The capital of the Nebula Empire.
News of Nangong Jing's attack quickly spread throughout the imperial city, and the fact that Li Yangming's arm was broken caused an uproar.
For a time, the discussion about the black-clothed assassin intensified, and everyone began to speculate, which master was the black-clothed assassin, who could break into Nangong Jing's palace under such strict defenses, and even lose one of Li Yangming's arms?
Inside Zhaoyang Palace.
Late at night, Li Yangming was kneeling in front of Nangong Jing with a pale face.
"Your Highness, the general is incompetent, and the jade seal was snatched away for nothing." Li Yangming looked guilty, lowering his head and not daring to look at Nangong Jing's gloomy and terrifying expression.
"Snapped!!!"
A loud slap hit Li Yangming hard on the face.
"Useless trash! Haven't you always told me that your cultivation level is very high? Where did the assassin come from? If you can't even take his attacks, what's the use of your life!!!" Nangong Jingqi His whole body was trembling, and his eyes were roaring scarlet.
"General..." Li Yangming lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "General, I am indeed defeated by him, but I will find a way to get the jade seal back for His Highness."
"Looking for it? That's easy to say! Tell me, where are you going to find it?!" Nangong Jing roared angrily.
"I will try my best in the end. Please calm down, Your Highness." Li Yangming said again.
Seeing his wound that was still bleeding, Nangong Jing took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"I will send people to investigate this matter. If you are injured, please stay in the palace to recover for the time being."
"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. I will take my leave first." Li Yangming responded respectfully, breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and left.
After Li Yangming left, Nangong Jing raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, then fell on the bed with a tired look on his face.
Seeing that the throne was about to be obtained, something unexpected happened at this juncture!
Is it true that he has a bad destiny and is destined not to become the supreme ruler of the Nebula Empire?
No! He doesn't believe it!
He must succeed, even at all costs! !
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The other side.
The night is getting darker, the sky is covered with a layer of light silver gauze, and a bright crescent moon hangs in the sky.
Nangong Yueze and Jiuge had been practicing swordplay for an hour by the stream on the outskirts of the city.
Before Jiuge came, Nangong Yueze had already ordered people to use night pearls to illuminate the entire stream bank like daylight, so that every time Jiuge swung his sword, he could clearly see it.
"Ozawa, why didn't I realize that your swordsmanship is so superb before?" Jiuge stopped and stood still, wiping the sweat from his forehead and said.
Nangong Yueze smiled softly, "That's because you didn't know me well enough before."
Jiuge tilted his head and said with a smile: "You are right, we will get to know each other more in the future."
"Yes." Nangong Yueze narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Jiuge, and said, "If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can ask me. No matter what you want to learn, I can teach you."
"Haha, it sounds like you are more powerful than my master, Master Helian?" Jiuge raised his lips and chuckled.
"That's not possible." Nangong Yueze's lips raised slightly, revealing a charming smile, "Although my current level of cultivation is not as good as his, in terms of cultivation qualifications and cultivation understanding, Helian Wenyan can only be regarded as average in front of me. He's just a warrior."
Jiuge was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter, "You are really narcissistic. My master is already a fifth-level spiritual master. There are only a handful of people in the entire Tianyan Continent who can surpass him in cultivation. How dare you call him a martial artist?!"
Nangong Yueze just smiled and said nothing. He knew that what he said was not an exaggeration. He was the only god in the entire heaven who had cultivated his cultivation to the peak of the ninth-level god emperor before he was sixty thousand years old. In terms of cultivation talent, he was so huge. In the heaven, almost no one dares to compare with him, let alone a monk in the mortal world.
"Ge'er, it's getting late today, I'll take you back first." Nangong Yueze changed the subject and said softly.
"Yeah, okay." Jiuge nodded and put the sword back into its scabbard.
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Nebula Empire Imperial City, Zhaoyang Palace.
Halfway through Yin hour.
"Rumble--"
A sound of thunder woke Nangong Jing from his dream. He suddenly opened his eyes, dripping with cold sweat, and stared at the door of the palace with a pale face.
In his sleep just now, he saw with his own eyes Nangong Yongchang suddenly rushed in from outside the door and stabbed his chest with a long sword. He wanted to avoid it but couldn't resist at all. He could only watch the sharp blade pierce his chest... …
If it weren't for that thunder, I'm afraid he would still be trapped in that terrible dream.
Nangong Jing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and prepared to lie down and sleep, but at this moment, a figure quietly opened the palace door.
"Who is it!?" Nangong Jing immediately sat up and stared at the figure warily.
It was a beautiful figure of purple, and a purple skirt outlined her graceful and exquisite curves.
"Who are you? This is the imperial city of the Nebula Empire. How did you get in?" Nangong Jing looked at the visitor warily, filled with doubts in his heart.
