Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

Tucking the letter away, Vice Commander Liu turned to Cheng Yunsu with a smile and a shrug. ”You’re a lucky one. Our Young City Lord will be here in a few days, and you will become his woman.”

Cheng Yunsu’s gaze froze for a moment upon hearing this, but she quickly let out a quiet sigh of relief.

It wasn’t because she was excited about becoming the Young City Lord’s woman, of course, but because this at least bought her some time.

’They won’t cut off my father’s arm now, will they?’

Just as Cheng Yunsu was continuing to secretly channel her power, Wu Yiyi, standing behind her, was stunned. She couldn’t help but shriek, ”Brother Liu, why? Why does *she* get to be chosen by the Young City Lord? What about me? What am I supposed to do?”

In an instant, Wu Yiyi felt as if she’d been slapped in the face.

She had just been gloating that Cheng Yunsu would become a plaything for all the men of the Saint Bone Shen Family, only for Cheng Yunsu to get a step ahead of her.

Wu Yiyi was incredibly upset over something like this.

Vice Commander Liu’s expression darkened, and he said coldly, ”Shut your mouth. This was a direct order from our Young City Lord himself. If you dare to question it, believe me, I’ll kill you.”

To Vice Commander Liu, Wu Yiyi was just a plaything. He’d toy with her when he was in a good mood and kill her when he wasn’t.

Immediately, Wu Yiyi didn’t dare to speak again. Her face just flushed bright red.

「At the same time...」

Shen Ji also froze. ’Damn it,’ he thought. ’Just a moment ago, I was saying we’d make Cheng Yunsu suffer every humiliation our family could devise.’

But of course, Shen Ji didn’t dare to object. He could only ask, ”Vice Commander Liu, so... should we still proceed with cutting off Lu Chao’s father-in-law’s arm?”

Vice Commander Liu frowned and waved his hand again. ”Untie him for now. We’ll wait and see how our Young City Lord wants to deal with him.”

’Of course we can’t cut it off,’ he thought. ’What if the Young City Lord takes a real liking to this wife of an Azure Flame Sect disciple?’

The Young City Lord’s letter had been too brief, and he wasn’t sure what the right move was. For now, his only option was to secure control of Saint Su City and wait.

And so, filled with resentment, Shen Ji could only step forward and personally untie Cheng Chuming.

Elsewhere, Elder Lady Su’s expression was also incredibly foul.

She whispered, ”This is bad. How could that little slut be so lucky? To actually be noticed by the Young City Lord of Red Sword City... Once she gets into his good graces, she’ll definitely take revenge on us.”

She was judging Cheng Yunsu by her own standards, assuming she had successfully latched onto a powerful connection...

The people around Elder Lady Su were all shivering with a creeping dread, terrified.

Over the past two days, they had come to understand what kind of powers the Cyan Sword Great Empire and Red Sword City were. They were utterly beyond their ability to oppose. The Saint Bone Families, who stood so high and mighty in the Azure Flame Domain, weren’t even worthy of carrying their shoes.

Behind Cheng Yunsu, Wu Yiyi’s face was twisted in a savage fury...

She hissed in a low voice, ”You’re stealing my man again, and you’re humiliating me again. I’m going to kill you, kill you...”

At this moment, Wu Yiyi snapped.

With that thought, she took advantage of everyone’s distraction, whipped out a dagger, and viciously stabbed it toward Cheng Yunsu.

SHLICK...

Wu Yiyi’s dagger sank deep into Cheng Yunsu’s back and pierced all the way through her chest.

Instantly, Cheng Yunsu froze... PFFT!

A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from her lips.

At the same time, Cheng Chuming, who had just been untied and lowered to the ground, was watching his daughter. When he saw this scene, he couldn’t help but let out a hoarse, crazed scream, ”Yunsu! Yunsu!”

Everyone in the crowd turned to look. Vice Commander Liu, Shen Ji, Elder Lady Su, and the others all stared with wide eyes.

