Chapter 45

To oppose?

"Does the Sixth Prince not care about the safety of the people?" Chen Zun pressed aggressively.

They used the emperor's existence and a seemingly legitimate excuse to pressure Li Ziqing.

“Master Chen, I told you, A-Ning is mine.”

"She is not a demon, much less a threat to the people."

Li Ziqing raised her eyes, the cold light in them like the sword aura of Buqi Sword, making people tremble.

Chen Zun felt a chill run down his spine when he was swept by that gaze.

[How could Li Ziqing, who has always been a useless person, possibly have such a terrifying gaze?]

However, Li Ziqing's protective intentions were not enough to make Chen Zun back down.

"Guards! His Highness the Sixth Prince has been bewitched by a demon and needs to rest and recuperate properly!"

At his command, the guards brought from the imperial city swarmed forward and pinned Li Ziqing down.

"Chen Zun! How dare you?!"

Chen Zun arrogantly replied, "Sixth Prince, what wouldn't I dare to do?"

"I am acting on behalf of His Majesty."

"I'm not doing this for you!"

Chen Zun passed by Li Ziqing, who was being held down, bent down, grabbed Ying Ning by the neck with his five fingers, pulled her into his arms, and swaggered out of the Sixth Prince's residence.

He ignored the sounds of Li Ziqing struggling behind him.

Li Yuan witnessed the whole thing. Only after Chen Zun left did he realize that what had happened today seemed like an absurd drama. He comforted Li Ziqing for a few moments, then ordered the guards to release him before quickly returning home.

We must inform Wen Chaosheng about this matter immediately.

*

Chen Zun and his entourage returned to their residence in a grand procession.

Yingning conjured a fox phantom identical to herself using a magic trick, and then let Chen Zun throw it into the cage.

She watched the show from the sidelines.

"Master, what should we do next?"

67. I remember the master saying that the scene was almost over.

"Chen Zun probably wants to get something from this body."

"If I'm not mistaken, it's nothing more than the phoenix soul or phoenix blood of this body."

Or perhaps... if this body's innate immortal physique were completely absorbed, it might also lead to immortality?

"In that case, don't blame me for using him as a tool."

Ying Ning smiled, but unfortunately she was invisible at the moment. Her stunning smile, as bloodthirsty as a red spider lily, could only be appreciated by 67 himself.

*

The residence where Chen Zun is temporarily staying.

In the past few days, the screams of wild animals have been heard from time to time in the backyard.

All the servants in the mansion covered their ears as they passed by the backyard.

Damn it!

Because of the importance of his connection to the immortals, Chen Zun did not allow anyone to enter the backyard.

He glared fiercely at the beast that was barely alive in the cage covered with talismans!

The "little fox" had already had one leg sawed off, and thick blood was still flowing continuously in the cage, creating a scene of utter caramel color.

Worried about wasting its blood, Chen Zun placed the cage on top of a large vat.

The winding stream of blood gradually flowed from the cage into the bottom of the vat.

The dripping sound of blood beads marks the countdown to life.

"How could it not work?!"

Chen Zun was troubled, and the evil aura in his eyes was becoming increasingly intense.

He drank fox blood for several days but didn't feel any changes in his body, so yesterday he sawed off a fox leg and ate it raw.

But today, my body still hasn't changed!

How exactly does one obtain a predestined connection with the immortals?!

Yingning sat in the shade of a large tree and glanced indifferently at Chen Zun, who was furious below.

How could it possibly work?

It was all an illusion she conjured up; even the blood was a fabrication.

It would be strange if it worked.

As Chen Zun pondered some wicked idea, someone came to inform him through the courtyard gate.

"Master Celestial, His Highness the Sixth Prince has been waiting at the gate for three days!"

Chen Zun shifted his gaze, cursing inwardly.

"Get him out!"

"This..." This servant was just a servant; how dare he speak to Li Ziqing like that?

"Master Celestial, you...you should still take a look."

Seeing that the situation here was unclear for the time being and that he had not yet made any progress on the matter of the immortal destiny, Chen Zun had no choice but to give up and took a clean towel to wipe his bloody hands.

"Fine, I'll go take a look."

Li Ziqing was, after all, a prince, and it wouldn't be appropriate to let him knock on the door of his residence all day long, so he quickly sent him away.

In front of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

"Sixth Prince, you are not feeling well, why wait for me in front of the mansion?" Chen Zun saw the sedan chair in front of the mansion after he walked out of the gate.

A man in a green robe stood in front of the sedan chair; it was Li Ziqing, who had been waiting in front of the Celestial Master's Mansion for several days.

"It seems that Master Chen knew that I was waiting for you."

He has been guarding the gate of the Celestial Master's Mansion for the past few days, but the gate is tightly closed.

He was in Youzhou City and had no private army, so he couldn't even force his way into the Celestial Master's Mansion.

Chen Zun still carried a faint smell of blood, and knowingly asked, "Sixth Prince, what brings you here?"

Li Ziqing's eyes darkened.

"I've come to pick up Aning."

"Who is Aning?" Chen Zun pretended not to know.

“It was you who took it away…” Li Ziqing did not say the word “fox”.

"Miss Aning."

"I have no Miss A-Ning in my manor, only a demon that is about to die!" Chen Zun's voice was extremely cold.

The word "death" seemed to ignite the anger that Li Ziqing had been suppressing in his heart for the past few days.

"What are you saying?!"

"Chen Zun, hand over A Ning!"

Li Ziqing's aura was as cold as an abyss. His usual indifference, leisure, and arrogance were completely shattered by the word "death".

He once wanted to spend his life with A-Ning.

In this dull life, the only treasure that God has given me.

Chen Zun, how dare you say that...

She's dying?!

"Get out of my way!"

Li Ziqing waved his hand, about to push Chen Zun aside and try to force his way in.

However, he was stopped by the guards of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

*

In the backyard, Yingning sensed the presence of someone nearby, so she immediately jumped down from the tree and possessed the little fox.

A moment later, a man dressed in black with a jade-like face and a headband quietly slipped in.

Upon seeing the horrific scene inside the cage, he felt a surge of anxiety and immediately ran over.

"Ah Ning!"

"Ah Ning, how are you?!"

Wen Chaosheng walked to the cage of trapped beasts.