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Tian Meng was stunned—he had never met Shi Zhixuan's daughter, so how could she have insulted him?

"I didn't! I never insulted your daughter. He's trying to sow discord, Grandmaster, please don't believe him!"

Su Qingfeng felt a surge of satisfaction at Tian Meng's flustered state. However, the thought of his past ingratitude towards Jing Ni only fueled her resentment.

Tian Meng didn't encounter Jing Ni this time, but Su Qingfeng still didn't want him to live. Jing Ni was now her wife, and Su Qingfeng absolutely didn't want to see that treacherous Tian Meng again.

"An explanation is just a cover-up, Tian Meng, there's no need to say more. You despicable scoundrel, you will surely die today."

"Lord Wu Xiang, I have never offended you, why are you framing me?"

"Ha, I need to frame you? Who do you think you are? Any one of my men could take your life, you scum."

"Why me of all people? Why?"

"A treacherous person does not deserve to live in this world."

Tian Meng couldn't understand why Wu Xiangjun hated him so much. If he couldn't persuade this grandmaster before him, he feared he would truly lose his life.

He hurriedly said to Shi Zhixuan, "Grandmaster, I have never seen your daughter. Wu Xiangjun is talking nonsense. Please don't believe him!"

Seeing Shi Zhixuan looking at him, Su Qingfeng felt helpless—this madman was still hesitating. He simply gave Shi Zhixuan an ultimatum:

"Shi Zhixuan, whether you kill him or not is up to you. Qingxuan is definitely unaware that you came to assassinate me today. Regardless of whether this person has insulted Qingxuan, you must kill him. If you don't do it, I will go back and tell Qingxuan about your assassination attempt."

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhixuan immediately took action. His daughter already hated him; if she found out he had come to kill her husband, their father-daughter relationship would likely be completely severed.

Whether Su Qingfeng's words were true or false, Shi Zhixuan didn't care. He was just an insignificant ant at the early stage of a Grandmaster; killing him wouldn't be difficult. As long as Su Qingfeng didn't sow discord between him and his daughter after returning, helping him this time wouldn't hurt.

The Undying Seal Technique struck Tian Meng, sending him flying.

Tian Hu wanted to rush forward to save the people, but was stopped by Tian Zhong and Situ Wanli. The two shook their heads, indicating that Tian Hu was only at the Innate Realm, and going up would only be suicide. They were afraid that Tian Hu would anger the Grandmasters and bring disaster upon the entire Farmer's Family.

Jing Ke and Master Ban breathed a sigh of relief. Wu Xiangjun's pointing finger had truly terrified them. If it had been pointed at them, they feared they would have suffered the same fate as Tian Meng.

Severely injured and vomiting blood, Tian Meng staggered to his feet and hissed at Shi Zhixuan, "I... I have never insulted your daughter..."

Shi Zhixuan approached expressionlessly and said, "Insults and abuse are no longer important. For the sake of my future granddaughter, you must die."

"You knew that Lord Wu Xiang was using his position for personal revenge... so why did you still help him?"

"I don't want my daughter to continue hating me, nor do I want my unborn granddaughter to hate me in the future. So you must die—blame that bastard Su Qingfeng."

As soon as Shi Zhixuan finished speaking, he shattered Tian Meng's skull with a single palm strike. He glanced at Tian Meng's corpse, then turned to Su Qingfeng and said, "Su Qingfeng, I don't want Qingxuan to know that I've seen you."

"I understand, I've never seen you before either."

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhixuan turned around, unleashed his Illusionary Demon Body Technique, and vanished from the hall in an instant, leaving only a slowly dissipating afterimage.

Zi Nu, Nong Yu, and the others breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing him leave. With that Grandmaster gone, Su Qingfeng's crisis was over. However, Su Qingfeng's methods this time were truly insidious.

Wei Zhuang, Tian Ze, and the others also stepped aside, their lips twitching as they looked at Su Qingfeng. From now on, anyone who opposes Su Qingfeng would better not have a beautiful woman in their household, otherwise they might be plotted against and killed by him.

