"What did you say?"

In the main hall, Huaiyu had just recovered from the excruciating pain all over her body and was in a relatively good mood. Unexpectedly, Huling brought her such terrible news.

In an instant, all of Huaiyu's good mood vanished. With a flick of her sleeve, she angrily knocked Huling to the ground, looking down at him with a fierce glare.

"Useless, useless! You can't even hold back a little beast. What use are you?"

As she spoke, she grew angrier and angrier, and raised her hand to strike Hu Ling again, but was stopped in time by her maid Qing Nian.

"Master, the most urgent task is to stop that little Taotie. We absolutely cannot let it return to the Taotie clan's territory, otherwise this matter will no longer be a secret."

Huaiyu, as the mastermind behind it all, knew exactly what that matter referred to.

She could tell the priorities of things and knew that it was not the right time to waste. Huaiyu could only suppress her anger and look at Huling with cold eyes.

"Did you hear that? Hurry up and make the arrangements."

Hu Ling had already prepared himself to be injured, but he didn't expect to escape unscathed. He was overjoyed and didn't forget to reply.

"Yes, yes, Master, please calm down. I will make the arrangements immediately. Shall we let the Phoenix Clan handle this matter?" After saying that, he carefully and secretly looked up, trying to catch a glimpse of Huaiyu.

Unexpectedly, he was met with Huaiyu's icy gaze. Startled, he immediately fell back down, trembling on the ground, no longer daring to raise his head.

Seeing Huaiyu's anger rising again after she had barely managed to suppress it, she said, "Don't you know who you're telling not to do their job? Get out! Go back and think about it yourself."

The furious voice echoed throughout the main hall. Hu Ling dared not delay any longer. He bowed his head and respectfully replied "Yes," then quickly retreated.

Just before disappearing, whether intentionally or just remembering, he secretly cast a grateful glance at Qing Nian.

Qingnian, who was only under his gaze, felt her heart race. Feeling Huaiyu's scrutiny, Qingnian knelt down in a flash.

“My lord, I have no disloyalty to you. Please see the truth.”

Huaiyu didn't speak immediately, but stared at her intently for a long while, until she felt a chill run down her spine and cold sweat broke out on her back, before finally saying, "Get up."

Qingnian had been by Huaiyu's side for so long that she knew her quite well.

Hearing her words, he knew he had temporarily passed the test and breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing gratitude: "Yes, thank you, Master."

"Step down."

"Yes, this servant takes her leave." After replying, Qingnian quickly left the main hall, preparing to return to her side hall to rest.

She had only walked a few steps when she remembered the trap that bastard Hu Ling had dug for her.

Anger flashed through her mind, and she turned around and headed in another direction, heading menacingly towards the palace where Hu Ling was. She was going to find that bastard and settle the score.

However, Hu Ling had obviously anticipated this, and when she arrived, she couldn't find the other party.

When asked, the palace attendants only gave the reply that he had already gone out on business.

Qingnian's anger was stuck in a rut because she couldn't find the culprit, leaving her feeling frustrated and uneasy.

Finally, Qing Nian, who was getting angrier and angrier, couldn't hold back after returning to her side hall. She took out Hu Ling's communication jade slip and started cursing at it.

Only after he had finished cursing did he put away the jade slip and prepare to deal with the matter in a pleasant mood.

However, before she could even reach the palace gate, she sensed that the restriction had been activated, indicating that someone had come looking for her.

He casually removed the restriction and saw the head guard standing anxiously outside the door: "Lord Nian, something bad has happened, Phoenix Feather Palace has attacked again."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang echoed from the palace gate.

Qing Nian looked up and saw a figure she knew all too well, standing calmly in mid-air.

Upon noticing Qingnian and the head guard's gaze, the other party smiled and nodded in her direction, appearing quite familiar.

Qing Nian knew he was no match for her and couldn't possibly fight her head-on, so he could only force a standard smile, while inwardly he was groaning, wondering why this living ancestor had come again!

Immortal Venerable Jingyao's purpose was never to target these insignificant people. Seeing that Qingnian was sensible, she stopped pursuing her and, after greeting her, turned her attention to the main hall.

"Huaiyu, I've come to challenge you. Come out and fight, don't be a coward."

When she shouted these words, she clearly infused them with immortal energy, and her voice was clear and loud. Not only could the entire Nine Star Palace hear it clearly, but it was estimated that the entire Nine Star City outside could also hear it at this moment.

Qing Nian could foresee how furious her master would be after hearing this.

Sure enough, just as she was about to clear her mind, almost the instant her thoughts fell, Huaiyu's figure rushed out of the main hall.

Upon meeting Immortal Venerable Jingyao, the two immediately began fighting without exchanging a single word.

In an instant, several palaces near them were all destroyed.

Qing Nian's face was numb as she skillfully dodged while mentally assessing the losses and how many immortal stones should be allocated from that income to repair the damaged palace.

By the time she finished calculating, her master had already fought with Immortal Venerable Jingyao in the void.

Knowing that the destruction of the Nine Star Palace was over, Qing Nian quickly arranged for people to prepare for the cleanup and reconstruction.

After arranging everything properly, she arrived at the top of the main hall of the Nine Star Palace, waiting for the victorious Immortal Venerable Jingyao to throw her master back.

The reason she was so certain that Immortal Venerable Jingyao would win was because her master had never won a single match when the two sides were at odds.

Moreover, behind Immortal Venerable Jingyao is her Daoist partner, Immortal Venerable Lu Xu. It's a pipe dream for her master to win.

In truth, the Nine Star Palace and the Phoenix Feather Palace have never gotten along well.

Sometimes Qingnian couldn't help but wonder if the Nine Star Palace hadn't been in charge of a region, and if her master hadn't been the owner of one of the immortal seals, the Nine Star Palace would probably have been wiped out long ago.

After all, among the ten Immortal Seal Masters, their Palace Master had already made enemies with seven of them.

There were two who didn't become enemies, simply because they never went out. Even if their masters wanted to offend them, they couldn't get a chance to see them in person.

Besides, family members know their own affairs. As the one who has been with her the longest, Qing Nian knows perfectly well how her master obtained this immortal seal.

Furthermore, any one of the things her master has done behind the backs of the immortals over the years would be enough to condemn them to the point of being attacked by the masses.

Unfortunately, her life and fortune were in Huaiyu's hands, and she was too deeply involved to extricate herself. All she could do now was pray that they would be exposed later.

For a moment, Qing Nian was filled with complicated emotions. Just as she was about to continue thinking, she noticed a shadow falling over her head. It was Immortal Venerable Jing Yao who had thrown her unconscious master over.

Qingnian snapped back to reality in a second and quickly stepped forward to help the person, naturally putting those other thoughts behind her.