The Scapegoat Yun Leng

"I didn't expect the Misty Cloud Sect to really have an ancestor, and one who controls the four great powers."

Inside the Hall of Souls' branch on the Northwest Continent, Hall Master Wang Ba's eyes were sharp. Upon receiving this astonishing news, he could no longer sit still.

The long-standing principle of the Hall of Souls was to instigate conflict among the major powers. When they were both severely weakened, the Hall of Souls would then offer benefits to make them its lackeys.

But now, the speed at which the Misty Cloud Sect was rising was daunting, far beyond the Hall of Souls' control. If this continued, how could the Hall of Souls secretly manipulate the entire Northwest?

"Hall Master, I believe we should make a move," Vice Hall Master Zhou, seated below Wang Ba, clasped his fists and offered his strategy: "Although the Misty Cloud Sect has risen rapidly, its foundation is unstable. We can completely use the 'driving tigers and devouring wolves' tactic to incite other powers in the Northwest to attack this newly established Misty Cloud Empire."

"Elder Zhou's insight is profound, this plan is feasible," Wang Ba agreed with Vice Hall Master Zhou's strategy.

Since they hadn't found the Tou She Ancient God Jade at the Xiao Family, they would focus on the Misty Cloud Sect for now.

Let the Heavenly Snake Mansion be the first to make a move and test how many trump cards the other side possessed!

The entire day, Xiao Yi Xian was vomiting. After the system enhanced the Devil Fruit, it tasted even more disgusting. However, it was strange that the Calamity Poison Body within her was suppressed by some mysterious power. Her toxins became even more potent, yet she could completely control them.

"Girl, you can slowly comprehend this power here. I have other matters to attend to."

Ye Qianqian left the main hall, called upon the old man Yun Shan to accompany her, and they flew towards the former territory of the Mu Lan Empire.

The day before yesterday, she heard from the system that Mo Youyou, who could wield the Xuanyuan Sword, possessed a special bloodline power, the bloodline of a Dou God. However, this bloodline did not come from Mo Tianming, meaning it was related to her mother, Murong Wan.

It seemed that the background of this mother and son was extraordinary. It would be best to win them over.

During this aerial flight, Ye Qianqian experienced what it meant to travel a thousand miles in an instant for the first time.

After mastering the Dou Venerate realm, her own flying speed was almost fast enough to chase the wind and catch the moon. Behind her, Yun Shan, unleashing his Dou Ancestor power, couldn't keep up with Ye Qianqian at all. He could only sigh at the ancestor's extraordinary strength.

Soon, the two arrived above the Mu Lan imperial capital, only to witness a shocking scene below.

Murong Wan and Mo Youyou were confined in a low iron cage, less than a meter high, heads bowed like dogs, their eyes filled with dullness.

It turned out that Mo Tianming, unable to bear the blow of losing the throne, had taken all his anger out on this mother and daughter.

Just then, two guards, each holding a dog food bowl, placed them in front of Murong Wan and Mo Youyou. The bowls contained spoiled food. Then, many palace maids passed by and casually threw a few eggs into the cage, splattering the mother and daughter with foul-smelling food. Murong Wan tightly hugged her sobbing daughter, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Father Emperor, why are you doing this to me? Didn't you like Youyou very much?" Mo Youyou couldn't face this reality and cried out loudly, her voice heart-wrenching.

She could hardly imagine that the fatherly love she had longed for had just arrived, only to turn into a demonic gift.

"Shut up for me."

At this moment, Mo Tianming, with a white cloth wrapped around his head, holding a wine bottle, staggered over. After taking a large swig of wine, he smashed the bottle into pieces.

"It's all your fault, you little beast, you caused me to lose the throne! I truly regret it! Why did I place all my hopes on you? Heaven is unfair! Why was the ancestral emperor's sword forged by the Misty Cloud ancestor? Ahhh!"

Mo Tianming beat his chest and stamped his feet, ranting drunkenly at Mo Youyou.

Now that the Xuanyuan Sword was destroyed, Mo Youyou and her mother had lost their value. Furthermore, Mo Tianming blamed everyone else for all his mistakes, which led to this scene today.

