Sang Hong's face darkened: "Lord Xu, investigations require evidence, and you can't just frame someone like this. Could it be that you haven't been able to catch Yu Yanluo these days, so you're trying to shift the blame onto Lord Zu?"
Xu Yu said in a sinister tone, "Whether it is true or not, Lord Sang should know very well. I will report this matter to the Emperor and ask him to make a decision. You said you were sending Lord Zu to carry out a secret mission, but you couldn't tell me the details. Let's see how you can make excuses when the Emperor asks."
“This is none of Lord Xu’s concern,” Sang Hong said calmly. “On the contrary, Lord Xu should think about how to explain this to the Emperor. He arrested Madam Yu and then let her go. Now even the Yu family’s mine has completely collapsed. The losses to our Great Zhou Dynasty are immeasurable.”
Xu Yu's breath hitched. Taking down the Yu family would have been a great achievement, but Yu Yanluo had run away, so most of the credit was now gone.
Now even the Yu family's mine has collapsed. The Emperor wants to deal with the Yu family, but he also needs this mine.
The entire Yu family mine supplies nearly 30% of the empire's cultivation resources; how can this hole be filled?
The other officials present also knew this, which is why they used to closely surround Xu Yu and cheer him on.
But today, for the first time ever, no one spoke up, just watching him and Sang Hong engage in a war of words.
Xu Yu cursed these opportunists under his breath. The meeting ended unhappily. He went to continue the search for Yu Yanluo, while also dealing with the disaster relief and aftermath of the Yu family's mine accident.
Sang Hong appeared victorious on the surface, but inwardly he was filled with worry.
Ah Zu, where have you gone?
At this moment, Zaun was fighting against the Golden Crow Prince. Seeing the Golden Crow's golden feather swords filling the sky, he subconsciously thought of Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon in a certain anime from his previous life.
The visual effects are truly stunning.
Just like playing basketball in front of female classmates at school in my past life, it didn't matter whether I scored or not, the key was to look cool.
It just so happens that Zaun has the Azure Phoenix Sword Formation skill, so they also tried to launch it in the same way.
Surprisingly, it actually worked!
In this way, strands of cyan sword energy deflected the Golden Crow Prince's Golden Crow Feather Swords.
Countless blue and golden rays intertwined in the sky, radiating dazzling light.
Many snake clan experts rushed over upon hearing the news, and they were all dazzled by the sight. After so many years of cultivation, who among them had ever seen such a magnificent scene of ten thousand swords flying together?
Countless golden feather swords shattered, and many of the azure sword energies also broke apart.
The scattered sword energy easily sliced through the distant trees that were as thick as several people could hug, and the large stones on the ground were easily cut open as if they were tofu.
The ground was covered with thin, mottled sword marks.
The onlookers felt a chill run down their spines. They could feel the terrifying killing intent even from such a distance. How much pressure must those in the midst of it be under?
If they were in there, they probably wouldn't last a second before being torn to shreds by the sword energy.
They quickly retreated again to increase the distance, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
At this moment, both Zu'an and the Golden Crow Prince were in bad shape. Neither of them could completely deflect all of the other's sword energy, and bloodstains quickly appeared on their bodies. The stinging pain of the sword energy entering their bodies made both of them feel a chill.
Prince Jinwu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Why did his opponent have almost the same way to counter every one of his killing moves?
You should know that he can easily gain the upper hand with just one skill and then toy with his enemies like a cat playing with a mouse.
As a result, I feel like I've lost my identity today.
Zuan knew that the Golden Crow Prince's sword energy was all forged from his own feathers. Unless he was plucked into a featherless crow, his sword energy would continue to flow endlessly.
His own Azure Phoenix Sword Formation had a limited duration, and continuing the exchange would be detrimental to him.
Seizing the moment when the Golden Crow Prince was distracted, he instantly transformed, enveloped in countless cyan sword energies, and charged directly at his opponent.
As the distance closed, the golden sword energy became increasingly dense and terrifying.
They are currently focusing all their efforts on eliminating the invaders.
The cyan sword energy surrounding Zuan was dissolving at a visible speed.
When the last wisp of azure sword energy disappeared, he had successfully broken through the opponent's defenses and punched the Golden Crow Prince's chin once again.
"Not again?" Prince Jinwu was both surprised and furious. He even had PTSD from this move.
He didn't want to experience the miserable experience of hand-to-hand combat again, so he quickly flew away.
But how could Zuan let him have his way? In the end, he even rode on top of him and rained down punches. The Golden Crow Prince was beaten until he was covered in blood, snot, and tears, and he was in a miserable state.
The sight made the crowd below shudder, and they all instinctively covered their chins, completely able to imagine the pain of the Golden Crow Prince.
"This position... isn't it a bit too much like a man on top of a man?" Yun Jianyue's expression was strange, and she felt that this scene was a bit too much for her eyes.
Yan Xuehen was taken aback: "What do you mean by 'man on top of man'?"
She was born in Baiyujing, and possessed a noble and aloof temperament; she had never been exposed to such things.
On the contrary, Yun Jianyue came from a demonic sect, a place where all sorts of people mingled, and he had seen all kinds of things.
He leaned close to her ear and described it with a wicked grin, making Yan Xuehen feel embarrassed and annoyed. She really was a vixen; she knew all sorts of messy things.
At that moment, a terrifying pressure came from the sky, and a red sun slowly rose.
No, there are two suns in the sky!
Zuan could no longer control the Golden Crow Prince and was thrown away by a tremendous force.
He looked closely and saw that the Golden Crow Prince had disappeared, and in his place was a fiery red sun.
Under the blazing sun, the surrounding air seemed to turn into water, creating various ripples.
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