Carefree Capital of the Devil Kingdom

The other people at the table were all the most outstanding young talents in Lingxiao City, either scions of powerful clans or disciples of transcendent masters, renowned for their fame and possessing formidable cultivation.

It's fair to say that Li Weiyi, as a retainer of the Taishi Family, was not qualified to sit at this table at all. His sitting next to Jiang Ning only attracted more hostile stares.

Jiang Ning was still dressed in her pristine white official robe, wearing a veil, and showed no intention of touching her chopsticks. She was as aloof as jade and as serene as a secluded orchid. She had not come to the West Sea Royal Mansion for the banquet.

"Zuo Ning, you've been in the Earth Wolf King Army for five years. Are you Shi Liuyu's successor?" Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

Li Weiyi quickly corrected him. "I only worked as a staff member for a few years."

"Should we offer some advice to Shi Liuyu?" Jiang Ning asked.

Shi Liuyu's character is among the worst in the world.

For a moment, Li Weiyi caught in a dilemma: to admit it or not.

Several people at the table frowned deeply, only then realizing that this person's background was so unsavory.

Some people had sharp, cold eyes. If Li Weiyi hadn't been brought by Song Lin and hadn't had a close relationship with Taishi Bai, they would have already kicked him out.

Sitting next to Fairy Yu would be blasphemous.

Jiang Ning looked at him and transmitted her voice with her magical energy. "With your background, how can I entrust Zhuang Yue to you? You only revealed your feelings for Zhuang Yue today to protect yourself. If you truly love her, you should continue to hide these feelings instead of putting her in a precarious situation with no way out. Am I right?"

Of course, that's correct; the words are sharp and every single one is accurate.

Making excuses will only earn her more contempt.

Unable to tell her the truth, Li Weiyi remained silent for a long while before replying telepathically, "Hand her over to me, and I will guarantee her safety."

Jiang Ning stared at him intently. "How much were you involved in the Nanyan Pass incident? Are you really a member of a cult? I want to hear the truth."

Meeting her breathtakingly beautiful eyes, Li Weiyi felt a pang of distress, an urgent urge to tell her everything, making it impossible for her to continue lying.

But Jiang Ning wasn't as obedient as Zhuang Yue; she was too opinionated. If she knew that Lingxiao City was about to collapse, it would be like the sky falling down for her.

Can you handle this with the same composure as Zuoqiu Hongting?

Zuoqiu Hongting was able to remain calm because the calamity in Lingxiao City was not directly related to her; rather, it was a crucial opportunity for the Zuoqiu Courtyard to rise to the top of the world.

"This is such a difficult question to answer. It seems you are indeed connected to a cult. However, given your intelligence, the fact that you didn't lie about Zhuang Yue shows you have Zhen Xin. Is it possible for me to recruit you into the Luantai Party?" Jiang Ning asked.

Is this an attempt to turn him against his side?

Everyone at the table could see that Jiang Ning had the upper hand in the conversation, causing Li Weiyi to frown and look troubled.

Ge Xiantong, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly said, "Is it interesting that you're using your magical energy to transmit your voice back and forth? Can't you let us hear it too? Or, could you find a place to finish your private conversation before coming over?"

Long Xiangcen said, "It's really boring! I always feel that Fairy Yu is using the power of the Jiang family and Luantai to bully Zuo Ning."

Jiang Ning responded calmly, "Miss Long, you just arrived in Lingxiao City from the East Sea, right? With the war raging again in the East Sea, as a powerful figure of the Long family's Inheritor-level, I suggest you keep a low profile. The Taishi Family's protection doesn't mean the Luantai isn't investigating you."

Long Xiangcen's eyes curved like crescent moons as she smiled and said, "Cousin, I knew it! Fairy Yu likes to bully people with her power. I wonder how she threatened Zuo Ning just now!"

Taishi Bai's tone was quite different from before. "Lord Jiang, my people, the Taishi Family will investigate themselves. If anything happens, I will definitely take responsibility. There's no need for Luan Tai to worry."

"Please remember these words, Grand Historian Second Seat: I have learned what I wanted to know. Farewell!" Jiang Ning stood up, preparing to leave.

Long Xiangcen said, "No rush. I've heard some news that Fairy Yu might be interested in. Everyone, do you know that the heretical cult's divine sons and daughters seem to have six sequences, each one an inheritor, extremely powerful?"

"I have heard of this matter."

At the table sat an Imperial Guards in embroidered robes, appearing to be around thirty years old with a high-bridged nose. He said, "The Divine Son Seat, is named Qiong Ji Daozi. He once appeared in the Zuoqiu Courtyard Territory and fought against Zuoqiu Cangwu Clan. It is said that Zuoqiu Cangwu was defeated by him."

"Within the span of sixty years, there are only a handful of people who can defeat Zuoqiu Cangwu." Taishi Bai was quite shocked.

Long Xiangcen said, "On the way to the Prince's Mansion with my cousin Yu, we heard people talking about how the Fourth Divine Son of the heretical sect seems to be the Jiu Li Hidden Person who shone brightly at the Qianlong Lantern Festival two years ago."

"It's said to be an internal power struggle among the cult's chosen ones, and someone sold his information."

Jiang Ning was indeed drawn to this information, staring at Long Xiangcen before sitting back down. "This news is quite absurd."

Ge Xiantong was very surprised. "Didn't you say that Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou both died in the Underground Immortal Mansion? The Jiu Li Tribe and Xue Jian Tang Ting sent many people in to search for them, and they lost a lot of experts as well."

