64: Revealed

Chapter 64: Revealed True Form... Yu Linglong didn't give Li Yunshu any time to react, grabbing him by his collar and fleeing into the distance.

In the air, Li Yunshu looked behind him.

However, in the blink of an eye, the Mizang Forest had become increasingly tiny in his view.

Bang.

Soon, Li Yunshu was thrown onto the cold floor.

In just a few words' time, he had been dragged back to the Western Zhou capital by the old woman.

Moreover, they were currently inside the Imperial Palace.

"Old—"

As Li Yunshu opened his mouth, he met Yu Linglong's icy gaze, and the two words 'woman' were forcefully swallowed back.

When under another's roof, one must bow one's head.

He brushed off his robes, then stood up.

"Whatever Your Majesty wants to ask, I will tell you everything I know; there's no need to make such a fuss."

Inside the main hall.

Yu Linglong sat on a soft couch, staring at Li Yunshu with great interest.

"Then tell me, how did your Master Ascend?"

Li Yunshu didn't hesitate at all, still using the same explanation he had given the Empress previously.

"My Master is the Reincarnation of the Lord of the Nine Heavens Who Responds to the Origin and Evolves Thunder and Makes Universal Transformation, which is why he was able to Ascend on the clouds."

Yu Linglong was not as easily fooled as the Empress; she sneered.

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

"Everything I said is true." Li Yunshu sighed, "It's just that the truth is often hard for people to accept."

"If it's truly as you say, why would Pei Xuanji protect you so much?"

Yu Linglong stared at Li Yunshu, as if she could see through his heart.

Although she didn't know much about Pei Xuanji, she didn't believe the Great Chu Empress would repeatedly act for a young man at the Golden Core Stage.

She even came all the way to Western Zhou.

Uh... when this question was brought up, Li Yunshu was a bit speechless.

He couldn't possibly say that he and the Empress had 'a hundred days of kindness for one day as husband and wife,' could he?

As for the Empress coming to Western Zhou this time, it wasn't to protect him, but for the Three-legged Toad.

However, he naturally couldn't reveal this matter.

If the old woman knew that the Three-legged Toad was very important to the Empress, she would definitely snatch it away.

At this critical moment, his mind began to wander.

The Empress initially said there was no Three-legged Toad in the world, but after obtaining sun's notes, she began to pay special attention to it.

And in sun's notes, the only record about the Three-legged Toad was the Restriction Breaking Pill.

Therefore—

Li Yunshu had a bold guess in his heart: the black runes on the Empress's back were a Seal!

So, the Empress wanted to refine the Restriction Breaking Pill using the Three-legged Toad.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt enlightened; everything made sense.

If he had known this, he wouldn't have put away the Three-legged Toad.

If he had let the Empress take the Three-legged Toad, perhaps if he stalled for a few days in Western Zhou, he could still wait until the Empress completed her pill, broke the Seal on her body, and then trampled this old woman underfoot.

However, his gaze once again swept over the old woman; it was too late to say anything now.

Yu Linglong stood up and looked outside the main hall.

"You no longer have a chance to explain; in a moment, I will know everything."

Following her gaze, Li Yunshu immediately turned around, only to see the Empress already stepping into the main hall.

To be honest, he really hadn't expected the Empress to pursue them here.

Pei Xuanji glanced at Li Yunshu, confirmed he wasn't injured, and then looked at Yu Linglong.

"Old woman, as you wish, I have come."

Li Yunshu retreated step by step, all the way to the Empress's side, then handed over the Soul Banner, transmitting his voice.

"The Three-legged Toad is inside."

He knew that the current Empress could never be a match for the old woman.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been brought here by the old woman.

He wasn't so narcissistic as to think that the Empress would have chased after him even without the Three-legged Toad.

If the Empress could leave, he might have a greater chance of survival.

After all, having the Empress here was also a deterrent to the old woman.

There was no need for him to drag the Empress down with him to die here; it wouldn't benefit either of them.

Hearing this, Pei Xuanji's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she turned to look at Li Yunshu.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll just leave?"

Li Yunshu: ...Is it still too late for me to retract what I just said?

However, in the Empress's Phoenix eyes, he didn't see a trace of panic.

Could it be that the Empress still had a trick up her sleeve?

Li Yunshu decided to take a gamble, saying righteously.

"To die for Your Majesty, what do I have to fear?"

At the end, he didn't forget to add a sentence that only the two of them understood.

"If Your Majesty wishes to absorb, I am always ready."

The Empress, who had originally been somewhat relieved, suddenly had a cold glint flash in her eyes upon hearing the latter part of the sentence.

If it weren't for the inappropriate timing, she would have kicked this fellow back to Great Chu.

Clap, clap, clap.

Yu Linglong applauded.

"What deep affection between monarch and minister; it's just a pity that neither of you will leave today."

As soon as her voice fell, roars echoed from all around.

At the same time, streaks of red light shot into the sky.

Li Yunshu looked outside the main hall, only to see that the sky above the Imperial Palace was already enveloped by a layer of blood-colored barrier.

The barrier blocked the sunlight, and the light throughout the entire Imperial Palace became somewhat dim.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Outside the main hall, urgent footsteps sounded.

Li Yunshu turned his head to look, only to see that a large number of Imperial Guards had already surrounded the main hall.

And the man standing in front of the Imperial Guards was dressed in a Dragon robe.

The Western Zhou Emperor—Taishuchang.

Taishuchang stood outside the hall and bowed.

"Mother Empress."

Yu Linglong waved her hand.

"My Imperial Son need not worry; I am merely having a private conversation with the Great Chu Empress."

"Yes." Taishuchang said respectfully, "Your son takes his leave."

Then, with a wave of his hand, the Imperial Guards behind him opened a path.

Watching Taishuchang leave with the Imperial Guards, Li Yunshu couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Although Taishuchang had left the main hall, he would definitely be keeping a close eye on this side.

The Empress had to concentrate on dealing with the old woman and wouldn't be able to look after him at all.

This wasn't like the Mizang Forest; with so many experts in the Western Zhou Imperial Palace, if a fight really broke out later, how would he protect himself?

Pei Xuanji's peripheral vision caught sight of the Formation outside the main hall, and she snorted coldly.

"Blood Sea Soul Transference Array, what a grand undertaking."

Yu Linglong was a little surprised.

"I consulted countless ancient texts to find the method to set up this Formation, but I didn't expect you to see through it at a glance."

She stretched out her arms, looking like a ruler of the world.

"How about it? This grand Formation was specially set up for you."

Perhaps feeling that she already had victory in her grasp, Yu Linglong's tone carried a hint of mockery.

"Li Yunshu, I have you to thank, otherwise this day wouldn't have arrived so quickly."

Then, she stared at Pei Xuanji with a somewhat crazed look.

"What a beautiful body; it will belong to me from now on."

Hearing this, even if Li Yunshu was any dumber, he would have understood.

This Formation was prepared for the Empress, and it was very likely a Possession-type Formation.

This old woman's Lifespan was nearing its end, yet she had been unable to find a method for Ascension.

Therefore, she had long set her sights on the Empress.

And this time, because of a Three-legged Toad, he had inadvertently led the Empress into the old woman's trap.

He had originally thought that all of this was just a scheme centered around him.

He hadn't expected that the other party's true goal was actually the Empress.

Heh—

Pei Xuanji's tone was full of disdain.

"Just with you?"

As soon as her voice fell, Li Yunshu heard the sound of tearing clothes.

Turning his head, the Empress's wings behind her had already unfurled.

He retreated step by step, looking up at the increasingly tall Empress.

"Revealed her true form..."