Chen Ying frowned and stepped in front of her. She had searched for a whole year to find this Spirit Eye practitioner, and she didn't want the little girl to be bitten to death. Once she went to the Underworld, even the master couldn't bring her back to life.
"Woo!" Yun Yu'e crawled slowly like a wild beast, staring intently at Yun Ke'er. Even Chen Ying felt goosebumps all over at the sight. It was hard to imagine how a child would feel to see their own mother in such a state.
You must feel so helpless, right?
She didn't know how to comfort them. She really didn't understand what the adults were thinking, letting a child witness such a scene!
" Yun Niang." Lu Ming frowned and called out.
But the other person didn't even turn around, seemingly only having eyes for her daughter, which made Lu Ming feel irritated.
As Yun Yu'e approached step by step, Chen Ying formed a hand seal, about to control her, when Yun Ke'er suddenly rushed out from behind, startling Chen Ying who was forming the seal.
Just as he was about to stop her, Chen Qing stopped him.
"Mother!!!"
Without hesitation, the little girl threw herself into Yun Yu'e's arms and burst into tears!
Yun Yu'e, who looked like a demon, was stiff all over. But when the little life in her arms was crying and wriggling in her arms, a trace of tenderness finally appeared on her demonic face.
A dark hand gently stroked Yun Ke'er's hair.
"Don't cry. Don't cry," came the hoarse, unpleasant voice, like the sound of grinding teeth, but it softened Chen Ying's serious face, and she looked at the scene with some surprise.
"My lord, you... foresaw this?" Chen Ying turned to Chen Qing and asked.
Yun Yu'e was genuinely surprised to regain her senses, because she had visited her several times before and found her in a state of madness, like a living corpse. Although her medical skills had greatly improved in the past two years, surpassing even her master's, she had no hope for Yun Yu'e's recovery.
"It's just a test," Chen Qing said calmly. "No matter how terrifying that woman's appearance is, she's just an ordinary person. If she really wants to do something, how could I not stop her?"
Chen Ying was taken aback; it seemed so.
"Although it's a bit troublesome, we have to give it a try." Chen Qing stretched and said, "This little girl will be very useful in the future, and she can't be disloyal. After all, the mother and daughter got into this mess because I temporarily summoned them. If we let things continue like this, the girl might harbor resentment."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ying smiled immediately, "My lord, you really are a gentle person."
"Uh..." Chen Qing was taken aback, a rare unnatural expression appearing on his face.
Am I a gentle person?
I remember in my past life, when I was leading a team working 007, after my subordinates resigned, the online comments were overwhelmingly negative.
Harsh, cunning, and the boss's lackey.
This was the first time he'd ever heard the word "gentle."
Hmm. The ancients were so much better. Even if you were treated like a beast of burden, they would still praise you as a good person.
Oh dear, I'm so embarrassed!
" Yun Niang." Lu Ming was stunned to see the mother and daughter embracing. He had never seen anyone regain their senses after being tortured by his wicked wife.
Just as her hand was about to pat the other person's shoulder, Yu'e suddenly turned around. This time, her face was no longer contorted with malice and resentment; she was much calmer than before, but her expression was filled with cold indifference.
"Roll"
" Yu'e, at that time..."
"Roll!"
"Um... brother." The little girl sobbed, looking up at Chen Qing with red eyes, pointing at Lu Ming: "Can you let him out?"
Mother dislikes him so much; it must be that Uncle Lazybones did something to hurt her.
Chen Qing nodded and looked at Lu Ming: "Now that you've seen them, shall we not disturb their mother and daughter's reunion? Your Excellency, Duke?"
Lu Ming frowned, but ultimately did not try to call out to Yu'e again. He knew that she needed time to heal her wounds.
"Can you save Yu'e from her injuries?"
"Of course I can," Chen Qing said with a smile. "But you don't need to worry, Duke. With that girl here, I will do my best to treat her without you having to say anything. Shall we go and talk about what I want to know?"
"Good"
After the two left, Chen Ying sat quietly to the side, watching the mother and daughter embracing and weeping in front of her.
Although they suffered, things hadn't reached the worst point yet. The Lord's risky move actually allowed that girl Ke'er to save her mother.
Although life in the Underworld is actually quite good in Jiangnan, if possible, one would naturally hope that the other person's mother could accompany the child as they grow up in the mortal world.
I hope my master will be just as lucky.
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"Where is the Great Snake Kingdom?" Chen Qing asked as soon as he stepped outside.
" The Southwestern Ancient Wilds," Lu Ming frowned. "One of the three great demon kingdoms. The Earth Dragon Cave where my wife resides is a sacred cultivation ground for demons from the Great Snake Kingdom."
Chen Qing nodded, "The name ' Earth Dragon Cave '..."
