Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 880 - 601

Chapter 880: 601

At this moment, however, the atmosphere was subtly amiss.

Facing the casual glance from Zi Xian, both the third and the sixth brothers turned their heads, avoiding her gaze—the benefits from the Eastern Palace, however bountiful, could not compare to their father’s imposing authority.

Recently, the father’s actions had almost explicitly isolated the Dragon Consort.

Had it not been for this woman hailing from the east, the father would have probably banished her from the Dragon Palace already.

"Hmph."

Qi Zhao Wen, the fifth of the Qi siblings, let out a soft sneer.

Qi Zhao Wen composed himself, turned his head back to warn the other with a glance, and then returned to speaking with a light chuckle, "Things have been far from tranquil lately, sister-in-law, you might as well return to Mount Yu for rest. Without any reason, better not to wander about."

Having said that, he led the three of them past Zi Xian and skimmed away over the waves into the distance.

...

Zi Xian stood in silence, her expression still calm, but her fair fingers gradually clenched tightly.

It took her a long while to suppress the annoyance in her heart.

As expected, as soon as the West Dragon King awoke, all her efforts would come to naught.

Now she could only hope that the matter with the Ten Thousand Demon Hall could be settled before the seat of the Crown Prince was firmly established, so that Qi Shengtao could be sent rolling back to dwell in the Dragon Cave.

Alternatively, she could pin her hopes on Qi Zhaoyi showing some backbone in Southern Hong and justly outshining his younger brother.

But if it were that easy, sidelining him would be a delusion.

The whole matter abruptly went from seizing the seal of the Western Palace to deceit—by a single word’s difference, the likely cost... would be herself.

"Sigh."

Zi Xian exhaled gently, a wave of slight nausea washing over her at the thought of such a scene.

She stretched out her index finger and massaged her temples.

Then, she turned and headed back to Mount Yu.

After her departure, the Dragon Sons stopped their steps once again.

The third and the sixth brothers, with a hint of embarrassment on their faces, looked towards Qi Zhao Wen and remained silent for a long time.

Jumping ship midway was easy to talk about but actually making the move was difficult.

After all, if they could betray once, they could do it a second time. To gain their second brother’s trust, they had to do something noteworthy.

"Tsk."

Qi Zhao Wen slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over the two, and after pondering for a while, he finally smiled and said, "We are all brothers, why this estrangement? Although the father has assigned me to handle this, would I really harm you two intentionally?"

"Of course not, of course not!"

The two hastily waved their hands, as the fifth brother looked on with an even thicker sardonic smile.

"However, I do have something I need the two of you to do." Qi Zhao Wen’s tone changed as he dropped his smile, "Brothers four and seven perished in Wanxiang Pavilion, yet that place is now being guarded by troops from Mount Yu, which seems a bit irregular."

"You two will go there immediately, take over, and investigate thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, the two visibly relaxed and said in unison with a smile, "This is no issue, Second Brother. As soon as you issue the imperial edict, we will see it done."

However, the next moment, the smiles on their faces stiffened.

Qi Zhao Wen raised an eyebrow, "I, a prince of the Western Dragon Palace, need an imperial edict to command the soldiers of the Aquatic Race? What, would they dare to disobey, or are my dear brothers here no longer capable of commanding their subordinates with their blades?"

"Right, after you dispatch them and clarify what is in the treasure land, the items within will be your reward, brothers. I wish you a hearty meal."

A treasure land that can set a heaven pact, teeming with countless creatures— even for a Heavenly Realm Demon, that constitutes a feast.

But this seemingly juicy "fresh meat" could be quite hard to chew on.

Everyone knew that the Purple-Bearded White Dragon and its kin were kind-hearted.

To first slay the demon soldiers of Mount Yu and then devour the creatures of the Wanxiang Treasure Land—upon doing these two things, the third and the sixth could almost envision the cold expression that the Yushan Dragon Consort would show.

That would truly mean they had burned bridges!

"If you don’t wish to go, you don’t have to—such a golden opportunity is something I can handle as well," said Qi Zhao Wen, the fifth brother, squeezing his corpulent body to the side and hugging the shoulders of his two brothers, whispering, "I shan’t trouble you then."

"How can you say that, Fifth Brother!"

The two jolted, and upon seeing the increasingly indifferent expression on Qi Zhao Wen’s face, they hurriedly bowed, "This is a great opportunity indeed, many thanks to Second Brother!"

This statement had barely left their lips when a certain shackle was lifted from their hearts, and their expressions became much more ferocious as they coldly said, "Ensure not one remains."

