189: Terrible punishment

It was known as the safest place in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Even if the Immortal Royal Clans of the foreign realms were to attack the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, this place would remain unconquered.

Because these hundreds of Formations were not just for show.

Even Nangong Yue lacked the confidence to traverse through them.

Otherwise, she would surely be trapped by the Formations and exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Gree... Greetings, Swallowing Heaven Empress...!"

"Greetings, Guanghan Empress...!"

"...!"

The Maid Shu Wan looked at the many Empresses, her body trembling slightly as she knelt to pay her respects.

"Greetings, Imperial Son!"

Finally, she paid her respects to Qin Feng as well.

"Shu Wan, go prepare some seafood and have it sent to the palace!"

"Remember, make plenty of it, lest someone calls me stingy again."

Xiao Xiner waved her hand, helping Shu Wan up as she spoke.

"Yes, Swallowing Heaven Empress."

Shu Wan responded obediently.

Then, she retreated with small, polite steps.

"Everyone, please!"

Xiao Xiner extended her elegant hand, signaling for everyone to follow her.

The others wanted to laugh but held it back.

They still had to give her Face.

They had teased Xiao Xiner about being stingy enough already.

To mock her further would be crossing the line.

The group passed through the numerous Formations and arrived outside the palace.

This time, Dragon Baby and Baili Muchan followed them inside as well.

The palace was magnificent and grand, surrounded by a ring of bronze stone blocks.

Creak...!

As the courtyard gate opened, a dense wave of Spiritual Qi rushed toward them.

Nine Imperial Weapons were currently nurturing nine Great Medicine Fields.

"Good heavens, Swallowing Heaven Empress, you're way too extravagant!"

"Using so many Imperial Weapons just to nurture Great Medicine."

Upon entering the courtyard, the Empress of the Underworld's eyes lit up as she spoke.

The other Empresses were also slightly shocked.

As for Dragon Baby, she was practically drooling.

Baili Muchan's mouth hung open; she didn't dare speak and simply stood quietly behind Qin Feng.

Clearly, seeing so many Imperial Weapons had greatly astonished her.

The Weiyang Empress was also swallowing hard, shaken by the sight of the Imperial Weapons.

The Weiyang Empress was already poor; seeing nine Imperial Weapons, she wished she could take them all for herself.

However, these belonged to Stingy Xiao.

There was essentially no hope.

*Cough cough...*

"The... The Great Medicines aren't fully grown yet, don't touch them."

"Let's go sit in the backyard instead!"

Xiao Xiner immediately stepped forward and said.

She was also a bit afraid.

With so many Empresses arriving at once, if they tried to forcibly seize her Imperial Weapons, she wouldn't be able to handle them all.

Consequently, Xiao Xiner hurriedly pulled everyone to the backyard.

The backyard was a vast forest of Red Sandalwood.

Purple was everywhere, and in the sky, azure seawater flowed,

creating a beauty beyond description.

Among the trees, many small pavilions were scattered across the ground.

In the center of the Red Sandalwood Forest stood a wide dining table.

Around the table hung various types of swing chairs.

The swing chairs were no ordinary objects; they were vines hanging down from the Red Sandalwood trees.

The vines were covered in a variety of blooming flowers.

The fragrance was intoxicating.

Swoosh, swoosh...!

The Empresses transformed into streaks of light and took their seats on the swing chairs.

Fortunately, there were plenty of swing chairs here, so there was no need to fight over them.

Then, one by one, the Empresses pushed off with their legs, and the swing chairs began to sway.

Dragon Baby also joined in, finding a swing chair covered in white petals and sitting down.

Baili Muchan was a bit reserved; she kept her head down and stood behind Qin Feng.

She had never seen such a spectacle.

All the powerhouses of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were gathered together.

Even Empress Nangong Yue of Guanghan was among them.

It was terrifying.

Every single person here was a regional hegemon.

Although she was a Sixth-Rank Fortune Child, she had to keep a low profile before becoming an Empress.

"Xiao Feng, come sit with me. Mine is a bit wider."

The Guanghan Empress extended an invitation.

