Protect Our Chief

Among Emperor’s Son An’s group of Personal Guards, Wang Anan suddenly jumped out with a tense look on his face: "Even though Emperor’s Son An and my Fourth Great-Grandpa Shouzhe have exposed the Truth, they’re currently inside the Sanctuary Space. There’s no way they can be a match for that old thief Dexin and that Old Thief Xiao."

Emperor Longchang’s heart also tightened.

Before the Immortal Spirit Qi in the Sanctuary Space was exhausted, it was impossible to open it, and even he, the Great Emperor, was powerless.

"Grandmaster Great Emperor, don’t worry, yiya." Seeing everyone looking so nervous, Wang Lixian hastily comforted them, "Daddy already made preparations."

Whoosh!

The Great Emperor let out a breath of relief; at least the situation wasn’t the worst-case scenario.

Think about it, that fellow Wang Shouzhe had always been a greedy-for-life, afraid-of-death sort; how could he possibly let himself fall into a dead-end kill zone?

And sure enough!

Inside the Sanctuary Space.

Wang Shouzhe and Emperor’s Son An exchanged a glance; their expressions were not looking good.

Even though they had long been mentally prepared, and this entire setup had been laid precisely for this, listening to scene after scene unfold still filled their hearts with extreme discomfort.

Moreover, they actually hadn’t known that Princess Yushuang had been killed by Xiao Limo.

They had never understood why Xiao Limo would collude with Dexin. Now they finally understood, but in the process they had accidentally torn open a new hidden scandal.

"That’s about enough." Wang Shouzhe sighed. "In his lifetime, Xiao Limo rendered no small number of meritorious services for Daqian and humanity. Let’s leave him a bit of face and let the Great Emperor handle him personally."

"Withdraw."

Emperor’s Son An’s expression was also somewhat dejected and sorrowful.

Even though he had never met Princess Yushuang, she was still a Princess of the Imperial Family with a renowned reputation, a model for many of the younger generation Imperial Family ladies. Who could have imagined that such a heroic woman would die at the hands of her own husband?

"Withdraw? Where do you think you can withdraw to?" Dexin was slightly stunned, then immediately let out a cold laugh. "Could it be that the terror before death has driven you mad?"

"Dexin, for the sake of the throne, you’ve already completely lost everything." Wang Shouzhe sighed. "Humans, ah—indeed, they succeed by desire and fail by desire. Enough, enough. You’ve long since Fallen Demon; there’s no point in saying more to you."

"Xian’Er, break open the Sanctuary Space."

"Mm-ya, Daddy~"

With Wang Lixian’s crisp reply, her true body, full of Spiritual Rhyme and vitality, suddenly leapt out from the Earth Bracelet and landed inside the Sanctuary Space.

Because the space was limited, her size was compressed quite a bit, but those verdant, dripping-green leaves, that thick, sturdy trunk, and the rich Life aura and Immortal Spirit Qi emanating from her still made Dexin and Grand Marshal Xiao Limo freeze for a moment.

The matter of Wang Shouzhe contracting a Life Tree was something not everyone within the Wang Family knew about; externally it was concealed even more tightly. Only Emperor Longchang, Emperor’s Son An, and a limited few closely related people knew.

Dexin and Xiao Limo naturally had even less chance of knowing. At this sudden sight, they both failed to react in time.

And in that brief instant of their daze, Wang Lixian’s thick and powerful roots had already pierced into the barrier of the Sanctuary Space.

In a flash, the dense Immortal Spirit Qi was rapidly absorbed into her body along those roots.

Although Wang Lixian’s Level had not yet reached the True Immortal Realm, she was a naturally born Immortal Plant, with a formidable origin. Coupled with some of the peculiar traits of Immortal Plants, the Immortal Spirit Qi that others could not control, she could barely manage to control and absorb.

At the very least, draining the Immortal Spirit Qi in "Ancestor Panpan’s Protection" was no problem.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

Just as Prince Dexin’s expression changed drastically and he roared, "How is this possible—" the Sanctuary Space burst like a soap bubble with a soft "pop," vanishing without a trace.

Then the four of them simply reappeared, alive and well, on the viewing bamboo platform.

"What’s going on? How could that Spirit Plant possibly break..." Prince Dexin muttered, as if still unable to believe it.

But before he could finish speaking, he sensed something wrong. He jerked his head up, only to meet a pair of eyes beside him blazing with such fury they looked about ready to devour someone.

Boom!

Prince Dexin felt his mind go blank, his legs turning so weak he nearly collapsed to the ground. "A-Ancestor!"

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