My cells devour all worlds.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Cai had arrived in front of Ye Xinglan, and gently gripped Ye Xinglan's shoulder with one hand in a claw shape.

With a slight exertion, the innate true energy instantly entered Ye Xinglan's body, sealing off her internal strength.

Ye Xinglan groaned, feeling all her strength drain away, and her body went limp.

"Princess!"

Qingli then realized what was happening and hurriedly stepped forward.

Ye Cai gave a cold laugh, about to casually slap the table.

Noticing this, Ye Xinglan instantly regained some strength and shouted, "Ye Cai! Stop right now!"

A hint of mockery flashed in Ye Cai's eyes; he had no intention of stopping.

Even if Ye Xinglan is not favored by His Majesty, she is still bound to him by blood.

He dared not act rashly towards Ye Xinglan, so why wouldn't he dare to do the same to a mere maid?

"Boom—"

Just then, a loud explosion came from behind, followed by the sound of bricks and stones collapsing.

Ye Cai paused subconsciously, shook his head, and couldn't help but laugh, "Brother's moves are as loud as ever."

next moment.

Ye Cai suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and a sinister voice rang in his ears.

"I don't have a younger brother like you."

As he spoke, he heard an extremely subtle sound that was rapidly approaching him.

Ye Cai immediately disregarded everything, his true energy surging, and he struck out with all his might behind him.

"boom--"

A powerful blast wave spread.

His palm felt as if it had hit an iron wall, not only without any impact, but also causing his arm to go numb and his internal energy to stagnate.

Ye Cai made a quick decision, using the force of the recoil to escape more than ten meters and land on the base of the wall.

Ye quickly turned around and finally saw everything clearly.

A large hole appeared in the collapsed side wall not far away, and a figure was buried under the bricks and stones, with only half a leg showing.

Ye Cai recognized him immediately; it was his brother, Ye Tao.

The person he had previously ignored had now moved to the spot where he had just been standing.

Clearly, Ye Tao's miserable state and the blow he just suffered were all thanks to the other party.

Ye Cai instantly broke out in a sweat. Wasn't he supposed to be a master of external martial arts, the kind who had just broken through not long ago?

Even dealing with Eunuch Chen required a sneak attack.

Who spread this fake news?!

Where the hell is this?

Ye Cai's arms trembled, his heart screaming with rage, wishing he could tear the person who gave him the information to pieces, but on the surface he forced himself to remain calm.

"You killed my brother! I, Ye Cai, will fight you to the death!"

Ye Cai's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth.

He pressed his hands down lightly, and his true energy surged rapidly, causing wisps of water vapor, resembling water and mist, to appear around him.

The sound of waves crashing could be heard amidst the churning.

"Mysterious Water Technique - Overturning Clouds and Waves!"

Ye Cai roared angrily and thrust both palms forward.

The surrounding mist instantly surged towards Lu Sheng like a tidal wave, its momentum quite extraordinary.

And after the water mist.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was drawn away, Ye Cai quickly fled outside with light steps.

Brother, I will avenge you today in the future!

After running for more than ten meters, Ye Cai turned around and his pupils contracted, and he stopped running instantly.

Lu Sheng suddenly appeared in front of him, a half-smile playing on his lips. "What a brilliant move, 'Turning Clouds and Waves'."

Not long after.

With a loud bang.

A dark shadow flew across the courtyard and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

It was Ye Cai, who had previously vowed to fight to the death.

At this point, his breathing was weak, his chest cavity had collapsed, and blood was flowing from his mouth and nose; he was already inhaling more air than exhaling.

Lu Shengzheng slowly strolled over, stopped to the side, looked at Ye Xinglan who was staring blankly, and asked in confusion, "By the way, what were you going to say earlier? What about our agreement?"

Ye Xinglan stared blankly at Lu Sheng until Qing Li gently pinched her from behind, which finally brought her back to her senses.

Ye Xinglan shifted her gaze somewhat awkwardly to Ye Cai, who was barely clinging to life. "...I said, you should leave and hide first. We'll discuss our agreement again in three years."

"I just didn't expect you..."

"Is that so? I thought the agreement was null and void." Lu Sheng was very disappointed.

"How could that be?! Although the Mysterious Water Scripture is problematic, the medicinal herbs are definitely genuine, and I even risked coming here to inform you..."

Ye Xinglan immediately retorted, but her confidence seemed a little lacking, and her ears turned red as she spoke.

"Alright, alright."

Lu Sheng nodded perfunctorily, but he knew exactly what was going on.

How could he not notice Ye Xinglan's unusual behavior?

They simply ignored it because the other party hadn't run away alone.

It was just something I did conveniently anyway.

At this moment, a somewhat bewildered Shen Qingshu interjected, "Should we still run?"

"..."

Ye Xinglan's lips twitched, but she still explained, "We've lost three Innate Grandmasters here. Now it's not your place to worry about what to do, but rather how to quell your anger."

Those were three Grandmasters of the Innate Realm!

Only the imperial court's resources could support so many innate grandmasters.

Even so, it's probably not much. Now, three people have been lost in just a few days. That person must be heartbroken.

Especially Ye Cai and Ye Tao, who must have been secretly cultivated by that person with great effort.

He couldn't even last a few moves against Lu Sheng?!

Ye Xinglan stared at Lu Sheng with a look of utter disbelief, completely baffled. "If the Profound Water Scripture is flawed, then how did you break through to the Innate Grandmaster level?"

She remembered that there were many confusing parts in the document that she couldn't understand at all.

Moreover, it's one thing if the Xuan Shui True Scripture has problems, but for you to break through to the Innate Grandmaster level in just seven days is simply too terrifying.

If there are no problems, wouldn't it only take two or three days?

Is this even human?

Lu Sheng stepped on Ye Cai, ending the man's last breath. "Then you'll have to ask him."

"..."

Shen Qingshu looked puzzled and reminded him, "Brother Sheng, it looks like you stepped on him and killed him."

"fine."

Lu Sheng looked indifferent. "This guy doesn't look honest at all. I've left another one alive. Let's dig him out and question him."

Shen Qingshu and Shen Tianxiong quickly pulled Ye Tao out of the pile of rubble and then splashed some water on him to wake him up.

Although Ye Tao is in slightly better condition, he's not in much better shape.

Lu Sheng shattered all his meridians with a single punch, his cultivation was completely destroyed, his limbs were powerless, and he was almost paralyzed.

Shen Qingshu held a knife to Ye Tao's neck, his face fierce. "Tell me quickly, are there any others among you?"

"Okay."

"I asked you to answer a question, not to agree to anything."

"Okay."

"Then tell me."

"Okay."

"..."

Shen Qingshu turned around, "...Brother Sheng, it seems like all he can say is 'okay'."

"..."

Lu Sheng turned to look at Ye Xinglan, but said nothing.

Ye Xinglan turned to look elsewhere, her shoulders trembling slightly, "...He has been unable to speak since he was a child, and only his younger brother Ye Cai can understand what he means."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

"You didn't give me a chance to say it."

Just then, as if sensing something, Ye Tao, who had been cooperating, suddenly became agitated, "Brother..."

He was shouting incoherently, struggling to get up using all four limbs.

However, his broken body could not support him.

Lu Sheng remained silent for two seconds, then stepped forward to see him off on his final journey.

"Never mind, we'll find out everything when we get to the capital..."

Three days later.

After confirming there was no danger, just to be on the safe side, Lu Sheng still had everyone from the Changfeng Escort Agency disperse and hide in various places, waiting for his return.

Then he and Ye Xinglan embarked on their journey north to the capital.