In the carriage leaving the city, besides the pitifully injured Yin Xu with broken limbs, there was also Tian Shen who had fallen inside after being subdued.

The two lay cramped, while sitting inside were the West Emperor and Ying Gang, with nowhere to place their feet except on the bodies of these two, and the carriage was driven by the disguised Xi Quan.

The people bustling by the carriage on the street were unaware of its contents; many were still pointing and discussing the previous upheaval, oblivious that the subjects of that upheaval were passing right by them…

Inside the Divine Mountain Prison, the Goddess Feng Qingping delivered the news from the Mother-child Talisman to the clan leader Feng Xi for him to decide.

After reading the dense contents of the Talisman, Feng Xi couldn't help but swear, "Really neat and without a single pointless word. Who does her Qingqiu Fox Clan think they are? Being suppressed to the point of obedience in Qingqiu and yet they order us Phoenix Clan around?"

Even the Extreme Fire Sect must offer benefits when seeking help from our Phoenix Clan, yet these folks from Qingqiu just start commanding us. Who'd be okay with that?

If they riled him up, he could arrest the Extreme Fire Sect's disciples just like that. Even the Martial Hall Master of the Extreme Fire Sect got captured by him. Despite several attempts at communication from the Sect, he refused to release them. What could they do to him? Now look at this Qingqiu Fox Clan's demeanor—nothing good at all.

Feng Qingping advised him via message to calm down. "It's merely Qingqiu Ancestor's leverage; avoiding trouble where possible is wise."

Feng Xi, still angry, said, "Qingqiu Ancestor is nothing. Without the enormous backing from behind, that arrogant vixen would have died countless times by now."

Feng Qingping, bewildered, gestured at the Talisman in her hand, asking how to reply.

Though Feng Xi's face was still sullen, his tone in the transmission eventually softened considerably. "If they are still in the city, at best, I will not open the city gates for this West Emperor. Helping her capture people is out of the question; though Yao Mountain City is within the reach of our Phoenix Clan, it ultimately belongs to the West Bull King Court, and we cannot just capture a court official."

Feng Qingping smiled feebly, understanding that the clan leader had eventually yielded; after all, Qingqiu had strong backing, while their Phoenix Clan had none, which was an unchangeable reality.

No further questions were needed; the boundary line was set, and she knew what to do. She immediately moved aside to communicate further.

On top of Zhu Lang Pavilion, having received a definite reply, Yin Ning opened up Hu Gongxian's mouth again, allowing a red-glowing pill to fly out of Hu Gongxian's abdomen.

Yin Ning swallowed the red pill in one gulp and stood up, while Hu Gongxian coughed up blood, his eyes slowly closing. Having momentarily returned from the brink of death, he now faced its finality.

Yin Ning, helpless to alter this fate, allowed the fox corpse to remain, turning instead to wander the rooftop, even entering Yin Xu's room.

While inspecting, Yin Ning received a message from Feng Qingping, confirming that so far, the West Emperor had not left through any of the four city gates.

This meant that the West Emperor was still in the city. As the City Defense Array had been triggered and was still active, exiting the city would require an opening in the array, or breaking through it forcefully—since no significant action had occurred, it clearly suggested that no one had left…

Perhaps because the name was West Emperor, the carriage leaving Zhu Lang Pavilion chose the West City Gate.

When the carriage was stopped by guards, Xi Quan, who was driving, shouted, "Audacious! The carriage carries the Han State Domain Master, make way quickly."

As it happened, none of the guards there recognized the West Emperor, never having seen him. Each of his visits to Zhu Lang Pavilion was done in a highly discreet manner. If not for the city being sealed by the formation, he would not have revealed himself now either.

However, the head in charge at this spot's eyes shifted slightly, for he had just received instructions from higher up concerning the West Emperor.

He immediately stepped forward to rebuke, "Why not claim the carriage carries which Star Lord?"

Seeing that merely announcing his title was ineffective, the West Emperor emerged from the carriage, standing imposingly on the shaft, overlooking the group of guards. Intending to speak but too impatient to deal with these lower ranks, he produced a Mother-child Talisman, directly contacting the Domain Master of Juku State, whom he regarded as an equal.

