Chapter 140

"Every soldier in that million-strong army is at least Fourth Grade, with Fourth Grade making up half."

"And the Immortal Empire has recently seized many advantageous positions along the border, while we were too slow..." In other words, most places along the border where secret treasures might be hidden are now occupied by the Immortal Empire," Xu Chen said.

The Empress's face darkened slightly. "I am not too worried about that. Chen, is Tian Jian dead?" Xu Chen shook his head. "I don't know. These three do not yet qualify for the royal court's upper ranks." The Empress took a deep breath. "I hope nothing is wrong; otherwise, I would have no face to face my father." Xu Chen said, "There is no need to rush. I will go to the Immortal Empire tomorrow." Hearing this, the Empress, with red-rimmed eyes, hugged Xu Chen. "Thank you."

She felt she had wronged Xu Chen in her past life, and in this life, she had not yet helped him at all, but instead troubled him again.

Her heart felt guilty, and she felt even more pain for Xu Chen having to rush about for such matters. "Big Sister, if you're going to hug, can you not hug so tightly?"

"Your realm is higher than mine now; the pressure is quite strong," Xu Chen said, wincing as if in pain.

Do all members of your royal family hug people like this?

The Empress released Xu Chen, her face slightly flushed. "What's wrong with a hug? I might even kiss you." With that, before Xu Chen could react, she kissed him directly.

And this time, it was not on the cheek, but on the lips.

After the kiss, the Empress vanished on the spot, her voice still echoing over the palace: "Hehe, Shangguan Luoyun is still not as good as me."

Xu Chen: "..." Numb!

Does everyone like to ambush like this?

This was even more incomprehensible; kiss and run, then issue a provocation.

If this continues, his lips might suffer in the future.

Beside him, Bu Fengshuang, Yi Bingrou, and Yin Suyun gazed at Xu Chen with a faint glow in their eyes, as if he were prey.

Xu Chen immediately let out a dry laugh. "Calm down, don't be impulsive. Impulse is the devil. Goodbye." With that, Xu Chen quickly slipped away.

Damn it, if these three or four get into trouble, he would have nowhere to cry.

Thinking this, he hurried back to his residence and shut the main door tightly to avoid being ambushed again.

Yi Bingrou watched this scene, her heart filled with jealousy. "That shameless Empress, actually launching a sneak attack."

Yin Suyun also pouted angrily. "Too despicable. Xu Chen has never done this to me."

Bu Fengshuang said calmly, "Next time, just learn from the Empress and Shangguan Luoyun. Look, Xi is very smart."

Upon hearing this, the two women immediately gave a thumbs-up. As expected of you.

With that thought, they looked at Xu Chen's room, a perfect curve forming on their lips.

Hmph! What's a little gain? Wait until we play something even bigger.

The news of the three Ninth-Rank Immortals of the Undying Empire being annihilated quickly reached Di Zhentian, who was staying at the guesthouse.

He soon saw that the corpses, riddled with blood-filled holes and with blurred faces, were hung upon the imperial city walls.

The official story was that some unknown Ninth-Rank rebels had been killed and their bodies displayed on the city walls as a warning to others.

Upon hearing this, Di Zhentian's face instantly turned green.

Yet he could not admit that the three were from the Undying Empire, or he might not be allowed to leave.

Di Zhentian gritted his teeth and said, "Coming to the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty gained us nothing, yet we lost three Third-Rank experts. Father will surely scold me upon our return. Damn it."

The remaining Ninth-Rank experts urged, "Crown Prince, we must leave quickly, or we may not be able to." Di Zhentian nodded: "Yes, hurry. If that dog Xu Chen decides to kill us, we are finished." With that, Di Zhentian and his group immediately activated spatial movement to flee the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty.

Naturally, this news quickly reached the Empress and Xu Chen.

At that moment, Xu Chen and the Empress stood on the city wall, watching Di Zhentian and his group flee. Xu Chen said calmly, "I must go. Your Majesty, watch your brother carefully, especially Luo Qianshang. And deploy the army when needed, to prevent the Undying Empire from invading." Luo Shen gritted her teeth and said, "I know. I have it under control, but you must also take care of yourself."

"If that Marshal Lu Zhan at the border does not obey, you may kill him directly. After all, he belongs to Luo Qianshang." Xu Chen nodded: "In that case, I shall head to the border."

With that, Xu Chen, accompanied by Yi Bingrou, Bu Fengshuang, Yin Suyun, Li Ruoling, and Ye Xuan, headed straight for the border.

According to the plot, Li Ruoling would receive a great opportunity this time.

After all, she is the first female protagonist, yet she has remained dormant for a long time.

This time, the original author arranged for her to awaken the "Innate Dao Body," naturally attuned to the Heavenly Dao, with talent unparalleled since ancient times.

Behind Li Ruoling stood one of the legendary ancient clans. Later, she successfully returned to the Li Clan of the ancient clan by virtue of her Innate Dao Body.

That is a story for later; at present, Li Ruoling is merely a lowly Eighth-Rank expert.

But after the border plot unfolds, she will quickly become Ninth-Rank.

