"Madam, please understand, this monk is not actually a member of the Zhang Huang clan. He came to the Holy Domain with me," Wang Yao hurriedly explained.
“He is the deputy envoy of the Zhang-Huang special envoy delegation, how could he not be a member of the Zhang-Huang clan? Lord Yue Lao, please don’t joke. I am only doing this for his own good. For his safety, it would be better if you kept him here.”
"Now that the entire Yi clan knows that the Zhang Huang clan has just killed our clan's sleeping guard, if you take him out now, I can't control my furious children. I'm afraid he might get hurt if I'm not careful," Lady Lian advised calmly.
“Um…” Wang Yao glanced at Lady Lian, then at Hui Shuo beside him who looked completely bewildered. He was secretly annoyed. Lady Lian seemed easy to talk to, but she was actually extremely stubborn. She had insisted that Fu Zhong had killed the Sleeping Guards earlier, and now she was saying that Hui Shuo was a member of the Zhang Huang clan.
Leaving Hui Shuo here alone is absolutely unacceptable. Firstly, given the seductive manner Lady Lian just displayed, Wang Yao fears the little monk might lose control and become a useless man, thus becoming Lady Lian's meal—wouldn't that be terrible?
Furthermore, even if Lady Lian, respecting her status, did not seduce Hui Shuo, if Tong Xuan could not find evidence of Fu Zhong's innocence, wouldn't Hui Shuo become a hostage? In that case, it was entirely possible that Lady Lian would kill Hui Shuo in a fit of anger.
Most importantly, Hui Shuo is just a mortal with no ability to defend himself. If I don't keep an eye on him, any random Yi tribe warrior could easily kill him. So I absolutely cannot leave him alone.
“I see…” Wang Yao shook his head firmly. “If Madam does not allow me to take this monk away, then please bring the Ape and Elephant Divine Talisman here, and I will see if I can undo it here.”
"Hmm... alright, I'll have Xiao Gui bring the talisman over." Lady Lian didn't insist, but before she could finish speaking, screams erupted again throughout the hall, the walls shook violently, and the roaring heads reappeared.
"Oh no! The sleeping guards of Building No. 2 have been massacred again!"
"It was the barbarian and brooding people of the Zhanghuang clan who did it!"
"Your Majesty, we have surrounded Building No. 2. Please give the order to execute the murderer!"
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"What's going on today? There was an accident at Building No. 1 up ahead. Don't you know to keep an eye on those bastards and savages?" Madam Lian frowned and shouted.
"We only discovered the Sleeping Guardian was killed when we went to control the brutes and monsters shopping in Building No. 2," one of the protruding faces in the hall replied.
"Are there any casualties among the Mangzhong and Binzhong?" Lady Lian asked again.
"Without the Queen Mother's order, we only surrounded the Mangzhong and Binzhong, without killing them."
"Hmm...did they resist?"
"No, after we discovered them, a few brutes tried to make a move, but their leader stopped them, and now they are in a standoff with us."
"Lord Yue Lao, please wait a moment. Something is amiss today. Please allow me to see who has the audacity to cause trouble in my Mother City." After asking a few simple questions about the protruding faces on the walls, Lady Lian spoke to Wang Yao.
Before she finished speaking, the entire hall seemed to be electrified, and waves of tremors appeared. Lady Lian, who was standing on the high platform, had already closed her eyes. Wang Yao was surprised to find that even the surface of the high platform she was standing on had ripples.
In an instant, everything around him seemed to come alive. Wang Yao felt that every wall and every piece of color was shaking, and these shaking radiated outwards from Lady Lian, who was standing on the high platform.
At the same time, a strong sense of power gradually filled the hall, and Hui Shuo's face turned pale without him realizing it. Wang Yao made up a "good person" for himself, took a step forward, moved Hui Shuo behind him, and frowned as he looked at Lady Lian on the high platform.
"How dare you, you brat!" Wang Yao suddenly heard a sharp shout. This shout did not seem to come from Lady Lian on the high platform, but rather it rang out from all directions of the hall. Immediately afterward, a loud rumbling sound arose, and Wang Yao was astonished to find that everything around him was rising rapidly.
The most obvious sight was Lady Lian and the high platform beneath her feet. Wang Yao watched as the platform, along with Lady Lian, rapidly lifted off the ground and rose higher and higher, while the dome of the hall also rose continuously. However, the platform and Lady Lian rose even faster.
Just as Lady Lian's head was about to touch the dome of the hall, the four walls of the hall slid rapidly towards Lady Lian's body and the dome towards the back of her head, and the gloomy sky outside suddenly appeared above Wang Yao and Hui Shuo.
This...this is...Wang Yao suddenly realized that the palace, the black pot bottom, and the red walls were actually all Lady Lian's body. At this moment, Lady Lian stood tall in front of Wang Yao, with a long black armor behind her, like a cloak.
Lady Lian's porcelain-like beauty, who had been standing on the high platform, had long since merged with the red platform beneath her feet and the surrounding red walls, presenting a red head without features and a huge body that looked like it had been carved from red jade.
Wang Yao stood at Lady Lian's feet, looking up at her, feeling as insignificant as a speck of dust.
"Tongxuan, why did your Zhanghuang clan break the centuries-old peace agreement between our two clans and attack my Xiaoque City? Tongxuan, Tongxuan?" The faceless, red head of Lady Lian uttered a question like muffled thunder, making Wang Yao's ears ring incessantly.
Tong Xuan was silent, but Hui Shuo's body swayed and suddenly collapsed behind Wang Yao. Wang Yao was shocked and pulled him into his arms. He noticed that there were traces of blood flowing from Hui Shuo's ears.
Wang Yao was terrified. He picked up Hui Shuo and ran away into the distance. He then realized that he was in a deep valley with the ground rising high all around him. Wang Yao only wanted to climb back to the ground and get away from the gigantic Lady Lian.
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