After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

When Ake reported on Xuanyuan Lie's tragic state, Chen Futu doubted that he had heard correctly. It turned out that the old woman had a very high seniority in the desert. She was one of the old monsters who survived in their clan. Her status was even higher than that of the clan leader, Xuanyuan Chen. In layman's terms, she was like a supreme elder, much more influential than Xuanyuan Lie, the second elder.

Unable to resist his curiosity, Chen Futu, along with Dian Wei, sneaked to the vicinity of the Court of State Ceremonial.

Xuanyuan Lie was whipped several times by the old woman, but he didn't dare to utter a single word.

The old woman pointed at his nose and cursed, "You are an elder, how dare you tarnish the reputation of my clan!"

Xuanyuan Lie knelt there, not daring to utter a sound. Despite his advanced age, he looked like a grandson, his back bruised and bloody from the beating.

Xuan Yuan Chen's dignified face showed slight displeasure. He wanted to stop her, but Xuan Yuan Rong secretly stopped him, signaling him not to offend the old woman.

The guards in the desert were so frightened that they stood outside the door, not daring to breathe.

"What does she mean?" Chen Futu asked Dian Wei, who was squatting on the wall of Honglu Temple. Dian Wei scratched his head sheepishly. "Old Man Xuanyuan was captured alive, and that old woman is very angry?"

"Good heavens. I thought she was angry because Xuanyuan Lie broke the alliance, but it turns out she's angry because she couldn't win and got captured. Does she think my Great Xia has no one to rely on?"

Chen Futu laughed in exasperation.

Dian Wei whispered, "Should we beat her up?"

"You think you can beat him?"

"I can't beat her, but Old Zhang definitely can. Let Old Zhang whip her with his whisk."

While the master and servant were muttering to themselves, Xuanyuan Lie was whipped a few more times, his face twitching from the pain.

"I heard that not only were you arrested, but you also took two idiots as your disciples, Xuanyuan Lie, are you trying to get ahead of yourself? Don't you know that the secret techniques of the Sand Sea are not to be passed on to outsiders?"

"Nephew knows he was wrong..."

Xuanyuan Lie was extremely honest, and his former arrogance was nowhere to be seen.

Chen Futu noticed that the old woman glanced in their direction, seemingly aware that the master and servant were spying on them, and her gaze carried a somewhat veiled insult.

Just then, Xiaobai and Li Yuanba returned from the palace and quickly arrived in the courtyard. They were stunned to see Xuanyuan Lie kneeling there with his back covered in blood and gore.

Chen Futu said to Dian Wei, "This is going to be interesting. Do you think those two brats can beat that old woman to a pulp?"

"I'm looking at it."

Dian Wei felt that although the two kids were powerful, the old woman was above the Martial Venerable level and had rich combat experience, which was far superior to the two kids.

"Let's see if these two children have made any progress in their cultivation."

Chen Futu had no intention of stopping it.

The old woman's act of drawing Xuanyuan Lie's sword at the Honglu Temple, seemingly a family matter, actually carried a lot of dissatisfaction with the Great Xia Dynasty. She was probably looking for an opportunity to give him a hard time. Now that the two little devils had arrived, it was the perfect time. They should have a fight first. Besides, Zhang Sanfeng hadn't shown up yet, which seemed to indicate that he also wanted the two children to take the lead.

Xiao Bai swallowed the bun and asked Xuan Yuanlie in a silly manner, "Second Master, what's wrong? You're bleeding a lot, it hurts so much."

Xuanyuan Lie was shocked and quickly gave her a look, signaling her and Li Yuanba to leave immediately.

Li Yuanba ignored all that and, carrying his sledgehammer, asked the old woman in a simple-minded manner, "Why did you hit our second master!"

The old woman, whip in hand, turned and looked at the two of them. "You are Xuanyuan Lie's disciples? Your aptitude is indeed quite good. It's a pity that you practiced the Sand Sea's secret techniques without the Sand Sea's permission. Today, I will cripple your cultivation."

