Chapter 700 - 360: Western Emperor Wu Zheng
Chapter 700: Chapter 360: Western Emperor Wu Zheng
Xu Kongming and Yue Li respectfully saluted the visitor, who was clad in a dragon robe, with a composed and dignified face.
It was none other than the Western Emperor, Wu Zheng!
Approaching the two, Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Sect Leader Xu, Sect Leader Yue, it has been a long time."
Xu Kongming’s strange dragon head also showed a sinister grin. "The Western Emperor has generously supported our Celestial Fall Sect over the years, so I had to come personally to express my gratitude!"
Yue Li, shrouded in black mist, nonetheless had a friendly tone in his voice: "Western Emperor, by inviting us to the West Imperial City, have you indeed made your decision?"
Wu Zheng’s face turned cold, his voice became icy: "For so many years, I have obeyed Lin Yuan in everything, hoping she would treat me sincerely, but she has always fooled me like I’m a fool."
"Wu Kun and Wu Tai were born by palace maids substituting for her, which I let pass, as they are still my own children."
"But then she went even further, bearing Wu Yiren with another man, yet still trying to keep me in the dark!"
"After all these years, she has never truly regarded me as the master of the West Imperial Dynasty! In her eyes, I’m merely a puppet, replaceable at any moment!"
"Haha, Lin Yuan, since you are so unkind, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
"Sect Leaders, on the day the Immortal Ascension Ceremony concludes, I will have people assist you in infiltrating the Phoenix Palace to kill that Demon Queen!"
Xu Kongming and Yue Li exchanged a glance, Xu Kongming said: "Western Emperor, Lin Yuan represents the Immortal Flying Pavilion in this world. Killing her means opposing the Immortal Flying Pavilion, have you thought it through?"
Wu Zheng snorted coldly: "Sect Leaders, as members of the Demon Sect, you are naturally enemies of the world. The Immortal Flying Pavilion has never fully entered the mortal realm; if Lin Yuan dies, they’ll just replace her. What are you afraid of?"
The two pondered for a moment, then finally bowed and said, "If that’s the case, we will certainly help the Western Emperor eliminate the Demon Queen!"
Wu Zheng said, "Thank you both for your righteous help. After it is done, I will immediately fulfill my promise to you."
The Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain are located in the resource-scarce South Demon region, where cultivation resources are severely lacking.
Celestial Fall Sect requires absorbing Primordial Yin from maidens to cultivate, and Red Cloud Mountain needs various herbs and test subjects to concoct poisons, all of which they must plunder, an extremely difficult task.
In contrast, the West Imperial Dynasty has vast territories, abundant in both cultivation resources and population.
Wu Zheng’s offer to the two was to guarantee all cultivation resources for the two major Demon Sects for twenty years.
This is why Xu Kongming and Yue Li dared to take risks, infiltrating the West Imperial City to assassinate the Western Empress Lin Yuan on the day the Immortal Ascension Ceremony concludes.
After the three agreed on their cooperation, Wu Zheng further asked: "Sect Leaders, how is the investigation I entrusted to you progressing?"
Xu Kongming said, "I have sent people to investigate in Eastern Cultivator, South Demon, and Northern Wilderness; Wu Yiren’s biological father should not be in these Three Domains."
Yue Li said, "The same on my side, I dare to speculate, this person should be inside the Imperial Palace."
"Inside the Imperial Palace?" Wu Zheng’s face turned a bit grim.
He had long known that Wu Yiren was not his biological daughter, but with whom did Lin Yuan conceive Wu Yiren?
Lin Yuan rarely left the West Imperial City over the years; Wu Zheng couldn’t fathom who managed to sneak in and humiliate him so easily.
He absolutely must find this person and dismember him before Lin Yuan’s eyes!
However, the majority of forces in the West Imperial Dynasty were under Lin Yuan’s control, leaving him no means to investigate.
Thus, he had the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain help him investigate Wu Yiren’s biological father.
