Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

The little mouse was grayish and looked no different from an ordinary mouse. The only difference was its eyes, which were surprisingly expressive and darted around, making it quite amusing.

At this moment, Li Fang stretched out his index finger and touched its forehead, saying, "Go, find Qingqing, and listen to her."

The little mouse received the command, squeaked twice, and then immediately left Li Fang's control, slowly climbing up the wall.

The world's buildings are never short of rat holes, especially this Heavenly Prison. It has been cultivated for over a thousand years, and the last renovation was only two hundred years ago. Therefore, the underground rat holes are quite abundant and interconnected, enough for these little rats to wage a tunnel war.

The little mouse scurried along the wall and quickly found a mouse hole left by its predecessor. Without any hesitation, it scurried in, found its way around in the tunnel, and soon entered the prison.

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

The little mouse looked up, sniffed with its sensitive nose, and instantly locked onto the scent of the imprisoned leopard inside.

Don't underestimate this guy. It looks like an ordinary gray rat, but it is actually the famous burrowing rat, a rare species from the primordial era. It only exists in the fairy realm and has been completely extinct in the outside world.

These rats are very intelligent and, with training, can accurately transmit human information. They also have excellent physical qualities; for example, their running speed is comparable to that of a small cheetah, and their sense of smell is much better than that of ordinary hunting dogs, so locking onto a person's scent is effortless for them.

The burrowing mouse locked onto the scent on Heng Qing, then burrowed back into its hole. Peeking out again, it realized it was some distance from its target, so it continued forward. After burrowing through about three holes, the little mouse finally found Heng Qing.

squeak...

Hengqing was waiting when she heard a squeaking sound beside her. She looked and immediately saw the little mouse. She couldn't help but smile. It had finally arrived. Hengqing didn't make any big movements. She just pointed in the direction of the imprisoned King Xi. The little mouse immediately recognized the direction, turned around and left, entering its mouse hole.

Not long after the little mouse had gone, Zhang Shicheng, disguised as a soldier, arrived at the cell, knocked on the bars, and looked at Heng Qing, saying, "One of us. Is there anything you want me to take out?"

Heng Qing glanced at him but ignored him completely. He immediately became anxious and said even more urgently, "My own people."

Hengqing turned her head away and ignored him. Seeing this, Zhang Shicheng frowned. How could he trust her?
Zhang Shicheng racked his brains trying to come up with a solution.

Unfortunately, it was no use; Hengqing completely ignored him. Helpless, Zhang Shicheng thought for a moment and said, "I know you may not believe me, but it doesn't matter. I'm in charge of patrolling around here. Do whatever you want, and I'll keep an eye on the people for you."

Heng Qing remained silent and unmoved, leaving Zhang Shicheng with no choice but to turn and leave.

Not long after Zhang Shicheng left, a guard appeared behind him. He slowly poked his head out, looked at Heng Qing, then at Zhang Shicheng, and said, "A gap?"

He then headed straight for the King of Qi, for such important news needed to be reported immediately.

Just as he was leaving, a voice echoed in Zhang Shicheng's mind: "You're being watched. That person was staring at you the whole time you were talking to Hengqing!"

Zhang Shicheng said, "I did it on purpose, so that their attention would be diverted from Hengqing to us."

"Hmm? Using yourself as bait, that's too dangerous."

The Golden Toad Path.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shicheng said, "Actually, he had already suspected me, but he just didn't want to alert him."

The golden toad asked, "Then what do you want to do?"

Zhang Shicheng said, "I've been using this body for quite a while, it's time to change it. I'll find an opportunity to change my identity. Right now, they probably won't touch me. Instead, they want to see what shady deals I have with Hengqing."

Upon hearing this, the golden toad remained silent for a moment before saying, "So that's why you used yourself as bait?"

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; I'd do anything for the Tiger Soul Blade!"

Zhang Shicheng said, and then stepped forward.

Meanwhile, Li Siqi listened to the report and calmly said, "Hmm, I understand. Keep an eye on them and see what their conspiracy is."

"Yes!"

The man left excitedly. Watching him go, Li Siqi squinted and said, "Chen Jiu Si, I want to see how you manage to pull off something right under my nose."

