Chapter 486: The Love Story of the Eldest Princess
The little girl suddenly showed joy on her face and kowtowed and worshipped the air beside her, expressing her desire to return to the Capital City to save her mother...
Upon seeing the young sister’s actions, the two young masters of the Nie family turned pale immediately.
They promptly looked in the direction where the little girl was kowtowing and bowed respectfully.
"We have seen Nameless the Immortal."
"We have seen Nameless the Immortal."
After the brothers had paid their respects, they spoke in unison, "We, brothers, are willing to accompany the Immortal back to the Imperial Capital to rescue the imprisoned Elder Princess..."
The Nie brothers directly addressed Nie Yubing’s mother by her title.
Obviously, they had long been aware of Nie Yubing’s background.
And now, they were even willing to face danger alongside their sister.
But Li Muyang had entered the body of the painted-skin demon and shook his head at the two young masters, "It will suffice for Nie girl and me to return; the two young masters should leave the Capital City of strife as soon as possible."
Although the martial cultivation of the two Nie brothers was not bad, in the current chaotic situation in the Capital City where Purple Mansions are commonplace and roaming gods are less than dogs, they were utterly outclassed.
Having rescued the two brothers with great effort, it would be absurd to take them back to their doom.
After Li Muyang finished speaking and saw the brothers were still hesitant, he suddenly had a thought and came up with an idea.
"…I have an old friend in the south who also seeks to slay evil spirits."
"I need the two young masters to take a trip to the south and deliver a letter to her for me."
Li Muyang’s words were half true and half false, but at least he could trick the two Nie family young masters into going to the south.
Although the south was ravaged by evil spirits, all the Demon Suppression Magi of the Astronomical Bureau were there. Under the jurisdiction of the invincible army, the states and counties, compared to the utter chaos of the north, could at least maintain peace among the people.
Deceiving the two Nie family young masters away would leave him free to complete the mission without any worries.
The mission details were very clear, to "alone" escort the little girl Nie Yubing back to the Capital.
If he brought the two Nie brothers along, the mission would be an immediate failure; he must persuade them to leave.
And Li Muyang’s words made the two Nie family young masters waver.
"May I ask who the Immortal’s old friend is...?"
"A mysterious Loose Cultivator from overseas named Shen Yan," Li Muyang said, looking towards the south with a calm tone, "When she learned of the rampant evil spirits and the calamities befalling the Tianyuan Continent, she is now crossing the sea, intending to traverse the vast Misty Sea to the Tianyuan Continent to slay these evils."
"Based on her route, I surmise she will land on the southern coast."
"But she is unfamiliar with the land and knows little of the Tianyuan Continent; she needs a guide."
"I cannot afford to leave, so I entrust this important task to you both."
"If you reach the south and hear of a Red Lotus great ship crossing the sea, please deliver this letter to her."
"She carries the power of the Human Race from ancient times to slay the Evil God, and if she can successfully reach the Tianyuan Continent, perhaps she can stem the ravaging of the ancient Evil God in the bitter well!"
As Li Muyang spoke, he quickly wrote a letter at the desk.
Soon, a hastily written letter was completed, sealed in an envelope, and handed over to the elder brother of the Nie family.
And the three siblings of the Nie family were all startled by Li Muyang’s exaggerated language. Find more adventures on Freewebnovel
"A cultivator from overseas?"
"Crossing the Misty Sea..."
"Bearing the power to slay the Evil God..."
Any one of these three descriptors was enough to alarm the world.
The Misty Sea was mysterious and unfathomable, yet she could traverse the Misty Sea and possessed the power to slay the Evil God...
At this moment, when the Nie brothers received the letter passed to them by Li Muyang, they suddenly felt the weight of the letter heavy as a mountain.
"If what the Magician has said is true, this mysterious cultivator who has come across the sea must be the hope of the Tianyuan Continent!"
If one could contain the rampage of the Evil God from Ancient Grudge Well, it would undoubtedly be an immeasurable merit!
This matter was more important than any struggle, it concerned the lives of all under heaven.
The Nie brothers nodded vigorously and immediately paid great respect to Li Muyang with deep bows.
"Magician, rest assured, even if we die, we must deliver this letter!"
The Nie brothers looked determined.
Li Muyang, witnessing their resolute gaze as if ready to brave fire and water in the next second, felt somewhat awkward in his heart.
"This... is not really necessary..."
"All you need to do is to find Shen Yan, hand over the letter to her, and help her settle in the south. There is no danger involved."
"Your safety should still come first."
How did the Nie brothers get so hot-blooded that they were ready to risk it all like impetuous men...
Although I might have described it a bit exaggeratedly, surely it doesn’t call for this, right?
Somewhat speechless, I managed to dissuade the Nie brothers, finally crushing their determination to follow me to the Capital City.
Seeing the Nie brothers give up on following, Li Muyang let out a long sigh of relief.
Having taken care of this loose end, he did not delay, and directly left the Chaos Army’s camp with the little girl, heading towards the secluded mountain path outside Heiyuan Pass.
They were to return along the path they had come, taking advantage of the turmoil in the Capital City to return to the palace and rescue the mother of Nie Yubing.
When the two left the Chaos Army’s camp, Outside Heiyuan Pass was already thunderous with battle cries, and smoke from gunfire filled the air.
The rebellious army had almost entirely committed its main forces, attacking the pass like mad, attempting to conquer this last great stronghold that led to the Capital City.
Meanwhile, soldiers on the pass seemed to be resisting as hard as they could.
Under the gloomy sky, countless arrows flew across the air, and ranks of soldiers ran across the earth, pouring towards the pass at the edge of the land like ants emerging from their nest, dense and numerous.
And Li Muyang followed the little girl as they both entered the quiet mountain path outside Heiyuan Pass.
On the difficult mountain road, the little girl hid inside the body of the Picture-Skin Demon, allowing the agile demon to carry her up and around the treacherous mountain terrain.
The little girl spoke softly, "Magician, I was told about my mother’s situation by the two brothers."
"They told me that my mother was the sister of the current Emperor, the former Princess Royal."
"My father was a Loose Cultivator from the mountains, who was beheaded by the former emperor for loving my mother."
"As a baby, I was taken away by my father, who brought me back to the Nie residence to be raised..."
Nie Yubing recounted a common tale of love.
Once, a princess fell in love with a Loose Cultivator from the wilderness, willing to abandon wealth and status to pursue love.
But the previous emperor was cruel and tyrannical, merciless even to his own daughter.
When the daughter defied him, wishing to wander the world, he ordered the Loose Cultivator to be captured and executed in front of his daughter.
He then confined his daughter within a courtyard, until the new Emperor ascended the throne two years ago and released her.
But unexpectedly, this new Emperor was even more terrifying than his father, outwardly a young and ambitious sovereign, reforming many of the court’s malpractices. Yet, after less than two years of pretense, he tore off his mask, slaughtering the loyal and good throughout the nation, not sparing even his own relatives, decimating the royal family and clans.
And now, he had even imprisoned his own sister deep within the palace...
"Does he wish to make his ancient evil lineage the only one in the world?"
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