Imperial Cultivation-Chapter 976 - 972: Execution
Li Miaotan slowly descended.
As if an invisible force gently placed her on the ground, allowing her lotus feet to softly touch down.
Her dreamlike eyes gradually filled with emotion, shedding their previous coldness and indifference.
Chu Liezhao breathed a sigh of relief.
He dispelled the Dragon Intent from his mind, returning to his original gentle warmth, and looked at her with a smile.
She smiled lightly, radiant as if a thousand pear trees were in full bloom.
Chu Liezhao took a few steps forward, approaching her, inhaling the fragrance from her body, reached out his hand, and smiled, "Finally out of seclusion."
Li Miaotan stepped forward and nestled into his embrace, held tightly and pressed against his chest.
She listened to Chu Liezhao’s powerful heartbeat, slowly warming her own heart.
Upon awakening, she found herself extremely powerful, and furthermore, discovered a difference in the power derived from her bloodline.
It was scorching and cold, directly affecting her spirit.
Everything became dim, not very important; kinship, friendship, marital affection, all seemed like fleeting clouds.
Yet listening to Chu Liezhao’s strong heartbeat, enveloped in his warm aura, this indifference and coldness quickly faded.
Chu Liezhao sensed the subtleties, could feel Li Miaotan’s transformation, and perceived her returning to normal.
After a while, he released her soft fragrant body, Chu Liezhao smiled, "Fifth Transition?"
"Yes, Fifth Transition." Li Miaotan pursed her lips and smiled, "Have I surpassed you?"
"Sixth Transition." Chu Liezhao pointed to his own nose.
Li Miaotan touched his chest, injected a stream of True Yuan, immediately her palm tingled, repelled by his Protective True Essence.
Her dreamy eyes fixedly looked at Chu Liezhao, "How did you achieve this?"
Chu Liezhao smiled and recounted his recent experiences, causing Li Miaotan to be amazed.
"Observing those Divine Treasures has such wonders?"
"My comprehension is not enough, the higher the comprehension, the greater the harvest."
"If others heard you say your comprehension is lacking, they’d curse you."
"If my comprehension was truly good, perhaps by observing one Divine Treasure, I could increase by one or even two transitions, by now reaching Nine Transitions."
"Never heard of such things before."
The two whispered intimately, their breath intermingled, intimate and alluring.
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Twelfth Prince Consort Mansion
In the pavilion over the small lake in the back garden, Chu Liezhao and Li Miaotan hosted a feast for the Eldest Prince, Second Prince, and Third Prince.
As the wine flowed and ears turned hot, conversations became increasingly casual, no longer fussing over technique, speaking directly.
"Twelfth sister, how do you plan to deal with Cheng Yunzheng?" the Eldest Prince Li Cunren asked.
He had already drunk to the point of a flushed face, his eyes sparkling, far brighter than usual.
"Let it go." Li Miaotan said.
Li Cunren was stunned, hurriedly asked, "What do you mean let it go?"
The Third Prince Li Chunhou hurriedly said, "Twelfth sister, you’re not saying you’ll ignore Cheng Yunzheng, right?"
Li Miaotan lightly nodded.
The Second Prince Li Cunyi clapped his hands in admiration, "Just like Twelfth sister, a heart as vast as the sea!"
Li Chunhou slanted his eyes at him, "Second brother, let’s not put on a show in front of us brothers, who doesn’t know you’re the most narrow-minded!"
Li Cunyi chuckled, "Third brother, hush."
Li Chunhou snorted, sternly looked at Li Miaotan, "Twelfth sister, are you really letting Cheng Yunzheng go?"
Li Miaotan raised the jade cup, drank it all in one gulp, gently placed the cup down, shook her head, "No need to entangle with him, let him go."
Li Chunhou said, "Twelfth sister, you’re too generous, unlike you."
This little sister from the same mother is usually most incomprehensible, not such a magnanimous person.
Li Cunren said, "Little sister, to settle this with Cheng Yunzheng, your brother-in-law has put in quite some effort."
Chu Liezhao said, "Eldest brother, since my wife feels there’s no need for entanglement, then let it end here."
"Brother-in-law, you..." Li Cunren pointed at him, shook his head repeatedly.
Li Chunhou also shook his head repeatedly, thinking he was too submissive to Li Miaotan.
This isn’t the way husbands and wives should interact.