For a time, the entire prison was filled with a rather eerie atmosphere. Many eyes were fixed on Heng Qing and Zhang Shicheng, and in this atmosphere, the guards on the Western King's side relaxed their guard.

squeak...

At this time, the Western King was bound in the prison, his limbs tied to the pillars, and he could not relax even slightly.

Just then, a sound reached the ears of the Western King. Startled, she opened her eyes and saw a mouse squeaking in front of her.

A burrowing rat!
The Western King's eyes lit up. He recognized this ancient creature, and he even knew who possessed it: Li Fang of the Jiuli tribe.

Back then, she went to the Jiuli tribe outside the city with the Immortal Venerable. Even the betrothal between Hengqing and Lifang was witnessed by her and the Great Elder of the Jiuli tribe. At that time, this burrowing rat was given to Lifang by the Immortal Venerable as a token of their betrothal.

These burrowing rats have been raised by the Li family over the years.

"Did Li Fang send you?"

I hope to find out that this burrowing rat is very intelligent and can understand human speech.

squeak...

The groundhog nodded, and the Western King, seeing this, asked, "Does Hengqing know about this?"

The burrowing mouse paused for a moment upon hearing this, then continued nodding.

"You've come here to ask me for the Phoenix Seal?"

squeak...

The burrowing rat nodded. Xi Wang looked at the burrowing rat and thought that this burrowing rat was Li Fang's pet and had also been in contact with Heng Qing. It should be the way Heng Qing came up with to pass messages. That made sense. This method was quite good and would not attract attention.

Of course, this could also be a trap. The Jiuli tribe has submitted to the Eastern King, and if the Eastern King uses this as an excuse, there is a possibility that he will force the Li tribe to use a burrowing rat to trap my Phoenix Seal.

However, things have come to this point, and I can't afford to have any more thoughts. Two days later, when Hengfeng ascends the throne, and the Eastern King leads his people and troops out of Kunlun, there will be nothing I can do.

Rather than that, it's better to trust him. After all, this might be his only chance to pass on the message, and he can't afford to be careless. Having thought this through, Xi Wang looked at the burrowing rat, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Li Siqi walking towards him.

There was another person following behind. As soon as the mole saw someone coming, it immediately burrowed into the king's trouser leg.

It didn't attract Li Siqi's attention, but the person behind Li Siqi did catch Xiwang's attention.

Hing-bong!

That's right, it's Hengfeng, Hengqing's younger brother. At this moment, Hengfeng came in from outside and saw the Western King with his collarbone pierced and locked up. Hengfeng stopped in his tracks.

Looking at the Western King in the prison, he said with a mocking smile, "Master Western King, you are really in a sorry state. Look at yourself now. Where is your peerless beauty? You look like a stray dog."

Upon hearing this, the Western King glanced at Hengfeng and said, "Hengfeng, you are still so uncouth. You do things by trickery instead of by the benevolent way. You won't go far like this."

"The Way of the King and the Way of the Deceit, hehe, Master Xiwang, you always act so high and mighty. Do you know how disgusting you are? I don't need your lectures. I am not a child. I am the son of the Immortal Venerable. I am about to become the new Immortal Venerable. So what, Master Xiwang? Didn't you say back then that I would never be able to surpass my sister and that I would never become the new Immortal Venerable?"

"Am I wrong?"

"Right? Hehehe, right? The day after tomorrow, as soon as the day after tomorrow, I can ascend the throne and become the new Immortal Venerable. Are you right?"

"That guy you had your eye on is still locked up in the next room like a dog. So, Master Xi Wang, I hope you'll apologize to me. If you apologize and realize your mistake, I'll go to Master Dong Wang and plead for your release. After all, you're my master too!"

Upon hearing this, the Western King looked at Heng Feng and said, "I apologize? Who do I apologize to? Do I apologize to you bunch of traitors?"

"Hengfeng, even if you really become the Immortal Venerable, you will still be a usurper and a traitor. No one will ever say that you are the rightful heir. The old Immortal Venerable will always pass the throne to Hengqing, not you. No matter how much you argue, it won't make a difference!"

"Why, why are you doing this to me!"

At this moment, Heng Feng shouted angrily, "I am clearly better than Heng Qing in every way, so why do you all never think highly of me? You are like this, the old man is like this, you are all like this, so why do you look down on me? In what way am I inferior to that good-for-nothing Heng Qing? Is it just because she was born a little earlier than me that she gets all the good things first?"

