“Old witch, didn’t your daughter already tell you how formidable our Lady is? Why didn’t you listen to her?” Huang Yan said, glancing at Princess Jingyang, whose face was still streaked with tears.

Yang Qingning felt the soft sword at her neck and looked at Bei Tang Wenfeng standing before her. Her heart suddenly began to beat violently.

Then, realizing she had just revealed Jiang Qingxue’s location, Yang Qingning bit her lower lip and closed her eyes, her face deathly still.

Her plan, which she had arranged for so long, had been exposed in an instant. The irony was that some of the most secret matters had come from her mouth.

Now, she had truly pushed herself into a fire pit with no way out…

…

When Mu Yunjin and Qiqi rushed out of Jingyang’s palace, there were indeed bodies strewn about outside, but they were almost all Yang Qingning’s spies.

After running a few steps, just as Qiqi was about to activate the formless space, a roar suddenly came from nearby—

“Awooo!”

…

…

Hearing this call, Mu Yunjin and Qiqi both trembled and turned to look. They saw the Ink Qilin sitting on the ground, wagging its tail. Beside it stood a man dressed in ink-colored brocade with a dark, gloomy face.

When Mu Yunjin saw Chu Li in his black attire, her eyes suddenly brightened. For a moment, it was as if she were seeing the former God of Death, Si Qing.

Just like this—fond of wearing black, with a cool, sullen face.

Chu Li looked at the infatuated Mu Yunjin and sighed helplessly. He walked over and tapped her forehead. “I was only gone for a while, and you’ve managed to run off to Bei Ming Nation. You just can’t stay still, can you?”

Mu Yunjin rubbed her forehead, pouted, and pointed at the bodies on the ground. “Look, there is a problem in Bei Ming. My mother has been imprisoned, and my father has been given a slow-acting poison…”

“What happened?” Hearing this, Chu Li narrowed his eyes, his expression turning cold.

Mu Yunjin briefly explained the situation to Chu Li.

“Alright, let’s go to Fengyue Cliff to rescue my mother first. Hua Ying and the others might be there too!” Mu Yunjin said urgently.

Chu Li nodded in agreement.

…

Soon after, the three arrived at the edge of a cliff.

Beside the cliff was a rock with the characters “Feng Yue” (Wind Moon) carved on it.

Mu Yunjin scanned the surroundings. When her gaze fell upon a cave, her entire face immediately turned cold. “Isn’t that the Ice Cavern!”

So, this Fengyue Cliff was beneath the Ice Cavern.

Upon hearing the words “Ice Cavern,” Chu Li recalled a deadly incident from the past. His expression darkened as he reached out to take Mu Yunjin’s hand, holding it tightly.

Mu Yunjin likewise gripped Chu Li’s hand as they looked down at Fengyue Cliff below.

“Master, I can sense Hua Ying and the others!” Qiqi exclaimed excitedly, looking at the Huang Yu Hall spirit mark glowing on her wrist.

Mu Yunjin also extended her wrist, where her spirit mark was also glowing.

Confirming that the people were indeed here, the three didn’t hesitate and leaped down toward Fengyue Cliff.

Soon after, the three stopped at the bottom of the cliff.

At the base of Fengyue Cliff, there were three cave entrances.

“Looks like we need to split up,” Qiqi counted the caves and spoke to Mu Yunjin and Chu Li.

Mu Yunjin nodded and looked at Chu Li. “Let’s split up; it’ll be faster to find everyone.”

Chu Li grunted in agreement and summoned the Ink Qilin, rubbing its head. “You go with her.”

“Awooo.” The Ink Qilin obediently nodded.

Mu Yunjin pouted. “Hmph, you’re underestimating me!”

Chu Li chuckled. “That’s right, I am underestimating you. I’m afraid you’ll not only fail to rescue others but end up needing rescue yourself.”

Mu Yunjin silently rolled her eyes.

After deciding on their routes, the three didn’t waste any time and each entered a different cave.

After entering the cave, Mu Yunjin discovered that the caves of Fengyue Cliff weren’t damp at all. The cave was full of green grass and fresh flowers, with wafts of fragrance—quite fitting for the name “Wind Moon.”

However, she wasn’t here to admire the scenery.

After walking for a long time, Mu Yunjin still hadn’t reached the end of the cave, and there had been no signal from Chu Li or Qiqi.

The Ink Qilin remained by Mu Yunjin’s side, walking silently.

After walking a bit further, Mu Yunjin suddenly felt a weight on her foot. She paused and looked back to see the Ink Qilin biting the hem of her skirt.

Mu Yunjin looked at the Ink Qilin with a questioning gaze. “What’s wrong?”

As soon as she spoke, a golden light flashed from within her sleeve.

Seeing the golden light, Mu Yunjin immediately took out the Heavenly God Token from her sleeve. The golden light illuminated the entire cave, making the surrounding grass and flowers appear warm.

When the golden light shone on the stone wall, Mu Yunjin suddenly saw strings of ancient characters appearing on the previously dark wall.

These characters were the same as those she had seen at the base of Thorn Cliff.

Although Mu Yunjin couldn’t understand the meaning of these characters, based on the content of the characters she had seen last time, she murmured, “Could it be about the Heavenly Sacred Continent again?”

As soon as she spoke, the golden light suddenly disappeared, along with the ancient characters on the stone wall.