Hearing the two’s words now, Wu Zheng maintained a cold expression, nodding slightly: "No matter, as long as Lin Yuan is in danger, this person will surely reveal himself. When that time comes, I’ll make those traitorous lovers watch each other get torn to pieces!"
...
The night was as dark as ink.
Wei Wan’s door was tightly shut.
"Sister Wei, just let me in."
Yun Wu had been waiting outside the door since daytime.
After knocking for a while longer, the door finally opened, and Wei Wan stood there with a cold face:
"Didn’t you want me to leave you? Why are you looking for me now?"
Yun Wu clasped her hands weakly, "I’m sorry, Sister Wei, I didn’t mean it. I just care about you and want you to be happy."
"Are you done?"
Wei Wan maintained her cold face and was about to close the door.
"No, please!"
Yun Wu quickly stepped forward and jumped into her arms.
Wei Wan was startled, her action of closing the door halted, and she looked down at the adorable person in her embrace.
Yun Wu looked up with a pitiful expression at Wei Wan:
"Sister Wei, I’m not good with words. Anyway, I feel happy when I’m with you. If you feel the same, please don’t leave me, okay?"
Wei Wan’s expression remained cold, while Yun Wu clung tightly to her waist, her little face snuggling:
"Sister Wei~~"
This was the trick Liu Su taught during the day, saying that someone like Wei Wan, who lacked love from a young age, couldn’t resist clinging affection.
Sure enough, after a moment, the ice on Wei Wan’s face melted, as she patted Yun Wu’s head, speaking in a faux-annoyed tone:
"Who taught you these roguish tactics?"
Yun Wu looked up joyfully, "Sister Wei, you’re not upset anymore?"
Wei Wan pinched her cheek, "Who dares be mad at a rascal like you?"
Yun Wu stuck out her tongue playfully, her smile blossoming.
"Alright, go rest."
As Wei Wan tried to move Yun Wu’s hands from her waist, Yun Wu pouted:
"No, I want to sleep with Sister tonight~"
Her head rested on Wei Wan’s chest, she said with a playful smile: "Sister, just let me in."
"See, didn’t I tell you my method would work?"
In a dark corner not far away, Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan were hiding, watching as Wei Wan held Yun Wu into the room and closed the door. Liu Su smugly said.
Mo Xiaolan retorted, "Did you bring me out just to see this?"
"Ha, this is just the beginning! Follow me!"
Liu Su chuckled and pulled Mo Xiaolan into the courtyard where they were staying.
In this courtyard lived Liu Su, Mo Xiaolan, Qin Gengyun, Qiu Zhihe, Xu Caihe, and Zhou Ling’Er.
However, two unlucky ones were sent by Qiu Zhihe to monitor the Celestial Fall Sect and Red Cloud Mountain, and with Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan outside peeping, only Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe were inside the courtyard.
The central room was where the two of them resided.
Liu Su, face full of excitement, led Mo Xiaolan stealthily into the courtyard, where the Celestial Phoenix Maiden, in her Phoenix Bird Beast form, lay sleeping.
Upon hearing the two enter, the Celestial Phoenix Maiden lifted her bird head and looked at them quizzically.
"Shh."
Liu Su held up her index finger, lowering her voice: "Huang, do you want to see your master and the lady getting intimate?"
The Celestial Phoenix Maiden snorted disdainfully. Her master and Xia Qinglian riding on top of her doing it wasn’t a rarity!
She was long tired of seeing it!
Liu Su chuckled, pulling Mo Xiaolan to a spot three zhang away from Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe’s room.
The Celestial Phoenix Maiden grew even more disdainful; Xia Qinglian had set up several Isolation Arrays outside. There’s no way to see anything, is there?
Suddenly, her bird eyes widened.
She saw a blue-glowing eye open on Liu Su’s forehead, which looked towards the room, breaking through the layer upon layer of arrays, revealing the scene inside.
Wow, just to eavesdrop, using such a high-level Mist Spirit Eye?