"Mo Tianming, do you have any shame?" Murong Wan shouted coldly, gripping the iron bars of the cage with both hands. "I, Murong Wan, was truly blind back then to be deceived by you, you beast. If you have anger in your heart, go find the Misty Cloud Sect to vent it. Bullying two women, what kind of man are you?"

"Shut up for me!" Mo Tianming's eyes were about to split. He staggered to the iron cage and kicked it several times. A surge of Dou Qi directly struck Murong Wan, causing her to spit blood.

Murong Wan laughed heartily, sneering coldly, "You don't want me to speak, but I will. You useless man, the annexation of the Mu Lan Empire is your just deserts. A heartless and unrighteous dog like you is lucky to have lost the throne. Youyou is your daughter, yet you treat her like this. You are not fit to be a father, let alone an emperor. When Youyou obtained that Xuanyuan Sword, I should have let Youyou kill you with her own hands, kill you, you ungrateful bastard!"

"I'll kill you!" Mo Tianming was so enraged that his hair stood on end. He flicked his storage ring, and a long sword in his hand gleamed coldly, stabbing directly at Murong Wan in the cage.

"Mother Consort!" Mo Youyou wailed loudly as she watched Murong Wan about to be killed by the sword.

"Crack!"

Just then, a surge of Dou Qi descended from the sky, smashing directly towards Mo Tianming, causing the long sword in his hand to instantly break into five pieces and scatter on the ground with a clatter.

This sudden event startled Mo Tianming, and he trembled all over, falling onto the ground. His jade crown shattered, and his hair fell loose.

After a long while, his legs felt weak as he looked around. Seeing no one appear, he forced himself to calm down and said, "Who are you? I am Prince Mo Fan of the Misty Cloud Empire, backed by the Misty Cloud Sect. Do not make a mistake."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Ye Qianqian and Yun Shan descended from the sky. Seeing Mo Tianming's pathetic state, they both smiled.

Ye Qianqian chuckled, "Prince Mo Fan? I seemed to hear you calling yourself 'this Emperor' just now! Do you still want to resist the Misty Cloud Empire and reclaim Mu Lan?"

"Misty Cloud Ancestor?" Upon seeing who had arrived, Mo Tianming immediately collapsed to the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to Ye Qianqian. "Ancestor, spare my life. This junior was merely speaking nonsense while drunk. Please forgive this junior this time!"

"Speaking nonsense while drunk? Hmph, I've only heard that drunk people speak their true minds," Ye Qianqian's playful mood was piqued, and she said with a smile, "I also heard you just now saying you wanted to kill me. Is that true?"

"No, no, no, this junior didn't say that!" Mo Tianming quickly waved his hands. He hadn't said that just now!

"Ancestor, your disciple also heard it," Yun Shan, seeing Ye Qianqian's smile, quickly chimed in with a laugh.

"This junior really didn't say it, Ancestor, spare my life!" Mo Tianming kowtowed frantically again, his head almost cracking.

Ye Qianqian waved her small hand, and the cage holding Murong Wan and her daughter instantly fell apart.

"This girl's name is Mo Youyou, right? I think her aptitude is very high, and she can become my disciple.

So, if you want me to spare your life, it's not impossible," she pointed at Mo Youyou and her mother. "But you can only live if they plead for you."

Old man Yun Shan was stunned. What did the ancestor just say? Taking that girl as a disciple? Then, according to seniority, wouldn't this girl become his great-grand-disciple-in-law?

Seeing Murong Wan and her daughter freed, Mo Tianming regretted it even more. He hadn't expected this mother and daughter to still have value. He scrambled to Murong Wan's side and confessed.

"Wan'er, your husband knows he was wrong. Youyou, Father was momentarily confused and knows he was wrong. You, you quickly plead with the Misty Cloud Ancestor. We are a family, right?"

"I no longer have a father," Mo Youyou's eyes were filled with coldness. Her once innocent and pure heart had long since vanished without a trace. After enduring this ordeal, she seemed to have grown a lot. She turned and left with her mother, ignoring Mo Tianming's weeping and cursing behind her.

"Yun Shan, you deal with it. I just finished eating and I might get sick," Ye Qianqian said, covering her eyes with one hand as she quickly left.