"You're going to cripple Silly Girl?" Little White was furious. She slammed her rice bowl down with a loud bang, sending buns flying everywhere. "Aaaaah! Are you asking for a beating?!"

"You brat, how dare you speak so arrogantly! I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the Holy Emperor, so you will know how to respect your elders!"

After the old woman finished speaking, she took the blood-stained whip and struck directly.

Just as Xiaobai was about to retaliate, Xuanyuan Lie stepped in front of her and took a hard blow, his chest ripped open.

“Hong Gu, Xiao Bai and Yuan Ba ​​are still children, and they haven’t learned many secret techniques. You don’t need to be like this!”

"You say they didn't learn it, then they didn't learn it. Even if the Holy Emperor were here in front of me, I would still cripple them. Now get out of my way!"

With a flick of her wrist, the old woman's whip wrapped around Xuan Yuanlie, who dared not resist and was flung away.

The old woman struck hard, and just as Xuan Yuanlie was about to crash into the wall, Xuan Yuanchen caught him and said, "Hong Gu, you've gone too far."

"Chieftain, please calm down. I'll deal with these two brats first, then we can discuss important matters."

"you……"

Xuanyuan Chen was speechless.

The old man wasn't here to form an alliance; he was clearly here to cause trouble. If he were to cripple Princess Shengwu and Consort Wu's younger brother, the feud would be huge. Unfortunately, his status as clan leader wasn't enough to impress the old woman.

"Pah! You old hag, do you think I'm afraid of you? I'm not afraid at all! I'll beat you to death to avenge my second master!"

"Yes, old woman, I'm not afraid of you."

Li Yuanba and Xiaobai stood together, their auras rising steadily.

Chen Futu transmitted his voice, "You two go outside and fight, as long as you don't make a move in the capital."

Upon hearing the order, the two exchanged a glance, then transformed into two beams of light and left the imperial city.

The old woman snorted and gave chase.

The three of them went ten miles away from the imperial city and stood near a grove of trees, where the two little devils were fighting like bulls.

The old woman, brandishing her whip, sneered, "Come on, let your ancestor see where you get your guts."

"Beat you!"

Xiao Bai smashed out the small cauldron, sending steamed buns flying everywhere. The old woman tried to catch the cauldron with her bare hands, but a loud metallic roar was heard, and ripples of her protective aura appeared. Xiao Bai's attack couldn't even break through her protective aura.

"Take this!"

Li Yuanba descended from the sky wielding a massive hammer. The power of this hammer, combined with the quality of a top-grade magic weapon, would have turned an ordinary Martial Venerable into mincemeat. However, the old woman simply raised her hand and steadily caught it.

"So strong!"

The powerful warriors who went out of the city to watch the battle were filled with trepidation.

The old woman is exceptionally powerful; she truly deserves to be above the Martial Venerable level, her combat strength far surpassing that of any Martial Venerable.

"That's it?"

The old woman sneered, then suddenly dodged and struck, sending the two children flying hundreds of meters away in an instant.

Zhang Sanfeng had somehow appeared beside Chen Futu. He stroked his beard, looked at the battlefield, and asked, "Does Your Majesty think they can defeat that person?"

Chen Futu pondered and said, "It will be difficult without unleashing the power."

"It is indeed difficult, but it's not without a chance."

Zhang Sanfeng has recently given these two children a good lesson. Their strength is sufficient, but they are not yet proficient in using it. After being sealed, their overall combat strength is at the late stage of Martial Venerable, but their power exceeds that of the first-tier Martial Venerable. As long as they can use the methods taught by him and Xuanyuan Lie to break through the opponent's qi barrier, they will have a chance.

Soon, Xuanyuan Chen and Xuanyuan Rong also arrived at the battlefield, both of them looking rather grim.

Xuan Yuanrong acted as the introducer, and Xuan Yuanchen praised him lavishly. Chen Futu also spared no flattery; it was basically mutual business praise.

At least Xuan Yuan Chen's attitude was much better than the old woman's; he was genuinely there to discuss cooperation, but unfortunately, Hong Gu made him lose face.