Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

When Anning appeared with the dishes, Jun Wuxie and the Ning King tacitly stopped discussing their grievances, turning instead to harmonious drinking and conversation.

Anning sat between them, sometimes serving them food, sometimes pouring wine.

She ate very little herself, just keeping them company, her face filled with a faint smile, yet hiding a hint of worry.

Being caught between these two men made her feel painful and helpless.

She wanted to do something, to resolve this feud, but she was powerless.

She didn't know what Yue Wuxie would ultimately do to her father, didn't know what her father's ultimate fate would be; she didn't dare to think about it, afraid to think about it.

"Anning, shrimp is nutritious, fragrant, crispy, smooth, and tender. Your cooking is excellent. Come, eat more."

Jun Wuxie cut off a piece of shrimp and placed it in the bowl in front of her.

Anning looked at him with a smile, her eyes trembling slightly.

Jun Wuxie knew she was conflicted and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The Ning King, on the other hand, was in good spirits, constantly raising his glass to Jun Wuxie.

Gradually, Jun Wuxie seemed to be getting drunk, his face flushed, and even his eyes were blurred.

"Yue Wuxie, this king sees that you seem to be drunk. Your alcohol tolerance is not good. You need to practice more in the future. Come, one last cup. After drinking it, let Ning'er help you to rest."

The Ning King personally poured him a glass of wine.

As he poured the wine, a tiny pill rolled from his fingertip into the glass, perfectly concealed by his other hand.

The pill dissolved instantly in the water, colorless and odorless, perfectly blending into the wine.

"I'm not drunk. Don't I even have this much alcohol tolerance? Drunk? What drunk..."

Jun Wuxie leaned his face on one hand, swaying slightly, his face full of drunkeness.

"Yes, you're not drunk, just one last cup."

The Ning King reached for the glass of wine mixed with the pill, but a slender hand snatched it first.

That hand firmly gripped the glass, preventing him from moving it.

"Ning'er, let go. Do you know what you're doing?"

The Ning King transmitted his voice in secret, filled with anger.

Anning stubbornly shook her head, her eyes filled with tears, biting her lip tightly, refusing to let go.

"Ning'er, you are too deeply poisoned by him. Could it be that you don't even care about your father's life and death?"

The Ning King was furious, and the strength in his hand gradually increased.

"Father, you can't do this! He dares to get drunk in front of you, which means he's definitely not afraid of your schemes. Father doing this will only further provoke him. Ning'er begs you, please don't, okay?"

"Let go!"

The Ning King remained unmoved. In his opinion, Yue Wuxie's decision would not change, whether he did it or not. So, why give up such an opportunity?

As a generation of heroes, there is no reason to be frightened to death. Even if the other party may not really be drunk, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, he is willing to try.

Where could Anning's strength compare to the Ning King's? She was easily suppressed, losing strength in her hand, and her fingers were forced to release.

The Ning King picked up the glass of wine and brought it to Jun Wuxie, who was drunkenly looking at him with blurred eyes, his face flushed, revealing a drunken smile. He took the glass, "Drink... drink!"

After he finished speaking, he let out a hiccup, raised the glass, and was about to drink it all in one gulp.

Just then, Anning, who was beside him, suddenly snatched his glass away, and to the Ning King's shock and anger, she drank it all.

"Ning'er!"

The shock and anger on the Ning King's face turned into horror. He trembled all over, his eyes gradually turning red, and he said in a trembling voice, "Why did you do this?"

"Your daughter just wants to save her father's life. Father, you are a remarkable man. In this Qing Province, few can compare with you in terms of strength and wisdom. But you cannot defeat him. Father doing this will only cut off your daughter's hope of saving your life!"

"Ning'er, do you believe in him so much? In your heart, is he so terrifying that your father has no chance at all?"

The Ning King was very unwilling. For so many years, he had been fighting against the Emperor in Daqian, almost governing as a separate regime.

