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The piercing scream reached Xuan Nu's ears, and when she saw the wound visibly reopening, she was immediately terrified. Her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, but she couldn't help but glance at Li Jing.

She never imagined that leaving the country would lead to such a state. She thought that all she had to do was have Lin Yaoxie lock her up for life, but she never expected that she would have to suffer so much torment.

Xuan Nu now knows for certain that Li Jing has suffered greatly; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so terrified of Lin Yaoxie. As for the wounds, they were likely inflicted through some methods, but she doesn't know the specifics. Undoubtedly, Li Jing has endured immense suffering since being imprisoned. Even so, Xuan Nu can still be so ruthless…

The pain had subsided, and Li Jing slumped weakly. His hands were chained, leaving him dangling in the air. His wrists were chained to stone pillars, causing some pain, but it was less severe than before: "What do you want?"

Lin Yaoxie raised an eyebrow: "That day, Xuan Nu kidnapped the Heavenly Grandson from Qingqiu to the Winged Realm. Because this would damage Bai Qian's reputation and might even implicate her, you thought you couldn't let Bai Qian be in such danger, so you snatched the Heavenly Grandson from Xuan Nu's hands. After I arrived, you hadn't had time to deliver him to Bai Qian yet, so you hid him first..."

"I didn't!" Li Jing said firmly, as if he had no intention of lying. Xuan Nu's heart leaped into her throat. She wanted to explain, but then she saw Lin Yaoxie control Li Jing's body and slam him against the stone wall!

Chapter 57 Those who are complacent are not subject to persecution

Xuan Nu watched as Lin Yaoxie ruthlessly controlled Li Jing's body and slammed it against a stone wall. A large crater was instantly created, and Li Jing collapsed helplessly to the ground, his wounds multiplying and blood gushing out.

She stared intently at Li Jing, not daring to let go for even a moment, while Lin Yaoxie was even more furious. He continued to control Li Jing's body, smashing it against the stone wall. In less than half a moment, Li Jing was powerless and could only slump, unable to even utter a word.

Seeing Li Jing covered in wounds, Xuan Nu's heart ached, but her only thought was: Li Jing, I had no choice, please don't blame me. But before Xuan Nu could speak, Lin Yaoxie spoke again: "Tell me, or not?"

Li Jing lowered his head, too weak to speak, and could only shake his head. Lin Yaoxie kicked Li Jing and said fiercely, "Do you want to experience that pain that torments your entire body again?"

Li Jing looked up, a tear welling in his eyes. He shook his head vigorously, for he had never done such a thing before, so how could he possibly reveal the whereabouts of the Little Heavenly Grandson? But Li Jing's shaking of his head did not earn Lin Yaoxie's approval; instead, Lin Yaoxie became even more ruthless.

Li Jing's body slowly began to lose its own control, manipulated by Lin Yaoxie. Next came unbearable pain. He had lost count of how many times he had suffered this pain, because each time it swept through his body, Li Jing lost consciousness, but the agony was still vividly clear. He was truly terrified, truly terrified: "Ah!!!"

As more wounds reopened, Xuan Nu was horrified. She couldn't understand why Li Jing was in such a terrible state; did she have to frame him again? But it didn't matter; she could harden her heart.

Unable to bear leaving the country any longer, he burst into tears, crying out, "I didn't! I didn't take... that little grandson of the heavens."

Xuan Nu pricked up her ears and slightly raised her head, noticing the questioning look in Lin Yaoxie's eyes. Was she about to be discovered? Xuan Nu's heart leaped into her throat. Then she saw Lin Yaoxie stop what he was doing and slowly approach Li Jing: "You say you didn't take the little Heavenly Grandson? That seems a bit far-fetched...?"

Li Jing raised his head with a bit of doubt and looked at Lin Yaoxie: "Because I brought Xuan Nu with me this time, Xuan Nu has already told you everything about the little heavenly grandson. You hid the little heavenly grandson again. Only you know where the little heavenly grandson is."

"Since we've come this far, I have no choice but to tell you everything... Because the Mystic Maiden said you hid the little Heavenly Grandson, I won't believe anything you say now. Only if you tell me the little Heavenly Grandson's whereabouts can you avoid the physical punishment to come—do you understand?"

