Unexpectedly, although the woman was furious, she still remained rational.
She knew that she could not do anything to Li Xiao. Even though she was furious, she still retreated to Li Jie's side and kept him close.
"Is it inconvenient for me to intervene in the affairs of your royal family?"
An extremely cold voice suddenly came from the sky, and then the surrounding white clouds quickly gathered together, eventually condensing into a huge human figure.
This person's facial features and details are lifelike, but he is naturally not Duanmu Rui himself, but a cloud body he temporarily created.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You watched as the princess and prince of the dynasty were killed. Is this your attitude towards protecting the dynasty?"
"Also! Don't think that others are fools. I naturally know what you want to do!"
The woman screamed in anger, Duanmu Rui frowned slightly, and an extreme coldness suddenly enveloped the whole place.
It seemed that he was irritated.
But in fact, people who are familiar with him will know that he was speechless when asked and was using anger to cover up his embarrassment.
"Alright! Since you asked me to intervene, I will!"
Duanmu Rui thought for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Li Xiao.
"You're quite cunning! That day, I was asked to meet you outside the Imperial City, but you managed to sneak in right under my nose."
Duanmu Rui's eyes were dim, but in fact, he was the most shocked among all the people.
Because he is the one who is responsible for guarding the Nine Flames Divine Fire!
He also knew about the plan of the Third Prince Li Sheng and his men to frame Li Xiao.
However, even if he racked his brains, he still couldn't understand how the Nine Flames Divine Fire actually appeared on Li Xiao's body!
Moreover, although this strange fire is a top-notch divine fire, it has actually already had problems and is full of dangers and uncontrollable.
But such a thing seemed to be extremely docile in Li Xiao's hands, allowing him to drive it.
"You want to see it, then what? Can I still survive?"
Li Xiao frowned and looked at the other person. This was the first time he saw the legendary powerful saint. Unfortunately, the other party did not show up in person, and the aura of this white cloud body was also restrained, as if it was a phantom.
Ding!
[Detected, the new child of destiny, Duanmu Rui. ]
Age: 52.
[Realm: Holy Land, Third Heaven.]
【Luck value: 50 million points.】
[Special talent, Extremely Cold Sword Body. If in an extremely cold environment, overall strength will double.]
At the same time, the system prompt came at the right time, and the corners of Li Xiao's mouth twitched suddenly.
He really couldn't afford to offend a child of destiny of this level!
"Kill you? How could I possibly attack a junior like you?"
"However, whatever the person who asked me to find you wants to do to you has nothing to do with me!"
Duanmu Rui spoke lightly. He really didn't have much time left, and since Li Jie's mother had revealed his secrets, he no longer hid it.
He wanted to ruin the reputation of the Third Prince, and then use this to achieve his own goal of disgusting his mother.
"In that case, how do you think today's matter should be resolved?"
Since the other party didn't want to kill him in public, Li Xiao immediately became polite. Not only did he change his address, but he also bowed respectfully.
"The internal strife among the princes should have nothing to do with me. Since Empress Chen wants me to intervene, then this matter ends here. You all should wait for the Emperor's decision."
Duanmu Rui said this casually and wanted to go back.
"you!"
Upon hearing what he said, Li Jie and his mother were almost mad at him.
The fourth princess died, the eighth prince died, Li Jie disappeared forever below the waist, and the super evildoer Ye Bufan fled far away. Are we just going to let all these things go like this?
"Why? Could it be that I can still protect you and help you deal with the Seventh Prince?"
"Are you guys worthy?"
There was no expression on Duanmu Rui's face until this moment when he revealed a look of sneer and disdain.
"Unless you let Li Sheng come out."
"He is the only person I care about. If he tells me to kill someone, I will do it even if the Nine Flames Royal Family disagrees."
Duanmu Rui spoke softly, and many people who did not know the truth were moved by him.
They are mainly envious and jealous, wishing they could have a master who is so partial to them.
But those who knew the hidden story all changed their expressions and looked at Duanmu Rui in disbelief.
Is he not covering up at all?
A master actually tried to instigate a prince to murder another prince in public!
Once Li Sheng did such a thing, how could he continue to gain a foothold in the royal family?
Wouldn't his reputation, his reputation as a natural saint, be completely ruined?
"No! Something's wrong! There's such a commotion here, why hasn't the emperor been alerted?"
Li Jie stared at Duanmu Rui with a dark face. His fear was suppressed by anger, and suddenly his mind became clear.
"Yeah! It's like we're isolated from the outside world here!"
"The deaths of the Fourth Princess and the Eighth Prince actually had no impact at all?"
The others also reacted, and then a terrifying truth floated in everyone's mind.
Right here in the core area of the imperial city, it is so horribly isolated from the outside world that only a powerful being in the Saint Realm can personally take action to seal this space!
And isn’t that so-called powerful saint standing proudly above everyone’s heads?
"It's you!"
Empress Chen was immediately furious. She had never imagined that someone would dare to do such a thing in the core area of the imperial city.
"Li Sheng! Come out!"
Duanmu Rui ignored her anger and turned his head to look into the distance.
Li Xiao immediately realized that Li Sheng had been secretly observing the entire process.
The crowd around was suddenly in an uproar. If this was true, then how could this prince, who watched his younger brother and sister being killed by another younger brother, be a good person?
Duanmu Rui's words directly destroyed the holy and flawless image that Li Sheng had painstakingly created over the years.
“Master!”
A helpless sigh was heard. Li Sheng was obviously unwilling to go to this point with Duanmu Rui.
He walked out with grace and dignity, and countless eyes immediately fell on him.
"Don't blame me for forcing you out! This is all Concubine Chen's fault!"
"She's pressing me, but can I still attack the Seventh Prince in this imperial city?"
Duanmu Rui glanced at him indifferently, and then he gave an explanation.
Li Sheng didn't know whether he believed this explanation or not, but it was not completely unreasonable.
No matter how high Duanmu Rui's status is, he is still an outsider of the royal family.
It was indeed inappropriate for him to kill Li Xiao directly.
But what if we just capture Li Xiao and hand him over to the care of Li Jie and his mother?
As Li Sheng's master, it is only natural for him to show some favoritism, right?
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