"Why……"
Li Mingke was puzzled by everything before him.
The bead, which was nine parts similar to the Disguise Bead, lay quietly on the lotus-colored silk, emitting a faint blue light.
The fingertips have a slightly cool touch, carrying the weight of a thousand years of history, reflecting the profound emotions of that time.
"The words on the stone tablet do not refer to just one person, but to two."
"Those who possess the bloodline of the Wu Emperor, and those who possess the bloodline of the Dragon's Roar. That is—you and me."
The fourth prince gazed intently at her.
“But I clearly don’t have the Dragon Roar bloodline…” Li Mingke murmured.
Her mother, Li Zengqing, was the head of the Li family in Pengzhou, and her father, Wu Xilan, came from the Wu Prince's Mansion.
"You'll need to go back and ask your family." Although the Fourth Prince had a general idea, he wasn't sure.
Li Mingke wrapped the Suihou Pearl in lotus-colored brocade and placed it in the Fourth Prince's hand, saying, "Take it. This is what you've always been pursuing."
The fourth prince took it, but wouldn't let Li Mingke take his hand back, "But I now have a new pursuit."
Li Mingke could feel the Fourth Prince's force; his palms were even slightly sweaty.
She lowered her head and forcefully pulled her hand away.
"Is that not allowed?" he asked.
Li Mingke remained silent.
The fourth prince didn't say anything, just smiled and patted her head, "Then pretend I didn't say anything, don't feel pressured."
Li Mingke nodded slightly.
"Let's hurry up and get out of here. Everyone's waiting for us... no, waiting for you." She changed the subject.
"Okay." The fourth prince wanted to take her hand, but hesitated for a moment and put his arm around her shoulder instead.
"let's go."
"You can't just leave whenever you want!" a voice suddenly came from behind them.
The two turned around instantly, and it was none other than the Fifth Princess, Wu Xidi.
Their eyes met.
"Tsk tsk, it seems you've already obtained the Suihou Pearl!" The Fifth Princess slowly walked towards them.
"Fourth Brother, who's that behind you?" she asked loudly.
Because Li Mingke was afraid that her true gender would be discovered if she went out, the Fourth Prince took off his coat and covered her head with it.
Li Mingke is now completely wrapped up, with only his eyes visible through the gaps.
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince stepped in front of Li Mingke, saying, "This has nothing to do with you."
"Heh, Fourth Brother is really lucky, always having a master to help him." The Fifth Princess's eyes flashed with anger. "But now, your good luck has run out!"
The Fifth Princess suddenly raised a tiny glass doll high above her head.
The fourth prince's eyes widened in fury upon seeing this.
"Fifth brother, are you crazy!"
The glass doll in the Fifth Princess's hand is called "May Your Dreams Come True Doll". It is an extremely powerful explosive. The glass outer skin is thin and brittle. It can shatter instantly when dropped on the ground. The explosion range is extremely wide, and the power is greater in the smaller the space.
"Fourth Brother, give me the Suihou Pearl!" She walked step by step toward the Fourth Prince.
The fourth prince stood still.
"Give me the Suihou Pearl, or we'll all die together!" She made a move to throw the glass doll to the ground.
"Fifth Prince, you're really foolish." The Fourth Prince laughed. "So what if Liuliwa explodes? If I die, you'll die too. I see there's filth on the hem of your skirt, so our 'Second Sister' is probably gone by now. With the throne out of reach, are we just going to let it fall into the hands of the collateral branches?"
The Fifth Princess gritted her teeth. She understood everything, but with the Demon Lord not by her side and her greatest support gone, she had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.
"Hehe, let's see who dies first!" She has a protective magic weapon! Although she doesn't know if it can withstand the explosion of the Glass Doll, she'll still have a chance if she fights to the death!
Snap—
The sound of the glass hitting the ground was crisp and clear.
boom--
The entire Fengchan Mountain shook violently, and the various forces waiting for their masters outside the mountain craned their necks upon hearing the sound.
"what happens!"
"Our ancestors are angry!"
Chaos erupted immediately.
Miao Yinzi was enjoying the highest level of hospitality, with several eloquent maids serving her, and she was eating royal fruits, juice dripping from her mouth.
The moment she heard the sound, she immediately straightened her back.
But she quickly relaxed.
"Crunch, crunch, it's really intense inside." She crunched the peach loudly. "But the real show has only just begun."
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd.
"Immortal Venerable Jinyun!"
"Lord Immortal!"
People crowded around the immortal who had come here for reasons unknown.
It's here!
Miaoyinzi stood up.
