Bi Linglong's face was pale, but she still held her head high: "Do you really think you have us cornered? We just killed a ninth-grade ferocious beast. If it really comes down to a fight, the outcome is still uncertain. I advise you not to make a big mistake. If a real battle breaks out, we may not be a match for you, but it will be easy for one or two of you to escape. Once we leave the secret realm, Prince Qi's conspiracy will be exposed to the world, and the Emperor will have ample reason to eliminate him. Only annihilation awaits you."
"So why not abandon the darkness and join us now? Not only will I forgive your past mistakes, but I will also consider you the greatest contributor to bringing down the Prince of Qi. You will then have everything you need for wealth, honor, and cultivation resources. Wouldn't that be better than being a guest minister to the Prince of Qi's wife and perishing with him?"
Wei Pingyang's eyes showed surprise: "I must say, Your Highness, your words are indeed very persuasive. I'm even a little tempted by them."
Bi Linglong was not happy at all, because the other party's words showed that he had rejected her attempts to win him over.
“If your people really escape, it would be meaningless for me to kill you and the Crown Prince. But since Prince Qi has set up such a scheme, how could he not be fully prepared?” Wei Pingyang sighed. “Crown Princess, you’re deliberately stalling for time to allow your men to recover their fighting strength. Guess why I’ve been talking to you for so long now that I’ve seen through your intentions?”
Bi Linglong's expression finally changed. Could it be...?
Wei Pingyang's lips parted, revealing yellowish-white teeth: "The Crown Prince clearly ran away just now, so why do you think he came back here?"
Gao Ying was shocked: "Could it be that the sudden appearance of those ferocious beasts was orchestrated by you?"
“Of course, our people secretly drove those ferocious beasts to the place you must pass through,” Wei Pingyang said with a smug look. “We originally wanted you to die in the mouths of those beasts, but we didn’t expect that you people are quite capable and fearless, so we had to take action ourselves.”
Hearing his words, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom. They couldn't even defeat the people in front of them, and judging from the implication in his words, there were actually others...
Just then, a scream rang out, and a figure rushed to the side at lightning speed.
A commotion broke out in the Meng family camp because they discovered that the person who ran away was their own young master, Meng Pan!
They were caught in a dilemma. Logically, they should follow their young master, but the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were still here. If they ran away, wouldn't they be deserters?
"You shameless bastard surnamed Meng!" Zhao Xi roared angrily, pointing at his back and cursing.
They were already at a disadvantage, and Meng Pan was one of the few high-end combatants, but he actually ran away!
Unfortunately, they are currently focused on guarding against Wei Pingyang and his men's surprise attack and dare not chase after him back, otherwise it would be easy to cause their formation to break down and their entire line to collapse completely.
Now, the only hope is that Wei Pingyang's men can stop Meng Pan, at least making that guy lose a few men.
Bi Linglong's face was ashen. She wasn't that angry. Having one more or one less Meng Pan wouldn't make much difference. On the contrary, if he could really escape the encirclement, at least he could spread what happened here and let the emperor avenge them, which would be worth it.
So she looked expectantly in the direction Meng Pan had fled. It has to be said that Meng Pan, as a sixth-grade cultivator, was really fast. He broke out of the encirclement of those "savages" in the blink of an eye.
Strangely, Wei Pingyang did not intervene, and his "wild men" seemed not to see him at all, focusing all their attention on the remaining people.
Meng Pan was overjoyed. He had carefully chosen this moment to escape. He knew that the people of the Qi Prince's Mansion would definitely target the Crown Prince and Crown Princess first. The warriors who came to assist the Crown Prince were all carefully selected from various families. Although they had just experienced a great battle, they still maintained a certain level of combat power.
Furthermore, with the sudden emergence of that guy from Zu'an, even if Wei Pingyang is a Grandmaster, he may not be able to easily defeat this force.
So he probably doesn't have the energy to deal with him. As for whether his escape will affect the morale of the remaining people, he can't care about that anymore.
"Hmph, at least I left the Meng family warriors there to help." He kept reassuring himself, already thinking about how to explain to the Emperor that he was the only one who escaped after leaving the secret realm.
Just then, his eyes suddenly widened, and he desperately covered his neck, kicking wildly as if an invisible hand had grabbed his neck.
At this moment, Wei Pingyang revealed a relaxed smile: "You've finally arrived."
A voice slowly rang out: "If I hadn't come, you would have let one of them escape alive."
A tall, slender figure slowly emerged from the forest. He wore a white robe, and his long beard flowed down his chest, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.
"Lu Xiao!"
Bi Linglong trembled, a hint of despair flashing in her voice.
The person before me is Lu Xiao, the head of the five great guest elders of the Qi Prince's Mansion, whose cultivation is said to have reached the mid-stage of the Grandmaster level!
At this moment, two other people gradually emerged from the other two directions. One of them had a huge red spot on his face, and looked ferocious and ugly. With such obvious features, he was naturally the fifth of the five guest elders of the Qi Prince's Mansion, Mu Ping, who was at the mid-stage of the ninth rank.
The other person had an extremely large head and always had an arrogant and irritating expression. He was none other than He Li, one of the five guest elders of the Qi Prince's Mansion and a peak ninth-rank expert.
Bi Linglong smiled sadly: "Four of the five guest elders of the Qi Prince's mansion actually came at the same time. The Qi Prince really thinks too highly of us."
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