Indeed, Zi Xian was just a woman married off, how could she possibly represent the entire East Dragon Palace?

Moreover, even if the East Dragon Palace were to be overbearing, could it blatantly extend its reach to the west? Bear in mind, those people from the north are all watching it closely.

"Our affairs in Western Hong must be handled by our own people from the Western Dragon Palace."

The third brother finally showed a smile, turned, and, with the sixth brother, swept towards the outer regions of the water territory.

...

Western Hong, Mount Yu.

Zi Xian took slow steps up the long staircase, her thoughts fluttering as she made her way toward the secluded quarters at the top, occasionally sweeping her gaze over her surroundings, she noticed many unfamiliar figures among her own bodyguards.

Like maggots, they made her Mount Yu utterly disgusting, a sight that churned the stomach.

Before the quarters, the familiar Black-Backed Jiao General had already been replaced by two Dragon Descendants.

They stood guard outside the door, and upon seeing Zi Xian’s figure, they both respectfully nodded and saluted, "Greetings to the Dragon Consort."

"Heh."

Zi Xian almost laughed out of anger, "To have illustrious Dragon Descendants watching the gate for me, isn’t that a little beneath your dignity?"

"It’s what the younger generation should do."

The two Dragon Descendants did not look elsewhere, their expressions calm as they softly said, "We ask the Dragon Consort to please inform us if old friends visit or if letters arrive at Mount Yu, to avoid any misunderstandings."

Upon hearing this, Zi Xian’s eyes immediately flashed with coldness, and she looked over coldly, "So you do remember you are the younger generation?"

She was a powerful being of the Heaven Realm on the same level as Ji Jingxi. It wasn’t just these two mere Dragon Descendants; even the former Qi Zhaoyi would have been brushed off Mount Yu with a mere wave of her sleeve.

But at this moment, under her gaze, even the spines of these juniors began to emit a muffled sound, and they knelt to the ground with a rumble, yet they still did not intend to leave, arms corded with veins, planting into the ground, teeth clenched as they said, "Dragon Consort, please calm your anger, this is all the grandfather’s idea. He sent us and the troops to garrison Mount Yu. If this displeases you, we will immediately go back and report to the grandfather and withdraw the soldiers."

...

Ji Jingxi withdrew her gaze, staring indifferently at the door for a long time before scoffing coldly, "No need, do as you wish, and while you’re at it, thank my father for his kindness."

Having said that, she pushed the door open and entered, sweeping her sleeves as the doors slammed shut.

Bang!

The two Dragon Descendants were already sweating blood, and after who knows how long, they warily looked behind them.

If this woman wanted to stay in Western Hong, she had to listen to grandfather.

If she wanted to show off the might of the East Dragon Palace, she might as well go back to the east and take her time.

"Phew."

Zi Xian closed her eyes, leaning against the door, breathing unevenly.

After adjusting her breath, she opened her eyes, and the next moment, she saw a figure slowly emerging from the bed, her anger instantly replaced by shock.

"Why so angry?" Ji Jingxi set down a barrier with a flick of her finger, having heard everything outside the door. With the West Dragon King’s power, there was no way he didn’t know that two Dragon Descendants and a bunch of demon soldiers couldn’t possibly stop a real power.

Thus, this was simply meant to disgust her.

Zi Xian was undoubtedly caught between a rock and a hard place. To swallow this humiliation did not fit the East Dragon Palace’s style of conduct and suggested guilt, only serving to make her a greater object of suspicion by the West Dragon King.

If, on the other hand, she left in a huff for the East, that would play into the West Dragon King’s hands perfectly.

"Still in the mood to manage my affairs."

Zi Xian gave her a vexed glance with a headache and quickly walked over, "How is Southern Hong? I haven’t received a single piece of news, do you know how worried I’ve been?"

"Are you here for help? I’ve long wanted to go and assist, this old dragon is too cunning; he doesn’t give me a chance... So annoying, I might as well just go with you, let him have the courage to send me an official letter of dismissal back to the East Dragon Palace, I want to see if the old dragon has the guts!"

"Right, how come you’re alone... where’s the boy?"

Zi Xian, as if she had held it in for a long time, opened her mouth and it was a stream of words, leaving no one to know where to start.

"What ’the boy,’ that’s the Sect Master of Nanyang..."

Ji Jingxi listened to it all in silence, laughed helplessly, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes.

It had to be said, her old friend was still as kind as ever, but her visit today was with a task from someone else, and she could not reveal anything concerning Southern Hong to Zi Xian, instead, she had to extract information from her.

If it weren’t for Shen Yi, Ji Jingxi really couldn’t bring herself to do such a thing.