#1024 - They are all a bunch of ungrateful wolves

Jun Wuxie remained noncommittal to Elder Yu's words, only offering him a slight smile.

Elder Yu hesitated, unable to gauge Yue Wuxie's thoughts.

However, the sense of crisis in his heart grew even stronger.

"Green Wood True Person, Yue Wuxie, the time agreed upon with Princess Anning is still early. Why not come and sit for a while at the mansion I have in this city?"

"Thank you for Elder Yu's kind invitation, but Green Wood and the others are not comfortable intruding. We will just wait here for a while."

Green Wood True Person politely declined. Princess Anning had only invited Wuxie. If they were to go to Elder Yu's mansion at this time, Princess Anning might think something of it, which might increase uncertain risks for Wuxie's trip.

"Elder Green Wood, you are too serious. How could it be an intrusion? In recent years, the Emperor often mentions Qingyun. Elder Green Wood may not know, but seeing Qingyun being targeted by Prince Ning and suppressed by the Three Sects, the Emperor has wanted to help Qingyun, but the situation does not allow it. The Emperor feels deeply ashamed of Qingyun for this. This time, coming to Star Observation City, I am here to preside over this trial, and also to convey some words for the Emperor. Therefore, please come to the mansion for a detailed discussion."

Elder Green Wood's facial muscles twitched slightly upon hearing this.

The situation does not allow it?

In the end, the Emperor is unwilling to confront Prince Ning because of Qingyun.

Furthermore, it is because Qingyun has always withstood the pressure from Prince Ning and insisted on maintaining a neutral stance that the Emperor can remain so calm and indifferent.

If they showed even the slightest inclination to waver, would the Emperor still be able to ignore them?

They did this to avoid increasing pressure on the Emperor, but over the years, no matter what kind of targeting and oppression they suffered, the Emperor never helped, not even with a statement.

Qingyun hoped for peace, but over the years, resentment has accumulated in their hearts.

They finally saw clearly that whether it was for Prince Ning or the Emperor, Qingyun was just a pawn to be used.

"Grandmaster Green Wood, it wouldn't hurt for us to sit at Elder Yu's mansion."

Jun Wuxie suddenly said, which pleased Elder Yu.

From this, it seemed that this Yue Wuxie did not reject contact with him, which meant that he did not reject the Emperor's side.

"Wuxie…"

Green Wood True Person's expression changed slightly. He did not understand why Wuxie would agree to go to Elder Yu's mansion.

This Star Observation City must be full of Prince Ning's spies, and their whereabouts would be controlled by Prince Ning's people at any time.

As soon as they went to Elder Yu's mansion, the news would immediately reach Princess Anning's ears.

If Princess Anning felt that he was biased towards the Emperor's side, the possibility of danger would increase when they went to Princess Anning's mansion.

"Green Wood True Person, Wuxie, please."

Elder Yu did not give Green Wood True Person another chance to refuse, and directly made a gesture of invitation.

Elder Green Wood had no choice but to follow Elder Yu.

Now that things had come to this, he knew that he could not refuse.

Elder Yu was, after all, a Great Saint Realm expert, and his status was much higher than his in this Daqian. He had invited them so politely and personally led the way, so it would not be right to refuse again.

However, he did not understand why Wuxie would do this?

Jun Wuxie did not speak, but quietly followed Elder Yu.

He naturally had his own considerations.

The trial was over, and the experts from the Three Sects had left, but this did not mean that the crisis was over.

He predicted that neither Princess Anning nor Elder Yu would attack them for the time being.

But the people from the Three Sects were hard to say.

It was hard to say whether those people had really left, even though they seemed to have left.

It was very likely that they would gather experts and prepare to intercept them.

Therefore, he could not leave Green Wood and the others here when he went to Princess Anning's mansion for the appointment.

Since Elder Yu had invited them, it was a good opportunity for Green Wood True Person and the others to stay at his mansion, so as to ensure their safety.