The Western King looked at the somewhat crazed Heng Qing and said, "Hehe, you really don't understand anything. You still don't know where you went wrong?"

Hengfeng looked at the Western King and asked, "Where did I go wrong?"

"Your mistake was that you weren't kind enough!"

The Western King said, "Your heart is cold. How can someone like you lead the Immortal Clan? The Immortal Clan has lived in the Kunlun Immortal Realm for thousands of years, multiplying and thriving, but you and the Eastern King are thinking of expanding outwards. Expanding outwards will cost lives!"

"You dare to expand so recklessly by using human lives to fill the void. It's not your lives that are being targeted, but the lives of these people. You can live high above them and enjoy your abundant spoils, while they lose their own lives."

"Ambition is a fire; if you can't control it, it will eventually come back to bite you."

The Western King looked at Hengfeng and said, "It is precisely because I have seen your ambition, your indifference, and your evil that the old Immortal Venerable does not want to pass on the position of Immortal Venerable to you."

“Haha, hahaha…”

"You two old fogies! You, and my dead father, are both old fogies. Your old fogies are disgusting, and they make me sick."

Hengfeng looked at the Western King and said, "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. We are the descendants of the Human Emperor, and we bear the responsibility of the Human Emperor. We were born to rule over those descendants of the Human Emperor outside, not to cower here like you, without any ambition."

“You disguise your cowardice as hypocrisy. You are afraid that your people will die in battle, but you never think about how boring it is for your people to live a monotonous life here.”

"Have you not considered that although there is a risk of dying in battle if you go out, if you win, you will have more land, treasure, women, and slaves? They can enslave the people outside, and they can also become nobles and enjoy everything. Isn't that good?"

"But the outside world isn't a fairyland. There are many more experts there than in our fairyland. If we go out, we'll be killed by them!"

"A master, huh? Killed?"

"Don't we have any? Dong Wang, which one of you isn't a master? Why should we be afraid of them? If you're cowardly, just say so."

Hengfeng looked at the Western King and said, "You are leading the Immortal Clan to their doom. You have no idea how strong the people outside are."

"How strong can they be? No matter how strong they are, they are no match for our immortal army."

"I'm full of confidence," said Hengfeng. In his opinion, this trip out of Kunlun would be a chance to dominate the battlefield.

Li Siqi had watched the entire conversation between Hengfeng and Xiwang from the side. At this moment, he frowned slightly. This kid really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. How strong can the outsiders be? I don't know if you've heard of Zhang Sanfeng.

Forget it, I'd better not tell him. After all, the more arrogant he gets, the easier it is for me to take advantage of them.

Seeing Hengfeng like this, Xi Wang was so angry that he couldn't speak. Then he looked at Li Siqi and said, "You're from outside. Tell him how strong the experts outside are."

Upon hearing this, Li Siqi glanced at the Western King and then smiled slightly, saying, "Not that strong."

Upon hearing this, the Western King looked at Li Siqi and said, "Not that strong? Are you saying Zhang Sanfeng wasn't that strong?"

Upon hearing this, Li Siqi lowered his head, too ashamed to utter such a false statement. How arrogant would he have to be to say that Zhang Sanfeng wasn't that strong?

Upon hearing this, Hengfeng looked at Xi Wang, then at Li Siqi, and chuckled, "Is Zhang Sanfeng very strong? You all say he is, but I don't think he is. If he were strong, why didn't he dare to come back with Hengqing? If he were strong enough, why didn't he dare to set foot in the Kunlun Immortal Realm?"

"Hehe, I think this Sanfeng is all show and no substance. You're just scared of him. I'm not afraid of him. If he dares to block my Immortal Realm army, I can tear him to pieces with a single order."

"I said arrogantly."

Upon hearing this, the Western King's face turned pale: "You're sending the immortals to hell."

Hengfeng said, "I'm helping the Immortal Clan to make greater progress."

After saying that, he looked at Li Siqi and said, "King Qi, what do you think of what I said? Can my army of immortals flatten Wudang Mountain and capture Zhang Sanfeng alive?"

cough cough...

Li Siqi nearly choked to death upon hearing this, then immediately gave a thumbs up without saying a word.

Wow! (End of Chapter)