Chapter 407

After the Five Great Protectors finished speaking, Ning Ke stared straight at Protector Wood and said:

"Legend has it that Protector Wood is most skilled in the art of harvesting yin to replenish yang; I wonder if I am correct."

Upon hearing this, a stream of cold sweat poured down from Protector Wood's forehead.

He thought that Ning Ke had let the others go and was now going to hold him accountable.

The other four protectors, seeing that they had escaped, looked at Protector Wood with expressions of "every man for himself."

Protector Wood looked at Ning Ke with a face full of shame and said:

"Young Lady, today I was blind and offended you; please punish me.

I, old Wood, will absolutely have no complaints!"

Protector Wood truly had no complaints; he only blamed himself for being too foolish—why on earth did he go and provoke Ning Ke?

Ning Ke smiled:

"Protector Wood, rest assured, I am not going to hold you accountable.

I only hope you will handle a matter for me, and this is a matter you will certainly be happy to assist with."

Protector Wood kowtowed and said:

"Please, Young Lady, just give the order; I will go through mountains of blades and seas of fire to accomplish this for you."

Ning Ke began:

"Do you know about the descent of Nuwa's Daughter, Xiaoxue, into the world?

In order to stop our Demon Realm from descending, Nuwa specifically sent her daughter to the Human Realm, attempting to use the Earth Emperor and others to stop us.

Thousands of years ago, Nuwa helped Xuanyuan Huangdi stop us; we haven't even settled the score with her yet, and now she is taking action again.

Protector Wood, the task I give you is very simple: just harvest the yin of Nuwa's Daughter, Xiaoxue, to replenish your yang.

I think you would quite like to taste what a goddess is like, wouldn't you!"

Regarding Xiaoxue, Ning Ke felt no hatred.

But as a woman, she was jealous of the life-and-death situations Yuwen Tuo and Xiaoxue had shared.

Ning Ke was a woman with a strong sense of possessiveness; she did not allow her man to have any entanglement with other women.

Therefore, the best way now was to get rid of Xiaoxue and make Nuwa taste some bitterness.

After Ning Ke finished speaking, she looked at Protector Wood with interest; Protector Wood licked his lips, as if he were already tasting Nuwa's Daughter.

Protector Wood pretended to be lustful on the surface, while inwardly he was complaining:

"Nuwa's Daughter, you really can think of anything.

I just offended a Demon Lord's Daughter, and now I have to go provoke Nuwa's Daughter; this is forcing me to be unable to survive in the Human Realm, Demon Realm, and God Realm."

Protector Wood did not believe that Xiaoxue, as Nuwa's Daughter, had no trump cards on her.

Protector Wood even began to think that Ning Ke could not kill him herself and wanted to use Nuwa's Daughter to take revenge and kill him.

Looking at the silent Protector Wood, Ning Ke guessed what he might be worried about.

Ning Ke smiled:

"Protector Wood, I know what you are worried about?

I am telling you here, you have nothing to fear.

Nuwa's Daughter has no magic power, and Nuwa did not leave any trump cards on her.

She only has the Nuwa Stone, one of the Five Ancient Divine Artifacts; speaking of the Five Ancient Divine Artifacts, you should all be more familiar with them than I am.

The Five Ancient Divine Artifacts only possess protective power; they have no offensive power.

So you can rest assured; this trip will absolutely go smoothly.

When the time comes, you can also take the Nuwa Stone back; I believe the Demon Father will give you a reward then."

After hearing Ning Ke's words, Protector Wood's hanging heart finally dropped; since Nuwa dared to send her daughter to the Human Realm, he would make Nuwa regret this decision. Protector Wood said:

"Young Lady, rest assured, I will absolutely make that Nuwa's Daughter wish she were dead.

Thank you, Young Lady, for your trust in me; I will definitely not let down your trust."

Ning Ke waved her hand, signaling for Protector Wood to stand up.

Having been a Commandery Princess in the Human Realm for eighteen years, Ning Ke was now tired of this kind of fawning behavior.

Ning Ke looked toward Protector Gold and said:

"Protector Gold, how are you doing with finding Duan Fengyun?

You must know that Duan Fengyun is someone the Demon Lord must kill; you must find Duan Fengyun as soon as possible."

Protector Gold replied righteously:

"Young Lady, we are searching; I believe we will have leads soon."

Ning Ke nodded and said:

"Good, in that case, you go find Duan Fengyun first.

Remember, the Demon Lord only wants to see Duan Fengyun's head; you can do whatever you want with the rest.

Protector Wood, the task I just gave you should be completed after Duan Fengyun is dealt with.

Your top priority now is to find Duan Fengyun and eliminate him."

"Yes, Young Lady!"

The five replied in unison.

Seeing this, Shuxiang also withdrew the Demon Energy, and the group returned to the front of Ning Ke's Junzhu Mansion.

"Young Lady, if there is nothing else, we will withdraw first.

If you have any needs, please feel free to order us," Protector Gold said.

Just as Ning Ke was about to answer, she saw two figures in the distance that haunted her dreams.

One is the beloved man she dreams of and thinks of day and night, Yuwen Tuo, while the other is Duan Fengyun, whom she grinds her teeth at and wishes she could grind into dust.

Ning Ke gazed into the distance, not forgetting to say:

"You don't need to leave anymore; your prey has arrived!"