Yun Shan's mouth twitched. He had just finished dinner too! With disgust, he grabbed Mo Tianming, who was kneeling and kowtowing, from a distance. With a crack, an energy hand grasped Mo Tianming, crushing him into a pulp. Blood splattered everywhere.

"Finally home."

After several days of rushing, Xiao Yan finally returned to Wutan City, a feeling of apprehension about returning home washing over him.

The saying goes that the four greatest joys in life are a wedding night, passing the imperial examinations, returning home in glory, and meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Xiao Yan could now be considered to have returned home in glory.

He was now a Dou Grandmaster. He smugly thought to himself about what expressions his family would have if he told them about his strength.

"Hey, little guy, don't just stand there gawking, hurry up and go, this King commands you!"

A fiery-haired, voluptuous, and beautiful older woman behind him shoved Xiao Yan hard.

It turned out that halfway home, Queen Medusa had suddenly awakened. Xiao Yan had coaxed and tricked her into agreeing to refine a Spirit Merging Pill for her, which was how she had spared him.

Xiao Yan was annoyed, and he headed towards the Xiao Family residence with Queen Medusa.

As soon as he entered the city, he saw an elder hurrying towards him, blocking his path.

"Young Master Xiao Yan, you're finally back!"

An elder, leaning on a cane and covered in wounds, cried out loudly.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled, as he had never seen this elder before.

The elder said, "Young Master Xiao Yan, I am a stable hand from the Xiao Family. Our Xiao Family has encountered a disaster."

Xiao Yan's heart jolted. He rushed towards the Xiao Family mansion, only to find the Xiao Family grounds in ruins. The once magnificent buildings had been wiped from the ground, and not a single member of the Xiao Family was in sight.

"What happened? What in the world happened? Who did this?" Xiao Yan's eyes split open with rage. He grabbed the elder's collar with both hands and questioned him loudly.

The elder covered his face and wept, saying, "It was people from the Misty Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Snake Mansion. They captured many members of the Xiao Family, and the Patriarch was also captured. The leader from the Misty Cloud Sect was an elder named Yun Leng. It seems they were looking for something, like a jade slip."

"Jade slip?" Xiao Yan immediately thought of something. He flicked his storage ring, and a jade slip appeared in his hand. He had secretly taken it from the Xiao Family's treasure vault when he left. He had thought it was very peculiar at the time and had taken it along. Could they be after this item?

"Yes, it's this thing. Let me see it quickly!"

Upon seeing the item, the elder's eyes were filled with excitement. He reached out to snatch it, but then he saw Queen Medusa's murderous gaze from the side. He coughed a few times and then took out a map, pointing to it.

"In short, Young Master Xiao Yan, you should leave Wutan City quickly. The Misty Cloud Sect is hunting for you everywhere. I suggest you go hide here. All the Xiao Family members are there now, waiting for you to take charge of the situation!"

Xiao Yan couldn't be bothered to listen to the elder at this point. Anger and hatred filled his heart, making him lose his reason.

"Misty Cloud Sect, Heavenly Snake Mansion, Yun Leng, I will never forgive you!" The Purple Cloud Wings on his back unfurled, and he shot straight towards the heavens, flying towards the Misty Cloud Sect.

Seeing that he wasn't listening and was flying away, the elder became furious. "What an impetuous brat. It seems the plan has changed."

"Are you really from the Xiao Family?"

Queen Medusa looked at the elder beside her, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes. This little trick could fool that fool Xiao Yan, but not her.

The Misty Cloud Sect had just completed the unification of the four nations and was short-handed everywhere, extremely busy. They wouldn't have the time to bother with the Xiao Family. Moreover, the Heavenly Snake Mansion was thousands of miles away; why would they suddenly come to Wutan City?

"Hehehehe… Your Majesty the Queen indeed has sharp eyes." The elder threw away his cane, his entire body enveloped in black Dou Qi. This person was actually a Dou Emperor expert! At the same time, ten more Dou Emperors appeared from the ruins of the Xiao Family, all clad in black Dou Qi.

They had been ordered to wait here for Xiao Yan's return. If not for the unexpected appearance of Queen Medusa by Xiao Yan's side, their mission would have been completed by now.

"The Hall of Souls is truly insidious and despicable," Queen Medusa scoffed, raising her chin proudly, and pursued Xiao Yan's flight path.