Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

The chilling killing intent sliced ​​through the surrounding air like a cold wind, leaving one feeling a terrifying sense of suffocation.

Yu Ningyan, whose neck was being gripped by Yu Jinghuang, was inwardly panicked upon hearing those chilling words, but outwardly remained calm. She forced herself to speak, "It seems that the old ancestor has lost her mind and forgotten what the messenger from Tingfeng Tower said earlier?"

"so what!"

Yu Jinghuang sneered, "Breaking your body and taking your primordial yin is enough for me to recover to my peak, or even go a step further. At that time, who in the world will be my opponent! Even if it is the Listening Wind Pavilion Master, I will not be afraid at all!"

Hearing this, Yu Ningyan was even more shocked. She subconsciously clenched her fists and sneered, "What about the Crimson Flame Army?!"

Yu Jinghuang's eyelids twitched, and before he could react, Yu Ningyan spoke again: "Do you really think that you, Ancestor, are the only second-grade expert in the world?"

Her eyelids drooped, and Yu's panicked voice was devoid of any warmth: "Are you trying to scare the old ancestor?"

Seeing that Yu Ningyan remained silent, Yu Jinghuang chuckled and said, "Of course, I am not the only second-rank expert in the world, but which second-rank expert would make a blood feud with me for the sake of a woman and threaten me? Girl, your bargaining chips are not enough."

However, Yu Ningyan dropped a bombshell the next moment, saying calmly, "That may be true, but I don't think any man in the world would stand idly by and let his woman be defiled and played with, especially a second-rank expert!"

Yu Tianlong was greatly alarmed.

Yu was shocked and furious: "You slut! You've lost your virginity!"

A hearty laugh filled Yu Ningyan's face, her expression radiating vengeful pleasure: "So what if I am? I've already given myself to that Crimson Flame Army expert. You dare touch me? I guarantee you'll regret it!"

"Bitch!"

With a furious slap, a clear handprint appeared on Yu Ningyan's beautiful face, and a few drops of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Yu was terrified and furious, wishing he could kill Yu Ningyan right then and there.

Over the years, in order to use Yu Ningyan as a cultivation vessel to help him cultivate, he didn't know how many rare and precious herbs he fed to her. Now it felt like he had painstakingly cultivated a treasure, only to have it picked by someone else when it was time to harvest it.

As a result, he didn't even know who the person was, how could he not be angry?

Looking at Yu Ningyan's pretty face, which held a mocking expression, he was now truly filled with murderous intent.

Sensing Yu Jinghuang's murderous aura, Yu Tianlong stepped forward, his dragon robe shielding his daughter, almost bringing tears to Yu Ningyan's eyes.

Yu Tianlong said coldly, "What does the Ancestor want to do!"

Yu Jinghuang snorted coldly, "You want to stop me? Believe me or not, the Ancestor will depose you from the throne!"

But Yu Tianlong was not afraid at all. "If the agreed time has not arrived and the Ancestor wants to take action, then I am happy to oblige."

As soon as he finished speaking, figures emerged from the shadows, and in a short while, Yu was surrounded by eight or nine people.

Yu sneered in alarm: "Them?"

Yu Tianlong said calmly, "Their cultivation level is at most the third rank, so they would naturally be no match for the Ancestor under normal circumstances. But now that the Ancestor's cultivation has been broken by one-tenth of its power, plus the poison that I have been adding to the Ancestor's food every day over the years, that should be enough."

"you!"

Yu was shocked and somewhat incredulous, her eyes filled with even more murderous intent: "You actually poisoned me, your ancestor!"

Yu Tianlong remained unfazed: "So what if it is?"

This was supposed to be his last trump card, but now he has no choice but to reveal it in order to protect Yu Ningyan.

"Very good, very good. I was right about you, Ancestor. You truly have the heart of a ruthless hero who will stop at nothing."

Yu Jinghuang snorted coldly, forcibly suppressing his anger. He looked at Yu Ningyan, who was being protected, and regained some of his rationality: "You two, father and daughter, are both quite clever. You think I would believe you if you tried to deceive the Ancestor with your words?"

Yu Ningyan sneered: "Whether I have lost my virginity or not, if the ancestor has the guts, he can come and verify it himself."

Upon hearing this, Yu hesitated for a moment, knowing that Yu Ningyan was trying to provoke him, but he dared not gamble.

If they really fought, and what Yu Ningyan said was true, then he would have made an acquaintance with a second-rank expert of unknown origin, which he would naturally not be afraid of under normal circumstances.

However, he has now lost 10% of his Yuan Gong, greatly diminishing his strength. If he were to face a powerful second-rank expert, things would become very troublesome.

Not to mention the previous warning from Tingfenglou.

He was caught in a dilemma for a moment, but fortunately Yu Tianlong spoke up: "Ningyan must not be disrespectful to the Ancestor."

After saying that, he looked at Yu Jinghuang opposite him and said, "I still stand by what I said: before the agreed time has arrived, the Ancestor must not have any intention of harming Ningyan. Let's call it quits for today."

Seeing that the other party had given her a way out, Yu Jinghuang took the opportunity and snorted coldly, "I'll give you face today, but this is the only time."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlong chuckled. After all, he was the ruler of the Western Chu Dynasty. He immediately raised an eyebrow and said, "Then the old ancestor must cultivate more diligently. The world is full of talented people, and the situation in the martial arts world changes in an instant. It's not impossible that another Tang Qianren will emerge!"

Yu clenched her fist in alarm, snorted coldly, and said nothing before turning and leaving.

"His Majesty."

The experts who had appeared earlier looked at Yu Tianlong.

"You may all step back now, and keep watch over this place." Yu Tianlong exhaled and waved his hand, dismissing the crowd.

He then turned to his daughter and sighed softly, "This is all I can do as a father."

Yu Ningyan smiled and shook her head slightly. Then, just like when she was a young girl, she took Yu Tianlong's arm and said, "Your subject is already satisfied."

Yu Tianlong's earlier act of shielding her had allowed her to rediscover the fatherly love she thought she had lost.

Looking at her smile, Yu Tianlong felt a pang of pain in his heart. Gazing at the clear handprint, he felt even more guilty and gently stroked it, saying, "Ningyan."

"Father, I am fine."

As the father and daughter walked, the palace maids and eunuchs they encountered along the way were all somewhat surprised by the tenderness between them.

Yu Tianlong had already decided that, no matter what happens in the future, he would at least spend more time with his daughter within the limited time he had left.

"Father, why did you mention Tang Qianren earlier?" Yu Ningyan suddenly asked, puzzled.

Yu Tianlong chuckled lightly, "Others may not know, but I do. Back then, that old beast won 999 consecutive matches and was known as the number one in the world. In the last thousand matches, he was defeated by Tang Qianren, who was still unknown at the time."

“Unlike that old beast, Tang Qianren devoted himself to cultivation only to reach the pinnacle of martial arts. He only sparred with others to improve his own martial arts and never used lethal force. Back then, it was because that old beast killed too many martial arts masters that he couldn’t stand it anymore and thus took action to defeat the old beast.”

"Unfortunately, Master Tang was obsessed with martial arts and wanted to fight the Crimson Flame War God with all his might to break through the first-grade realm and achieve the unprecedented and unparalleled Grandmaster realm. In the end, the two of them perished together."

"Ningyan, I ask you, did you truly offer yourself to those so-called Crimson Flame Army warriors?"