Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

’Just as I thought. So that’s how it is. Good. Very good. That brat... I’m going to kill him! No one can stop me!’

The moment Nangong Xinghui saw Nangong Tianling appear, the smile on his face vanished.

Nangong Xinghui had originally planned to use this opportunity to make both Nangong Tianling and the young woman with her serve him, allowing him to have his fun.

But now,

his face was a mask of bone-chilling cold.

He glanced at Nangong Tianling and sneered, ”Since you’re the one who brought Young Master Yang here, I’ll leave everything for you to handle. We’re leaving!”

With that,

he actually turned and left.

He had arrived full of aggression,

yet he left just like that.

Not to mention the Second Elder and his men, even Yue Lingxi, Nangong Tianling, and Yang Xiao himself found it somewhat incredible.

They didn’t know what on earth the man was thinking.

But in the end, they still breathed a sigh of relief.

’After all, that man is a direct son of the Star Emperor. Although we should technically be related by blood, if we really came to blows...’

’...it’s obvious he wouldn’t hold back because of it.’

’And I...’

’...wouldn’t either.’

”Dean Nangong, I also have some matters to attend to, so I’ll be taking my leave.”

The Second Elder stepped forward awkwardly and said to Nangong Tianling.

She waved her hand.

Nangong Tianling had no intention of making him stay.

’Although suppressing this guy right now would be very effective,’

’she had too many questions,’

’questions she wanted to ask Yang Xiao.’

’How did things get to this point? It’s only been a few days since he was in that palace... The notoriously lawless Third Young Master—a man who had even tried to get his hands on me—hadn’t made a move after seeing the Young Mistress’s child, especially not after her child killed his men.’

’This was simply unbelievable.’

”How did you do it? That guy is a complete mad dog. He saw you and didn’t even touch you? This... this is just unbelievable!”

As soon as the Second Elder had left,

Nangong Tianling rushed forward and asked impatiently.

Her burning gaze was almost too much for Yang Xiao to handle.

He instinctively recoiled, only to see that Yue Lingxi, who had been watching with an amused expression from a short distance away, now looked incredibly cold.

That look.

It made Yang Xiao’s heart skip a beat.

Because he had never seen this girl look like that before.

Involuntarily, he wanted to run after her and explain.

But then, Yue Lingxi’s voice transmission sounded in his ear: ”Midnight tonight. Meet me outside the academy gates.”

As her voice faded,

Yue Lingxi had already vanished from sight.

At that moment, Nangong Tianling also realized she had been a bit too forward with him. She couldn’t help but take a step back, and at the same time, she inadvertently glanced at the spot where Yue Lingxi had disappeared.

Her brow furrowed slightly.

But she didn’t ask any questions.

Because compared to that woman, what she wanted to know more right now was why Nangong Xinghui hadn’t attacked Yang Xiao.

This was very important.

So important it would determine whether they should fight or flee next.

”To be honest, I’m not entirely sure either,” Yang Xiao said. ”But he showed killing intent toward me several times and even mistook me for an heir of the Emperor Race. It seems he has some reservations.”

He really couldn’t figure out what Nangong Xinghui was thinking.

’Because from my perspective,’

’the guy wasn’t thinking straight.’

’I killed his envoy, killed Xing Hanzi and Ao Yuhua, and he even had designs on Yun’Er. No matter how you looked at it, we should be enemies.’

’If it were me,’

’having already formed such a deep-seated grudge, I wouldn’t act like this, even if I had some reservations.’

’Not to mention,’

’the guy was acting very hesitant.’

’He revealed his killing intent several times,’

’only to suppress it every time.’

’If I really were an heir of the Emperor Race, he should have become vigilant, maybe even launched a preemptive strike.’

’But he acted as if he didn’t care at all, as if he had already seen through me.’

This,

was what he found hardest to understand.

’He wants to kill me,’

’but he doesn’t.’

’Yet he deliberately revealed his murderous thoughts.’

’And on top of all that,’

’he didn’t seem to fear me striking first.’

All these contradictions...

were truly baffling.

”It’s certainly strange. This isn’t like the Third Young Master’s style at all. Others may not know, but I do. He can be very patient, but he’s also incredibly vicious when he strikes. That’s why I was afraid for you to meet him before. Once he sensed the bloodline of the Star Emperor’s clan in you, he would definitely investigate you. Upon learning you might be connected to the Young Mistress, there’s an eighty percent chance he would have moved to kill you! But now...”

Nangong Tianling also frowned.

However, hearing her words left Yang Xiao a little puzzled.

”You said that if he knew I was your young mistress’s child, he would kill me. Is it because he has a feud with your young mistress?”

Yang Xiao asked.

Nangong Tianling froze and glanced at him. The phrase ”your young mistress” was jarring to her.

But for once,

she didn’t scold Yang Xiao.

Instead, she said, ”The Star Emperor values bloodline above all else. Back then, when the Young Mistress got together with that man, it already enraged the clan. After she disappeared, many ugly rumors started to spread, which infuriated the Great Emperor. He didn’t even send anyone to look for her. So, although he and the Young Mistress aren’t enemies, given Nangong Xinghui’s disposition, the moment he learns you’re her child, he will surely try to eliminate you. He would then take the credit with the Great Emperor to raise his own status. In fact, it’s not just him. The Second Young Master and the other young mistresses would all do the same if they learned of your existence. All except the Eldest Young Master.”

At the mention of the Eldest Young Master,

a rare blush appeared on Nangong Tianling’s face,

as if she had recalled something.

Seeing this,

Yang Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of displeasure.

But he quickly suppressed it.

”In that case, this is all very confusing,” Yang Xiao said with a slight smile. ”Forget it, let’s not dwell on it. For now, that guy hasn’t made a move against me. On the contrary, he seems wary of me, like he wants to kill me but doesn’t dare. Since that’s the case, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

”Mm, that’s all we can do for now.”

But Nangong Tianling’s brow remained furrowed.

Meanwhile, as they were talking, Nangong Xinghui had already returned to his luxurious war chariot.

The interior was as spacious as a palace.

No, it was a space even larger than a palace.

Nangong Xinghui paced back and forth,

lost in thought.

Suddenly,

he stopped.

He looked at the seven Divine Venerable Level beings who had been standing silently behind him.

He said, ”Do any of you know a way to kill someone without alerting the Great Emperor’s will?”

As soon as these words were spoken,

the expressions of the seven middle-aged, Divine Venerable Level men

changed instantly.

At that moment, they finally understood their young master’s intentions.

A look of grim resolve flashed in each of their eyes.

They took a step forward.

And in unison, knelt on the ground.