358: Chapter 356: Gu Shengge takes action to rescue the daughter of the Heavenly Dao

Nangong Zhiyan usually bullied Nangong Jinglan. She knew her Imperial Father wouldn't intervene in minor squabbles, but if she truly lost a limb or her life... she feared she wouldn't fare well either.

"It won't work, System. If I really cut off one of her arms, Imperial Father won't let me off!"

[host, if you fail the mission, you will be obliterated by the System!]

[Besides, your Imperial Father ordered her to walk ten thousand miles back to the Imperial City; he likely wants her to die on the road. Why worry so much?]

Half-doubting, Nangong Zhiyan leaned out of the carriage and watched Nangong Jinglan, who was struggling at the very front.

Seeing her walking step by step in such a pathetic state made Nangong Zhiyan burst into laughter.

"System, I accept. Tonight, I will cripple her arm!"

Nangong Jinglan sensed a cold chill from behind. Looking back, she saw Nangong Zhiyan watching her with a malicious expression.

Killing intent also flickered in her eyes. For all these years, she had been enduring everything just to uncover the truth behind her Imperial Mother's death.

Otherwise, with her current cultivation in the Transformation God Realm, she could have fled the palace and found a place for herself anywhere!

Night fell, and a lonely half-moon hung high as a cool breeze blew. Imperial Guards patrolled around the camp. Nangong Zhiyan sat with two men...

...and three women around a campfire. These five were children of the capital's nobility who had come to travel with Nangong Zhiyan.

Nangong Zhiyan glanced at Nangong Jinglan curled up under a large rock not far away, then turned to the five people beside her. "Which of you will cut off Nangong Jinglan's arm? This Princess will reward you with a top-grade Spirit Treasure."

The five felt their hearts racing. What a joke! Cutting off a Princess's arm? They didn't want to die!

Hearing this, Nangong Jinglan was also filled with disbelief.

It was one thing to force her to wear Shackles, but she actually dared to strike her directly!

Nangong Jinglan didn't speak, only watching coldly. She didn't believe Nangong Zhiyan would dare go that far; Imperial Father would never let her off!

Under Nangong Jinglan's stunned gaze, Nangong Zhiyan stood up and said coldly, "I knew you useless things couldn't be relied on. This Princess will have to do it herself!"

As she spoke, Nangong Zhiyan had already walked toward Nangong Jinglan.

A woman in the group hurriedly stood up. "Third Princess, Your Highness, you mustn't! Nangong Jinglan is the Fifth Princess. Without His Majesty's decree, you must not act!"

Nangong Zhiyan glanced at her disdainfully. "Ruan Qing, what? Is your Marquis Pingxi's Estate going to side with that wench?"

Ruan Qing hesitated, her face turning somewhat pale.

During the purge years ago, although the Marquis of Pingxi was only a marginal figure, he was still affected. The rank of Duke was demoted to Marquis, and her grandfather, the former Duke of Pingxi, was ordered to commit suicide.

Seeing that she no longer spoke, Nangong Zhiyan looked away and continued toward Nangong Jinglan.

"Nangong Jinglan, if you don't want to wear Shackles, your Imperial Sister will satisfy you. Just sever one of your own arms."

Nangong Zhiyan felt there was no need to take the risk if she could complete the System mission without acting personally.

Nangong Jinglan's gaze was somber. "Imperial Sister, if you insist on this, you will surely regret it!"

Nangong Zhiyan probably hadn't expected Nangong Jinglan to dare defy her and was instantly furious. "You wench! You dare threaten me!"

Nangong Zhiyan drew a sharp sword and swung it toward Nangong Jinglan's right arm, the blade glinting coldly.

Alarmed, Nangong Jinglan could no longer hide her cultivation. Using her Transformation God Realm power, she broke through the cultivation Seal and kicked Nangong Zhiyan's hand. The longsword flew out of her grip and landed far away.

Nangong Zhiyan's expression changed drastically as she cried out, "You... you're in the Transformation God Realm? You've been hiding your cultivation?"

Ruan Qing's group also stared wide-eyed in shock. Among their younger generation, the strongest were at the Nascent Soul Peak like Third Princess Nangong Zhiyan. Almost everyone was stuck at this Realm, needing time to make a Breakthrough.

How could Nangong Jinglan have broken through to the Transformation God Realm so quickly?

Among the Imperial Guards, two Soul Transformation experts quickly rushed over and blocked the way in front of Nangong Zhiyan.

After deciding to resist, Nangong Jinglan immediately circulated her cultivation to try and break free from the Shackles, only to find that they were engraved with Array Patterns. She tried several times to use her Transformation God Realm power to burst them open, but she simply couldn't.

Nangong Zhiyan stared at her with lingering fear, thinking to herself that it was a good thing she had swapped the Shackles for the Hong-refined Shackles she got from the System; otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have been able to restrain her!

Seeing the two guards in position, Nangong Zhiyan said coldly, "Nangong Jinglan has gone mad and actually tried to assassinate her own Imperial Sister. Cut off both her hands for me!"

The two Soul Transformation guards were Nangong Zhiyan's people and were involved in everything she did.

The fact that Nangong Jinglan was in the Transformation God Realm was like a bolt from the blue to them. Such an existence must not be allowed to live!

A battle between three Soul Transformation experts soon broke out. The two guard Commanders attacked Nangong Jinglan from the left and right.

Weighted down by the Shackles, Nangong Jinglan struggled to cope. After several clashes, her power was almost completely depleted.

"Die!"

One of the Commanders roared, and the War Hammer in his hand smashed down violently, aiming directly at Nangong Jinglan.

Unable to dodge in time, a look of determination flashed across Nangong Jinglan's pale, pretty face as she used the Shackles to block the hammer.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the Shackles around Nangong Jinglan's neck shattered, freeing her from the restraint.

However, because she had endured the violent impact, Nangong Jinglan was in a poor state. Her Dantian was in chaos, and her Meridians were riddled with cracks; this was the result of forcibly blocking the blow.

Nangong Jinglan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stared at them with eyes full of killing intent.

Sensing the pressure and sharp killing intent unique to the Transformation God Realm emanating from her, Nangong Zhiyan involuntarily stepped back.

"Kill her! Kill her quickly!"

The two Commanders attacked Nangong Jinglan again. The heavily injured Nangong Jinglan fended off a few more attacks but could no longer hold on, teetering on the brink of death.

Seeing that Nangong Jinglan was seriously injured and dying, Nangong Zhiyan rushed forward excitedly. "Let me do it! Let me kill her!"

She rushed forward with her sword, the blade flashing with a cold light as she slashed at Nangong Jinglan.

Nangong Jinglan felt despair. This was an absolute dead end that she could not escape.

"Buzz!"

Golden divine light bloomed, and the power of space surged. Under Nangong Jinglan's stunned gaze, her body was swept into a space tunnel and vanished in an instant.

By the time Nangong Zhiyan's sword struck, Nangong Jinglan had already disappeared without a trace.

"What happened? Where is Nangong Jinglan? Where did she go?"

She questioned angrily, but no one answered.

On the other side, Nangong Jinglan felt the scenery before her changing rapidly. Half an hour later, the view cleared and became bright and vivid as she returned to the outside world.

Not far ahead of her, a handsome young man was roasting meat, the air filled with an enticing aroma. (End of Chapter)