Chapter 77: The Fattest Godfather, Does Junior Sister Want Senior Brother to Die How?
"Release His Majesty..."
Zhuge Liang, using the power of national fortune backlash, suddenly struck, attempting to kidnap Gu Qing.
However, as soon as he made his move, He Ni's actions were faster than his. A wisp of sword energy drifted out, as if time and space had frozen.
With one sword, Zhuge Liang was shredded into nothingness.
In reality, even without He Ni's action, Zhuge Liang would have died anyway.
The moment Ye Hao was defeated, the national fortune had already begun to collapse, backlashing against all civil and military officials.
The higher one's cultivation, the more severe the backlash, resulting in either death and dao elimination, or becoming a cripple.
Conversely, those officials with lower cultivation only suffered heavy injuries, with their foundations damaged.
They could forget about breaking through realms for the rest of their lives.
"How could I have been defeated..."
Ye Hao scanned the imperial capital, seeing devastation everywhere, with civil and military officials instantly killed or injured.
His eyes revealed deep unwillingness, as well as fear and regret.
He was a transmigrator, possessed a system, and had numerous magic treasures like the Kongtong Seal.
He should have been invincible, standing proudly at the world's peak, yet he was destroyed by a few natives.
"With no strength but still acting like this, if you don't die, who will?"
Gu Qing glanced at the system information, planning to put Ye Hao into the Golden Gourd for refining after draining his luck.
"I wonder if I can also refine his system..." Gu Qing thought expectantly.
He used force to open Ye Hao's storage ring.
Believe it or not, Ye Hao was the richest son of destiny he had ever killed.
There were over a thousand top-grade pills.
Over a trillion high-grade spirit stones.
Two sacred artifacts, one Chixiao Sword divine artifact, which like the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, had been promoted to divine artifact after being baptized by national fortune.
This was an emperor's sword, a sword of national fortune, a sword of might, possessing infinite power.
Including the divine artifact taken by He Ni, Ye Hao could truly be said to be fully equipped with divine gear.
He Ni arrived at the imperial palace in one step, swept with her divine sense, and picked the king medicines and sacred medicines that were both beautiful and rare, planted in the palace.
Then she opened the national treasury, and instantly a brilliant light shot into the sky.
Various rare treasures were piled up like mountains.
There were as many as two thousand Heaven, Earth, Mystery, and Yellow grade magic treasures, and a hundred various king-grade artifacts.
Countless spirit medicines, several thousand treasure medicines, and thirty king medicines over ten thousand years old.
Rare minerals, incomplete divine iron, and countless other rare treasures.
There was even a complete piece of divine iron.
Hundreds of trillions of spirit stones of various grades, and several million top-grade spirit stones.
Various techniques, divine abilities, and secret arts...
With a wave of her hand, He Ni collected everything.
Then she came to a secret realm, where countless spirit medicines, treasure medicines, and king medicines were planted.
Five sacred medicines.
And one divine medicine.
Phoenix Immortality Divine Medicine, which could bear nine Phoenix Immortality Fruits.
However, there were only eight Phoenix Immortality Fruits on the tree. One was probably eaten by Ye Hao.
He Ni used her divine ability to directly refine the entire secret realm into a realm bead.
Then she also took away a divine artifact treasure tower standing between heaven and earth. This was a national heavy weapon, a divine artifact specifically for tempering armies, with ninety-nine layers, each layer being a small world.
There was also a sacred artifact, the Dragon Transformation Pool, also a national heavy weapon.
By infusing various demonic beast essence blood and treasure medicines, it could refine "Dragon Transformation Liquid" to improve physical body and bone constitution.
"This person is so wealthy," she exclaimed in amazement. Ye Hao was richer than she had imagined.
Then, He Ni dismantled the imperial palace, dismantled the imperial city's formation, and took away all valuable things.
She didn't spare the officials' mansions either.
When it came to plundering spoils, she was serious and thorough.
