From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

However, Xiao Minghuang did not know him.

"You look quite friendly, but..."

She hesitated, not knowing how to say: We are strangers, right?

"I'm Su Zhi, Dongling, Douhucheng..."

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang vaguely remembered that there was indeed such a person, but she just couldn't remember him.

After all, the trip to the Dongling Ancient Tomb was a story that happened several years ago, and she had no impression of Su Zhi at that time.

However, Su Zhi became more and more excited, with a hint of anxiety flashing in the depths of his eyes, and he even couldn't help but want to reach out and touch Xiao Minghuang.

He didn't have any plans; he was just too excited to meet an old friend in a foreign land.

However, just as his right leg took half a step, it immediately pulled on his broken limb, causing him to groan.

"hiss..."

The intense pain made Su Zhi gasp involuntarily. His face turned pale instantly and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Sorry if that's offensive, my feet hurt..."

He just raised his hand, and Xiao Minghuang didn't care too much. He frowned slightly and looked at Su Zhi a few more times. Past memories gradually emerged in his mind.

"Why is Daoyou here?"

Xiao Minghuang asked.

Back then, the evil demon sneaked into Duhu City, and Ye Ruoshui fought with him, which resulted in the city being razed to the ground. She thought that the man had died in the chaos, but she did not expect to see him again here today.

"Princess Xiao..."

Seeing that Xiao Minghuang was still willing to talk to him, Su Zhi was overjoyed and quickly told her everything that had happened to him over the years.

"Back then, I was kidnapped by the evil demons and brought to the Southern Wilds. I heard from those evil demons that they originally planned to use me as a human tonic for the Blood Demon Saint, but the Blood Demon Saint never came back from the Eastern Pole. We... were some other monks who were captured, and we managed to escape together. But we had nowhere else to go, so we fled here."

"...This is the outer desert of the Southern Wilds. There is no life and no spiritual energy. Even the evil demons are unwilling to come here. Most of the people who come here are avoiding being hunted down by their enemies, or they are people like me who have nowhere else to go."

"...Although the environment here is poor and there is basically no hope for progress in cultivation in this lifetime, it is at least peaceful and leisurely...But not long ago, a group of evil demons suddenly appeared in the desert and slaughtered all the nearby cities. Even I was lucky to escape..."

Su Zhi's face was filled with fear and his voice was low as he recounted his initial experiences on the run. His expression was sorrowful and his fists were clenched, as if he was trapped in the nightmare he had just experienced.

"Those beasts deserve to die..."

"I see."

After hearing this, Xiao Minghuang felt a little disturbed, but soon regained his composure.

If there was a group of evil demons slaughtering innocent people in the east of Zhongtian, the nearby immortal cultivation forces would have united to wipe out the evil demons long ago, and would not have left it alone.

But in the Southern Wilderness, it is a very common thing.

Here, human life is both a resource and the cheapest thing.

The strong devour the weak, and the weak become food for the strong.

"Princess Xiao, what about you? Why are you in the Southern Wilderness?"

After a brief loss of composure, Su Zhi suppressed his emotions, his expression full of anticipation, and asked softly.

"I have some things to do, so I came."

Xiao Minghuang responded softly.

She could tell that there were many flaws in Su Zhi's words. For example, he was only at the Spiritualization Realm, so how could he escape from the Blood Demon Path? And how could he have come to this barren place after such a long journey?

However, Xiao Minghuang didn't care about these.

She had just arrived in the Southern Wilderness and was unfamiliar with the place. It would be perfect if she had someone who could communicate with her normally and was familiar with the local environment to lead the way for her.

If Su Zhi could help her, it would save her some effort.

And she will naturally reciprocate and meet the other party's expectations.

...For example, take him back to Dongji.

Hearing this, Su Zhi's face lit up immediately, and he quickly said, "Princess, if you need any help, Su Zhi will go through fire and water for you, and I will do my best to help you!"

There was deep joy in his voice, and he seemed to have forgotten that he was injured.

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly. She was not a pretentious person, and was not used to hypocritical courtesy.

"Okay, when I'm done, I'll take you back to Dongji."

Then, she snapped her fingers, and a stream of white magic power flowed out from her fingertips and merged into Su Zhi's wound, stopping the flow of blood. The other injuries also recovered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Su Zhi felt that his injury had improved, and he couldn't help but show a hint of gratitude: "Thank you, Princess Xiao."

"Enough of the small talk, let's talk about what's going on in the Southern Wasteland."

Xiao Minghuang said lightly.

"Yes."

Su Zhi nodded and began to tell the story.

"The Southern Wasteland is vast. In terms of area alone, it is about the same size as the Eastern Pole, but almost 99% of the area is covered with yellow sand and is barren. Only in the Central Demon Realm where the Central Demon Palace is located, is there a relatively thin spiritual energy."

"Radiating from the Central Demon Realm to the periphery, there are the six inner ring realms, which are the bases of the six evil demons. The outer ring realms are the nineteen middle ring realms, which are all vassal kingdoms of the six evil demons. The outer ring realms are the outer ring deserts where we are now. There is no spiritual energy and the environment is extremely harsh. Mortals cannot survive there at all, so even the evil demons will not set foot there at will."

Su Zhi told Xiao Minghuang everything he knew about the Southern Wilderness.

All he knew was some general information, and he was unable to provide more specific and detailed intelligence.

However, these are enough for Xiao Minghuang.

"How far are we from the Central Demon Palace? Is there a teleportation array we can use?"

Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment and continued to ask.

"This place is a very desolate place in the outer desert. It is unknown how far away it is from the Central Demon Palace, but it is about ten days... fifteen days away from the Blood Demon City of the Blood Demon Road..."

