Chapter 57: The Saint's Backup Plan, Ning Ye Goes to Slay the Dragon!
"What?!"
"Se-se-second Prince? Thir-third Prince? Third Princess Consort, Nian Nujiao! Are they all Demonic Path fiends?"
"Not only that!"
"Even Crown Prince Wu Chen... Crown Princess Mu Li, and even... the current Empress, are all Demonic Path fiends?!"
"No?"
"Has Second Miss Jun gone mad?"
"Or have I gone mad?"
At this moment, the powerful figures throughout the Junlin Imperial Palace stared blankly at Jun Qianyue. Not only them, but even the Ten Great Divine Generals of Junlin were stunned.
"Jun... Jun Qianyue!"
"What exactly are you spouting nonsense about?"
Wu Yao gritted her silver teeth and angrily rebuked Jun Qianyue. In her opinion, Jun Qianyue was trying to rebel; otherwise, why would she fabricate such groundless accusations against her family members? How could she not know whether her brothers were Demonic Path fiends or not?
"Nonsense?"
"Eldest Princess Your Highness... that may not be the case!"
Jun Qianyue spoke indifferently, then she raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Immediately after, Qianye led a woman into the Junlin Imperial Palace.
The woman wore a bamboo hat and a veil, making her true face indistinguishable. The next second, the woman raised her hand and removed her veil, revealing a delicate and graceful face that entered everyone's eyes.
"Emp... Empress Your Majesty!"
The powerful figures and Ten Great Divine Generals present were all shocked to see the newcomer.
"Empress Yun Jin!"
Ning Ye was also stunned. Speaking of which, in Against the Nine Heavens, wasn't Empress Yun Jin killed by Mu Lingxi?
Why would she appear here perfectly fine now?
It seems... sometimes, one cannot always act strictly according to the plot of Against the Nine Heavens, because some plots he was once extremely sure of seem not to be the truth.
"Mo... Mother?"
Wu Yao stared at the newcomer and couldn't help but freeze in place.
"Yao'er, you've grown up!"
Yun Jin nodded gently at Wu Yao, her beautiful eyes misty.
"Wait!"
"If... you are Mother, then what about her?"
Yun Jin suddenly turned her gaze towards the woman behind the curtain.
"Her! She's a big shot! The Yin Yang Sect's former Saintess, Mu Lingxi!"
Jun Qianyue softly uttered a name.
"What?!"
"The one sitting in the high position... is actually the former Saintess of the Yin Yang Sect?!"
At this moment, the powerful figures of Junlin present subconsciously took a step back upon hearing this title. Everyone had heard of the Yin Yang Sect and knew how terrifying it was.
Killing people to refine Puppets! Using poison and Gu like a god! Even... the Love Gu, known as the number one poison of the Nine Heavens, came from the Yin Yang Sect!
"Jun Qianyue!"
"If you want to condemn someone, you can always trump up a charge!"
Behind the curtain, Mu Lingxi's pretty face completely turned cold.
"Master!"
Mu Li's pretty face was pale as she looked at Mu Lingxi. She already felt that they had been thoroughly outmaneuvered by Jun Qianyue today.
"Fabricated charges? Tsk tsk tsk! Saintess Your Highness, your mouth is really stubborn!"
Jun Qianyue shook her head and slowly walked in front of Mu Li with her hands behind her back.
"You... what do you want?"
Mu Li looked at Jun Qianyue with trembling eyes, subconsciously taking a step back.
"Don't worry! Because of someone, this Young Lady won't do anything to you!"
Jun Qianyue shook her head and spoke softly. After saying that, she raised her hand and lightly swiped at Crown Prince Wu Chen, who was beside Mu Li.
"Pfft!"
The Crown Prince's head flew high, and black blood instantly soaked the main hall.
With a rumble, the Crown Prince's body crashed to the ground, and wisps of black smoke rose from his corpse. Finally, his body disappeared, leaving only a pool of thick black blood.
"This... this is a Spirit Puppet!"
The Heavenly Secret Master's pupils suddenly constricted upon seeing this. He had come today with a half-believing, half-doubting attitude, but after seeing this, it seemed Jun Qianyue was not lying. The Junlin Dynasty had indeed been infiltrated by Demonic Path forces.
"How about it? Saintess, do you have anything else to say?"