Seeing this, the head in charge turned and pulled out his Mother-child Talisman to report the news.

The City Lord, upon receiving the message, dared not show himself and swiftly passed it to the Divine Mountain.

Quickly, Yin Ning on Zhu Lang Pavilion rooftop glanced at his own Mother-child Talisman, then stepped out and shouted, "Head to the West City Gate."

With those words, he vanished, with four figures promptly following, able to keep pace.

Swiftly, they landed next to the carriage blocked at the North City Gate.

The West Emperor turned his head and upon seeing Yin Ning, his heart pounded uncontrollably since he recognized Yin Ning from a previous occasion, though Yin Ning didn't know him.

Yin Ning swept his mana through the carriage, then waved his wide sleeve.

With a bang and a crash, the carriage shattered into pieces, extremely rude.

Fortunately, the people inside were quick to react; otherwise, they would have been sitting on the ground.

Ying Gang, who had just landed, was about to rebuke, but upon meeting Yin Ning's gaze, he fell silent, filled with shock and uncertainty.

Ying Gang quickly communicated to the West Emperor beside him, "Mr. Qingqiu himself is here. Are you sure that woman wasn't really the Qingqiu Ancestor's maid?"

It was evident; they were definitely targeting this vixen, Yin Xu. If they claimed it was a chance encounter, he wouldn't believe it. Would chance encounters smash their carriage?

The West Emperor replied via transmission, "Could it be known that this woman is impersonating the Ancestor's maid, come to deal with it?"

Ying Gang transmitted back, "Nonsense, a little vixen impersonating the Ancestor's maid, anyone could deal with it. But could Mr. Qingqiu himself come to handle it?"

This reasoning was valid and left the West Emperor also feeling apprehensive.

For someone audacious enough to act directly at the city gate, even if the city guards did not recognize them, they realized that the visitor was tough, and nobody dared speak.

Yin Ning's gaze had already settled on Yin Xu and Tian Shen lying amidst the broken planks. Tian Shen was fortunate, but Yin Xu, half-covered in blood, was too pitiful; an ear had been torn off, and hands and feet were broken, making him look neither human nor fox.

Yin Xu and Tian Shen both recognized Mr. Qingqiu from the Fox Clan, finding it truly unbelievable to see his presence personally.

Though they didn't know why they had come, everyone was very excited, and Yin Ning, with her hair disheveled, was in tears.

She knew very well that, no matter how they had split, they were, after all, from the Qingqiu Fox Clan. Even if maternal relatives passed by, they couldn't ignore them. Besides, the ones who came were masters from her maternal family.

At the moment of utter despair after being wantonly abused, hope suddenly appeared.

Yin Ning pushed her palms through the air, probed the two people's conditions from afar, and with a flip of her hand dissolved the restraints on them from a distance.

With the restraint broken, Yin Ning immediately endured the pain, turned over, knelt down with a broken arm and leg, and, together with Tian Shen, paid respects, "Yin Xu, Yin Shen, greet Mr. Da."

Yin Shen was Tian Shen's original name, but because he often ran errands and did some serving work, his surname was changed to Tian.

Yin Ning, disinclined to be polite, directly asked, "What's with the injuries? Who did this?"

Upon hearing this, a subtle unease emerged in the heart of the West Emperor.

Yin Xu, with his hair disheveled, without hesitation turned his head towards the West Emperor, eyes behind the messy hair full of resentment, gritting his teeth, "Him!"

Yin Ning gave a cold look and asked, "Who dares injure my Qingqiu Fox Clan?"

The West Emperor took a deep breath, maintaining a calm demeanor, cupped his hands and said, "The Domain Master of Han State, West Emperor, greets Mr. Da."

Letting go and calmly said, "Mr. Da, you speak too seriously. First, she had long been separated from Qingqiu. If everyone talks about being a family five hundred years ago because of the same surname, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Second, this is a private romantic dispute between her and me and has nothing to do with the Qingqiu Fox Clan."

Yin Ning indifferently said, "You too are a demon cultivator, haven't worn human skin long, yet you speak human words with flair. I don't care about others, but since they came out of Qingqiu Fox Clan, what do you mean by beating them in front of me, showing my Qingqiu Fox Clan? Quite bold!"

