You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

A short while later, outside the city.

"You dogs raised by the Chen family are truly loyal."

The Emperor of the Underworld stopped in his tracks, glanced around, and said with a cold laugh.

All around, eleven dark figures stood in the wind, their auras deep and unfathomable, their eyes filled with killing intent, blocking every path.

"snort."

The Underworld Emperor snorted coldly again: "Very well."

"My power has recovered to seventy percent. Today, I will use you Chen family dogs as a sacrifice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot like a ghost.

The next instant, the middle-aged man on the left saw a blur before his eyes, and a pale hand, carrying a strong wind, grabbed straight for the top of his head!

Clang!

Just as the Yin Emperor made his move, a graceful woman drew her long sword, which rang out with a clear, crisp sound.

She raised her sword and flicked it upwards, and a dazzling sword light immediately shot out from the blade!

laugh……

A sharp sword light bloomed from bottom to top, arriving first despite being launched later, and precisely slashed into the arm that the Yin Emperor had extended!

In an instant, blood splattered, the arm flew into the air, drawing an arc in the air, and then crashed to the grass with a thud.

Using the momentum of his forward charge, Yin Tianzi spun around like the wind, circled behind the middle-aged man, and kicked him hard in the back, his left leg like a whip!

At the same time, the flesh and blood at the site of his broken right shoulder writhed wildly, bone grew, tendons stretched, and skin covered the wound...

In the blink of an eye, a perfectly intact arm has regenerated!

boom!

The force of the kick penetrated his body, and the middle-aged man's face turned pale. He staggered forward several steps, a metallic taste rising in his throat.

Using the recoil from the kick, Yin Tianzi's figure drifted backward like a black feather, instantly escaping the encirclement.

"This is so troublesome..."

The slender woman frowned and muttered something under her breath. She immediately got up and gave chase, and the others also rushed after the Yin Emperor.

However, he had already gained the upper hand, and his skill was clearly superior to everyone else's, so the distance between them gradually widened over time.

"Depend on!"

Lu Zuo, who was hiding in the shadows, cursed and expressed his utter contempt for Yin Tianzi's behavior.

"I thought there would be a life-or-death battle."

"So all you did was make some threats and then run away?"

"Useless thing!"

Lu Zuo originally planned to fight to the death with both sides so that he could reap the benefits.

result……

That's it?

However, to be fair, the power of this Yin Emperor should not be underestimated.

Lu Zuo did not hold back when he fought him, but he did not gain any advantage.

And this...

This is only 70% of his power. If he were at his peak... how terrifying would that be?

"This guy's skill isn't hard to catch up to, the problem is... he's unkillable!"

In a normal martial arts duel, if I can severely injure you, then I'm basically guaranteed the win.

But facing the Emperor of the Underworld is a different story...

You can chop him a hundred times, a thousand times, and he'll still be alive and kicking, but if he hits you even once, you're in for a world of hurt.

"Um……"

"Since the King of the Underworld is from the Netherworld Pavilion, perhaps the Eastern Emperor Taiyi has some way to restrain his immortality."

"I'll try asking around in the Qin's World when I have some free time..."

With this in mind, Lu Zuo turned around and headed back towards Yunshan County.

……

A short while later, in the city.

When Lu Zuo returned to Zhu Yuyan's side, he saw her leaning against the ruins, her face as pale as paper, her lips devoid of color, and fine beads of cold sweat seeping from her forehead.

Her eyelids were half-closed, her gaze unfocused, her chest heaving violently, and her breathing rapid and shallow, as if she were about to pass away at any moment.

A trickle of blood flowed continuously from the corner of her mouth, staining her clothes with a dark red stain.

Hang in there!

Lu Zuo quickly steadied her, gently supporting her back with one hand and placing his other hand on her chest.

Wherever you touch, you feel a chilling, trembling body temperature beneath the clothes, along with chaotic and frenzied fluctuations of true energy.

Lu Zuo took a deep breath, and his true energy slowly circulated within his body, advancing along her heart meridian.

Wherever the true essence passed, the almost rampaging, chilling power gradually subsided as if bathed in warm sunlight.

A moment later, Zhu Yuyan let out a soft moan, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and her breathing gradually became longer and more even.

"Lord Lu, who exactly are you...?"

"I am who I am, who else could I be?"

Lu Zuo reached out and scooped Zhu Yuyan up in his arms, then slowly walked away into the distance.

"The martial art that Lord Lu just used is a Yin-Yang School martial art that has been lost since the Han Dynasty. Could it be that you have a great connection with the Yin-Yang School?"

Zhu Yuyan lay in his arms and asked in a weak voice.

Why are you so concerned about this?

Zhu Yuyan: "Our Holy Sect originated from the Hundred Schools of Thought."

"The martial arts of the Yin-Yang School also bear the influence of the Yin-Yang School..."

"That's why I'm somewhat interested in Lord Lu's martial arts. Please don't take offense, Lord Lu."

"It's alright." Lu Zuo shook his head and said, "To be honest, I do have some connection with the Yin-Yang School."

"But he only learned the Yin-Yang School's techniques from an ancient book."

I see……

Zhu Yuyan said no more, but instead looked at the Demon Blade Thousand Blades in Lu Zuo's hand.

Is this knife truly a gift from the emperor, just as he claimed?

Why are his movements and knife skills exactly the same as what I saw that night?

Not to mention Shen Luoyan and others, Zhu Yuyan and Madam Cai had long suspected Lu Zuo's identity.

After all, there are just too many similarities.

