The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

"Damn it! Who spread this kind of news?! Isn't this pushing Huaijiang Mansion to its doom?!" The Lord of Huaijiang Mansion swept the teacup off the table, the shards clattering and rattling on the ground, the water reflecting his furious face.

"Jiang Yi, tell me, what trouble have you gotten yourself into that even your sister is being criticized like this?! Speak! No one's leaving until you give a proper explanation!!!"

"Father, it's clearly others who harmed our Huaijiang Manor! Why do you keep criticizing my brother?! This time, it must be other manor families who are jealous of our Spiritual Mage Guild and that's why they fabricated this lie! They know that Father loves He Yan the most, so they've all turned their anger on me. Father, you must stand up for me!" Jiang He Yan said, tears streaming down her face.

Jiang Yi winked at Jiang Heyan, but Jiang Heyan misunderstood. She walked up to the furious Lord Huaijiang and shook his arm, saying, "Father, why don't you believe your daughter?! I've never caused any trouble since I was little. You saw it with your own eyes these past few days, didn't I stay obediently at home?! I haven't left the Huaijiang mansion at all! Father..."

"Slap!" Lord Huaijiang raised an eyebrow at Jiang Heyan, then slapped her hard across the left cheek. Jiang Heyan was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. Her left cheek was swollen and it stung every time she opened her mouth.

"Father, why did you hit me?! Even you know that someone deliberately framed me. Instead of finding the person who spread the rumors, you dared to hit me?! You've never been able to bear to hit me since I was a child. What did I do wrong?!" Jiang Heyan continued to argue and make a scene.

"Slap!" Lord Huaijiang had no time to dwell on the past. His face was flushed, and he was panting heavily with anger. When he looked up at Jiang Heyan's red eyes, he became even angrier. "You still have the nerve to cry?! If you hadn't offended someone outside, why would the rumors specifically use your name?! Age, appearance—everything described sounds like you! You still dare to say you've been staying home well lately?! I'll break your legs! That Miss Wang, if you hadn't encouraged her to learn some evil martial arts, she wouldn't have died after only a few days! You've been a troublemaker since you were little. I don't know which devil you offended. Now that they're powerful and influential, the first thing they do is arrest you!!!"

"Jiang Yi, do you know you're wrong?! You've corrupted your sister, causing our enemies to orchestrate such a elaborate scheme that they've managed to trap us. Do you really want to watch our entire Huaijiang Manor be destroyed?! Do you think you two little devils will finally stop after that?!"

"Jiang Yi wouldn't dare, Father! Something must have gone wrong! Jiang Huai! It must be Jiang Huai who caused this trouble! How could it be me and my sister? We had some conflicts with Jiang Huai when we were little. Father, didn't you hurt the person he cherishes most?! Although that girl is an anomaly, someone who is not tolerated by the entire Spirit Realm Continent, you know Jiang Huai's stubborn temper. No matter what it is, if he likes it, he will never let go until death. It must be because he resents our Huaijiang Mansion that he caused this sabotage!!!" Jiang Yi said hurriedly, afraid that the Lord of Huaijiang Mansion might kill him and He Yan in a fit of anger.

This is a huge deal! In a while, it won't just be these thousand people causing trouble for Huaijiang's residence; people from all the clans across the Spirit Realm Continent will be coming to cause them trouble! They must distance themselves now. Even if it's not Jiang Huai—since Jiang Huai isn't here—they must pin the blame on him. Besides, they really do have a lot of grudges against Jiang Huai!

As expected, Lord Huaijiang hesitated. It wasn't impossible for Jiang Huai to be involved, but Jiang Huai was now the high and mighty Third Prince of the Mu Dynasty, Mu Ran. If he wanted to cause them trouble, he could simply issue an order from the Mu Dynasty. Why would he need to fabricate lies?

Unless... then it can't be Jiang Huai, it can only be Ying Li!

"Quickly! Send a few top-tier spirit masters, especially the most powerful Elder Hou, and have him take a few men to the Mu Clan Imperial Palace in Feng'an Kingdom. Tell him to inform the Lord that the alien Ying Li is at Huaijiang Mansion, and to have the Lord bring people over to annihilate her!!!" Lord Huaijiang said excitedly, and quickly gave the orders before heading off.

However, a loud voice rang out in the hall, shocking everyone. At the same time, a thick, genuine spiritual energy barrier enveloped the entire hall.

"Lord Huaijiang, don't you think it's too late?! You should have sent someone to the Mu Dynasty to seek help the very first day the rumors started. Going to find them now is far too late!!!"

Ying Li tore off his long robe and cloak and threw them on the ground. His indifferent eyes swept over everyone in the hall. When he saw Jiang Heyan, the corners of Ying Li's mouth turned up and he said, "It's been a long time since I've seen you, Sister Heyan. Haven't you been causing trouble lately?! It's so nice to see you!"

Jiang Heyan watched Ying Li walk out, his imposing aura and unmatched spiritual and mental power in the entire hall causing her previously domineering temper to soften instantly. She stared at Ying Li, trembling, and stammered, "You... I knew it... it must be you! What grudge do you hold against me to make up stories like this?! You..."

