Xiao Cheng Xuan grabbed her by the neck.
Yue Yao felt like a piece of duckweed in a stormy sea, her life and death hanging in the balance at the whim of this Martial King.
Endless horror and regret surged through her heart.
She could sense that if she didn't reveal some valuable inside information, this Martial King would really kill her.
“Martial King, this Princess came with sincerity. To be honest, the unrest in the Southwest Dao was supported by my Heavenly Outer Heaven!”
Yue Yao uttered those words with great difficulty.
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng Xuan released her.
“Cough… cough…”, Yue Yao coughed between swallows, a red finger mark appearing on her neck.
“Do you think I don't know? Your Heavenly Outer Heaven's actions can’t escape the eyes of my Sword Immortal!”
Xiao Cheng Xuan stared at Yue Yao with a devilish gaze.
He had long been aware of Heavenly Outer Heaven's actions.
Therefore, he had arranged for Blood Shadow Ye Yu to rescue Gu Luo Li and intercepted Yan Liu Li.
“Your information is not valuable enough!” Xiao Cheng Xuan said coldly.
“Your Highness, Yue Yao can tell you that behind the Yan family, there are far more forces than just Heavenly Outer Heaven. At first, we were puzzled by the Yan family’s rapid control over the Southwest Dao. After several investigations, we discovered that a force from the Heavenly Mandate Imperial City was also involved.”
“All the sources of that force point to someone in a high position.”
“That person is the Second Prince of the Northern Li Dynasty, the Qing King, Xiao Xie!”
Yue Yao spoke to Xiao Cheng Xuan, but Xiao Cheng Xuan still shook his head.
Although Xiao Cheng Xuan didn't know about Qing King Xiao Xie’s involvement, he didn’t care.
The Southwest Dao was one of the most prosperous trade routes in Northern Li, besides Qingzhou.
Controlling the Southwest Dao was equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of the Southwest, allowing them to acquire endless wealth.
Xiao Xie's actions were a means to prevent Xiao Cheng Xuan from completing his father's task of letting the Xiao royal family control the Southwest Dao.
Secondly, it was equivalent to seizing control of the Southwest Dao, making it the economic pillar of Qing King's faction!
As a prince, Xiao Xie's mother's family was very prominent, already at the center of the struggle for the throne.
Striving was the norm.
Xiao Cheng Xuan was actually more wary of the First Prince and the Third Prince, Jing Yu Wang, who seemed not to participate in the struggle.
The venomous snakes lurking in the shadows often reap the most.
“No matter how you fight, this is a family affair of the Xiao royal family. Yue Yao, give me one reason to spare your life.”
Xiao Cheng Xuan's pupils were as black as ink, staring at Yue Yao.
Yue Yao felt strange, extending her soft hand to touch the finger mark on her jade neck. Then, she blurted out, “Your Highness, I came with another mission, which is to invite a peerless elder to join our Northern Que camp.”
“I believe Your Highness has heard of this elder’s name.”
Before Yue Yao finished speaking, Xiao Cheng Xuan waved his hand to interrupt her:
“I know who you’re talking about. The Illusion Master, the remnant of Western Chu, one of the two legends of Western Chu, known as the Mortal Confucian Immortal, Gu Chen!”
Hearing Xiao Cheng Xuan's words, Yue Yao was struck by lightning. An incredible shock appeared on her stunning face, hidden behind her veil.
“Your Highness… you… how do you know?”
“Not only do I know that Gu Chen is still alive, I even know he’s living in seclusion in Qian Dong City, where the Marquis of Western Garrison is stationed.”
Hearing Xiao Cheng Xuan’s words, shock and fear truly consumed Yue Yao.
Information about Confucian Immortal Gu Chen was obtained by Heavenly Outer Heaven at a great cost. It could be considered one of the top-secret information within the entire Heavenly Outer Heaven.
Yet, this prince casually revealed it like it was common knowledge.
This terrifying, incomprehensible ability made this Northern Que princess, the chosen one of Heaven, experience fear and powerlessness for the first time.
“Don’t ask me how I know. Yue Yao, curiosity is the most deadly poison.”
Xiao Cheng Xuan’s hand touched Yue Yao’s face, and strangely, Yue Yao didn’t dodge.
Then, a white veil fluttered down, revealing her flawless beauty under the moonlight.
Yue Yao’s face flushed in panic, shyly unsure of how to react: “Your Highness, since you know all the secrets, then I came to cooperate with you!”
Xiao Cheng Xuan said: “Cooperate? A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Aren’t you afraid that it will all be a mirage in the end?”
“Your Highness, Yue Yao knows that fighting against a peerless martial arts prodigy is not the best choice for Heavenly Outer Heaven. The path of restoration does not require us to be enemies of all Northern Li people!”
Yue Yao said, her expression somewhat strange. This was the first time her veil had been taken off by a man.
Moreover, the dark, domineering, and ghostly aura of this handsome, fairy-like Northern Li prince, like a thorny rose, was strangely alluring.
“He he, the princess of the destroyed Northern Que, wants to cooperate with the enemy king. It’s a unique and interesting approach. Then I shall agree to cooperate.”
“Leave now. In the future, we will have plenty of opportunities to deepen our cooperation!”
After Xiao Cheng Xuan finished speaking, a smile of delight appeared on Yue Yao’s pretty face.
“Your Highness, then it’s a deal!”
Then, she stealthily glanced at the fairy-like Xiao Cheng Xuan, her cheeks flushed with blush, and she floated away like a fairy.
A strange, dangerous smile appeared on Xiao Cheng Xuan’s face.
This princess.
She has a somewhat unusual masochistic side!