Chapter 1844: Seven Dukes of the State

Seven Dukes of the State

A smile surfaced on the corners of Chen Ling's mouth.

More than three hundred years ago, Chen Ling had already broken his promise once, causing the him from nine years ago to almost suffer a mental breakdown... But this time, he didn't break his promise again.

Even though the process was bumpy and dangerous, this promise that had been separated by hundreds of years finally came to an end at this moment.

"How long has it been... Why haven't I grown old?"

Su Zhiwei finally started to observe her own body, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes.

During the Great Cataclysm era, after she intercepted the missile for the Red Dust Base, she was forcefully put into a deep sleep again by Ying Fu. Without the Potion, she originally thought she would just die of old age... She didn't expect that she actually still had a day to open her eyes.

"It's already been more than three hundred years." Chen Ling answered briefly, "You haven't grown old because for so many years, Yao Qing has been using Embroidery Threads to overcome the years for you."

Su Zhiwei was stunned in place.

Chen Ling's short two sentences contained too much information, and Su Zhiwei's brain couldn't process it for a time. Immediately after, Chen Ling raised his hand and pointed to the corner of the courtyard:

"He saw you wake up and hid himself... Go quickly and see him."

"He..."

"Has always missed you very much."

Su Zhiwei looked in the direction Chen Ling pointed and saw that the door of a certain room in the corner of the courtyard had already been silently closed. Several patches of scarlet blood spread on the path in front of the door, as if one could imagine a certain figure staggering and hiding himself inside while spitting blood.

"Yao Qing..."

Su Zhiwei climbed up without hesitation and rushed toward that room.

Chen Ling didn't follow. He didn't plan to disturb this time that belonged to Su Zhiwei and Yao Qing... He stood in the courtyard, slowly turning around to look at the sky in the distance.

Several surging Demigod's Auras were rapidly approaching here!

His expression instantly became grave.

...

Squelch——!!!

Blood splattered, and a severed arm fell from the sky. Eunuch Zuo clenched his teeth tightly, his figure continuously retreating in the air.

Infinitely extending red threads danced at Liu Qingyan's fingertips. Those cold and clear eyes watched Eunuch Zuo like looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

"How is it possible..." Eunuch Zuo spoke in disbelief, "How can you be so strong?"

"When I advanced to Rank 8, you weren't even born yet... What do you think?"

Liu Qingyan responded faintly.

Eunuch Zuo: ...

Liu Qingyan was not only a person from the fifth-generation world, but after Reboot the World, she had experienced more than three hundred years of time. She wasn't some genius of the Path of the Courtesan, but under such a long period of accumulation, her strength had long since reached a terrifying level.

She didn't undergo Divine Path Certification to advance to a Rank 9 Demigod purely because the Dao Foundation secret treasure of the Ancient Vault of the Courtesan Path that could freeze the human body and time could only work on Rank 8 at most...

If she advanced to Demigod, she could no longer fight against time by freezing herself, nor could she wait for Chen Ling's return.

Of course, now that Chen Ling had returned, she no longer needed to freeze herself. However, in this era, the Demigod Position of the Path of the Courtesan was already occupied by someone.

Eunuch Zuo took a deep breath, his brain operating rapidly. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with this troublesome woman, seven Demigod's Auras flashed from a distance!

Buzz——!!!

The moment these Demigod's Auras appeared, the chaotic Red Dust Bastion fell into silence... Whether it was the defenders, the Dusk Society, the Fire-Stealers, or the Integration Faction, for a time they were all deterred by the terrifying pressure and stopped the movements in their hands.

Demigods were inherently above all living beings, let alone the superimposed auras of seven Demigods?

"All seven Dukes of the State have taken action... Could it be that the Lord of the Red Dust has awakened?"

Seeing the Dukes descend, Eunuch Zuo first sighed a slight breath of relief in his heart, and then his expression became even more grave.

According to their original expectations, even if Chen Ling really wanted to bring the Dusk Society to cause a ruckus in the Red Dust Bastion, relying on the current defenders and three Dukes, they would definitely be as steady as Mount Tai... But they didn't expect that things would actually develop to this stage.

Fortunately, Your Majesty had the foresight to hide seven Dukes outside the Red Dust Bastion on standby. They would be the ultimate power to crush everything. Whether it was Chen Ling or Yao Qing, even if the Lord of the Red Dust Su Zhiwei was added, they could be suppressed with an absolute gap in strength.

Those seven figures didn't stay in the chaotic Red Dust Bastion for even half a minute, but directly crossed the firmament and flew toward that fluttering Small Flower...

In their eyes, these messy enemies outside posed no threat at all. The enemies they truly wanted to kill and suppress were in the Red Dust Domain.

When the figures of the seven Dukes disappeared over the horizon, Eunuch Zuo turned his head, his gaze landing on Liu Qingyan.

"No matter who that Chen Ling you follow is... and no matter what exactly you want to do, with seven Dukes taking action, he is already destined to have no way to survive."

"If you take the people of the Dusk Society and break out of the Red Dust Bastion now, maybe there's still a chance to live."

With the backing of seven Dukes, Eunuch Zuo recovered a calm tone, as if the result of this battle was already a foregone conclusion.

Swish——!!

Eunuch Zuo's face turned pale, and he fiercely retreated several steps backward again.

On the earth where he had just stood, a bottomless ravine that had been cleaved open was deep and terrifying... If his movements had been even half a minute slower, he feared his whole person would have been chopped in two.

"The Dusk Society has no deserters." The red threads danced at Liu Qingyan's fingertips, and she spoke expressionlessly,

"Furthermore... so what if there are seven Demigods?"

"At whose hand the deer will die is yet to be known."

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"Yao Qing..."

In the dim room, Su Zhiwei saw that aged figure sitting alone on the bed covered in wounds, and her pupils contracted slightly.

Su Zhiwei was stunned for a good while, unable to connect the Yao Qing before her eyes with the carefree youth in her memory. Chen Ling's words from just now flashed in her mind, and Su Zhiwei's fists subconsciously clenched tightly...

In Yao Qing's eyes, that figure with white clothes and long hair, still in her prime, was clearly reflected, and bitterness surfaced on his face:

"...Big Sister Zhiwei."

"You..."

Su Zhiwei stepped forward, her trembling fingertips gently rubbing across Yao Qing's cheek, her eyes red, "How... how did you become like this? Back then, what exactly happened?"

Yao Qing smiled bitterly, and still explained the whole sequence of events in full detail.

"Ying... Fu!!!"

Su Zhiwei almost low-growled out this name.

A Nine Sovereign Tier aura agitated in the room. Surging Killing Intent frantically overflowed from Su Zhiwei's eyes. Her chest heaved violently. Since Yao Qing had known her, he had never seen her in such an angry state.

"The injuries on your body now... were they also caused by his people?" Su Zhiwei clenched her fists tightly.

Yao Qing opened his mouth, seeming to want to persuade Su Zhiwei that she didn't need to do anything for him. The situation outside was chaotic and dangerous, he just wanted to stay properly with Su Zhiwei...

But after a long silence, he still nodded:

"...Yes."

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There is still one chapter, it will be slightly late.