Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"You, dare you?"

Xiao Yi asked, his tone deliberate and forceful.

His eyes, narrowed to slits, glittered with a piercing coldness, exuding an undeniable authority.

Hiss hiss hiss...

Yuan Da's horse nervously stomped its hooves, snorting out wafts of hot air in its restlessness.

Yuan Da's complexion subtly changed.

He had thought that by wielding the Unmatched War King Order, he would be invincible, without any obstruction.

However, Xiao Yi's neither servile nor overbearing attitude in the face of the Unmatched War King Order, and his absolute refusal to back down, caught Yuan Da off guard. Yuan Da's expression shifted between sunlight and shadow as he suddenly heard Nangong Shengtian's voice transmission: "General Yuan, agree to him! As long as Ning Kang leads people into the Treasure Pavilion, there will surely be gains!"

Yuan Da's thoughts twitched slightly.

He had learned from Sun Yao that all of this was a scheme orchestrated by the Nangong Family and the Beitang Family from the shadows.

"Xiao Yi has offended the general. If I can use this opportunity to humiliate him severely, the general will undoubtedly reward me handsomely."

As thoughts raced through Yuan Da's mind, he scoffed coldly and said, "This general shall grant your wish, but if I find evidence related to counterfeit medicine in the Treasure Pavilion, it won't be as simple as just eradicating the Treasure Pavilion."

"Oh? What would you do?" Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow.

Yuan Da sneered, "If indeed counterfeit medicine is found, your obstruction here today must be connected to the incident. I will have you kneel before me, lead my horse, and walk around the imperial capital!"

Kneel and walk around?

If that truly happened...

How could Xiao Yi ever show his face in the imperial capital again?

The corners of Xiao Yi's mouth curved upward—those familiar with him would shiver uncontrollably at the sight of this playful smirk.

For, every time Xiao Yi truly became angry, such a smile would appear on his face.

"No problem, but if the investigation turns up nothing, I'll have you kneeling here in the Treasure Pavilion for three days and three nights!" Xiao Yi said coldly.

"Agreed!"

Yuan Da nodded proudly, then turned to Ning Kang, "Ning Kang, lead the way for this general!"

Ning Kang, with a bruised and swollen face, shakily stood up with the help of two soldiers. His gaze towards Xiao Yi and the others was filled with hatred and bitterness as he said loudly, "Rest assured, general. I will now lead you to search for the evidence!"

"Hold on!"

Xiao Yi blocked their path.

Yuan Da frowned, "What now? You want to go back on your word?"

Xiao Yi replied, "Since it's a search, naturally you cannot go in alone. I've already informed His Highness Yang Ling, and I believe he will arrive shortly. Once His Highness is here, you can go in and search together!"

"It doesn't matter whom you've called, it won't make any difference!" Yuan Da was full of confidence.

A moment later.

Yang Ling arrived in a hurry, and Xiao Yi explained the situation to him.

Yang Ling nodded and looked towards Yuan Da, "General Yuan, let's go inside!"

"After you, Your Highness!"

Yuan Da and Yang Ling immediately led people towards the Treasure Pavilion.

Among the crowd.

Onlookers watched them enter the Treasure Pavilion, all filled with curiosity: "Do you think General Yuan will find evidence?"

"Seeing Xiao Yi that confident, there might be a twist in this affair!"

"Could he just be bluffing?"

Inside Nangong Shengtian's carriage.

Beitang Feng's face showed concern, "Ancestor Nangong, could it be that Xiao Yi and the others have discovered your methods and cleared them away?"

"Cleared away? Impossible!"

Nangong Shengtian snorted derisively, full of conviction as he said, "You're also aware of the properties of the Hell's Mandrake pollen. Unless someone sees the act of poisoning with their own eyes, who could detect it? Moreover, even if they find an issue with the batch of pills, they'll never suspect the traces left in the Pill Furnace—and those are impossible to clean. The Treasure Pavilion and Xiao Yi will never rise again after this, hahaha!" Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire

Inside the Treasure Pavilion.

Ning Kang, his face already beaten beyond recognition, ferociously led Yuan Da straight toward the pharmacy. "General Yuan, the evidence is within the pharmacy. I've urged them several times to stop these heinous acts against nature and reason, but they simply wouldn't listen to me..."

