Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Ji Yinlan felt a surge of shyness within her.

In that instant, she felt her heart deeply touched, forgetting that Yue Yao, Ling Fei, and Su Xiaoxiao were beside her.

She blurted out, "I like you, I really like you…"

Only after saying it did she realize it was inappropriate, and she quickly changed her words.

She didn't know why, but she always felt so easily moved in front of Jun Wuxie.

This had never happened before she met Jun Wuxie.

Perhaps, he was destined to be the bane of her life.

Ji Yinlan sighed inwardly, but whenever she thought of all the things about him, her heart softened, and she even felt a little overwhelmed by the depth of her feelings.

She realized that she was deeply entangled in this relationship, but she didn't know what the future held.

If one day in the future, she had to leave, to leave him, to go to a distant place.

How could she bear to part with him then?

…

After they settled down and rearranged the furnishings of their rooms according to their preferences, it was almost dark.

At this time, Qin Shan arrived.

He didn't bring any personal guards, but came alone in a luxurious phoenix palanquin to the front of the Marshal's residence.

"Marshal, Young Master Jun, General Qin invites you to a banquet at the City Lord's Mansion. The Great General is waiting at the gate."

"Understood."

Jun Wuxie said from inside the house.

The maid hurriedly retreated.

"Qin Shan, I have to say, you are truly cunning, consolidating each step to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Jun Wuxie muttered to himself, his eyes a little cold.

He finally knew where the hidden danger in this mansion lay.

Of course, it wasn't something he discovered himself.

He just felt something was wrong, but couldn't see any clues, and finally asked the mysterious woman in the Zhenyu Tower.

Originally, he didn't want to ask for her help.

But this wasn't just his own affair, it concerned the stability of the entire Great Zhou, so in the end, he decided not to be stubborn. When facing unknown crises, it was better to understand them as soon as possible.

The plants and trees in the inner courtyard of this mansion were very problematic.

On the surface, it looked like a place with lush greenery, birds singing, fragrant flowers, and beautiful scenery, making people feel very comfortable.

These plants and trees, if looked at individually, had no problems.

However, if more than a dozen kinds of plants and trees appeared within the same area, then there was a problem.

He got the answer from the mysterious woman.

It was those dozen or so kinds of plants and trees, the combined scent they produced was a strange poison.

This scent would not be detected by martial practitioners, unless they were at the Sect Sovereign realm or above, they might be able to detect the abnormality with their powerful soul power and subtle changes in their bodies.

This combined scent would slowly penetrate into the martial practitioner's body, lurking in their flesh and blood, and merging into their true energy.

There would be no discomfort on ordinary days.

Even using true energy or blood energy for ordinary intensity battles would not be a problem.

But if they engaged in high-intensity battles, then the toxicity would be triggered, causing the martial practitioner's true energy to become chaotic, their blood energy to flow in reverse, and become uncontrollable.

"Senior, how to detoxify?"

"Your Soldier Fire can refine the lurking poison in your body, or with Su Xiaoxiao's abilities, she can also refine detoxifying pills, but it will take a long time. Using natural plants and trees to poison, this method can be considered extremely clever in this world. I don't believe Qin Shan knows these methods. There should be an expert behind him."

"As long as there is a way to detoxify, that's good. As for an expert behind him, I'm not worried. If the so-called expert didn't directly attack us, but had Qin Shan do it in this way, it means he has concerns. Perhaps, the news of you killing several Holy Sons of the Kaitian Sword Sect in the capital has already spread throughout the Eastern Wilderness, and that person is also very wary."

"Heh heh, I said, in a competition between peers, even if you are beaten to death, I won't take action. But if older figures want to bully others with their realm, I will let them know what it means to be invincible within the Three Realms."

"Senior seems to particularly dislike older martial practitioners bullying younger people with their realm."

"Heh…" The mysterious woman said lightly, "Yes, once I also…"

She stopped suddenly, and said, "Go out quickly, you should go to the banquet."

Jun Wuxie was stunned.

What did the mysterious woman want to say? Could it be that she had also been bullied by martial practitioners of higher realms before?

This shocked him.

Didn't she say that the pets her family raised were myths?

Those pets' offspring were born at the ancient or epoch level!

Living in such a family, who would dare to bully her with their realm?

He was still in a daze when he was suddenly blasted out by the mysterious woman, shaking his soul as if it was about to fall apart.

This left him speechless. This one was really too violent, even hitting her own people when she was unhappy!

He tidied his clothes, opened the door, and saw Ji Yinlan already waiting in the courtyard.

Yue Yao, Ling Fei, and Su Xiaoxiao were also there.

"You don't need to go, just wait here for us to come back."

After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he kissed Yue Yao on the forehead, and then walked out with Ji Yinlan.

