“Little girl, go back!” cackled the two women as they fled and pursued, already hundreds of miles away from Zunlong City. Yet for the White Jade Fan, distance was no obstacle. With a mere flick of its fan, the helpless Xuan Nu would return to the palace and fall once again beneath the naked, lewd loins of her tormentor!
As the White Jade Fan’s glow intensified, the endangered Xuan Nu suddenly smiled and bowed gracefully toward the space behind her opponent.
A strand of hair near Xuan Nu’s neck fluttered forward, and the princess of the Earthly Realm, sensing danger, instantly flipped her wrist and struck powerfully behind her with her fan.
“Whoosh…” A violent gust swept through, scattering clouds and mist, dimming even the moonlight. Yet this earth-shattering wind could not budge the exquisite, heavenly figure of the Dragon Mother—the Sea Sovereign of the Four Seas, already at the Golden Immortal level—who finally appeared. Serene and peerless, she smiled gently, then gracefully extended her jade-like palm to reveal a golden, radiant immortal pill.
“Oh no! The Wind-Still Pill!”
The妖女’s eyes narrowed, and the cunning vixen immediately leapt onto her magical fan and fled, not even pausing to utter a word of farewell.
In the natural order of all things, where there exists the supreme arcane wind of the White Jade Fan, there must also be the Wind-Still Pill from Wind-Still Mountain and its Wind-Still Sage. Xuan Nu had suffered enough humiliation from the White Jade Fan today. Just as she was about to pursue the fleeing妖女, she was stopped by the Dragon Mother.
“Don’t pursue her. You’re no match for her!” Before she could finish, a muffled groan escaped the Dragon Mother’s lips. A strange flush momentarily colored her peerless face.
“Dragon Empress, are you injured?” Due to their master-disciple relationship, Xuan Nu was especially close to the Dragon Mother. In her presence, she dropped the cold detachment of the Su Nu Technique and revealed her more human side.
“Sigh… The White Jade Fan truly lives up to its reputation!”
After a moment, the Dragon Mother finally caught her breath. With a wistful sigh, she gazed once more at the Wind-Still Pill in her hand. “Though this pill was painstakingly refined by the Wind-Still Sage himself, it still cannot rival the White Jade Fan. Perhaps only the Wind-Still Pearl can subdue the White Jade Fan.”
Pausing briefly, the Dragon Mother lifted her contemplative gaze toward the direction the妖女 had fled. Taking Xuan Nu’s hand, she flew beside her and solemnly said, “Come, I must find a place to heal. If that妖girl realizes her mistake and returns, we would only end up in mutual destruction. Our priority must be to find the Nine Heavens Immortal Fire Pill to save your master.”
Xuan Nu silently nodded. Activating the Su Nu Technique, she finally dispelled her inner turmoil. The composed Holy Maiden of the Purple Mansion resumed her normal state, accompanying the Dragon Mother as they quietly flew back to Zunlong City.
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For three consecutive nights, the Palace of Consort Yu echoed with music and revelry.
Consort Yu changed her tactics, inviting every noble consort in the palace in turn. With the Holy Maiden of the Purple Mansion out of the way, her plan of lewdly seducing the royal harem proceeded smoothly. One by one, the beautiful royal beauties submitted beneath her.
Three days later, without even being summoned, the consorts came to Consort Yu’s palace to pay their respects. The waves of debauchery grew ever more intense. Fortunately, the aging emperor, fearing for his life, had fled outside the palace. Otherwise, he would surely have died of rage beneath the mountain of green hats!
On this day, while Qiao San was in his room playing games with several imperial consorts, Consort Yu secretly visited the Grand Astrologer’s Mansion and met with the Earthly Realm Princess, who was in deep meditation.
“Sister Yu, there’s been a change. We must advance our plan immediately!”
Consort Yu’s heart pounded with excitement as she suppressed her emotions and whispered, “Sister means…”
Their similar natures allowed Consort Yu to understand Princess Myriad Demons’ command, but their differing levels of audacity caused Consort Yu’s heart to tremble, her eyes widening in alarm.
“Without ruthlessness, one cannot be a true hero. Brute force won’t accomplish our goal. If you want to be a woman of true greatness, you must be smarter!”
Then Jade Fan gave detailed instructions: “Killing the queen is simple, but there are countless women in the world that we can’t possibly kill all. the best way is to turn resistance into support; use Da Gan San to control the queen, then we can make the useless old emperor disappear at any time!”
“Sister understands!”
Consort Yu left with great excitement, while Princess Myriad Demons secretly felt pleased. If the plan proceeded as intended, the entire Dongsheng Divine Land would fall into chaos, the turbid human qi would rise, and this land would become the territory of the Earthly Realm.
Lowering her eyelids slightly, the scheming enchantress fell into deep thought once more. The cunning Princess Myriad Demons murmured to herself, “Now, only the Dragon Mother and Xuan Nu remain—the final obstacles. How can I rid myself of them? Hmm…”
Back at the Northern Palace family estate, shortly after returning home, Northern Palace Zheng entered his father’s study. Soon after, strong opposition could be heard from within the room.
“Father, I don’t want to enter the palace. Find someone else. There are plenty of suitable candidates for being a spy in the palace!”
With a loud “Bang!” the door shook violently as the angry gentleman stormed out, his straightforward nature making his feigned scowling expression particularly vivid.
“Zheng’er!” Lord Northern Palace called out, but failed to stop his son. He raised his yin-yang divine capture hand, then slowly lowered it. The shrewd divine captor’s eyes flickered with both confusion and understanding.
Although Zheng’er had always been resistant to the queen, his reaction shouldn’t have been this extreme. Could it be… because he was being asked to deal with Da Gan San?
“Master, Master…” A servant from the Northern Palace family ran up to Northern Palace Zheng, who had just walked out of the study. “Master, Chi Ya is looking for you everywhere. Shall I…”
“No need!” Northern Palace Zheng firmly interrupted the servant. Even his feigned scowl couldn’t hide the furrow in his brow. Thinking of Chi Ya’s persistent pursuit only increased his irritation.
As the stunned servant stepped back, a tall figure entered Northern Palace Zheng’s sight.
“Disciple, there you are! Have you seen Master Uncle just now?” Chayen, the heir of the mortal world, approached enthusiastically, his eyes shining as he swaggered over with his folding fan, thinking himself quite suave.
“Junior Master, please address me as ‘Junior Brother’!”
Northern Palace Zheng emphasized the word “junior brother” particularly, stepping back to create distance from Chayen. Before the other could approach further, he coldly declared, “Junior Master, it’s getting late. Northern Palace needs to rest!”
“Junior Brother… didn’t Master Uncle tell you about our arrangement?” Chayen’s pupils constricted, a flash of anger passing through his eyes as he forced a smile and approached Northern Palace Zheng. “When I came down the mountain, my father wrote a letter to Master Uncle. From now on, we are…”
“There’s no such thing!” Northern Palace Zheng’s fingers tightened at his sides. He was no ordinary lady of refinement. Before Chayen could finish his excited words, the tall beauty had already turned coldly and walked away.
“Bang!” The study door was pushed open again with force. Northern Palace Zheng stood motionless in the doorway, locked in a brief standoff with the slightly astonished Lord Northern Palace, before suddenly declaring, “Father, I’ll enter the palace tomorrow!”
Coming and going in haste like the wind, Northern Palace Zheng left these simple words before striding away once more, leaving Lord Northern Palace and the chasing Chayen to exchange helpless, bitter smiles.
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