Chapter 104

He let out an involuntary gasp.

His face instantly changed dramatically.

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"It's nothing, just suffered a bit of backlash."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Liaokong forced himself to wave a hand.

Only his voice sounded slightly lacking in vigor.

"Whatever trump cards you have left, bring them on."

"Don't say this Emperor is bullying the weak with his strength and giving you no chance!"

He took in this scene.

Xiang Yutian chuckled softly.

Only what made people somewhat shiver was—

Though his face clearly bore a smile,

his tone was filled with endless killing intent!

Especially those eyes brimming with mockery and contempt.

It made everyone present seethe with anger!

But constrained by the gap in strength,

they didn't dare to act, nor even to speak!

Fortunately,

as the leader of the orthodox path of the Great Sui, Fan Qinghui did not falter.

He saw her darkening her old face, her tone utterly icy as she said,

"I implore the Ancestor Master to act and aid us in vanquishing evil and defending the Dao!"

What?!

Ancestor Master?!!

The crowd erupted in an uproar.

They looked around curiously, wondering exactly which existence from Pudu Cihang Jingzhai it was.

As for Xiang Yutian,

upon hearing these words, his gaze sharpened slightly.

The faint smile at the corner of his mouth vanished instantly.

And behind him, Zhu Yuyan and the others' expressions changed.

From Fan Qinghui's form of address, it was not hard to guess—

this Ancestor Master of Pudu Cihang Jingzhai, even if weak, was likely an existence who could match the Evil Emperor!

If that were the case,

facing the others' aggressive momentum,

their side was probably in danger!

Now to another thread of the story.

In Changancheng, inside a certain inn.

"Are we truly going to cooperate with them?"

"You must know, they are beings who devour men without spitting out the bones!"

"Even if Yang Guang dies, with our forces, I'm afraid we still cannot carve up the Great Sui with them!"

Senior Dugu Feng drew a deep breath.

The expression on his face appeared rather solemn.

"What's there to fear! Haven't you all seen the current state of the Great Han with your own eyes?"

"With their ambition and pride, how could they possibly tolerate others reaching for the Great Sui!"

"What we need to do is make them form a three-way standoff, each wary of the others, so we can reap the fisherman's profit!"

"Once we've taken control of the Great Sui, by then if they want to act, it will be too late!"

It seemed he had long foreseen such a situation.

Before Senior Dugu Feng's words had even finished falling,

Yuwen Shang answered without hesitation, laughing.

His face was full of confidence.

At these words,

Song Zhi and Li Yuan, who had not spoken at the side, nodded in deep agreement.

Seeing this,

Senior Dugu Feng said no more.

A flash of harsh light passed through his eyes as he said in a deep voice,

"Since that's the case, while those fellows are all busy fighting over the Master Changsheng's Scripture and drawing attention, let's move quickly!"

"Lest delay breeds trouble!"

The three men, upon hearing this, nodded.

Then,

Yuwen Shang spoke up directly.

"Then let's notify those three first, and then each of us can begin to act."

"Half a shichen later, we gather at the imperial palace."

"Good!" x3

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The Imperial Palace.

"Please sit, the four venerables."

He politely stretched out a hand, gesturing for Li Gong and the other three to sit.

Yang Guang spoke up without even raising his head.

"Someone! Bring tea! Bring the good tea!!"

At this.

Li Gong and the others were utterly unmoved.

Perhaps in the eyes of other martial artists.

To be treated so politely by the lord of an imperial dynasty.

Would already count as a supreme honor.

But for them.

This was simply of no consequence, nothing worth mentioning.

Pata pata……

Not long after.

Following a burst of footsteps.

Two eunuchs walked in respectfully carrying tea.

He took a light sip of tea.

Li Gong, quite curious, stretched out a hand and pointed at the void.

And voiced the doubt in his heart.

"What is this Nine Provinces Combat Power Ceiling Ranking?"

Beside him.

Han Gongdu and the other two all turned their gazes toward Yang Guang.

In their eyes.

A similar flicker of interest had appeared.