After Cen Xi finished her tirade, Jun Jianchou seamlessly took over. He, Cen Xi, and Jun Xiaoqiao had been the three little tyrants in the neighborhood since they were children. They had experienced countless verbal battles like this, and now they were quite adept at hurling insults at each other.

Besides, this guy is trying to fool Cen Xi, he's really asking for a beating.

Seeing that Cen Xi and Fang Yansheng Xiao, that old dog, had made a mistake, he hurriedly shouted.

Cen Xi and Jun Jianchou always worked well together. After he reminded her, she quickly wiped her own blood onto the sword and, with all her might, threw the sword into Yan Shengxiao's chest.

After being struck by the sword, Yan Shengxiao's pupils contracted, and with a powerful jerk, he shook the sword out of his chest.

Then he struck Shen Jinchen and Jun Jianchou with both hands, who were rushing forward. The force was too great, and neither of them could withstand it. They fell to the ground like kites that had been cut off.

At the same time, Yan Shengxiao stared fiercely at Cen Xi, and then walked towards her step by step with great force.

For Cen Xi, knowing that she could still run dungeons, she was never afraid. Death was just a change of identity for her to keep going. If she could die together with this person, she would die a worthy death. What was there to be afraid of?

After making up her mind, she released the only dagger in her hand, made a cut on her hand to make sure it was covered in blood, and then leaped at her opponent. Regardless of how strong his internal energy was, she grabbed Yan Shengxiao's waist and stabbed him hard in the chest.

At that moment, when Cen Xi embraced him, Yan Shengxiao was not only tormented by the knife wound that pierced his body, but also to see other parts of his body gradually festering from the stain of her blood.

After letting out a panicked shout, he yanked Cen Xi off like a leech.

Then, with ghostly speed, he seized the unconscious High Priest Meng Ya, and swiftly pressed Yin Shun's pressure points, using a special technique to force out the Gu Queen from her body, before fleeing in panic.

This time, however, he was even more furious than before.

Even as Cen Xi lost consciousness, she clearly heard the other person roar:

"You'll be waiting for me. If you come back, it will be your death day."

"Ah-Xi!"

"Cen Xi!"

Seeing Cen Xi fall to the ground like a kite with its string cut, Shen Jinchen and Jun Jianchou, both severely injured, moved toward her side.

At the same time, Tian Ying and Lu Duling realized that a dark shadow had just swept away the High Priest, sealed Yin Shun's pressure points, and stolen the Queen of Gu.

He was so shocked that he opened his mouth several times but couldn't utter a word.

In the end, Lu Duling realized what was happening and hurriedly called for people to chase after the dark figure, intending to track it down herself.

However, he had only taken a few steps when Yin Shun's sharp roar blocked his path.

He then realized that he had lost his composure in his panic, so he released Yin Shun's pressure points and apologized:

"I'm sorry, the situation was urgent, and I forgot that the Holy Maiden was still being controlled."

"Are you a blockhead? Those three people with such high martial arts skills couldn't stop him, and they even tried to take him down with them, but they still couldn't hold him. Your small group wouldn't even be enough to fill his teeth. Call him back. Don't chase after him anymore. There's no need to waste any more lives."

After Yin Shun regained his mobility, he immediately launched into a tirade against Lu Duling without a second thought, his face full of disdain.

She genuinely didn't know which eye Tian Ying had taken a liking to this idiot. Couldn't she just enjoy her own beauty?

“The saintess is right! Turin has not considered things thoroughly.”

After being scolded, Lu Duling realized that her arrangements were ill-considered, so she humbly accepted the criticism and gave instructions to those around her.

"Yin Shun, don't act like you're invincible and incredibly smart. Don't think we don't know what you and Miao Hou are up to. Otherwise, you should have stopped the High Priest when he made the decision. Now you're spouting these high-sounding words. It's really funny. Let's go! Brother Lu, let's ignore her."

“Since she wants to clean up the mess, then so be it. Our families have all had a tragedy, and you’re the only one left in your family. You still have to set up Uncle Lu’s mourning hall.”

I have great contempt for Yin Shun's arrogant nature, so after my rebuke, I pulled Lu Duling away.

“Tian Ying, now that the High Priest has been captured and my Gu Queen has been lost, the Miao Palace is in grave danger. As the commander of the guards, how can he leave now? If you want to be temperamental, don’t do it now.”

Yin Shun knew that in Tian Ying's eyes, Lu Duling was perfect in every way, so she didn't take his words to heart. Now that the palace was in chaos, Lu Duling was still useful, so how could she let him go?

"Big sister! Their father has died, and they need to keep vigil. You can't be like this; you're so unreasonable!"

Tian Ying was very surprised that Yin Shun would still ask Lu Duling to guard the Miao Palace for them at this time. Wasn't there anyone else?

"Now that the Miao King has also passed away, the ruler is respected and the subjects are humble. Now that it is time for a state funeral, how can we still control those elders? Tian Ying, you need to think this through."

Yin Shun ignored Tian Ying's questioning and directly used the rules of hierarchy to intimidate her.

“Holy Maiden, you say the Miao King is gone. Then please find his body. We respect the Emperor above all others. If you cannot find his body, you are cursing the King and chilling the hearts of the Miao people. Although the ten elders are usually quite calculating, they are all for the good of Miao. If their souls cannot find peace, then there is really no point in saving Miao.”

Tian Yingyan gave Yin Shun a cold and sharp look, and then refuted him word by word.

"Alright! You win. This holy maiden truly cannot conjure up the Miao King's corpse. Let's settle the elders first, place them all on the altar, let the witch perform a ritual for them, and finally, carry out cremation. Is that acceptable?"

Yin Shun was quite impressed with Tian Ying. This woman was indeed a good candidate for politics, but unfortunately, she was too caught up in love to be of any use to him.

"Thank you for your great kindness, Holy Maiden."

Tian Ying glanced coldly at Yin Shun, then grabbed Lu Duling and left.

Yin Shun saw Tian Ying walk away without looking back, and that no one beside her said a word. After humming a couple of times, she said to the maid beside her:

"It's so upsetting to look at them. It's better that they're gone. Have someone arrange the funerals for Elder Yu Si. Although Miao Jiang is currently besieged on all sides, the funerals can't be too shabby."

"Yes! Holy Maiden, your Gu Queen is lost. What should we do next?"

Although Yu Si agreed, she didn't leave. She was a little worried about her master, so she asked a question.

"What can I do? It's lost, so be it. I can't get it back. Does this holy maiden not deserve to live without the Gu Queen? Yu Si, there are some things you shouldn't ask. Go! Take care of the things I've assigned you!"

Yin Shun glanced at her lazily, giving her a profound and inscrutable look. Then, as if finally remembering, he decided to go check on the three seriously injured people in the palace.