29: Chapter 29 The Great Xia Dynasty is not a place you can come and go as you please.

"You... put me down first!" Su Xuanji, who was being held in Xia Jin's arms, felt her earlobes flush a deep red as she tugged at the corner of Xia Jin's robe with her right hand.

"You are the dignified Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, yet you can still be shy?" Upon hearing the voice as soft as a mosquito's buzzing, Xia Jin glanced at the somewhat bashful Su Xuanji with a playful smile.

However, he still set her down.

Su Xuanji covered her burning cheeks and retreated behind Xia Jin.

Just then, Elder Zhao Yuankui slowly stood up. His right arm was ruined, and the intense, excruciating pain made his eyelids twitch uncontrollably.

"Who exactly are you!?" Elder Zhao Yuankui's gaze was locked firmly onto Xia Jin.

However, when he clearly saw Xia Jin's features, which bore a resemblance to Emperor Xia Yu, his pupils suddenly constricted.

"It's you!"

A familiar silhouette emerged in his mind.

Four years ago, the old Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect had passed away unexpectedly. The three major factions within the Sect fought fiercely to seize the position of Sect Master, looting resources everywhere. The lineage of their current Sect Master had set their sights on the Great Xia Dynasty.

That time, it was their Seventh Elder who personally led dozens of Qingyun Sect Disciples to the Great Xia Dynasty.

And the result?

The result was this person before him, standing alone with a sword, blocking the front of the guesthouse where they were staying.

That night, in just half an hour, the long street was stained with blood. Not a single Qingyun Sect Disciple survived. That Seventh Elder, who like him was at the second level of the Great Grandmaster Realm, managed to escape back to the Qingyun Sect, but he had one arm severed. From then on, his Dao Heart was damaged, and his cultivation never advanced another inch.

Looking at Xia Jin standing with his hands behind his back, Elder Zhao Yuankui's eyes were filled with wariness.

Four years ago, it was rumored that this person's strength was already incredibly close to the ninth level of the Great Grandmaster Realm. With the palm strike he had just unleashed with all his might, he hadn't even been able to break through Xia Jin's Protective Aura, and instead, he had crippled his own arm!

This person's strength might have reached the half-step Xiaoyao Heavenly Realm, just like the current Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect!

Dammit, if he had known this person was here, his attitude certainly wouldn't have been so aggressive. Now that he had slaughtered over a hundred Great Xia soldiers, he found himself in a dilemma.

Elder Zhao Yuankui took a deep breath, his body uncontrollably retreating half a step. Looking at Xia Jin, he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Four years ago, Your Excellency killed my Qingyun Sect Disciples and severed the arm of our Seventh Elder. Today, let's consider it even! Today... this old man admits defeat... we shall meet again!"

After speaking, he glanced at the river behind him, circulated his True Qi, and attempted to escape via the river.

"What? You really want to leave right in front of me?"

Xia Jin simply took a light step forward, and in an instant, his figure appeared before the other, directly blocking his path.

"Is the Great Xia Dynasty a place where you can come and go as you please?"

"Since you've come, leave your life behind."

"Rest assured, I will have someone carefully deliver your corpse back to the Qingyun Sect—so that everyone in your Qingyun Sect will understand the fate of those who offend my Great Xia Dynasty."

As the words fell, Xia Jin reached directly for Elder Zhao Yuankui's throat!

Elder Zhao Yuankui was instantly terrified, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, as he desperately twisted his body to avoid this fatal blow.

However, it was all in vain.

"Squelch—!"

Xia Jin's right hand snapped Elder Zhao Yuankui's neck, and his head slumped down.

Qingyun Sect Elder, Great Grandmaster Realm expert Elder Zhao Yuankui, was dead!

Xia Jin withdrew his hand, his gaze sweeping over the crowd present before landing on Emperor Xia Yu.

"Big Brother!"

Emperor Xia Yu hurriedly ran over. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xia Jin's dark expression. His heart skipped a beat, and he scratched his head with a silly smile, not daring to say another word.

"Hmph! Still smiling!"

"You are the dignified ruler of a nation, yet you put yourself in danger! Has your brain been fried?" There was a clear trace of anger in Xia Jin's voice.

This scolding made Commander Qin Hu, who was beside Emperor Xia Yu, tense up. He quickly turned away, focusing intently on his own nose and heart; he certainly didn't want to provoke this man at such a critical moment.

Being scolded to his face, Emperor Xia Yu felt a bit embarrassed.

But he knew that once his Elder brother was truly angry, the more he explained, the worse he would be scolded. He immediately lowered his head and quickly admitted his mistake, his attitude extremely sincere: "Yes, Big Brother is right to scold me. I... I know I was wrong."