After plundering everything, she gave it all to Gu Qing, keeping only the Kongtong Seal, Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, and the Jade Seal.
She blinked, and everything was understood without words.
"It would be best if there were some more demonic beasts."
Gu Qing nodded, making a suggestion.
He looked delighted. With so many treasures, he could refine higher-grade treasure liquids.
But relying solely on various great medicines, the amount of medicinal liquid that could be refined was limited.
He Ni nodded, then asked, "So next, we go to the demonic beast territory?"
"Alright!"
After deciding on their itinerary, Gu Qing came to Bai Wuya's side and took out a sacred artifact long sword for him.
"Father-in-law, this is a small token of respect from your son-in-law. I hope you will accept it."
"This... is not appropriate."
Bai Wuya shook his head. Sacred artifacts were too precious. He had already received one, and he hadn't given a dowry yet. How could he continue to accept more?
"I have no great use for it, so please take it, father-in-law."
Gu Qing placed the long sword in his hand, then told him he was going to the demonic beast territory and would not return to the Star God Palace for at least a few months.
"Go. A man should have ambitions spanning across the land."
Bai Wuya stroked his beautiful beard, looking at him with increasing satisfaction.
"Sister Ying, these are the coordinates for the Star God Palace. Also, take this Purple Gold Token first. If you need anything, just ask the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to handle it."
He put the Purple Gold Token, a sacred artifact, and spirit pills and medicines useful to her into a storage ring and gave it to her.
Gu Qing said a few more words to her, then disappeared into the horizon with He Ni.
"Yingying..."
Bai Wuya's face darkened.
From the moment Ye Hao was killed, Bai Suying had been in a daze. Was she still unable to let go of Ye Hao?
"Father, I'm not."
Bai Suying jolted awake and frantically waved her hands.
Ye Hao wanted to kill her husband and was killed in return by her husband. Ye Hao deserved it. She truly held no grudge against Gu Qing.
It was just some sadness, not knowing how to face her sister under the nine springs.
"It's good that you know."
Bai Wuya didn't care whether she did or not, saying with a stern face.
"Those who kill others will always be killed. Ye Hao, this wicked person, had ill intentions toward Gu Qing. His death is well-deserved."
"Besides, these two father and son are not good people either. They are selfish and self-interested. It's a pity you once sacrificed yourself to save him and exhausted your family's wealth for him. But what about him?"
"With so many supreme treasures, did he ever give you even half a bit?"
Hearing this, Bai Suying fell silent.
They had all witnessed how He Ni plundered the palace, the sheer volume of treasures defying her imagination.
Though she was not one to demand repayment for kindness, nor did she covet Ye Hao's possessions.
But whether Ye Hao gave anything was another matter entirely.
Even if he gave nothing, he should have at least returned the treasure medicines she had used to heal his injuries.
Those were items she had painstakingly acquired, treasures she couldn't bear to use herself.
Some were even obtained by calling in favors from others.
It is said that whether someone cares for you can be seen in whether they give you treasures.
Perhaps from the very beginning, Ye Hao had merely been using her.
The more she thought, the darker Bai Suying's expression became, feeling utterly deceived by Ye Hao from start to finish.
Shaking her head, she dismissed further thoughts since the man was dead.
Her divine sense swept over the storage ring, and she was instantly stunned.
The treasures inside were simply too numerous.
"You little scoundrel..." she cursed under her breath, the sorrow in her heart dissipating significantly as a smile graced her beautiful face.
Though Gu Qing had coerced her and made no promises, he had never withheld good things from her.
He even showed respect to her father, treating her like a true wife.
Bai Suying felt a warmth spread through her heart, filled with anticipation for the future.
"Let us go. Leave this accursed place."
Bai Wuya flicked his sleeve, summoning auspicious clouds to traverse the void.
Had it not been for protecting Bai Suying, he would not have remained in the Divine Phoenix Empire for a single moment.
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"Junior Sister, Ye Hao has been slain by Gu Qing. Do you still intend to stay and rebuild the Divine Phoenix Empire?"
