Chapter 17

You don't have anything you want to say to me?" "Prince Consort!"

Lady Yin gazed wistfully at Ao Yifan.

After all, just now at breakfast, my Prince Consort and the imperial sister-in-law exchanged glances; if she isn't stupid, she can understand what happened.

As for other women, Lady Yin doesn't care.

But that is her imperial sister-in-law, the wife of her imperial elder brother, and yet...

He stepped forward and embraced Lady Yin; Ao Yifan said softly, "This, too, is unavoidable!"

Ao Yifan looked helpless and said, "You also know, your imperial sister-in-law is entangled with a killing calamity, and this calamity should befall someone closest to her."

"Madam, think about it: if the person closest to you changed from your imperial elder brother to me, wouldn't this killing calamity naturally dissipate?"

"This..."

After hearing Ao Yifan's words, Lady Yin went numb all over.

Although she thought this matter was utterly absurd, for some reason she suddenly felt that what Ao Yifan said made sense.

"But what if the Emperor finds out over there? What should we do?"

Lady Yin worried again.

"Don't worry!"

Ao Yifan said, "The queen in her previous life was an ancient great deity; as long as she slightly employs her methods, the Emperor will certainly not notice. All right, madam, we should talk about thoroughly pacifying the demon tribe's menace."

Upon hearing Ao Yifan mention the demon tribe's menace, Lady Yin's attention was indeed diverted.

After all, compared to the safety and well-being of the people of Chentang Pass, her imperial brother was of no importance.

"Do you already have confidence in dealing with that Sinister Sea Demon Dragon?"

Lady Yin asked.

"Not bad!"

Ao Yifan said with a smile, "Perhaps in my previous life I was indeed the person your imperial sister-in-law was waiting for; just one night, I felt my cultivation surge, and now I have absolute confidence in defeating that Sinister Sea Demon Dragon."

Upon hearing this, Lady Yin's face showed a hint of resentment.

"How wonderful, to reunite with my past-life lover in this life—just thinking about it is romantic."

"Hehe, madam, no matter what I say, in this life I am your prince consort, and that will never change; you have always been the one I love most!"

Ao Yifan comforted her.

"Hmph, all you do is sweet-talk!"

She gave a light snort and turned her body away.

Although she said that with her mouth, her face involuntarily showed a smile.

……

"Your Majesty, it's not good, they're, they're attacking!"

Inside the underwater coral cave dwelling, a little demon came crawling and tumbling to the Sinister Sea Demon Dragon's presence, his face full of panic.

"They're attacking? Good, those people of Chentang Pass—I haven't gone to cause them trouble, yet they rush over to seek death!"

The Sinister Sea Demon Dragon said, extending his hand in a summoning gesture.

"Someone, bring my Heaven-Painting Halberd!!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

At that moment, terrifying tremors surged, violently shaking his coral cave dwelling.

"How is it possible, how could the people of Chentang Pass be this strong?"

Feeling those waves of terrifying pressure, the Sinister Sea Demon Dragon's face showed a hint of fear.

"Your, your, Majesty, it's not the people of Chentang Pass, it's, it's the demon hunters!"

At that moment, the little demon on the ground, clutching his head and trembling violently, hurriedly spoke the truth.

"What? The demon hunters deserve death; why didn't you say so earlier?"

Upon hearing this, the Sinister Sea Demon Dragon was instantly scared witless, grabbed his Heaven-Painting Halberd, opened the cave's secret door, and prepared to flee directly through it.

After all, that was the renowned Jade Void Palace demon hunters; many great demons have fallen at their hands, and he lacked the courage to confront them head-on.

"Really unlucky, I've been hiding in the sea bottom, eating only a hundred boys and girls each year, yet the demon hunters still found me."

The Sinister Sea Demon Dragon secretly cursed his bad luck.

And just as he entered the secret door, countless golden arrows rained down from the sky, instantly destroying the entire coral cave dwelling.

In an instant, wails echoed one after another, unknown how many demons perished on the spot.

"Pah, pah, Shen Gongbao, you bastard, I'm still in here—do you really want to kill and silence me?"

An old turtle hid in his shell, barely escaping this deadly calamity, and involuntarily shouted a curse.

"Lu, Lu, Lu Tong, stop, stop your hands, he, he, he is mine, mine, my person!"

A voice came through, and immediately thereafter, the sky-full of golden arrows vanished.

The next moment, figures appeared above the coral cave dwelling; leading them was a thin figure clad entirely in black leather armor, appearing exceptionally cold—none other than the Second Generation disciple of the Sect of Enlightenment, Shen Gongbao!

He rolled his long sword, instantly dragging the old turtle before him.

"Speak, where is that demon, demon, dragon?"

This time, the demon hunters' most important target is precisely that Sinister Sea Demon Dragon.

After all, demons at the peak of the Mystic Immortal realm also possess a trace of dragon blood, making them excellent ingredients for alchemy, and this was specially instructed by our senior uncle, the Boundless Immortal.

"That, that demon dragon escaped through the secret door!"

Faced with the renowned demon hunters, the old turtle appeared quite nervous.

"Come, take me, I, we will go, go, go pursue, He, He, He Tong, you follow me, Lu, Lu, Lu Tong, you, you, you stay behind to seize, seize, seize the remaining demons!"

"Yes, Uncle-master!"

Lu Tong respectfully responded, and with a wave of his big hand, countless members of the Monster Hunting Squad sprang into action, capturing the fleeing monster tribe all around.

At the same time, Shen Gongbao took He Tong and, following Lao Gui's indicated direction, swiftly gave chase.

"Prince Consort, what should we do now?"

At the same time, in a distorted void, Li Jing looked toward Ao Yifan beside him and asked.

They used Ao Yifan's void power to conceal their figures, originally preparing to launch a sudden attack on the Sea of Sin Monster Dragon.

But they hadn't expected that, before they could even move, the Monster Hunting Squad had already struck first.

"I'll go up and take a look; you bring the people and wait here. Without my order, absolutely do not act rashly!"

Ao Yifan ordered.

These Chen Tang Pass soldiers are my wife's own retinue; I can't just wipe them all out, otherwise, Lady Yin won't let me get into bed!

"Yes, sir!"

Li Jing obeyed the military order, leading the Chen Tang Pass soldiers to stand by in place.

As for Ao Yifan himself, his figure flickered and he disappeared from the spot.

Shen Gongbao, as one of the leaders of the future Fengshen Catastrophe, still wanted to make good early contact.

After all, if Shen Gongbao is well utilized, it can also help Ao Yifan better grasp his future course.

……

Above the Eastern Sea, the Sea of Sin Monster Dragon was frantically fleeing.

Suddenly, a crane feather came flying.

The sharp sound of tearing through the air startled the Sea of Sin Monster Dragon; he hadn't expected the opponent's speed to be so fast!

Wielding his Heavenly Fang-Painted Halberd, he blocked the incoming crane feather.

After getting a clear look at the opponent, the Sea of Sin Monster Dragon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At least, the opponent was only a Mystic Immortal-level cultivator, and he still had confidence in dealing with them.

"You little girl, dare to act against this Dragon King—go die!"

The Sea of Sin Monster Dragon let out a roar, coiled his halberd, and instantly whipped up a wave beneath him, blasting toward He Tong opposite.

Seeing this, He Tong had no intention to dodge, merely waving his wings to shield himself in front.

"Boom—"

The water surged; He Tong did not retreat a step, merely being shaken loose a few crane feathers.

"This woman, she's really formidable!"

He reached out and caught a crane feather; Ao Yifan, hidden in the void, watched the crane boy's long, white, glowing legs, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.