"Speak!"
"Yes." Zhao Ting replied respectfully, "When I was still in the Prince's Mansion, I heard from the palace that Li Xueyi paid an unknown price to buy the heads of Su Mutang and his wife from the Dragon Emperor. Su Mutang is the father-in-law of the Peak Lord of the Cangjian Peak. The Demoness has nowhere else to go, so she should be in Zhuangyuan's Lane. "
"Where did you come from? How can you be so capable? You already know about the news from the palace before the night has passed?" Li Kuofu glanced at him coldly.
"I'll let you know." Zhao Ting didn't know how to address Li Kuofu, but he didn't dare to be negligent in order to save his life. "My surname is Zhao, and my first name is Ting. In my early years, I also lived on the edge of a knife. Of course, compared to you all, it's nothing. First, I was a guest in the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion. It was really boring. I heard that they were going to encircle Mister First. Recently, I heard many rumors about Yanshan Robber and Mister First. I didn't have the ability to go against Mister First. I've been looking forward to it for a long time, so I captured the Thirteenth Prince on the spot and surrendered to Mister First. In the middle of the night, the Thirteenth Prince went to the palace for the reunion banquet with me. When I was waiting in the side hall, I heard a big commotion. I've been sharper than others since I was young, so I heard that Li Xueyi came and killed two guards in front of the Emperor … "
His words were reasonable. Now that there were no other clues to follow, he naturally didn't care if it was a trap. He was led by someone who knew the way to Zhuangyuan's Lane.
The flames of war subsided. Because they were worried about Yan Li's safety, they didn't have time to clean up the battlefield. About a quarter of an hour after they left, the upper half of the Xue Kuang's corpse suddenly trembled like a zombie. After a while, it quieted down. Then, a black and red bloody hole appeared in the eye socket, and a bug the size of a pinky finger crawled out, shivering.
This insect was grotesque, it had eyes, eyebrows, nose, and ears. It crawled down from the corpse and fled in a panic. The late autumn night wind blew in its face. For ordinary people, it was only a little cold, but for it, it was like a steel knife cutting through its bones. It cried out in pain and fell down the embankment in a panic. It curled up in a corner of the embankment.
After it had calmed down a little, it began to squeak about something.
If one's ears were sharp, he would be able to tell that he was cursing like a human, and it was as vicious as one could imagine.
"Xiaoxiao, open the door."
A door opened in the void, and Li Hongzhuang walked out of it. He glanced at the Heavenly Earth, then his gaze fell on the insect.
Hong Yi came out and saw the mess. She couldn't help but ask, "Master, can we look for her?"
"You can't even protect yourself, and you still care about others?" Li Hongzhuang looked back at her. "Let me ask you, how did you get out?"
"I, I escaped …" Hong Yi said in a low voice.
"So, you disobeyed my orders?" Li Hongzhuang raised his eyebrows.
Hong Yi knelt and said, "Master, I don't like him. I don't want to accompany him. I beg you to retract your orders!"
"Get up," Li Hongzhuang said.
"Master?" Hong Yi looked up carefully and found that Li Hongzhuang was not angry as he expected, but he was still very wary. It was often the scariest when one did not show it.
"Do you want to keep kneeling?" Li Hongzhuang asked.
Hong Yi hurriedly stood up and respectfully stood to the side.
Li Hongzhuang said indifferently, "This time, your contributions outweigh your mistakes, so I won't argue with you. But you must remember, you disobeyed my orders. If there is a next time, no matter what contributions you make, I won't let you off."
"Yes …" Hong Yi finally sighed in relief. It was not easy to live in this world.
However, in Li Hongzhuang's hands, even death was difficult.
Li Hongzhuang took out a bloody heart from somewhere and handed it over. "Take good care of it. If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible!"
"Yes." Hong Yi hurriedly put it away in a special container.
Li Hongzhuang jumped off the embankment and caught the talking bug. She scolded, "Trash, I can't even deal with an Enlightenment Realm cultivator, let alone Yan Shiyi. How can you still have the face to live? I'll throw you into this river and you can swim to the Underworld. That way, the Blood-clothed Tower's reputation won't be ruined by your hands!"
"Eldest Senior Sister, save me, save me. Please, for the sake of Master, save me …" The bug's voice was almost drowned out by the sound of the river, and it was as weak as a candle in the wind.
"Save you?" Li Hongzhuang seemed to have heard something funny. "I don't know how much effort it will take to destroy your body. What's the point of saving a trash like you?"
"Junior Brother Junqing, Junior Brother Junqing has always been on good terms with me. I know you've always admired him. I can speak well of you to him, and he likes to talk about you with me. He also has a place in his heart!"
"Really?" Li Hongzhuang's expression changed slightly.
"If I'm lying, then I'll be a Yin Lice puppet in this life, the next life, and the life after that!" The bug said anxiously. "If Senior Sister saves my life, I can guarantee that this marriage will go smoothly!"
Li Hongzhuang smiled charmingly and said, "It's not that I can't save you, but from now on, you must obey my every word. If you disobey, I can take back the new life I gave you at any time. Do you have any objections?"
"Yes, I'll definitely follow Senior Sister's lead in the future without any second thoughts!" The bug said.
