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Chapter 606: Sibling Conflict
Chapter 606: Sibling Conflict
"Junior from the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect, Xue Yan, pays respects to Prince Ziyang..."
Xue Yan panted heavily, his neck veins bulging, but he still managed to release his grip, exerting all his strength to bow respectfully.
As the saying goes, circumstances can be stronger than people. If Zi Xian had already married into Western Flood, she could only be considered half an Eastern Dragon Palace member. But the person before them held a completely different status, almost representing the entire Eastern Flood's attitude!
Aside from his noble status, the Purple Beard White Dragon Clan was known for its benevolence. However, as the ruler, Prince Ziyang might be the most assertive in the clan, even surpassing his father.
He was truly capable of taking action and killing someone due to the insult to the Eastern Dragon Palace's dignity.
In front of Prince Ziyang, Xue Yan dared not mention the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect's prestige. Both sides were of equal standing, and he was just a junior who had barely made a name for himself. Bowing his head to save his life was not shameful.
"It's just that the Yue Family encountered an ambush, and one of them was an old acquaintance of Senior Zi Xian. This matter also happens to be related to the Ten Thousand Demon Hall. I only wanted to come and ask about it, to give the Yue Family an explanation and prevent those thugs from plunging Hongze into chaos."
Feeling the suppression on his body easing slightly, Xue Yan hurriedly finished his sentence. He maintained his bowing posture, head lowered, waiting for a response.
Prince Ziyang slightly raised his gaze, and upon hearing the words 'chaos and suffering,' he finally turned his eyes to Zi Xian, speaking gently, "Do you know that person?"
"I guess you could say I know him."
Zi Xian sighed, "But it really has nothing to do with the Ten Thousand Demon Hall. He was a cultivator brought to my birthday banquet by the Qi Family's ninth son. During the banquet, he had a conflict with the Moon Frost Tiger Clan. Later, I mediated and resolved the grudge, and we became acquainted. He also helped me save face in some matters, and I quite admire him."
"..."
Xue Yan kept his head lowered, not speaking, but it was clear he didn't believe her words.
However, Prince Ziyang had already retracted his gaze, saying indifferently, "Did you hear that?"
"Yes, I heard it clearly." Xue Yan lifted his head, forcing a smile, "It seems like a misunderstanding. I'll be on my way then..."
Before he could finish, Prince Ziyang waved his hand slightly, and a milky white light instantly enveloped him. One by one, his treasures and storage bags fell to the ground. The white light then converged into a point and landed on Xue Yan's chest, directly severing his connection with the sacred land and sealing his cultivation.
"I came to investigate the Ten Thousand Demon Hall. Before the investigation is complete, Western Flood falls under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Dragon Palace. People from the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect should stand by and await orders. As for you, your cultivation is too low, so stay here and rest well."
The Eastern Palace Prince maintained his calm demeanor.
He slightly nodded, "Take him away."
The demon soldiers around, seeing the prince for the first time, couldn't hide their innate sense of nobility. They instinctively walked forward, even as Xue Yan stared at them in shock and anger. The demon soldiers trembled as they tied him up and dragged him towards the mountain slope.
"..."
Zi Xian's eyes flickered, feeling a bit guilty. This was the first time she had lied to her brother, and she didn't know why.
But before understanding Shen Yi's role in this matter, she truly didn't want her brother to fixate on him.
"Come in."
Prince Ziyang seemed not to notice his sister's strangeness, waving her in and closing the door.
As soon as Zi Xian steadied herself, her face changed.
"After this investigation, come home with me," Prince Ziyang's voice was no longer gentle, but stern.
"Why?!" Zi Xian looked at him in shock. She had found it strange that her letter describing the Ten Thousand Demon Hall's strangeness had summoned her brother.
"There's no reason. I disagreed with Father's plan from the start."
Prince Ziyang frowned, speaking emphatically, "We bear no grudge against the Immortals. It's the Seven Sons of Nan Hong who have a grudge against them. Of course, it's true that Zi Ling wronged Xuan Qing and harmed the Nanyang Sect. But there are many ways to make amends, such as supporting the Seven Sects again and returning them to their former glory. Treating them well is also beneficial for us."
"You understand?"
As he spoke, Prince Ziyang slowly clenched the armrest, suppressing his anger, "You're my sister, and you shouldn't suffer such grievances. I can't stand it."
"What about Hongze? Let those two lackeys manage it, turning it into a lawless place where the weak have nowhere to seek justice!" Zi Xian turned away angrily, "I can't stand it either, and I won't go back!"
"You..."
Seeing this, Prince Ziyang sighed softly, releasing the armrest and explaining gently, "You still don't understand. Immortals are inherently neither good nor evil. He's just negligent and unwilling to take action. If the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect and the North Dragon Palace can play the role of lackeys, so can the Eastern Dragon Palace, and we can do it better. Once I enter the Dao Realm, I can gradually implement our ideas and govern this land and water according to our wishes.