"What exactly are you trying to do, Ying Li?! You ruined the spirit stones of my Spirit Master Guild, and I kindly gave you a deadline, but who knew you would disappear without a trace, and when you came back, you caused such a huge calamity for my Spirit Master Guild! Ying Li, when are you going to repay what you owe my Spirit Master Guild?!" Jiang Yi said angrily. Having finally found the culprit, he naturally wanted to shift the blame to Ying Li.

Ying Li snorted coldly, looking at him, and said, "You're all refusing to mention anything about my Ying family members, are you feeling guilty?! I didn't come back to see you, you're not qualified, and I wouldn't stoop to making a move! Tell me! Where are my Ying family members?! If you don't tell me, be careful, your entire Spirit Mage Guild may be wiped out from this day forward!!!"

"This..." Judging from Ying Li's imposing manner, Lord Huaijiang estimated that Ying Li's current abilities were at least those of a Blue-Clothed Spiritual Mage, a level of spiritual mage capable of overturning the entire Huaijiang Manor. If they were to confront him head-on, they would certainly not fare well!

"Jiang Huai, you're here too! How can you bear to let your father be threatened like this by this woman?! The Ying family disappeared not long after Ying Li left. We don't know where they went. We've sent people to search for them for half a year without finding a trace. I was just about to send people to continue the search when you arrived. What a coincidence!"

Lord Huaijiang spoke, gazing expectantly at Jiang Huai, thinking that he had raised Jiang Huai, and that Jiang Huai wouldn't just stand by and watch him die. However, Jiang Huai stared at him and coldly retorted, "Why wouldn't I have the heart to help?! What do I have to do with the sins you've committed?! If you don't give Ying Li an explanation today, don't blame me for being impolite! Back then, you were the one who personally fed Ying Li poison. If it weren't for heaven's mercy, Ying Li would have been poisoned to death long ago. You almost poisoned my beloved, and you still want me to save you? What are you thinking?! Why should I sell myself?!"

"Jiang Huai! You..." Jiang Heyan angrily cursed, "You ungrateful wretch! Who fed you, gave you water, and raised you? Now you're a heartless wretch who doesn't recognize your kindness! Why didn't you eat the food and drink the water from my Huaijiang residence?! Now you're showing off like this, you're so powerful, so shameless!!!"

Ying Li snorted coldly, his eyes bloodshot, fixed on Jiang Heyan. The latter's neck stiffened, and she was lifted up by a great force. Ying Li looked at her, the bloodshot color in his eyes intensifying. Jiang Heyan's limbs thrashed about, her face turning from red to purple, then to black. Just as Jiang Heyan was about to breathe her last, Ying Li snapped his fingers, and Jiang Heyan's body fell heavily to the ground as if boneless!

With a loud "Bang!", everyone in the hall jumped in fright! Ying Li smiled slightly, looked at everyone in the hall, and said, "Didn't you want me to repay everything I owe you?! Fine, I'll repay it now!"

With his right hand gathering spiritual energy, ten spirit stones floated out from within the Xuanjin. Controlling the ten spirit stones with both hands, Ying Li pulled out one and threw it towards the direction of Lord Huaijiang!

Lord Huaijiang's expression changed, and he hurriedly gathered his spiritual power to defend himself. The spirit stone pierced through his spiritual power and struck Lord Huaijiang's right arm heavily! With a "bang!" Lord Huaijiang's face turned extremely ugly. He roared and looked down at his arm, which was covered in blood, with the bone showing through the blood.

Ying Li retrieved the blood-stained spirit stone and aimed it at Jiang Yi next! With another "bang!", the spirit stone exploded beneath Jiang Yi's feet! Jiang Yi was blasted to the side, spitting out blood as he crashed heavily to the ground, nearly dying from blood loss!

Spirit stones are not things that ordinary people can touch. If an ordinary person touches a spirit stone, their flesh will be corroded, causing great pain. Ying Li's extraordinary physique allows him to touch these things at will, but ordinary people are not so lucky.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, everyone from the Huaijiang Manor in the hall had been knocked to the ground by Ying Li. Ying Li put the remaining nine spirit stones back into his Xuanjin robe, took one of them, and approached the pale-faced Lord Huaijiang. He weighed the spirit stone in his palm, and as he drew closer to the Lord Huaijiang's body, Ying Li smiled slightly and said, "I'll only ask one last time: Where have the Ying family members gone?! Please answer properly, Lord Huaijiang. If there is any concealment, everyone in the Huaijiang Manor today will die for your lies!!!"

Lord Huaijiang trembled as he stared at Ying Li, his face turning deathly pale. He kept backing away, and after a long while, he finally spoke honestly: "Ever since you were wanted throughout the Spirit Realm, the Ying family members were taken away by Mu Zhen, the lord of the Mu Dynasty. Hou Jingting, the ruler of Nan'an Kingdom, was ordered to arrest you, so the Ying family members were taken away by Hou Jingting. If you want to save them, you have to go to Hou Jingting!! Alright, I've told you everything. Can you let Lord Huaijiang go now?!!!"

Ying Li's expression changed drastically. Hou Jingting, the ruler of Nan'an, who is also Hou Ning's father?! You captured my grandfather and third uncle, then I will exchange your son for them!!!