62: Chapter 62 Emerging from the wolf's den, only to fall into the tiger's mouth!

Just as Xu Weixiong was fuming with anger,

a figure hurriedly ran into the Wutong Court.

A figure appeared before everyone's eyes and shouted.

'Second Sister!'

The person who arrived was none other than Xu Feng, who had just left the Xuanjin Pavilion. Looking at his second sister whom he hadn't seen for years, his eyes instantly welled up with tears.

'Feng'er, you've suffered so much lately. Don't worry, Second Sister will definitely get justice for you!'

Looking at Xu Feng, Xu Weixiong's sharp gaze instantly softened.

The two of them then began to catch up with each other.

Seeing this, the surrounding maids tactfully withdrew.

Jiang Yi, who had initially felt a sense of satisfaction hearing that Xu Feng was injured and suffering, found her good mood dampening upon seeing his state, and she followed the maids out.

'Second Sister, did you bring anyone back with you this time?'

After everyone had left, Xu Feng couldn't help but ask.

'Rest assured, Feng'er. Your sister is a True Disciple of a major Sect like the Haoran Divine Sect. After my Revered Master heard about the situation in Northern Liang,'

'he assigned two God King experts to accompany me. Furthermore, Zhou Yuxuan killed a group of Guiyuan Sect disciples for no reason previously, which greatly incensed the Sect Master. This time, I will definitely get justice for you!'

Xu Weixiong said with full confidence.

Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Xu Feng and asked, 'By the way, where is Father? Why haven't I seen him since I returned?'

Xu Feng shook his head and sighed deeply. 'Sigh! The Prince of Northern Liang has left Northern Liang to seek reinforcements. He said he'll be back in a few days.'

Hearing this, Xu Weixiong nodded in agreement. 'Yes! Father's approach is indeed a good one. Zhou Yuxuan is not only the Holy Son of Tianyuan, but also the Young Master of the Zhou Family,'

'bringing more people will be greatly beneficial for our upcoming actions.'

The siblings continued to chat about various things.

Meanwhile, in the Xuanjin Pavilion, Zhou Yuxuan was looking at the Courtesan Yu Tinghe, who was nicknamed 'Breastplate'.

'Miss Yu, is my proposal unable to move you? Or have you grown fond of this profession and wish to remain a courtesan in this Xuanjin Pavilion for the rest of your life?'

Zhou Yuxuan sized up Yu Tinghe with an appreciative gaze and spoke calmly.

'Young Master Zhou, you misunderstand. If I had anywhere else to go, I naturally wouldn't want to stay here. However, I have a matter that I must attend to.'

Yu Tinghe spoke in a very calm tone, showing no sign of disgust despite the way Zhou Yuxuan was looking at her.

'Hehe! Miss Yu, surely the matter you speak of isn't the mission Her Majesty the Empress gave you to assassinate Xu Feng?'

Zhou Yuxuan didn't hide anything and directly stated the reason.

Immediately, the previously calm Yu Tinghe looked at him with great wariness.

'Who exactly are you? How do you know about this?' Yu Tinghe's hand instinctively gripped the sword at her side. The moment she sensed anything amiss, she was ready to strike back.

'Miss Yu, there's no need for you to know how I am aware of these things. I only want to ask you one thing: do you wish to escape Her Majesty's control?'

Zhou Yuxuan looked at Yu Tinghe with a mysterious smile.

In the original plot, Empress Donghuang Baiqing intended to use Yu Tinghe to infiltrate Northern Liang and assassinate the profligate Xu Feng. This would incite chaos, allowing the Great Shang Dynasty's army to occupy Northern Liang,

thereby achieving the goal of reclaiming the territory. However, no one expected this profligate heir's luck to be so extraordinary. Despite having no cultivation experience, he somehow easily evaded the assassination attempt.

The failure of the assassination subsequently led to the postponement of the plan to reclaim Northern Liang.

This was supposed to be a secret known only to Yu Tinghe and Empress Donghuang Baiqing. Now that a third party knew, Yu Tinghe couldn't help but feel that she had become an abandoned pawn.

'It was Her Majesty who sent you to kill me, wasn't it?' Yu Tinghe abandoned her resistance and looked at Zhou Yuxuan with an air of resignation.

In truth, she had considered leaving after the mission failed.

However, she hadn't realized that she had been silently afflicted with a certain Poison Technique. Whenever the poison flared up, the pain was unbearable, and only the antidote provided periodically could alleviate it.

The person who had poisoned her was none other than Empress Donghuang Baiqing.

The reason for doing so was to force Yu Tinghe to stay in Northern Liang as her spy to monitor the region.

'Miss Yu, you've misunderstood me. Although Her Majesty is powerful, she cannot command the Zhou Family, let alone me, Zhou Yuxuan!'

'The reason I've come is because I've taken an interest in you, Miss Yu!'

As Zhou Yuxuan spoke, he looked Yu Tinghe up and down.

Speaking of which, this Courtesan Yu was indeed remarkable. She seemed to possess a 'Prosperous Husband Fate'; anyone near her seemed to receive immense luck.

He didn't know the reason behind it; it couldn't simply be 'extreme luck,' could it?

'You've taken an interest in me?' Yu Tinghe found it hard to believe.

She continued, 'Since you value me, can you dispel the poison in my body? If not, Young Master Zhou, you should leave. I won't mention our conversation today to Her Majesty.'

Just as Yu Tinghe finished speaking, waiting to see Zhou Yuxuan leave in embarrassment,

Zhou Yuxuan replied with full confidence, 'Hehe! I can!'

Then, under Yu Tinghe's astonished gaze, wisps of emerald-green gas carrying potent poison were expelled from her body.

Finally, they were gathered into Zhou Yuxuan's hand and vanished.

'No matter where you are, Miss Yu, you shouldn't underestimate anyone,' Zhou Yuxuan said calmly.

With the support of his Saint-level Cultivation Technique, the Ten Thousand Poisons Divine Technique, he was practically invincible in this world.

After all, in the current Eastern Region, whether it was the hidden Family factions or the strongest Great Shang Dynasty and Empress Donghuang Baiqing, the Cultivation Techniques they practiced were barely at the Saint level.

Saint-level techniques for unorthodox paths like poison were even rarer. The poison in Yu Tinghe's body was merely a potent toxin that damaged the host's body.

To him, it was a mere trifle; dispelling it required nothing more than a thought.

However, he wouldn't detoxify someone for no reason; he wasn't that benevolent.

'The... the poison in my body is gone?' Yu Tinghe said in disbelief.

She immediately circulated her Cultivation Technique, and sure enough, the agonizing pain that should have flared up was gone.

'Wonderful!'

Yu Tinghe cried out joyfully. She was finally free from Empress Donghuang Baiqing's control; her life was no longer in someone else's hands.

The desire to leave the Eastern Region welled up within her.

'Thank you, Young Master Zhou, for dispelling the poison. This is a great kindness, but one that I cannot repay in this life. I promise that in my next life, I will serve you as a beast of burden to repay this debt.'

With that, Yu Tinghe prepared to leave.

'Hehe! Isn't Miss Yu being a bit too hasty?'

Zhou Yuxuan said calmly. With a single thought, a small trick he had hidden in Yu Tinghe's body suddenly took effect.

Instantly, Yu Tinghe felt an even more agonizing pain. It felt as if a giant hand was squeezing her heart, making it impossible for her to breathe.

She looked at Zhou Yuxuan with a gaze full of resentment.

It was over. She had just escaped the wolf's den, only to fall into the tiger's mouth!