46: Princess Pingyang is enjoying her life! She's one step ahead of her sister!

On the way back, Princess Pingyang, who was delicately nestled in Li Shengyuan's embrace, recalled what Li Shengyuan had just said.

She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh, Li Gege, what did you mean earlier about the Demonic Sect invading the Demon Suppression Division?"

Li Shengyuan, whose anger had subsided, leisurely and contentedly explained to Princess Pingyang.

"Just as you were bathing, I sensed several strong auras erupting from the Demon Suppression Division's side."

"One of them was our Division Lord Mo Lingtian, and another was intensely evil. I then guessed that the Demonic Sect had come to rescue Sun Ruian. Now, those auras have all returned to calm, so the great battle should be over."

"Oh, I see."

Princess Pingyang nodded in understanding, not expecting so much to have happened at the Demon Suppression Division during her bath.

Then she said indignantly, "These Demonic Sect scoundrels are truly depraved and hateful! How dare they cause trouble at the Town Demon Bureau? They're simply courting death!"

Afterward, a hint of worry appeared on her face, "I wonder if they succeeded."

Li Shengyuan smiled indifferently, "Don't worry, the Demon Suppression Division has many strong cultivators, and they had ambushes prepared in advance. With the assistance of the capital's Four Imperial Guards, even if a Three-Rank Great Demon from the Demonic Sect came, they wouldn't be able to stir up much trouble."

Those Demonic Sect demons indeed couldn't cause much trouble, but he, an insider, was different.

Now, both the Demonic Sect and the Demon Suppression Division were probably having a headache over Sun Ruian being killed by Demon Head Shura.

They couldn't understand why the heavily guarded prison, which was also isolated by formations, would be infiltrated by Demon Head Shura.

Even Mo Lingtian was having a headache at this moment, wondering how to explain it to the Empress.

At the same time, even though it was the middle of the night, due to the Demonic Sect's invasion, many departments of Great Qian had already begun to operate.

The invasion of the Demon Suppression Division by Demonic Sect strong cultivators caused a commotion, but fortunately, the unrest was quickly quelled.

The capital suddenly became extremely tense; anyone found loitering on the streets was immediately taken back to the cells and held overnight.

As for interrogation, that would be a matter for later.

Empress's sleeping quarters...

The Divine Phoenix Empress did not sleep or rest after Li Shengyuan and Princess Pingyang left; instead, she remained in meditation until now.

She knew that tonight would not be peaceful.

Her close-fitting black-gowned maid, Zixuan, stood to the side, reporting everything that had happened at the Demon Suppression Division tonight with an expressionless and cool demeanor.

Demon Head Shura reappeared, quietly slaying Sun Ruian in the dungeon, severing a Three-Rank Great Demon with a single strike, and finally departing gracefully...

Each of these events was recounted by Zixuan.

She thought Her Majesty would be enraged upon hearing this, but she was not. The Empress's expression remained as calm as an ancient well.

This also made Zixuan breathe a sigh of relief. If the Empress were to be enraged by this, it was uncertain how many people would remain safe.

Finally, she said with some hesitation, "Your subject observes that while Demon Head Shura is strong, he has not broken through to the Three-Rank, and he did not use any martial arts..."

"Mm."

The Empress nodded indifferently, her expression calm from beginning to end, even upon hearing of Shura's exaggerated combat power, there was no change.

In Zixuan's view, this was quite normal. With the Empress's strength and vision, she naturally wouldn't pay much attention to such achievements.

After the report on the Demon Suppression Division's matters was completed, the Empress asked coolly:

"How are my junior brother and Princess Pingyang?"

So, Her Majesty was most concerned about Lord Li and Princess Princess Pingyang after all...

But how was she to explain this?