In the instant before anyone could react, Wu Yiyi shrieked like a banshee, ”Zheng Zhuhe, what are you doing?! Why did you kill Cheng Yunsu? You... you... how could you kill Cheng Yunsu?”

As she spoke, Wu Yiyi collapsed to the ground as if in utter terror, pointing a trembling finger at Zheng Zhuhe.

Inside, however, she was cackling maniacally. ’The only people behind Cheng Yunsu were me and Zheng Zhuhe. So, of course, it has to be him who did it. Of course I have to frame this idiot, Zheng Zhuhe.’

’Once Cheng Yunsu is dead, I can become the Young City Lord Red Sword’s favored concubine... Hahaha!’

Wu Yiyi was laughing hysterically in her heart, but her face was a mask of shock and anger.

”Zheng Zhuhe, why did you do this?”

”I know why...”

”Because Lu Chao killed your Patriarch, Zheng Liling, and brought the Saint Bone Zheng Family to its current state! You couldn’t stand seeing Cheng Yunsu become a concubine for the Young City Lord Red Sword, so you killed her for revenge! Am I right?”

Sitting on the ground, Wu Yiyi continued to point accusingly at Zheng Zhuhe, fabricating a motive for him to commit murder.

And what of Zheng Zhuhe?

He was still staring blankly at Wu Yiyi, who was putting on the performance of a lifetime...

A trail of tears flowed from Zheng Zhuhe’s eyes. His heart was bleeding.

Suddenly... BOOM!

Vice Commander Liu’s True Qi erupted. ”You bastard! How dare you kill the woman our Young City Lord has his eyes on? Die!”

With that, Vice Commander Liu charged directly at Zheng Zhuhe, seething with rage...

Clearly, he had believed Wu Yiyi’s words. He hadn’t noticed her actions at all.

Wu Yiyi broke into a wide smile. ’How thrilling! The frame-up was a success!’

But before Vice Commander Liu could kill Zheng Zhuhe, he had to get past Cheng Yunsu.

Though she had been pierced by the dagger, Cheng Yunsu was still standing ramrod straight. The moment Vice Commander Liu drew near... BOOM!

A violent aura abruptly exploded from Cheng Yunsu’s body, and the massive illusion of a Fire Sparrow shot into the sky.

Wild flames gradually engulfed the illusion, transforming it into a gigantic Flaming Giant Sparrow.

”ARGH...”

Vice Commander Liu, who had just been charging at Zheng Zhuhe, was struck by the terrifying Flaming Giant Sparrow. With a cry, he was sent flying backward. He landed hard, shouting in disbelief, ”What is this thing?”

Cheng Yunsu had been stabbed through the heart. Logically, she should have collapsed and died instantly, but instead, she had suddenly erupted with power.

「...」

Near Saint Su City, a Flying Feather Black Eagle, shrouded in an eerie gale, was rapidly approaching the city.

Standing atop the black eagle was, of course, Lu Chao, rushing back from the battlefield.

His face was tense as he muttered, ”Xiao Su’er, have you made it into Saint Su City yet? You have to be okay.”

The words had barely left his lips when... BOOM!

He saw a massive Flaming Giant Sparrow soar into the sky from the center of Saint Su City.

Instantly, a violent tremor ran through Lu Chao’s entire body.

’That’s the aura of Xiao Su’er’s Fire Sparrow Bone! Xiao Su’er is already in Saint Su City! Is her previously unstable power just erupting, or has she already cultivated the first Chapter of the Fire Phoenix Technique and broken through?’

”Flying Feather Black Eagle... Faster, faster, faster!”

Lu Chao frantically activated his Star Wind-controlling Bone. He and the Flying Feather Black Eagle streaked into Saint Su City, hurtling toward the Su Mansion.

「...」

Where the group from Dragon Flame Academy was gathered, every one of them was staring at the sky above Saint Su City.

Just then, Marquis Longyin’s deep voice boomed...

”It’s the Flying Feather Black Eagle and Lu Chao. Such incredible speed! They’ve entered Saint Su City.”