World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 927 - 432: Zhi Li is done for! Turing Duo is caught!_3

Chapter 927: 432: Zhi Li is done for! Turing Duo is caught!_3

Moreover, Gao Yin also attached information regarding Zhi Li’s assassination attempt on the King, but it was merely a doppelgänger who died.

Along with this was a letter from Gao Yin begging for forgiveness, as he was powerless to rescue Zhi Ning and her child who were imprisoned in the Zhi Du Sanctuary, formally apologizing to Suo Lun.

Yesterday morning, shortly after Suo Lun and Princess Zhi Yan personally went to offer condolences to Duke Turing Tuo, they received the secret message sent by Gao Yin’s envoy.

Instantly, Suo Lun’s body broke out in sweat, his mind on the verge of exploding!

Firstly, he would have never imagined that Zhi Li would actually attempt to assassinate the King.

Any sensible person would not embark on such a perilously suicidal mission.

In Suo Lun’s view, the only way out for Zhi Li was to flee to the Flame Empire with his loyal forces, establish a government-in-exile, and plan for a resurgence.

And Zhi Ning and her son would surely be brought to the Flame Empire as hostages by Zhi Li. However, their lives should not be in danger.

Unexpectedly, Zhi Li was insane enough to attempt to assassinate the King, a move that left Suo Lun completely baffled.

The Zhi Li he knew would never be such a deranged and foolhardy person.

Very soon, Turing Chen came to pledge allegiance and revealed a shocking secret.

Zhi Li had demonic blood!

Suddenly, everything made sense!

Zhi Li’s assassination attempt and power grab, albeit risky, were acts of desperation.

Then Suo Lun realized that Zhi Ning and her child were in danger!

If Zhi Li had fled to the Flame Empire composedly, Zhi Ning and her child would not have been in much danger.

But if he had gone to assassinate the King and seized the throne by force, then he was walking a tightrope, traversing a path of knifes and flames, on the brink of destruction.

At this moment, Zhi Li was mad and would certainly see Zhi Ning and her child as his sole lifeline, ready to do anything to coerce Suo Lun and Gao Yin.

Should Gao Yin take any actions that might provoke Zhi Li’s sensitive nerves, or should Duke Zhi Ting issue threatening statements, Zhi Li would resort to bloody means to harm the child, to intimidate them both.

In an instant, a chill went down Suo Lun’s spine, his scalp tingling.

He immediately sent messages via hawk to Gao Yin and Zhi Ting, warning them not to provoke Zhi Li!

Should his son suffer any harm, Suo Lun would never forgive himself!

The cunning Zhi Li had imprisoned Zhi Ning and her child in a secret chamber within the Zhi Du Sanctuary, severing all possibilities of a forceful rescue!

No matter who it was, storming into the Dragon Temple would result in only one fate, a grave without a marker.

Right away, Suo Lun and Zhi Yan abandoned all other matters and rode on gryphons to the Flame Empire.

Currently, only two people could save Zhi Ning and her child, one was Huai Bingyi, and the other was Ji Xiuning!

And Suo Lun and Zhi Yan chose Ji Xiuning!

Despite the risk of violating the Flame Empire’s airspace, Suo Lun and Zhi Yan found Holy Maiden Ji Xiuning at the Yanjing Holy Temple.

Ji Xiuning, the eldest princess of the Flame Empire.

The Holy Maiden of the Dragon Temple, the future Sky Priest.

The spiritual leader of the entire Dragon Temple in thirty years!

Upon hearing the request from Suo Lun and Zhi Yan, such a supreme being, without a second word, immediately mounted a gryphon, joining the two to fly to the Rage Wave Kingdom for the rescue!

Her compassionate and benevolent heart was not the least bit pretentious!

In her eyes, no matter how fierce the political strife of the Human Kingdoms, she didn’t care in the least. But threatening the life of an infant was a total violation of humanity’s baseline, and she would absolutely not turn a blind eye, especially when the Dragon Temple played such a disgraceful role.

It is precisely because of people like her that the Dragon Temple could still put on a facade of righteousness.

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Suo Lun, Zhi Yan, and Ji Xiuning’s gryphons had just entered the airspace of the Dragon Temple when they were intercepted immediately!

At the same time, dozens of immensely strong spiritual powers locked onto the three of them, as several Gryphon Knights ascended simultaneously.

Ji Xiuning held up the token of the Sky Holy Palace and transmitted its unique spiritual signal.

In an instant...

The Gryphon Knights who had just taken to the sky promptly descended, and all the spiritual power targeting the trio vanished without a trace.

Then, under the leadership of Ji Xiuning, Suo Lun’s party entered the depths of Zhi Du Sanctuary unimpeded and landed in front of the tower imprisoning Zhi Ning and her child.

"This place is forbidden, no one is allowed to enter!" Four Holy Temple Monks guarding the tower stepped forward to intercept!

Ji Xiuning once again displayed the token of the Sky Holy Palace!

Immediately, the four Holy Temple Monks were taken aback, realizing it was the Holy Maiden from the Sky Holy Palace, and they were completely dumbstruck.

However, their destiny was entirely tied to Zhi Li.

Even though the Sky Holy Palace was exceedingly revered, it was too distant for them. The fate of these four Monks depended solely on the Priest and the Grand Priest.

Thus, the four Holy Temple Monks clenched their teeth and refused entry to Ji Xiuning and the others.

Local officials trump distant ones, and these people were audacious indeed to dare to stop the Holy Maiden of the Sky Holy Palace!

It’s like when a central inspection team visits a certain prefecture-level city; everyone loses courage, and no one dares obstruct its force. But a member of the local joint defense team has the audacity to block the way, not allowing entry to a particular venue for investigation.

"Holy Maiden, I need to report to the Grand Priest before I can restore access for you," said the leading Holy Temple Monk. "Without High Priest Naru’s order, no one can enter!"

High Priest Naru, Zhi Li’s staunchest ally in the Dragon Temple.

A chill swept across the divinely beautiful face of Ji Xiuning, her lovely eyes narrowed, and a tremendously powerful spiritual force erupted.

In an instant, the four powerful Holy Temple Monks were silently flung away, crashing to the ground, their fates unknown.

Then, Ji Xiuning, Zhi Yan, and Suo Lun raced down the tower steps.

Like lightning ghosts, the three burst into the secret chamber where Zhi Ning and her child were imprisoned!

Suddenly, Suo Lun witnessed a scene that nearly split his eyeballs!

At this moment, Turing Duo, oblivious to the arrival of the three, brandished a dagger, pinching the baby’s mouth, and said, "Oh, you’ve grown so many little teeth, haven’t you? I’ll pull them all out and send them to your father Suo Lun as a gift, shall I?"

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