Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"Move again, and I will kill you!"

From the cold voice, Xiao Yi's figure slowly descended from midair.

His gaze fell on Fang Qingzhu, Little Lin, and Niu Dali among others. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he realized they were not in mortal danger.

He held Fang Qingzhu in his arms, feeling her weak life force, his rage thundering in his heart.

"Xiao, Xiao Yi? How did you come back so soon?" Xue Jiu looked at Xiao Yi with a shocked face.

This was a man who could defeat Jiang Shanhe from the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core Realm. With his strength, he was no match for Xiao Yi. Precisely because of this, Xue Jiu had used Yan Mingli's severed finger to lure Xiao Yi away.

According to his plan...

It would take nearly an hour for Xiao Yi to reach Zhuilong Valley.

Even if he realized that it was a feint the moment he arrived at Zhuilong Valley and came back, it would still take an hour and a half, enough time for him to have captured Fang Qingzhu and the others.

Xiao Yi sneered, "I never went to Zhuilong Valley!" Explore stories at empire

After he left the Tianqi Martial Arts Academy, he raced at full speed toward Zhuilong Valley, but halfway there, he discovered a spy from Xue Yilou tailing him.

Xiao Yi captured the Xue Yilou expert, forced their plan out of him, and immediately turned back.

But he was still a step too late!

If Fang Qingzhu hadn't unleashed that ice-blue phoenix at the critical moment, by now, they would probably have been taken away by Xue Jiu and his people. The thought made Xiao Yi shudder.

Xue Jiu closed his eyes in despair, "I have pulled every lever I could, yet I forgot that with your strength, those who have just entered the Golden Core realm would ultimately betray themselves. It seems this mission is my failure!"

Xiao Yi said indifferently, "Who is behind all this?"

"Do you think I will tell you?"

Xue Jiu let out a sneer filled with disdain, "There are countless strong individuals in Xue Yilou. You might have evaded this wave, but can you withstand the forces Xue Yilou musters from the Qing Dynasty? I am not afraid to tell you, we have warriors from the Tao Tribulation Realm in Xue Yilou. Once a Calamity Realm warrior takes action, do you think you can defend against it?"

The most terrifying thing about Xue Yilou was the endless assassinations and the unpredictable killing methods.

This wave had failed.

They would immediately plan the second wave.

And then the tenth!

Xiao Yi looked at Xue Jiu with cold eyes. With a raise of his hand, his vitality formed an invisible hand in the air that tightly grasped Xue Jiu's neck, lifting him up, "Tell me, who is behind all this, and I will spare your life!"

"I will never tell you!" Xue Jiu scoffed.

Splat!

Xiao Yi tore off his right arm in one move, disregarding Xue Jiu's face twisted in pain, and demanded, "Will you speak or not?"

"No..."

Splat!

This time, he tore off Xue Jiu's right leg.

"I would rather die than tell you..."

Splat!

Xiao Yi cut off Xue Jiu's third leg with a sword.

Ahh...

Xue Jiu's screams of agony were continuous, his body convulsed and trembled uncontrollably.

Xiao Yi's voice was like a soul-hooking incantation, "Say it again, who exactly is it?"

"I..."

As soon as Xue Jiu began to speak, Xiao Yi ripped off his ears, one by one pulling out his hair. Xue Jiu's entire head was bloodied and dripping, suffering unbearable pain, he shouted in despair, "I'll tell, I'll tell... please, just put an end to my agony, I'll tell..."

Xiao Yi threw the bloody, skin-covered hair to the side, "Who?"

Bearing the excruciating pain, Xue Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "It was Yun Feiying from the Yun Family, and Jia Yisheng from the Jia Family..."

"Yun Feiying? Jia Yisheng?"

Xiao Yi's pupils contracted slightly, recalling their identities. They were the heads of the Yun and Jia Families., also the fathers of Yun Lei and Jia Sidao, "So it was them... they are simply courting death!"

Xue Jiu gasped for air, "I... I have told you, now... can you give me a swift end?"

The mission failed, and it also exposed the employer.