Yuan Da replied coldly, "Rest assured, as long as the evidence is found, I will report everything to His Majesty and you will be rewarded for your meritorious service!"

"This is my duty; I cannot betray my conscience!" Ning Kang insisted righteously, pounding on his chest.

Ning Luo's face was as dark as coal, wishing he could strangle Ning Kang.

The group arrived inside the pharmacy.

Ning Kang didn't point out the Pill Furnace directly; instead, he stood by with a cold and watchful eye.

Yuan Da's expression was ice-cold: "Search!"

A group of soldiers began searching within the pharmacy.

Yuan Da sneered as he watched Xiao Yi and the others: "You all seem quite composed!"

"Why be nervous if our conscience is clear?" Xiao Yi responded calmly.

"Hmph!"

Yuan Da scoffed, "When the evidence is found, let's see how long you can keep up your tough front!"

Shortly after.

As the soldiers seemed to find nothing, Yuan Da glanced at Ning Kang, who nodded and walked straight to the Pill Furnace. "General Yuan, the evidence is in this Pill Furnace!"

Xiao Yi looked over at Nalan Qianqiu, who immediately stepped forward and said, "This Pill Furnace is in the middle of concocting pills. Rashly opening it will ruin these pills and the loss will be nearly a hundred million Silver. If nothing is found after opening it, can you afford the compensation?"

"Hmph! If no evidence is found inside this Pill Furnace, I am willing to lay down my life as compensation!" Ning Kang declared with absolute certainty.

He was the one who personally added the Styx flower powder to this Pill Furnace; how could he possibly be mistaken?

Nalan Qianqiu's face darkened with sorrow. Ning Kang had grown up under his watch, but now he had come to this. With a pained expression, he closed his eyes and stepped aside, "Go on, take a look!"

Boom!

Ning Kang struck the Pill Furnace with a palm, and with a muffled hiss, black smoke billowed out, bringing with it the charred scent of spoiled medicinal pills.

Ning Kang looked on triumphantly, his provocative gaze aimed at Xiao Yi and the others: "The evidence is within the Pill Furnace."

Yuan Da sneered, "Xiao Yi, what do you have to say now?"

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes and said exasperatedly, "What evidence? These are just ruined pills, aren't they?"

"These ruined pills are the evidence; they are all laced with deadly poison!" Ning Kang said with a sneer.

"Deadly poison?"

Ning Luo sneered and directly grabbed some of the charred medicinal residue, throwing it into his mouth. He chewed and swallowed it, "This is the deadly poison that you claimed to be fatal? Aside from a bit of a burnt taste, there's nothing wrong!"

"I'll try it too... tsk, tsk, such good medicinal ingredients gone to waste..." Yang Ling also took a handful and chewed and swallowed it, looking amused as he watched Ning Kang and Yuan Da.

Yuan Da's face stiffened: "..."

Ning Kang was dumbfounded: "This is impossible, how could this be? There's supposed to be..."

"Supposed to be what?" Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes.

"Supposed to be... something..." Ning Kang's face turned pale, no longer possessing his earlier confidence and arrogance. Muttering in complete disarray, he stammered, "This can't be, why isn't it there? How did this happen?"

Xiao Yi's face bore a cold smile as he fixed his gaze on Ning Kang, "You said that if the Pill Furnace didn't hold the evidence, you would pay with your life. Now, let's settle the debt!"

"No..."

Ning Kang's face suddenly twisted in terror and he quickly looked towards Yuan Da, "General Yuan, save me..."

"No one can save you!"

Xiao Yi let out a cold huff, flicking his finger; a streak of silver light shot out like a meteor.

"Stop!"

Yuan Da slapped it away, shattering Xiao Yi's attack and looked at him icily, "Without my permission, let's see who dares to kill him!"

Xiao Yi gave him a glance, then suddenly flashed past him.

The wind whipped up Yuan Da's robes, and with a heavy thud, Ning Kang had already been reduced to mush by Xiao Yi's palm, his cold voice echoing in Yuan Da's ears, "When I want him dead, who dares to stop me?"