Apart from not being openly split into two countries, Daqian was practically the same.

He held great power and was high above, with no one but the Emperor to contend with.

But now, a young man suddenly appeared, actually wanting to suppress him.

"Father, do you think you can fight against a myth from the Great Land? No one knows how strong his trump cards are."

"Myth?" A look of horror appeared in the Ning King's eyes, "Ning'er, are you saying he is a myth?"

"Yes."

Anning nodded and said, "Originally, she didn't want her daughter to say it, but the war with Wu'an is about to begin in a few days. At that time, he will go to the battlefield, and the Myth realm will be exposed, so there is nothing to hide."

"This kid is actually a myth..."

The Ning King stared fixedly at Jun Wuxie, who was slumped on the table, seemingly drunk. He couldn't believe that he could actually see a cultivator in the Myth realm with his own eyes, sitting at a table drinking and getting drunk.

Since ancient times, Qing Province had never produced a myth, let alone a Saint King realm myth.

Among the humans of Qing Province, the Daqian royal family's talent is considered very high.

He himself was one of the best, a half-step Overlord Saint realm, early stage of Eternal Legend.

Therefore, he had the confidence to sweep across Qing Province after breaking through to the Overlord Saint realm.

However, compared to myths, Eternal Legend seemed to be separated by only one major realm, but it was separated by an infinitely distant distance, separated by a natural chasm.

Countless talented people in the world find it difficult to step into the threshold of the Myth realm, and can only forever stop at Eternal Legend.

"Ning'er, how are you?"

The Ning King came back to his senses and saw that his daughter's face was extremely pale, her face was covered in sweat, her body was trembling, and her expression was painful.

"Father, your daughter is fine..."

Princess Anning tried her best to keep her voice calm, but she couldn't help but hold her head tightly with both hands, feeling a heart-wrenching pain in her brain, as if there were thousands of worms drilling in her brain.

The medicinal energy of the Three Corpse Soul-Devouring Pill entered her sea of consciousness, frantically devouring her soul and eroding her will.

"It's all your father's fault, it's all your father's fault!"

The Ning King panicked. Although taking this kind of pill would not kill her, it was equivalent to depriving a person of their human rights and freedom of will, and from then on, life and death would be controlled in his hands.

This was his daughter, the person he loved most in the world, how could he control her life and death!

"Regret it?"

The cold voice that suddenly sounded awakened the Ning King in regret. He turned his head sharply and realized that it was Yue Wuxie, who had originally been drunk.

At this time, he no longer had the slightest appearance of being drunk.

"You were just pretending?"

Jun Wuxie ignored him, picked up Anning and left.

"Stop! Where are you taking Ning'er?"

The Ning King reached out to stop him. Jun Wuxie looked at him coldly and said, "Get out of the way, don't delay my time to clear her of the medicinal effects. Also, don't follow me."

The Ning King's hand trembled, and he finally withdrew it, watching him leave with his daughter in his arms, his face full of complex emotions.

Leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Jun Wuxie leaped a few times, like a stream of light cutting through the night sky, landing on the glazed tiles at the top of the city's tallest building.

The height here made one feel as if they were closer to the sky.

The sky in October was already a bit cold, but the stars were very bright, and the mid-month moon was very round, hanging in the air like a silver plate, casting a watery moonlight.

Jun Wuxie sat on top of the high building, and Anning curled up painfully in his arms, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, her whole body sweating like rain, soaking his body.

"Silly woman."

Jun Wuxie sighed helplessly. Between the palms of his hands pressed against her body, a mysterious power suddenly arose. It was the power of devouring from the Star of Destiny.

This power of devouring went straight to her sea of consciousness, forcibly sucking out the medicinal power of the Three Corpse Soul-Devouring Pill that was devouring her soul.

Jun Wuxie found that this medicinal power was very evil, making people feel very disgusted.

Within the medicinal energy, many tiny worms had actually grown. It was these worms that were devouring the soul.

