Chapter 42: There is Only One Senior Brother!

Ji Yanling also saw those few Kings, and her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Before Han Yu left, he had already told them what he was going to do.

To capture the bandits, first capture the ringleader!

These were the exact words Han Yu said.

Ji Yanling knew that her Senior Brother was going to challenge so many Kings all by himself.

Yet now, those Kings had actually arrived here without a single hair out of place.

Could it be that Senior Brother was defeated?

As Ji Yanling thought of this possibility, a surge of killing intent rose in her heart, and her eyes were stained with a touch of blood-red.

"If anything happens to Senior Brother, even if I, Ji Yanling, have to sacrifice this entire cultivation base, I will make them pay the price!"

As the Zhuanshi Female Emperor, Ji Yanling certainly had her own trump cards.

During this period, she had gradually completed the tempering of her Golden Core and would soon be able to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm.

If she spared no cost, let alone Kings, she could even slay Emperors!

However, the consequence would be that she would have to dissipate her cultivation and start over, or even suffer damage to her bloodline and a regression in her natural talent.

Therefore, she would not easily use these trump cards, but if something happened to Senior Brother, then she, Ji Yanling, would have nothing left to worry about.

If her cultivation is dissipated, she can rebuild it; if her talent regresses, it can be compensated for.

But she only has one Senior Brother!

Ji Yanling looked at those few Kings with heavy killing intent, and those few Kings also looked toward her.

On the city walls, all the generals of the Red-Clad Army were cautious, mobilizing their entire cultivation to deal with the impending attack from the Kings.

Everyone felt uneasy in their hearts; these were Kings, and there were four of them in total!

A single King would be enough to sweep through them; what would happen with four?

Just as everyone had their hearts in their throats, they saw those four Kings bow into the void toward Ji Yanling.

"Greetings, Matriarch!"

"Greetings, Matriarch!"

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Ji Yanling, who had originally had blood-red eyes and was full of killing intent, was also stunned.

What did these people call her?

Matriarch?

Are they sick?

However, she did not sense any hostility from them, and her heart was filled with confusion.

Ji Yanling frowned, looked at those people, and asked in a cold voice.

"Why do you address me as such?"

The few looked at each other, and one of the Kings, who looked like a middle-aged married woman, smiled.

"Reporting to the Matriarch, it was the Master who asked us to come and inform you that he has resolved everything, and that you need not worry."

As soon as these words were spoken, a look of surprise appeared in Ji Yanling's beautiful eyes, as if she had remembered something.

"Are you people of Senior Brother?"

The group immediately gave a rough account of the whole story.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yanling and the others didn't know what to say.

Everyone was filled with mixed emotions for a moment.

They never expected that the life-and-death crisis they had racked their brains over without finding a solution had been quietly resolved by Han Yu just like that.

On Zhao Hongying's heroic features, a lingering astonishment also appeared.

"I never imagined that Uncle-Master Han would be ten times more formidable than I imagined; no wonder Her Highness the Princess trusts him so much!"

"Perhaps this is also the reason why Uncle-Master Han treats Her Highness the Princess so well!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongying couldn't help but look at Ji Yanling and smile.

"Your Highness, Uncle-Master Han treats you truly too well. I thought it would take eight or ten years to help you ascend to the position of Country Lord, but I didn't expect that in less than a month, Uncle-Master would have already paved the way for you."

"As long as you ascend to the position of Country Lord and have the blessing of the national destiny, your cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds."

"Once our Chihuo Dynasty rises again, we can launch a national war to avenge Her Majesty, the Chiling King!"

The Chiling King was Ji Yanling's biological mother, a former Queen of the Chihuo Dynasty.

It is a pity that back then, the Great Yan Dynasty used its power to bully others, forcing the Chiling King into a political marriage.

For the sake of the hundreds of millions of people in the Chihuo Dynasty, the Chiling King had no choice but to agree.

In the end, she was drained of her cultivation and potential by the contemporary Country Lord of the Great Yan Dynasty using a plucking-and-supplementing technique, and she died.

This grudge is only remembered by the Zhao family, who have been trying every possible way to avenge the Chiling King.

For this reason, a King of the Zhao family was killed by the Great Yan Dynasty, and the Zhao family gradually declined.

Later, after learning of Ji Yanling's existence, the Zhao family had been thinking about how to bring her back.

