After hearing Nangong Yueze's question, Siming nodded and recounted everything that happened in the Imperial City dungeon.
Jiuge on the side couldn't hear clearly what the two were talking about, but from Nangong Yueze's expression, she could tell that the situation seemed to be quite serious.
"Your Highness, the witch was pierced through the chest by the fairy's sword. She shouldn't live for long. Now the only mortal left is Nangong Jing. Do you think you want the fairy to cast a spell to search for his whereabouts?" Siming bowed and asked. road.
Nangong Yueze pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "That's not necessary for the time being. As the Commander of Ming, it is not appropriate for you to use your divine power to interfere too much in the affairs of the mortal world without the permission of your father or mother."
"But……"
"Since the demon girl was seriously injured by you, let's end the matter here. It's a pity that we couldn't find the hiding place of the Meihu tribe in the mortal world through her." Nangong Yueze said with a sigh.
"It's all because of Xiaoxian's incompetence in doing things. Please ask Your Highness to punish Xiaoxian." Siming said with shame.
"Okay, I don't blame you for this. You go down first and I will figure out the rest."
"Yes, Your Highness, the little immortal will take his leave first." Siming responded, turned around and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Seeing Siming leave, Jiuge came to Nangong Yueze and asked, "Xiaoze, who was that person just now? Why have I never seen him before?"
Nangong Yueze did not answer Jiuge's question, but turned to look at her and said helplessly: "Ge'er, I'm really sorry, we finally met and now we have to separate again."
"Huh? What happened?" Jiuge immediately asked nervously.
"Yes." Nangong Yueze nodded, "Nangong Jing escaped from prison not long ago, and many Imperial City soldiers died during the siege. I have to rush back."
"What, Nangong Jing escaped?" Jiuge was shocked, "The Imperial City dungeon is heavily guarded, how did he escape?"
"It was the demons who sneaked into the dungeon and rescued him." Nangong Yueze said in a solemn tone.
"Demon clan?" Jiu Ge's face changed suddenly. She subconsciously thought of the blood demon clan members she had met in Yuyue Kingdom before, and she couldn't help but feel worried in her heart.
"Ge'er, I will investigate these matters as soon as possible. Don't worry, just stay with your master with peace of mind." Nangong Yueze gently held Jiu Ge's hand and said softly.
"Well, you have to be careful yourself." Jiuge nodded.
"Be good." Nangong Yueze smiled and touched Jiuge's head, then greeted Helian Wenyan and hurriedly left the auction house with Su Ho.
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On the other side, Nangong Jing didn't know how long he had been running. It wasn't until he ran into a forest that he slowed down, stopped and took a deep breath.
Perhaps he had been locked up in the dungeon for too long, and his whole body ached uncomfortably, and his throat was in severe pain. Every time he took a breath, he felt a heart-piercing tingling sensation.
After raising his eyes and looking around to make sure that no one was following him, Nangong Jing gritted his teeth and said in a cold voice: "Nangong Yueze, it's all because of you that I'm in such an embarrassing situation. Please give me Wait, I won’t let you go, even if you are a god, I will kill you sooner or later!!”
After saying this, he slowly walked towards the other end of the woods with heavy steps.
Just when Nangong Jing had not gone far, a purple light ball suddenly hit the ground not far from him.
The light and shadow dispersed, and a figure fell out of the light ball, and then fell heavily into the grass.
"Puff——"
After the man fell to the ground, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time his body began to twitch violently, "Cough cough... cough cough cough..."
Nangong Jing stood there in shock for a long time. When he saw the face of the man on the ground clearly, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
That figure turned out to be... Ziyuan! !
"Yuan'er, how are you?!" Nangong Jing rushed over in panic, picked up Zi Yuan, and looked at her with worry on his face.
When he saw Zi Yuan's face as pale as paper and the chest that was constantly bleeding, Nangong Jing's heart skipped a beat, "Yuan'er... Yuan'er... you... how could you get hurt?" It’s like this…”
Zi Yuan raised her hand to wipe away the blood from the corner of her mouth, then turned to look at the man in front of her.
"Nan...Nangong Jing..." She shouted out three words with difficulty.
"Yuan'er, I'm here, you... you must hold on!" Nangong Jing reached out and hugged Zi Yuan tightly in her arms, feeling heartache in her heart.
"Nangong Jing, I... I am about to die. I am already very happy to see you before I die..." Zi Yuan said with a slight smile on her pale cheek.
"No, don't!" When Nangong Jing heard this, his hands around Zi Yuan trembled violently. He shook his head desperately and shouted: "Yuan'er, I don't want you to die, don't be afraid, I will take you now Go to the nearest Linshui City, there are still my people there, and I will ask them to find a way to save you..."
"Nangong Jing, no need..." Zi Yuan lightly opened her cherry red lips and said slowly: "The entire Nebula Empire now belongs to Nangong Yueze, how can you still have your people?"
"But...but..." Nangong Jing clenched his fists, his face covered with tears.
He hates himself for being incompetent, hates himself for being useless, hates himself for not being able to protect the one he loves!