At these words, Yin Xu and Tian Shen burst into tears and bowed their heads; anyone with sense could understand Mr. Da's meaning, "I'll handle this matter today!"

Otherwise, the topic wouldn't have escalated to this level.

The pain in Yin Xu's body no longer felt painful, only a thousand unspoken words blocked him.

The West Emperor's face changed upon hearing this; he wanted to defend himself. What's with saying I injured them in front of you? When I hurt them, who knows where you were.

But he wasn't a three-year-old child, knowing that this was an excuse to intervene; no matter how much reason he spoke, it was useless.

Seeing this, Ying Gang gave Xi Quan a look, and the two quietly turned to leave, not wanting to get involved.

Unexpectedly, Yin Ning cast a sideways glance, coldly saying, "Stop!"

The two from the Extreme Fire Sect halted immediately, Ying Gang turned back, tore off the disguise, revealing his true face, cupped his hands with a slight smile, "Mr. Da, it's been a while, this matter has nothing to do with us, excuse us for not accompanying."

Having said that, he was about to turn and leave.

At this critical juncture, they could only let West Emperor bear it alone; who told you, the West Emperor, to say that the vixen was no longer related to Qingqiu? Could you deceive a ghost with that? This alone was enough for Mr. Da of Qingqiu Fox Clan to intervene personally; saying it has nothing to do with the Qingqiu Fox Clan, fooling whom?

He was also amazed by the West Emperor, having been with someone for so many years, yet still unclear about the other's background. What are you mindlessly getting involved with? Who else but you to bear this responsibility?

Anyway, as an elder of the Extreme Fire Sect, it was impossible for him to let the matter escalate into a sect conflict with the Qingqiu Fox Clan.

The West Emperor, seeing him about to shift the blame and leave, was somewhat annoyed in his gaze, but he couldn't publicly state it was on the orders of Extreme Fire Sect.

The logic was simple; you, a domain master of the Western Continent, publicly claiming to be acting under the Extreme Fire Sect's orders, is that something you can admit openly?

Ying Gang obviously realized this loophole.

But Yin Ning merely glanced at Ying Gang's shoe heel, then sneered repeatedly, "Blood of my Qingqiu Fox Clan is still on your shoe soles, and you think you can just walk away easily? Ying Gang, try to leave! If you dare to run today without clarifying matters, my Qingqiu Fox Clan will dare to wipe out your Extreme Fire Sect tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, the two from Extreme Fire Sect stopped again, Ying Gang looked down at his shoe heel and found that there was indeed bloodstain; earlier, upon boarding the carriage with two people squeezed inside, there was no place else to put his feet but on Yin Xu's body, unknowingly causing trouble.

Of course, he understood that this was just a pretext. Even if there was no bloodstain, he would still have to stay because they wanted to settle accounts.

The crucial point now was that they publicly said it, and he couldn't leave just yet.

He slowly turned around, coldly staring at Yin Xu.

For the bystanders watching the drama, it seemed that a single word from the Qingqiu Fox Clan subdued the Extreme Fire Sect.

The City Guard's leader on the spot was hiding behind others, busily informing the higher-ups of the situation on the scene.

He hoped someone from above would come to settle matters, but everyone reacted as if they saw a ghost, none of them showing up.

Yin Ning glanced coldly around at Ying Gang and the West Emperor, indifferently said, "Take them away."

As soon as the words were out, the four attendants at her side, two each, moved towards the West Emperor and Ying Gang.

Seeing this, the West Emperor's face sank, raising his hand into a defensive posture, reprimanding, "How impudent! I am the Domain Master of Han State, personally conferred by the Royal Court. Are you attempting rebellion?"

Yin Ning disdainfully said, "So what if you are a Domain Master? Among the Domain Masters of the Four Great Continents, which haven't we Qingqiu killed? We haven't missed Heavenly Court's either. Qingqiu Fox Clan has killed dozens of Domain Masters if not a hundred, who do you think you are? For so many years, my Qingqiu Fox Clan has abided by agreements, remained quiet within Qingqiu, but if anyone tries to poop on our heads, try breaking the agreement, rebellion is something we've done before."

This time, it was the Qingqiu Ancestor who personally gave the order, and she came on command, unafraid!

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