Chapter 13129: One treasure is not enough

Ling Xiao heard this and a playful smile appeared on his lips. In that smile, there was both pride in victory and ridicule for the reaction of the Imperial Palace. "One thing? Haha, it's not enough!" His words were full of unquestionable determination, as if he had already expected that Di Huangzhu's compromise was only a temporary expedient.

"Before, I said I would only take one thing, but you refused. Now, I want half of the good things in your Imperial Palace. Take me to your treasure house now."

Ling Xiao's tone was mixed with a bit of provocation. He knew that his request was undoubtedly a crazy test of Di Huangzhu's bottom line, but he knew more clearly that he had absolute strength at this moment, enough to make Di Huangzhu bow his head.

"You!" Di Huangzhu's eyes suddenly widened, and anger burned in her eyes, but she found that she couldn't even say a complete sentence. Anger and unwillingness intertwined, causing her body to tremble uncontrollably, as if she would collapse at any time.

However, just when this emotion was about to get out of control, Ling Xiao suddenly released a strong killing intent, like a biting cold wind in the cold winter, sweeping the entire hall in an instant. His words were like a cold blade, piercing Di Huangzhu's heart: "What? Are you really going to destroy the Imperial Palace?"

Di Huangzhu felt this killing intent, and her whole body shuddered, as if a basin of cold water was poured from head to toe, and she woke up instantly. She knew that Ling Xiao was not joking, and he really had the ability to make the entire Imperial Palace fall into an irreparable situation.

Thinking of this, she had to forcefully suppress the anger and unwillingness in her heart and made a difficult decision.

"Follow me!" There was a subtle tremor in Di Huangzhu's voice, but her body miraculously relaxed, and her tightly clenched fists slowly loosened. She knew that she had no way out and could only do as Ling Xiao asked, even if it meant sacrificing half of the treasures of the Imperial Palace.

Her heart was full of annoyance and helplessness, but more of it was fear of Ling Xiao's strength and worry about the future. The sudden death of the second supreme elder was like a heavy alarm bell, constantly echoing in her mind, reminding her how terrible and not to be underestimated the man in front of her was.

At this moment, she finally realized that sometimes, compromise and concession may be the only choice to preserve the overall situation.

Ling Xiao's mouth curled up a sneer, and that smile contained both satisfaction with victory and helpless ridicule of the imperial palace. He followed the footsteps of Emperor Huangzhu and stepped into the legendary imperial palace treasure house with countless treasures.

The door opened slightly, and an ancient and heavy atmosphere came to the face, and countless treasures flashed an attractive luster under the weak light. It was said that only half was taken, but Ling Xiao's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he instantly locked onto those truly priceless treasures.

He was skilled in his technique, and in almost the blink of an eye, he took those rare treasures one by one, and those items that he thought were just so-so were left casually in place, and in the end, only a pile of seemingly gorgeous but actually useless rags were left.

"Goodbye!" After finishing all this, Ling Xiao turned around and smiled at Di Huangzhu, with a hint of teasing and relief in his smile. Then, he flashed, like a ghost, shuttled through the space, broke through the air, leaving only a faint afterimage and a gradually dissipating laughter, echoing in the empty treasure house.

When Ling Xiao's figure completely disappeared in the sky, an old man slowly walked out of the shadows, his face was solemn, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions.

"Palace Master, are we really letting that kid go like this? Although the treasure house is not all the property of our imperial palace, 70% to 80% of the essence has fallen into his hands." The old man's voice was low and powerful, revealing his deep worry about the future of the imperial palace.

Di Huangzhu's face instantly became ferocious when she heard this. She turned around suddenly, looking at the old man with a torch-like gaze, with both anger and helplessness in her eyes.

"Then what do you want me to do? You have provoked such an evil star. Do you really want the entire Imperial Palace and even the entire sect to be buried with him?" Her voice trembled, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, full of unwillingness and determination.

"How did he kill the second supreme elder so easily just now? Even I can't fully understand the secret. Such strength, how can we easily compete with it? Just think of it as losing money to avoid disaster, and it is important to protect the foundation of the Imperial Palace."

After saying that, Di Huangzhu took a deep breath and tried to calm the waves in her heart. She knew that although today's incident had severely damaged the vitality of the Imperial Palace, it would not be a bad luck if it could avoid a catastrophe. However, the price paid behind this luck was so heavy that it was unbearable.

Everyone looked at each other, and for a while, the hall was so quiet that only the heavy breathing of each other could be heard. They were all stunned, knowing that if they were in Di Huangzhu's situation, they would probably find it difficult to make a better choice.

This feeling of helplessness and powerlessness is like a huge rock pressing on the heart, making it hard to breathe.

Seeing this, Di Huangzhu's eyes flashed with bitterness, but she quickly regained her composure and continued:

"Everyone, have you ever thought that Ling Xiao can hold such a terrifying treasure safely and has not lost it so far? How could it be possible without the support of a powerful force behind him? Even if he is not directly from a top force like Fuzun Mansion, he must have a thousand connections with several existences that cannot be underestimated."

Although her voice was soft, every word was sonorous, revealing a deep insight into reality.

"Moreover, the dark aura surrounding him is far more terrifying than we can imagine, and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can possess. The power contained in that aura is enough to make our entire imperial palace tremble. Can we really afford to offend such an existence? I'm afraid that even if the entire imperial palace comes out in full force, it may not be able to get any benefit at all."

Emperor Huangzhu's words were full of helplessness and compromise, but her words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart, forcing them to face reality.

The hall fell into a long silence again. Everyone either bowed their heads in thought or frowned, with an expression of unwillingness but helplessness on their faces. They knew that what Emperor Huangzhu said was true. Facing such a powerful enemy, any rash action could be devastating.

After a long time, someone finally broke the silence, with a hint of unwillingness and resentment in his voice: "Are we just going to let it go? Are we not going to avenge the two supreme elders? Is their sacrifice just wasted like this?"

This sentence was like throwing a stone into the water, stirring up layers of ripples. Everyone looked up, their eyes filled with anger and confusion. They knew that revenge was not easy, but it was hard for them to accept watching their loved ones and comrades bleed in vain.