Chapter 0168: The Forbidden Ground of Tian Qi

Chapter 0168: The Forbidden Ground of Tian Qi

Seeing the person in front of her, Xiao Yuemei whispered, "My aunt is here too!"

Among the ten or so people in front, there was a woman dressed in a blue gown. She had an elegant and mature charm, and her beautiful ovate face was stern. When her beautiful eyes landed on Xiao Yuemei, she looked surprised and angry.

Xiao Xuanqin flew over with a cold aura, her face frosty as she said, "Yuemei, why are you here? And who is this man?"

"He is Qin Yun!" an elder shouted. He was a teacher from the Martial Courtyard.

Qin Yun being here surprised the group of people.

"Quickly, capture Qin Yun!" a young man dressed in flamboyant red armor shouted loudly.

This young man was Qi Yu, his lean and fair face filled with malice, as Qin Yun had ruined his plans with Xiao Yuemei.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuemei quickly stopped and spread her arms in front of Qin Yun. "Why should you capture him? He is a student of the Star Profound Martial Academy... Qi Yu, if I report this to the Star Profound Martial Academy, you will definitely be expelled!"

Xiao Xuanqin said coldly, "Yuemei, why are you still with him? Wait... there is a golden bone aura on you. Have you reached the seventh level of the Martial Body stage?"

Hearing this, the ten or so people changed their expressions!

Xiao Yuemei, at the age of fourteen, had also become a seventh-level Martial Body warrior.

"That's right, I just broke through!" Xiao Yuemei snorted. "Aunt, you are not allowed to touch Qin Yun, or I will never speak to you again!"

"I won't touch him, but I can touch you, right?" Xiao Xuanqin waved her jade-like hand, sending a blue light that enveloped Xiao Yuemei, and with a pull, she dragged her over.

Xiao Xuanqin, being in her thirties and a ninth-level Martial Body warrior, was quite strong and could easily subdue Xiao Yuemei!

Seeing the situation was not good, Qin Yun hurriedly threw out several fire talismans, which burst into fierce flames, and then dashed forward chaotically.

The people here were mostly ninth-level Martial Body warriors, so they were naturally unafraid of Qin Yun's fire talismans. They quickly dispersed, forming a large circle and encircling him.

Qin Yun ran to the side of the blue brick stone house and was surrounded.

Qi Yu's voice was fierce as he shouted, "Qin Yun, you should have stayed in the Star Profound Martial Academy instead of coming here to die! Xiao Yanglong hates you so much that if I kill you, he would be very pleased, hahaha..."

Xiao Yuemei, anxious and angry, struggled and said with hatred, "Qi Yu, if you dare to touch my brother... I, Xiao Yuemei, will slaughter the Tian Qi Empire to the last man, even if it costs me my life. Don't think I won't do it!"

Looking at Xiao Yuemei enveloped in blue light, Qi Yu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Xiao Yuemei's potential to reach the seventh level of the Martial Body stage at the age of fourteen was as terrifying as Xiao Yuelan's. She had a very high chance of entering the Martial Path stage by the age of twenty.

There were only a few in the Tian Qi royal family who had reached the Martial Path stage. If someone at that stage sought revenge, it could lead to the destruction of the nation.

"Aunt, you are actually hanging out with this scum, Qi Yu! I misjudged you! I never want to see you again!" Xiao Yuemei, seeing Qin Yun surrounded and unable to help him, was furious beyond measure.

Xiao Xuanqin really hadn't expected that Xiao Yuemei, whom she had watched grow up, would have such genuine feelings for Qin Yun.

Just as Xiao Xuanqin was about to go and save Qin Yun, an elder from the Martial Courtyard suddenly struck, hitting Qin Yun with a palm from afar!

Bang!

Qin Yun was hit by the palm force of a ninth-level Martial Body, his body flying backward and crashing through the stone door of the blue brick house. He was knocked inside, and the door immediately closed.

The elder laughed loudly after his strike.

"Old beast, what... what have you done?" Xiao Yuemei shouted angrily.

"Young girl, watch your mouth!" the elder, now very angry at being publicly scolded, said coldly.

"Old beast, old bastard, old mongrel, your whole family is worse than pigs and dogs..."

The furious Xiao Yuemei cursed loudly, leaving everyone around stunned.

In their eyes, Xiao Yuemei was a rather cold and aloof girl, so to hear her spewing such vulgarities was shocking.

Of course, Xiao Xuanqin knew Xiao Yuemei's true personality well. Seeing the look of full resentment and anger in Xiao Yuemei's eyes, Xiao Xuanqin knew she would be hated from this moment on.

"He's been locked in our Tian Qi's forbidden grounds. No one can get him out except my imperial father," Qi Yu said with a cold smile, "If you want to save him, go find my imperial father!"

"Old beast, my brother has no grudges with you, why did you throw him into the forbidden grounds? I know your name, and you better wait, if I don't return this grudge tenfold, may I be struck by lightning and pierced by ten thousand arrows! Just you all wait!"

Xiao Yuemei's beautiful eyes had turned red, and her body was emanating an intense aura of resentment, making even Xiao Xuanqin behind her break out in a cold sweat.

"Xiao Xuanqin, get lost! I never want to see you again!" Xiao Yuemei's voice turned ice-cold, her eyes filled with mercilessness and thick with murderous intent, just like her sister Xiao Yuelan.

