Meanwhile, in the capital city, Jun Linyu looked at the two people before him with a look of madness on his face. His once noble heart shattered and became twisted beyond recognition.

"Ye Qingchen, and you too, if you have the guts, then kill this prince. If you kill this prince, she won't live either..."

Jun Linyu didn't recognize Murong Zheng. The almost maniacal smile on his face made the two of them want to kill the person in front of them as soon as possible, but reason pulled them back to reality.

"That Soul-Locking Needle was given to you by a man whose face was only half visible, wasn't it?"

Murong Zheng's voice drifted over, his brown eyes fixed intently on Jun Linyu's, not missing a single trace of his emotions.

Ye Qingchen's gaze fell on Murong Zheng, and she narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.

Jun Linyu was slightly taken aback, but quickly regained his composure, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Murong Zheng. How could he know?

Murong Zheng immediately understood. "Heh, it really is..."

"Hmph, so what if it is, so what if it isn't?" Jun Linyu sneered, and then said, "Not only can you not kill this prince now, you should also protect this prince."

Ye Qingchen's eyes were bloodshot, and he gripped the jade pendant tightly in his hands: "Jun Linyu, if she is injured because of you, I, Ye Qingchen, will never forgive you in the future!"

Jun Linyu shrugged it off, smiling, "Jiu'er is the woman I love most, how could I possibly harm her?"

"I will marry her and sit with her on that supreme throne..."

A murderous glint flashed in Ye Qingchen's eyes, but reason told him that he couldn't anger him now, or Xiao Jiu would be the one to get hurt.

"You think you're worthy?"

Murong Zheng stared coldly at him. Ye Qingchen was about to speak up to stop him when he saw Murong Zheng's dark brown eyes turn emerald green again. He immediately understood his intention and swallowed the words that were about to come out.

Jun Linyu's lips curled slightly, and he was about to retort when his eyes inadvertently met Murong Zheng's dark green eyes. Jun Linyu's smile froze on his face, and his eyes became empty.

"Jun Linyu, do you know the person who gave you the Soul-Locking Needle?" Murong Zheng's voice drifted over, sounding almost bewitching.

"I don't know him/her."

Jun Linyu had lost his earlier arrogance and seemed to have lost his mind.

Why did he give you the Soul-Locking Needle?

"I don't know, he suddenly approached me and said that the Soul-Locking Needle could help me... get her, get this world, and even the entire Cangming Continent..."

Ye Qingchen closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Gone was his original gentle demeanor. How dare he!