He didn't mention the strange poison.

He didn't tell Yue Yao, Ling Fei, Su Xiaoxiao, or Ji Yinlan.

Qin Shan invited them to the banquet, and if he guessed correctly, it was to determine whether they had noticed the strange poison and whether their bodies had absorbed the toxins.

This cunning old man would likely change his plans if he detected any signs of trouble.

Walking out of the mansion, they saw Qin Shan standing in front of the luxurious phoenix palanquin.

Seeing them come out, Qin Shan hurriedly greeted them, saying, "This humble general welcomes the Marshal, please get on the phoenix palanquin, this humble general will personally drive the carriage for the Marshal."

"The Great General is too kind."

Ji Yinlan boarded the phoenix palanquin, and Qin Shan quickly lifted the curtain.

At this time, Jun Wuxie also followed and got into the carriage.

Qin Shan sat down in front of the carriage and drove the phoenix palanquin away.

A trace of coldness and anger flashed in his eyes.

He was driving the carriage for Ji Yinlan, after all, she was a princess of the dynasty and the commander of the three armies.

But that Jun Wuxie, a commoner, actually sat in it too, making him, the Great General, a coachman!

"This is truly a great humiliation for this general! However, you don't have many days to live."

Qin Shan drove the carriage, his expression calm, but his heart was filled with murderous intent.

…

City Lord's Mansion Banquet Hall.

The decorations here were not luxurious, but very ancient and grand.

Dozens of exquisite seats were placed on the left and right sides of the hall, arranged in rows, with a distance of two meters between them.

At the very top of the banquet hall, there were three sets of tables and chairs, the middle one being larger and more imposing.

The hall was already full of people, including civil officials and military generals.

"Welcome Marshal!"

As soon as Ji Yinlan entered the hall, everyone sitting stood up.

"Everyone, there's no need to be so polite, please sit down."

Ji Yinlan's aura emanated, and she walked towards the most imposing table and chairs in the center.

Qin Shan followed behind.

She sat down in the position at the very top, and Qin Shan also sat down on the side seat to the right.

Jun Wuxie directly sat down at the table to her left.

For a moment, all eyes in the banquet hall were focused on him.

Among these gazes, there were those of curiosity and those of indifference.

"Distinguished adults and generals, today Great General Qin is hosting this banquet, and this marshal is borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, toasting everyone, hoping that you will unite as one, defend against foreign enemies, and forever keep the Xilin army outside the borders of our Great Zhou!"

Ji Yinlan raised her wine glass and stood up, saying this.

"The Marshal is toasting us, this is overwhelming us. Uniting to defend against the enemy is originally the duty of us humble generals!"

"Please rest assured, Marshal, as long as we are still alive, the Xilin army will never think of invading!"

…

Several generals spoke one after another, their faces full of reverence, their words sonorous.

At this time, someone else spoke, saying, "In this border region, with the Great General here, no enemy can take advantage, and now with the Marshal, this border region will definitely be unbreakable!"

"Everyone, let's not say too much, let's work together to resist foreign enemies!"

Ji Yinlan said, drinking the wine in her glass in one gulp. Compared to when she was in front of Jun Wuxie, she was more heroic at this moment.

After drinking the wine in her cup, she sat down, looking at the military generals in the hall, feeling slightly surprised in her heart.

Among these military generals, there were quite a few who were her trusted generals that she had placed in the border army over the years.

Qin Shan actually invited them over.

Was he trying to make her misunderstand that these confidants already had a bias towards him?

Or was he showing loyalty, deliberately confusing her?

At this time, Qin Yibo, holding a glass of wine, stepped onto the steps, came to Ji Yinlan's table, his eyes flashing with ardent light, saying, "Recently, battles have been continuous, and the Marshal has worked very hard. Last time, thanks to the Marshal sending the Xuanjia Army in time to relieve this humble general's crisis, this humble general dares to toast the Marshal a cup here to express my gratitude!"

Ji Yinlan's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She really didn't want to see Qin Yibo at all!

This person, in front of Jun Wuxie, was offering courtesy again and again, which really disgusted her.

She was about to speak, but unexpectedly Qin Yibo suddenly looked at Jun Wuxie in the side seat to the left.

"Marshal, who is this?" Qin Yibo pretended not to recognize him, saying, "He looks very unfamiliar, but I think he can sit in this position, he should hold a high position in our border army, right? I wonder which general he is?"

Watching Qin Yibo perform like a monkey here, the corners of Jun Wuxie's mouth curled up slightly.

This guy, knowing who he was, and not holding a position in the army, deliberately said this in public, just to embarrass him and deliberately ridicule him.

Since this Qin Yibo wanted to humiliate himself, then he would not be polite.