"Hmph!"
Ye Lingyuan waved his sleeve, and the surrounding法则之力, law power, quickly compressed towards Li Quezi.
Before Li Quezi could react, he found his body immobilized.
Let alone using poison, he couldn't even move an inch.
Of course, the gap in their cultivation realms was evident. Even if Li Quezi had focused all his attention on defense, the outcome would have been the same.
Zi Linling frowned, and coldly asked, "Li Quezi, why are you here?"
Ye Lingyuan had already told her about Li Quezi's affairs.
What she was curious about was how Li Quezi had managed to escape, given that the Poison Sect's space had been sealed by her.
"Hmph! Who do you think you are? I... Ah..."
Li Quezi had barely spoken a word when he felt a bone-piercing pain.
"If you dare to spout vulgarities again, this King will take your life!"
Ye Lingyuan's killing intent surged.
Hmph! How dare he insult his woman in front of him? Li Quezi was courting death!
"Ahhhh..."
Li Quezi's screams of agony continued to reach everyone's ears.
He was in so much pain that cold sweat poured down his face, and the veins on his forehead and the backs of his hands bulged.
If he hadn't been restrained by the law power, he would have been rolling on the ground in agony.
Zi Linling shot Li Quezi a cold glare, then turned to instruct Situ Jinglei and Situ Yunfeng on how to neutralize the intertwined poison.
Unfortunately, Li Quezi's heart-wrenching wails were extremely grating and irritating.
Zi Linling frowned and waved her hand, creating a soundproof barrier.
Then, she took out the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron, and while refining medicine, she meticulously explained the precautions during the process to the Situ father and son.
As for why Li Quezi had appeared there, she no longer cared.
She knew that with Ye Lingyuan's methods, there was no way Li Quezi could conceal anything.
An hour later, the antidote was ready, and the Situ father and son benefited greatly.
Li Quezi, however, had long stopped his wails, and the surrounding law power had been withdrawn.
He curled up on the ground, breathing shallowly.
Ye Lingyuan's vast divine sense invaded his consciousness, performing a soul search.
A moment later, he relayed what he had seen to Zi Linling.
After the Ten Thousand Poisons Grass was stolen by Mu Shasha and Xiao Xuanzi, Li Quezi had no choice but to come out and search for it again.
He had emerged at a time before Zi Linling had sealed the Poison Sect's space.
Therefore, Li Quezi had no idea that he could no longer return to the Poison Sect.
Zi Linling secretly breathed a sigh of relief after listening.
Since the seal on the Poison Sect's space was intact, Tianyuan Continent would finally be at peace.
In the end, Ye Lingyuan abolished Li Quezi's cultivation, scrambled his memories, and left him to fend for himself.
This way, Li Quezi would be unable to refine poison or harm others in the future.
After finishing these matters, Zi Linling sent a message to Zi Guochang, asking him to come and meet them.
Then, the three of them bid farewell to the Situ father and son and boarded the golden mane horse carriage, heading towards Tianqi Kingdom.
Since they were not in a hurry, their travel speed was not fast.
By the time the three of them arrived at Tianqi Kingdom, it had been over a month.
The border between Tianqi Kingdom and Jinxia Kingdom was desolate.
The ground was pockmarked, and there were dried bloodstains everywhere, emitting a strong scent of blood.
Clearly, a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.
Zi Linling's brow furrowed tightly as she looked at the bloodstains on the ground, a hint of coldness in her eyes.
Ye Lingyuan's killing intent solidified into a tangible aura.
"Let's go! We'll return to Darknight City first!"
Zi Linling held Ye Lingyuan's hand tightly, comforting his emotions.
Ye Lingyuan's heart trembled slightly, and his killing intent slowly receded. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry for making you worry!"
Zi Linling shook her head and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. I understand how you feel. Although Ye Moyuan has always targeted you, you have never given up on the people of Tianqi.
The people of Tianqi Kingdom regard you as their guardian war god, so it is not wrong for you to protect them. Let's go! Let's see who dares to do this!"
Ye Lingyuan suddenly pulled Zi Linling into his embrace and said, "Lin'er, thank you!"
Then, he manipulated the surrounding law power, enveloping himself and Zi Linling.
The two of them slowly disappeared, and when they reappeared, they were already back in Darknight City.
The atmosphere in Darknight City was heavy and oppressive.
The bustling streets were now sparsely populated, and those present walked with hurried steps.
"Greetings, Your Highness! Greetings, Your Highness Consort!"
Qing Feng and Qing Yu appeared before them and knelt on the empty street.
"Rise!"
Ye Lingyuan said indifferently.
Qing Feng and Qing Yu responded and retreated to the side.
Ye Lingyuan remained silent, holding Zi Linling's hand, and quickly returned to the Underworld King's mansion.
The study was suffocatingly oppressive.
"Speak!"
Ye Lingyuan's calm voice echoed.
But Zi Linling knew that Ye Lingyuan was already furious.
"Reporting to Your Highness, Your Highness Consort, a month ago, Jinxia Kingdom and Qionghua Kingdom suddenly dispatched eighty thousand troops each, attacking our border simultaneously."
Qing Feng looked up at Ye Lingyuan covertly as he said this.
"And then?"
Before Ye Lingyuan could erupt, Zi Linling quickly asked.
"The border troops, under the command of General Mu, resisted fiercely, but outnumbered, they suffered heavy losses. Thus, they had to request reinforcements from the imperial court. But..." Su Dan Novel Network
Qing Feng hesitated at this point.
Zi Linling looked at Ye Lingyuan, who was emanating palpable killing intent, and seemed to understand something.
"Speak!"
Ye Lingyuan's cold roar startled Qing Feng and Qing Yu, causing them to shiver.
Qing Feng gritted his teeth and said, "But the imperial court, citing the time needed to assemble the army, delayed sending troops. This delay lasted for five days."
His eyes blazed with fury as he continued, "Five days of delay is one thing, but what's even more infuriating is that the general leading the troops this time was Qu Yunpeng, a confidant of Mo Youwei.
He used the excuse of insufficient provisions to slow down their march. By the time they reached the border, it was ten days ago.
Our twenty thousand Fengxuan troops at the border, with no provisions and no reinforcements, all perished on the battlefield, not a single soldier remained."
Qing Feng's voice choked with sobs by the time he finished speaking.
"What about Qingyan?"
Ye Lingyuan's voice trembled slightly.
Qing Feng closed his eyes in pain and said, "General Mu is missing!"
"Crack!"
Ye Lingyuan slammed his hand on the table, and the desk in front of him instantly shattered.
"Search! Dig three feet into the ground for this King! Bring him back alive, or dead!"
"Yes! Your subordinate will go now!"
Qing Feng wiped away the tears from his eyes and turned to leave the study.
Ye Lingyuan shouted, "Qing Yu! Qing Lei!"