Chapter 76: Lin Yunxue

"Your Majesty, several demon cultivators have come outside again; they don't look easy to deal with."

"Inside the hall, hearing the general's voice, Empress Lin Yunxue's beautiful eyes furrowed slightly, and the long sword she gripped tightly trembled a bit."

"She wore a set of specially made mysterious-gold armor, her posture upright, her long hair tied up high."

"Although she is Lin Qingxi's mother, her face bears almost no resemblance to Lin Qingxi's."

"If one were to say Lin Qingxi is like a budding, naive girl, she radiates innocence and liveliness."

"But she is more like a mature woman who has undergone the baptism of time; although her face is well maintained with no wrinkles, one can clearly sense a mature and slightly imposing aura between her brows and eyes."

"The next moment, she took a deep breath, as if making some resolve, and slowly walked out of the palace."

"Condensing Spirit realm......"

"The formation can't hold any longer; it seems we will surely perish here today. It's a pity that before death I don't know whether Qingxi has escaped safely."

"She and the few surviving generals are at most at the Spirit Transformation realm; dealing with earlier Spirit Transformation Perfection demon cultivators was already taxing, and encountering a Condensing Spirit realm demon cultivator leaves no chance of survival."

"Lin Yunxue's brows furrowed slightly, and she gripped her sword a bit tighter."

"The next moment, her aura surged suddenly."

"All generals, prepare to fight to the death! Even if the Great Xuan state falls today, we must not yield to the demon cultivators!"

"Several generals responded in unison, walking out of the palace with the resolve to face death as if returning home."

"This......"

"Lu Chen took it all in, his face showing bitterness."

"This looks like the birth mother; their personalities are so alike."

"He hadn't even said anything when he rushed out to kill him."

"Fortunately, he had anticipated this and had earlier sent Qin Yan to bring Lin Qingxi and the others over."

"Empress Mother!"

"Lin Qingxi appeared from afar; upon seeing Empress Lin Yunxue still alive, the bitterness on her face vanished instantly."

"Qingxi?! You......"

"She was happy, but Empress Lin Yunxue was extremely anxious."

"I clearly had her flee, so why did she come back?"

"Could it be that she was kidnapped by Lu Chen?"

"Don't hurt my daughter!"

"Empress Lin Yunxue misunderstood something; her spiritual aura burst forth, and she rushed toward Lu Chen ahead of the generals."

"She thought her sword could instantly pierce the man before her, who was only at the early Elixir Formation stage."

"But she didn't expect Lu Chen's eyes to shift slightly; he raised his hand and easily caught her thrusting sword."

"How, how is this possible!?"

"Lin Yunxue was stunned."

"She widened her eyes, looking in disbelief at the man before her."

"The shock in her eyes could not be greater."

"Empress Mother! You've misunderstood; he saved me!"

"At this moment, Lin Qingxi rushed forward, blocking in front of Lu Chen, her expression resolute."

"He saved you? But he's a demon cultivator! Daughter! Our Heaven Province has always been opposed to demon cultivators!"

"Empress Lin Yunxue's emotions flared instantly; no one knows the demon cultivators' deeds over these years better than she does."

"Whatever the demon cultivators' preferences, they always end up in conspiracy!"

"Although her long sword was slightly held by Lu Chen, she instinctively kept struggling, her eyes full of vigilance against demon cultivators."

"Empress Mother, you've misunderstood; he really did save me!" Lin Qingxi's eyes reddened a bit; not knowing how to explain, she simply recounted what happened."

"That day I fled Purple Xuan City, several times almost being taken by demon cultivators......"

"Lin Yunxue heard this, her movement paused slightly, and the doubt in her eyes weakened a bit."

"But even though her daughter said so, her heart had not completely relaxed its guard."

"Demon cultivators have always been full of tricks."

"I know our imperial bloodline naturally possesses a special constitution; you demon cultivators always like to use imperial blood as a furnace."

"Lin Yunxue said this, her expression seeming to struggle a bit."

"If possible, I am willing to take my daughter's place; please release her."

"After saying this, her expression suddenly changed; she took a special talisman from her storage bag."

"If we really have to push things to the point of mutual destruction......"

"This talisman was given to her by a certain Cave Heaven cultivator from Heaven Province back then; her realm is insufficient, and forcing its activation would kill her."

"But she knows demon cultivators are extremely ruthless; death is better than living."

"Master, the talisman in her hand is extremely dangerous, retaining a wisp of aura from a Cave Heaven cultivator; I have no confidence I can block it."

"Hearing Su Qian's voice transmission, Lu Chen couldn't help but wryly smile."

"One moment it's about taking the daughter's place as a furnace, the next it's about mutual destruction."

"The mother and daughter's personalities are truly extremely odd."

"He no longer wanted to say he was a good person, so he had to trouble Qin Yan to speak with cultivation realm."

"Qin Yan, come over here."

"Qin Yan appeared from afar, and without reservation displayed his Cave Heaven realm aura."

"A Cave Heaven strong expert!?"

"Noticing the aura pressure from Qin Yan's realm transmission, Empress Lin Yunxue felt somewhat desperate; she couldn't understand why such a tiny dynasty, with a mortal occupying ninety percent of the state, could actually attract the attention of a Cave Heaven realm demon cultivator."

"Qingxi, go explain things clearly to your mother."

"Lu Chen saw that the intimidation was taking effect, so he also couldn't be bothered to explain further, stepped back a few steps, and let the mother and daughter settle it themselves."

"To prevent the nearby officers from causing trouble, he also had Su Qian restrain a few of them."

"While the two were talking, Lu Chen came to stand beside Chu Lian, Gu Xiangxiang, and a third person."

""Xiangxiang, do you still roughly remember which direction your hometown lies?""

""I don't remember."" Gu Xiangxiang shook her head.

""Then what is the name of your hometown?""

""Back then I was young; I only remember that the town was called Spirit Brook Town, with only about a hundred households.""

""Spirit Brook Town?"" Lu Chen frowned slightly.

"He naturally had never heard of this place."

""Got it; I'll look for a chance to ask you later.""

"After a brief exchange, he turned his head to look at Lin Qingxi and Lin Yunxue, mother and daughter."

"At this point, Lin Yunxue's face had regained a bit of composure."

"Lin Qingxi seemingly hadn't told her about what happened between her and Lu Chen in the cave, but she had related every other detail to her."

"Only after adding various details did she begin to believe a little."

"Even so, she still felt somewhat uneasy."

"But she did not show it."

""Put away your weapons.""

"She put away her weapon and at the same time ordered the officers nearby to do likewise."

""Yes, Your Majesty!""

"Seeing that communication was finally possible, Lu Chen gave a slight smile and approached the two."

""I came here first to resolve the predicament of your Great Xuan Dynasty.""

""I know that the surrounding sects have met with misfortune......""

"When speaking, Lu Chen placed himself entirely in the position of an orthodox cultivator."

"Had it not been for the strong killing aura emanating from the few women beside him, Lin Yunxue would have truly believed he was an orthodox person."

""Second, I came to gather some information from you.""

"As soon as he said that, Lin Yunxue instantly became wary."

""One concerns information about the herb Thousand Spirit Grass, the other concerns a place called Spirit Brook Town.""