"Hmph!" Xia Jin let out a cold snort. "Can't you use your brain? I hadn't come out of seclusion yet; whatever demands these Qingyun Sect fellows made, you should have just agreed verbally and played along."

"After I came out of seclusion, there would naturally be ways to make them spit out everything they ate today with interest, ten or a hundred times over! Why did you have to act tough and gamble with your own life?"

Emperor Xia Yu was scolded to the point where he didn't dare lift his head, and could only nod repeatedly.

Su Xuanji, standing to the side, watched this scene of Xia Jin scolding Emperor Xia Yu, and her expression turned strange.

Her beautiful eyes darted between Xia Jin and Emperor Xia Yu, and she thought to herself: It seems the rumors were not unfounded... The true ruler of this Great Xia Dynasty is likely this "Emperor of the Underworld" after all!

Just then, Commander Qin Hu, seeing the atmosphere ease slightly, hurriedly stepped forward and carefully changed the subject: "Your, Your Highness, there... there is another person inside. Judging by his tone, his background seems even bigger than the Qingyun Sect. That old ghost was very respectful to him just now. Would you... like to go in and see him?"

"Is that so? Then I would like to see him! Let's go, follow me inside!" Xia Jin withdrew his gaze from Emperor Xia Yu, clasped his hands behind his back, and walked straight inside.

Emperor Xia Yu, as if granted amnesty, quietly breathed a sigh of relief and secretly gave Commander Qin Hu a thumbs-up. Afterward, he followed along with Commander Qin Hu, Su Xuanji, and the others.

At this moment, by the stone table near the collapsed pavilion, Young Master Lin Xiao sat with a livid expression, the wine cup in front of him already crushed to pieces.

He was muttering curses under his breath: "...Bastards! A mere tiny nation in the Eastern Region is nothing before my Yuheng Sect! They actually almost cost me, this Young Master, my life!"

The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt!

This time, he, Young Master Lin Xiao, had come representing the Yuheng Sect specifically to attend the coronation ceremony of the new Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect—a Sect subordinate to the Yuheng Sect!

Who would have thought that while simply passing through this Great Xia Dynasty, he would almost lose his life... A great humiliation!

"Hmph! When this Young Master returns to the Yuheng Sect, I will definitely report this to my Revered Master and destroy this ignorant Great Xia Dynasty! Not a single living thing shall be spared!" Young Master Lin Xiao took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger.

"Hmm!?"

He suddenly frowned and looked up toward the gate, only to see Emperor Xia Yu and the others, who had just been chased by Elder Zhao Yuankui, returning. They were surrounding a man in a black Dragon robe in the center, as if he were the moon among stars.

That man's features bore a resemblance to Emperor Xia Yu, but he couldn't see through him at all.

Young Master Lin Xiao was shocked, especially since he didn't see Elder Zhao Yuankui, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

He slowly stood up, his gaze locked onto the leader, Xia Jin. His own sixth-level Grandmaster Realm cultivation could not see through the person before him, which forced him to feel wary.

However, backed by the Yuheng Sect, he was used to acting recklessly. At this moment, he still put on airs and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? Where is Elder Zhao?"

Xia Jin glanced at him and said indifferently: "You mean that old ghost? I slaughtered him. What, do you want to join him, become a corpse, and be packed up and sent back to the Qingyun Sect?"

"What?! You killed Elder Zhao?!" Young Master Lin Xiao's expression changed.

Although he had anticipated that Elder Zhao Yuankui might have been defeated, he never expected that the other party would dare to kill him outright!

"You actually dared to kill Elder Zhao! Good, very good! It seems your Great Xia Dynasty is determined to court its own destruction!"

Xia Jin looked at him as if looking at a fool, and directly ordered Commander Qin Hu behind him: "Noisy. Take him away and lock him up somewhere."

"Yes!" Commander Qin Hu acknowledged and was about to step forward to seize him.

"How dare you!" Seeing this, Young Master Lin Xiao was not afraid; instead, he revealed a mocking sneer.

He suddenly pulled a jade pendant from his bosom and held it high.

"Look closely! This is my Yuheng Sect Personal Disciple jade pendant! As long as I exert a little force and crush it, all the members of my Yuheng Sect will receive a distress signal and arrive with the fastest speed!"

"By then, the entire Great Xia Dynasty will be razed to the ground by my Yuheng Sect experts, and not a single blade of grass will survive!"

He looked around at the crowd: "Now, if you don't want to die immediately and have your nation destroyed, kneel down for this Young Master! Kowtow and admit your mistake! Perhaps if this Young Master is in a good mood, I can still give you a quick death!"