"Cough cough... cough cough..." Zi Yuan coughed a few more times, then raised her hand and transformed into a purple bottle, "Nangong Jing, in this bottle... is a memory barrier, it's me... it's me It is specially left for you, wait...wait for you to escape from here, and then...open it again." Zi Yuan said intermittently, her voice was so weak that she seemed to die at any time.
"Yuan'er..." Nangong Jing held Zi Yuan's hand tightly, and her heart ached like a knife.
"Nangong Jing, I...I am dying. Before I die, I...I want to do one more thing for you..." Zi Yuan grabbed Nangong Jing's wrist and said with all her strength.
"What...what's the matter?" Nangong Jing asked choked with sobs.
"I think... I want to leave all my cultivation to you. With... with my cultivation, Nangong Yueze... can't threaten you." At this point, Zi Yuan almost continued Breathing began to become difficult, "Nangong Jing, you... you have to live well..."
Nangong Jing wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, Zi Yuan had already held back her last strength and poured all her cultivation into Nangong Jing's body.
In an instant, a powerful wave of spiritual power erupted from Nangong Jing's body, and his whole body was instantly enveloped in a purple light.
"Nan...Nangong Jing...goodbye...you must...must remember me..." Seeing Nangong Jing's cultivation level soaring, Zi Yuan smiled weakly, and then fell backwards.
"Yuan'er!!" Nangong Jing shouted quickly.
Unfortunately, Ziyuan never responded to him.
He tried to feel Zi Yuan's breath with his hand, but he only felt it was cold to the bone and lifeless.
"Yuan'er, get up quickly... don't fall asleep..." Nangong Jing suddenly burst into tears. He held Zi Yuan's face in his hands and kept kissing her cold cheeks, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. , you have done so much for me, but I can’t protect you!!!”
He kissed her lips, her tongue, her eyebrows, her ears... but still couldn't get the slightest reaction from her.
"Yuan'er... Yuan'er..." Nangong Jing murmured her name in a low voice, feeling heartbroken.
Soon, Zi Yuan's body turned into countless purple light spots and disappeared over the forest.
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At the same time, the Nebula Empire Imperial City.
Nangong Yueze quickly arrived outside the dungeon. The place was already in a mess. Hundreds of Imperial City soldiers fell to the ground in a mess. Their faces were black and they were foaming at the mouth. They had obviously died of poisoning.
"Your Majesty, when General Mo arrived with his men, these soldiers had already been killed, and Nangong Jing was nowhere to be found." A general wearing armor next to him knelt down in front of Nangong Yueze and said.
Nangong Yueze glanced at the corpse on the ground, and his expression immediately became extremely solemn. After a moment of pause, he turned to the general beside him and said, "Send the order to search for Nangong Jing's whereabouts throughout the country. Anyone who dares to hide repeat offenders will be punished." Wait a minute!!”
"Yes, I will obey the order!!" The general responded with clasped fists.
After he left, Nangong Yueze did not stay, but walked straight into the dungeon.
In the dungeon, Nangong Yueze came to the door of the cell where Nangong Jing was previously imprisoned. The lock of the cell was cut off and the tables and chairs inside were in a mess.
Other than that, no clues were left.
Not long after, the prison officer hurried over with several guards.
"Your Majesty, why are you here in person?" the prison officer said tremblingly.
Nangong Yueze ignored him and continued to scan around the cell. After a moment, his eyes fell on the two cells diagonally opposite.
Seeing this, the prison officer immediately followed his gaze and bowed to explain: "Your Majesty, the two cells opposite are holding Nangong Jing's personal guard Gan Tai and Nangong Jing's concubine Ye Linglong."
Nangong Yueze withdrew his gaze, turned to look at the prison officer, and said calmly: "Bring them here."
"Yes..." the prison officer said cautiously.
Not long after, Gan Tai and Ye Linglong were brought over by the prison officer. When they saw Nangong Yueze, they both knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Greetings to your Majesty."
"Your cell is closest to Nangong Jing. Did you see anything just now?" Nangong Yueze narrowed his dark eyes and asked the two of them indifferently.
Hearing this, Gan Tai and Ye Linglong looked at each other, one nodded while the other shook his head.
"Go ahead." Nangong Yueze glanced at Gan Tai who nodded.
Gan Tai took a step forward, lowered his head, and whispered: "To answer your Majesty's question, just now, a woman in a purple skirt suddenly appeared in the cell of His Majesty Seventh Prince. I didn't see her appearance clearly. I only knew that , her skills are good, she rescued His Highness the Seventh Prince in a few seconds, but I don’t know what happened outside the cell."
"Gantai, you traitor, why did you say everything!!" Ye Linglong glared at Gan Tai angrily and cursed, "Thanks to His Highness for treating you so well! You actually betrayed him!!"
"Do you think His Majesty won't be able to find out if I don't tell you?" Gan Tai turned around and retorted, "His Royal Highness Seventh is usually strong and domineering, and never treats us subordinates as human beings. Isn't Brother Li Yangming a precedent? He is the Seventh Prince. His Highness has been loyal to you all his life, but what happened to him in the end!! He broke his arm for His Highness Seventh, but His Highness didn't even have a word of comfort!"
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