Similarly, Ye Xuan, the protagonist, also possesses a great opportunity.

This is not some special physique, but he hails from the ancient Ye Clan and carries the bloodline of the Ye Clan's Immortal Emperor.

Upon entering the border, Ye Xuan awakened the Immortal Emperor bloodline, his power surged, and he crushed all opposition.

In his past life, the Undying Empire was brutally beaten by Ye Xuan, suffering countless casualties, and later feared even seeing him.

Regarding this, Xu Chen had no intention of stopping it.

After all, only by becoming stronger can Ye Xuan better participate in the upcoming major plots.

Otherwise, if he remains stuck at Eighth-Rank, he will be kicked out immediately, and there will be nothing left to participate in. "Whoosh!"

While pondering, about an hour later, Xu Chen and his group had already arrived at the border region.

Looking down, he saw this was the most remote border city of the Tianzun Imperial Dynasty, named Longcheng.

Beyond Longcheng lay the battlefield between the two sides, belonging to neither party.

Inside Longcheng stood a Ninth-Rank Great General named Lu Zhan, but unfortunately, this man was not a confidant of the Empress.

Instead, he was a loyal follower of the Second Prince Luo Qianshang, utterly devoted to Luo Qianshang, willing to die for him, though his intelligence was merely average.

Luo Qianshang was a master of calculation; he had Luo Junming ahead of him and Lu Zhan at the front of the border to bear the burden.

He manipulated the situation from the shadows, stirring up the winds and clouds.

In the original text, Luo Qianshang gained greatly this time, but later was crushed by Ye Xuan. "Where is Marshal Lu?"

After Xu Chen and his group landed, Yin Suyun, clad in armor, asked.

It could be said that while the people at the border might not recognize the Empress, they would certainly recognize Yin Suyun.

In the battle three years ago, Yin Suyun was extraordinarily impressive.

With a single spear thrust, she intimidated a million soldiers, directly terrifying the enemy general so much that he vomited blood and died.

To this day, she is still called a legend, praised with admiration.

Back then, had Yin Suyun not been betrayed by her subordinates, Lu Zhan would not have been able to command the great army and defend against the Undying Empire.

The moment her words fell, many soldiers became excited: "General Yin, please wait. We will go immediately to summon the Marshal."

Yin Suyun nodded. Soon, Lu Zhan arrived, carrying a Fangtian Huaji halberd and wearing red battle armor.

Xu Chen looked and saw that this man was burly, over seven feet tall, with a slender waist, broad shoulders, and a face as pale as powdered makeup.

He wore a bright silver crown adorned with two dragons fighting over a treasure, with a pearl embedded at the top radiating brilliant light, and pheasant feathers trailing behind his head.

He looked exactly like Lu Bu from the Three Kingdoms era.

Seeing that Yin Suyun was only Eighth-Rank, a hint of disdain flashed in Lu Zhan's eyes. He said calmly, "General Yin, so you are still alive!"

Yin Suyun's expression darkened slightly: "You seem to wish for my death."

Lu Zhan sneered, "How could that be? It is not like three years ago. Three years ago, your opponents were only Eighth-Rank, but now almost everyone is Ninth-Rank.

Now, if you try to intimidate a million soldiers with a single spear thrust, it can only be a dream; it will never happen again."

A cold expression flashed across Yin Suyun's face: "I was once the Marshal and taught you much. Is this how you speak to me?" Lu Zhan sneered: "The past is the past, and the present is the present. Do you still think you can order me around? Are you worthy?"

Moreover, I am now a man of the Second Prince. I advise you to watch your words.

Otherwise, as the Marshal, I do not mind charging you with the crime of insubordination." Yin Suyun flew into a rage: "Good, Lu Zhan. Let us see who is stronger." Hearing this, Lu Zhan was delighted that Yin Suyun said so.

If he brutally beats Yin Suyun, his prestige will rise accordingly.

In other words, the ultimate beneficiary will surely be him, while Yin Suyun's face will surely look very ugly in the end.

Thinking thus, Lu Zhan's lips curled upward, and his expression became increasingly arrogant.

He laughed aloud: "Fine. Whoever loses must obey the winner. From now on, stop talking nonsense to me."

With that, a hint of lust flashed in Lu Zhan's eyes.

This woman Yin Suyun is very beautiful. If she could be obedient, it would surely be very enjoyable.

Yin Suyun gritted her teeth and prepared to fight.

However, a hand suddenly blocked her path: "Let me handle it."

Yin Suyun's eyes reddened slightly, and her heart was moved. Was he finally standing up for her?

In her past life, she had chased Xu Chen countless times and injured him innumerable times, so she felt too embarrassed to ask Xu Chen for help.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chen would even stand up for her.

She gritted her teeth and said, "He, he is very strong; he advanced to the early stage of the Ninth Grade two years ago, and his aura is quite stable now."

Xu Chen smiled, "Just an ant. Since you helped me, how could I turn a blind eye?" In this life, Yin Suyun had helped him at every turn since she left the tower, always thinking of him.

— Author's Notes —

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