Chapter 357
The woman in pink beside him shouted, "Your Highness is speaking to you! Come here and kneel!"
After she spoke, she glanced at Jiang Yu. Upon receiving a nod of approval, she reached out and summoned a withered branch from outside, not using any true essence, and swung it toward Jiang Chulong, the sword intent resembling a solitary peak in the clouds.
"Your Highness!"
Mei Yun had just taken a step forward when she was met with those dual-colored eyes, causing her to retract her foot.
Crack—
The branch struck Jiang Chulong's back. She did not dodge or retaliate, staggering slightly as the festive red of her attire soaked through with deeper bloodstains.
Jiang Yu's dual-colored eyes were calm, as if he were discussing something trivial:
"Keep hitting her until she fights back."
"I want to see just how much skill you've picked up from your rural training."
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Chapter 391: The Counterattack at Qingyuan Sect Meeting
"Strange."
As Li Mo descended from the dissipating clouds, he found the Xi Yang Yang Hotpot Restaurant deserted, not a single shadow in sight.
From a distance, it had seemed quite busy.
Furrowing his brows, he landed and noticed two figures sitting at the entrance, blocking the light that streamed in.
He activated his Tianming Divine Eye.
【Name: Jiang Yu】
【Age: 22】
【Root Bone: True Dragon Body, Imperial Sword Bone (incomplete ownership).】
【Realm: Nine Apertures of Observing Spirit.】
At this point, the information displayed by the Tianming Divine Eye flickered momentarily.
This was the most complex destiny color Li Mo had seen so far.
Amidst the gold, there was a hint of red.
Normally, this indicated a transformation in destiny, a sign that things might be heading in a better direction.
However, the hint of red within the gold appeared to be dimming, even turning blackish.
After a moment, the Tianming Divine Eye provided its assessment.
【Evaluation: Possessing the same root bone as the Great Ancestor Martial Emperor, destined for an invincible path, bearing the fortune of a dynasty, yet success and failure both loom large.】
【Recent Encounter: Discovered that Jiang Chulong, from whom he had already extracted the sword bone, showed signs of new sword bone regeneration, wanting to test her current capabilities.】
How to test?
Li Mo's expression changed. He could already hear the sounds from inside, reminiscent of when he was a child, stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat, but clearly much heavier.
He stepped into the hotpot restaurant.
Just in time to see the pink-clad maid swing her withered willow branch, accompanied by a howling wind.
Jiang Chulong was covered in numerous bloodstains, her new clothes stained a different color. The girl in the pink skirt was ruthless; her skin was torn, but she remained unharmed.
In that instant, a surge of anger ignited in Li Mo's chest, nearly setting his hair ablaze.
But he did not lose his composure. He tore off a strand of hair, letting it drift into the restaurant's backyard, and flicked out a round, shimmering Shenshen Lingzhu.
"Get out."
Jiang Yu turned to look, and the woman in blue beside him spoke coldly.
Yet, no matter how cold her demeanor, it couldn't compare to the icy glare on Li Mo's face.
"I am the owner here."
"Li Gege!"
Seeing Li Mo enter, Jiang Chulong pouted, the fabric around her lips faintly stained.
"Chulong, hit her. Don't hold back."
Li Mo's voice was soft, yet clear.
"Heh."
The girl in the pink skirt seemed to find it amusing. Not even the owner of a hotpot restaurant, let alone the lord of the Eastern Wilderness, would dare to stop her.
Besides, Jiang Chulong was already crippled, no different from a common servant in an ordinary tavern.
With a flick of her arm, the withered willow branch, accompanied by a chilling wind, aimed for Jiang Chulong's face.
This time, it would surely leave a mark on that delicate oval face.
However, when Jiang Chulong met Li Mo's calm gaze, her panicked heart inexplicably found peace.
Li Gege said she could fight back.
Bolstered by Li Mo's confidence, she firmly grasped the peach blossom branch.
Crack—
The sword intent within the peach blossom branch was resilient and sharp, slicing through the withered willow branch and curling back up.
The pink-clad girl's sleeve was shredded, and a few drops of blood fell.
She looked utterly stunned, not expecting the seemingly frail Jiang Chulong to unleash such astonishing ferocity.
Jiang Yu's dual-colored eyes flickered sharply, signaling the woman in blue beside him, who held a sword, to throw it.
It turned out to be a mysterious weapon.
The pink-clad girl caught the sword and turned to counterattack.
Clang, clang, clang—
In an instant, the hotpot restaurant was filled with flashing sword lights and shadows, neither of them using their realms, simply engaging in a sword duel.
