Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 510 - 170: Gathering Storms, the Land of South Demon

Western Emperor Palace.

A man wearing a dragon robe sat in the Imperial Study. His figure was imposing, exuding authority without anger, overlooking at Si Mingcheng kneeling on the ground, frowning and asking:

"After searching for so long, you still haven’t found them?"

Si Mingcheng trembled and hurriedly said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, half a year ago, after Qiu Zhihe and her husband appeared in the Northern Wilderness Fallen Immortal Forest, they disappeared without a trace. The Golden Snake Guard has searched with all their might. I believe it won’t be long before they can..."

"A month ago, you said the same thing."

The Emperor spoke indifferently.

Si Mingcheng trembled, his forehead touched the ground, repeatedly saying:

"I am incompetent, please give me some more time, Your Majesty. I will definitely bring Qiu Zhihe back!"

The Emperor suddenly said, "Si Mingcheng, among the Si siblings back then, I favored Si Minglan the most. If she were the commander of the Golden Snake Guard, do you think she would be as useless as you?"

Si Mingcheng repeatedly kowtowed, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty. I have searched everywhere in the Eastern Cultivation, Northern Wilderness, and West Imperial, but indeed, there are no clues!"

The Emperor propped up his face with one hand, speaking indifferently, "There is still one place."

Si Mingcheng raised his head in surprise, "The South Demon Lands? But... that place is extremely dangerous. If Beauty Qiu went there, I’m afraid it’s more bad luck than good."

Western Emperor Wu Zheng coldly looked at Si Mingcheng, "Cowardly people, of what use is it for me to keep you?"

Si Mingcheng was greatly alarmed and hurriedly said, "I will go to the South Demon Lands immediately!"

At this moment, the Emperor’s personal eunuch walked in, "Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived."

Wu Zheng’s expression changed, the majesty on his face instantly disappearing. He hastily waved his hand at Si Mingcheng, "Hurry and hide!"

Si Mingcheng was stunned, Wu Zheng ran over and pushed him behind the curtain behind the desk, warning:

"Don’t make a sound!"

Si Mingcheng hurriedly covered his mouth, nodding repeatedly.

Wu Zheng then sat at the desk, and the old eunuch skillfully placed a stack of memorials on the table. Wu Zheng picked up a memorial, pretending to read it.

The next moment, a woman wearing a purple-red phoenix robe, with a phoenix crown on her head, walked into the Imperial Study.

Her eyebrows were like a painting, with an elegant demeanor, it was the Western Empress, Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan walked gracefully, her red skirt trailing on the ground, and as she reached the Emperor’s desk, she smiled warmly like the sun:

"Your Majesty, being so diligent today?"

The Emperor put down the memorial, laughing, "The other day, after being admonished by the Empress, I thoroughly agreed. One should indeed set aside distractions and prioritize the state."

Lin Yuan glanced indifferently at Si Mingcheng’s hiding place, "Your Majesty has not set aside distractions, only because you cannot find them, right?"

Wu Zheng’s expression stiffened, Si Mingcheng rolled and crawled out from behind, kneeling on the ground and repeatedly kowtowing:

"For the Empress’s insight, I came to report about the abnormal activities of the Zhenyang Sect to His Majesty!"

Wu Zheng hurriedly added, "Yes, Empress, Commander Si recently discovered that two elders of the Zhenyang Sect are in seclusion, aiming for the Divinity Transformation Realm, so he came especially to report to me!"

"Ah yes yes! The Zhenyang Sect’s Shi Shuhong and Wei Shouyuan are in seclusion competing for the position of Sect Leader!"

Si Mingcheng quickly supplemented.

"Is that so?"

Lin Yuan remained dignified, with a smile that seemed not quite a smile:

"Then are you aware that yesterday the Zhenyang Sect secretly dispatched disciples to the South Demon Lands."

"This..."

Wu Zheng was stunned, pointing at Si Mingcheng, "Why didn’t you report this to me?"

Si Mingcheng knelt on the ground, with a helpless face said, "Your Majesty, I really did not know about this matter!"

Wu Zheng withdrew the pressure on his face, sheepishly saying to Lin Yuan, "Empress, see, even Commander Si wasn’t aware, where did you get this information from?"

Lin Yuan said indifferently, "I have a long-standing enmity with Tantai Mingyue. She placed spies in the Western Emperor Palace, and naturally, I could clandestinely send people to the Zhenyang Sect. Your Majesty, do you know that Ye Xiyue, whom you’ve always wanted to take as a Noble Consort, already has a man?"