After Ji Yanling awakened her Saint Body at the Youxian Sect, the Zhao family felt even more hope and sent Zhao Hongying to the Youxian Sect.

It was both to warn Ji Yanling and to send someone to protect her.

Later, the Great Yan Dynasty incited Chang Hui to take action against the Zhao family, wanting to lure Ji Yanling to the Chihuo Dynasty, which led to the current situation.

Zhao Hongying had originally thought that helping Ji Yanling return to the position of Country Lord would be an arduous process, but now that it had been resolved so lightly by Han Yu, she was full of admiration in her heart.

Hearing Zhao Hongying's words, Ji Yanling also nodded.

If it weren't for Han Yu, she would have had to endure much suffering and experience many hardships to reach this point.

As Zhao Hongying spoke, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her.

"Looking at it this way, did Uncle-Master Han start laying his plans a long time ago? Otherwise, why would he wipe out the two major sects affiliated with the Great Yan Dynasty, and go to kill that First Prince?"

"Isn't this just weakening the strength of the Great Yan Dynasty, paving the way for us to tear off the mask with them in the future? Now that Uncle-Master Han is negotiating with that Chi Hu Emperor, he must be laying more groundwork!"

"Seen in this light, Uncle-Master Han's usual laziness and sloth are all a disguise. How could such a formidable person spend his days only knowing how to drink and sleep? Uncle-Master Han is hiding things far too deeply!"

"I fear that from beginning to end, only Your Highness the Princess saw through it. No wonder you trust Uncle-Master Han so much!"

Hearing Zhao Hongying's words, Ji Yanling's facial muscles twitched.

She thought to herself, I didn't even think that much; my trust in Senior Brother is just mindless trust.

However, hearing Zhao Hongying talk about the things Han Yu had done, her heart was even more shaken; she had never heard Han Yu mention these matters at all.

Ji Yanling herself had basically been in closed-door cultivation, and she had never heard anyone else speak of them either.

"So Senior Brother has been silently sacrificing for me all along, yet he tells me nothing. How fortunate am I, Ji Yanling, to have such a Senior Brother?"

A warm current surged in Ji Yanling's heart, and a wry smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"Senior Brother, oh Senior Brother, you really are making me, your Junior Sister, rely on you more and more!"

She had never imagined that she, a dignified Female Emperor, would live so peacefully after being reincarnated.

Senior Brother had given her such an excellent environment.

Not only did he provide sufficient resources, but he also resolved all crises for her.

This made Ji Yanling, who had experienced hardships in her past life, feel as if she had found a safe haven where she could fully enjoy that peace and security.

"Senior Brother has sacrificed so much for me, I cannot just sit idle. My strength is too weak right now to help him, so I will cultivate diligently and strive to walk side-by-side with him!"

Ji Yanling's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

Meanwhile.

In a mountain villa, a grand banquet was being held.

Various fruits and delicacies filled with Lingling were served one after another, and the aroma of jar after jar of fine wine was intoxicating.

Many of these items were Treasures cherished by several kings, but now, without the slightest stinginess, they had all been brought out to honor Han Yu.

Han Yu ate and drank, enjoying himself immensely, and his face immediately beamed with joy.

Beside him, the Chi Hu Emperor felt uneasy; he knew this was a trap, and it was absolutely impossible for Han Yu to simply be inviting him to eat and drink—there must be important matters to discuss.

Han Yu had originally intended to talk business, but the fine wine was too mellow and the delicacies too delicious, so he momentarily forgot about it.

Besides the Chi Hu Emperor, the Green Fire King, the Long Wind King, the Chi Ming King, and others were also attending the banquet.

However, none of them were as carefree as Han Yu, and they were all waiting for him to open the topic.

As Han Yu ate and drank, a system notification suddenly arrived.

【Ding! Ji Yanling's favorability +2%, currently reached 99%, status "Love to the Bone," please continue your efforts, Host.】

The slightly tipsy Han Yu was taken aback; he hadn't expected such an unexpected joy.

This actually reminded him of the real business.

He looked at everyone and spoke slowly.

"Well, let me say a few words."

The Chi Hu Emperor and the several kings immediately stopped their movements and looked at Han Yu one after another, their eyes filled with various emotions.

They all knew that Han Yu was about to talk about the real business.

This real business was certainly the negotiation with the Chi Hu Emperor; if they couldn't reach an agreement, a great battle would be inevitable!