Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"The city has fallen!"

Xiao Yi's voice brought He Xing back to reality, as if waking from a dream.

Looking at the steaming cup of hot wine in Xiao Yi's hand, he swallowed reflexively.

This Luoyan Pass, which cost a fortune and was guarded by a million-strong army and three Tao Tribulation Realm masters, had been breached just like that? Find your next read on My Virtual Library Empire

With a single sword?

Gulp!

He Xing swallowed hard, looking at Xiao Yi with deep fear and awe, his voice trembling, "I, I've lost..."

"Since you've lost, you should know the consequences," Xiao Yi said.

He Xing's face twitched.

He didn't want to die!

It had taken him most of his life to cultivate to the Tao Tribulation Realm, and he had finally climbed to his current position.

He really didn't want to die.

After a moment's hesitation, He Xing fell to his knees with a thud, his tone filled with fright, "Xiao, I am willing to submit to you, please spare my life!"

"Submit?"

Xiao Yi's face showed a hint of amusement.

He neither agreed nor refused.

This silence made He Xing feel even more helpless and powerless. Clenching his teeth, he said in a deep voice, "Xiao, I know the way from Luoyan Pass to the royal capital like the back of my hand, and the hardest to conquer is surely Jinmen City. Now that Luoyan City has just fallen, as long as you kill the other two Tao Tribulation Realm masters in the city and prevent the news from spreading, I can lead you to take Jinmen City without wasting a single soldier..."

"Oh?"

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes, "How can you make me believe that you won't set traps in Jinmen City to kill me?"

He Xing's heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, he had contemplated just that—feigning surrender, leading Xiao Yi and his people to Jinmen City. Meanwhile, he would collude with the defenders there, capturing Xiao Yi and his men in one fell swoop, trapping and killing them alive.

Clearly, Xiao Yi was not so easily deceived.

After much hesitation.

He Xing realized that in the face of Xiao Yi, who was watertight, he couldn't find any opportunity to execute his schemes and finally laughed dejectedly, "Xiao, what must I do for you to trust me?"

Xiao Yi looked back at Xue Bufan.

The Undying Ghost Doctor Xue Bufan, besides his medical skills, was best at making people beg for life and unable to beg for death.

This title of his, the Undying Ghost Doctor, came largely from this!

Xue Bufan took out a red elixir the size of a red bean, grinning, "This is the Nine Leaves Nine Worms Elixir. Once ingested, an antidote must be taken every half an hour, and it must be taken continuously for a month to detoxify. Without the antidote, the nine toxic herbs in the elixir will stimulate a toxic worm to awaken and start burrowing into your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. If you don't take the antidote for four consecutive half-hours, the nine toxic worms will leave your body riddled with holes, yet curiously, they won't let you die, and you'll be forced to watch your own body being penetrated..."

"You, don't try to scare me; how could there be such a vicious poison in this world?" He Xing's face turned pale.

Xue Bufan chuckled, "Don't believe it? Then give it a try!"

He stepped forward, grabbed He Xing's chin, and forced the Nine Leaves Nine Worms Elixir into his mouth.

Whimper!

The elixir melted as soon as it touched his tongue.

No matter how much He Xing tried to force it out, he couldn't expel it from his body.

An hour passed quickly.

By then, Luoyan City had been thoroughly cleared by the monster cavalry; a million defenders had been executed, and the two mighty Tao Tribulation Realm masters had fallen at the hands of Yu Huaxian and Huang Bo.

"Ah..."

He Xing convulsed, curling up on the ground in a frenzied struggle.

He gripped at his abdomen desperately, the location of his liver.

He felt as if someone were relentlessly stabbing his liver with a needle, creating countless tiny holes, leaving him in excruciating pain that tore through his heart and lungs, unbearable to endure.

He Xing, his face a savage snarl, saliva dripping from his mouth, bellowed, "Antidote, give me the antidote... "

Xiao Yi watched with detached interest.

Xue Bufan and the others paid him no attention, simply allowing two soldiers from the Dragon Elephant Legion to prop him up and continue forward. This round of poison torment lasted for the duration of an incense stick, leaving the formidable He Xing from the Tao Tribulation Realm completely drained. His face was ashen, and the look he gave Xue Bufan and Xiao Yi was filled with nothing but fear and awe.

Xiao Yi spoke indifferently, "Take us to Jinmen City, you know what to do!"

"Understood!" He Xing quickly nodded.

Fearing a late response might lead to not receiving the antidote from Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi turned to Xue Bufan, "Elder Xue, give him an antidote."

"Alrighty!"

Xue Bufan handed him a green elixir, saying, "Be sure to use it sparingly, one antidote can only last for half an hour!"

"I, I understand..."

He Xing carefully stored away the antidote, his life hanging on it.

Jinmen City wasn't far from Luoyan Pass.

The city was defended by three hundred thousand troops, and its commander was even more powerful than He Xing, having reached the Seventh Layer of the Tao Tribulation Realm.

However, this city was built against a mountain, which made it difficult even for the beast cavalry to effectively charge; as He Xing had said, even beast cavalry couldn't get through, truly making it an impregnable fortress.

The group took their positions in a dip between hills.

Hiding their presence.

He Xing suggested, "Xiao, as long as you send men in the armor of the Great Jin Kingdom, pretending to be defeated soldiers from Luoyan Pass, they will surely open the gates! Once the gates are open, I will join you in killing their commander, and we can take down the city doors, allowing the army to march straight in!"

"Yu Huaxian, Huang Bo, you two lead ten thousand Dragon Elephant Legionnaires to follow him into the city," Xiao Yi instructed.

"Yes!"

Huang Bo and Yu Huaxian changed into the Great Jin Kingdom's armor along with He Xing and headed towards Jinmen City.

Now that He Xing had tasted the effects of the Nine Leaves Nine Worms Elixir, he dared not entertain any other thoughts. He successfully fooled the gatekeepers and, alongside Yu Huaxian and the others, managed to overwhelm the commander in Tao Tribulation Realm.

Subsequently, they destroyed the city gates from the inside out.

Xiao Yi and his forces entered swiftly and took the final barrier standing before the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom; the remaining cities that led to the capital were no longer a concern.

Inside Jinmen City.

He Xing looked at Xiao Yi with utmost respect, "Xiao, I have not failed in my duty!"

Now that there was no turning back, he wholeheartedly submitted to Xiao Yi.

"You've done well," Xiao Yi nodded in approval.

Xue Bufan brought out a bottle of antidote, "This should last you ten days; come find me after it's gone!"

"Thank you, Elder Xue!" He Xing, as if receiving a treasure, carefully accepted the antidote.

The army moved in an unstoppable mighty wave.

In merely five days.

They had conquered thirteen cities and arrived before the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom.

The capital of the Great Jin Kingdom was known as Jindu!

Like a behemoth sprawling across the land, the massive city was square-shaped, with gray walls standing a hundred meters tall, facing from north to south. The southern wall boasted eight massive gates, now tightly shut; the battlements swarmed with people, with every powerful individual's face stern.

Standing before Jindu.

As Xiao Yi's army began to establish camp behind him, his gaze pierced through the void, landing on the imposing figure atop the city walls, who watched them with icy indifference.

This individual was the ruler of the Great Jin Kingdom—Jin Emperor!

Xiao Yi, riding on his Tianqing savage bull, slowly approached Jindu. Positioned beneath the city gates, he smiled faintly, "Jin Emperor, at last we meet!"