Chu Liezhao said, "Cheng Yunzheng’s sinister character, his cultivation path won’t be smooth, even as a prince, his achievements will be limited. However, my wife, him being a prince, is still a considerable threat."
Li Miaotan looked at him.
Chu Liezhao said, "Now he hides in the Purple Sky Jade Pavilion, dealing with him isn’t that difficult."
Li Miaotan said, "Wait until my cultivation becomes stronger, then it’s not too late to deal with him."
She had already discovered she stirred the origin power, which was growing on its own.
She judged her cultivation would progress rapidly, even without practice, she’d swiftly break through to the Sixth Transition, possibly Seventh, Eighth, Ninth Transition.
"Brother-in-law, are you confident you can kill him?" Li Cunren asked.
Chu Liezhao said, "Not difficult."
"Then what are you waiting for, just eliminate him!" Li Cunren snorted.
Chu Liezhao smiled and looked at Li Miaotan.
Li Miaotan lightly furrowed her eyebrows, "Purple Sky Jade Pavilion isn’t easy to break into to kill him, right?"
Since the Purple Sky Jade Pavilion harbored Cheng Yunzheng, naturally they fortified defenses, surely deploying top-notch experts as guards.
Under such circumstances, wanting to kill him could only be done forcefully, requiring a great momentum, impacting greatly.
She felt there was no need for such trouble, it might also stir up a lot of trouble.
Even put Chu Liezhao into danger, that would be even more unworthy.
Chu Liezhao smiled, "Let’s do this, my wife wait a moment, I’ll go take his life now." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Upon saying this, he put down his wine cup, stood up.
"Brother-in-law, are you drunk?" the Second Prince Li Cunyi shook his head, "Really want to kill him, it’s necessary to plan thoroughly, ensure a single strike."
Chu Liezhao smiled, "Since my wife wants him dead, then he’s dead, dealing with him is quite easy."
He looked at Li Miaotan, smiled, "Wait, I’ll be right back."
Li Miaotan hurriedly said, "I’ll go with you."
Chu Liezhao waved his hand, smiled, "My wife, take a rest, I’ll be back soon."
Upon saying this, he drew an arc, a black dot appeared, then expanded into a Light Gate.
He smiled at everyone, stepped into the Light Gate, and then the Light Gate turned into a small black dot and disappeared.
The Third Prince Li Chunhou sighed, "This indeed is the Miracle Technique comprehended from the White Cloud Map, such a miracle method exists in the world!"
It had already surpassed the martial arts scope, mysterious and godly, truly wondering how it’s done.
Li Cunren said, "Only brother-in-law’s comprehension made this Miracle Technique possible."
Li Chunhou laughed, "Little sister, although you’re clever and have good aptitudes, compared to brother-in-law you’re still a bit lacking."
Li Miaotan gently nodded.
Just at this moment, the Light Gate reappeared, Chu Liezhao stepped out from the gate, smiled, "Glad not to fail the mission."
He took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, tossed it to Li Cunren, "Eldest brother, take this to Fengtian Palace for verification."
Li Cunren received it, examined the warm White Jade Pendant before his eyes.
The palm-sized, round White Jade Pendant with a touch of green in the center.
Fresh green, like tender leaves after the rain.
Li Cunren asked, "Is this from Cheng Yunzheng’s body?"
Chu Liezhao nodded, "Fengtian Palace should be able to deduce if he’s deceased."
"Shouldn’t be a problem." Li Cunren suddenly stood, "I’ll head to Fengtian Palace now!"
"Eldest brother, it’s already late..." Li Cunyi said.
Li Cunren had already taken large strides and left.
Li Cunyi looked at Chu Liezhao, "Brother-in-law..."
Chu Liezhao smiled, "Let’s wait for news from Fengtian Palace, maybe what I killed was an imposter."
Li Chunhou said, "If truly dead, and the impostor remains alive, will the Yuanzhen Association feign ignorance?"
"Hard to say." Li Cunyi shook his head.
Li Miaotan grasped Chu Liezhao’s large hand, conveying her gratitude and affection through her jade hand.
Chu Liezhao shook his head with a smile.
Killing Cheng Yunzheng for him now was indeed a piece of cake.
More importantly, a Flying Knife had been secretly tracking Cheng Yunzheng, allowing him to step directly behind Cheng Yunzheng.
With the coordination of Heavenly Illusion Pavilion, Heavenly Concealment Pearl, and Swift Light Sword, no matter how strong Cheng Yunzheng was, he couldn’t withstand a Swift Light Sword strike.
