Huangxiu

Chapter 1016 Found
Chu Liezhao slowly opened his eyes in mid-air, his gaze calm, peaceful, and clear.

He opened his legs, which had been crossed, and stood in mid-air as if he were standing steadily on flat ground.

His calm gaze fell upon every disciple of the Jade Kunlun Palace.

They felt an inexplicable sense of awe and could not look directly at them.

The young woman at the head of the group clasped her hands in a fist salute and smiled sweetly, saying, "Congratulations, Your Highness."

Chu Liezhao nodded slightly, vanished into thin air in a flash, and returned to Li Miaotan's side the next moment.

"Madam, let's go."

"Ah."

Chu Liezhao picked up Li Miaotan, his figure became blurry, and then disappeared without a trace.

They appeared on a mountain peak, and ten miles away was the Jade Kunlun Palace.

This was the site where the disciples of Zixiao Jade Pavilion and Yu Kunlun Palace had previously fought.

Li Miaotan asked in confusion, "They'll pass through here? Are we supposed to wait here?"

“There are still some traces of life here,” Chu Liezhao said.

Li Miaotan suddenly realized.

She understood Chu Liezhao's plan: to track down those experts from the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion and launch an ambush.

This is an eye for an eye.

Chu Liezhao landed at the scene of the battle, glanced around, took a few steps forward, bent down and picked up a sword tassel.

The dark green sword tassel, its lower half stained with blood that had turned brown, faintly revealed the brutality of the battle.

"Is this all you need?"

"enough."

Chu Liezhao held it in his palm and closed his eyes.

Li Miaotan stared intently at him.

A moment later, Chu Liezhao opened his eyes and nodded: "They are still in the Jade Kunlun Palace."

"Husband, will Jade Kunlun Palace really let them go?"

"Does the Jade Kunlun Palace have the guts to kill them?"

Li Miaotan shook her head: "They are afraid of retaliation from the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion."

Chu Liezhao said, "The only thing to worry about now is that Wen Siming anticipated our actions and will leave even earlier."

If I were Wen Siming, I would have anticipated that they would commit the killings, and would have hidden myself beforehand instead of returning with them.

Li Miaotan gently shook her head: "Then there's nothing we can do. Consider him lucky."

Their target is the Venerable One; they can't be bothered with assassins below the Venerable One's level.

Otherwise, we would have destroyed it then and there would be no need to wait until now.

Li Miaotan frowned slightly: "How about we stay here and keep watch?"

Chu Liezhao said, "Let Her Majesty help us."

Li Miaotan was taken aback.

Chu Liezhao said, "Does Your Highness have connections in the Jade Kunlun Palace? You were able to obtain Wen Siming's aura."

"The Empress Dowager may not help with this."

"Yes, I will," Chu Liezhao said with a smile.

“Okay, let’s give it a try,” Li Miaotan said.

Chu Liezhao drew a portal of light, and the two stepped into it and disappeared.

The next moment, the two appeared at the Prince Consort's residence.

Li Miaotan went directly to the palace.

-

Leng Tieya ran through all the secret areas of the Yougu Sect, absorbing the aura of the Yourang.

There are four plots of dark soil in total.

At this moment, the Void-Piercing Magic Weapon had changed drastically, becoming golden and radiant.

Even the gemstone in the center of the flower's stamen turned golden, its dazzling light almost blinding.

Taking out the Void-Piercing Demon Artifact, Leng Tieya saw nine light gates before him.

Unlike before, these light gates now faintly reveal images.

The light gate of the Lesser Heavenly Realm revealed a statue of the Evil Lord, the light gate of the Outer Heaven revealed a phoenix, and the other seven light gates each revealed a strange beast.

Of the seven strange beasts, he only recognized one, the Heavenly Dragon; he did not recognize the others.

He speculated that what appeared on these portals of light was likely the strongest power in that world.

A phoenix appeared in the gate of the Outer Heaven. Could it be that there really is a phoenix in the Outer Heaven?

What about Tianlong?

Could the celestial dragon he summoned truly exist in that world?

He was itching to go in and take a look.

But as soon as the thought crossed my mind, I felt a chill run through my body and my hair stood on end.

He then decisively gave up.

Clearly, his current cultivation level is not high enough, far from sufficient.

Of the nine gates of light, only two are not dangerous; these are the Lesser Outer Heaven and the Outer Heaven where one resides.

Judging from the shapes of these strange beasts, he thought the third door would be the least dangerous. But his actual feeling was that the fourth door was the most dangerous.

The fourth gate of light revealed a colossal beast, which was three parts whale, three parts turtle, two parts bear, and two parts dragon.

It looks extremely terrifying, but it is actually the least dangerous of the other seven light doors.