White boots stopped in front of her.
"My Immortal Lord, it's been a long time." Miao Yinzi's manners were impeccable.
“Miaoyinzi.” He recognized the person in front of him.
"May I ask where the Immortal Venerable comes from and where he is going?" she asked with a smile.
“You don’t need to know where I come from; I’ve only come to take my apprentice back,” he said calmly.
Miao Yinzi's eyes darted around, and she understood immediately. "Then I wish the Immortal Venerable all his wishes come true." She slowly bowed, adopting a respectful posture.
“Your beloved disciple is in the mountains; perhaps she needs you,” she said in a deep voice.
Jinyun Immortal nodded, left a "thank you" and then disappeared.
The crowd surrounded Miaoyinzi.
"How can we let outsiders into the mountains!"
"The First Emperor will be furious!"
"Even a Celestial Venerable wouldn't do it!"
Miao Yinzi stopped everyone, saying, "My master, Shenjizi, foresaw this long ago. There's no need to panic. It's all fate."
She gazed once more at Fengchan Mountain, which had returned to tranquility.
I see, I see!
No wonder she couldn't figure out Li Mingke's background!
Five-colored divine light, two dragons vying for a pearl—so that's what it means!
Master, you've fooled everyone in the world, even me! I just wonder how long you can keep these two supreme and powerful figures who once stirred up the world in the dark!
Li Mingke felt a wave of heat hit her face, and the powerful air pressure slammed her dozens of feet away. Even though the Fourth Prince desperately tried to shield her, she was still greatly affected.
Although the Fourth Prince had cultivated in the immortal sect, he was not a dedicated cultivator. It was clear that he was at his limit; large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and blood was flowing from his seven orifices.
Li Mingke knew that the Fourth Prince wouldn't last much longer. She didn't know the Fifth Princess's condition, but she knew that if things continued like this, the Fourth Prince would surely die.
The breastplate she wore on her chest shielded her from most of the impact, but the confined space amplified the power of the glass doll, causing the breastplate to develop several cracks.
The chest protector wasn't broken, so it should hold out for a while longer!
The fourth prince was already unconscious, so she simply took a step forward and stood in front of him.
She'd already done so much; if the Fourth Prince died, wouldn't all her efforts have been in vain? All the shock and fear she'd endured during this time would have been for nothing! She'd even revealed her true gender!
Due to the change in position, there was no buffer in front, and the power of the glass doll directly impacted the breastplate, so powerfully that the breastplate shattered.
The Heart-Protecting Mirror is already of a very high grade. Just how monstrous is this Glass Child?
Li Mingke's chest cavity was impacted, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Without the breastplate, Li Mingke had to endure everything with his own body.
The second before she closed her eyes, she was thinking:
If only she could cultivate, at least she could condense her inner strength into a layer of armor to protect her chest, unlike now, she'd probably be blown to bits, no, more like a pile of charred ashes.
Then she lost consciousness.
The Demon Lord sat quietly, holding the Disguise Pearl in his hand. He recalled everything that had just happened, which was so beautiful it seemed unreal. But when he saw the Disguise Pearl, he realized that he had been hallucinating and had mistaken Li Mingke for his wife, Lin Banjian.
He smiled sadly.
Could he really be so longing? A tiny spark amplified his desire to such an extent that he mistook the man for the one he longed for day and night.
Just as he was blaming himself and feeling remorseful, a firework exploded in his mind, and his whole body trembled.
That spirit has responded!
Li Mingke was destined to die, but a force within her body suddenly broke through several suppressions and erupted, forcefully withstanding the astonishing explosive power.
It was this force that prevented Li Mingke from turning into a pile of ashes.
This power was healing her fatal wound, but when it separated a part of itself to travel through Li Mingke's body, it was immediately attacked by several other forces and was suppressed again in no time.
The Demon Lord, who had just been excited, felt the response from that soul and immediately headed in its direction. However, after he violently destroyed several stone walls, the response from that soul disappeared again, and there was no response no matter how he called out to it.
His wife disappeared again...
The Demon Lord, driven by impotence and rage, vented his fury by destroying everything around him.
"Half-seen—"
No one answered.
And now standing before him was the last person he wanted to see. That person was always aloof, always confident, always in control of everything.
Now they're trying to snatch away at his tiny, life-saving hope.
"Jinyun." He gritted his teeth.
He simply spoke indifferently, pointing his longsword at him, "Where is my disciple?"
Miaoyinzi was still gazing at Fengchan Mountain in the distance.
She had just seen a five-colored divine light.
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