Xue Jiu, even if he left alive, would become a target for assassination by Xue Yilou.

Death was certain!

Xiao Yi said, "Where are Yan Mingli and Lin Bing Xin?"

Xue Jiu swallowed a mouthful of blood and said, "After they were captured, they were sent to the Jia Family. According to Jia Yisheng, the death of his youngest son has something to do with Yan Mingli; they were imprisoned in the dungeons of the Jia Family."

Jia Sichun died in Nanhuang City.

And Yan Mingli was in Nanhuang City, Xiao Yi's most loyal supporter.

"I've told you everything I know..." Xue Jiu said with difficulty.

"Hmm!"

Xiao Yi responded indifferently, tightening his grip and twisting off his neck.

Then, he looked toward Niu Dali and the others: "Are you all right?"

"No, no problems..."

Niu Dali and the others hurriedly shook their heads.

They had never seen such a terrifying side of Xiao Yi before.

Xiao Yi took a deep breath, glanced at the courtyard covered with frost, and said solemnly, "What exactly is going on here?"

Niu Dali quickly relayed to Xiao Yi the scene where Fang Qingzhu had turned into an ice-blue phoenix behind him and killed the formidable foes from Xue Yilou.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly, recalling the ice-blue phoenix that appeared on Fang Qingzhu when she broke through to the Shentong Realm: "I've never heard of such divine skills. It seems Qingzhu also has secrets hidden on her."

But he didn't probe any further.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Just like his Eternal Tomb, unless absolutely necessary, he would never reveal it to anyone.

Xiao Yi checked their injuries and said in a deep voice, "Your injuries are not serious, and Qingzhu is just overly exhausted. She will recover with proper rest. You guys stay and guard the Martial Arts Institute; I'm going to the Royal Martial Arts Academy!"

"Xiao, are you going to the Royal Martial Arts Academy to find the Yun Family and the Jia Family?" Shi Yaoquan asked.

Xiao Yi nodded.

Shi Yaoqian said with a wry smile, "Xiao, this is a troubled time. The battle between you and the Royal Martial Arts Academy has already attracted countless powerful figures. Before going into seclusion, Jiang advised us that we must not allow you to make any more enemies. Both the Yun Family and the Jia Family are prominent households in the capital, and they are high-ranking officials in the court. If you kill them, I'm afraid it will infuriate that person in the palace..."

"No need to say more!"

Xiao Yi waved his hand, his eyes cold, "The good are bullied, and the meek are preyed upon. The more this happens, the less we can afford to be weak. I'll be back shortly!"

Whoosh!

Xiao Yi walked on air, heading straight for the capital.

Shi Yaoqian and the others looked at each other, their faces filled with anxiety: "We must inform the institute head and Jiang immediately!"

"This is going to be a big deal!"

That was the capital!

Whether it's Yun Feiying or Jia Yisheng, those are high-ranking officials of the second grade or above.

Whoever dares to touch them is shaking the foundation of Tianqing Kingdom!

Becoming an enemy of the entire kingdom!

They seemed to already see Xiao Yi becoming the target of all, a one-man-against-an-entire-nation situation.

Just as they were in a frenzy to go to the seclusion area to try to wake Gu Junhe and Jiang Tai, within the capital, inside the Jia Family's dark dungeon.

Before Jia Yisheng stood Yan Mingli and Lin Bing Xin, who were bound hand and foot.

Jia Yisheng's wife, holding a red-hot iron, approached the nearly unconscious Lin Bing Xin with a malicious look on her face: "Hehe, you wretched woman, you look so pretty, you must be very close to Xiao Yi, right? Tell me, if I burn your face to resemble a toad's, will he still fancy you?"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"No, don't come any closer..."

Lin Bing Xin had a face of despair.

Yan Mingli, who was beside her, barely conscious, opened his mouth but could not make a sound, tears of despair falling from his eyes.

But just as the red-hot iron was about to touch her face, a loud boom suddenly came from outside the dungeon, followed by an angry roar like thunder: "Jia Yisheng, come out and die!"