Su Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and said hesitantly.

Then, he added: "As far as I know, there is no teleportation formation in the Southern Wilderness."

452. Silencing someone

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang raised her eyebrows slightly and said casually, "Since you have fled all the way here from the Blood Demon Road, how could you not be sure how far this place is from the Blood Demon Road?"

Xiao Minghuang looked at Su Zhi, his eyes as deep as the abyss.

Realizing this, Su Zhi's body trembled slightly. He knew that his performance was finally exposed.

But he still gritted his teeth, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"...Princess, actually..."

At this time.

"Ok?"

Xiao Minghuang raised his eyebrows, sensing a dangerous aura approaching, and turned his head abruptly.

In the distance, two black shadows were seen rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed. In the blink of an eye, they were in front of the two of them.

This is a man and a woman, both wearing blood-red robes and exuding a strong smell of blood.

Obviously, these two people are also evil demons who practice evil skills.

The two men ignored Xiao Minghuang and stared at Su Zhi.

The red-dressed woman, with a look of joy on her face, said in a loud voice: "Su Zhi, the three-year period has expired. The Blood Demon Dao Demon Lord has ordered that Senior Brother Su return to the Blood Demon Divine City immediately and officially become the candidate for the Blood Demon Dao Saint Son!"

As soon as these words came out, the air around them seemed to freeze.

A solemn and murderous atmosphere suddenly spread out.

Su Zhi's face changed when he heard that, and he glanced at Xiao Minghuang subconsciously, but saw that her expression was as calm as water, as if she didn't hear it.

"You...what nonsense are you talking about? I have never had any relationship with the Blood Demon Sect. Where are you from? It's incomprehensible! Don't talk nonsense here!"

Su Zhi shouted coldly, with panic flashing in his eyes, and retorted eagerly.

Hearing this, the red-dressed woman looked confused and advised: "Brother Su, what are you talking about? The reason why Brother Su was willing to come to this desolate place and guard the exiled criminals for three years was to prove his loyalty to the Demon Lord. Now the Demon Lord has issued an order..."

"You...you spit on others!"

Su Zhi could no longer remain indifferent. He cursed loudly, drew his sword and slashed at the woman in red.

The man in red at the side saw Su Zhi suddenly take action, and he had no intention of helping his companion at all. Without any hesitation, he ran away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The woman in red had just entered the Spirit Transformation Realm, and her realm was far inferior to Su Zhi's. She was caught off guard and was immediately knocked hundreds of feet away, landing not far away.

She struggled to get up, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, her face full of fear, looking at Su Zhi with eyes full of confusion and grievance: "Su Zhi, why? Why did you hit me! Can't we go back to Blood Demon City together?"

"Humph, you still dare to quibble when you are about to die?"

Su Zhi gritted his teeth. If this woman hadn't suddenly appeared, Princess Xiao would most likely have been fooled by him. He knew that today's matter would not be resolved peacefully, so he simply went for it.

Killing the woman in red still leaves room for excuses!

After thinking about it, Su Zhi did not delay any longer, drew his sword, swung out a blood-red sword light, and slashed straight forward.

Seeing this, the red-clothed woman's face changed drastically, her pupils shrank suddenly, and despair appeared in her eyes.

Although Su Zhi has stayed in the outer desert for three years, he is a prodigy of the Blood Demon Sect, otherwise he would not be qualified to become a candidate for the Holy Son.

But she was just a true disciple. Although they were both in the Spirit Transformation Realm, their strengths were simply incomparable.

This sword is enough to take her life.

"Pfft~~"

The blood-red sword light flashed before her eyes in an instant, and would pierce through her chest the next moment. The woman in red could not help but close her eyes, waiting for death to come.

"Shh-"

However, the expected death did not occur. She opened her eyes and suddenly saw a slender figure standing in front of her, as if filling her whole world.

"Su Zhi, you disappoint me so much."

Xiao Minghuang's faint voice came.

Although her tone was light, every word she said sounded like thunder to Su Zhi's ears.

"Your Highness, please understand!"

Su Zhi's face turned pale and he trembled. He hurriedly explained, "Princess, please listen to my explanation. It was this woman who slandered me. She never told the truth... She... She was sent by the Blood Demon Sect to capture me. Princess, you must not trust her!"

"Oh?"

Xiao Minghuang said calmly: "Whether it is true or not, I will know after I have read your memory fragments."

Hearing this, Su Zhi's mind went blank, knowing that there was no way back.

Without any hesitation, a flame ignited between his brows, instantly burning his purple palace. His aura suddenly surged, and the spiritual power in his body circulated to the extreme. He entered the realm of the King of Life and Death and turned around and ran!

However, even at the king level, he was nothing more than a tiny ant in front of Xiao Minghuang!

"Want to go?"

Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, a flash of starlight flashed in her pupils, and then, a ripple appeared in the void.

Immediately afterwards, Su Zhi felt a huge attraction coming from behind, and his whole body flew back involuntarily.

The next moment, Xiao Minghuang raised his palm and slapped it down.

"Bang~~"

Su Zhi's physical body collapsed in an instant, and even his purple palace soul was blasted into dust by Xiao Minghuang's palm!

"hiss..."

Looking at the horrifying scene before her, the woman in red took a deep breath, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

One palm to destroy a powerful god?

This is not just an ordinary state of transformation, but the candidate saint of the Blood Demon Sect!

You know, Su Zhi is one of the top ten young people in the entire Blood Demon Sect.

The reason why he has not officially become a candidate for the Holy Son is simply because he was born in Dongji and his family background is not good enough, so he has to face an extra test.

But Su Zhi's strength is indeed among the top ten!