-

As the sun set, Chu Liezhao was enjoying tea in the courtyard, which was covered with rose-colored clouds, while watching Fu Zheng and Li Yuzhen practice their swordsmanship.

The two women were dressed in tight-fitting clothes, their figures graceful, and their swords flashed brightly.

Their swordplay practice resembled a sword dance, which was a delight to watch.

After Fu Zheng was defeated by a single move, the two women sheathed their swords and came to him.

He put down his teacup and smiled, "Your swordsmanship has improved considerably, not bad."

He looked at Li Yuzhen: "Especially you, Yuzhen, you've made great strides."

Fu Zheng stayed by his side the whole time, learning the Falling Abyss Sword Technique and the Moon Soul Sword Scripture, and her swordsmanship was superb.

Li Yuzhen also learned the Falling Abyss Sword Technique, but she did not practice the Moon Soul Sword Scripture.

She actually managed to keep Fu Zheng in check, which shows that she is exceptionally talented and even surpasses Fu Zheng.

Li Yuzhen smiled and said, "I also gained some insights from watching Sister Fu practice swordsmanship."

She felt very lucky.

If it weren't for the constant sparring with Fu Zheng, my swordsmanship wouldn't have improved to this extent.

Fu Zheng shook her head repeatedly.

She personally witnessed Li Yuzhen's improved swordsmanship and couldn't help but admire her amazing comprehension.

As the three were talking, Li Miaotan returned, her beautiful face solemn.

Seeing this, the two women quickly and tactfully withdrew.

Chu Liezhao stepped forward and handed her tea: "Didn't Mother agree?"

Li Miaotan shook her head.

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "Why don't you agree? Is it because you don't want to cause trouble for the Jade Kunlun Palace?"

Li Miaotan nodded and said, "Mother said that if she does this, she'll be disliked by both sides."

Chu Liezhao pondered, "It seems I'll have to figure out a way myself."

Li Miaotan said, "Mother said she would try to persuade the Palace Master to depose Wen Siming."

Chu Liezhao chuckled: "Does Your Highness think you can persuade the Palace Master?"

Li Miaotan smiled and said, "Mother still has a way with Grandpa."

Chu Liezhao nodded.

The Empress is probably the person in the world who understands the Lord of Jade Kunlun Palace the most.

He couldn't persuade the Palace Master of Yu Kunlun Palace himself, but his daughter, the Empress, might be able to.

“Wen Siming…” Chu Liezhao pondered, “Can we obtain his personal belongings from Tingyutai?”

Li Miaotan perked up: "That's a good idea... I'll give it a try."

She got up and left.

……

The next morning, Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan were practicing martial arts in the courtyard when the Third Prince, Li Cunhou, arrived.

Li Cunhou entered the courtyard with a smile, took out a small box from his sleeve, and placed it on the stone table: "Here, little sister, these are what you wanted."

He wore a dark blue robe, which accentuated his handsome and dashing appearance.

After putting down the small purple lacquer box, he plopped down on the stone table and, before Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan could react, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

After taking a sip of tea, he asked with a smile, "Little sister, are you really going to hunt down Wen Siming?"

"Ah."

Li Miaotan stepped forward and opened the small purple lacquered box, revealing a long robe neatly folded.

The light purple robe she wore was shaken slightly, revealing that its owner was not tall.

Chu Liezhao asked, "What does Third Brother think?"

"It's best to keep it a secret and not let anyone know," Li Cunhou said. "After all, it's the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion; if they really go crazy, it'll be quite troublesome."

He knew the profound foundations of these top sects and that they should not be underestimated.

Li Miaotan scoffed, "They're not afraid of our retaliation, so why should we be afraid of their retaliation?"

“It’s not a matter of being afraid or not,” Li Cunhou said, “If the Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion retaliates, it won’t target you, but only our Venerable One, which will be very troublesome.”

Li Miaotan said, "No matter how secretly we act, we can't hide it from them."

Li Cunhou said, "The Purple Cloud Jade Pavilion has many enemies, and even more who want to assassinate their elders."

Seeing that Li Miaotan was about to object, Chu Liezhao preemptively laughed and said, "I'll do as you say, Third Brother. I'll change my appearance and kill her in one blow."

“My brother-in-law is truly wise and understanding,” Li Cunhou said with a smile, glaring at Li Miaotan.

Li Miaotan snorted, "It's just self-deception, it's useless."

Chu Liezhao laughed and said, "Let's see if we can find him first."

Whether it's useful or not, it doesn't really matter if I verbally agree to the Third Prince's request.

He focused intently on sensing the surroundings while speaking, slowly nodding: "Found it."

(End of this chapter)