Anning's soul had already lost a lot. Those special Three Corpse worms were fat and shiny because they had devoured the soul light, revealing their fangs.

As the medicinal energy was continuously sucked out, the amplitude of Anning's body spasms gradually decreased, and she trembled less violently.

"It will be fine soon."

Jun Wuxie brushed away the hair that was stuck to her face, wet with sweat. Her face was very pale, her lips were slightly dry, her eyes were bloodshot, and she was very tired.

"You could have poured out the wine then, why did you have to drink it?"

Jun Wuxie continued to devour the medicinal energy of the Three Corpse Soul-Devouring Pill, swallowing it into the Cave Heaven Star of Destiny, where the Millstone of Annihilation ground and purified it.

"If Anning didn't do this, Father might still find a chance to use this corpse pill on you in the future. Your tolerance is limited, and if he provokes you again and again, I'm afraid you will directly kill him..."

Jun Wuxie didn't respond. He still didn't know how to face her and talk about killing her father, the Ning King, in the future.

"Actually, I'm very happy with the choice you made tonight, even though you did it to save your father. But at least when there was that glimmer of hope, you didn't take the risk, and even in your heart, there was no hesitation or wavering."

Hearing him say this, Anning's face, which had originally regained some color, turned pale again. She leaned back in his arms, turned her head to look at the city shrouded in moonlight, and mocked herself, "As expected, you never trusted me. You were testing Father, and you were also testing me. Yes, Anning is, after all, the daughter of the Ning King, not worthy of Young Master Yue's trust..."

"What's wrong? Why are you so wronged?"

Jun Wuxie removed the last of the Three Corpse medicinal energy from her body, turned her face around, and saw that her face was full of tears.

"Anning, your heart is in turmoil. You, who are known as the Female Zhuge, shouldn't be like this. You should always remain calm, elegant, and composed."

Jun Wuxie spoke, preparing to push her away from his embrace, but An Ning stubbornly clung to his clothes, unwilling to separate no matter what.

“You…”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but frown, then revealed a wry smile.

He didn't know if he had overestimated women's defenses or underestimated his own charm.

With his rich emotional experience, he knew that An Ning had already developed feelings of love towards him.

“I might be the one to kill your father in the future.”

Jun Wuxie finally brought up this topic, as it was time to face the matter.

As soon as he spoke, he felt the delicate body in his arms tremble violently, then stiffen.

Immediately afterward, An Ning主动 left his embrace, sat down on the roof with her knees bent, hugging them with both arms, burying her entire face between her legs.

“Why, why must you kill my royal father? Why can't you let us atone in another way…”

She buried her head in her legs, emitting a choked sound.

Jun Wuxie was silent for a while, looking at the bright stars in the night sky, and said, “Look how beautiful the night sky is, the stars are shining, and the moon is like a silver plate. Being alive and being able to feel the things in the world is a wonderful feeling. The joys and sorrows, the partings and reunions, are all a kind of life experience. However, my True Martial Peak's past senior brothers and sisters have not been able to feel the beauty and ugliness of this world for many years. They left with pain and despair. Tell me, what qualifications do I have to forgive your royal father on their behalf?”

“An Ning understands.”

Princess An Ning's voice became calm, and she suddenly raised her head, turned around, and pounced over, biting Jun Wuxie's shoulder hard.

The muscles on Jun Wuxie's face twitched slightly. He dissipated his blood energy to prevent his flesh from suffering increasing attacks and generating a self-defense reaction, which would injure her.

She bit very hard, and her crystalline teeth gradually sank into the flesh until blood seeped out, and she felt the salty taste in her mouth before letting go.

“Do you know how much I really want to hate you!”

She whispered this sentence in Jun Wuxie's ear with an extremely complex tone, then turned and left, disappearing into the night in an instant.

“Alas.”

Jun Wuxie turned his head to look at the deep tooth marks on his shoulder, recalling the words An Ning said when she left.

