76: Interrogation of the Celestial Fox Princess

Heavenly Fox Palace.

A grand hall no one approached.

Two Netherworld Generals, covered in dark, heavy iron armor, guarded the hall entrance like stone statues.

Inside the hall, whipping sounds rained down, accompanied by faint, shy gasps.

“Little fox, you’re very unwilling, aren’t you? You even dared to use an illusion on Us.”

Xia Xuan snorted softly, his long whip, wreathed in flames, cracked with a sonic boom, producing a clear lashing sound.

“Your Majesty… I… I truly… won’t dare again…”

Su Mei'er let out soft whimpers, her voice slightly tearful as she begged for mercy.

At this moment, her foxy face, capable of bringing calamity to a nation, was tear-streaked and utterly pitiful.

Her two snow-white arms were raised above her head, wrists crossed and bound with Dragon tendon ropes, her jade feet off the ground; she was suspended before Xia Xuan.

Where the flaming whip struck, there was a searing pain.

Tiny, persistent flames spread outwards, burning her skin, like ten thousand ants gnawing at her, causing Su Mei'er’s delicate brows to furrow as she couldn't help but let out a mournful moan.

“You don’t want to be force-fed into a cream puff again, do you?”

Xia Xuan came behind her, gently caressing her large, fluffy, snow-white fox tail.

“…I…want…”

“?” Xia Xuan frowned and raised his whip.

“No… I don’t want to…” Su Mei'er, disoriented, quickly corrected herself.

“Your Majesty… please let me down first. Whatever you wish to ask, this concubine will tell you everything without reservation.”

The snow-white fox tail swayed slightly, fawningly resting by Xia Xuan’s hand.

“Are you a Divine Official of the Great Yan Divine Dynasty?”

Xia Xuan asked while feeling her bones.

“Your Majesty, this concubine is still a Heavenly Fox Princess. The Heavenly Fox Divine Official has fallen, but sometimes those fragmented memories emerge and influence me.”

The Heavenly Fox Princess said sweetly. Her figure was delicate and soft, like peerless beautiful jade, warm and smooth, making one unable to part with her.

“Hmm…”

“Really?”

Xia Xuan increased the force in his hand. Seeing her drenched in sweat but still not changing her story, he continued to interrogate, “Who was the strongest person in the Great Yan Divine Dynasty? And why was it destroyed?”

“The strongest in the Divine Dynasty… was God Emperor Your Majesty.”

Upon hearing the second question, Su Mei'er paused, then smiled brightly:

“What is Your Majesty saying? Although I don’t know where Your Majesty heard such news, how could the Great Yan Divine Dynasty, which rules nine thousand great realms, possibly be destroyed?”

Xia Xuan frowned and asked, “If it wasn’t destroyed, how could you be Reincarnated?”

A hint of melancholy flashed in Su Mei'er’s eyes: “This concubine was a Divine Official dispatched by the Divine Dynasty to supervise an affiliated Imperial Dynasty. The realm where that Imperial Dynasty was located, for unknown reasons, suddenly experienced a world-ending catastrophe and collapsed overnight. Under the protection of the Divine Dynasty’s Luck, this concubine barely managed to preserve a trace of her remnant soul for Reincarnation.”

“You lied on the previous question, two lashes! Lift your fox tail yourself.”

After two clear lashing sounds, Su Mei'er lightly pursed her crimson lips, tears welling in her eyes, and looked at Xia Xuan with a wronged expression.

“Is there anything else to add?”

This time, Su Mei'er was very obedient and proactively said, “The Great Yan Divine Dynasty was extremely glorious, already comparable to the Supreme Immortal Dynasty. A world-ending catastrophe could not shake the Foundation of the Divine Dynasty at all, so it could not have been destroyed.”

Xia Xuan pondered.

Compared to her words, he naturally trusted the World Secrets within the red Divine Grade star more.

The Divine Dynasty had fallen.

From the Heavenly Fox’s perspective, she couldn’t see the whole picture, and even after her death, she believed it was due to the Imperial Dynasty. This was very normal.

“Your Majesty… I’ve answered everything. Can you let this concubine down now?” Su Mei'er’s voice was soft and sweet, as she swayed her tail coquettishly.

