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

Chu Lianyi smiled awkwardly when she saw Li Xiyue. She hadn't expected to meet Li Xiyue again, and she was even more surprised by how much Li Xiyue had changed. When she saw her before, Li Xiyue was very weak, but now she exuded a fierce aura! According to Xuan Ye, Li Xiyue was one of Ying Li's shadow guards. Chu Lianyi was amazed by Li Xiyue's skills after her rebirth.

She thought that after seeing Li Xiyue again, she would feel the same resentment and bitterness as when she first met her. However, when she saw Li Xiyue bravely protecting Ying Li, and realized that she was different from the Li Xiyue of the past, Chu Lianyi found that she had also changed.

No longer chasing after Nangong Lin, no longer trying to prove her strength through actions, no longer trying to show others her freedom, but instead thinking about how to live and die joyfully. The image of Xuan Ye's dark eyes and his indifferent, unambitious appearance flashed through Chu Lianyi's mind. A thought struck her, and Li Xiyue's figure darted over!

Li Xiyue quickly flashed to Ying Li's side, transferring all the spiritual energy she had just used to Ying Li, enveloping her body. Ying Li felt warmth in front of her, but her eyes held a hint of heartache as she looked at Li Xiyue.

"Xi Yue, what if you had missed by even a fraction of an inch?! You were such a gentle and frail sister, why are you fighting so desperately now?! I saved you, not so you could shield me from a sword!" Ying Li said anxiously.

"Ying Li, wasn't the old Li Xiyue already dead?! This one you rescued wasn't here to pretend to be weak and pitiful. Let's go together and change this dark world together. I'm not afraid, and you don't need to worry about me! We'll settle the score with Grandpa later, okay?!" Li Xiyue's chest heaved. If they left now, they would still have a chance to fight. If they didn't leave and Chu Jue dragged them out until night, it would ruin Ying Li's grand plan!

"Let's go!" Ying Li looked at Li Xiyue's determined eyes, waved his hand to gather spiritual energy and pulled Chu Lianyi over. He gripped the Immortal-Slaying Sword in his right hand and slashed fiercely towards Chu Jue! A powerful white lightning bolt raced along the tip of the sword, attacking Chu Jue!

Chu Jue's expression changed. He waved his hand to block the spiritual energy, and when he looked again, Ying Li and the others had long since disappeared behind the yellow dust! All he could see were illusions set up by Fu Cheng, but these illusions were different from those practiced in the Spirit Realm. They were very strange. For a moment, Chu Jue used his spiritual power to dispel the illusions! But as time went on, he could no longer see those people!

"Damn it! If it weren't for that girl Lianyi, Ying Li wouldn't have been able to escape!" Chu Jue exclaimed, watching Chu Kuo's figure fly towards him, his eyes filled with gloom. "How is it?! I was in such a hurry when I came over that I didn't check his divine sense. If his divine sense were still intact, Ying Li would definitely have returned with the Bone Ring. You saw that old bastard Ying Wuyou just now..."

"Grandpa, Ying Wuyou... left nothing behind..." Chu Kuo's face darkened. Seeing Chu Jue's angry expression, he guessed that Ying Li and the others had left safely. Now, the more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he could only be more submissive.

Sure enough, Chu Jue's expression changed drastically. He glanced at Chu Kuo and said, "If you had even a little bit of your sister's talent, you wouldn't be so helpless! Spending all your time surrounded by women, sooner or later these women will take your life! That's all I have to say, you decide what to do!" After Chu Jue finished speaking, he turned around and went to find Yi Jiang, the Lord of Tianfu, to discuss countermeasures.

The patriarch of the Mu Dynasty, Mu Zhen, will arrive at Tianfu tonight with the other eight prefecture lords. Without a suitable explanation, neither of them will be able to get away with it. Furthermore, Ying Li and the others must have fled to the Ghost Realm. Chu Lianyi's martial arts skills must have been taught by the Great Sage Jue Ling. With the Great Sage Jue Ling backing them up, they won't be able to easily deal with these people!

It's a real dilemma; neither side seems to be an option. It appears we have no choice but to advise Lord Mu Zhen to reveal his backup plan!

When Chu Kuo saw Chu Jue mention Chu Lianyi, his eyes darkened. One day, he would make Chu Jue take back what he had just said!

"Ying Li, are you alright?!" Jiang Huai and the others escaped from Tianfu. He held Ying Li's right hand, which was trembling incessantly. Upon closer inspection, it was Ying Li's arm that was shaking.

Holding the Immortal-Slaying Sword, Ying Li's lips were bloodless. His mind was filled with Chu Jue's words, the story of how the four major families of Yeling City helped smuggle the Ghost Spirit Fruit, and the fact that his grandfather Ying Wuyou had died.