The result was that the sword attendant from Tianshan Sword Manor was being pressed by the little princess Jiang.
The pink-clad sword attendant suddenly moved like a butterfly flitting through flowers, her mysterious weapon glowing brilliantly.
The sword intent of this strike resembled a long river in the clouds, descending from the heavens, vaguely sharing the same root as the Hengyun sword intent.
Without using their realms, this strike could challenge even martial artists at the Inner Breath realm.
Faced with this overwhelming and terrifying strike, Jiang Chulong did not retreat but advanced.
The peach blossom branch seemed to unleash dozens, even hundreds, of sword lights, among which one appeared particularly pure and bright, resilient and steadfast.
The sword light flashed and vanished.
The mysterious weapon in the pink-clad girl's hand flew from her grasp, embedding itself in the ground.
Had she not let go just now, her fingers would have been severed.
Yet Jiang Chulong's peach blossom branch did not stop, for Li Gege had said not to hold back.
Having lost her sword, the pink-clad sword attendant became increasingly desperate, forced to dodge left and right.
To put it simply, she couldn't even fight back, only being chased and beaten.
"Enough!"
Jiang Yu stood up.
"Not enough!"
Li Mo met those dual-colored eyes without flinching.
"Your status is noble, but this little shop has its own rules."
Jiang Yu rose, his eyes devoid of visible anger.
He was genuinely scrutinizing this boy who claimed to be the hotpot restaurant's owner, ranked fourth on the Qianlong List.
"Her martial training concerns you?"
"It does. What will you do about it?"
"You've committed a grave offense!"
Jiang Yu's aura intertwined, revealing a majestic divine intent.
A golden dragon, with prominent horns and scales shimmering like gold, held an imperial sword in its mouth, spiraling in the air.
Beneath its swirling form, there seemed to be a grand city.
Is it the imperial capital?
It looked somewhat similar.
The divine sword golden dragon suppressed the imperial realm.
Perhaps when this city fully manifested, Jiang Yu would break through to the Inner Scene, but even the divine intent of the Nine Apertures of Observing Spirit was enough to envelop the surrounding area for dozens of miles in a domineering and sacred aura.
Within a fifty-mile radius, passersby felt an overwhelming sense of dread, their hearts filled with the urge to kneel and bow, unable to lift their heads, their knees buckling under the pressure.
The dragon's roar echoed, rising into the heavens.
Qingyuan Sect.
Main Peak Hall.
The elders were in a meeting, and Shangguan Wencang sat in the position of sect master, puffing on a pipe as he slowly spoke:
"The Crown Prince has arrived. We must present a good image of Qingyuan Sect, with each peak fulfilling its duties and maintaining a stable and positive development trend."
"Ahem, the new peak master of the Rare Beast Peak has yet to be selected, and the hygiene conditions for the exotic beasts need improvement. After the meeting, we must organize the disciples for a thorough cleaning."
"Dan Ding Peak has made significant breakthroughs in external alchemy. Although only Li Mo succeeded, it has expanded our thinking and paved the way for future developments. We can showcase the research results to the Crown Prince."
"Ruyi Peak has also made new explorations in painting. Disciple Ouyang has developed a technique called 'Animation' that can make the Observing Spirit Diagram more vivid, promoting the cultivation progress of disciples in the Observing Spirit realm, with hopes of spreading to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."
"Oh, and let Ouyang tidy up his 'hobbies.' The Crown Prince might think Ruyi Peak is involved in some illegal activities."
"Does anyone have anything to add?"
After Shangguan Wencang finished speaking, he cleared his throat, picked up a nearby porcelain jar, blew on it, and took a sip of tea.
Elder Han He raised his hand:
"I propose we lock up Elder Shang Wu for now."
"She can bite, and if she gives the Crown Prince a nosebleed, that would be troublesome."
This was indeed a constructive suggestion.
However, locking her up might not be feasible, so everyone thought of ways to get her some good wine to keep her drunk for a while.
Just then.
Roar—
A dragon's roar echoed from the void, making their legs feel weak.
"Is that divine intent from the Crown Prince?"
"Why did he release his divine intent?"
"Could it be that he encountered some lawless individuals who provoked him? There have indeed been quite a few unruly people in Ziyang Prefecture lately."
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Chapter 392: Confrontation of the Xuan Strongman Leaves the Elders Bewildered
Inside the Xi Yang Yang Hotpot Restaurant.
The space around Mei Yun subtly twisted, releasing an inner scene domain to isolate the divine intent of the golden dragon suppressing the imperial realm.
Yet, she couldn't help but feel a surge of submissive thoughts rising within her.
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