"You want me to be their lapdog?" Zi Xian's emotions were completely stirred up. She turned around, her eyes red with anger as she glared at her brother, "Have you forgotten how they turned our other sister into that vain and shallow person, forcing her to the Celestial Court to be a mount for those so-called Immortals?"
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Prince Ziyang stared into the void, lost in thought. After a long while, he slowly turned his head to look at Zi Xian, his voice slightly hoarse, "You and Father both believe that Ziling was deceived by the Hongze Immortal and eventually changed into the despicable person we despise."
He took a deep breath, "Isn't it possible that she was always a greedy and selfish person? Perhaps the things she did to Xuan Qing were not out of love, but because she feared that the Immortals above would investigate her and dislike her, causing her to lose her chance at immortality. So, this despicable person decided to ruin Xuan Qing's reputation before leaving?"
"Even her time with Xuan Qing was not out of admiration, but simply because she saw him as a dazzling young man who could help her ascend and achieve immortality?"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Zi Xian rushed to the throne and started scratching at her brother's handsome face.
How could her sister, from the Purple Beard White Dragon Clan, possibly be an inherently evil person? That beautiful story that spread throughout Hongze now seemed so dirty and shameful!
"..."
Prince Ziyang didn't stop her, he just smirked and turned his face away, "Forget it, I can't convince you. But now that the Western Dragon King has awakened, your plan is no longer feasible. Let's talk about the Ten Thousand Monsters Palace instead."
"Whether it's feasible or not, it's not up to you. We'll see."
Zi Xian subconsciously retorted, then quickly snapped out of it, feeling a bit anxious, "Oh, right! The Ten Thousand Monsters Palace... Shen Yi!"
She had almost forgotten, this matter was not yet resolved.
With her brother present, she suddenly felt like a nervous young girl again, not the dignified Jade Mountain Dragon Consort.
"I'll be going now."
Zi Xian waved her hand and swiftly left the inner chambers.
Prince Ziyang quietly watched his sister's departing figure, and when she disappeared from sight, he smiled with a hint of helplessness, "Shen Yi..."
He silently chewed on the name.
Well, at least it sounded like a masculine name, much more pleasant to the ear than 'Ji Jing Xi'. He might as well meet this person when he has the time.
As for now...
He reached out and picked up the numerous jade slips and scrolls on the table. In the company of the faint scent of sandalwood, he began to quietly read through them.
...
In the Western Flood, at the Dragon King Hall.
Ji Sheng Tao's face was dark as he entered with the two grandmasters of the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect. He strode to the high seat and waved his sleeves, looking down at the crowd below, "Give me a reasonable explanation."
The fifth prince of the Qi family shivered, and quietly glanced at his second brother who had just returned.
Ji Zhao Wen's emotions were a complex mix at this moment. The good news was that he had finally cleared his name from any connection with the Ten Thousand Monsters Palace. If he had the strength to kill the Yue family's Guardian Elder, he wouldn't need to resort to conspiracies to compete for the crown prince's position.
But the bad news was... the status of the Western Dragon Palace in this region seemed to have suddenly become precarious.
Those rats he had underestimated turned out to be fierce tigers once their cover was blown.
If not for the help of the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect and the Yue family, even his father might have been unable to sleep or eat in peace.
"Those on the table are letters from various grandmasters."
Zi Xian slowly walked out of the crowd, also curious about what had happened.
"Letters?"
The Western Dragon King's eyelids twitched, and a sinister smile curled his lips.
These lowly servants had become so bold as to not return with a report. Did they really think the Western Dragon Palace was in decline and couldn't control them anymore?
Once this matter was settled, he would make these servants understand the consequences of offending the Western Dragon Palace.
"Let me see who gave them the courage."
Ji Sheng Tao's smile faded as he waved his hand, shattering the formations on over ten letters, causing the paper to float into the air, revealing their contents to everyone.
Although written by more than ten people, the content of the letters was strikingly similar.
"A Black Robed Cultivator took advantage of the conflict between the two tigers to settle a personal grudge. Holding a Golden Rune Black Blade, he transformed into a thousand-foot-long aura and killed the Yue family's Guardian Elder and many of his disciples, leaving no survivors. He attempted to pursue the members of the Ten Thousand Monsters Palace but failed, and instead took away the Greedy Wolf Star Chart."
"..."
The Western Dragon King fell into a deathly silence.
He had considered many possibilities, but he never imagined that the person who killed the Yue family's heirs was not from the Ten Thousand Monsters Palace, but from his own Western Flood.
It was a stroke of coincidence that the same person was invited in.