The power of the Immortal-Slaying Sword almost made Ying Li's body collapse. She was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Huai and thought of Ying Wuyou. Surprisingly, she felt no sadness at all. A huge emptiness filled her heart. Ying Li came back to her senses and said, "I'm fine. I just need to rest for a while."

“Grandpa Ying…” Fu Cheng was about to persuade him again, but when Ying Li looked up at him, the loneliness in his eyes made Fu Cheng unable to speak out of worry.

A familiar spiritual energy emanated from not far away. Ying Li and the others looked towards its source, and Xuan Huo appeared before them. Her clothes were disheveled, her hair fluttered in the wind, and her face was filled with anxiety. Upon seeing Fu Cheng, she cried out, "You, go back quickly! Master, Master is dying!"

The words struck Chu Lianyi like a bolt from the blue. Her face turned pale instantly, and she grabbed Xuan Huo's hand anxiously, saying, "Say it again, what happened to Xuan Ye?! He was fine when I came out, how could he have died so quickly?!"

"Isn't it all because of you?! Master was kept on by the Ghost Spirit Fruit, but you ate it, and Master's health deteriorated. He also went to great lengths to plan for Ying Li and help him gain experience. After Ying Li left, Master still had to teach you kung fu. His health continued to decline, but he never let you know! Last night, Master collapsed on the chessboard while playing chess alone. If Xuan Bing hadn't gone to visit him and found him in time, Master would be a corpse by now!"

"Enough with the nonsense, let's hurry back! Young Master Fucheng, you must have a way. And you, Chu Lianyi, Master is gone, don't even think about leaving Yunshan Palace alive!" Xuan Huo's face was covered in sweat, his eyes blazing with fire. He grabbed Chu Lianyi with his right hand and rushed towards Yunshan Palace!

"We'll go too. It's much safer for Third Uncle and Second Brother to stay in the Ghost Realm than in the Spirit Realm. Besides, Great Sage Jue Ling has been kind to me. If something happens to him, I, Ying Li, will do everything in my power to rescue him!" After saying that, Ying Li shot off in the direction of Xuan Huo!

After that, Jiang Huai, Fu Cheng, Li Xiyue… followed closely behind. Looking at Chu Lianyi, Li Xiyue felt a pang of guilt. Chu Lianyi had saved her twice, yet she had stood between Chu Lianyi and Nangong Lin. Li Xiyue gave a bitter smile, thinking, “The past Li Xiyue was truly an unpleasant presence. She was harmed, bullied, powerless to protect herself, yet incredibly stubborn. Saved by Nangong Lin, deceived, she hurt an innocent woman, who then single-handedly protected herself. Li Xiyue, now that you've been reborn, you should see yourself clearly and act decisively.”

In the underground prison of the Mu Clan Dynasty's temporary palace in Feng'an Kingdom, Lan Xiangning held a cup of hot tea, watching the tea leaves floating up and down in the cup, a strange smile on her face. She turned her head to look at the hundred or so corpses of handsome men from Dong'an Kingdom piled up outside the spiritual energy barrier, her eyes gradually turning cold.

A handsome young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in white, lay on the outside of the spiritual energy barrier, his eyes empty and lifeless, tapping on the barrier. His gaze towards Lan Xiangning was vacant, devoid of any desire.

Lan Xiangning looked at him, at this boy who most resembled Mu Ran, whom Mu Zhen had found, and couldn't help but sneer. "He thinks I'm afraid of you dying, he thinks I'm afraid of innocent people perishing, he thinks I, Lan Xiangning, am inherently base to save you all with my own body. He's wrong. Why should I save you?! From the moment I swallowed the Mandara Pearl in an attempt to kill the imperial heir, I could never bear another child for the Mu Dynasty! If you die, go find Mu Zhen, but don't come looking for me. If one of you comes, I'll kill one! If two come, I'll kill two!"

With her right hand gathering spiritual energy, she dispelled the spiritual energy barrier. The surviving boy lunged at Lan Xiangning like a madman. Lan Xiangning tossed the hot tea in her hand into the boy's face. A mournful cry echoed throughout the underground palace. When they looked again, Lan Xiangning had vanished!

The entire underground palace was filled with the corpses of the boy who looked just like Mu Ran, whom Mu Zhen had brought to humiliate Lan Xiangning. The corpses filled the whole room!

Lan Xiangning's body shot out of the underground palace repeatedly. Tonight was the best time to escape. Mu Zhen left with eight palace lords, and the nine national lords were seriously injured. No one could stop her!

Hmph, Mu Zhen, you'll pay the price sooner or later! I, Lan Xiangning, said that from the moment you killed Xiang Hai, I would make you pay the price! I haven't lost yet. At least, Ying Li, whom I raised from scratch, has already given you a lot of trouble. Don't worry, besides Ying Li, I have countless other bargaining chips!

Please wait for me patiently...