Inside the main hall of the Sea of Reincarnation, the remaining high-ranking members of the Nine Netherworld, led by Li Cangqiong, sat silently in their seats.
The atmosphere inside the hall was unusually somber, with only the eerie flames burning in the brazier emitting mournful cries like the howls of cranes.
"Speak up! Why are you all mute?"
Li Cangqiong's hoarse voice echoed in the hall.
However, he was met with only deathly silence.
"Hahaha……"
Upon seeing this situation, Li Cangqiong couldn't help but let out a shrill, bitter laugh.
"I never expected that I, Jiuyou, would be hailed as a calamity of the Nine Realms."
Now, our race has been driven to the brink of extinction by an ant with a bone age of less than forty in less than three years!
As the ruler of a realm, I truly never imagined that Jiuyou would one day become a fish on someone else's chopping block, completely at their mercy!
Upon hearing Li Cangqiong's words, everyone held their breath.
After all, no one could have imagined that the Nine Netherworlds, which had reigned supreme for tens of thousands of years, would fall to the point where they couldn't even seek peace.
"Forget it, we're going to die anyway, so let's gather all the remaining warriors of the Nine Netherworld and fight Shen Zhao to the very end."
Just as Li Cangqiong took out the Realm Lord's Decree, intending to risk his life in a desperate gamble, Yan Shang, the Deputy Hall Master of the Yama Palace sitting in the second seat, spoke up: "Realm Lord,"
Things haven't come to that. With the current strength of the Netherworld, even if they fought to the last man, they couldn't stop the Iron Flame Army's advance.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Li Cang demanded sharply. "Are we just going to stand by and watch Shen Zhao storm into the Sea of Reincarnation and slaughter us all? We don't even have a chance to surrender now!"
Yan Shang replied, "Lord of the Realm, you seem to have forgotten that although Shen Zhao rejected our peace offer, he is still under the jurisdiction of the Yintian Dynasty."
Since going through Shen Zhao is a dead end, why don't we go and seek peace with Empress Yin Tian?
Yan Shang's words immediately enlivened the previously silent atmosphere.
Yeah, why didn't I think of that?
Since Shen Zhao is unwilling to negotiate with him, why doesn't he go to Yu Xiyan?
Shen Zhao is Yu Xiyan's husband and a subject of the Yintian Dynasty, so why doesn't he go to her?
How likely is this matter to succeed?
Yan Shang smiled wryly: "Do we have any other better options?"
Li Cangqiong immediately stood up and paced back and forth in the hall.
He glanced at the other six sect leaders every now and then, and only after seeing them nodding to him did he finally make up his mind.
"Alright, prepare a generous gift and send a reliable person from the Demon Path to Chang'an as quickly as possible, agreeing to any outrageous demands they may make."
The condition was that Shen Zhao immediately withdrew his troops from Huangquankou, even if it meant forcing Jiuyou to submit to Empress Yintian.
Yan Shang immediately stood up: "There's no time to lose, it's better if I handle this personally!"
"Thank you for your help."
"For the survival of the Nine Netherworlds, I swear I will not fail in my mission!"
After saying this, Yan Shang was about to transform and leave.
"Wait!"
Li Cangqiong immediately called out to him.
"Does the Realm Lord have any further instructions?"
After pondering for a while, Li Cangqiong took out another rubbing of the "Ten Thousand Paths Slave Codex" from his bosom.
"I've heard that Empress Yintian has a man named Lin Feng by her side, and their relationship is quite complicated."
Take this secret technique with you. If necessary, you can give it to Lin Feng, just in case something unexpected happens.
His mediation could also increase the success rate.
"yes!"
Having received the "Ten Thousand Paths of Slavery," Yan Shang dared not linger any longer. He decisively transformed into black mist and swiftly flew out of the hall.
...
"So, Lin Feng obtained the Myriad Paths Slave Scripture at this time?"
Upon seeing this, Yu Xiyan was shocked once again.
She had always thought that she had been marked with a slave mark by Lin Feng from the very beginning, which was why she had fallen deeply in love with him.
But to everyone's surprise, it would happen eighteen years after marrying Shen Zhao!
In other words, his previous treatment of Shen Zhao was not due to the influence of the Myriad Paths Slave Scripture.
In an instant, Yu Xiyan's delicate body began to tremble uncontrollably.
She refused to believe it.
Wouldn't that mean...?
Yu Xiyan hugged her head tightly, unable to bear thinking about it any longer.
"You...you didn't agree, did you?"
Just then, Su Yunying's soul-searching question rang in her ears once again.
"Stop asking! Don't ask anymore! I don't know!"
Why is this woman so annoying?
Why does she talk so much?
Why ask such a question?
Why do I always make myself feel so embarrassed?
Su Yunying shook her head and continued to turn her gaze back to the screen.
...
The scene shifts back to the Imperial Palace in Chang'an.
"Your Majesty, I have an important matter to report!"
Yu Xiyan, who was reviewing memorials in the Imperial Study, suddenly heard the voice of Chen Yongli, the Minister of Rites, ringing out from outside the hall.
She gently put down the imperial brush: "Elder Chen, there's no need for such formalities. Please come inside and talk."
Chen Yongli entered the imperial study and bowed to Yu Xiyan in the manner of a subject to a ruler.
Yu Xiyan nodded slightly: "Elder Chen, what business do you have with me?"
After saying that, he picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and continued to review the memorials.
"Your Majesty, an envoy from the Nine Netherworlds requests an audience with you outside the palace gates."
Snap—
Upon hearing the words "Nine Netherworlds," Yu Xiyan's hand holding the pen involuntarily loosened, and the pen fell onto the desk, leaving specks of ink.
Her face immediately showed a hint of anger. Trying to calm her somewhat nervous emotions, she asked indifferently, "What, is the Nine Nether Envoy planning to interrogate me?"
Chen Yongli was taken aback and was about to reply when he heard Yu Xiyan continue.
"I knew that his trip would bring undeserved disaster to my Great Yin Dynasty. If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let him have his way!"
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