Chapter 410 Departure, Ancestor Yuzhu
The emperor had no doubt about Yu Zhiyi's abilities.
Although he also didn't want to doubt those around him, as an emperor who had fought his way out of the struggle for the throne, he understood all too well the allure of power.
He closed his eyes.
He seemed to have thought about a lot of things, yet he also seemed to have thought about nothing at all.
After a long while, he opened his eyes, his gaze devoid of both sorrow and joy: "Yu Qing, you may leave now."
Yu Zhiyi hesitated and did not leave.
"how?"
After much deliberation, Yu Zhiyi decided to tell the truth: "Your Majesty, I need to leave for a while."
The emperor was taken aback: "Didn't you just get back?"
Yu Zhiyi smiled bitterly: "By offending Qingfeng Zhenren, I have offended the entire Taixu Sect. The only way now is to return to my sect to seek protection and ensure that the Dasheng Empire will not suffer retaliation from the Taixu Sect."
The emperor remained silent.
The pleasant feeling of physical recovery and the bombshell dropped by Yu Zhiyi made him briefly put Qingfeng Zhenren out of his mind, and only then did he realize that something was wrong: "Where is Qingfeng Zhenren?"
He had a vague suspicion in his mind.
If Master Qingfeng were in Shengjing, Yu Zhiyi would never dare to come looking for him.
His guess was actually quite bold, after all, no matter how wildly he imagined it, he wouldn't dare to think of the possibility that his own minister killed Qingfeng Zhenren.
Yu Zhiyi naturally wouldn't tell the truth, and could only say, "He's not in Shengjing. I observed him for a long time before daring to risk coming to find you."
He is indeed not in Shengjing; his body is still outside the Plum Garden.
She secretly observed for a long time, in case the Taixu Sect had already reached Shengjing.
She doesn't lie.
"I will deal with that monster before I leave. If Master Qingfeng returns in the future and sees that you have recovered, he will certainly not get involved in the struggle for the throne again. You can rest assured."
The emperor, recalling recent events, vaguely guessed that what Yu Zhiyi said was true.
People with such great abilities should not be able to directly intervene in mundane power struggles.
He felt relieved.
Without the intervention of these powerful figures, his dear brother wouldn't be able to cause any trouble at all.
As for the Empress Dowager...
He had always respected and loved her, but she brought that monster to harm him.
He didn't want to delve into whether his mother knew the identity of the spirit, nor did he want to engage in the internal struggle of guessing whether his mother knew what the carefree prince wanted to do.
In the future.
She can just be a carefree empress dowager.
The dragon nightshade spirit was not very powerful, and Yu Zhiyi destroyed it without much effort, obtaining a thousand-year-old dragon nightshade.
Although this thing originated from the mortal world, it could be considered a spiritual medicine after a few years, and coincidentally, the alchemy recipe she obtained included one with it as the main ingredient.
After doing all that, she intended to get rid of You Bingyue completely.
But they discovered that she was no longer in the capital.
After thinking for a while, she gave up on continuing her search.
The people from the Taixu Sect will be here soon; she has no time to waste.
Let's spare that woman's life for now.
Anyway...
Even if she doesn't interfere, that woman won't be able to cause trouble for long.
After quickly thinking it over and confirming that she hadn't missed anything, Yu Zhiyi left Shengjing.
Hidden Realm.
She's here.
As for her family, she wasn't too worried.
She wasn't confident she could kill them, and worried that Qingfeng Zhenren would kill her instead, so she secretly sent her mother and Hongluan away while the princess was enjoying her flower-viewing banquet.
As for Yi Luan Charity, that's an industry that concerns the emperor's reputation; even without her, the emperor wouldn't ignore it.
As long as the emperor brings Yi Luan Charity under his control, even if the people from the Taixu Sect come and know about the grudge between her and Qingfeng Zhenren, they will not dare to act rashly.
Unbeknownst to Yu Zhiyi, shortly after she left Meilin Manor, a figure rushed to the wrecked formation.
"The Formless Thunder Killing Formation? No, that's not right..."
The woman, with her noble and aloof appearance, carefully examined the scene: "There are traces of the Formless Thunder Killing Array, but it doesn't seem like it. There's also the Star Constellation Array... but that's not right either."
A barely perceptible wrinkle appeared on the woman's smooth forehead.
She stepped into the formation, wanting to study it further, but unfortunately all the formation flags had been taken away, and she could only make judgments based on the traces and aura left behind.
This place is clearly a murder scene. Before she arrived, the people trapped in the formation must have been subjected to extremely intense bombardment.
She didn't have any particular thoughts on it.
That's how the cultivation world is—survival of the fittest.
However, if the weak have the means and ability, it is possible for them to use all their resources to turn the tables and defeat the strong.
For some reason, she felt there was another very familiar aura within the formation.
"Those bastards are all incredibly clever; how could they possibly be trapped in a mortal formation?"
She shook her head, putting that little bit of lingering concern behind her.
With a flash, she arrived outside Shengjing.
People were coming and going around, and no one thought there was anything wrong with the woman who suddenly appeared.
She closed her eyes and sensed it for a moment, then quickly found that familiar figure.
"Ziheng".
Du Ziheng turned around upon hearing the familiar yet unfamiliar call, his eyes lighting up: "Jade Bamboo Immortal!"
Master Yuzhu looked at the tall and elegant man, a look of amazement flashing in his eyes.
I knew he was good-looking when I first saw him. A few years later, he has grown into a handsome and elegant man, no less than the geniuses in the hidden realm.
Just as he was about to speak, the communication talisman suddenly vibrated.
She apologized to Du Ziheng and picked up the communication talisman.
"Grandmaster Yuzhu, Qingfeng died within the territory of the Great Sheng Empire. The murderer is unknown. Please, you must find the murderer!"
***
Yu Zhiyi is on her way.
Sparks were practically flying from both feet.
After traveling for seven days under the stars and moon, she arrived at the foot of a great mountain.
The Five Emperors Coins indicate the direction to this point; trying to calculate further ahead will yield no results.
"It should be around here."
She gently stroked the warm copper coin.
As far as the eye can see, there are endless mountain peaks, and further away, they are swallowed up by the vast sky.
Yu Zhiyi lifted her foot to walk forward, but before her toes even touched the ground, she suddenly changed her mind and took out a copper coin to cast a divination.
This time, she wasn't calculating the location of the Heavenly Mystery Sect.
Rather, it's about which direction she should go.
The coin landed steadily in her palm. Yu Zhiyi glanced at it and asked, "Southwest?"
She originally intended to go in the northwest direction, which was also the direction of the location of the Heavenly Mystery Gate as previously divined.
However, the result of the divination is not only completely different from the original hexagram, but also completely different.
Fortunately, they were all heading west. She wondered if there was some advanced illusion array in front of them, or if the mountain range was too steep and the road to the southwest might be easier to travel.
She trusted her intuition.
Although she usually gets nine out of ten divinations wrong when she does it herself, she has a certain understanding of the hexagrams that are accurate each time.
For example, this time.
Without hesitation, she lifted her foot and walked away.
Before long, her figure disappeared into the endless mountains.
Not long after she left, two figures riding swords suddenly flew out from the northwest.
The two landed steadily and looked around. One of them asked in confusion, "Didn't Grandmaster Yuzhu say that Yu Zhiyi would pass by here? Why is no one here?"
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