Li Jing nodded somewhat blankly. He truly knew nothing about this matter, and looked at Xuan Nu with great confusion. As Lin Yaoxie had said before, everything was said by Xuan Nu, so only Xuan Nu knew the truth.

When Xuan Nu and Li Jing met eyes, Xuan Nu ultimately avoided Li Jing's gaze and said, "Li... you really don't need to hide this matter any longer, otherwise, Xuan Nu... doesn't know how to plead with the Emperor on your behalf."

Li Jing found it strange. What exactly was Xuan Nu trying to do? What could he say? Could he just make up some random place to fool Lin Yaoxie? But that would inevitably lead to more physical suffering later. Clearly, this was not a stopgap measure. Moreover, Li Jing seemed to be slowly realizing that Xuan Nu, the instigator of all this, truly wanted to push him into a pit of fire, condemning him to eternal damnation.

With a shudder, Li Jing finally mustered his last strength to say, "It's probably... at Mojiutai..."

Mojiu Terrace is a place rife with malevolent energy. Anyone who goes there, whether a god, immortal, or demon, will be plagued by this energy for the next few days, and their strength will drop by half. However, this only lasts for a few days, after which everything returns to normal.

Even so, many people throughout history have lost their lives because of the Demon Platform. The reason is not anything else, but simply that their entry into the Demon Platform was discovered by their opponents, who then eliminated them. Therefore, people like the Demon Platform usually do not spread their news and will not show their faces for a long time.

0oo is asking for flowers....

This time, Li Jing's plan was to have Lin Yaoxie lose half his strength at the Demon Platform, and then spread the news to all realms to kill Lin Yaoxie. However, no matter how Li Jing calculated, he could not foresee that even after losing half his strength, Lin Yaoxie would still have the strength of a High God. It might be difficult to persuade the High Gods in the heavens, but it was worth a try.

"Mystic Maiden...I am willing to share Your Majesty's burdens and personally bring the little grandson back from the Demon Nine Platform!" Mystic Maiden's words left Li Jing somewhat bewildered. He had originally intended to scheme against Lin Yaoxie, but why was Mystic Maiden volunteering? If that were the case, wouldn't his plan have been ruined from the very beginning?

Thinking this, he felt extremely unwilling. He struggled and tossed and turned, hoping that Xuan Nu would understand his meaning. However, it was Lin Yaoxie who spoke up. He pointed at himself and said with a smile, "Look, Xuan Nu, this wicked servant doesn't want you to go to the Demon Platform." Although it was Lin Yaoxie who said it, since the meaning was similar, it didn't matter.

"It's just the Demon Platform. Even if Xuan Nu doesn't lose half of her strength, she won't be able to help the Emperor at all if she goes. But if the Emperor goes to the Demon Platform and accidentally loses half of his strength, then Xuan Nu... will also be guilty of a great sin."

Lin Yaoxie smiled with narrowed eyes: "Alright, since you've already said so today, wouldn't it be unreasonable for me to disagree?"

Xuan Nu bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely bring the little grandson back." After taking one last look at the unwilling Li Jing, Xuan Nu turned and left.

Lin Yaoxie followed closely behind, his steps the same as before, but a strange, slight smile appeared on his lips, as if expressing his abundant harvest. Even the guards closest to him didn't notice this smile, nor did they linger on Lin Yaoxie's face.

Lin Yaoxie wasn't completely ignorant; his perception was so sharp that there was nothing he didn't know. From beginning to end, no expression of Xuan Nu escaped Lin Yaoxie's eyes, including what she was thinking. However, he was eager for the matter to end, so he didn't interrupt Xuan Nu and even gave her a push.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: I'm so annoyed and disgusted, I hate you.

As one might imagine, the Demon Platform was filled with malevolent energy. The higher one's magical power, the greater the restraint. However, the Mysterious Maiden's magical power was not particularly profound; she was merely at the level of a minor immortal and should not have been subject to such great restraint.

However, as soon as Xuan Nu stepped onto it, she felt as if the malevolent energy had bound her neck. Perhaps it was because she was not a member of the Winged Clan before, so when she came to this place, the malevolent energy tightly gripped her neck.

Though slightly out of breath, Xuan Nu forced herself to make her way up to the Demon Platform, only to find it completely empty. Her followers had been reluctant to come here in the first place, but who knew that the former Wing Lord, Li Jing, would insist on hiding someone here? Now, with no sign of him, they were all getting angry. Everyone was complaining, but Xuan Nu seemed lost in thought.

