Chapter 1487: Punishment and Warning

Zhou Yiqiao had to admit that before witnessing the double act performed by Luo Fengmo and Zhao Qianli, he had always preconceived that the man in front of him should be his ally in this camp because of his close relationship with Crown Princess Luo Lishang.

However, the reality was starkly laid out before his eyes, forcing Zhou Yiqiao to abandon this naive idea and re-examine the relationship between Luo Fengmo and Zhao Qianli, Luo Fengmo and Ouyang Guangming, and even the entire front line and Daxuantian.

“I don’t know if Luo Lishang knows that as soon as his Fourteenth Uncle left Tiansheng City, he immediately abandoned his loyal appearance and turned into a complete traitor!”

"None of these high-level monks on the front line is without selfish motives. The reason why the war in the source world has not yielded any results is probably not as simple as Luo Lishang imagined..."

After his mind raced, Zhou Yiqiao's face did not show the slightest bit of strangeness. Instead, he bowed to Luo Fengmo with a look of gratitude.

"Thank you, General, for upholding justice for this younger generation!"

Luo Fengmo waved his hand in a casual manner, looking like he was doing it for the public good.

"Mr. Zhou, there is no need to be so polite. As a general personally appointed by His Majesty the Immortal Emperor, I naturally have to think about the soldiers on the front line and the Great Xuantian!"

"I will leave Zhao Qianli to Master Zhou. Feel free to interrogate him if you have anything to say. My personal guards are outside. If Zhao Qianli resists, my nephew Zhou can just have them come and suppress him!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao quickly bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, General!"

Luo Fengmo nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then walked out of the tent with a gloomy face.

As soon as Luo Fengmo left, Zhao Qianli immediately changed his previous appearance. With a surge of spiritual energy, he shattered all the restraints on his body.

"Zhou Yiqiao, you should have realized that the guards outside are not so much to prevent me from resisting as to prevent you from doing something unwise.

Zhao Qianli sat down at the tea table next to the tent, reached out to pick up a cup of tea from the table, drank it all, and sighed with satisfaction.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I actually didn't expect that Her Royal Highness would be willing to send you to the front. However, since you've already arrived at the front, don't even think about going back!"

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, there was no strange expression on his face.

"Oh? Didn't Master Zhao just say that he had never met the Crown Princess? Why is he calling her Her Royal Highness now?"

When Zhao Qianli heard this, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face.

"Zhou Yiqiao, are you really stupid or are you just pretending? Since the general and I, Zhao Qianli, are on the same side, and with the general's relationship with Her Royal Highness, how could it be possible that I have never met Her Royal Highness?"

"So you really thought about letting me die in the Source Realm, so that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess would have to choose a new husband?"

Zhou Yiqiao also sat down at the tea table, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked softly.

Zhao Qianli did not deny it, and even looked as if it was a matter of course.

“Even His Majesty the Immortal Emperor doesn’t know that while getting rid of the Eight Pillar States can certainly protect the Great Xuantian State, it will also make the Great General, who His Majesty has supported, the only support for the cultivators on the front line!”

"Many monks on the front line want you to stay in the source world forever, so that the general can ask Tiansheng City for more resources."

"I, Zhao Qianli, am just following the trend."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded when he heard this, fiddled with the teacup in his hand, and fell into silence.

Zhao Qianli thought Zhou Yiqiao was frightened by his words, and a hint of pride appeared on his face.

"Zhou Yiqiao, we are on the front line, fighting for the future of Daxuantian! If you are sensible, you will obey my arrangements. If you can be of use to us, perhaps we can spare your life."

"Oh? So Zhou has to thank you?"

Zhou Yiqiao withdrew his gaze from the teacup and looked at Zhao Qianli with a smile.

Zhao Qianli didn't hear the sarcasm in Zhou Yiqiao's words at all, and nodded arrogantly.

"Humph! You'd better remember this. On this front line, the only one who can save your life is the general."

"No matter what, the one who truly controls Zhou's death is actually the general, not you, Zhao Qianli."

Zhou Yiqiao put down the teacup and slowly stood up.

Zhao Qianli's expression changed slightly.

"Zhou Yiqiao, what do you mean?"

Zhou Yiqiao looked down at Zhao Qianli, and the smile in his eyes became colder.

"I want to ask Master Zhao, if Master Zhao were in my position, besides agreeing to submit to the general, is there any other way to temporarily save his life?"

Zhao Qianli was startled when he heard this. He quickly stood up and took two steps back.

"Zhou Yiqiao, I'm warning you. Outside the tent are the general's personal guards. They are not trash like Lin Zhongyi. If you make a move, these people will kill you on the spot."

Zhou Yiqiao sneered, dodged over the tea table, and appeared within an arm's length of Zhao Qianli.

"Mr. Zhao, do you think there is a possibility that Zhou just wants them to know that it was me who did it?"

