57: Chapter 57 This Emperor Will Exterminate Your Nine Clans

Donghai City.

Genting Revolving Restaurant.

This is the highest landmark building in Donghai City, where one can overlook the night view of the entire estuary from the window.

Beside a dining table in the center of the restaurant.

Lin Fan, dressed in simple, washed-out cloth clothes, was lowering his head, carefully slicing the Kobe steak on his plate.

His movements were incredibly fast; the steak knife danced between his fingertips, and every slice of beef was exactly the same size.

This level of knife skill, if seen in the Western underground world, would be enough to strike terror into the hearts of countless assassins.

He is the Dragon King, the leader of the Dragon Temple, the number one organization overseas.

But now, he was merely a matrilocal son-in-law of the Su Family.

Sitting opposite him was a woman with a near-dreamlike appearance.

Empress Su Hongyi wore a modified dark red qipao, her long hair simply held up by a jade hairpin.

Just by sitting there, the air around her seemed to stop flowing.

This temperament did not belong to this world, carrying a lonely pride that looked down upon all eternity.

Three days ago, she had experienced the Awakening of her memories as the "Number One Empress of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands" from her previous life.

Empress Su Hongyi set down her goblet and looked at the dense neon lights outside the window.

"Fan, the Spiritual Qi of this world is too foul."

Empress Su Hongyi's voice was cold, devoid of emotional fluctuations.

"The creatures here are lowly and mediocre, only knowing how to pursue this false prosperity."

"I once destroyed stars with a flick of my finger, yet now I must share the same sky with these ants."

Hearing this, Lin Fan immediately pushed the sliced steak in front of her.

A fawning smile hung on his face, his eyes full of doting.

"Hongyi, as long as you are happy, what does this world matter?"

"Once I recover the Dragon Essence within my body, I will reshape this Donghai for you and turn this entire city into your back garden."

"As for these ants, if they dare disturb you, I will simply destroy them at will."

Empress Su Hongyi nodded slightly, extended a jade-white finger, and picked up a piece of steak with a fork.

Just then.

A young waiter walked over carrying a bottle of red wine.

Perhaps because the sense of oppression emanating from Empress Su Hongyi was too strong.

When the waiter reached the table, his knees inexplicably went soft, and his wrist gave an uncontrollable twitch.

Two drops of dark red wine slid down the mouth of the bottle and dripped onto the snow-white tablecloth.

One drop even splashed onto the hem of Empress Su Hongyi's expensive qipao.

The waiter's face turned deathly pale, and he nearly dropped the wine bottle on the floor.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Young Miss, I didn't mean it!"

"I'll clean it up for you right away! I'm truly sorry!"

The waiter frantically pulled a tissue from his pocket, intending to bend down and wipe it.

Empress Su Hongyi's movements froze.

She slowly turned her head, looking at that insignificant wet mark on her hem.

"Audacious."

The two words were light, yet they carried a pressure as heavy as a mountain.

Boom!

An invisible wave of Hidden Force erupted from Empress Su Hongyi's body.

The young waiter didn't even have a chance to react before he was flipped over by a massive force.

He flew sideways five or six meters, crashing into and overturning a dining table behind him.

The sound of shattering tableware echoed throughout the hall.

Lying in the pile of broken porcelain, the waiter spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the spot.

The once quiet restaurant instantly fell into a dead silence.

The surrounding diners were dumbfounded, not even noticing when the forks in their hands dropped to the floor.

Hearing the commotion, the restaurant manager ran out from the kitchen, drenched in sweat.

Seeing the tragic scene before him, the manager's legs went soft.

But he still forced himself to walk to Empress Su Hongyi, bowing and scraping repeatedly.

"This Young Miss, I am truly sorry! Our employee was rude!"

"This meal is on the house! No, we will compensate you ten times the cost of the meal!"

"Please calm your anger, we will call an ambulance to take him to the hospital immediately..."

Empress Su Hongyi did not look at the unconscious waiter, but instead stared coldly at the manager.

"On the house?"

"Is an outfit of mine something that your mortal wealth can measure?"

"To make me displeased during my meal, do you know what a great sin that is?"

The manager felt his heart turn cold under Empress Su Hongyi's icy gaze.

