novelhk Chapter 164 Want to Kill
Chapter 164 Want to Kill
Not only did the princess dislike it, but her mother also disliked it. It's a pity that she was so engrossed in cultivation when she was young that she regretted it later, but it was too late.
Ye Qingshuang didn't ask any more questions after hearing this.
The emperor is dead, the empress is dead, the elders are dead, and the princess is dead. Tonight, the Zhaoyue Palace is in chaos. Even though the soldiers wanted to stop them, they were no match for them and could only watch helplessly as the group left.
After leaving the palace, Uncle Li looked at the group and said, "I have completed the task the princess entrusted to me. Farewell." With that, Uncle Li carried Xue Zhao's body into the night.
Ye Qingshuang turned her head to look at Ling Yi: "Where to now?"
Ling Yi asked Ye Qingshuang, "How many empires are there in Qizhou?"
Ye Qingshuang said, "Six."
"Six?" Ling Yi frowned, then opened the Heavenly Mandate in his divine sense and looked at the Spirit Condensation Pearl map. One of the lit pieces occupied a quarter of the map, indicating that there were only four Spirit Condensation Pearls. Of the six empires, two of them definitely did not have them, but he still had to go. How would he know which empire had them and which did not if he did not go?
Ling Yi said, "Let's go to the next empire."
Ye Qingshuang looked at her: "Ling Yi, are you looking for something?"
"Yes." Ling Yi didn't hide it, after all, she came out to look for something.
Ye Qingshuang didn't ask any more questions, but instead said, "The closest empire to Zhaoyue is the Tianxing Empire. The Tianxing Empire is an absolute imperial system, and sects are under the authority of the empire. Therefore, there are not many sects. When you go to Tianxing, you must strictly abide by the imperial rules, otherwise you will be in trouble."
Baijiu asked curiously, "Zhaoyue is more powerful because of its sect, so how did Tianxing manage to have even greater authority than the empire?"
"That's because the Tianxing royal family produces geniuses. Every prince and princess of the Tianxing royal family is a powerful person. This has been the case for generations. The royal family members are loyal to the royal family, so there is no place for sects to survive."
"That's amazing," Baijiu murmured.
“That’s nothing, there’s something even more amazing.” Ye Qingshuang said, “In the Tianxing royal family, every emperor is not limited by gender or whether he is a legitimate or illegitimate son. Only intelligence matters. Whoever is smart becomes emperor. Once he becomes emperor, he can forget about stepping down. He is basically trapped in the imperial city. Therefore, when the princes and princesses of the Tianxing royal family were young, you could see that all the children were stupid.”
"Why?" Baijiu asked curiously.
Ye Qingshuang said, "Because nobody wants to be emperor. The fools are genuinely foolish, and the clever ones are pretending to be foolish. In the vast world of the Nine Regions and Eighteen Continents, nobody wants to spend their whole life in the palace."
"But what if nobody wants to do that? What will happen in the end?"
“Someone will make a choice, and the person who makes the choice will sacrifice themselves. The rest of the royal family will have absolute respect for the person who sacrifices themselves. Since its existence, Tianxing has never had a power struggle, so the Tianxing royal family is an anomaly among all empires.”
“But I think it’s good that they’re doing it this way. The imperial family is free from strife, and the people are more at peace,” Baijiu said. “This is something many empires dream of.”
“That’s true, but ultimately it comes down to people,” Ye Qingshuang said. “Other empires can’t do it because their hearts are different, but that’s all getting back to the point.” Ye Qingshuang paused and looked at Ling Yi: “The Tianxing Empire is quite far from the Zhaoyue Empire. Shouldn’t we call the little golden tiger back?”
"No, thank you." Ling Yi refused directly: "Calling it back is too fast, I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up."
"Them?" Ye Qingshuang was stunned for a moment before realizing who Ling Yi was referring to. She caught up with him and asked, "Ling Yi, why did you have people spread the news that you possess a treasure?"
Ling answered as she walked, "Because I wanted to kill someone."
Ye Qingshuang and Baijiu exchanged a glance and fell silent.
Ling Yi ignored their silence and said to Tian Yan in his mind, "There were eight people left before, and we killed four today. We can unseal it once."
"Hmm." Tianyan asked, "What do you want to unseal?"
Ling Yi casually said, "Just focus on the wind element."
"Okay." Tianyan responded.
"Remember the remaining two, I'll make up the numbers later." Thinking about the number of people that would be there, Ling Yi was in a great mood.
Tianyan Dao: [01, perhaps you could pay attention to the Otherworldly Spirit Source. With it, the elemental attributes you possess can become stronger.]
"Don't worry, I won't miss it if I find it, but right now I'm more interested in finding the Spirit-Nourishing Pearl." Once I've gathered all of them, it will take time to unseal them.
"Okay." Tianyan responded without saying anything more.
...
Three months later, in the border city of the Tianxing Empire.
After the three entered the city, Ye Qingshuang couldn't wait to book three rooms and asked the waiter to bring water so she could take a bath!
Three months, a full three months, and she was finally able to sleep in a bed!
Thinking about what had happened in the past three months, Ye Qingshuang felt numb.
After they left the Zhaoyue Imperial Palace, news of Ling Yi possessing a treasure spread. The first to arrive were the disciples of the Zhaoyue Sect, and the scene of their siege was incredibly exaggerated. Then... they all died.
The three waves of attacks by the Zhaoyue Sect failed to succeed even once. Not only did they raise Ling Yi's cultivation level from the third-level Spirit Sect to the sixth-level Spirit Sect, they also gave Ling Yi a lot of good things, turning him directly from a poor man into a rich man.
Ye Qingshuang and Baijiu didn't help much, but they did manage to pick up quite a few bargains.
After the disciples of the Zhaoyue Sect, there were some scattered forces, but none of them returned, and their deaths were gruesome.
With precedents set, others who originally wanted to seize the treasure were afraid of death and lost interest. Since not many people came, Ye Qingshuang saw this and advised Ling Yi to rent a flying beast to come to Tianxing. Ling Yi traveled slowly for several days, and when no one came, he agreed to Ye Qingshuang's suggestion.
The rented flying beast was no faster than the little golden tiger, and coupled with the time wasted due to the killing, it took a full three months to reach Tianxing Border City.
Ye Qingshuang soaked comfortably in the bathtub.
When people are comfortable, it's like they've eaten and drunk their fill and have nothing to do. They like to think about all sorts of things. For example, Ye Qingshuang was thinking at this moment, "Why did Ling Yi kill so many people?"
Ling Yi, who was being thought of by Ye Qingshuang, was currently inside the space and asked Tianyan, "How many people are there in total?"
[The Zhaoyue Sect attacked 270 people in three separate attacks, and their scattered forces totaled 168. Adding the two extra individuals from before, the total is 440. Of these, 40 did not meet the required malice level, leaving 400 effective individuals. Therefore, the seal can be lifted forty times.] After reporting, Tianyan asked, [Shall we lift the seal now?]
"Yes," Ling Yi replied, "but I'll choose for myself. You unfold that book."
"Okay." Tianyan responded and immediately unfolded the skill book.
Ling Yi flipped through the skill book to check the skills that had been activated.
Fire element 10, Wood element 3, Wind element 2, Water element 1, Healing element 7.
Forty attempts are needed to level up all four elements except fire to level 10, requiring seven, eight, nine, and three attempts respectively, for a total of twenty-seven attempts. After completing these, thirteen attempts will remain.