Chapter 47

Jiang Yulang's face instantly turned deathly pale.

Without hesitation, he turned around and tried to run.

In the next moment, two palm forces struck from behind; "Crack, crack!" his leg bones were directly smashed into mush.

Not broken into two pieces, but shattered into dozens of segments!

"Aaaah――"

A piercing scream tore through the sky, like fingernails scraping against tiles, making anyone who heard it feel hair-raising terror and break out in goosebumps all over.

Jiang Xiaoyu, trembling with fear, looked over and saw Jiang Yulang already collapsed on the ground, his legs covered in blood, with white, jagged bone fragments piercing through his clothes and exposed to the air.

The ground was scattered with loose stones, inevitably causing bumps and scrapes; every time those bone fragments rubbed against the rough, sharp edges of the stones, Jiang Yulang's screams would become even more agonizing.

This scene scared Jiang Xiaoyu terribly!

Putting himself in the situation, Jiang Xiaoyu felt a chill run down his spine; he cautiously turned his head to look.

He saw Lian Xing's face was ice-cold; just one glance would make anyone shiver, and the killing intent filling her eyes made Jiang Xiaoyu's calves tremble.

At this moment, Lian Xing was both shocked and furious.

The reason she had brought Jiang Yulang here was to see if this boy knew anything about his father's "Six Ren Divine Dice"; she had no intention of harming him.

But this boy clearly misunderstood, thinking she meant him harm, so he struck first.

Since Jiang Yulang wasn't even at the Innate level and could be crushed by a single finger, Lian Xing had been lacking caution regarding him.

But she never expected that her momentary carelessness would almost lead to her downfall at the hands of a mere minor character!

This was simply an utter humiliation; where would the face of the Second Palace Mistress of the Moving Flower Palace go?

The more Lian Xing thought about it, the angrier she became; she glided over with lotus steps, approaching Jiang Yulang.

Jiang Yulang dared not wail anymore; forcing himself to endure the pain, he hurriedly begged for mercy: "This insignificant one deserves death! This insignificant one deserves death! The Second Palace Mistress is magnanimous; spare this insignificant one's life! This insignificant one is willing to exchange a Sacred Classic!"

However, Lian Xing remained unmoved, her resolve to kill him unshakable.

Seeing this, Jiang Yulang felt despair in his heart; he turned to look at Jiang Xiaoyu, suddenly recalling how he had spoken out to warn Lian Xing earlier, and the mutual deception between the two of them in the Earth Spirit Palace.

In an instant, intense hatred surged in his heart.

"If I cannot live, you must die with me! Let's die together!"

Jiang Yulang, determined in his heart, shouted aloud: "Five Greats' Sacred Art! He secretly hid the Sacred Classic 'Five Greats' Sacred Art' on his person! Second Palace Mistress, he surely intends to deceive you!"

Five Greats' Sacred Art? Sacred Classic?

Lian Xing's heart stirred.

Her goal on this journey was the "Five Greats' Divine Art"; differing from the "Five Greats' Sacred Art" by only one character, could the two be the same thing?

Suddenly, she looked again at the small golden cylinder that had been discarded on the ground after use.

Just now, Jiang Xiaoyu said this was the "Heaven-Sealing Earth-Destroying Bone-Piercing Heart Needle," and this item had also appeared in the diary.

Therefore, the "Five Greats' Sacred Art" was most likely the "Five Greats' Divine Art" spoken of by Jiang Sishui; perhaps because it was a Sacred Classic, one character was changed in reality.

And now, the Sacred Classic she had originally planned to search for bitterly was actually on Jiang Xiaoyu!

This truly was: Worn out iron shoes with no success in finding it, yet obtained without any effort at all.

Arriving early is not as good as arriving at the right moment; the ancients truly did not deceive me.

Seeing Lian Xing looking at him, Jiang Xiaoyu, though secretly hating Jiang Yulang, dared not play any tricks; he quickly pulled a pale yellow silk booklet from his chest.

Jiang Xiaoyu held the silk booklet with both hands and respectfully presented it, saying: "This Sacred Classic, this insignificant one originally intended to present to the Second Palace Mistress; it is just that the Second Palace Mistress's elegance surpasses all in the current world, causing this insignificant one to be awestruck, momentarily losing focus and forgetting."

"Fortunately, Brother Yulang reminded me; this insignificant one then remembered this matter, and did not, due to a momentary mistake, commit a grave error."

"Brother Yulang, thanks to you! Even at this time, you did not forget to look out for your brother; your brother is deeply moved in his heart. Such great kindness and virtue, your brother will absolutely not forget!"

Saying this, Jiang Xiaoyu gave Jiang Yulang a meaningful look.

Jiang Yulang's face, already pale from pain, turned green; seeing Jiang Xiaoyu shifting with the wind, his back molars were about to be ground to dust.

Just as he was about to pour more poison into Lian Xing's ears, Lian Xing suddenly acted.

Her palms alternated from her sleeves, like falling flower petals; her posture was extremely graceful, yet also extremely ruthless.

The fierce palm force fell upon Jiang Yulang, perfectly shattering all his bones without harming his life.