He remembered his subordinate mentioning that the subordinate was a fan of anime and manga and had directly brought up a certain holy site from Naruto. He had even cursed the subordinate a couple of times at the time and had no intention of using it at all.
Is there really something in this world that you can reject outright?
What's going on?
"What?" Lu Ming chuckled. " Lord Chen knows the secrets of an ancient demon like the Thousand-Faced Fox, and so much information about the Dragon Palace, yet he doesn't know about the Great Snake Kingdom of the Southwest?"
How could Chen Qing not know about a place that even the lowest-ranking members of the scholar class in the Great Jin knew about?
What's going on with this guy?
What exactly is his relationship with the King of Qin? Many people and demons were involved in what happened back then; could this guy be one of them?
Lu Ming didn't know, but he didn't ask. He had a bad feeling that if either he or Chen Qing brought up the events of that year, something bad would happen.
But if Chen Qing doesn't ask any questions, then... what if he takes care of himself?
" Lu Ming is dead?"
While the imperial entourage was still at the post station in Wu'an Town, several elders from prominent families arrived the next morning.
Faced with the sudden news, the elders Heavenly Capital!
Has Minister Pang been replaced?
Was it Lu Ming who did it?
Is he going all in, hoping to use Yuchi Peng's 50,000 troops to turn the tide and control Chen Qing?
As a result, after the eldest princess, they fell into the hands of a mere young man. This couple, who had caused headaches for countless noble families, actually died just like that?
Even if the news came from their direct descendants, they still didn't quite believe it!
"Can I see the whole process?"
"No," the sorcerer disciples shook their heads. "But the Duke of Wei and the Eldest Princess were there to witness the battle, so there's no mistake. Besides, we saw the Duke of Qin's corpse behind us!"
"No wonder." Several old men exchanged glances. "No wonder something felt off at the Duke of Duke of Qin's mansion yesterday. They said the ancestral home had collapsed. I never imagined it was because Lu Ming was gone."
First, the eldest grandson was trapped in the West Sea; then, most of the Lu Household's members were turned into living corpses by the eldest princess's schemes; and then... even the family head, Lu Ming, is gone. Is the Lu Household truly finished?
wrong
The old men's expressions changed instantly; those old guys from the Lu Household were going to go crazy!
However, the most urgent task is to find out the situation.
"You're saying that Chen Qing set up a barrier in Nanming Prefecture that can cover the entire capital?"
"Yes!" The disciples nodded repeatedly. "We saw it with our own eyes. The barrier was not only enormous, but its array structure was also incredibly intricate. We studied it together for three whole days, and we could only barely understand the interconnection between two or three of the smaller barriers. And that great array was at least tens of thousands of such smaller arrays combined together. It was truly magnificent!"
"Is that so?" The old men stared wide-eyed. If they weren't certain that these young men weren't lying, they would have thought they were listening to a myth.
Tens of thousands of interconnected arrays form a barrier capable of covering the capital city?
This kind of magical array engineering is unheard of!!
"Such a massive barrier is impossible for any sorcerer to control." One of the elders shook his head. "The slightest mistake could cause the entire formation to collapse, and Nanming Prefecture might even be blown up!"
"Putting aside how Chen Qing collected such a vast amount of magical energy, is the control really that stable? Allowing so many people to come and go without a single problem for three whole days?"
"No." Several disciples shook their heads. "We had also speculated that such a massive magic array wouldn't last long, but for three whole days, the entire array remained incredibly stable, without the slightest sign of magical energy disorder. It's truly unbelievable!"
"I still don't quite believe it!" The oldest among them stood up abruptly. "I want to see for myself!"
"No!" Several people quickly stopped him. "That fog is strange. If this is a trap deliberately set by Chen Qing, and we can't get out, Chen Qing can turn around and claim it was done by another force. We won't even have a sufficient reason to pressure the imperial court!"
The old man was taken aback upon hearing this, as it seemed to be true. Chen Qing had invited him before, and if anything happened to the imperial entourage, Chen Qing would naturally bear the main responsibility. However, his rash departure had raised concerns about what would happen.
As for whether or not they can stay, is that even a question?
Even that woman from the Lu Household fell from grace; how could this old man compare to a direct descendant of the Earth Dragon Cave?
"Coco, we can't just go back like this, can we?" The old man frowned. "Don't you think you can take nothing back with you?"
"There's something!" a disciple suddenly exclaimed.
"What?" The old man stepped forward hurriedly. "Did you bring something with you?"
"It's not a thing, it's a person!"
"People?"
"Yes. Among the escort team, there was a sorcerer in charge of that grand formation. I recognize him; he's the second son of the Shen Family, the runner-up in the imperial examination two years ago: Shen Yuan!!"
Two updates in a row, and more tonight. I don't know how many more updates there will be, the author will do their best!