Published: February 25, 2025
“You listen to these elders, and you are pushing the Murong Clan towards destruction!”
“Please! Even if we don’t unite with the eternal immortal sect, we must attack the Huangfu Sacred Sect immediately!”
Upon hearing this, the elder supreme’s face turned pale as he knelt down. “Patriarch, the young lady is confused; she is just raising others’ spirits while extinguishing her own authority!”
Murong Gudao looked at Murong Yingying, his eyes filled with disappointment. “Shishi, you no longer need to attend the elder meetings from now on. You may leave!”
“Father!” Murong Shishi shook her head. “You can’t listen to them…”
“Shut up!” Murong Gudao exploded in anger. “Leave!”
Murong Shishi closed her eyes, slowly stood up, and dejectedly walked toward the hall exit. As she stepped out of the main hall, she suddenly turned back, looking at the elders who opposed her, and coldly said, “The Murong family will inevitably be destroyed by you outdated people!”
“And father, I did not intend to offend you. I only want to say that your decision today is like raising a tiger in the mountain, leading to entering the tiger's mouth in the future!”
At this moment, Murong Gudao was extremely disappointed in Murong Shishi. “You dare to say this to me; get out!”
“Wuu—” Murong Shishi covered her red lips, crying as she turned and left.
Inside the hall, Murong Ningkang turned to chase after Murong Shishi when he was called out by Murong Gudao: “Stop right there!”
Murong Ningkang halted his steps obediently and stood still…
Murong Shishi was alone, climbing to the peak of the Secret Realm, seemingly lost as she gazed at the sunrise, murmuring to herself, “Why doesn’t anyone listen to me? Why… why!”
……
At the same time, in the emperor Tuoba Shengchao, in the Tuoba Imperial Palace.
Inside the Golden Imperial Hall, the holy lord Tuoba was discussing state affairs with the crown prince Tuoba Lin and the grand marshal of the eastern expedition, Old Man Tuoba.
At this moment, Eunuch Liu respectfully entered the hall and said, “Holy Lord, the deputy city lord of Forging Immortal City requests an audience.”
“Quickly, invite him in.” The holy lord Tuoba’s eyes gleamed with anticipation. Dong Yong was the envoy he sent to negotiate with the Huangfu Sacred Sect, so naturally, he hoped Dong Yong would bring back good news of Tan Yun agreeing to negotiate.
At this time, Tuoba Lin and Old Man Tuoba exchanged glances, their eyes quickly communicating something, but it was clear they didn’t want to negotiate at all!
“Understood!” Eunuch Liu replied and took graceful steps out of the Golden Imperial Hall.
Before long, Dong Yong entered the hall with a grave expression.
“Deputy city lord, how did the negotiations go?” The holy lord Tuoba stood up from his dragon chair and hurriedly asked.
“Alas!” Dong Yong sighed, bowing slightly. “Holy Lord, I am incompetent and could not finalize this matter.”
The holy lord Tuoba frowned and slowly sat back down. “Tell me, what did Tan Yun say?”
Dong Yong truthfully reported, “Holy Lord, Tan Yun did not meet me. It was the vice lord of the Huangfu Sacred Sect, Tuoba Yingying, who asked me to relay a message to you and the crown prince.”
“She said that many years ago, the crown prince impersonated Tan Yun and killed Dantai Xuanzhong, and this feud is one that cannot be shared under heaven.”
“She also said…” Dong Yong hesitated.
“What else did she say?” The holy lord Tuoba’s face turned pale.
Dong Yong gritted his teeth and said, “She also said that within thirty years, she would annihilate our Tuoba Sacred Dynasty, and then hang the crown prince’s corpse above the gates of the Imperial City for all to see.”
Before the holy lord Tuoba could respond, Tuoba Lin, with a feminine and beautiful face, suddenly twisted it, fiercely saying, “Father, our Tuoba Sacred Dynasty has the protection of venerable ancestors in the transcendence realm; we are not afraid of the Huangfu Sacred Sect…”