“Imperial Emperor Ying, what’s wrong with you?” a sect master at the side asked in bewilderment.
The envoys of the six factions appeared confused.
Boom!
An explosion rang out inside Long Shenying’s body, sounding like his internal organs were getting ripped apart.
Blargh!
Long Shenying spewed a mouthful of blood.
“Imperial Emperor Ying!” That sect master who had spoken earlier immediately walked over.
Long Shenying’s expression changed. “Humph!”
Whoosh!
Long Shenying rushed out of the palace hall, ignoring that sect master.
When his stomach suddenly swelled, he did not connect it to Gu Hai. Right now, he trusted no one, not even the people in the palace hall, so he immediately showed a hostile expression.
He felt suspicious of everyone, as he could not verify who had harmed him.
“Your Reverence!” a group of guards called out worriedly when they saw the emperor rush out.
“No one is to come over!” Long Shenying roared.
Boom!
Long Shenying rushed back to the hall where he cultivated.
The six envoys in the banquet hall were at a loss. However, they did not interfere since Long Shenying did not permit it.
Long Shenying entered the hall and immediately sat cross-legged to deal with the pain in his body.
He sank his consciousness into his body, wanting to see what was in there.
“Stomach, break!” Shangguan Hen might have shrunk, but his strength remained the same.
Boom!
Long Shenying’s stomach ruptured with a punch.
Blargh! “What?!” Long Shenying spewed another mouthful of blood, appearing horrified.
“Liver, break!” Shangguan Hen punched again.
Boom!
The liver shattered.
Now, the deity in the dantian could see the miniature Shangguan Hen in the body.
“Shangguan Hen?” Long Shenying’s expression changed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shangguan Hen’s attacks shattered most of Long Shenying’s internal organs.
“No! I have the Ying Imperial Dynasty’s blessings!” Long Shenying yelled in horror.
Boom!
Shangguan Hen punched Long Shenying’s larynx, making it difficult for Long Shenying to speak.
“Jiangchen’s blood, Internal Flame Furnace!” Long Shenying immediately formed a strange hand seal with both hands.
Boom!
Overwhelming flames suddenly appeared within Long Shenying’s body, seeking to burn Shangguan Hen. However, Shangguan Heng cultivated the Eight Nines Profound Technique; he would not burn to death.
The acute pain sapped Long Shenying of his strength.
“Ying Nation citizens, lend us…” Long Shenying started borrowing energy from his citizens.
“Roar!”
The golden blessings dragon roared, sending the message to the citizens. Long Shenying wanted to borrow energy from the citizens to deal with Shangguan Hen in his body.
If Shangguan Hen were outside Long Shenying’s body, Long Shenying would not fear Shangguan Hen. However, Shangguan Hen was inside; Long Shenying had no way of bringing out his full strength. Jiangchen’s blood in his body failed to burn Shangguan Hen.
Now, Long Shenying was almost out of strength, and Shangguan Hen was destroying the deities in his body. His body started numbing, but what could he do? Although he had a zombie’s body and could trap Shangguan Hen, so what?
He needed to borrow energy; he needed to borrow his citizens’ energy to stop Shangguan Hen.
Buzz!
Just as Long Shenying was about to do that, many mosquitoes suddenly appeared around him.
“Mosquitoes? The Mosquito Daoist?” Long Shenying’s expression changed.
The swarm of mosquitoes poured into Long Shenying’s sleeves, picked up the weakened Long Shenying, and rushed him out of the palace hall.
Boom!
The palace hall’s doors burst open, and Long Shenying turned into a beam of light shooting off into the distance.
“Your Reverence?” the guards said in bewilderment, but Long Shenying did not have time to respond.
Since the mosquitoes hid in Long Shenying’s clothes, everyone thought he left on his own.
Shangguan Hen had even punched Long Shenying’s throat from within, making it difficult for him to speak.
“We need…” Long Shenying’s face paled in horror when he found speaking difficult.
How can this be? To think I got restrained like this?
“Roar!”
The golden blessings dragon roared, sending out Long Shenying’s voice. Now, the Ying Imperial Dynasty citizens felt confused.
“His Reverence is sending his voice to us. What does he need?”
“I don’t know. His Reverence stopped midway.”
“Did enemies come again?”
…
The citizens appeared confused, while horror spread across Long Shenying’s face.
Long Shenying had flown out of Ying Divine City in mere moments; his connection to the golden blessings dragon quickly weakened.
Whoosh!
Long Shenying moved swiftly, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
“No!” Long Shenying gasped in despair, as he could no longer sense the golden blessings dragon.
I’m the Ying Imperial Emperor. Just as I was about to work with others to deal with Gu Hai, Gu Hai actually sent people to deal with me first? Furthermore, he used such a method?
Who could have expected Shangguan Hen to be in my stomach?
This should not be the case! This should not have happened!
As the damage to Long Shenying’s organs increased, he grew weaker. The horror on his face intensified. Can I only let myself be oppressed by others?
“No! No! No!” Long Shenying cried out.
However, he grew weaker, trembling from the pain.
I got restrained?
No! No! I’m Teacher Yinyue!
“[email protected]#$%^&*()” Long Shenying made a strange sound.
“Exchange!” Long Shenying suddenly shouted.
Long Shenying wanted to exchange souls with Shangguan Hen, who was in his body.
