Mo Yunxuan had no interest in admiring an enemy's desperate struggles before death.
He directly gave Xiao Yumei a swift end, letting her perish silently while unconscious.
Only after seeing both Xiao Yumei's corpse and soul vanish into ashes did Mo Yunxuan turn to Hong Yu, who was idly playing with his fingers, and say irritably, "Hong Yu, I've noticed you've been slacking off more and more lately."
He then pointed at the remnants of Chen Feng and the other four on the ground, putting on an indignant expression as he continued, "Look at these people—three Void Refinement Realm Experts! They snuck in without making a sound, and you, the Xuan Niao Guard Commander, knew nothing about it. Tell me, haven't you been lazy lately?"
Faced with Mo Yunxuan's accusation, Hong Yu stared at him dumbfoundedly, as though he had seen something utterly unbelievable, then snapped, "Why don't you mention the forty thousand Imperial Guards under your command? Don't tell me you don't know Duan Wenpeng has already taken complete control of the entire Imperial Guard."
Well, with things said to that point, Mo Yunxuan could no longer keep up the act.
The resentment on his face vanished, replaced by a bored expression as he said, "Let's go. Whatever it is, we can talk in the study. I doubt you want to keep talking here either."
Hearing that, Hong Yu subconsciously glanced at the pulverized remains not far away and nodded.
Just as he was about to follow Mo Yunxuan, he remembered why he had come and immediately called out to stop him.
"Hey, Yunxuan, wait. His Majesty has summoned you to the palace. We should go meet His Majesty first."
Mo Yunxuan raised an eyebrow at this, unable to understand what Ji Ruxue wanted from him, and silently mused,