After hearing this, the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—looked in the direction of Ning Ke's gaze, and not far away, two young men were walking toward them.

One of them was precisely the Duan Fengyun they had been searching for so bitterly.

The Metal Protector sneered:

"This is truly someone offering a pillow just as one feels sleepy. Brothers, get ready; in a moment, we will let this brat Duan know our power."

"Understood, Big Brother!"

The other four were also rubbing their palms, waiting for Duan Fengyun and Yuwen Tuo to come over.

Duan Fengyun and Yuwen Tuo had walked here completely unconsciously; it was only as he walked that Yuwen Tuo discovered they were about to reach Ning Ke's Junzhu Mansion.

Duan Fengyun looked at Ning Ke, who was staring at him and Yuwen Tuo, as well as the few people beside Ning Ke.

The gazes of Ning Ke and the others all revealed a murderous intent toward him and Yuwen Tuo; it seemed Ning Ke had turned love into hate and wanted to kill Yuwen Tuo and him.

Duan Fengyun stopped Yuwen Tuo and said:

"Yuwen Tuo, have you ever seen the five people beside Ning Ke?"

Yuwen Tuo looked at the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—beside Ning Ke and said:

"Aren't these Dragon, Tiger, Ox, Snake, and Rat from the Twelve Immortal Dao Army?

How could they be together with Ning Ke?

Furthermore, their aura is vastly different compared to before.

Brother Duan, I feel there must be some problem here; we need to be careful and cautious."

Duan Fengyun nodded; even if Yuwen Tuo hadn't said it, he had already felt that those coming ahead were ill-intentioned.

Duan Fengyun looked around; the vicinity was full of common civilians. If they were to start a fight with Ning Ke and the others, it would inevitably implicate the innocent, so Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"Brother Yuwen, this place is not suitable for starting a war with Ning Ke and the others.

Let us first lure them to a spacious, uninhabited place; I am worried about implicating the innocent if we fight here."

Yuwen Tuo looked around; it was indeed as Duan Fengyun said, the area was full of commoners. If they started a war with Ning Ke and the others here, it would absolutely cause heavy casualties.

"Fine, Brother Duan, follow me!"

After Yuwen Tuo finished speaking, he directly used his Divine Fire Clone to turn into a streak of firelight and leave.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun likewise used his Divine Fire Clone to turn into a streak of firelight and followed after Yuwen Tuo.

Watching the suddenly departing Yuwen Tuo and Duan Fengyun, the Fire Protector laughed:

"At this point, you still want to run?

Today, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will still drag you all before the Demon Lord."

The five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—turned into a streak of black light, chasing after Duan Fengyun and Yuwen Tuo.

"Shuxiang, let's go too!"

Ning Ke took Shuxiang and also chased after them from behind.

Yuwen Tuo and Duan Fengyun, pushing their speed to the limit, arrived at a spacious grassy field; it looked like this should be some kind of park belonging to the Emperor.

The two returned to human form. Yuwen Tuo first summoned the Xuanyuan Sword, while Duan Fengyun did not summon his; he wanted to give Ning Ke and the others a big surprise.

Before long, the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—as well as Ning Ke and Shuxiang, all arrived here.

Ning Ke looked around and teased Duan Fengyun:

"Duan Fengyun, you are quite good at picking a spot.

This place has green hills and clear waters; it is indeed suitable to be your graveyard."

Duan Fengyun waved his hand and laughed:

"Commandery Princess Ning Ke, don't think too much.

This is a mass grave I prepared for you. Looking at your expression, you seem to like it. As long as you like it, that's good, so I can send you all back to your Demon Realm lair from here."

Ning Ke did not continue to trade barbs with Duan Fengyun; she looked toward Yuwen Tuo and said:

"Yuwen Tuo, why did you leave without saying goodbye?

Could it be that my devotion to you for so many years is not worth as much as a few words from Duan Fengyun?"

Yuwen Tuo shook his head and said:

"Ning Ke, I never thought you would have such an identity.

I also never thought that you staying by my side for so many years was for the sake of monitoring me and using me!

As a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, it is my responsibility to eradicate the Demon Realm and restore peace to the Human Realm. I and your Demon Realm are irreconcilable."

Seeing such a resolute Yuwen Tuo, Ning Ke's heart felt as if it were being pierced by a knife.

Ning Ke's heart was now shattered; she never thought that the feelings of so many years would be felt like this in Yuwen Tuo's heart.

Ning Ke's heart felt as if it were being pierced by a knife, and Yuwen Tuo felt the same.

These words just now were spoken by Yuwen Tuo while enduring the sorrow in his heart, forcing himself to say them.

Yuwen Tuo knew that this was no longer a matter of romance between him and Ning Ke, but a battle between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm; this concerned the survival of the entire Human Realm, so Yuwen Tuo had to force himself to be hard-hearted.

Seeing Ning Ke's appearance, the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—roared angrily at Yuwen Tuo:

"You tiny descendant of the Yellow Emperor, you dare to be disrespectful to our Demon Lord's daughter? Do you believe we will grind you into dust!"

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Ning Ke's eyes were bloodshot, and she said with eyes full of murderous intent:

"Kill these two people completely in a moment; I don't want to see them again!"

Yuwen Tuo raised the Xuanyuan Sword, pointed the tip of the sword at the five people—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—and said:

"Who are you?

Where has my Twelve Immortal Dao Army gone?"