Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 525 - Borrowing a Knife to Kill

When Xiao Yi returned to the Southern Ice City,

he could see from afar that Little Lin had transformed into its true form, a giant golden serpent with wings on its back, fiercely battling a middle-aged man in the void.

Thunder surged whenever Little Lin opened its mouth, striking as fast as lightning.

Within its vicinity...

the weather changed rapidly, as if it were the end of days.

The man in golden armor across from it was none other than Zhuge Yin, the lord of the Southern Ice City.

Zhuge Yin had really drawn the short straw; he had thought the Ninth Prince and Slaughter Thousand Blades and their group would be completely victorious, and that he could rest easy in the Southern Ice City. He had slipped away from the city to rendezvous with his mistress.

He never expected...

that not long after he had been intimate with his mistress, he received an urgent message from Hong Tao and hurried back.

When he returned to the Southern Ice City, what he saw was its walls reduced to ruins, and the citizens fleeing in every direction.

Enraged, Zhuge Yin immediately encountered Little Lin and others cleaning up the spoils of war in the city lord's manor, sparking a conflict, and Little Lin had transformed into its true form to fight him.

Under Little Lin's relentless bombardment, Zhuge Yin was forced to retreat step by step.

"Dragon Tail Swing!"

With a fierce swish of its tail, Little Lin struck Zhuge Yin in the waist.

Sending Zhuge Yin flying with a voracious smack.

At the same time, Little Lin's body shone with dazzling golden light, soaring through the void and, with a loud roar, opened its gigantic mouth to bite at Zhuge Yin with fangs as sharp as swords.

Pfft!

The sharp teeth easily pierced through him.

Then, with a fierce shake of the head...

Rip!

Zhuge Yin was thrown to the ground, and a ball of thunder gathered in Little Lin's mouth, roaring down onto Zhuge Yin with a boom.

Hisss...

A charred smell spread through the air.

The distinguished general of the Sword Dynasty, Zhuge Yin, fell at the jaws of Little Lin.

"Little Lin, your true form's combat power is way too strong, isn't it?"

"Damn, I used to think you were cute; now you seem downright terrifying!"

"It's a good thing you don't eat people..."

Liu Yi and the others had grown accustomed to Little Lin and jest with each other in a friendly, harmless manner.

Little Lin showed its teeth to them, saying irritably, "Eat people? Is beast meat not fragrant? Or is beast bone soup not nourishing? Why would I eat people..."

Everyone laughed heartily.

It was then that they noticed Xiao Yi's return, and everyone straightened up, exclaiming respectfully, "Director Xiao!"

"Mm!"

Xiao Yi's gaze swept over everyone, and looking at Liu Yi, he asked, "Is everyone alright?"

Liu Yi shook his head, his eyes slightly red, and said gravely, "This time in taking the Southern Ice City, seventy-three of our brothers perished, twenty-nine were gravely wounded and lost their ability to fight, and several others sustained minor injuries..."

Xiao Yi sighed softly.

Although due to his presence, the taking of the Southern Ice City had cost the lives of only around a hundred people, it was still considered a great victory.

But these were living, breathing lives.

Xiao Yi patted Liu Yi on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Erect a monument outside the Southern Ice City and engrave the names of our brothers on it. For the Great Qian Dynasty's army's first breach of the Southern Ice City, they are all heroes!"

"Yes!"

Liu Yi's eyes showed gratitude.

Xiao Yi paused, then continued, "Compile a list of the fallen and injured brothers. The families of the deceased should be well taken care of when we return. And for those brothers who were wounded, we must also see to their proper settlement!"

"On behalf of the brothers, thank you, Director Xiao!" said Liu Yi, moved.

Xiao Yi waved his hand dismissively, then inquired, "Did we find any treasures inside the city lord's manor?"

"Yes, here is the inventory!" Liu Yi immediately produced a scroll.

The scroll was unfurled.

It listed all the treasures and Spiritual Medicines they had seized from the city lord's manor. Xiao Yi was surprised to find that in Zhuge Yin's secret chamber alone, there was over five billion silver, not to mention numerous other valuable items and Spiritual Medicines.

The total value was close to ten billion!

"Three years as an official, a hundred thousand flakes of silver. I now understand why so many people are eager to climb the ranks..." Xiao Yi said with a light chuckle, shaking his head.

The path of martial cultivation is indeed one that burns through money.

Pills require money.

Money was needed for military supplies.

Cultivation Techniques and martial arts skills all required money...

Without earning money, where would one obtain profound cultivation levels?

Where would the overpowering strength come from?

This also led to the rich getting richer, and the strong becoming stronger!

Xiao Yi complained in his heart, took some elixirs and Spiritual Medicines suitable for his own cultivation, and then said, "I need to go into closed-door cultivation to train, have the brothers rest well too. We have to set off early tomorrow morning!"