Xia Xuan waved his hand, retracting the Dragon tendon rope, and warned, “If you dare to use illusions again, next time it won’t be this simple.”

Su Mei'er looked at Xia Xuan pitifully, two different voices emerging in her heart. One was the proud Heavenly Fox Divine Official telling her to be bolder and forcefully push Xia Xuan. The other was the timid little fox telling her not to think wildly and to be obedient.

Ultimately, she chose the latter, (╥╯^╰╥) whimpering and nodding… Inside the Heavenly Fox Golden Palace, Xia Xuan idly flipped through the beauty book presented by the Qingqiu Prefecture Governor, selecting nine of the most beautiful fox women to be sent to the Wu Dynasty Imperial Palace.

There was a mission in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace to collect beauties of different races, with a reward of five thousand tyrant points.

The fox women sent might not necessarily reach the Femme Fatale level of appraisal, but there was no harm in trying.

“Your Majesty, Ye Qingci requests an audience.” In the evening, a female attendant reported.

“Why is she here?”

Xia Xuan summoned this Yun Kingdom Goddess.

Ye Qingci wore a green dress, as always, holding Snowball, elegant and composed.

When she met Xia Xuan, she gracefully bowed, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”

“Dispense with the formalities.”

Xia Xuan asked, “Is Aunt Qing here for the Hidden Dragon Cave?”

Controlling the The Unworthy organization, Xia Xuan could obtain almost any intelligence.

This included Xu Tianlang’s life story, Ye Qingci’s interactions with various parties after appearing in the Four Seas and Five Regions, and so on.

The Hidden Dragon Cave Sect was established in the Dragon Burial Snow Mountain since ancient times.

This Sect was very mysterious, with very few members, and specialized in raising and controlling exotic beasts.

The Prince Who Guards the North’s Niyan Huodou Beast came from the Hidden Dragon Cave.

According to the The Unworthy intelligence, after Ye Qingci appeared, the places she stayed the longest were the Hidden Dragon Cave and North King City.

“I am here to reinforce the Seal of the Dragon Burial Snow Mountain.”

Ye Qingci, fearing Xia Xuan wouldn’t understand, specifically explained, “Beneath the Dragon Burial Snow Mountain lies the largest Spiritual Vein in the Four Seas and Five Regions. Over countless years, it has received offerings from all spirits and absorbed endless resentment, already having gained sentience.

Recently, many people might die in the Nineteen Chaotic Domains, giving rise to vast undead resentment, which could affect the Seal’s stability. It needs constant monitoring.”

Xia Xuan nodded.

Legend has it that a Calamity Dragon capable of destroying the world is buried beneath the Nineteen Chaotic Domains, and it has a profound connection with the Seven Kings City.

Various clues indicate that the evil god worshipped by the Seven Kings City is very likely the Calamity Dragon’s malevolent thought. Over the years, their immense sinful desires have probably become nourishment for the Calamity Dragon.

“If the Yun Kingdom and the Wu Dynasty become enemies, how would Aunt Qing position herself?”

At this point, Xia Xuan went straight to the point.

Ye Qingci sighed softly, “I… have long since left the Yun Kingdom. The Land of Worry-Free, formed by seizing the Spiritual Veins of the Five Domains, should not exist in this world.”

After a moment of silence, she warned again, “Your Majesty still needs to be careful. Those people will do anything for the survival of the Yun Kingdom.”

After asking about the strength of the Yun Kingdom Cultivators, Xia Xuan’s mood became slightly heavy.

Soon after, Ye Qingci bid farewell, and a The Unworthy wearing a hood and mask came to report.

“Your subordinate, The Unworthy Heavenly Swift Star, greets Your Majesty.”

“What is it?”

Heavenly Swift Star presented a secret talisman message and reported, “Xia Ying, the Alliance Leader of the Great Yan Eastern Prefecture Alliance Army, wishes to form a secret alliance with Your Majesty.”

Xia Xuan’s Divine Thought swept over the secret talisman message, acquiring the information within, and he couldn’t help but smile, “My good Imperial Sister, she is actually willing to give up the Nineteen Chaotic Domains?”

“Your Majesty, should we agree?”

Xia Xuan said, “Let Yuan Tiangang decide on this matter himself. We only want the final result.”

“Yes!” Heavenly Swift Star respectfully withdrew.