Sigh~
After reading the contents of the letter, Shen Zhao sighed silently.
"What's wrong? What did Sister Qingluan say in her letter?"
When Mu Qiuyao asked, Shen Zhao didn't say anything, but simply handed her the letter.
After Mu Qiuyao finished reading the letter, she was also deeply saddened.
"This girl...sigh..."
Shen Zhao let out a long breath and said to Mu Qiuyao, "Qiuyao, I'm entrusting this part of Shu to you. If Xu Rong's forces try to make things difficult for us,..."
Just do as instructed here, impersonating Ren Piaomiao. I think you're more familiar with the specifics than I am with how to do it.
"I'll set off for the ancient king's tomb right away and rescue Jiang Qingluan first."
"Are you sure you don't need me to come along?"
Mu Qiuyao took another letter from Shen Zhao and couldn't help but ask again.
"No need. I believe your husband can handle everything smoothly. The Shu region also needs your help."
"Strive to eradicate the Nine Netherworlds of the Holy Realm, along with the Xu family's forces, as soon as possible, and completely control the entire Holy Realm."
"Um!"
Mu Qiuyao nodded vigorously.
"Alright, I won't say any more. You're my man, and I'll listen to you on important matters. I'll leave Qingluan's situation to you and clean up the mess in Shu for you."
"Well, there's no time to lose, I'll head to the ancient king's tomb in Bashu first."
"Okay, be careful, and don't let anything happen to me."
Mu Qiuyao gave one more instruction, then parted ways with Shen Zhao and went their separate ways.
Shen Zhao pondered for a while, then a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Regardless of the outcome of this trip to the ancient king's tomb in Bashu, I fear I will be unable to continue addressing the situation in the Holy Domain in the short term."
"Since that's the case, why don't I drag Xu Rong into this too? Let Jiu You and Xu Rong fight like dogs?"
Thinking of this, Shen Zhao immediately took out a talisman, bit his finger, and wrote something on it.
"If anything happens to me, I'll leave it to you."
In an instant, the talisman transformed into a spirit bird and flew swiftly towards Xiliang.
...
Inside the ancient king's tomb, eerie flames illuminated the scene.
Deep within the ancient tomb, beneath a strange statue tens of meters tall, Jiang Qing was trapped in the very center by an evil magic array.
Centered on the statue of the evil god, sixteen blood grooves converge and extend to sixteen pitch-black stone pillars a hundred paces away.
This is the Nine Netherworld Summoning Array, a barrier leading to the outside world.
"The Queen of Yaochi is indeed beautiful and pure, as if she were untouched by worldly affairs."
Luo Manying stood outside the blood array, her lips gently stroking her slender fingers.
Jiang Qingluan slowly opened her eyes, her gentle gaze fixed on Luo Manying before her.
After a long silence, he finally managed to utter, "What do you want with me after capturing me?"
Luo Manying walked around the outer edge of the blood array and said with a smile.
"Empress Yaochi, we don't want to become your enemy too soon."
Unfortunately, the bloodline of the Jiang royal family, which is currently in dire need of our Nine Netherworlds, flows in your veins.
Only by sacrificing your blood can the Blood Array be activated, allowing Jiuyou to truly enter the Nine Realms and dominate the entire continent.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingluan's phoenix-shaped eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Hahaha, Empress Yaochi, don't look at me like that."
Luo Manying lay on her side on a stone chair, comfortably changing her sleeping position.
"It is your greatest honor to be able to sacrifice yourself for the Nine Netherworlds."
"snort."
Jiang Qingluan sneered: "Do you think I would obediently surrender? Even if my cultivation is sealed, you can forget about using me to harm the creatures of the Nine Netherworld."
"Ha, as expected of the Empress recognized by the Heavenly Ranking." Luo Manying slowly exhaled a puff of green smoke. "I know, the Jade Pool Empress's magical skills are renowned throughout the world."
However, you're probably not very familiar with this blood array yet. With your current foundation, it will take no more than two days for all the blood energy in your body to be drained away, and then…”
Luo Manying's fingernails lightly traced across her thigh.
"You will become a skeleton, buried in this eternally dark tomb."
The word "tomb" seemed like a key to unlocking fear, causing Jiang Qingluan's body to tremble uncontrollably.
In my past life, when I was trapped and locked in the Xu family's ancestral tomb, that feeling of being unable to call for help came back to me.
Could it be that I am destined to be buried in a grave in this lifetime?
"What, are you scared already?"
Seeing Jiang Qingluan trembling all over, Luo Manying's lips curled into a sneer.
"I thought that empresses were fearless and omnipotent."
At this moment, the Heavenly Evil Mystic King arrived in front of the blood array, glanced at Jiang Qingluan, and directly asked Luo Manying, "It's about time. Stop wasting time talking to her."
It's time to activate the blood array and open the barrier passage as soon as possible.
Luo Manying: "Then..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sinister light suddenly flew into the blood array, transforming into a figure similar to Gou Shou, and knelt before Luo Manying and Tianxie Xuanwang.
"Reporting to the two Supremes, a person has been spotted 300 miles outside the ancient king's tomb. All twelve blood servants along the way have been killed by this person."
"What!"
Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Evil Mystic King unleashed purple lightning from his entire body.
"Who is it?!"
Luo Manying, however, remained calm and looked at the newcomer, asking, "Gouhun, who is so audacious as to oppose Jiuyou? Could it be Mu Qiuyao?"
"No, it is this person."
The Soul Hook directly conjured an ancient mirror, displaying the figures reflected in it to Luo Manying and Tianxie Xuanwang.
"Shen Zhao!?"
When they saw the figure appear, Luo Manying and Tianxie Xuanwang exclaimed in surprise.
Jiang Qingluan happened to hear the shout and couldn't help but raise her head.
Heavenly Evil King clenched his fists: "Damn it, why is Shen Zhao here!"
Luo Manying then revealed a lovesick expression: "A heroic man is truly charming!"
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