"What?!" Wu Zheng suddenly jumped up, "Fairy Ye Xiyue has a man? Who is it?!"

Seeing Lin Yuan looking at him indifferently, Wu Zheng immediately stiffened, quickly explaining, "Empress, don’t misunderstand, I have no intentions towards Ye Xiyue at all. Even if all the beauties under heaven were combined, they wouldn’t compare to a single hair of yours!"

Lin Yuan ignored Wu Zheng’s pale flattery and continued, "Among the Zhenyang Sect disciples who went to the South Demon Lands, there is one called Lan Yin."

"Lan Yin?" Wu Zheng immediately took it seriously, frowning, "The man whom Yiren is infatuated with?"

Lin Yuan nodded, "After Yiren returned, she lost her appetite, wanting only to marry Lan Yin. I investigated this person and know he comes from the Northern Wilderness, but the details are unclear."

"The Empress’s thoughts are so meticulous!" Wu Zheng flattered, then asked Lin Yuan:

"This person seems to have approached Yiren with intent. Empress, is your meaning that..."

Lin Yuan’s delicate brows frowned slightly, looking at Si Mingcheng, slowly saying:

"Quickly go to the South Demon Lands, find out the reason for the Zhenyang Sect disciples’ secret movements, and also uncover Lan Yin’s intentions for getting close to Yiren. If he truly harbors ulterior motives, kill him!"

"Understood!"

Si Mingcheng accepted the order, kowtow bowed, then hurriedly got up to leave, with Lin Yuan’s voice again sounding behind him:

"If you find that Qiu Zhihe, kill her as well."

...

Thunder Sword Sect.

The Sect Leader’s seclusion place, Thunder Sword Tower.

A massive lightning bolt tore through the sky, a tall and imposing silhouette stood atop the lightning, like the descent of the Thunder God, laughing wildly:

"Hahaha, my cultivation has finally recovered! I, Su Longxiang, am back!"

Su Longxiang rode the lightning, leaping down from the Thunder Sword Tower, landing steadily on the ground.

The chief disciple Ming Hu, elder Huang Kezhou, and Su Qingfeng stepped forward, "Congratulations to the Sect Leader for recovering the divine skill!"

Su Longxiang laughed heartily, "Chen Qingmo is still in seclusion, Bai Liu is gravely injured and can’t recover. Finally, our Thunder Sword Sect has awaited this day!"

Bai Liu is the sect leader of the Feiyun Sect, like Su Longxiang and Chen Qingmo, was gravely injured during the Celestial Ridge Mountain battle.

Among the three, Su Longxiang was the fastest to recover from his injuries, and his combat power surpassed before, reaching the genuine Half-Step Divinity Transformation Realm.

Now Bai Liu is seriously injured, Chen Qingmo is in seclusion, Zhenyang Sect’s elder with the highest cultivation, Zheng Shengmo, died unexpectedly, and Shi Shuhong and Wei Shouyuan suddenly went into seclusion.

Currently, in the Eastern Cultivation Land, in terms of top combat power, Thunder Sword Sect is the strongest sect.

Su Longxiang was spirited and waved his hand, "Where is Hong Ling? I want her to see that her father is already at the Half-Step Divinity Transformation, the number one under heaven, hahaha!"

The three exchanged glances, Ming Hu said weakly, "Master, junior sister... has run away."

Su Longxiang’s laughter abruptly stopped, his eyes widened, "Run away again? Didn’t I tell you to watch over her?"

Elder Su Qingfeng smiled bitterly, "Sect Leader, Hong Ling has already recovered to the Eighth Layer of Golden Core, we couldn’t stop her."

Su Longxiang angrily said, "You three are all at the Eighth Layer of Nascent Soul, and you can’t stop someone at the Eighth Layer of Golden Core?"

Ming Hu said with a bitter face, "Master, you know the talent of junior sister, the Eighth Layer of Golden Core is enough to easily beat ordinary Nascent Soul practitioners, plus her hammer is too powerful, leaving us with swollen heads."

The other two also complained continuously, lifted their hair to show the bumps on their heads to Su Longxiang.

Su Longxiang was speechless, "Did Hong Ling say where she was going?"

Ming Hu said, "We had someone planted in the Zhenyang Sect, and they sent a message back, saying the Zhenyang Sect sent people to the South Demon Lands, Ye Xiyue was also among them, after hearing this junior sister couldn’t sit still, insisted on going."

"The South Demon Lands?"