361: If you don't enter the divine palace, you are all ants

First Princes Residence.

Yan Junlin looked at a battle report, a hint of melancholy in his eyes: “Brother Xie, you hide things so deeply! You even fooled me.”

A Territory Expansion Realm cultivation was still not a concern, but controlling the Zhenxi Army, being able to slaughter over 200,000 Demon Clan Army from West Chu with just one person and one sword, and even kill a Profound Manifestation mid-stage expert—this was terrifying.

Yan Qingcheng sat beside him, her brows tightly furrowed: “Do all of you people from Great Xia like to play the pig to eat the tiger?”

Yan Junlin, Yan Wugou, Yan Ruyi—weren't all of them the type to play the pig to eat the tiger?

Now, with Xie Weilou added to the mix, it was simply impossible to guard against.

Yan Junlin smiled bitterly: “Playing the pig to eat the tiger is just a necessary self-preservation method when one's strength is insufficient! Didn't you see Yan Wugou? After his trump card was exposed, he was directly gone…”

Now that Xie Weilou had displayed such powerful strength, it seemed he wasn't planning to hide it anymore. Was he getting arrogant, or was he truly confident?

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he couldn't see through Xie Weilou at all. He probably had been acting with him all along.

He had thought he was a born actor, but unexpectedly, in front of Xie Weilou, he was still just a junior!

Had that guy seen through his secret long ago, when he had approached him multiple times?

Thinking of this, Yan Junlin felt a chill run down his spine.

Yan Qingcheng looked at Yan Junlin: “Since this person cannot be controlled, then eliminate him! Don't say he can fight a Profound Manifestation expert in the Territory Expansion Realm; even if he truly is a Profound Manifestation expert, as long as he doesn't enter the Divine Court, he won't be able to stir up much trouble.”

Yes, those who don't enter the Divine Court are all ants!

Yan Junlin said: “For now, don't touch him. My Imperial Father thinks highly of him.”

He had known for a long time that Xie Weilou was an important piece on the Xia Emperor's chessboard. He had thought he could follow the trend, grasp this piece, and advance triumphantly.

But this piece suddenly revealed brilliant light and couldn't be controlled by him, which was very frustrating.

“Then what do you mean?”

Yan Qingcheng raised an eyebrow.

Yan Junlin sighed: “Great Xia is not worth it.”

Yan Qingcheng paused for a second: “Then follow me back to the Demon Clan?”

Yan Junlin pondered: “I'll contend for a bit longer! If I can't, I'll retreat.”

As he said this, he looked at Yan Qingcheng again: “Demon Clan Army moving south, I think it's time to halt for now.”

Yan Qingcheng shook her head: “This matter is the elders' decision; I cannot interfere.”

“……”

Yan Junlin said no more.

——

White Jade Capital.

Yan Ruyu handed a battle report to Nightingale: “Look at this battle report.”

Nightingale took the battle report, glanced at it, and after reading it, her eyes showed shock: “Is that guy really that strong?”

Yan Ruyu was silent for a second: “I fought him before! Without using my strong trump cards, I'm not his match.”

Compared to Yan Junlin's shock, she was quite calm at this moment, because she had just been beaten by Xie Weilou.

That guy's series of actions all conveyed one thing: he was no longer pretending!

“Even you are not his match?”

Nightingale was extremely shocked.

She naturally knew Yan Ruyu's combat power. Now that she had deduced the Profound Manifestation prototype, her combat power was even more terrifying, yet she was not Xie Weilou's match?

Yan Ruyu said: “He has cultivated Heaven Hammering Fist and Haoran Sword Qi to grand completion. I can confirm that he only recently came into contact with these two cultivation methods… His talent is tens of thousands of times more terrifying than I imagined.”

“……”

Nightingale's brows furrowed tightly.

Yan Ruyu said: “You've been in Great Xia for several years, and what needed to be prepared has been prepared. By my reckoning, it's time for you to return to West Chu.”

Nightingale took a deep breath and nodded gently: “It is indeed time to go back, to that filthy land…”

West Chu was originally a human city.

However, those in power consorted with the Demon Clan, ultimately developing Demon-Humans, turning countless innocent common people into bloodthirsty Demon-Humans, which was chilling.

Yan Ruyu said: “After you return to West Chu, prepare well. Perhaps if I ever reach a dead end, I'll go to West Chu and stay for a while.”

The more extraordinary Xie Weilou was, the more uneasy she felt, because she absolutely could not agree to that marriage.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before she left Great Xia and went to West Chu.

Nightingale looked at Yan Ruyu: “Actually, I've always been curious, what exactly do you want to contend for? Do you want to be empress?”

Yan Ruyu said calmly: “What I want to contend for is not that throne, but the power of Great Xia's destiny.”

“The power of destiny?”

Nightingale was a little surprised.

Yan Ruyu said: “Not just me, Yan Junlin and Yan Ruyi probably also want to contend for that thing. As long as one can seize the power of Great Xia's destiny and refine it, the path to the Divine Court will surely be unobstructed. The only way to seize that power of destiny is to become the Lord of Great Xia.”

Nightingale was a bit confused: “But your Imperial Father, as the Lord of Great Xia, it seems his path to the Divine Court isn't as unobstructed as you say.”

Yan Ruyu shook her head: “My Imperial Father is different. He disdains the power of Great Xia's destiny. From beginning to end, he has never refined the power of destiny. I don't understand his path either.”

All previous Lords of Great Xia had entered the Divine Court, but the Xia Emperor was different.

He had never refined the power of destiny. Perhaps his aspirations were very high, believing that the Divine Court was not the ultimate, and wanting to walk a unique path.

The last time the Xia Emperor summoned them, it made her feel something unusual; her Imperial Father seemed to have thoughts of abdicating.

Because of this, they had to contend fiercely.

All along, their greatest fear was the Xia Emperor. As long as that person didn't speak, no matter how much they contended, they wouldn't dare to do it openly.

But now, that person had relented, so she had to contend well.

Nightingale nodded gently: “In that case, I will make West Chu a retreat for you. If you ever get tired of it, go to West Chu, and I will wait for you there.”

“It's a promise.”

Yan Ruyu smiled calmly.

“Farewell!”

Nightingale left decisively. She had to leave today; there was no need to delay.

She had stayed in Tianqi City for so many years; what needed to be prepared had already been prepared. Now, returning to West Chu, she had to retrieve some things!

——

Third Princess's Residence.

Yan Ruyi sat on a chair, munching on an apple, while a maid gently massaged her back.

“Heh! That guy is so annoying. He said he would always be low-key and a good-for-nothing, but he secretly became so powerful behind my back. Utterly hateful.”

Yan Ruyi grumbled.

The maid whispered: “Your Highness, what should be done about this? Xie Weilou is so strong now; he will definitely become a problem in the future.”

Yan Ruyi stretched, wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth, and said, chin raised: “Did you see my double chin?”

“……”

The maid paused for a second.

Yan Ruyi glared at the maid: “What I mean is, why do you care so much? I'm not Xie Weilou's enemy.”

The maid smiled bitterly, not daring to say more.