After all, there are just too many similarities.

But whenever I think about how one of them is in Jiankang and the other is in Nantong, how could they possibly be the same person?

Lu Zuo also said that his demonic sword was bestowed by the emperor and that his swordsmanship was taught by Chen Shubao, which dispelled many people's doubts.

Impossible, impossible...

How can the same person appear in two different places?

Zhu Yuyan shook her head, dismissing the 'absurd' thought from her mind, and began to ponder Lu Zuo's Yin-Yang techniques.

perhaps……

He can help me complete the Yin Gui School's cultivation methods.

......

The next day, early in the morning.

Overnight, the purge of Buddhist sects in Yunshan County was completed.

A total of 29 temples were shut down, and 1,673 monks and nuns were executed.

The confiscation of 1.92 million taels of silver and over 38,000 taels of gold was a remarkable achievement.

Seeing that he had finished his business, Lu Zuo went outside the city, intending to find a secluded place to use the mother-child teleportation pendant to return to Jiankang.

After all, his status as emperor speaks for itself.

Although he claims to be in seclusion for cultivation, he still needs to show up in public every now and then and act out absurdly.

……

Time flew by, and it was morning.

Inside Jiankang City, at the residence of Kong Fan.

Kong Fan knelt respectfully on the ground, while a eunuch holding an imperial edict stood before him.

"Now that spring is here and the flowers are just beginning to bloom in the palace gardens, I am delighted and wish to share this beautiful time with my close ministers."

"Your official, Minister Kong Fan, is dedicated to his duties day and night, and his loyalty and diligence are well-known. I greatly admire him."

"Hereby summons you and your wife, Lady Hua, to enter the palace at 3:45 AM today for a small banquet in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, to accompany the Emperor, serve him wine, and share joy and pleasure."

After the imperial edict was read, the eunuch slightly turned his wrist and gently rolled up the silk brocade.

"Minister Kong, receive the imperial decree."

"His Majesty's carriage is already waiting outside the mansion gate."

A tyrannical ruler!

What a tyrannical ruler!

You can look for my wife, but why do you insist that I personally deliver it to you?

A tyrannical and incompetent ruler!

Kong Fan was so angry he was about to vomit blood, but what could he do? What could he dare to do?

He could only respectfully accept the imperial decree, and then go to invite Madam Gu Yanran to the palace to serve the emperor.

……

A short while later, inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The wisps of smoke from the agarwood incense burner wafted out from the lion-shaped incense burner, drifting over the low-hanging brocade curtains and mingling with the pale golden light that slanted in during the afternoon.

A round table was placed in the center of the main hall, on which various delicacies were placed.

At the table, Gu Yanran leaned against Lu Zuo's chest, her cheeks flushed with a slight intoxication. A few strands of her hair broke free from their restraints and softly hung down beside her cheeks and neck, swaying gently with her light breaths.

"His Majesty……"

She gently raised her hand and brought the wine cup to Lu Zuo's lips, saying softly and seductively, "Why don't you just take me into the palace? That way I won't have to face this good-for-nothing every day."

Lu Zuo glanced at Kong Fan across the table, who was looking down, and thought to himself, "This woman can be really ruthless when she gets angry!"

A woman who has changed her heart can be truly heartless!

You two were husband and wife, so I'll let it go if I humiliate him as a reward.

But what about you?

And she brazenly humiliated her own husband?

Regardless of whether he's a good person or not, he's still your husband.

Thinking this to himself, Lu Zuo had absolutely no intention of pitying Kong Fan...

He reached out and scooped Gu Yanran up in his arms, carrying her towards the inner palace: "That depends on how Madam behaves today."

Upon seeing this, Kong Fan immediately and tactfully withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation and stood at the door waiting for his wife to come out.

……

More than an hour later.

When Gu Yanran emerged from the Hall of Mental Cultivation with her hair disheveled and her face flushed, she didn't even glance at Kong Fan at the entrance, and walked towards the palace gate.

This vicious woman!

Kong Fan gritted his teeth, his eyes glaring, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked!

He felt an overwhelming urge to strangle Gu Yanran and that damned emperor!

but……

"well……"

He could only let out a long sigh as he poured out his grief and indignation, and then followed his wife out of the palace.

Inside the hall, Lu Zuo tidied himself up, took out the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's Touring Token, and headed to the Qin Dynasty world.

.......

In the Qin Dynasty, in Shangjun.

Outside the window, the evening snow fell heavily, and the world was utterly silent.

Fine snowflakes drifted silently, covering the bare branches, stone steps, and distant mountain outlines in the courtyard with a thin, lifeless layer of pure white.

Jingni stood quietly in front of the half-open diamond-shaped window, gazing at the endless snow curtain, her eyes deep and dark, like a frozen pool.

"What exactly is Lu Zuo busy with?"

"Why have you disappeared again, vanishing for a whole month without a trace?"

In the eyes of many in this world, Lu Zuo is a mystery, appearing only briefly and never returning.

Jingni originally thought that she had finally found someone and gotten close to him, and that she could then try to make him infatuated with her and obey her every word.

To this end, she also formulated many plans...

Unexpectedly, before these plans could be implemented, the person disappeared again.

Just then, I heard light footsteps beside me.

The sound grew louder as it approached, and soon stopped in front of the door.

Then, a maid's voice rang out: "Miss Jingni, Marquis Changxin has returned."

He asked if you wanted to return to Xianyang together.

came back?

Jingni was taken aback, then quickly said, "I understand, I'll be right there."