Yao Ke'er stood frozen in place, stunned.
Junior disciple...
Was actually going to charge into the Imperial City's forbidden grounds?!
Heavens!
That was the very core of the Great Xia, the residence of the Son of Heaven.
It was teeming with experts, with guards at every three steps and sentries at every five. Even if the Imperial Guards and elite palace masters lay there to be slaughtered, they could tire a person to death.
"Junior disciple..."
Yao Ke'er swallowed hard, her voice raspy. "The Imperial City's forbidden grounds are fraught with peril, a place of certain death. What are you going in there for?"
Bai Zihe had no choice but to go!
"Seventh Senior Sister."
"When I consumed the Blood of Hell, I nearly lost myself and became a perpetual killing machine. It was only thanks to the蛊虫 that I retained my sanity."
"But as long as the蛊虫 remain, I will never find peace."
"Now, there are people in the Imperial City who know the secret of the Blood of Hell. I must investigate."
Yao Ke'er fell silent.
Yes.
Only by truly understanding the Blood of Hell and resolving the lingering threats of the Blood of Hell and the蛊虫 could Junior disciple continue on his path safely.
Otherwise, a sharp sword would always hang over Junior disciple's head.
A sword that could fall at any moment, and once it did, there would be no turning back.
"Seventh Senior Sister, you should return to the Medical Association for now."
"I... shall depart!"
Bai Zihe instructed, then strode purposefully towards the direction of the Imperial City's forbidden grounds.
Yao Ke'er watched his resolute back, her heart suddenly aching. Bai Zihe had come to save her.
Now, she was fine, having avoided the vortex of the Prince's manor.
But Junior disciple had silently shouldered everything.
The burden of the charge of killing the Prince's heir.
The burden of the Blood of Hell and the calamity of the蛊虫.
And now, he was embarking alone on the path to the Imperial City's forbidden grounds.
"No."
"I cannot let Junior disciple walk this path alone."
Yao Ke'er made her decision in an instant.
Immediately, she recounted everything that had happened here, from beginning to end, in detail, to Yue Rushuang, Murong Mingyue, Ji Xueyun, Yan Zhiyun, and the other senior sisters.
Upon hearing that Junior disciple was going to charge into the Imperial City's forbidden grounds.
All these senior sisters were beside themselves.
The Imperial City's forbidden grounds...
That was the heart of Great Xia's power, the core of the core.
Experts were as numerous as trees in a forest, and the mystical wonders within the forbidden grounds were unimaginable.
Let alone charging in, the mere thought of charging in left countless people dumbfounded.
But Junior disciple was just going.
What could be done?
For a moment, the several peerless beauties were in a panic in their respective domains.
Junior disciple was venturing alone into a dragon's den and tiger's lair, a situation of certain death. How could they, as his senior sisters, stand by and do nothing?
"Xuan Tian Pavilion, hear my command."
"The Young Master is on his way to the Imperial City's forbidden grounds. If he suffers any harm... Xuan Tian Pavilion will fight to the death!"
"Soldiers of the Southern War Zone, hear my command!"
"Million Wolf Army, hear my command!"
"Assassins..."
At this moment, Yue Rushuang, Ji Xueyun, Xue'er Zhantianlong, Yan Zhiyun, Murong Mingyue, and others had all made their decisions.
They prepared to exert pressure on the Great Xia royal family.
To use all their strength, all possible means, to prevent them from making a move against Junior disciple.
After Yao Ke'er informed her senior sisters of this news, she immediately contacted Fang Yongzheng and had him exert pressure on the Great Xia royal family in the name of the Medical Association.
As for herself, she set off to catch up with Bai Zihe.
Subsequently.
Xuan Tian Pavilion, under Yue Rushuang's command.
The illustrious Million Wolf Army.
The Southern War Zone, governed by Ji Xueyun.
The assassin organization, led by Yan Zhiyun.
The chivalrous thieves and divine pickpockets under Murong Mingyue...
All united, preparing to declare their stance to the Great Xia royal family.
Although.
Compared to the Great Xia royal family, these forces seemed somewhat unrelated.
But united, they formed a force that could not be ignored, and the impact they could create was definitely not something the royal family would wish to see!
Especially.
Ji Xueyun, as the Commander of the Southern War Zone, was a high-ranking official, guarding the southern border, holding great power and commanding vast armies.
The Million Wolf Army was even more so, an absolutely disruptive force.
Once they made a move...
It would inevitably lead to internal strife and widespread suffering.
The Imperial City's forbidden grounds.
Gao Qiu returned in a disheveled state to a towering, magnificent palace.
This was the dwelling place of the Great Xia royal family.
The Imperial Palace of Great Xia!
He was a renowned master of the palace, a trusted confidant of the Son of Heaven, and could enter without reporting.
In the grand hall.
A figure sat enthroned, wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown, exuding unmatched majesty.
Like a true dragon descending, he was the Son of Heaven of the mortal world.
His eyes opened and closed, unaffected by external matters, neither pleased nor saddened, as if he had transcended the mundane. Only the occasional glint of light revealed that he was no ordinary being.
He was the Son of Heaven of the Great Xia royal family, Zhuge Sheng!
"Your Majesty!"
Gao Qiu knelt below and declared, "Bai Zihe possesses the Blood of Hell."
Blood of Hell!
At these four words, Zhuge Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly. Kuaishu.com
"Gao Qiu, is what you say true?"
He uttered a few words, carrying an aura of imposing authority.
Gao Qiu lowered his head and stated with absolute certainty, "I saw it with my own eyes, and I exchanged a palm strike with him. The aura of the Blood of Hell... it cannot be wrong!"
The hall fell silent.
The Blood of Hell was a treasure that countless people had never even heard of, yet it possessed the power to alter destiny and reshape the world!
Zhuge Sheng had longed for it for a very long time.
Now, it had appeared, on Bai Zihe!
Just then.
Prince Zhuge Zhaonan, who had escaped from Bai Zihe, also arrived in a sorry state: "Your Majesty, my son, Zhuge Changge... was killed by Bai Zihe!"
"You must avenge him!"
Zhuge Zhaonan wailed, his eyes filled with boundless hatred.
"Presumptuous!"
Zhuge Sheng struck out with his palm, actually snapping the armrest of the dragon throne, and roared, "Bai Zihe acting so recklessly, daring to kill my royal heir..."
"Where is the order?"
"Where is the imperial dignity?"
"Does he still... have this boundless sky above his head in his heart!"
"Issue my command."
"Order the Ten Dragon Guards to apprehend Bai Zihe immediately, without delay!"