263: A new adventure! The trio ventures into the Demon Realm once more!

"The headquarters... is surrounded?"

Liu Ruyan's voice cracked almost imperceptibly, an instinctive spasm of the vocal cords under extreme shock.

In her peach blossom eyes, which were usually full of spring water and soul-stirring, the last bit of flirtatiousness vanished, leaving only needle-like panic and disbelief.

Nine Nether Demon Mountain!

That was the Holy Land of the Demonic Cult, her home!

Her father, who was already a Quasi-Emperor, was there, along with the Mountain-Protecting Demonic Array that had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years as a Legacy, capable of strangling a Great Emperor!

What kind of existence could surround such an iron fortress so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through?

"Who did it?" Liu Ruyan's nails dug deep into her palms, but she didn't notice. She just stared at Ye Linghan, every word squeezed out from between her teeth.

"I don't know." Ye Linghan shook her head, a hint of interest flashing in her eerie Phoenix eyes. "That power is very greedy, like a beast that has been hungry for a long time, ...hunting."

"I don't care who it is!" Liu Ruyan's reason was incinerated by her fury, her usual myriad of charms turning into bone-chilling killing intent. "Anyone who dares to touch my Nine Nether Demonic Cult, I will surely skin them alive and light their Divine Soul like a sky lantern!"

She turned abruptly, her gaze sweeping over Su Chen and Ji Hongxue's faces, a look of determination appearing on her seductive face.

"Su Chen, your big sister has to leave first."

"Wait until I slaughter those bastards, then I'll come back and... take good care of you."

Her words carried a deep reluctance and a hint of a threat that only Su Chen could understand.

Her father was there, her fellow disciples were there; it was her everything.

Before she could finish her sentence, her body was about to turn into demonic light and flee.

However, a hand as slender as jade lightly pressed down on her shoulder.

Liu Ruyan felt an irresistible, mighty force pin her to the spot, making her unable to move.

It was Ye Linghan.

"What's the rush?" Ye Linghan's voice remained lazy, like scolding a disobedient cat. "With your cultivation level, are you going back to serve yourself up as a snack for the enemy?"

"Then I must go too!" Liu Ruyan lost control of her emotions for the first time, her eyes turning red. "That is my home!"

"Home?"

Hearing this word, the light in Ye Linghan's Phoenix eyes, which burned with the demonic flames of destruction, dimmed imperceptibly for a moment, as if she had touched a taboo that had been buried for billions of years.

After a moment of silence, the corners of her mouth curled up again.

"In that case, I will accompany you on this trip."

She turned her head, her eerie gaze falling on Su Chen, and that playful smile reappeared.

"It just so happens that I'm tired of the play in the Imperial City. It's time to change to a new stage and find some... real fun."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Ruyan was first stunned, then overwhelmed by immense ecstasy!

With this sister of unfathomable strength taking action, the crisis of the Nine Nether Demonic Cult could be resolved in an instant!

"Sister, you..."

"Not welcome?" Ye Linghan raised an eyebrow.

"Welcome! You are more than welcome! Sister, you are like my second parents!" Liu Ruyan was so excited she spoke incoherently, grabbing Ye Linghan's arm. Then, her gaze fell on Su Chen again. "Then... what about him?"

"Him?"

Ye Linghan glanced at Su Chen, who had been playing the role of "who am I and where am I" the entire time, her smile deepening.

"Of course we're taking him along."

She reached out and naturally took Su Chen's other arm in a domineering manner, pulling him into her embrace.

"My man must naturally be kept by my side."

"Otherwise, what if some stray cat catches him again? Wouldn't that be a lot of trouble?"

As she spoke, her aggressive gaze swept past Ji Hongxue, whose face had instantly frozen over, with a half-smile.

Ji Hongxue: "..."

Su Chen: "..."

[Here it comes again, here it comes again! The classic NTR right to the face!]

[I'm just a fucking human accessory! Can you immortals please let me, a mere prop, go during your fight?!]

[And, her man? Who agreed to that? Did I sign a contract?!]

Su Chen was screaming internally, but his face wore an innocent expression of being at their mercy.

He quickly calculated. Resisting would lead to a double beating from Ye Linghan and Liu Ruyan; not resisting meant being taken away like a pet.

Choose the lesser of two evils!

Go! I must go! Following this Crazy Woman, at least my safety is guaranteed!

"There's no time to lose, let's go now!" Liu Ruyan was anxious.

"Let's go."

Ye Linghan nodded, pulling Su Chen as she prepared to tear through the Void Realm.

"Wait!"

A cold but supremely majestic voice rang out.

The three of them turned back.

They saw Ji Hongxue walking over step by step. She didn't look at Ye Linghan or Liu Ruyan; her Phoenix eyes, deep as a sea of stars, were locked onto Su Chen alone from beginning to end.

She walked up to Su Chen, took out a red-gold token carved with nine coiled Dragons from her storage ring, and thrust it into Su Chen's hand without allowing any refusal.

The token felt warm in his hand, still carrying the Empress's lingering heat.

"This is the Great Xia Emperor's Token."

Her voice was soft, yet every word carried the weight of a thousand catties.

"With this token, it is as if I am personally present. Within the Great Xia Divine Dynasty, all armies, Sects, and treasuries are at your disposal."

She paused, slightly lifted her chin, and finally met Ye Linghan's scrutiny, saying word for word:

"I will wait for you to return in the Imperial City."

Having said that, she gave Su Chen a deep look. Her gaze was extremely complex, containing reluctance, worry, and even more so, a kind of trust and... declaration as an Empress.

Then she turned and left, her golden dragon robe tracing a resolute arc as she never looked back.

Su Chen held the token, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

[This woman's level is too high!]

[What a beautiful move! This isn't a gift; she's labeling me as 'Great Xia Property'! She's telling everyone, especially you, Ye Linghan, that no matter where I go, I am her, Ji Hongxue's, man!]

[Sigh, has the asura field already upgraded from a physical brawl to a political war?]

Su Chen silently put away the token, deciding to be a heartless gift-receiving machine.

To the side, Ye Linghan looked at Ji Hongxue's closed door. The lazy smile on her face finally disappeared, replaced by a cold, playful glint.

"Let's go."

She said no more, pulling Su Chen along. Devilish Qi enveloped Liu Ruyan, and the three figures instantly blurred, vanishing into the horizon as a streak of light that tore through the night.

A brand new, bloody drama centered around the hunt in the Demon Realm.

Thus, the curtains were drawn.