Li Hongzhuang nodded in satisfaction and glanced at the other side of the river. "Why are you still hiding?"
Behind the trees on the other side of the river, the defeated demon soldiers ran out in a scattered manner. They all hung their heads dejectedly. Chen Tianlong staggered to the side of the river. There was a shocking wound on his open chest.
He knelt down in front of Li Hongzhuang, lowered his head and said, "I have underestimated these bandits, please punish me." As he said this, his tower-like figure involuntarily trembled.
"Just because of Yan Li, just because of one Yan Li, you let go of the chance to kill Yan Shiyi with Duan Soundless. How did I give the order?"
Li Hongzhuang's gaze was sharp. She reached out and grabbed Chen Tianlong by the neck. This ferocious man, who was more than three meters tall, was lifted into the air. "Yan Po, get out here and explain yourself!"
Yan Po really did roll out. He rolled to Chen Tianlong's side and knelt. "The Tower Master gave the order to kill Yan Shiyi at all costs."
"Is Yan Shiyi dead?" Li Hongzhuang asked.
"No," Yan Po said.
"Do you accept the punishment?" Li Hongzhuang asked.
"We do," Yan Po said.
The originally dejected atmosphere on the other side of the river suddenly exploded.
"Yan Po, you son of a bitch. You've never been afraid of pain. If you want to accept the punishment, then do it yourself. How dare you drag us into this …" All the demons cursed loudly. There were all kinds of curses.
Yan Po listened calmly and did not say a word in rebuttal.
"So you don't want to accept the punishment?" Li Hongzhuang's faint words were like a sudden clap of thunder. The scene instantly quieted down.
"We, we do …" the demons said in a trembling voice.
"A bunch of good-for-nothings. Go back!"
…
The Ultimate Purgatory Formation and the innumerable Heavenly Fire gradually nibbled away at this place that could shelter them. The few living people had no choice but to keep moving.
"Miss Zhiyuan, us husband and wife are both old. It doesn't matter if we die here, but we've caused you to be trapped as well. We really feel bad about this," Su Mutang said with a sigh.
There were only Su Mutang, his wife, and Ji Zhiyuan in this square formation.
When Ji Zhiyuan and Wei Ran were searching for Su Mutang and his wife, they were accidentally separated. She found them first. Since then, she protected the husband and wife while looking for a way to escape.
As time passed, the Purgatory Formation became more and more intense. Not only did the three of them not have the time to look for a way to escape, but they also had to find a temporary shelter at the most critical moments.
"You don't have to be like this," Ji Zhiyuan said. "I was also entrusted by someone."
"Oh?" Su Mutang said. "May I ask who was entrusted?"
Ji Zhiyuan thought about it and said, "He's not willing to tell me, so I can't reveal it."
Su Mutang and his wife looked at each other. They could not help but mutter to themselves, 'Who is this person? How could he be so cruel as to ask such a beautiful lady to come in and suffer with us?'
His wife glared at him fiercely. "Cultivators have sharp eyes and ears. Do you think we can't hear you muttering here?"
Then, she smiled apologetically at Ji Zhiyuan. "My old man has no ill intentions. He's just a guy who can't control his mouth. Today's unexpected disaster must be because he didn't control his mouth and made His Majesty resent him. I didn't expect to implicate you, Miss."
"Madam is a truly benevolent Bodhisattva. It's rare for you to understand things. You don't have high self-esteem and look down on others." Ji Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Especially under the feet of the Emperor. I've lived until now and only met my late mother. Even if I didn't entrust you with anything, I'm still willing to come and save you."
"Really, old man, look at what a good child she is. What has Xiao Rong become? She's always putting on a straight face. Even when she talks to her husband, she acts like she's doing things according to the rules." Madam was overjoyed. She went forward and grabbed Ji Zhiyuan's hand, refusing to let go.
"Xiao Rong has been raised by father-in-law's side since she was young and has learned his bad temper." Su Mutang was so angry that he laughed. "I didn't agree at first. Didn't you say that it might not be a bad thing for her to learn self-discipline from father-in-law? In the end, she has learned self-discipline and has also treated the rules as a family's boundary. She won't agree to it even if it's an inch more or less. Now you're blaming me. "
Madam seemed to feel that she was in the wrong, so she ignored him. She only smiled at Ji Zhiyuan and said, "Little girl, from what you've said, you seem to have experienced the ways of many noblewomen. However, your accent doesn't sound like a local. Let me guess, could your mother be the daughter of some official? Tell me, as long as they have a name, there's no reason I can't recognize them in Tianjing. "
Ji Zhiyuan was about to speak when he suddenly felt a sense of danger. He immediately took out the Rain Bell and protected Su Mutang and his wife. "Be careful!"
The heavenly fire in the surroundings surged, leaving no room for escape.
"Miss Zhi Yuan, I've finally found you!"
At this moment, two rays of divine light descended from the sky. Heaven and earth were suddenly divided into two colors, black and white, and the heavenly fire was forcefully separated to the two sides. An elegant man descended from the sky and sized up Ji Zhiyuan the moment he landed. He only relaxed when he saw that he was unharmed. He smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Zhi Yuan, we agreed to come to the capital together. Why did you leave me alone in Town of Beginning?"
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