Zhao Qianli's face changed drastically, and he was about to call for help, but he saw Zhou Yiqiao raised his right hand, and after a black light flashed, his chest was pierced by an evil ghost in the Refining Void Realm.

"you......"

Zhao Qianli's voice stopped abruptly. He looked at the man in front of him in disbelief, not understanding why Zhou Yiqiao could turn the situation around so easily when he was clearly in the initiative.

Zhou Yiqiao took back the evil soul expressionlessly, and his indifferent voice entered Zhao Qianli's ears, accompanying him into eternal silence.

"Mr. Zhao, you seem to be too well protected by your father. Don't you know that the Tianchen Realm has always been a world where strength is respected."

"It just so happens that Zhou is not a weak person who can be bullied by others, so, rest in peace."

As soon as he finished speaking, the last bit of Zhao Qianli's spiritual power dissipated into the world, and there was no sound at all.

"Zhou Yiqiao, you are so brave!"

After Zhao Qianli died, the guards who were in charge of guarding outside the tent rushed in and surrounded Zhou Yiqiao.

Zhou Yiqiao was not afraid at all. He grabbed Zhao Qianli's head with his backhand and dragged Zhao Qianli's body towards the guards.

"Zhou Yiqiao! You are looking for death!"

Upon seeing this, a Void-Refining cultivator shouted angrily and was about to attack, but was stopped by his companions.

"Don't be impulsive! The general has ordered that no matter what happens, notify the general immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the Void Refining cultivator could only glare at Zhou Yiqiao with gritted teeth, but he didn't dare to actually take action.

Zhou Yiqiao carried Zhao Qianli's body past the guards, left the tent, and ran into Luo Fengmo who had rushed over after hearing the news.

Luo Fengmo looked at Zhou Yiqiao who had a calm expression, then looked at Zhao Qianli's corpse. The expression on his face changed again and again. Finally, he forced a smile and walked forward to ask as if he was ignorant.

"Nephew Zhou, what are you doing..."

Zhou Yiqiao gave Luo Fengmo a gentle look, then walked past him and walked to the ordinary cultivators in the camp who came to watch but were confused, and threw Zhao Qianli's body at their feet.

"I am Zhou Yiqiao, the alchemist who came here to make the dragon zhi ointment for you, under the order of the Crown Princess."

"This Zhao Qianli, for his own selfish desires, arranged for someone to assassinate Zhou when Zhou was out on a mission. However, those people were not strong enough and were killed by Zhou instead."

"After Zhou returned to the camp by chance, the general enforced justice for Zhou and captured Zhao Qianli. However, Zhao Qianli relied on his father's position in the court and not only did he not show any remorse, but he also threatened Zhou."

"Zhou had no choice but to kill him."

After saying this, Zhou Yiqiao bowed to the monks in the camp.

"You fellow Taoists fought bloody battles for the Great Xuantian, but you were almost implicated because of this person's selfish desires. I feel deeply guilty and hope you can forgive me."

When the cultivators heard this, they were suddenly in an uproar and looked at Luo Fengmo with strange eyes.

Although they did not know about the private twists and turns of Zhou Yiqiao and others, as cultivators who had been making a living in the past for many years, they all knew that Zhao Qianli was one of the most capable cultivators under Luo Fengmo.

Logically speaking, all the actions taken by Zhao Qianli should have been instructed by Luo Fengmo, but now he was killed by Zhou Yiqiao, and Zhao Qianli was killed in front of Luo Fengmo.

The conflicts among them are worth recalling.

"Since this beast has already provided assistance, I hope that my nephew Zhou can refine the dragon sesame paste as soon as possible, so that the brothers on the front line can have more protection."

Luo Fengmo ignored everyone's gazes, walked quickly forward and patted Zhou Yiqiao on the shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao returned the greeting with a look of gratitude.

"The general is so considerate of me, so I naturally know how to return the favor."

"Please rest assured, General. I will complete the task as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao stepped over Zhao Qianli's body and left this place of trouble in front of everyone.

Until Zhou Yiqiao disappeared from sight, the crowd who came to watch still showed no intention of leaving.

Luo Fengmo's expression finally turned gloomy.

He glanced at the monks around him and vented all the anger he had received from Zhou Yiqiao on the spectators who stayed here.

"What? Why don't you just go about your own business? Do you want me to personally send you away?"

Upon hearing this, everyone dispersed immediately.

Seeing this, Luo Fengmo's face became even gloomier. He turned around and looked at the guards beside him.

"Pass the order down, chop up Zhao Qianli's body and throw it out to feed the beasts outside!"

"Yes!"

Several bodyguards stepped forward tremblingly and dragged Zhao Qianli's body away.

Finally, Luo Fengmo was the only one left in the huge venue. He looked at the direction where Zhou Yiqiao left, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Humph! What a bold man you are, Zhou Yiqiao! How dare you kill someone in front of me!"

"Since you did the first day, don't blame me for doing the fifteenth!"