Su Qingfeng looked around and noticed that everyone was looking at him rather strangely. He naturally knew the reason, but he didn't care—it was enough that he had survived this crisis.

He waved to Nongyu.

"Your Majesty?" Nongyu approached, her face showing confusion.

"Quickly pour me a cup of tea, I'm dying of thirst. Evil King Shi Zhixuan is really hard to deal with."

"I'll go right away."

Su Qingfeng then looked at the remaining members of the Mohist and Farmer factions and called out, "Zhao Kong, bring Chu Liuxiang and the others over here."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Qingfeng's gaze fell on Jing Ke, and she suddenly smiled, "Jing Ke, I heard you have a beautiful junior sister, is that true?"

Jing Ke immediately tensed up and quickly denied it: "That's not true! My junior sister is of ordinary appearance. Lord Wu Xiang must have believed the wrong rumors."

He was terrified—his junior sister was outside, and if she were to be targeted by this lecherous Wu Xiangjun, she would likely be kidnapped.

"Really? Then perhaps it's a misunderstanding." Su Qingfeng smiled and stopped teasing him. Although Gongsun Liji was beautiful, she was a brainless woman, and he didn't take her seriously.

King Ying Zheng of Qin seemed thoughtful upon hearing this. Since Lord Wu Xiang said that Jing Ke's junior sister was beautiful, it was probably true. He glanced at Su Qingfeng, a slight smile playing on his lips.

At this moment, Zhao Kong arrived with Chu Liuxiang and his group, who had just woken up. Su Qingfeng shook her head when she saw their miserable appearance—they were already lucky to have survived at the hands of Wei Zhuang and Tian Ze.

"Your Majesty, Lady Zi Nu promised to spare their lives. Please have mercy on them."

Seeing Chu Liuxiang and his companions being brought in, looking so pitiful, Li Hongxiu and Su Rongrong felt a pang of pity. They also feared that Lord Wu Xiang might truly execute Chu Liuxiang and his group—this unpredictable lord's temper was impossible to fathom. Seeing Li Hongxiu and Su Rongrong looking at her, Zi Nu could only helplessly speak to Su Qingfeng:

"My husband, I promised them I would persuade you not to do it. As for what to do afterward, that's entirely up to you."

Su Qingfeng glanced at Zi Nu, somewhat helplessly. He had originally planned to eliminate Chu Liuxiang to prevent future troubles. Although Chu Liuxiang's master was a Celestial Realm Immortal, killing Chu Liuxiang would inevitably offend this powerful figure, but Su Qingfeng didn't care. If he had to be timid and hesitant at every turn, it would be better to stay in Gusu City and not come out. He then smiled sinisterly and said:

"Since Madam has agreed, they can live. However, we can't let them go for nothing—Chu Liuxiang, only two of you three can go. I will imprison the remaining one until he dies. You can discuss among yourselves who will stay."

Ji Bingyan immediately stepped forward: "I'll stay."

Hu Tiehua struggled to pull him back: "No, I'll stay!"

"Old Hu, I have no ties, let me stay."

"No, if anyone's going to stay, it'll be me! You and Chu Liuxiang go. You're just locked up, you won't die."

"Stop arguing. You're badly injured. I'm the one who should stay."

"Old Ji, what nonsense are you spouting? It's precisely because I'm seriously injured that I should stay. You take Chu Liuxiang and leave quickly!"

At this moment, Chu Liuxiang also staggered out. He glanced at Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua, then said expressionlessly to Su Qingfeng:

"You can't keep anyone here. Lord Wu Xiang, think it through. We Jianghu people are different from your imperial court. If you don't want to be endlessly assassinated in the future, release us immediately. Su Rongrong and the others must come with us too—otherwise, you will definitely regret it."