“What’s all this about!” Mu Yunjin grumbled, weighing the Heavenly God Token in her hand and talking to herself. “Darling, next time, can you show me some characters I can understand?”

The Heavenly God Token gave no response.

Mu Yunjin pouted, put away the Heavenly God Token, and looked at the stone wall again, confirming that there wasn’t a single character left.

“Awooo.” The Ink Qilin howled once and then walked ahead to lead the way.

Mu Yunjin continued walking forward.

…

After walking for a long time, Mu Yunjin looked at the still pitch-black long path ahead and felt as if the cave had no end.

Just as she was about to head back to the entrance, several faint footsteps came from not far ahead, moving hurriedly toward a direction to the south.

Hearing the footsteps, Mu Yunjin immediately followed carefully.

With the Ink Qilin leading the way, they quickly followed the footsteps to a stone door.

Mu Yunjin looked at the stone door and the light seeping through the cracks. Her heart began to race. Soon, voices came from behind the stone door…

“That was close just now. Thanks to Miss Qin’s sudden arrival, otherwise I would have lost my head!”

Hearing this voice, Mu Yunjin was startled. The speaker was Yang Qingning…

She had arrived here even before them…

Miss Qin—was it Qin Muyue?

As she pondered, another voice came from inside, “Hmph, such a meticulous plan, yet a mishap occurred at the critical moment. Ultimately, it was your oversight!”

Indeed, the speaker was Qin Muyue.

“Yes, Miss Qin is right. It was my oversight! I was incompetent. So what should we do now?” Yang Qingning asked anxiously.

Hearing Yang Qingning’s words, Mu Yunjin was surprised that the Empress of a nation would follow Qin Muyue’s lead. Could Qin Muyue be holding something over her?

“What else can we do? Before Mu Yunjin finds this place, let’s dispose of everyone here first!” Qin Muyue said angrily.

“Yes, but may I make a request?” Yang Qingning’s tone carried a hint of pleading.

Qin Muyue laughed coldly. “I know what you want to say. That woman is yours to deal with! But I’m curious to see how severe your methods are!”

“Miss Qin can just watch,” Yang Qingning chuckled.

…

Mu Yunjin stood outside the stone door, pressing her body against it, peering through the crack into the room—

Behind the stone door was a secret dungeon.

Inside the dungeon, there were several familiar figures, all with their hands bound by iron chains, suspended in mid-air, each bearing bloody wounds of varying degrees.

Qin Muyue sat in a chair, reached out to lower Jiang Qingxue from mid-air, and then tossed a dagger to Yang Qingning.

“Tsk, these are all people close to Mu Yunjin. I’m so looking forward to seeing Mu Yunjin’s reaction when she sees their corpses,” Qin Muyue couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

Yang Qingning held the dagger, opened the dungeon door, and walked toward Jiang Qingxue.

Jiang Qingxue was awake at this moment, her eyes open, glaring fiercely at Yang Qingning. “Yang Qingning, you will die a miserable death!”

“Empress of Bei Ming, I’ve sealed their internal energy. You can boldly do what you want. Mu Yunjin and her companions won’t find this place for a while yet,” Qin Muyue smiled, ‘kindly’ reminding Yang Qingning.

Hearing this, Yang Qingning grew bolder and raised the dagger toward Jiang Qingxue.

Outside the door, Mu Yunjin had silver needles ready at her fingertips. Watching Yang Qingning’s hand movement, she was about to shoot the needles through the door crack when another stone door slowly rose inside the dungeon.

Another familiar person walked out.

“Muyue, something has happened!” The newcomer was Shen Wanning.

Seeing Shen Wanning, Mu Yunjin’s pupils contracted. She peered carefully through the stone door and discovered that there were four stone doors inside.

She didn’t know where Chu Li and Qiqi were at this moment.

“What’s happened?” Qin Muyue looked lazily at Shen Wanning, playing with her nails.

Shen Wanning approached her. “Feng Lan is in trouble!”

“What happened to Master?” Qin Muyue looked at Shen Wanning, her tone neither hurried nor worried.

“While in Nanting Nation, Feng Lan encountered Mu Yunjin and Chu Li. During the fight, Mu Yunjin knocked him into the hot spring of Immortal Mountain Manor. His fate is now uncertain!” Shen Wanning said urgently.

She had people search for him in the hot spring for a long time, but there was no trace. Having no other option, she had hurriedly come to Bei Ming Nation to meet with Qin Muyue!

Upon hearing Mu Yunjin’s name, Qin Muyue narrowed her eyes, murderous intent bursting forth as she tightly clenched her fists.

“Mu Yunjin, why is it always Mu Yunjin! That bitch repeatedly ruins my plans! I must kill her!”

As Qin Muyue finished speaking, she stood up, and the joints of her hands made a series of popping sounds.

Then, her gaze swept over the extremely weak Jiang Qingxue and the suspended Hua Ying, Lei Yan, and others in the dungeon, revealing murderous intent in her eyes.

“Chop off all their heads! I will personally deliver them to Mu Yunjin! I want to see if that bitch will still have that smug expression when she sees her closest friends and family brutally killed!”

After speaking, she gave Yang Qingning a look. “Do it!”

Yang Qingning understood and raised her dagger again, swinging it toward Jiang Qingxue in the dungeon without hesitation!

“Bang—”

The sound of the stone door being kicked open.