o Rui let out a cold snort and said, "Don't play these tricks. Once I was captured, I never thought I could live. Bringing me to Taihe Palace is just to squeeze the last bit of value out of me, isn't...I have been sent here to collect taxes but was killed by the King of Ning. Is this not an act of rebellion"King Ning remained impassive, lost in a prolonged silence.King Ning remained silent, and Zhou...