Long Xiangcen said, "Hasn't Lord Ge heard the rumors about the cult's headquarters being located in the Underground Immortal Mansion? Aren't the two connected? Zuo Ning, haven't you dealt with cults before? You should know more than we do."

Li Weiyi sneered inwardly.

When Phoenix-born Unicorn-young directly called out "Li Weiyi" at the Thirty-Six Tombs of Lei, Li Weiyi knew that someone within the Rice Cult had leaked his information.

Long Xiangcen and Taishi Yu overheard people talking on the road; someone must have deliberately let them hear it.

What a coincidence!

Li Weiyi looked at Long Xiangcen, her tone threatening. "She was only hunted down by a cult. She even encountered them at the Heavenly Pavilion in Leiling City and nearly lost her life."

Long Xiangcen dared not continue probing and stopped there.

Even though she believed Taishi Bai would stand by her side Li Weiyi their falling out, it would still sow the seeds of doubt.

Li Weiyi was almost certain that Phoenix-born Unicorn-young come to Lingxiao City and had already met with Long Xiangcen, and was still wondering if Zuo Ning was Li Weiyi.

Otherwise, did Long Xiangcen take the wrong medicine and suddenly bring this up?

The secret that Li Weiyi is the Fourth Divine Son of the cult is fermenting in Lingxiao City, which indirectly proves that the cult's headquarters is in the Underground Immortal Mansion.

This would force the cult to take action as soon as possible.

The Demon Race did not want them to delay any longer and wanted to attack Lingxiao City as soon as possible.

Even the most foolish of the Daoist disciples understand this principle; they would never expose him so openly in Lingxiao City.

"Zuo Ning, shall we talk about Zhuang Yue's matter privately again?" Jiang Ning said.

Seizing the opportunity, Long Xiangcen chuckled, "That's right! If we have a frank chat, perhaps Fairy Yu will take pity on you and marry your maid to you?"

Just then.

Outside the palace, in the darkness of night.

A deafening laugh rang out, "I have long admired the reputation of Song Yulou, the number one cultivator in the Lingxiao Dao Seed Realm, and have visited him many times, but he has always been in seclusion, and I have been unable to meet him. Today, having learned that he has emerged from seclusion, I have come uninvited. Please forgive me."

The Sound Wave roared like mountains and seas, shattering countless bowls and plates.

"Bang! Bang..."

The retainers and soldiers guarding the gates of the palace were swept away by the overwhelming demonic energy and fell to the ground like scarecrows.

The powerful figures attending the banquet inside the hall had long anticipated that the Demon Child would arrive tonight, so they were not surprised. However, they were extremely dissatisfied with his domineering behavior, and all of them were filled with hostility. They all stood up and followed Song Yulou outside.

Some martial arts practitioners, like Li Weiyi, were unaware of the reason and asked in astonishment, "Who is so arrogant? It's one thing to come uninvited, but to actually attack and force their way into a place like the West Sea Royal Mansion?"

"Who else could it be but that person from the Du'e Temple?"

"The strongest Dao Seed Realm expert from the Du'e Temple has already defeated five top masters in a row, none of whom could withstand three of his moves. This person is extremely ruthless. Although it is called a friendly spar, every move is actually deadly, and all those who have fought with him are seriously injured."

"Even if he is from the Du'e Temple, how dare he be so arrogant in Lingxiao City? Isn't he afraid that the older generation will teach him a lesson?"

"It is said that he is not only a disciple of the Du'e Temple, but also has extremely deep ties with the Demon Kingdom."

"My God, the Demon Kingdom..."

Li Weiyi, along with the others from Lingxiao City, walked out of the main hall and stood on the jade steps leading up to the top, looking down.

The demonic energy surged and spread across the plaza below the jade steps.

The Demon Child that everyone was talking about was a child who looked about eight or nine years old. He had a bare upper body with a hundred demon tattoos, his hair was tied into six long braids, and there was a red demon tower pattern between his eyebrows.

He treads on demonic energy, moving off the ground. His face lacks the childlike innocence of a child; instead, he exudes an aura of domineering arrogance and domineering power.

If it weren't for the presence of top experts like Zuoqiu Ling and Song Yulou, who blocked his aura, this demonic power alone would have been enough to force countless people to kneel and tremble.

Li Weiyi looked up and saw that the demonic clouds overhead were vast and overwhelming, obscuring the stars.

Accompanying the Demon Child were two other figures.

One of them was Xie Chucai, dressed in red, handsome and elegant.

The other person greatly surprised Li Weiyi; it was Li Shentong in the Southern Territory, a master of the Inheritor-level whom no one dared to provoke at the Qianlong Lantern Festival.

Back in Yao Pass, when Li Weiyi was still at the Spring Realm, he heard Shi Shishi mention that the Li family had produced a great figure who, in a few decades, might become Myriad Gate Families.

At the time, Li Weiyi took it as a joke.

Because the Li family is located in the southern region, their power is far from that level.

It now seems that the great figure from the Li family that Shi Shishi mentioned did not achieve enlightenment in the Lingxiao Shengjing, but rather made a name for himself in another realm.

With his hands behind his back and sharp gaze sweeping over the group of young experts on the jade steps, the Demon Child said, "You are all so calm, you must have known I would be here tonight. I heard that the Third Palace Master issued the <Cycle Record> summoning order and gathered you rabble?"

"Demon Child, don't be so arrogant! Back then, your Devil Lord Yu Baxian of the Carefree Capital was defeated by the Mist Son of Heaven and forced to flee four million miles, vowing never to set foot in the Heavenly Palace again, only to save his life. What, your Demon Kingdom is doing well again?" Taishi Yu shouted coldly.

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