Chapter 161: The Stratagem of Alienation Succeeds

Jiang Zhaoli and Deng Fukang waited anxiously. After about the time it takes to burn two incense sticks, someone hurried in and reported, "Commander, Commander Liu has killed the envoy we sent."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoli slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and raged, "That scoundrel Liu Mingxu! How dare he kill my envoy? It seems he is firmly resolved to fight it out with me."

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"Yes, news has already come through. I heard he is having a great time, so rest assured, old sir," Yun Cheng said as he took a sip of tea as well, bringing the conversation to a close.

The two brothers, Xiong Hai and Xiong Tao, had been secretly glancing over with expressions of respect, and just happened to catch Yun Cheng's extremely unnatural face. They couldn't help but turn their heads away and chuckle softly to themselves—so even Young Master Yun had his moments of getting the short end of the stick.

With bows, crossbows, armor, and even a dragon robe, Liu Jin's rebellious ambitions were blatantly obvious. Emperor Zhengde was overwhelmed with turbulent emotions for a moment. He had always believed that Liu Jin was utterly loyal to him and one of his most trusted confidants, yet what was the reality?

The roar of the zombie was heard by other zombies, and those hearing the cry of their kind also roared as they charged toward the Di-Sha Legion. One zombie passed the call to another, and an increasing number of zombies swarmed to surround and attack Fang Cheng's Di-Sha Legion.

The purpose was undoubtedly to dismantle the influence of Li Yajun's officer corps—the first to establish great merits here—and to appease external forces. This somewhat resembled the tactics used by treacherous officials of the Song Dynasty in ancient times.

Yuan Bupo let out a loud roar, his massive body towering a few notches higher, radiating ripples of immortal, indestructible, ancient, and sacred light.

Right under their gaze, the leg-bearing bus arrived at the foot of the mountain and transformed once more, its eight beast limbs turning into slender spider legs.

Clearly, the two women were terrified of Liu Jin. Startled by his words and heedless of their exposed charms, they hurriedly pulled robes from the side to drape over themselves for a meager cover, then scrambled up to help Liu Jin dress.

"Huo Xinchen, don't go too far. Both of us are formation masters; the worst that can happen is that I cede that safe zone to you. Don't be so ruthless!" In the end, the formation master in front lost his composure and shouted.

"Of course we can, and we can also go out to sea to catch the sea breeze. It feels wonderful!" Emperor Zhengde laughed.

The Ox-Head was straightforward by nature; if it hadn't been for taking a wrong turn and being unable to extricate himself from the Palace of King Yama, to be honest, he had long wanted to leave such a place.

However, this time they were entering the urban area, and such military vehicles were not permitted entry either. Still, they were somewhat lucky, as at least there was still a passenger bus they could take.

Xiao Yao led the group to Heavenly Lake, looking at the chilling, jade-green, and rippleless surface of the lake before her with a myriad of lingering emotions.

The Immortal of the Eastern Abyss said coldly, "If that is truly the case, then the future Immortal Nation of Yunlan is truly shrouded in gloom." With that, he broke into a violent fit of coughing, his face flushed red, as though the burden brought by the previous Aurora Holy Sword was not something that could be easily endured.

"Lu Ming, what happened?" The mentor who had arrived earlier asked upon seeing the situation, turning toward Lu Ming who had arrived first.

The Hydra grew anxious, opening its mouth to spew a mass of black poisonous toxin. The poison rapidly spread, rumbling in the air as it struck directly at Xiao Yao.

"The master's words have been delivered by this servant. This servant has matters to attend to and will take his leave." The steward dared not stir up trouble and scurried away early.

The call ended, and Gu Qingqing stood lost in thought beside the bed for a while. The space beside her was empty, the sheets smooth without a trace of warmth. Leng Sicheng must have left long ago.

As for Yuan Datou and Yuan Ertou, upon hearing that even Tie Yi's Fountain of Vitality could save Tengyun Wuji, absolute despair filled their eyes.

Neither of them felt annoyed by the sudden interruption of their honeymoon; transitioning abruptly from a state of relaxation to combat readiness seemed to be something they were already quite accustomed to.

At first it was purple, but as the lotus petals drifting in the air gradually turned dark, the purple lotus also slowly transformed into black.