Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Chapter 255 The Dying Man

"Elder Dongfang Mu, Xiao Yi and the others are in there!"

Lin Qian stood before Dongfang Mu, bowing and scraping, with a fawning expression.

Dongfang Mu's face was cold as he glanced at him.

He truly despised those who would betray even their own masters.

However...

Considering that Lin Qian still had some usefulness at the moment, Dongfang Mu couldn't be bothered to argue, his gaze turned toward the residence of Yang Ling. Sensing the aura of Yang Ling and the others, he called out coldly, "Your Highness Yang Ling, please show yourself!"

Inside the residence.

Xiao Yi walked out shoulder to shoulder with Yang Ling.

As their eyes met,

a hint of icy coldness flashed through Dongfang Mu's eyes, and he sneered, "So you're Xiao Yi?"

Xiao Yi glanced at Bian Yihong, pale-faced, and Lin Qian, standing beside Dongfang Mu with a smug look, before his gaze settled on Dongfang Mu, "I am Xiao Yi!"

"I never thought... that even Tianjiaao would misjudge."

Dongfang Mu sized up Xiao Yi from head to toe, noting that Xiao Yi's aura was no weaker than that of an ordinary warrior from the Tao Tribulation Realm. He jeered with a cold smile, "Xiao Yi, even though you are the head of the Xiaoshanhe Institute, there will be a price to pay for offending someone of the Dongfang Family!"

Xiao Yi squinted his eyes and asked, "What price?"

Yang Ling spoke in a heavy voice, "Dongfang Mu, don't go too far!"

"Your Highness, rest assured, I, Dongfang Mu, know my limits!"

Dongfang Mu gave a respectful hand clasp towards Yang Ling, the corners of his mouth lifting into a chilling smile as he stared at Xiao Yi, "Since His Highness Yang Ling is protecting you, I will give him this face. You crippled Dongfang Bai's hands and feet, but I won't make it difficult for you. Sever your own hands and feet, and we'll call the matter settled, how about that?"

Inside the carriage.

Dongfang Bai roared furiously with a ferocious face, "Second Elder, you can't let him off so easily!"

Dongfang Mu waved his hand, signaling him to be patient.

Ye Heng sneered, "What's Dongfang Bai worth? Even a single hair from my master is more precious than his life, and you want my master to sever his own hands and feet? That's an absolute fantasy!"

"Where did this little bastard come from, what right do you have to speak?" Dongfang Mu let out a cold snort.

The oppressive aura of the Nine-fold Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm was released.

It bore down on Ye Heng like a great mountain.

Ye Heng, being only of Spiritual Realm Cultivation, how could he withstand such a powerful pressure?

With a muffled grunt,

Ye Heng's form trembled slightly, and he was just about to be forcibly pressed to his knees when Xiao Yi casually waved his hand and shattered the terrifying pressure.

"Hmm?"

Dongfang Mu's pupils suddenly constricted.

With a mere wave of his hand, he had shattered the pressuring force of a Ninth Layer Tao Tribulation Realm warrior.

This move made him take Xiao Yi much more seriously. Narrowing his eyes, he sized up Xiao Yi, "Such formidable skill. To think you can achieve this while at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, no wonder His Highness Yang Ling recommended you to be the head of the Xiaoshanhe Institute."

Xiao Yi replied blandly, "You flatter me."

Lin Qian had thought that once Dongfang Mu made a move, Xiao Yi would immediately be taught a harsh lesson.

But instead, he saw how extraordinary Xiao Yi was.

Realizing that if things continued this way, his hopes for revenge would likely be dashed,

his eyes rolled shiftily.

Suddenly, Lin Qian said, "Elder Mu, Xiao Yi has a secret technique that can re-connect severed limbs and tendons, and can even repair others' damaged 'Golden Cores'!"

Hisss!

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.

"You scoundrel, do you know what you're doing?" Bian Yihong's face changed drastically, looking incredulously at Lin Qian.

Lin Qian let out a cold laugh, confident and unafraid, "How could I not know?" His venomous gaze fell on Xiao Yi as he sneered repeatedly, "Xiao Yi, this is what happens when you offend me!"

Dongfang Mu's pupils shrank slightly.

Repairing a shattered 'Golden Core.'

Connecting severed tendons.

These techniques were nothing short of miraculous!

To think...

Even the strongest alchemist of the Great Qian Dynasty, the Chief Imperial Physician of the Imperial Pharmacy, a Seven-Star Alchemist Lian Wencheng, couldn't achieve this feat.

Dongfang Mu squinted his eyes, his face showing less anger and more solemnity, "Head of the Xiao, can you truly heal a shattered 'Golden Core'?"

Xiao Yi was expressionless.