Liu Yi asked, "To where?"

Xiao Yi, squinting his eyes, said, "To rob the rich to aid the poor!"

Liu Yi: "..."

Xiao Yi then took the elixirs and Spiritual Medicines and directly found an empty courtyard within the city lord's mansion to live in, summoning the Xuanzi Longevity Cauldron. This cauldron could enhance the speed of refining elixirs and Spiritual Medicines, the stronger one's power, the greater the enhancement.

With Xiao Yi's current strength, a thousand-fold increase wasn't a problem.

Xiao Yi continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

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...

Great Qian Dynasty, the imperial capital.

It was still that courtyard specially found by Yang Kun.

Yang Kun was squinting his eyes, his fingers gently tapping on the tabletop, and he looked somewhat anxious.

Suddenly...

Bang!

Yang Kun crushed the armrest with one hand, his chilly gaze fixed on the young man standing with his head bowed before him: "Are you saying... Huihai Sword Master had an arm chopped off by Xiao Yi and is currently healing from his injuries? So, are you trying to tell me that you guys haven't dealt with Xiao Yi?"

The young man gave a bitter smile and said, "Your Highness, I'm merely conveying a message from the Deputy Sect Master. Here is a scroll he prepared for you, containing detailed intelligence!"

"Hand it over!"

Yang Kun's face darkened.

When he saw everything that was on the scroll, a fierce flame burst forth from his body, and with a bang, he burned the scroll to ashes.

Bang!

Yang Kun slammed his palm on the table, shattering it into pieces, his eyes fierce, his gaze predatory as he glared at everyone present and roared hysterically, "Do you know what's written on this? Xiao Yi routed the great army of the Sword Dynasty, destroyed the God Devouring Ants Legion, led a few hundred people to conquer the Southern Ice City, and killed the ninth prince of the Sword Dynasty... "

Hiss...

The crowd exchanged glances, all showing a look of horror.

Every single point Yang Kun mentioned could independently earn one a marquisate or a position as a high official.

Moreover, all these deeds were Xiao Yi's doing!

Such merits were nothing less than warranting a kingship!

Compared with these feats, what significance did Xiao Yi's killing of a fifth prince, already abandoned by the royal family, hold?

"Besides, among those sent to kill him this time, only Huihai Sword Master returned severely wounded. The rest were all killed. This kid's strength has increased again since the Ancestral Worship Ceremony..."

Yang Kun's face was grim as he roared, "What do you say... what should we do now?"

One of them said in a deep voice, "Given Xiao Yi's current achievements, if we send someone to kill him again and it gets exposed, we'll be doomed beyond redemption."

"I do have a foolproof strategy!"

From a dark corner...

A young man with a shadowy face exhaled green light from his eyes.

Yang Kun frowned and asked, "So it's Yun Haiyang from Three Seas Mountain, what's your strategy?"

Yun Haiyang, the grandson of Yun Ruowang, and a genius disciple of Three Seas Mountain, his eyes glinting coldly, slowly said, "Worried about sending someone to kill him and getting exposed, right? Then let's openly send people to protect him!"

"Protect him? Have you gone mad?"

"Yun Haiyang, Xiao Yi killed your grandfather, and you still want to send people to protect him? Did a donkey kick your head?" the crowd ridiculed him.

"Just release the news that His Highness worries about Xiao Yi's safety and will dispatch experts to protect him."

Yun Haiyang, however, gave a cold smile and said, "I believe that, given Xiao Yi's caution, he definitely won't return rashly; instead, he will choose to venture deeper into the Sword Dynasty. Our men can use protection as pretense to continue pursuing Xiao Yi, and in the meantime, His Highness can secretly make contact with people from the Sword Dynasty..."

"Given the war between the two countries, you expect His Highness to contact the Sword Dynasty's people? That's asking for death!"

"Yun Haiyang, you really are insane..."

"Insane? Xiao Yi dared to face the Sword Dynasty's great army alone and even succeeded; that's the true insanity. To deal with such a madman, one can only use even more insane methods..."

Yun Haiyang, his gaze firmly fixed on Yang Kun, said solemnly, "Just make contact with the Sword Dynasty's people, and with our inside-outside collaboration, if we keep Xiao Yi in the Sword Dynasty forever, who would know all this was our doing? Your Highness must think it through, with the grudge between you and Xiao Yi, once he returns with undying achievements, then that position..."

"No need to say more!"

Yang Kun's eyes showed a trace of determination, and he said coldly, "It's nothing more than using others to kill for me. I'll borrow the knife to kill Xiao Yi!"

PS: The tenth update! I'm truly sorry, I was too tired and fell asleep, and have only just finished writing this! Xiao Tian did his best!