Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

boom--

With a single palm strike, fragments swirled up like a thousand layers of flying snow.

Fortunately, Swift Wind Flag reacted quickly and dodged the attack just as the palm was about to strike.

Glancing at the palm print about three feet deep in front of him, Xunfeng Xiaoqi immediately looked up.

But then Jiang Yue's figure fell from the sky and stood twenty steps in front of Xunfeng Xiaoqi.

"Who exactly are you? What is your purpose in infiltrating my Blackwater City?!"

Swoosh, swoosh—

A question was met with two darts hurtling towards Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue paused, her true energy swirling around her, instantly forming a shield that easily blocked the dart.

"How dare you! You dare to fight back?"

With a roar, Jiang Yue raised her hand and slapped it.

In an instant, thousands of red threads flew towards the small flag like venomous snakes.

Just as Xiaoqi was about to dodge, she realized that her ankles and wrists were suddenly entangled by red threads.

Before he could react, countless red lines had already pierced through his body.

"Humph."

Jiang Yue snorted coldly.

"To die from my Thousand Threads technique is an honor for you."

After she finished speaking, she abruptly pulled her hand back.

Xiaoqi's body instantly shattered into pieces, turning into fragments in the blink of an eye.

"Huh? No!"

The expected scene of carnage did not occur, which immediately made Jiang Yue realize that something had changed.

bass--

Just as suspicion arose, a soft metallic clang echoed in my ears.

bang——

In the instant he turned around, a cold-colored straight knife was already slashing towards Jiang Yue's forehead.

Unfortunately, the knife was blocked by Jiang Yue's claw blade just three inches away from the forehead.

Before him stood a cold, vermilion bird mask.

"retreat!"

Both of them studied diligently at the same time.

In an instant, a shockwave exploded in the air, and they each retreated ten steps.

"Humph."

Jiang Yue flicked her sleeve, put one hand behind her back, and looked at Zhu Que with a sinister expression.

"Who are you?"

Suzaku glanced at the nick in the blade and simply replied, "The Empress's person."

"You're... one of my sister's people?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing that Zhuque was sent by the Empress, Jiang Yue dispelled some of her killing intent.

"Tell me, isn't my sister incredibly powerful sitting on the throne? Everyone has to listen to her?"

"Does that mean she can do whatever she wants without anyone stopping her? What she wants to eat, where she wants to go, she can decide for herself, without any restrictions?"

"Also, was her residence very luxurious? Did she have many maids and eunuchs serving her?"

Faced with Jiang Yue's incessant chatter, Zhuque seemed to fall silent.

Only after Jiang Yue finished speaking did she ask, "Who exactly are you?"

"I am the Empress's sister." Jiang Yue seemed somewhat excited. "My sister, born of the same mother and father."

"What nonsense are you spouting?!" Zhuque's sword flashed, "What sister does His Majesty have?"

"No, she has a younger sister, didn't you know? After giving birth to her, the Empress fled the palace and then gave birth to me."

Zhuque remained silent, seemingly deep in thought.

"Didn't she tell you?" Jiang Yue's eyes were somewhat crazed. "Could she not know that I exist, and that the Empress Dowager is still alive?"

Zhuque took two steps back, pressing the tip of her straight sword against the ground.

Instantly, a chilling sensation rose from the soles of my feet.

"You do not believe?"

Jiang Yue seemed oblivious to the sudden change in Zhuque's aura and continued to chatter on.

“But it doesn’t matter. I will tell her the truth after I take everything she has now. Now, you can go first and die in her place.”

As soon as she finished speaking, countless red lines flew out from Jiang Yue's body once again.

Suzaku suddenly swung his straight sword.

Instantly, a whole section of bluestone slabs was lifted from the ground, completely blocking the red line's attack.

Bang, bang, bang—

After a series of explosions, the red line actually pierced through the bluestone slab and headed straight for the Vermilion Bird Gate.

But at this moment, Zhuque lightly touched the red line that was rushing past with her toes and quickly rushed towards Jiang Yue.

"Ok?"

Jiang Yue asked in confusion, and immediately activated her protective true energy in the face of the straight blade slashing down.

bang——

Another crisp, metallic sound echoed, and the immense rebound force forced the Vermilion Bird back two steps.

Once he stood up straight, he looked at the trembling, cold blade in his hand.

The single-edged blade was so badly damaged that it was no longer usable.

Before she could react, Jiang Yue's offensive came like a relentless downpour.

The two exchanged nearly a hundred moves in an instant, and for a time they were evenly matched.

"Hahaha, since I returned after completing my studies, very few have been able to survive ten moves against me."

You're the only one who can't decide a winner after nearly a hundred moves, haha, remember to play with me more often.

Suzaku: "A madman."

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to call me a madman! I will exterminate your entire family!"

One sentence instantly enraged Jiang Yue, who then became extremely ruthless in her attack.

After exchanging another thirty blows, Zhuque, knowing his opponent's profound cultivation, decided to no longer hold back.

She forced Jiang Yue back with a single strike, then crushed the broken blade in her hand.

The rapidly flying fragments of jade and gold flew towards Jiang Yue like raindrops.

However, Jiang Yue's protective aura was completely unaffected by these painless attacks.

However, Suzaku's goal was not to defeat Jiang Yue in this way, but to take the opportunity to adjust his condition.

As Jiang Yue activated her internal true essence to protect herself, Zhu Que's internal true essence had also reached its peak.

"The two elements govern the mountains and rivers."

The Yin-Yang totem, accompanied by the Vermilion Bird palm strike, shot straight towards Jiang Yue.

"Evil Emperor's Seal".

As a result, Jiang Yue turned around and conjured a strange jade seal with her palm, which she then blasted directly at the Yin-Yang True Qi.

boom--

After a loud bang, Zhuque lost his balance and staggered back several steps.

"So, how dare you challenge my authority?"

"Now, the game is over, you're dead!"

Jiang Yue's manic voice rang out again, her feet shifting lightly as her palms surged with power, intending to kill Zhuque with a single blow.

In the critical moment, the pupils behind the Vermilion Bird mask suddenly revealed a blood-red color.

The next moment, an overwhelming pressure swept down, making Jiang Yue feel a sense of threat of death.

"Two Elements Floating Palm".

The palm strike was executed with unpredictable speed, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, making it impossible to predict.

"Not good!"

Jiang Yue was startled and immediately stopped in her tracks, quickly moving back a distance before gathering her strength to launch a counterattack.

"Six Severing Forces!"

boom--

The moment the two forces collided, the back mountain trembled slightly, countless rocks and debris began to fall, and many trees and gardens were shaken and blown away by their roots.

After the smoke cleared, Zhuque was no longer in Jiang Yue's sight.

"Hmph, think you can escape? No one can get away from me! No one can!"

Her eyes gradually turned red, and a murderous intent surged within her as she desperately sought a target to vent her anger on.

At this moment, Tuoba Ying arrived late with two members of the Swift Wind Team.

"Heavenly Venerable One, what commotion just occurred here?"

"Hmph, you didn't even know someone was impersonating your Swiftwind Team?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's all my fault."

"I don't want to hear these high-sounding reasons. Go and arrest this person immediately and hand him over to me."

She has piqued my interest; I will pull out her tendons one by one.

"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."

Tuoba Ying and his men immediately disappeared from the spot.