The bindings around her neck felt tighter and tighter with each "one, two, seven" movement, and Xuan Nu could no longer hold on. She ordered her men to leave the Demon Platform and then looked around. "After all, I know Evil Servant best. What he said should be true. Search around here. If there is no one there... I will apologize to Lord Yi."

These words were directed at those people, because if they couldn't find the little grandson, their entire group would be punished. Perhaps these words truly frightened them, and they all began searching with all their might.

Come.

Once Zhou Chu was no longer around, Xuan Nu took a brief, symbolic stroll around the vicinity before arriving at a secluded spot. With her attendants gone and no one else in sight, Xuan Nu confidently parted a clump of grass and revealed a ball hidden within. Inside that transparent ball lay the little Heavenly Grandson.

Xuan Nu glanced around and saw someone coming towards her. She slowly reached out her hand and exclaimed, "Ah!" The person who had been looking for her heard the shout and came running over, saying in a panic, "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Xuan Nu pretended to cover her hands and shook her head, then looked at the ball and said, "I found the little Heavenly Grandson." The attendant glanced at it and saw the little Heavenly Grandson through the transparent ball. He then reached out to pick him up.

Xuan Nu quickly stopped her, saying, "Don't move! This outer layer can hurt people."

The attendant immediately withdrew his hand, looking troubled: "What should we do then? Should we take the ball back with us? But if the ball hurts someone, how can we take it back?"

Xuan Nu looked down and was taken aback: "If it really doesn't work, then we'll have to break this thing apart. Go and call the others to come together. We have to break this thing apart eventually."

The attendant nodded and immediately summoned the rest of the group, about thirty people in total. They all felt it would be difficult. But if they couldn't break through this time, then they would have to rely on the Winged Lord.

They didn't want to get scolded. With this in mind, everyone was eager to break the magic formation.

However, even with these thirty or so people combined, they couldn't budge the formation at all. Xuan Nu frowned slightly, wondering if she had made the formation too difficult.

Slightly helpless, she went to the back when no one was watching and used her fake injured hand to break the magic array. Those who hadn't actually contributed much cheered, but Xuan Nu pretended not to see it: "Now that everything is done, let's take the little grandson back." Xuan Nu knew that this was enough to deceive them, but she still needed to explain things to Li Jing.

Xuan Nu believed that these actions had relieved Li Jing of some pressure, and that they might offset the damage caused by framing Li Jing in the past. But in the end, these were all things Xuan Nu had done. This time, she wanted to explain things to Li Jing to prevent him from revealing anything, and secondly, she should apologize to Li Jing!

The little grandson was held in Xuan Nu's arms as she slowly made her way towards the main hall. Lin Yaoxie was accompanied by other women this time, and when Xuan Nu saw him, she was still somewhat hesitant, but because of the matter of leaving the realm, she no longer felt much displeasure: "Your Majesty, Xuan Nu has fulfilled her mission and brought the little grandson back."

Lin Yaoxie raised an eyebrow, and someone nearby took the little grandson from Xuan Nu's arms and handed him to Lin Yaoxie. It wasn't Lin Yaoxie who took him, but one of the women beside him: "The Celestial Clan are indeed handsome. How can they be so good-looking before they're even fully grown? Won't they grow up to be a scourge to the nation?"

The other women only joked, but Xuan Nu, kneeling before the prince, felt a little lonely. Lin Yaoxie's gaze fell on the wound on Xuan Nu's hand: "You're injured?"

The area fell silent instantly. Xuan Nu's cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded: "Yes, I was injured by the protective barrier of the Little Heavenly Grandson, but I'm fine now..." Not long after she finished speaking, she was already "fine" again.

Xuan Nu was somewhat surprised, and then she heard Lin Yaoxie say, "You've had a hard day. You don't need to come here again for the next few days. Come back when your strength has recovered enough to protect yourself."

He felt somewhat dissatisfied, but it was true that his weak strength had become increasingly apparent after his trip to the Demon Platform. Even for a period of time after leaving the Demon Platform, he still felt somewhat unbalanced in strength: "Yes, thank you... Lord Yi." There was a hint of disappointment in her words, but Xuan Nu still left the place. He couldn't go directly back to the palace yet; he had to go to the dungeon again.