Ji Bingyan panicked upon hearing this. He hadn't fainted; he had seen everything that happened in the hall clearly. Chu Liuxiang's continued stubbornness was bound to anger Lord Wu Xiang. He quickly shouted, "Chu Liuxiang, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Li Hongxiu stared at Chu Liuxiang in disbelief. Even now, he was still determined to take them away. She was both angry and anxious, trembling all over, and cried out, "Chu Liuxiang! We've already promised Lady Zi Nu, how can you still be so stubborn?"

Everyone else in the hall stared at the master thief as if he were a madman. Who didn't know the consequences of offending Lord Wu Xiang? Tian Meng hadn't directly offended him before, but he was labeled a "treacherous villain" by Su Qingfeng and was casually killed by that grandmaster. Chu Liuxiang's current threat was, in everyone's eyes, tantamount to courting death.

Su Qingfeng knew that Chu Liuxiang had powerful backing, but so what? He himself had Celestial Realm immortals by his side. At worst, he could let Shi Guanyin deal with the Night Emperor. Shi Guanyin was probably stronger than the Night Emperor, and even if she couldn't kill him, the Night Emperor probably wouldn't dare to touch her.

Su Qingfeng looked at the defiant Chu Liuxiang and smiled as he ordered, "Men, cut off Chu Liuxiang's arm." "Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Su Qingfeng's men were about to attack, Chu Liuxiang hurriedly threatened, "Lord Wu Xiang, you can't cut off my arm! My master is the Night Emperor. Think carefully about the consequences; you can't afford them!" Su Qingfeng glanced at him expressionlessly and coldly said to Wang Hu, "Wang Hu, do I need to repeat myself?" "Your subordinate knows his crime! Take him away immediately!"

As Chu Liuxiang was dragged out, Su Qingfeng thought disdainfully: Did he really think he could run rampant just because he had a master at the Celestial Realm? Night Emperor... it seems your master hasn't given up on the Ming Dynasty throne. It's time to contact the Ming Emperor.

This time, Ji Bingyan and Hu Tiehua did not plead for Chu Liuxiang. They could tell that Lord Wu Xiang was truly enraged this time—the Grandmaster who had previously tried to assassinate him hadn't angered him, but Chu Liuxiang had completely infuriated him.

Seeing Chu Liuxiang being led away, Li Hongxiu and Su Rongrong were anxious but powerless. They knew that if they pleaded for him now, they might not have the right to ask Lord Wu Xiang and Lady Zi Nu for help later. They were still thinking of intervening for Ji Bingyan later, but the matter of Chu Liuxiang losing his arm was already irreversible.

At this moment, a Netherworld Iron Guard entered and reported: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince of Han is outside requesting an audience, and the Lady of Han has also arrived."

Su Qingfeng was somewhat helpless. He could guess that Han Fei had rushed here as soon as Madam Mingzhu released him; but why was Madam Mingzhu also here to join in the fun? "Let them all in." "Yes."

Han Fei entered and was secretly surprised to see so many people in the room. He was indeed surprised to find Lord Wu Xiang there. How did Lord Wu Xiang know Lady Mingzhu? And why was Lady Mingzhu helping Lord Wu Xiang? What was their relationship? Han Fei couldn't figure it out and, filled with questions, walked up to Su Qingfeng and bowed.

Han Fei bowed to Lord Wu Xiang and said with emotion, "I never expected to see you again after our parting in the Sui Dynasty. I was able to be released by the Prince of Han this time, thanks to Lord Wu Xiang's help."

Su Qingfeng looked at Han Fei, feeling somewhat helpless. He and Han Fei had never spoken before, yet the other was so familiar with him, truly acting like old friends. Su Qingfeng said bluntly, "Han Fei, I don't know you well. I helped you this time because I promised Wei Zhuang. If you want to thank someone, thank him."

Han Fei replied with a smile, "Wei Zhuang naturally deserves my thanks, and I also thank Lord Wu Xiang in the same way."

"Whatever you want," Su Qingfeng replied indifferently.