"Your Majesty, I truly didn't know his identity! By the way, Sister-in-law knows, Scholar Chief Xue asked her..." Qi Clan Fifth, Qi Lao Wu, knelt down with a thud.
"Where is Scholar Chief Xue?"
Ji Shengtao forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart. The more critical the situation, the calmer he had to remain.
But how long had it been since it last slumbered? Why had Western Flood transformed into this state, one that even it found somewhat incomprehensible?
That was none other than Northern Flood's Yue Clan's Clan Guardian Elder, and even if it personally took action, breaking through that set of Treasure Armor would require some effort and struggle. Yet, an unknown person had effortlessly slain him.
Moreover, although it didn't fully believe the messages sent by the grandmasters, according to the reports, after killing the Yue Clan, this Black Robed Cultivator had even dared to target the Ten Thousand Demon Hall.
Offending both the Yue Clan and the Ten Thousand Demon Hall in one go, could this really be the product of Western Flood's resources?
"Sister-in-law, His Majesty is asking you a question."
Ji Zhao Wen softly reminded her.
"Hmm?"
Zi Xian finally snapped out of her daze.
Although she had some mental preparation, when she discovered that all these incidents were the doing of Shen Yi alone, she still felt a bit dazed.
Within these simple words was an unimaginable cruelty of the Purple Beard White Dragon Clan.
More than a dozen Malevolent Unicorns, from the late Celestial Realm to the White Jade Capital and beyond... It should be known that these people had never met Shen Yi before, and they came seeking revenge, targeting the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, not the Seven Sects of Southern Flood.
Moreover, the reason for this was that Shen Yi had killed their young ones first.
To prevent any accidents, this Shen Grandmaster had ruthlessly killed them all, leaving no survivors.
This style of conduct was obviously something Zi Xian was not used to, and she couldn't associate it with the young man in her mind, who was slightly cold but restrained and polite.
No wonder Ji Jing Xi had specifically reminded her...
Perhaps only the people of the Seven Sects of Southern Flood knew the true terrifying nature of the Nanyang Sect Master.
"I'm asking you a question! Where is Scholar Chief Xue?"
Seeing this woman pretending to be stupid, the two grandmasters of the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect finally couldn't hold back and scolded her.
"What are you shouting about?"
Zi Xian rubbed her ample chest and glared at them. "He had dirty words, so my brother had him detained. If he's unhappy, he can go to Jade Mountain to ask my brother for the person!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked.
The two grandmasters of the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect swallowed their saliva, momentarily unable to react.
Even the Western Dragon King was stunned for a long time before showing a delighted smile. "Prince Ziyang has come to Western Flood? Why didn't you inform me earlier?"
With the assistance of the Eastern Dragon Palace Prince and the powerful forces backing him, it could be said that unless the master of the Ten Thousand Demon Hall was Hongze Immortal, there was no way they could turn the tables.
"Even if Prince Ziyang comes in person, how could he detain the grandmasters of our Boundless Dao Monarch Sect?" Fu Hai Su narrowed his eyes and stepped forward.
"It wasn't me who detained him. If you have any complaints, go ask him." Zi Xian rolled her eyes, giving him no face: "By the way, he also said that besides Xue Yan, until the matters in the Ten Thousand Demon Hall are clarified, you two will also have to follow his orders at any time."
Upon hearing this, the faces of the two grandmasters darkened instantly.
Without hesitation, they reached for their Jade Slips, intending to send a message to Northern Flood.
Since the Eastern Dragon Palace was being unreasonable, the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect wouldn't be an easy target either.
"Please calm down!"
Ji Shengtao finally raised his palm, using a gentle demonic power to slightly dissuade the two: "Everyone here has good intentions, coming to clean up those villains. Don't let a misunderstanding cause internal strife..."
It was too lazy to deal with the Eastern Dragon Palace and Boundless Dao Monarch Sect's grudges; it was more important to clean up Western Flood first.
"Apologies, we didn't come here for the Ten Thousand Demon Hall."
The two grandmasters put away their Jade Slips and coldly smiled at the Western Dragon King, clearly seeing through his attempt to stall.
"The real villain might be mentioned in that message."
Initially, there was a Jade Slip in Western Flood, causing a stir, where a cultivator with Black Profound Brilliance shattered the Dao Soldiers of the Boundless Dao Monarch Sect's disciples, which was somewhat similar to the description in the message.
"As for the Ten Thousand Demon Hall, leave it to the Eastern Dragon Palace to handle slowly."
"We take our leave."
Fu Hai Su turned and walked towards the hall's exit, but he stopped at the door: "After we finish our business, we'll return to Northern Flood. If Scholar Chief Xue is missing even a single hair, for the sake of their Celestial Talent, our Boundless Dao Monarch Sect can do the same."
"We hope the Jade Mountain Dragon Consort can help convey this."
(End of Chapter)
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