Lin Qian pointed to Tian Mang, who stood beside Ye Heng, "Elder Mu, I did not deceive you. Just now, he indeed cured that blind man..."

Dongfang Bai, on the carriage, had an incredulous look on his face, "Second Elder, that's my fighting dog, the Blind Swordsman. I had someone ruin his Golden Core and limbs previously, but, but how is he unscathed now?"

"What?"

Dongfang Mu's expression changed dramatically, looking at Tian Mang with disbelief.

At this moment, Tian Mang had intact limbs, and the vital energy flowing faintly around his body was clearly that of the Spiritual Realm Cultivation.

How could that be the appearance of someone with a destroyed Golden Core?

By Lin Qian's side, he sneered inwardly, "Xiao Yi, oh Xiao Yi, how strong are you? With just a little ploy of mine, I can make life difficult for you... This blind man was crippled by young master Dongfang Bai, yet you saved him, which is a slap in the face for the Dongfang Family. They will definitely not let you off!"

Just as Lin Qian was self-congratulating for his cleverness and for having allied with the Dongfang Family,

all of a sudden, Elder Dongfang Mu deeply bowed to Xiao Yi, saying respectfully, "I implore Xiao, the head of the institute, to lend your assistance!"

Huh?

Lin Qian was dumbfounded.

Isn't he supposed to reprimand him?

Why are you bowing to him?

Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow, looking at Dongfang Mu, "You've come to me with such a threatening manner, aren't you here to seek justice for Dongfang Bai? Why are you begging me now?"

"Second Elder, I..."

Dongfang Bai shouted in anger.

Before he could finish,

Dongfang Mu coldly huffed, interrupting him, and said respectfully to Xiao Yi, "Please forgive Elder Dongfang Mu for not recognizing the dangers of Imperial Dragon Mountain and nearly offending you. If the head of the institute would render your assistance this time, the Dongfang Family is willing to become your most loyal ally!"

Yang Ling's pupils suddenly constricted, his breathing becoming slightly rapid.

This is the Dongfang Family!

One of the four great noble families!

If he could persuade the Dongfang Family to support him, his position as the Crown Prince would certainly be much more secure.

However...

After weighing in his heart, Yang Ling felt that Xiao Yi's influence far exceeded that of the Dongfang Family and thus swallowed back the words he was about to say. This actually made Xiao Yi look at him with a hint of respect, his lips curling up slightly as he looked at Yang Ling, "Your Highness Yang Ling, do you think I should help them?"

Yang Ling felt a stirring in his heart, seeing the smile on Xiao Yi's lips as he looked at him, and then seeing the pleading eyes of Elder Dongfang Mu.

He immediately understood that Xiao Yi was deliberately offering him the favor.

Phew!

Yang Ling took a deep breath, his grateful gaze on Xiao Yi, and he said solemnly, "The Dongfang Family are the arms and legs of our Great Qian Dynasty, I implore you, Brother Xiao, to lend them your assistance!"

Elder Dongfang Mu looked at Yang Ling with gratitude.

Xiao Yi said indifferently, "I must give face to His Highness Yang Ling, but my fees for lifting a finger are not low!"

"You can rest assured, Xiao Institute Head, as long as it is within the means of the Dongfang Family, you may name your condition!" Elder Dongfang Mu said earnestly.

Xiao Yi nodded, looking at Bian Yihong, whose face was pale, "Mr. Bian, are you willing to accompany me on a trip?"

"Ah?"

Bian Yihong was stunned, then ecstatically said, "I am willing, I am most willing!"

Just when it seemed that an imminent conflict was about to erupt, not only had Lin Qian not gotten revenge, but he had also deeply offended both Bian Yihong and Xiao Yi, his complexion turned pale. Sheepishly, he approached and said, "Congratulations to Xiao Institute Head, my felicitations, you..."

However...

Xiao Yi just coldly glanced at him, saying indifferently, "It's rather unlucky to have a dead man constantly in sight!"

"A dead man?"

Lin Qian was startled, completely baffled.

Elder Dongfang Mu's eyes shifted, and he said with a smile, "Institute Head Xiao truly is a divine being, even capable of predicting the future!"

"Predicting the future?"

Lin Qian was even more bewildered.

He couldn't understand at all!

But in the next moment, he understood what the two meant by their words. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

All he saw was Elder Dongfang Mu casually waving his hand, and a surge of green vital energy turned into numerous green vines that wildly wrapped around Lin Qian. Under the envelopment of those vines, Lin Qian's body shuddered, his life force swiftly draining away.

It only took a few moments.

He was completely drained, and when the vines dissipated, Lin Qian's body thudded to the ground, utterly disintegrating as if he were nothing but a pile of ash...