Jun Qianyue asked indifferently.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Behind the curtain, Mu Lingxi couldn't help but look up and laugh heartily upon hearing this, tears almost coming out. She looked at Jun Qianyue with an appreciative expression and said,
"Second Miss Jun is indeed Second Miss Jun! Your methods are truly impressive! Today, you have proven to be superior! We shall meet again!"
"Oh?"
Jun Qianyue raised her delicate eyebrows slightly upon hearing this. She asked with interest,
"What? Saintess, do you think we will have a future?"
"Hmm!"
Mu Lingxi nodded, saying meaningfully and with great confidence,
"You can't stop This Seat! If you don't believe me, try it!"
"Alright!"
Jun Qianyue responded coldly, just about to make a move. And just then, a sharp dragon roar tore through the sky.
"Rumble!"
Wudu trembled violently! In the Imperial Palace's back mountain, a colossal creature erupted from the Dragon Abyss.
At this moment, a terrifying wave of fire soared into the sky and instantly enveloped the Wudu firmament. Black cracks even spread across the long streets of Wudu under this earth-shaking dragon roar.
Countless commoners and cultivators in Wudu looked up at the sky in horror. When they saw the full appearance of the colossal creature in the sky, their legs went weak, and they all collapsed to the ground—a dragon! It's a dragon!
At this moment, a giant dragon several hundred zhang long, covered in blood-red dragon scales, flapped its dragon wings and circled above Wudu. It cast countless shadows, as if bringing an eternal night.
"Crimson Blood Heavenly Dragon! Has it finally appeared!"
Ning Ye looked at the giant dragon in the sky and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Heavenly Dragon appears!"
The Heavenly Secret Master widened his eyes and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"That's not right! The Crimson Blood Heavenly Dragon is the guardian Sacred Beast of the Junlin Dynasty! It should only obey the Martial Emperor's command! But... why is it obeying Mu Lingxi now?"
His thoughts stopped there, and Ning Ye couldn't help but frown. And just then, Mu Lingxi spoke with a smile,
"Not only the Crimson Blood Heavenly Dragon! Subjects of Junlin! Why aren't you hurrying to welcome your Emperor?"
As her voice fell, a majestic figure suddenly flew down from the Crimson Blood Heavenly Dragon's enormous head. With a thud, he descended into the Junlin Imperial Palace.
He was bare-chested, his strong and powerful body filled with explosive strength, and his long black hair was casually draped behind him. His face, etched with the lines of time, was utterly cold.
He held a bronze war spear and slowly stepped into the Junlin Palace.
"Emperor Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, all the important figures of Junlin changed their expressions.
"Fa... Father!"
Wu Yao was also shocked.
"Emperor Jun Lin, Wu Yuan!"
Ning Ye looked at the man in front of him, feeling the endless Battle Intent and terrifying Qi emanating from his body. A hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes; this one person alone, even if the Ten Great Divine Generals of Junlin attacked together, probably couldn't stop him!
"Wu Yuan! Kill Jun Qianyue! Slaughter the Junlin Imperial Palace!"
Mu Lingxi issued the command. After saying that, her body transformed into countless light particles and disappeared from the Junlin Imperial Palace.
Ning Ye looked up and saw that Mu Lingxi was standing on the head of the Crimson Blood Heavenly Dragon. She was controlling the Heavenly Dragon as it headed towards the Forbidden Land in the back mountain of the Imperial Palace. The Forbidden Land in the back mountain seemed to hold something she desired!
"Master..."
Mu Li opened her mouth, her pretty face pale. Clearly, she hadn't expected her Master to leave her alone here; this was treating her as a discarded piece!
"Bastard!"
Jun Qianyue's expression also became somewhat unpleasant. The current situation was beyond her expectations, something outside her plan.
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for triggering the dungeon quest: Dragon Slaying! Quest Reward: one god-tier lottery card."
Listening to the System's prompt in his ear, Ning Ye took a deep breath. He shook his head and asked Jun Qianyue,
"Wu Yuan, can you handle him?"
"Hmm?"
Jun Qianyue seemed to guess something upon hearing this and couldn't help but frown. She said,
"What do you want to do?"
Ning Ye shook his head and replied grumpily,
"What else can I do? I always have to fulfill what I promised you!"
With that, he turned and walked step by step out of the main hall.
"Is this guy... trying to show off?"
Jun Qianyue couldn't help but inwardly complain upon hearing this, but a faint curve still unconsciously appeared at the corner of her lips.
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