The purple figure walked slowly in front of Nangong Jing, with a slight curve on the corner of her mouth, "You don't have to be afraid, I'm here to help you."
"Help me?" Nangong Jing frowned, "I have never seen you, why should I trust you?"
The woman in the purple skirt turned slightly sideways, a pair of dark and deep phoenix eyes flashing with a cold and frightening light, "You don't have to believe me, but with the abilities of you and Li Yangming alone, I'm afraid you will never be able to find the jade seal in this life. .”
After hearing her words, Nangong Jing's eyes changed slightly. He looked at the woman in purple skirt calmly for a moment, and then asked in a cold voice: "Stop beating around the bush, who are you?!"
"My name is Ziyuan, and I am one of the four envoys of Demon Lord Youyue. I am here this time on the order of Demon Lord Youyue, specifically to help you regain the jade seal." Ziyuan stretched out her slender index finger. He gently stroked the green hair on his temples.
"Demon Lord Youyue?" Nangong Jing's pupils suddenly dilated when he heard this, "Who is she?"
"She is the leader of my Charming Fox Clan and the mistress of Guigu Immortal Palace." Zi Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Charming fox..." Nangong Jing murmured to himself, and the first thing that came to his mind was a pair of enchanting peach blossom eyes.
He had read in ancient books that the Charming Fox clan was born on the banks of the River Styx between the Demon Realm and the Netherworld. The women there were the most enchanting and beautiful in the world. It was said that every move they made was enough to seduce a man. Heart and soul.
Thinking of this, Nangong Jing's heart agitated.
But soon, he forced himself to calm down. After all, there is no free lunch in this world.
"Are you really willing to help me get the jade seal back?" Nangong Jing narrowed his narrow eyes in suspicion.
This Zi Yuan didn't look like a kind person at first glance, and he was worried that the other party's purpose was just to deceive him into trusting him.
"Of course it's true." Zi Yuan smiled and nodded, "However, my condition is... you must marry me as your concubine."
Hearing this, Nangong Jing's pupils shrank suddenly, and a look of shock and astonishment appeared on his handsome face.
"I refuse." He said three words without hesitation.
Although he didn't know what the purple-clothed woman in front of him wanted to do, she was a man of cultivation and came from the demon world. If he married her, it would be like letting her control his life.
"Haha, are you sure you don't want to think about it any more?" Zi Yuan still maintained a shallow smile.
"I'm sorry. It's really difficult for me to obey my order." Nangong Jing shook his head and said firmly.
Zi Yuan stared at Nangong Jing with a half-smile, and after a long while, she slightly pursed her red lips and said, "Since you don't want to, I don't have to waste too much time, but there is something I still want to tell you. , the assassin in black who wounded your men today is not an ordinary mortal at all, so even if you spend all your men, you still can't get the jade seal back."
After saying these words, Zi Yuan turned around and wanted to leave.
However, as soon as she took two steps, Nangong Jing's voice sounded in her ears.
"Wait a moment."
Zi Yuan stopped and turned to look at Nangong Jing, with a faint smile on her lips, "What, are you going to change your mind?"
"Yes." Nangong Jing took a deep breath and uttered a few words with difficulty, "I agree to your conditions."
In order to achieve his imperial career, he decided to risk everything.
Hearing this, a flash of joy flashed across Zi Yuan's eyes. She turned around, looked directly at Nangong Jing, and said with a slight smile: "I hope you won't regret it in the future. After all, getting married is no trivial matter."
"You don't need to worry about this. As long as you can get the jade seal back, nothing else matters." Nangong Jing said in a deep voice.
Seeing this, Zi Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "Then it's settled. I'll come back to you tomorrow at dawn. However, before the official wedding, you still need to sign a blood contract with me."
"Blood contract? What is that?" Nangong Jing asked with a frown.
Zi Yuan slightly raised her lips and explained with a faint smile: "After signing the blood contract with me, you will have telepathy with me. We can talk to each other anytime, anywhere without distance. You can even be with me." With permission, I can use the spiritual power in my body for your use."
At the end, she paused and looked up at Nangong Jing, her eyes seemed to be full of expectation, "How about it? Are you willing to sign this blood contract?"
Hearing this, Nangong Jing thought for a moment. This contract sounded good and could save him a lot of trouble. If it was as Zi Yuan said, why wouldn't he do it?
"Then...if I break the contract midway, what will be the consequences?" Nangong Jing hesitated for half a second and asked.
"The result of breaking the contract is very simple. All the spiritual power in your body will be drained, including your longevity. In other words, once you break the contract, you will die immediately." Zi Yuan said slowly.
Hearing this, Nangong Jing took a breath, this blood contract is too overbearing! !
Zi Yuan seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, but did not rush him, "You still have one night to think about it. It won't be too late for you to tell me your decision after dawn tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, the purple kite flew up and disappeared into the vast night in the blink of an eye...
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