Chapter 519: The Empress with a Bumpy Fate

As soon as Xu Que finished speaking, the palace-dressed woman's face became very strange.

She looked at Xu Que for a long time before asking suspiciously, "Young master, are you really a friend of Jiang Hongyan?"

"Of course I am!" Xu Que nodded. "It's just that she never mentions her family affairs!"

"But the affairs of the Jiang family are no longer a secret in the Eastern Wasteland. How could you not know?" The palace-dressed woman blinked.

"Because I am not from the Eastern Wasteland!" Xu Que replied indifferently.

Only then did the palace-dressed woman realize, nodding and saying no wonder.

Afterward, she explained, "Young master may not know, but although Jiang Hongyan is a member of the Jiang family, because she and her mother were both people of ill omen, those who were close to them would encounter bad luck. Originally, when only her mother was alone, this ill omen could still be suppressed, but as Hongyan was born, the bad luck became difficult to suppress and descended immediately, causing the Jiang family to suffer a major change and be severely damaged!"

"This doesn't count as bad luck, it might be a coincidence!" Xu Que shook his head. He didn't quite believe in the so-called ill omen. After all, luck was something that couldn't be touched or seen, and it was very difficult to explain clearly.

The palace-dressed woman said, "It was not a coincidence. If the young master has the heart to inquire, you will know that there were many ill-omened events. Moreover, her parents both fell while searching for a way to defy heaven and change their fate. Fortunately, before they died, they found a kind of incomplete technique that allowed Jiang Hongyan to temporarily suppress the bad luck.

Since then, Jiang Hongyan's cultivation soared, and within a few short years, she became the invincible existence among her peers, truly a genius of unparalleled beauty. Unfortunately, because the technique was incomplete, she stopped at the Infant Transformation Stage. Otherwise, according to her speed, she might have already reached the peak of the Void Refinement Stage, or even stepped into the Body Integration Stage."

"This... this is so monstrous!" Xu Que clicked his tongue repeatedly. He had originally thought that his killing-to-level-up was monstrous enough, but he didn't expect the Empress to be even more monstrous. If she hadn't been limited by the incomplete technique, she might have reached the Body Integration Stage by now?

"Then why don't the Jiang family help her complete the technique? If they helped her complete it, wouldn't the Jiang family have one more strong person?" Xu Que asked in confusion.

The palace-dressed woman said, "Originally, the Jiang family was indeed helping her find the technique, but ever since the Jiang family ancestor went into seclusion a hundred years ago and Hongyan's parents fell, no one could protect Hongyan anymore. There was a power struggle within the clan, they divided up Hongyan's family resources, and publicly claimed that they would not keep a 'beauty who brings disaster,' squeezing Hongyan out of the Jiang family!"

"Holy crap, this Jiang family is too shameless, right? Actually bullying my... cough, bullying a little girl!" Xu Que was very angry.

He had known very little about the Empress's past before, and no one was willing to tell him, but now that he understood, he felt indignant.

He never thought the Empress's fate would be so unfortunate. She lost her parents at a young age, lost her protection, had her resources divided by relatives in a big family, and was finally squeezed out of the family, drifting from place to place. A genius of unparalleled beauty had ended up in a small place like the Five Elements Mountain.

"Sigh, these big families have fierce internal fighting and scramble for resources. How could they let Hongyan become the Saint Maiden of the Jiang family? Now, some people spread rumors that the secret realm in the Southern Continent might contain various ancient techniques. Her sudden appearance makes it hard not to be targeted. Even the Bright Moon Pavilion couldn't protect her, so she left." The palace-dressed woman shook her head, seemingly feeling sympathy for Jiang Hongyan's encounter.

Xu Que also sighed. He didn't expect the Empress to have experienced so many things and still have such a calm personality; it was truly rare! If it were him, he would have probably turned the Jiang family upside down, even if his strength was insufficient, he would have made them restless!

However, he breathed a sigh of relief now, because only he knew that the "One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones" the Empress practiced had already obtained the third part, so he thought her cultivation progress should be quite good.

Counting carefully, it had been more than two months since he gave her the third part of the technique.

"Young master, let me advise you, you cannot wade into this muddy water. I originally wanted to remind you, but the geniuses outside the door are geniuses from the Jiang family and the Gong family. If they know you are an old acquaintance of Hongyan, they will definitely make things difficult for you!" At this moment, the palace-dressed woman reminded Xu Que, and then turned and left.

The Jiang family and the Gong family?

Xu Que heard this and scanned the people outside the door again.

At this time, those people outside the door had already entered the Bright Moon Pavilion and were walking toward the lobby.

Among them, the leading genius was a young man with very powerful strength, and his cultivation had already reached the tenth level of the Infant Transformation Stage, only one step away from the Void Refinement Stage. He was indeed not to be trifled with.

Not to mention that there were two women at the ninth level of the Infant Transformation Stage among them, and the others were also at the sixth or seventh level of the Infant Transformation Stage.

If these people joined forces, Xu Que alone would definitely be unable to match them.

Fortunately, Xu Que didn't have "I am a friend of Jiang Hongyan" written on his face; otherwise, he would have already become the target of public criticism.

The palace-dressed woman's words were very obscure, but the meaning was very clear: the Jiang family targeted the Empress because they were afraid she would return to the clan to seize power and occupy resources after rising. Other families and sects were also targeting the Empress because they were afraid that if she rose, the Jiang family would become more powerful and affect the balance!

"Damn it, it seems I also need to quickly improve my strength. Such a good opportunity to be a hero saving a beauty must be seized!" Xu Que whispered, his face very solemn.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, a woman among the people walking toward him suddenly stopped, looked at Xu Que, and her eyes were a bit suspicious and strange.

Xu Que originally didn't intend to provoke these people and was thinking about where to go next, but he found that a woman at the ninth level of the Infant Transformation Stage suddenly stopped and stared at him, making his heart feel a bit numb!

Holy crap, what are you staring at me for in broad daylight? Is it a mistake to be handsome?

Xu Que frowned slightly. After all, he knew these people were from the Jiang family and the Gong family, so he didn't have a good impression of them.

But the woman opposite him was also frowning, staring at Xu Que in thought.

"Gong Yue, what's wrong?" At this moment, the man beside the woman noticed she had stopped and couldn't help but ask.

Gong Yue shook her head and said, "Nothing, let's go in!"

After speaking, the group continued to move forward and ignored Xu Que.

They all had an arrogant air of being superior to others, and their standards were very high. People like Xu Que, at the fourth level of the Infant Transformation Stage, couldn't enter their eyes at all, and they didn't even bother to take a second look, brushing past Xu Que directly.

Only the woman named Gong Yue kept looking at Xu Que a few more times, her eyes becoming more and more suspicious.

Suddenly, she stopped again, looked at Xu Que, and said, "This fellow Daoist, may I ask your name?"

As soon as she said this, the other young men and women stopped one after another, looked at Xu Que, then looked at Gong Yue, and couldn't help but be surprised.

Xu Que was also stunned. Why did this woman at the ninth level of the Infant Transformation Stage suddenly ask for his name?

However, he still replied indifferently, "I am Li Bai of the Exploding Heaven Gang! My master is Teacher Jie Yi. I wonder what advice you have, young lady?"

【The second update is here! There is one more chapter!】 ===== CHAPTER 520 =====