Tonight, Cousin and Cousin-in-Law Will Join Forces Again!

Hearing Lin Xuan's question, the five men in black could not help exchanging glances.

So the Emperor Consort of the Northern Profound Heaven had truly not appeared here because of us!

They suddenly realized that they had been overthinking it.

But on second thought, when facing the man of Empress Profound Ice, who could help but think too much?

Especially with their mission pressing at hand, who would not keep an extra eye open?

Bang!

Before the five men in black could come to their senses, a terrifying pressure like a hundred thousand mountains collapsing suddenly descended, crushing them flat onto the ground.

To their horror, they discovered that the illusory air beneath their feet had actually solidified, as hard as the ground itself.

"Gasp~ Solidifying the void, walls stretching ten thousand miles! The Emperor Consort of the Northern Profound Heaven truly is terrifying beyond measure!"

Kang Sheng, the leader of the men in black, could not help crying out in alarm.

Under the boundless might of Lin Xuan, he knew that if he remained silent, he would surely be crushed to pieces in an instant.

His overwhelming desire to live left him no choice but to speak.

"Reporting to Emperor Consort, we believed that Your Majesty had appeared in Xiluo Country to sabotage our mission, which was why we acted as we did."

"A mission?" Lin Xuan raised his brows slightly. "Tell me. What mission?"

Kang Sheng hesitated briefly and glanced up, only to see faint golden light flickering in Lin Xuan's eyes, as though a god were peering into his soul.

He was instantly startled and hurriedly said:

"I am the sect master of the Cloud Shadow Sect of Nine Cauldrons Heaven, skilled in many profound techniques and secret arts of assassination."

"On Prince Huai's orders, I brought