"Junior Sister, who is that Saint Realm Peak expert beside Gu Qing?"
Xue Hua and Jin Sheng pressed urgently.
Their faces were grim, feeling used by Luo Li from beginning to end.
That in itself was acceptable—when was genuine interaction ever common in this world?
From the start, they knew Luo Li was using them to quell the chaos, and they had prepared to showcase their abilities and win her favor.
Yet Luo Li gave them no chance to prove themselves, treating them as mere errand runners.
This was utterly humiliating.
They were, after all, heaven-favored prodigies with boundless futures.
"I do not know."
Luo Li's expression was cold and proud, the phoenix crown on her head exuding an air of supremacy, like an unparalleled empress ruling the world.
She did not spare these people a single glance.
Nor did she care what they thought.
They were merely ants.
Why would a True Dragon of the Nine Heavens heed the opinions of ants?
Jin Sheng and Xue Hua exchanged a glance, their expressions growing even darker.
They realized Luo Li, having used them, could not even be bothered to feign politeness.
It seemed pursuing Luo Li was utterly hopeless.
Yet abandoning the effort felt unbearably unjust.
Looking at Luo Li's noble aura, she appeared to possess only Void Dao Realm Sixth Level cultivation.
Yet inexplicably, she radiated an incomparable pressure, making them feel insignificant.
Like a lower life form facing a higher one.
This intuition was strange, but they doubted its accuracy not one bit.
Such a sensation could only mean Luo Li had obtained a heaven-defying opportunity, her life essence transforming and her physique ascending to a higher tier.
"You may leave."
Since these people had lost their usefulness, Luo Li cast them aside without a shred of guilt.
"Fine, fine, junior sister, very well."
The two men, enraged to the point of laughter, had never suffered such humiliation since birth.
Luo Li had used them with chilling clarity.
"Junior Sister, I recently had a breakthrough in seclusion. Why don't we spar a little?"
Since they could not have her, they would destroy her.
Their gazes turned icy, intending to cripple Luo Li and break her proud spirit.
"Hmph."
Luo Li's phoenix eyes turned cold. She reached out and grabbed at the two, a divine phoenix materializing behind her, its five claws radiating power capable of tearing space.
The two were frozen in place, eyes bulging as they madly circulated their techniques, struggling to break free.
But the phoenix's divine claw arrived in an instant, tearing through their heaven-rank robes and leaving claw marks deep enough to see bone.
"What realm of cultivation are you truly at?"
The two were horrified.
Luo Li's divine ability confinement... how did it resemble a Monarch Realm's domain?
"Scram!"
Luo Li stood aloof, her phoenix eyes indifferent, divine light swirling around her—noble and transcendent, like a deity looking down.
"Very well. Mountains and rivers will meet again. We shall see."
The two left with dark faces, venomous schemes already forming in their minds.
Luo Li snorted coldly, disdain flashing in her phoenix eyes. She did not mind scattering their ashes for daring to provoke her.
She took out a transmission jade, ordering her informants in the capital to report Gu Qing's actions.
After all, Ye Hao was suspected to be a reincarnated great power possessing heavy treasures.
Now that he was slain, those treasures must have fallen into Gu Qing's hands.
Thinking of Gu Qing's regard for her, a smile touched Luo Li's face.
With careful planning, perhaps she could obtain...
"Supposedly formed a dao partnership with Bai Suying?"
"Damn you, Senior Brother! You deserve to die a thousand deaths..."
Luo Li erupted in fury, a divine phoenix soaring into the sky, carrying heaven-burning rage.
The person she hated most was Bai Suying.
She hated that Bai Suying needed to do nothing to possess everything.
She hated that Bai Suying was Luo Ling's woman.
Among those she most wanted to kill, Bai Suying ranked high—all of Luo Ling's women must die.
Her mother had given everything, only to meet the fate of her clan being exterminated. Why should these people live freely?
"Oh~"
"Junior Sister, how do you want Senior Brother to die?"
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