…

Soon, the matter of them going to Elder Yu's mansion fell into the eyes of Prince Ning's spies, who passed the matter on to Princess Anning.

In the back garden of Princess Anning's mansion, she stood quietly in front of the lotus pond. The breeze lifted her soft black hair. Looking at the contents of the talisman in her hand, there was no expression on her beautiful face.

"Princess, this person does not know how to appreciate favors. He agreed to come to the appointment with you, but turned around and went to Elder Yu's mansion. Is such a person really worth wooing? Even if he is wooed, I am afraid it will be difficult to guarantee whether he will betray us in the future. Moreover, this person's character is too strong, and I am afraid he will not be easy to control."

"Qingyun has been trying to survive in the cracks for many years. If the people of Qingyun could make a choice so easily, they would not have fallen to this point today. Could it be that you expect Yue Wuxie to cut off all contact with the people around the Emperor after agreeing to this princess?"

Fan Xichong was stunned and said, "Princess, are you speaking up for Qingyun?"

Princess Anning glanced at him indifferently and said, "This princess is making a reasonable judgment based on Qingyun's situation and objective factors. Qingyun is not wrong. They have had a hard time over the years. It's just that their existence is of value to my father's hegemony. Even if this princess has sympathy, I will not be soft-hearted."

"Your Highness is benevolent and kind."

Fan Xichong flattered.

"By the way, has there been any news from Qin Yi these days?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, Qin Yi often sends messages via spirit talismans, but there is no valuable information. Every time, he wants to find you, Princess. That Qin Yi really thinks that Your Highness has a good impression of him. He is really a toad trying to eat swan meat!"

Princess Anning listened, expressionless, and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Now things have changed. Quickly tell Qin Yi in the name of this princess that it is time to make a choice. If he has made a decision, he should go to Prince Ning's mansion. He will be cultivated by my father from then on, and his future will be limitless."

"Yes, Princess." Fan Xichong responded respectfully, and then said, "It's just that Qin Yi is narrow-minded. It can be seen from the fact that he did not inform the princess about Yue Wuxie. I am afraid that when he arrives at Prince Ning's mansion, he will feel jealous when he learns that the princess has extended an olive branch to that Yue Wuxie."

"With his temperament, it is inevitable that he will feel jealous, but that is not important. As long as he enters my Prince Ning's mansion, he will not be able to help himself in the future." Princess Anning said here, took out a jade slip from her arms and handed it to Fan Xichong, "You immediately send a message to Qin Yi, asking him to make a choice as soon as possible, or it will be too late. Then, you take this princess's jade slip and rush back to the royal mansion to hand it over to my father."

"Yes, this subordinate will take his leave. After that Yue Wuxie arrives, Princess, please pay attention to your safety."

Fan Xichong finished speaking and hurriedly retreated.

"Qin Yi, don't blame this princess for being ruthless. With your temperament, there are too many variables in the future. Neither my father nor this princess will allow such variables to exist, so I have no choice but to let you take the Three Corpse Soul-Eating Pill."

Princess Anning said to herself. Although she did not like this kind of behavior, as the daughter of Prince Ning, in order to share the worries of her father and develop and strengthen his power, she had no other choice but to do so.

Born in such a family, perhaps from the moment of birth, it was destined that she could not live according to her own preferences. Some things, whether she was willing or not, liked it or not, she had to do.

At the same time, outside Star Observation City, in the dense forest of the mountains.

The profound strength experts of the Three Sects were all present, and with them were several people with cold expressions and burly figures.

These people looked very young, about thirty years old, but their actual age was unknown.

"We may not be able to help with this matter."

One of the young men said, looking embarrassed.

"You know that the Rune Armor Army cannot be mobilized at will. There must be a military talisman from the Great General, or a handwritten order from Prince Ning! Moreover, the disciples of Qingyun are now invited by Princess Anning. If we do something, I am afraid it will be a matter of losing our heads!"

