Majesty asked the high priest what kind of god ‘Lady Xiang’ was, to which the high priest replied that she was ‘Yao’s daughter’...