The stench was still overwhelming, but this time, Xuan Nu paid no heed, following the trail until she reached Li Jing's location. Half a day had passed, and Li Jing's wounds had healed, but his complexion was far worse than when he left. This time, he didn't even bother to look up at her, simply asking indifferently, "Who goes there..."

Xuan Nu squatted down and handed over a pill from her palm: "I saw that you were injured quite badly before, so this time I brought you... some medicine for treatment."

Li Jing was all too familiar with this voice. In the past, it only annoyed him, but now it had turned into disgust. Li Jing looked up and said with a hint of sarcasm, "You probably don't know, but I don't have a single scar on my body anymore."

Xuan Nu knew what method Li Jing had used to cover his wounds, but she never imagined that such a method would be so skillful, healing completely without a trace in less than half a day.

trace.

"Leaving the country... I actually came to apologize. Regarding what I said last time, I really had no other choice, so... so..."

Xuan Nu hesitated, then gave a bitter laugh: "Don't call me Li Jing anymore. Don't you think you've hurt me enough? I don't know the reason why, but... but I am like this now because of you. Do you think you can wipe the slate clean with just an apology?"

Xuan Nu trembled all over, but Li Jing uttered a faint, "I hate you..."

Chapter Fifty-Nine: I Am Still Protected by Fate

The silence in the air was not what Xuan Nu wanted. She simply wanted to come here to apologize and also to make her plan as flawless as possible. She was afraid that Lin Yaoxie would discover something, so she had to be meticulous in everything she did.

But Li Jing's words chilled Xuan Nu's heart: "I hate you, before, now, and in the future... Xuan Nu, I will never forget what happened today. If I ever rise again, I will be the first to take your head and cast you into hell for eternity!!!"

Xuan Nu's expression was blank; she had only heard Li Jing, her husband of ten thousand years, utter these words today. Her heart was filled with unease, and in her haste, she forgot what she was supposed to do, focusing only on informing Li Jing.

Xuan Nu withdrew her hand and gave a bitter laugh: "It's laughable that just a few days ago we were husband and wife, and today we've said these things to each other. Do you really think that's not ridiculous?"

Although his hands and feet were numb and weak, Li Jing's mind was still relatively clear: "I'm afraid that during the tens of thousands of years I've been away from the Winged Realm, you and that demon Lin have been enjoying yourselves together. Now that you two have taken away my position as Winged Lord, I have no objection, but today, for your own sake, you hurt me? What kind of logic is that?"

You still have the blessing of the Winged Lord? As for me? I will only suffer endless torment here. If anyone comes here, I will be doomed. You cannot understand where my wounds are, but you know that I am seriously injured, but... they have been keeping me alive.

I'm in agony, I can't die yet, I really want to die, but I'm not like you. You'll die easily, but I won't even have the chance. How could you understand? You just think that I'm injured, so what? I'm already badly injured, so even if I get hurt a little more, it won't matter. But today, seeing you, I just want to kill you!!!

As Shang Ruode spoke his last words to the departing realm, his veins suddenly bulged, becoming faintly visible in various places. Xuan Nu finally couldn't hold back her tears.

The lively mouth was momentarily at a loss for words, but then Li Jing's figure moved, laboriously shifting behind the stone pillar, his back to Xuan Nu, and his voice became much calmer.

But she gritted her teeth, filled with resentment: "Go away. I won't cover this up for you forever. If the demon Lin comes, I'll tell her everything. If she doesn't, that's your good fortune. If you want me to keep this a secret forever, you'd better let me die. Otherwise, this matter will be exposed soon."

Xuan Nu's eyes indeed flashed with murderous intent upon seeing the figure behind the stone pillar. However, she seemed to remember that Lin Yaoxie had done something to Li Jing, and Li Jing had just said that he wouldn't die because his life had been extended? Li Jing was already a sinner; if he died, he would die. Why would he need someone else's life to extend his life?

After much deliberation, Xuan Nu decided that perhaps it was all just a joke, but she still wanted to give it a try. She held a silver needle in her hand, its sharp point gleaming in the darkness, and flicked it with her middle finger.

The silver needle pierced Li Jing's thigh instantly. It was highly poisonous; even a needle prick on a finger could kill instantly, let alone the thigh, which was slightly more sensitive than a finger.