"It's just killing the profound strength experts of Qingyun. It's not that serious to lose our heads. Princess Anning cares about Yue Wuxie. We don't want you to help kill Yue Wuxie, so you don't need to worry about it!"

The profound strength expert of the Rising Sun Sect said this.

"You said it lightly. We are Prince Ning's army. Mobilizing the Rune Armor Army to help you kill people is a violation of the ban. What's more, Princess Anning's attitude towards Qingyun has changed. If we act like this and disrupt the princess's plan, even if we have more heads, it will not be enough to cut off!"

"Are you really unwilling to help?" The profound strength expert of the Raging Mountain Sect looked gloomy, "Our Three Sects have lost face because of Qingyun this time, and all the disciples who came to the trial were killed. Although you have been in the military camp for hundreds of years, you are ultimately from our Three Sects. Don't you really miss the sect's kindness?"

"I'm sorry, we remember the sect's kindness in our hearts, but now we are generals of the dynasty. There are military bans in the army, and we have our duties. Please forgive us for being unable to do anything about this."

"You…"

The profound strength experts of the Three Sects pointed at the young men, trembling with anger.

"Seniors, if you want to kill the people of Qingyun, you don't have to be so anxious, and you don't need us to take action. According to the current situation, whether it is Princess Anning or Elder Yu, they all intend to extend an olive branch to that Yue Wuxie, so I guess they will not return to Qingyun in a short time. You have plenty of time to prepare."

"You can immediately send a message to the sect to ask the sect's experts to come to support you. I guess that after Princess Anning meets Yue Wuxie, Elder Yu will not let them leave easily, but will invite them to the imperial city. This way, you will have enough time to prepare, and you can wipe them out on the way back from the imperial city."

The two military generals said one after another.

"It seems that this is the only way now. I hope they will follow Elder Yu to the imperial city!"

The profound strength experts of the Three Sects no longer pressed them. They knew that these people who had come out of the sect and entered the army to become senior generals would not help them in this matter.

“If that's the case, then we'll take our leave. It's best if we don't meet privately in the future, to avoid complications. The Emperor cared about this before, and now Prince Ning cares as well. It's not good for us, or for you!”

After saying this, the several military generals clasped their fists, turned around, and left. Their figures flickered a few times before disappearing into the vast mountain forest.

Watching their disappearing figures, the expressions of the three sects' powerhouses were extremely unsightly. “These are the most outstanding disciples we three sects have cultivated, only to end up nurturing talent for others. Now, they completely disregard the nurturing grace of the sect. They're all a pack of ingrates!”

“Enough, what's the use of complaining like this? They now hold great armies in their hands and are Grand Saint Realm experts. Their status is far from what it used to be, so naturally, they don't take us seriously anymore. Hmph!”

“Now, we will send messages to the sects! As long as Qing Mu and the others dare to go to the Imperial City, we will definitely ensure they die without a burial on their way back!”

“Qing Mu must die, and that little brat surnamed Yue must die even more! We must never let him grow up! If we kill him, we might even be able to obtain the opportunities from the seventh, eighth, and ninth levels of the Trial Tower from him!”

…

Inside Guanjing City, at the residence of Anning, the Princess.

It was past noon, and Jun Wuxie arrived as promised.

A maid led him to the back garden.

The scenery here was extremely beautiful, the environment quiet and refined.

The garden had pleasant mountains and waters, with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

In the middle of the garden was a huge lotus pond, and in the middle of the lotus pond was a pavilion.

Princess Anning was sitting quietly at a jade table inside the pavilion. A set of tea utensils was placed on the table, and faint wisps of steam rose from the teapot spout.

“Princess Anning has a good taste for elegance.”

Jun Wuxie went straight into the pavilion. Without waiting for Princess Anning to speak, he sat down opposite her on his own accord and poured himself a cup of hot tea very casually.

“Young Master Yue is indeed a casual person, not adhering to formalities. This princess quite admires your character.”

Princess Anning smiled faintly, not angered by his casual behavior. Instead, she looked at him with great interest.