42. Let’s Settle This Slowly
“But speaking of which, Young Master Lin,”
Gong Yiling glanced at the generals, assessing their cultivation levels.
“Even with their support, can you guarantee victory?”
Actually, the situation wasn’t that bad.
Miss Gong had long known that the Heavenly Sin would interfere, so their current lineup was as luxurious as it could be.
Gong Muzhi, the Stone-Breaking Dragon Python, Feng Lili, Elder Zhao, Yuan Qin, and the Court Master Mei, whose allegiance was still unknown, plus Gong Musheng, who was always on standby.
And that didn’t even include herself and Yan Chuyue, who were also at the Earthly Nether realm.
With this configuration, defeating Murong Jing was basically no problem. The only issue was how to avoid a war.
Now that Lin Bieji had taken Murong Jing’s place, the major noble families wouldn’t be so rash as to side with him. The only ones who were firmly on his side were the military.
—How strong could the generals of the Four Kingdoms be?
General Yan, who was called the God of War, was only a peak Earthly Nether cultivator. All of them combined wouldn’t be enough for her mother to deal with.
The only problem was the people of the Heavenly Sin. How strong were they?
“Sigh…” Lin Bieji, hearing this, chuckled. “Why do you think I have to fight you here?”
“Generals,” he then smiled sideways. “There’s nothing for you to do here. Go and prepare. I’m looking forward to your performance on the battlefield.”
“Yes!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the generals actually followed his instructions and left one by one, heading to their respective camps.
“Wait!”
Just as Gong Yiling was about to stop them, several waves of sword qi flew through the air, their target the main table.
With a few loud bangs, the table was reduced to rubble, and a cloud of dust several meters high instantly obscured their vision, preventing them from giving chase.
“To force me to act personally, this is the second time. And coincidentally, the last time was also you.”
At this moment, Lin Bieji’s voice was no longer as gentle as before, but had a sinister and terrifying aura.
“Tell me, how should I deal with you, little girl?”
Danger approached. Gong Yiling, with a shudder, immediately raised her heart sword to block.
But the next moment, her heart sword was hit by an incredibly heavy blow. She was stunned, almost causing a backlash of qi and blood.
—So powerful.
Just this simple encounter gave Gong Yiling some understanding of his strength.
No moves, no techniques, just a simple strike that put her in a passive position. This person’s realm was at least a major level higher than hers.
However, when Miss Gong used her qi to clear the surrounding dust, she found that only she and Lin Bieji were left.
The others had all disappeared.
“This is…?”
“Our account, there’s no need to involve others.” Lin Bieji still held his fan and chuckled coldly. “In that case, I’ll just pull you here, and the two of us can settle this slowly.”
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“Where’s Ling’er?”
When the dust outside settled, they discovered that Gong Yiling was not here.
Of course, the most dangerous man had also disappeared.
This scene made Gong Muzhi worried. “What kind of demonic art did that guy use to make Ling’er disappear with him? Damn it!”
“Don’t worry, Auntie Mu.” Yan Chuyue quickly patted her shoulder. “That guy Yiling is very powerful. Who knows who will suffer in the end?”
“If he dares to let Ling’er suffer, I’ll make him eat shit!”
Gong Muzhi cursed fiercely. When she looked up again, she happened to see the guests preparing to flee in the chaos, and her anger flared up again.
“All of you, stop!”
She roared, and the aura of an Immortal Mansion realm expert was fully unleashed. The sound was like thunder, and it scared the fleeing people on the spot.
Was this their bad luck?
They had just come to attend a banquet, but they hadn’t even had a hot bite before they were involved in this strange matter.
Now, after being scared for nothing, they weren’t even allowed to leave. They didn’t know what this great god wanted them to do. Surely she wouldn’t vent her anger on them?
At this moment, Yan Chuyue suddenly said, “They’re gone.”
“Gone? What’s gone?”
“Those people from the Heavenly Sin.” Yan Chuyue pointed at the original location of the pharmaceutical company, which was now empty.
It seemed that the chaos caused by Lin Bieji was not just to take Gong Yiling away, but also to cover the retreat of the Heavenly Sin’s people.
“It’s fine. They’re just a few small fry.” The bald old man confidently took this matter upon himself. “I’ll just chase them back.”
With that, without waiting for Yan Chuyue to say anything, the old man took a big step and flew out. The force was so great that it directly broke a large hole in the palace, and the people who were forced to stay in place cried out in alarm.
So the question was… what should they do now?
Gong Yiling had always been the backbone of all their actions. Now that she was gone, the only enemy on the field was that disheartened Murong Jing.
However, the one who was still here was a protagonist.
“The purpose of the Heavenly Sin should be to cause chaos within the Youhan Dynasty while the army is slaughtering outside, so as to disintegrate the original dynasty’s power, so that they can take the opportunity to control the court.”
At this point, Yan Chuyue paused for a moment, trying to put herself in Gong Yiling’s perspective… no, with her ability, she didn’t need to pretend to be someone else.
She could figure out the other party’s thoughts herself.
It was already confirmed that the Heavenly Sin had mastered the pharmaceutical company to the extent that they could control the military. Next, if they wanted to completely control all aspects of the Youhan Dynasty, the most crucial thing was to target two parties.
The Murong royal family and… the Youcang Court.
Thinking of this, Yan Chuyue already had a plan.
“I know where their people have gone.” Yan Chuyue said in a deep voice, “I don’t know if that big fool can catch up with them. Yuan Qin, you take Auntie Mu to protect all the members of the Murong family.”
“And Uncle Mei, the Youcang Court’s headquarters has probably been attacked by them. The rest of us will come and help you, to see if we can salvage anything.”
After her reminder, the people present also quickly understood. The several parties immediately began to act. Only those who were scared by Gong Muzhi dared to wait here silently.
Tonight, it seemed, was still very long.
