"Envoy!" Fang Li flew to Ye Fan's side, clasped his fists excitedly, "Since no one is around, let's set off quickly!"
To be honest.
What had just happened had shattered his worldview.
But Fang Li was a very qualified death warrior, always remembering what his primary mission was!
Ye Fan looked at Fang Li thoughtfully.
Given the dog system's nature, there was no reason for it to let go of this mobile power source!
Could it be that it was keeping him to lead the way first?
After arranging for Ye Fan and Liang Ruijing to return to their rooms, Fang Li drove the flying boat towards the Great Ling Kingdom at full speed.
During the journey, Ye Fan and the others did encounter several waves of assassins, but they were all blown to bits by Fang Li.
Looking at the fluorescence that flowed into his chest, Ye Fan sighed silently.
It seemed that before entering the abyss, he should not have any thoughts...
To drain the dog system's power?
At this rate, it would probably be fully charged first...
A month later, the flying boat successfully landed at the Fang family's estate.
Fang Yuan, the head of the Fang family, grandly received Ye Fan and hosted a banquet in his honor.
During the feast.
Ye Fan casually responded to Fang Yuan, his eyes frequently glancing at Fang Li.
"Fang Li, you've worked hard this time!" After Fang Yuan finished his pleasantries with Ye Fan, he raised his wine glass to Fang Li, "When we meet His Majesty later, I will speak highly of your martial arts. I will also properly comfort the families of your fallen junior brothers."
"Thank you, sir!" Fang Li quickly raised his wine glass.
"Crack crack crack..."
As soon as Fang Li finished speaking, a faint cracking sound came from his body.
"Fang Li, you..." Fang Yuan was startled. "What's wrong with you?"
"Sir, what's wrong with me?" Fang Li also panicked.
"You... you're cracking..." Fang Yuan replied, dumbfounded.
Fang Li's body began to show fine cracks, which quickly spread all over him!
"I'm cracking?" Fang Li was shocked and quickly circulated his internal energy to examine himself.
As soon as he circulated his internal energy, disaster struck!
"CRASH!"
Fang Li's body turned into countless fragments, scattering across the chair and the floor!
A gentle breeze blew in from the window, scattering the fragments on the ground...
Not a speck of dust was left, it was so clean!
Only specks of fluorescence, visible only to Ye Fan, floated up and merged into his chest.
Ye Fan's mouth twitched.
Excellent.
This was just like the dog system!
It really did it in the end...
"Alas..." Fang Yuan sighed with heartache.
It seemed the battle on the road was even more brutal than he had imagined.
Fang Li's injuries had completely erupted.
This time, to rescue Envoy Ye Fan, Fang Yuan had emptied his coffers.
The demise of cultivators like Fang Li was a heavy blow to him.
But fortunately, the envoy had been safely brought back.
His Majesty would surely not treat him unfairly!
"I apologize for troubling Envoy Ye Fan." Fang Yuan raised his wine glass to Ye Fan, "His Majesty will return to the imperial palace in three days. For these three days, I apologize for the inconvenience, Envoy, but you will have to reside in my humble abode."
"You are too kind, Lord Fang." Ye Fan raised his glass in acknowledgement.
Liang Ruijing's large eyes sparkled.
Would they finally infiltrate the Great Ling Kingdom in three days?
How exciting!
After the meal, Ye Fan and Liang Ruijing were shown to their quarters, and Fang Yuan departed.
That night.
In a secret chamber of a manor in the imperial city.
"According to reliable sources, the envoy has arrived at the Fang family's estate," an old man said in a deep voice.
"What?"
"The envoy has returned safely, does that not mean that all the people we sent out before..."
"Lord Li, is the news reliable?"
...
The others were all shocked!
For so long without news from the people they had sent out, they had actually had a general idea in their hearts.
But now that they had received definite news, they couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.
"The news was provided by someone I planted in the Fang family, it is absolutely reliable," Elder Li nodded with certainty. "Although the people the Fang family sent out are indeed all dead, the envoy has also arrived safely."
"Lord Li, then what is the reason you urgently summoned us...?" a middle-aged man asked tentatively, as if he had a thought.
"According to reliable information, His Majesty has a new mission for the envoy this time," Elder Li continued. "His Majesty intends to send the envoy to the Wu Zhui Kingdom!"
"Wu Zhui Kingdom?"
The others were even more bewildered.
The national strength of the Wu Zhui Kingdom was not comparable to that of the Great Ling Kingdom.
Let alone the Wu Zhui Kingdom, even a vassal state of the Wu Zhui Kingdom could easily destroy the Great Ling Kingdom!
In the face of the behemoth that was the Wu Zhui Kingdom, the Great Ling Kingdom was, at most, a small ant.
They couldn't understand how the Great Ling Emperor had managed to establish a connection with such a behemoth.
"It is said that His Majesty met Prince Xiaoyao of the Wu Zhui Kingdom earlier and forged a connection with him using a rare artifact." Elder Li explained, "Actually, how they established the connection is not important, what is important is that we absolutely cannot let the envoy successfully be dispatched to the Wu Zhui Kingdom!"
Elder Li's words caused a hush to fall over the secret chamber.
If the Great Ling Emperor successfully reached an agreement with the Wu Zhui Kingdom, they would lose their control over the Great Ling Kingdom and be completely marginalized.
This would not be in their interests at all!
"If all else fails..." The middle-aged man who had spoken earlier extended his right palm and made a sweeping motion in the air, "We will deal with this envoy tonight!"
"King Qi, you mean..." The others showed surprised expressions. "But this is the imperial city?"
"What about the imperial city?" King Qi said dismissively, "We supported my second brother's ascension to the throne only because he promised not to infringe upon our interests. Now that he wants to destroy us, why should we be polite?!"
After King Qi finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought again.
In fact, they had originally wanted to support King Qi to ascend the throne, but King Qi had refused.
Regarding the intentions of this King Qi, they had always been unable to understand.
Or rather, no one in the entire Great Ling Kingdom could understand him!
He clearly cared deeply about power, yet he voluntarily gave up the throne.
He clearly had an abundance of skilled subordinates, yet he preferred to handle matters himself.
He gave the impression of being a mentally disturbed pervert with obsessive tendencies...
"I think King Qi is right," someone spoke up first.
"I think it's feasible!"
"Let's do it!"
"I second that!"
...
Regardless of whether these people truly thought so, they all outwardly agreed.
"Since everyone thinks it's feasible, let's discuss who will take action," Elder Li said, seeing that everyone had agreed.
This question once again stumped these individuals.
Previously, each of their families had sent out elites to assassinate the envoy.
Now, not only had they failed to assassinate the envoy, but they had also lost their manpower.
Although they still had a small number of elites in their families, they were now reluctant to bring them out.
After all, it was their last resort.
If they emptied their coffers, who knew when their homes might be raided...
"SMASH!"
"There's no need for so much trouble!" King Qi slapped the table. "This time, I will go personally!"