He felt a fear coming from the depths of his Soul, as if the person standing before him was not a human, but a god.

"I'm sorry... I... we really didn't mean it..."

The manager was incoherent, cold sweat soaking his back.

Empress Su Hongyi flicked her finger.

Crack!

An ear-piercing sound of bones cracking rang out.

The manager let out a blood-curdling scream as his kneecaps were shattered instantly, as if struck by an invisible sledgehammer.

He knelt heavily before Empress Su Hongyi, the floor cracking from the impact.

"Ants, you think you're worthy of begging for mercy?"

Empress Su Hongyi slowly stood up, her long hair fluttering without wind.

The temperature in the entire restaurant began to rise rapidly, and the chandeliers overhead shook violently.

Lin Fan stood to the side, and instead of stopping her, he wore a contemptuous smile.

He took a handkerchief from his pocket and gently handed it to Empress Su Hongyi.

"Hongyi, don't let this trash dirty your hands."

"The service in this restaurant is indeed too slow. I also grew impatient while waiting for the steak just now."

"Since this building makes you unhappy, then there's no need for it to exist."

The surrounding diners finally reacted, screaming as they ran toward the elevators.

"Murder!"

"Run! This woman is a lunatic!"

The scene spiraled out of control, the sound of collapsing tables and chairs mingling with cries and shouts.

Empress Su Hongyi raised her right hand and clenched her fingers.

A ball of glaring red energy rapidly converged in her palm, emitting destructive fluctuations.

The red light grew brighter, and the surrounding glass began to show fine cracks as it failed to withstand the pressure.

The support pillars of the entire building were making overburdened creaking sounds.

A flash of ferocity crossed Empress Su Hongyi's eyes.

"Those who insult me shall have their nine generations exterminated."

"Since you failed to teach your subordinates well, then the people in this building shall be buried with it."

She was just about to slam the energy ball in her hand into the floor beneath her feet.

Once this energy erupted, this hundred-meter-tall building would crumble into dust in an instant.

At this critical moment.

The restaurant's broadcast system, which had been playing soothing saxophone music, suddenly emitted a burst of ear-piercing static interference.

Following that, the music stopped abruptly.

A calm, deep male voice filled with official authority rang out through the speakers throughout the restaurant.

"Empress Su Hongyi, Lin Fan."

"This is the Huaxia Bureau of Anomalous Affairs."

Empress Su Hongyi's movements stiffened as she looked toward the speakers on the ceiling with a frown.

Lin Fan was also stunned, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes.

"What bullshit Bureau? Are you seeking death?"

The male voice in the broadcast showed no emotional fluctuation as it continued to read unhurriedly:

"Empress Su Hongyi, female, 22 years old, eldest daughter of the Donghai Su Family. Lin Fan, male, 25 years old, matrilocal son-in-law of the Su Family."

"According to surveillance footage, your recent actions are suspected of violating multiple laws."

"One, according to Article 234 of the Criminal Law of the Peoples Republic of China, intentionally causing bodily harm to others, resulting in serious injury, under heinous circumstances."

"Two, according to Article 114 of the Criminal Law of the Peoples Republic of China, the crime of endangering public safety by dangerous means. You attempted to use Extraordinary Power to destroy the entire building, endangering the lives of 423 citizens inside."

"Three, according to the relevant provisions of the Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, your actions have caused serious social panic."

The restaurant doors were suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Dozens of fully armed team members in black special combat uniforms swarmed in.

They were not carrying ordinary automatic rifles, but Psionic Suppression Guns flickering with blue patterns.

At the very back of the crowd.

A man wearing a black trench coat over a crisp uniform stepped in steadily.

He wore a pair of exquisite rimless glasses, his expression indifferent, holding a document stamped with a red official seal.

Gu Changan walked to a spot three meters in front of Empress Su Hongyi and stood still.

He glanced at the manager screaming on the floor, then at the unconscious waiter.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the pulsing energy ball in Empress Su Hongyi's palm.

Gu Changan pushed up his glasses, his tone as calm as a court sentencing.

"You two, your mealtime is over."

"As you are suspected of multiple felonies, you are now being arrested by this Bureau in accordance with the law."

"Please cooperate with the investigation, otherwise we will take forced clearing measures."