Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

Outside the cell, two middle-aged men were playing chess. When they saw a figure suddenly appear, they did not intend to interrupt their game.

"Brother, they've come to break us out of prison."

"Yes, I know. Isn't there a prison warden upstairs? Why didn't he stop him?"

"I don't know. People in the capital have always been unreliable; after all, they've been living in comfort for too long."

"Hmm...it's your turn to go."

The two seemed to deliberately ignore Su Liang's presence, their eyes fixed on the chessboard.

These two have been fellow disciples for decades, so their relationship is as close as brothers.

They all held positions within the Protectorate Sect, and the one addressed as "elder brother" was Venerable Chongming of the Protectorate Sect.

His status among the elders was quite extraordinary.

As for his younger brother, he is also a protector of the National Protection Sect. Both of them are at the Tongxuan realm, but they have already passed the life-threatening stage.

They were ordered by the Crown Prince to guard this place to keep an eye on the eldest princess, but when they saw that the person who came was just a martial artist from the Life Palace.

Neither of them were particularly interested.

A peerless genius?

Ah!

Who wasn't like that back then?

It's more satisfying to finish the game in front of you than to fight a martial artist with a Destiny Palace.

However, when he noticed Su Liang approaching step by step, the protector of the National Protection Sect frowned.

He held a black bean between his two fingers.

At that moment, with a flick of his finger, the black stone shot out.

Like a black lightning bolt.

Golden dragon scales suddenly covered Su Liang's body. When Hei Zi collided with the dragon scales, he instantly turned into black ash.

Upon seeing this, the two men frowned, realizing that the young man before them seemed to be no ordinary person.

"Since you managed to get to the ninth floor, you should know who's imprisoned here. You can't rescue her."

Venerable Chongming spoke.

Su Liang didn't care. His gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of stone doors and land on the beautiful figure inside.

The chessboard was suddenly overturned by Venerable Chongming, and dozens of chess pieces flew out.

With the absolute defense of his acquired Dragon Emperor body, Su Liang completely ignored this seemingly swift attack.

He took a step forward.

A purple light instantly covered the entire ninth level of the Heavenly Prison.

With this move, the Purple Star Spear was unleashed.

Jun Hongyan stood in a relatively clean cell, feeling helpless as she heard the commotion outside.

He still came.

Knowing Su Liang's temperament, she left a note.

Not only that, but he also instructed Liuli to persuade Su Liang to stay.

But the latter still came to the prison to rescue her, which puzzled her greatly.

But after the initial confusion, there was also a slight feeling of being touched.

This must be his little man!

They don't care about her plans, and even disrupt her arrangements. They act willfully, yet they warm people's hearts.

How can she be so lovable yet so hateful?

Don't you know that I never do anything without being sure of success?

If she wanted to leave, the Heavenly Prison couldn't hold her, and neither could the two Transcendent Masters outside.

But this is just a small part of a much larger picture.

Just then...

The noise outside lasted only a short while before it subsided completely.

Jun Hong

Yan only heard two confused wails before silence returned, the heavy stone door preventing any further sound from getting through.

Outside the cell, Su Liang gently withdrew the Ziwei Spear, pulling the spearhead from Venerable Chongming's chest.

The other master, Tongxuan, had already fallen to his first shot.

The battle was over with just two shots.

In a fit of rage, he unleashed two deadly shots, each as powerful as a thunderbolt!

How could two ordinary Transcendent Venerables possibly withstand it?

Then he fired a third shot at the stone door.

The stone gate shattered open, revealing Jun Hongyan standing inside.

The latter wore a pure and spotless palace dress, and even though she was imprisoned, she looked as if she were in her boudoir, elegant and beautiful.

This refined demeanor was completely out of place in the dark prison.

At this moment, Jun Hongyan blinked her long, narrow phoenix eyes and sighed softly.

"Why did you still come?"

Her tone wasn't one of blame, but rather of helplessness.

Su Liang said matter-of-factly:

"I'll take you home."

Jun Hongyan shook her head, unable to muster any anger towards the young man before her, and could only say softly:

"I have my own plans for being here."

You shouldn't have been so reckless. I'm safe here.

Su Liang had no intention of disrupting anyone else's plans; he simply felt that he should be there to take her away.

To him, Jun Hongyan was just a woman.

Even if she becomes an unparalleled empress in the future, for now, she is still his woman!

As a man, you shouldn't let your wife be in danger.

This is also something Su Liang insisted on!

“A plan that requires you to be in danger is not a good plan.”

"You can keep thinking about plans. Now that I'm back, I can help you. You don't need to go through all that. Just come home with me."

Jun Hongyan shook her head slightly and answered very seriously:

"I will not go back."

Su Liang asked again, "Not going back?"

Jun Hongyan nodded firmly. She had painstakingly devised such a massive plan; how could she change it at this step?

Su Liang then walked over and picked Jun Hongyan up in his arms:

"You have to go back, whether you want to or not. You have to listen to your man."

Jun Hongyan blushed slightly and struggled for a while. How could a dignified and mature woman have ever encountered such an attack?

Why did you become even more domineering after going on the Eternal Dragon Battle?

I should be on top!

She wanted to push Su Liang's chest away, but he seemed oblivious to the pain and kept walking upwards.

After struggling for a while, Jun Hongyan simply gave up resisting.

It's not that they can't resist, but rather that they don't really want to resist.

She couldn't help but look up. Su Liang's face had become even more strong and handsome, and even the future empress felt a faint blush creep up her cheeks.

It's true what they say, "A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence!"

Even her heart calmed down quietly.

Jun Hongyan rested her head on Su Liang's chest, her voice melodious, seemingly both teasing and complaining.

"You've disrupted my plans, how are you going to compensate me?!"

"Offer yourself in return?"

"It seems like I'm the one who lost out. Anyway... all the previous rewards are wiped out!"

"Hey? Why don't you punish me instead!"

"Ah!"

Then.

Su Liang led Jun Hongyan out of the prison and headed back to the princess's residence.

Meanwhile, reports came from all sides within the palace.

The crown prince opened the secret letters one by one, his expression gradually turning grim.

"Six experts at the Tongxuan level failed to kill Su Liang, and were even killed by him instead?"

Then the other party openly went to the Heavenly Prison, forcefully broke through the ninefold death barrier, and rescued Jun Hongyan in less than a quarter of an hour.

"This Su Liang, in such a short time... how could he have become so terrifying!?"

(Thanks to Emperor Yan XSRK for the second donation.)

It's been almost two weeks since it went live, and I've been working myself to the bone. I'm not feeling quite right anymore. Anyway, I only have three days left this week to work on it.