"Come to me, sit on my lap."

The Empress of the Underworld was thick-skinned, speaking without a hint of a blush or a racing heart.

Qin Feng looked left and right; he was surrounded by beautiful women.

Pairs of long legs dangled in the air as they swayed on the swings.

In this situation, choosing anyone would be problematic.

"No... no need."

"I'll just sit on one myself!"

Qin Feng walked to a purple swing chair and sat down.

He was very nervous right now.

Eleven Empresses—if they actually started something, how exhausted would he become?

Fortunately, everyone was waiting for Stingy Xiao's seafood. They would likely eat first before doing anything else.

Baili Muchan followed Qin Feng closely, standing beside his swing chair, feeling somewhat at a loss.

Although this Imperial Son was arrogant and following him was dangerous,

it was still safer than being with the other Empresses.

"Muchan, you don't need to be so afraid."

"Find a place for yourself to sit!"

Qin Feng glanced at her and said.

"No... no need."

"I'll just stand!"

Baili Muchan replied in a small voice.

She kept her voice very low, fearing that if she spoke, she would be noticed by the other Empresses.

"Alright then."

Qin Feng nodded and stopped bothering her.

It was normal to be afraid when seeing so many powerful figures for the first time.

She would get used to it over time.

"Xiao Feng, I've discovered you're quite good at running away!"

"I said last time I'd bring you some nourishing medicine."

"But when I went to your house, you weren't there at all."

The Empress of the Underworld looked at Qin Feng and spoke with great interest.

She hadn't just gone to the Qin Family; she had searched the entire estate and found no sign of Qin Feng.

Empress Jiu You added, "I went as well, and there wasn't a soul there."

"So it turns out you ran off to Stingy Xiao's place."

"Is it because having the seven of us isn't enough, and you wanted to add two more?"

As Empress Jiu You finished speaking, twenty-two eyes landed squarely on Qin Feng.

Among them, the Weiyang Empress and the Liuli Empress were the most bewildered.

However, they also looked toward Qin Feng.

Swallowing Heaven Empress Xiao Xiner said, "Everyone, Xiao Feng has been staying with me for a year now."

"He's already my man, so you... you all shouldn't think too much about it."

As soon as Xiao Xiner's words fell,

the Liuli Empress and the Weiyang Empress could no longer sit still.

The Liuli Empress stood up from her swing chair, looked at Qin Feng, and asked softly,

"Xiao Feng, is this true?"

Facing Qin Feng, the Liuli Empress reined in her fiery temper.

However, her Face appeared somewhat pale.

The Weiyang Empress said, "Stingy Xiao must be lying to us."

"How could Xiao Feng possibly like Stingy Xiao?"

"The one he likes should be me."

The Weiyang Empress also refused to believe it and spoke loudly.

Seeing this, the other Empresses mentally offered their condolences to the two.

The Guanghan Empress said, "Liuli Empress, Weiyang Empress, you two are really at the bottom of the list."

"I'll just be direct!"

"Xiao Feng and I, the Snow Emperor, the Underworld, Jiu You... we already...!"

The Guanghan Empress laid out the truth.

"As things stand now, it looks like Stingy Xiao and the Swallowing Heaven have joined in as well."

"Only you two are still left outside the door!"

As she spoke, Empress Nangong Yue looked helplessly at the Liuli Empress and the Weiyang Empress.

These two were truly good to Qin Feng.

Since they had all gone to propose marriage together, they naturally understood each other.

Although the Liuli Empress had a bit of a fiery temper and the Weiyang Empress was a bit poor,

none of them intended to look down on them.

The Empress of the Underworld said, "Xiao Feng, this is your fault."

"Staying here with Stingy Xiao for a year without even thinking to look for Wei Yang, Liuli, and the others."

"I hereby punish you: go settle things with them first before you come back to eat seafood."

The Empress of the Underworld's words gave Qin Feng a fright.

This punishment was too terrifying; Qin Feng found it hard to believe.

In reality, by now, they had all come to terms with it.

Since they had already accepted so many, two more wouldn't make a difference.

The main point was that everything was already a complete mess.