"Stop right there, all of you!"

Yu Xiyan gave a deep shout, and the surrounding wind and snow fluctuated violently.

In an instant, the Ice Phoenix behind him spread its wings and transformed into thousands of ice spikes, which fell from the void.

"Oh no, little sister, get out of here!"

Liang Hao grabbed Su Yunying and, together with Linghu Ming, quickly retreated backward.

The moment the ice cone hit the ground, it transformed into thousands of ice blades, which rebounded rapidly from the ground, creating a safe zone between Liang Hao, Su Yunying, Linghu Ming, and Ling Yuxuan.

"Senior brother, are you alright?"

After helping Ling Yuxuan escape his predicament, Yu Xiyan floated down beside him, her face full of concern.

"I'm fine, uh-oh~"

Ling Yuxuan wanted to say a few words to comfort Yu Xiyan, but as soon as he spoke, a piercing pain came from his shoulder, followed by a sweet taste in his throat, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Senior brother, quickly take this pill."

Seeing that Ling Yuxuan's injuries were severe, Yu Xiyan immediately took out a fourth-grade Rejuvenation Pill from her storage ring and gave it to him.

"Junior sister, I'm sorry to have worried you."

After taking the pill, Ling Yuxuan's injuries eased slightly. He gave Yu Xiyan a "I'm fine" look and began to close his eyes to recuperate.

"Senior brother, don't speak. Focus on absorbing the medicinal power. Leave this to me."

"Junior sister, be careful. These three are treacherous and cunning, and they are also empowered by Emperor-grade spiritual artifacts. You are no match for them. Remember to act according to the situation."

"Don't worry, junior sister, I know what I'm doing."

After speaking, Yu Xiyan's face turned cold, and she slowly stood up to look at the person opposite her.

As a result, she was stunned when she saw it.

There were two men and one woman opposite her, and she recognized two of them.

One of them was Liang Hao, whom she had met several times in the Heavenly Absolute Holy Land and the Azure Cloud Palace. He was rumored to be Shen Zhao's younger brother.

Linghu Ming was an old friend of Shen Zhao before his rebirth.

How come they are here?

"Is it you?"

When Yu Xiyan asked him a question, Linghu Ming clenched his fists.

This woman ruined her brother's life, and she still has the nerve to flirt with other men.

I thought she would be more settled without Raymond Lam, but thinking about it now, I really feel sorry for Shen Zhao.

As for Liang Hao, ever since he heard about her and Shen Zhao's affairs, he has not been as friendly towards her as he was when they were at Biyun Palace.

Only Su Yunying felt a strange sadness welling up in her heart the moment she saw Yu Xiyan's face.

Another inexplicable resentment and a hidden unwillingness slowly stirred within him.

At this moment, Yu Xiyan was at a loss for what to do.

These are all Shen Zhao's friends. Should she take action against them?

On one side is his fellow disciple who once risked his life to save him, and on the other side is Shen Zhao's close friend. How should he choose?

"Is he alright?"

After a long while, Yu Xiyan finally spoke and asked a question.

Liang Hao immediately spoke up: "Empress of the Great Yin Dynasty, you are asking about my elder brother, right?"

I'm telling you, he's doing perfectly fine now, so I advise you not to bother him anymore.

Linghu Ming also said, "Yes, Empress of the Great Yin Dynasty, since my brother's fate with you has come to an end..."

You've found someone new, so let's each go our separate ways and not get entangled with each other anymore.

My brother has suffered so much in his life, please let him go.

The two men's words left Yu Xiyan feeling suffocated.

She suppressed her agitation and calmly asked, "Why did you attack my senior brother?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Hao immediately replied, "You'll have to ask him what he did."

They robbed us right on our own heads, aren't we allowed to fight back and retaliate?

Our arbitration committee's style is to accept everything except taking a loss.

If the Empress of the Great Yin Dynasty wants to stand up for him today, then she has no choice but to fight to the death.

In the brief moment of conversation, Liang Hao had already determined that Yu Xiyan's cultivation level was at the peak of the Nirvana Realm.

Since he could fight even a person in the Selfless Realm to a standstill, dealing with a peak Nirvana Realm expert would be a piece of cake.

Even if he is no match for him, there is still Linghu Ming, a third-level expert in the Wuwo Realm, and Su Yunying. Wouldn't that be a complete defeat?

"So that's how it is." Yu Xiyan took a deep breath and said slowly, "This whole thing started because of me. I apologize to you on behalf of my senior brother."

"Is an apology all it takes?"

Liang Hao was clearly not going to let it go so easily.

“At least show some sincerity. For example, hand over his imperial-grade armor as an apology, and this matter can be over.”

“Yes, we don’t need an apology, we want compensation. He must take off his imperial armor today, or this matter will not end well.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Yuxuan, who was healing his wounds, immediately became furious: "You bunch of bandits, you actually covet the Phoenix Wing Armor on my body? You're just delusional."

Liang Hao immediately brandished his dragon tooth pestle, pointing it at Ling Yuxuan and saying, "You can choose not to hand it over; we won't force you."

"At worst, we'll come and collect it ourselves. We'll make a huge scene and see who really loses."

Yu Xiyan: "Gentlemen, please be lenient when you can. I hope you can give me some face. After I finish dealing with the Divine Phoenix Ruins, I will personally apologize to you."

Linghu Ming sneered: "How much is your apology worth? Just because you are the ruler of a country doesn't mean everyone has to give you face."

"You want us to accept your apology? Fine! We'll talk about it again when you've unified the Eastern Region."

These words immediately made Yu Xiyan's breath catch in her throat.

To unify the Eastern Regions?

In his previous life, Shen Zhao seemed to be able to accomplish this very easily, but in this life, without him, the expansion of the Yintian Dynasty's hegemony has progressed extremely slowly. It can be said that the only achievement was Shen Zhao's defeat of the main force of the Northern Barbarians.

Apart from that, we've basically remained stagnant.

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