The moonlight was bright and pure, spilling over Yue Wuyang's armor and reflecting a dazzling gleam.
A crimson spear was planted beside Yue Wuyang. Its tip was red as blood. Seeing Ning Xiaochuan land on the ground, Yue Wuyang curled his lips slightly and said, "Ning Xiaochuan, where are those Heavenly Sound Sect prisoners?"
"Where is Ji Hanxing?" Ning Xiaochuan had clearly sensed Ji Hanxing's aura.
Yue Wuyang snorted coldly, mockery in his eyes. "I am the one questioning you now. What do you think you are, daring to talk back to me? Don't you know that when you meet a marquis, you must kneel and pay your respects?"
Ning Xiaochuan did not yield in the slightest. He said gravely, "I am the commander of the Right Route Army, and you are the commander of the Central Route Army. Our status is originally equal. Besides, I carry the Imperial Power Token. Even if someone is to kneel in salute, that person should be you."
"What a grand tone. You privately released the Heavenly Sound Sect rebels, yet you still dare lecture me. Today, I will suppress you and take you back to the Imperial City for the Holy Emperor to deal with."
Intense killing intent filled Yue Wuyang's eyes. He did not merely intend to suppress Ning Xiaochuan; he clearly wanted to take Ning Xiaochuan's life.
When Yue Wuyang had left the Imperial City this time, he had already received Jade Ripple Great Emperor's secret order: take Ning Xiaochuan's life and do not let him return to the Imperial City.
He had sent Ji Hanxing to kill Ning Xiaochuan, but he had never expected that the disciple he had raised since childhood would fall in love with Ning Xiaochuan. For Ning Xiaochuan's sake, she had even crippled all of her