As Long Shenying had Shangguan Hen trapped in his body, Shangguan Hen could not resist the soul exchange.
Buzz!
Long Shenying’s body trembled, and his souls returned.
“What? Impossible! This is impossible! Why can’t I swap souls with Shangguan Hen? Why?!” Long Shenying exclaimed.
Boom!
Long Shenying was tossed into a large valley and crashed into the ground, creating a deep crater. He seemed to have arrived at the destination.
Buzz!
The mosquitoes in his sleeves flew out and took on the Mosquito Daoist’s appearance.
“Mosquito Daoist!” Long Shenying snarled with incredible rage as he lay limp on the ground.
Upon seeing Long Shenying being restrained like that, the Mosquito Daoist found his eyelids twitching wildly.
The Mosquito Daoist turned his head and looked at the nearby Sima Changkong. “Mister Sima, your plan is truly incredible.”
It was not just incredible. If the Mosquito Daoist had clashed head-on with Long Shenying, he would not have had an advantage. With Ying Divine City’s blessings protecting Long Shenying, the Mosquito Daoist would not have been his match.
Now, Long Shenying lay there like a lump of dead meat; anyone could kill him.
As the Mosquito Daoist looked at Sima Changkong, he felt shocked.
No wonder His Reverence values strategists so much. Although Sima Changkong, Mo Yike, and Gao Xianzhi possess weak cultivations, Gu Hai still values them even more than Kong Xuan, Shangguan Hen, and myself.
Indeed, strategists can kill without seeing blood. Just moving their mouths was a hundredfold more effective than using brute force.
I initially thought it would take a lot of effort to deal with Long Shenying. However, a minor trick was sufficient.
Sima Changkong strolled over, Long Sanqian following beside him. However, Yun Mo did not come, not wanting to see this scene. This was Yun Mo’s ancestor, after all.
“Sima Changkong, you traitor! You traitor!” Long Shenying roared.
Sima Changkong used to be a Wu Imperial Dynasty official, and Teacher Yinyue had reincarnated as the Wu Imperial Dynasty’s crown prince. In a manner of speaking, Sima Changkong was also Teacher Yinyue’s former subordinate. Now…
“Traitor? Hah! Long Sanqian, I have already given you a chance,” Long Sanqian said coldly.
“It’s you!” Long Shenying’s expression changed dramatically.
“I hate this! I hate that I left in a hurry back then. If only I had…,” Long Shenying said in hatred.
Back in Three Mountains City, Long Shenying could have killed Long Sanqian after the soul exchange before leaving. However, Gu Hai had scared him away.
“Hah! Kill this body? So what? You still cannot escape,” Long Sanqian said coldly.
“Teacher Yinyue, I’m sure you know what we want. Return Long Shenying’s body!” Sima Changkong said coldly.
Long Shenying fell back to the ground, intensely reluctant. Change back?
This was even worse than the last time. Previously, he had ruled the Wu Imperial Dynasty for some time. This time, he had not even warmed the seat, and he had to soul exchange again?
“What’s wrong? Do you wish to go down together? Humph! Even if I do not have my body, I can just re-cultivate. That would just be a matter of time. If you wish to die, just tell Shangguan Hen,” Long Sanqian said coldly.
“Will you make the change or not?” Sima Changkong’s eyes turned cold.
Long Shenying’s expression changed continuously before he eventually nodded. “I’ll exchange! I’ll exchange! Gu Hai sent you, right? I…I’m willing to serve the Han Imperial Dynasty!”
“Cut the crap. Hurry up!” Long Sanqian stepped forward.
Long Shenying showed an unsightly expression before nodding.
Then he made a strange sound, then shouted, “Exchange!”
A beam of blue light shot at Long Sanqian’s body. Another beam of blue light shot at Long Shenying’s body.
Whoosh!
The two trembled intensely before startling awake. After the blue lights vanished, the two parted.
The Mosquito Daoist stepped forward and pressed down with his hand, restraining Long Sanqian.
“Don’t kill me! I want to meet Gu Hai! I want to meet Gu Hai!” Long Sanqian immediately said in panic.
Buzz!
Long Shenying shook his head, coming to his senses. Then he opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of blood. “Cough! Cough!” Blargh!
“Prime Shangguan, you were truly heavy-handed!” Long Shenying smiled bitterly as he vomited blood.
Sima Changkong scrutinized the two. After a deep breath, he said, “Prime Shangguan, you can come out now.”
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Shangguan Hen transformed into a mosquito and flew out, taking human form.
“Lord Long, I’m sorry. The circumstances forced me.” Shangguan Hen smiled bitterly.
“There’s no need to apologize. I have to thank you. Otherwise, who knows when I would get my body back,” Long Shenying said with a bitter smile.
“Let’s go. Let’s immediately return and meet His Reverence!” Sima Changkong said as his eyes lit up.
Everyone looked at Long Sanqian before nodding.
Whoosh!
Shangguan Hen and the Mosquito Daoist carried the rest, turning into beams of light shooting towards Borderless Heavenly Capital. They arrived in mere moments.
Whoosh!
The group landed on a plaza in the palace. Naturally, the guards reported this to Gu Hai before quickly returning.
“His Reverence commands the various lords to head to the emperor’s study!” a guard said respectfully.
Everyone nodded.