Red and white broken bones protruded from his body one by one; Jiang Yulang as a whole seemed to have turned into a hedgehog.

Burdened by this severe injury, Jiang Yulang immediately let out a scream unlike that of a human.

Lian Xing, expressionless, said coldly: "Go, drag him around on the ground for a few circles."

At this time, the maids of the Moving Flower Palace had already arrived; hearing the order, they quickly agreed.

Coincidentally, the one who stepped forward to inflict the punishment was Tie Tie Pinggu.

In "Peerless Twin Prides," this strong, intelligent, cold, and indifferent girl, yet very weak and devoted when it came to love, was seduced and raped by Jiang Yulang, losing her purity and ending up with a half-life of desolation.

Tie Tie Pinggu tied Jiang Yulang with a rope, threw him on the ground, grabbed the other end of the rope herself, then Unleashed Lightness Skill and ran quickly across the gravel beach.

Jiang Yulang, who had already become a "hedgehog," was dragged, instantly subjected to unimaginable torture; he screamed once and directly fainted.

However, in the next moment, he was awakened again by excruciating pain... such a cycle repeated endlessly, making life worse than death for him.

Jiang Xiaoyu watched, his eyelids twitching constantly, his heart rising to his throat.

Suddenly feeling his palm go empty, it was Lian Xing who had taken the silk booklet from his hand and was flipping through it on her own.

After a cursory glance, Lian Xing suppressed her excitement and put the silk booklet away.

She turned to look at Jiang Xiaoyu; seeing the latter's nervous appearance, a playful smile appeared on her face: "Are you afraid of me?"

Afraid of you?

Not afraid of you would be strange!

With a heartless and ruthless female demon like you, who wouldn't be afraid?!

Jiang Xiaoyu secretly thought to himself.

But he dared not show even a trace of it on his face; forcing a smile, he said: "The Second Palace Mistress's elegance is unmatched in the world; this insignificant one is eager to admire it."

He did not say whether he was afraid or not, for either answer could bring death upon him.

Jiang Xiaoyu had been clever since childhood and naturally would not step into such a "minefield."

Lian Xing said lightly, "A sacred scripture concerns matters of great weight; killing to silence the mouth is indeed the best choice."

Seeing Jiang Xiaoyu tense up all over, Lian Xing chuckled and continued, "But since you spoke up to warn me before, I will spare you this once."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyu was overjoyed and immediately patted his chest, swearing, "Second Palace Master, rest assured; this matter will absolutely rot in my belly. If I utter half a word, may I be cut off from descendants, and may my ancestors find no peace even in the Nine Springs below, coming to trouble me night after night!"

This oath was extremely poisonous, yet Jiang Xiaoyu knew he had to swear it.

If he dared to speak vaguely, attempting to bluff his way through, this woman would absolutely be capable of going back on her word and killing him on the spot!

Lian Xing was indeed quite satisfied with Jiang Xiaoyu's attitude; she shifted her tone: "Very well, tell me what happened to you."

Next, from Jiang Xiaoyu's mouth, Lian Xing learned the course of events.

It turned out that two months ago, Jiang Xiaoyu passed by Mount Emei, encountered Xiao Xiao Mimi, was trapped by her scheme, and was abducted into the underground palace.

That Xiao Xiao Mimi was originally one of the Ten Great Villains of the Valley of Evil on Mount Kunlun, nicknamed "So Charming She Kills Without Paying," beautiful and enchanting; though nearly forty, she looked like a young maiden.

Yet although she possessed such fine looks, her nature was lustful and licentious, extremely fond of male beauty, with lovers numbering in the hundreds.

After leaving the Valley of Evil, she built an underground palace at the foot of Mount Emei, proclaimed herself queen, and kept countless male favorites, indulging day and night in pleasure and sound, absorbing yang energy.

Most incredible of all, under Xiao Xiao Mimi's superior skill in managing men, those male favorites not only bore no resentment toward her but instead submitted completely, bowing at her skirt.

Indeed, some disciples of great sects even taught her their sect's Wu Gong without holding anything back.

Xiao Xiao Mimi was thus able to cultivate all the way to the Late Grandmaster Stage.

However, those male favorites were ultimately nothing but Xiao Xiao Mimi's playthings; she would never give her true heart to any man, and she enjoyed toying with others' true hearts.

Under her teasing, her lovers and male favorites fought each other to the death out of jealousy.

Xiao Xiao Mimi had never once in her life lifted a hand to kill anyone, yet hundreds had died because of her.

Being abducted by such a woman, Jiang Xiaoyu was naturally at the peak of misfortune.

Xiao Xiao Mimi was extremely fond of Jiang Xiaoyu and even wished to appoint him as "Empress."

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoyu was resourceful and managed to fool her through several attempts.

Yet Jiang Xiaoyu was thinking of a way to escape at every moment.

Thus, he noticed Jiang Yulang.

Jiang Yulang had been abducted by Xiao Xiao Mimi at the age of twelve; by the time Jiang Xiaoyu arrived, he had already been drained by Xiao Xiao Mimi for over a year.

During this period, his legs were nearly soft every single day, and he was mocked by Xiao Xiao Mimi as being incapable.