Her voice was so complex.

He just sat on the top of the tallest building in the border city, looking at the stars in the sky, letting the slightly cold night wind blow against his face, ruffling his clothes and messing up his hair.

Late at night, in the early hours of the morning, he sat for a long time, motionless like a statue, and suddenly turned his head to look at a certain area in the city.

That was a relatively remote area, with many old buildings and almost no one living there.

A black shadow merged into the darkness of that old neighborhood.

Immediately afterward, several black figures appeared one after another.

They appeared in that neighborhood, their eyes searching everywhere, seemingly looking for someone.

Combining the black shadow that had disappeared into the darkness earlier, it was not difficult to guess that the person the later black-clothed people were looking for should be the previous black shadow.

Jun Wuxie watched from afar, his powerful divine sense perception, combined with the Primordial Pupil Technique, made it easy for him to see through the realms of those black-clothed people.

A group of people who had just entered the Great Saint Realm, not very old, all young people, both male and female.

“These people can sneak into the heavily guarded border city silently, their stealth skills are extraordinary.”

His body disappeared into the night, and he used the Minor Void Art to head towards that area.

“Senior Sister, is she no longer here?”

A young man in black robes said in a low voice, his eyes searching around, holding a long sword in his hand, a thin line of blood flowing with a blood-red light in the middle of the sword body.

“She is here and has not left.”

The black-clothed woman, called Senior Sister, responded calmly and confidently, searching here with a cold gaze, and said, “Junior Sister Xu, come out. You know you can't hide, unless you can guarantee that your true energy can always be hidden so perfectly. But obviously you can't do it. You won't be able to maintain this state for long, and we will soon notice.”

“Junior Sister Xu, come out now and go back with us. As long as you truthfully explain why you sneaked into the Da'gan border city without authorization, everything will be easy to say. Also, what did you overhear when you secretly eavesdropped on us this afternoon, and what were you afraid of at the time?”

It was very quiet here, and no voice responded to them.

However, Jun Wuxie had already locked onto the location of the hidden woman.

At this time, the woman was hiding in an abandoned house on either side of the street.

She hid her aura very well, so the black shadows outside could not detect her location.

“Why do I feel like her aura is a little familiar?”

Jun Wuxie was a little surprised, but the other party was wearing a mask and trying to hide her aura, making it impossible for him to make an accurate judgment.

Time passed little by little.

Those people in black began to search this area, but still could not find the target they were looking for.

“Senior Sister, she must have sneaked away when we weren't paying attention, let's not waste time here!”

“Go!”

The black-clothed woman, who was addressed as Senior Sister, flashed and disappeared into the night.

The other black-clothed people also disappeared with her.

A short while after they left, the black shadow reappeared.

She was petite, but particularly curvaceous. She was wearing black clothes and a face scarf, and her blue silk hair fell down her back like a waterfall, reaching her waist.

“Who are you? Why are you sneaking into the border city? Those black-clothed people are your fellow disciples, why are they chasing you?”

The black shadow wanted to leave, but suddenly a divine thought came into her mind, causing her figure to stop abruptly, and her eyes looked around with extreme vigilance.

“Who are you?”

The black shadow responded with divine thought. Her eyes were very beautiful, shimmering brightly under the stars of the night.

Jun Wuxie felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen those eyes somewhere before.

At this moment, he might already know who it was, but he couldn't be completely sure.

After all, this was the Upper Realm, and the person was dressed like this, looking like someone who practiced assassination techniques.

“I am a person from Da'gan Border City. Now I am asking you, who are you and why did you sneak into the border city?”

The black shadow was silent for a moment, then responded, “Since you are from the Border City, do you know the person who crossed the tribulation and killed the Wu'an army in the Border City during the day?”

“Of course I know him, are you looking for him?”

“That's right, where is he? Could you please take me to see him?”

The black shadow's figure was already unable to restrain her excitement.