The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In the imperial study, the emperor was worried about the Nantai team and the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld.

At present, the news has spread that King Ye and his wife are unwell and are recuperating in their mansion.

But things are different now. The news related to the Night King and his wife did not cause much waves in the capital city today, because there have been many major events in the capital city recently and everyone's attention is focused on those controversial events.

Like everyone else, the Emperor did not pay too much attention to the situation in the Ye Palace. Moreover, his spies in the Ye Palace also reported back that Du Ziheng had been living in the Ye Palace these days and seemed to be busy taking care of the Ye Palace and his wife. In this case, it was normal for the two couples to rest in the palace.

In addition, Yun Mujiu showed up in the Herb Hall last time, and he was confronted by Xu Houshan who came to the hall to make trouble. The secret agents arranged by the emperor on the street took the opportunity to keep an eye on Yun Mujiu, but they did not find any contact between Yun Mujiu and the two disciples of Du Digu. Originally, the emperor wanted to track down the whereabouts of the two people through Yun Mujiu, but who knew that he would get nothing from Yun Mujiu.

Seeing that he could no longer get any news about the two disciples from Yun Mujiu, the emperor didn't want to pay attention to Yun Mujiu's updates anymore.

What he is worried about now are the mineral veins that were blown up by the Ninth Level of the Netherworld!

He knew that those stingy people from Nantai would never be willing to destroy the mine, but he also didn't expect that the person who destroyed the mine was none other than Youming Jiuchong.

This meant that even though he wanted to settle accounts with Youming Jiuchong, he was afraid of Youming Jiuchong's strength and did not dare to step forward to ask for an explanation.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he couldn't swallow this humiliation. He was so angry that his heart ached. In the end, he decided to mobilize a team of secret guards to search for Youming Jiuchong and teach him a lesson.

When it came to the case of spies from other countries infiltrating Zhongyue, Youming Jiuchong had clearly helped Zhongyue investigate the case, but now instead of becoming the emperor's benefactor, he had long been regarded as an enemy by the emperor. Even if Youming Jiuchong had not blown up the mine, the emperor would not have shown any kindness to Youming Jiuchong for his pitiful face.

Just as the Night King went to the battlefield several times for Zhongyue and quelled the troubles in all directions, in the eyes of the emperor, he took the Night King's contribution for granted, and was always planning to destroy the Night King, completely disregarding how much the Night King had contributed to the country and him, the emperor.

The emperor was ruthless, and the order to hunt him down was quickly issued. To be safe, he also spent a lot of money to hire the assassin of Biluoxuesha to travel with him, just to give Youming Jiuchong a blow to vent his hatred.

Many officials saw the emperor's cold face twisted by anger and jealousy, and they felt cold in their hearts. The emperor was really too ruthless!

...

"Hmph! Ruthless?" A man in black clothes who was riding a horse snorted coldly.

In front of the official road, several masked men in black stood in front of him, all staring at him intently.

The man in black clothes once thought that this was the person sent by the emperor to assassinate him. Ye Haolian was the most ruthless person. Of course, the emperor sent someone to kill Netherworld Nineth Layer, not Night King Ye Xiaohan. After all, the emperor and others did not know the connection between Night King and Netherworld Nineth Layer, and they thought they were two different people.

The man in black pulled the reins tight, showing no intention of stopping the horse. In the blink of an eye, he quickly realized that the assassin sent by the emperor could not arrive so quickly, and the person standing in front of him was obviously from another faction.

But even so, he didn't plan to have too much contact with these people.

The man in black held the reins in one hand and reached for the long soft sword wrapped around his waist with the other, as if he was ready to sprint while clearing out the people blocking his way.

Today, he would kill gods and ghosts. He had only one goal, which was to go back and see that little girl as soon as possible.

When he was about to make a move, the three men in black in front of him felt a strong aura coming towards them. They quickly knelt on the ground with their heads lowered.

The man in the middle bowed his head and said loudly, "We are the people of Soul Stealer Yuanxi, and we are here to welcome the Lord of the Underworld."

The man on horseback was slightly surprised, but soon calmed down. He tightened the reins and rode slowly towards the group of people.

About ten days ago, he heard that the Soul-Snatching Pavilion Master had come out of seclusion, but there was no news of that in the martial arts world, and even there was no new news from the shopkeeper Duan, as if the Soul-Snatching Pavilion Master's coming out of seclusion was not a real thing.

"Welcome me?" Netherworld Nine Levels did not dismount, but looked at these people coldly. "What's the matter?"

"Lord Hades, our Pavilion Master would like to invite you over for a small gathering." The man in black replied respectfully, forcibly suppressing the chill that was creeping in his bones as he faced the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld.

Youming Jiuchong remained silent. He was not wearing his iconic bright red cloak, and he was wearing a black gauze hat that covered his red pupils and ghost mask under the veil. It was difficult for others to recognize his identity.

"Are you following me?" His tone was careless, yet it carried a hint of danger.

The sword was unsheathed, and a cold light flashed.

“Don’t dare!” The man in black lowered his head. “Lord Ming, my master said that you should return to the capital soon. We all heard that you went to kill the Nantai spy, so we thought you would return to Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion. That’s why we have been waiting for your return in advance on the official road from Yangguzhou back to the capital.”

After Nether Nine Heavy asked, the black-clothed man explained the reason why they were able to ambush him. The news of Nether Nine Heavy going north to kill people had been widely spread, and the Zhongyue branch of Mushi Nine Nether Pavilion was headquartered in the capital, so it was normal for the Soul Stealing Pavilion Master to say that he took this route on his way back to the capital.

Youming Jiuchong could have taken a small path in a low-key manner, but in order to return to the capital as soon as possible, he took the official road all the way back.

Netherworld Jiuchong said in a cold voice: "I don't know your master." He had been looking for the Pavilion Master of the Soul-Snatching Yuanxi, but the Pavilion Master rarely appeared, so it was difficult to find out his true identity.

"My Lord Ming, my master said that you will recognize him when you come." The man in black replied in a more humble tone.

The man in black replied without much thought. It was obvious that the "master" he was talking about had already anticipated what Youming Jiuchong would say, so he had prepared his response early. The master had never met Youming Jiuchong before, so he could have expected that Youming Jiuchong would refuse to meet him because they were strangers.

Netherworld Nineth Level did not think too much and directly replied - "Tell your master that I have something to do and will not see you now!"

The three men in black all raised their heads, with surprise in their eyes. The Lord of Hell actually refused to go with them to see the Pavilion Master now.

The Netherworld Nine-fold murderous aura emanated from him, and his voice became even colder— “One day, I will meet with the Pavilion Master!”

No matter who the other person is, he has to go to see him for a while. At least when he is preparing to leave the capital again, there cannot be a mysterious big shot like the Soul Stealing Pavilion Master staying in the capital, otherwise it will bring potential trouble to Yun Mujiu.