"Yuemei... calm down!" Xiao Xuanqin shouted.

"Shut up!" Xiao Yuemei screamed frantically, her voice tearing through her throat, and powerful mental energy surged from her, causing everyone to feel dizzy.

Knowing she couldn't defeat the people here, Xiao Yuemei immediately flew away on her sword.

Xiao Xuanqin gave the old man a cold glance and said in a frosty tone, "You've caused trouble! Rashly throwing Qin Yun into the forbidden grounds is your mess!"

The old man snapped angrily, "Who knew that girl would protect Qin Yun so fiercely! Crushing Qin Yun completely, isn't that what many people want to do?"

Qi Yu said, "I do want to destroy Qin Yun completely, but it can't be done in front of Xiao Yuemei. Otherwise, you'd have to kill Xiao Yuemei to prevent her from seeking revenge on you!"

Just moments ago, he had intended to act, but upon hearing Xiao Yuemei's words filled with murderous intent, he immediately stopped.

Xiao Xuanqin sighed, "You all saw how Yuemei treated me just now, right? She used to listen to me the most, but now she's like this. I need to bring her back to the Tian Xiao Empire and have someone watch over her..."

She quickly rose into the air to chase after Xiao Yuemei.

The old man sneered, "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't she just a girl? If she doesn't return to the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy or the Tian Xiao Empire, where else can she go? If she wants to continue getting stronger, she has to go to one of these two places!"

"Now she hates me too, all because of Qin Yun!" Qi Yu said angrily, glaring at the brick house, "We came here to obtain the Soul Refinement Art, but now we've thrown Qin Yun inside. With the Soul Refinement Demon inside, he'll have company and will be even less cooperative!"

A middle-aged man said, "In any case, this isn't a bad thing. Qin Yun will never be able to come out again. The threat this guy posed to us was huge. Although his inner energy has been destroyed, the Runes he possesses are valued by the Runes Hall. With the support of the Runes Hall, he could still stir up quite a storm."

"The Soul-Refining Demon has been locked inside for over two hundred years, suffering from loneliness and torment. There's a high chance he will compromise with us and hand over the Soul-Refining Technique. Now, with someone going in to keep him company, our plan has failed!"

"Let's go. We'll come back when Qin Yun dies inside."

"Qin Yun won't live long. The Soul-Refining Demon will definitely eat him alive."

The crowd dispersed, but Qi Yu was deeply troubled. He had just felt the endless resentment from Xiao Yuemei, a hatred like that of a blood feud, which left a deep impression on him.

...

At the entrance of the Eastern Palace of the Blue Spirit Star Palace, Xiao Yanglong paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, seemingly waiting for someone.

Before long, Xiao Yuelan and Yang Shiyue, dressed in blue skirts, slowly emerged from inside. Their faces were cold, and when they looked at Xiao Yanglong, their eyes were filled with disgust; they both strongly disliked him.

Xiao Yanglong saw this and seethed with hatred in his heart. If it weren't for Yang Shiyue's talent, he would have forcefully proceeded with the wedding. For now, he had to endure it.

"What is it?" Xiao Yuelan said coldly.

Xiao Yanglong also wore a cold expression and said, "Yuemei has gone missing. Apart from Aunt, you were the closest to her. She has now fallen out with Aunt, and this matter is very serious, not like the previous times when she just threw a tantrum."

"I'll settle the score with you for taking her storage spirit artifact!" Xiao Yuelan said coldly, an invisible killing intent surging out, causing Xiao Yanglong to involuntarily step back a few paces.

"Yuemei disregarded the interests of the Tian Xiao Empire and stayed with Qin Yun. My actions were just punishment!" Xiao Yanglong said coldly, releasing a terrifying aura. After all, he was at the Martial Body stage.

"Then go find her yourselves!" Xiao Yuelan said, turning to leave.

"Qin Yun has been thrown into the Tian Qi Forbidden Area by the instructors of the Heavenly Profound Martial Academy. Yuemei is upset because of this... Aren't you worried she might do something else?" Xiao Yanglong's words caused Yang Shiyue's eyes to flicker.

Xiao Yuelan was startled for a moment, then sneered, "That's for the best. Don't think Yuemei is a girl who can be easily bullied. When she's ruthless, even I have to admit defeat!"

Yang Shiyue sighed softly, "Qin Yun has already fallen to this state; why are they relentlessly hounding him?"

With a heavy heart, she followed Xiao Yuelan towards the gate of the Eastern Palace.

"Qin Yun, fortunately, you've been thrown into the Tian Qi Forbidden Area. Otherwise, I would make sure you live in misery!" Xiao Yanglong clenched his fists tightly, filled with hatred to the core.

Xiao Yuemei had broken through to the seventh level of the Martial Body stage. With such talent, she was enough to be valued by the Tian Xiao Empire, but now she was missing, causing a great upheaval in the entire empire.

If blame were to be placed, Xiao Yanglong would bear some responsibility, as taking Xiao Yuemei's storage bracelet had planted the seeds of anger in her heart long ago.

The most anxious, of course, was Xiao Xuanqin. Like Xiao Yuelan, she knew very well the personality of this little girl, a naturally evil little demoness who could be ruthless beyond measure.

Most terrifyingly, she was strong, with powerful mental strength, and practiced powerful mental attack martial arts like the Divine Control Technique and Gathering Spirit Killing.