After hearing Lu Qingwu's final remark, Wu Duanzhuo gave it serious thought and decided that, given Lei Jingbian's temperament, he really might do something as foolish as failing to kill someone and getting captured alive instead.
Had Lei Jingbian been at his peak, even a little stupidity would not have allowed someone at the Celestial Person Early Stage to capture him alive. Unfortunately, Heaven and Earth were now bound by far too many restrictions, and within the Nether Bureau's Netherworld territory, there were also the Nether Laws left behind by an Elder Era True Lord.
With the Heaven and Earth Laws compounded by the Nether Laws, Lei Jingbian's capture was hardly surprising.
Lu Qingwu asked, "Does Your Majesty wish to rescue General Lei?"
Wu Duanzhuo shook his head. "There's no hurry."
Lei Jingbian was a body cultivator at Celestial Person Perfection, with a powerful physique and vigorous, unending vitality. Even though Zhang Yuan, who was only at the Celestial Person Early Stage, had captured him alive, he would not be able to do much to Lei Jingbian anytime soon.
In any case, Wu Duanzhuo had no use for Lei Jingbian at present. Keeping him nearby might even cause trouble, so he might as well leave Lei Jingbian where he was. It would not be too late to rescue him when he became useful.
Having finished discussing Lei Jingbian, Wu Duanzhuo turned to a more serious question. "Imperial Preceptor, how are matters progressing?"
By "matters," he naturally meant the many arrangements involved in converting the Conceptual Image of vitality contained in a Celestial Person's lifespan into boundless death qi, thereby incorporating the Ya Kingdom completely into the Nether Bureau.
Lu Qingwu smiled. "All the arrangements are complete. We need only wait for the Nether Bureau to carry out the executions. That