"Ah!" A familiar scream rang out. Xuan Nu clearly saw that the figure had fallen, but it seemed that the exposed half of the body was still moving.

Xuan Nu was slightly puzzled, so she moved to the left to take a look at the person and see if he was dead or not. She had only moved two steps and hadn't seen clearly yet when she saw Li Jing slowly writhing, curled up in a huddle, trembling and groaning.

"Waaah...waaah..." Li Jing seemed unable to hold back any longer with this low, mournful sound, and stood up as if to bang his head against the wall. In that instant, Xuan Nu's gaze locked onto the coldness and tears on Li Jing's face, which were already more numerous than the blood that flowed down: "Ah!! Ah!! Ah!!"

The painful screams reached Xuan Nu's ears, making her tremble all over. Li Jing seemed to feel that this was not enough to vent his anger, so he began to roll around, completely frightening Xuan Nu.

This is a deadly poison that should kill instantly. Yet, Li Jing is not only alive, but he's also rolling around on the ground, seemingly quite energetic. Moreover, it appears to have no effect on Li Jing at all, as even his lips haven't turned purple.

Ah!!! Mysterious Woman! I'm going to kill you!!!

Xuan Nu shuddered, ultimately unwilling to stay there. Seeing that no one was around, she slunk away. In the dimly lit dungeon, only Li Jing remained, still struggling. He believed he had made himself perfectly clear: ordinary methods would not kill him, but would instead backfire.

Clearly, the poison that the Mystic Maiden brought this time is the most potent poison in the entire world. Because this poison is extremely potent, yet has a very strong odor, and is very easy for people to identify as poison, even though it ranks first in toxicity among all medicines, it is ranked outside the top 100 overall.

Li Jing couldn't understand why Xuan Nu would bring such a poison. The backlash from this poison was no less painful than the torment Lin Yaoxie had suffered today; it was comparable in intensity.

Emerging from the dungeon, Xuan Nu felt a sense of relief. Seeing Li Jing in such a state, she realized he wouldn't die, and having subjected him to so much torture, she knew Li Jing wouldn't let her go. Therefore, she could only decide to prevent Lin Yaoxie from going to the dungeon again. Xuan Nu raised her head, located the main hall, and walked towards it.

Before they had even reached their destination, Xuan Nu encountered Lin Yaoxie on the way. He was also alone at the time, but since it was winter, he was wearing a blanket over his shoulders. Xuan Nu went over and tightened the blanket a little before asking, "Where is Your Majesty heading this time?"

Lin Yaoxie raised an eyebrow at Xuan Nu for a moment, then shifted his gaze elsewhere: "Go to the Whale Clan. I have some things to attend to today."

This pleased Xuan Nu greatly. She had been eager for Lin Yaoxie to leave for a few days, and now that was the perfect opportunity, she greeted him without even nodding, "If Your Majesty has something to attend to, it must be something important. How could Xuan Nu possibly stop Your Majesty? If it were to disrupt something important, wouldn't that... make Xuan Nu's fault?"

With a mere flick of her wrist, Lin Yaoxie slipped from Xuan Nu's grasp and headed towards the whale clan. Only after Lin Yaoxie's figure had disappeared into the distance did a smile finally appear on Xuan Nu's face. "Indeed, Heaven is still on my side." Thinking this, Xuan Nu chuckled smugly before leisurely turning and departing.

Lin Yaoxie arrived at the Whale Clan in an instant, and with Li Yuan keeping an eye on things in the Winged Realm, there was no major problem, so there was no need to worry. However, here, there was still Shao Xing's matter to deal with.

He left after Chapter Sixty?

He went straight to the main hall, only to see Ye Hua coming out of another room while tidying his clothes. He could guess what Ye Hua had done.

"Greetings... Dragon Lord." Ye Hua's face was still slightly flushed, but Lin Yaoxie didn't mention it: "How was your day?"

Ye Hua nodded again: "Very good, I must thank the Dragon Lord for his...care."

Lin Yaoxie waved his hand: "No need for that. You've been to my Dragon Clan for three days, so we can't let you do any hard labor. As long as you're doing well here, that's fine. There's still one day left, why don't you go and have some fun in the Winged Realm?"

Ye Hua was somewhat puzzled: "Go to the Winged Realm? That place... probably won't accept me."