Nine Nether Dragon Emperor

Chapter 419 419: Pah, you wish!

"Ye Qingqing, who are you scowling at? I don't owe you anything! Ye Zijin promised me that as long as you went to Happy Forest, she would let us leave! I've done my part, now it's time for you to fulfill your promise!"

Next to Ye Qingqing, Cheng Dabao was stunned into silence. She hadn't expected this fellow to be so bold. Knowing full well that Ye Qingqing was a powder keg right now, he actually dared to add fuel to the fire. After snapping back to her senses, she shook her head repeatedly, trying to warn Ning Xuan.

Ye Qingqing suddenly spoke, "Cheng Dabao, you should just go with him."

After a moment of shock, Cheng Dabao hurriedly tried to explain, "Ye Qing—"

"Shut up!" Ye Qingqing cut her off with a sharp rebuke.

Cheng Dabao's face paled, and with a THUD, she knelt directly on the ground. She had never seen Ye Qingqing so furious and knew that this time, she was serious. She was truly terrified, for she had never once considered leaving Ye Qingqing.

Ye Qingqing ignored her and turned to Ning Xuan. "You can leave if you want, but you must take her with you!"

Ning Xuan glanced at Cheng Dabao and nodded. He understood the painstaking kindness behind her decision. Despite Ye Qingqing's overwhelming strength here, he knew her own safety would be in jeopardy once she returned to the Chi Ming Dynasty.

"Get lost! I don't want to go with—"

Before Cheng Dabao could finish, Ye Qingqing knocked her unconscious.

"Please, take care of her!" Ye Qingqing personally handed Cheng Dabao to Ning Xuan, then stepped back and bowed.

"Rest assured," Ning Xuan said, his voice deep and solemn. "As long as I, Ning Xuan, am still alive, I will guarantee her safety!"

"With your word, I am at ease."

Ning Xuan glanced toward the space where Ye Qingqing had been imprisoned and asked, "Aside from this method, is there any other way for her to leave?"

"Your word is enough. It shows Jinjin didn't misjudge you. She's my sister; I'll find a way to save her. For now, I will send you out."

"Right here?" Ning Xuan asked in surprise.

"Not here. We're going to the place where we first met."

"Ahem, alright." With Wu Pianpian and the others standing nearby, Ning Xuan felt a little awkward. Fortunately, Ye Qingqing didn't elaborate.

「A quarter of an hour later.」

By the lake inside the Imprisonment Space, once everything was ready, Ye Qingqing said to Ning Xuan, "Before we act, there's something that must be made clear."

"Speak."

"Once we break the barrier of the Star Realm, I will have to immediately confirm the direction of the Chi Ming Dynasty. I might not have the strength left to send you exactly where you want to go."

After exchanging looks, Ning Xuan and the four women nodded.

Still not entirely at ease, Ye Qingqing continued, "But rest assured, I can instantly lock onto the Big Dipper Star Domain. However, I must also remind you that the Star Domain contains more than just the Seven Realms; there are many unknown regions. Even if you are lucky enough to arrive in one of the Seven Realms, you cannot let your guard down. Each Realm has its own unique qualities!"

"Thank you for your concern."

Ye Qingqing was not one to mince words. She shook her head and said bluntly, "I'm not concerned about you. I'm worried about *her* safety. Remember your promise!"

Ning Xuan just smiled. Before Wu Pianpian could retort, the quick-handed Qian Yourong pulled her back.

Ye Qingqing pretended not to notice and asked Ning Xuan, "I heard you obtained the Earth Spring Spirit Milk?"

As Ning Xuan nodded, she stretched out her hand. "I need some."

"Ye Qingqing, don't you go too far!" Wu Pianpian could no longer hold back.

"Senior Sister, she is the daughter of the Emperor of the Chi Ming Dynasty, which rules the entire Big Dipper Star Domain. It's no loss to spend some Earth Spring Spirit Milk to foster a good relationship with her."

Ning Xuan smiled to placate Wu Pianpian, then glanced at Qian Yourong, who had just taken out the Jade Vial.

Before they could even see her move, the Jade Vial appeared in Ye Qingqing's hand. With a seamless motion of grasping, separating, and collecting, it was all done in one fell swoop. By the time Ning Xuan and the others reacted, half of the Earth Spring Spirit Milk was in her possession.

"You're insatiable!" Wu Pianpian burst into a towering rage.

Ning Xuan's expression turned grim. Ye Qingqing had taken half of the entire piece of Earth Spring Spirit Milk he had acquired. Her appetite was simply too big!

Just as he was about to erupt in anger, Ye Qingqing's telepathic voice sounded in his ear. *Rest assured. I, Ye Qingqing, am not an ungrateful person. I will repay you twofold in the future.*

Ning Xuan was about to retort when her voice sounded in his mind again. *If I fail this time, you'll basically be my father.*

"Your mother isn't worth that much Earth Spring Spirit Milk!" Ning Xuan snapped.

"Haven't you seen the portrait? My mother's peerless beauty is renowned throughout the entire Big Dipper Star Domain. She truly lives up to her name..."

"Enough of that nonsense! I like—" Ning Xuan interrupted, but the words caught in his throat.

The Ye Qingqing he knew had vanished, replaced by a face so perfect it eclipsed heaven and earth, its beauty indescribable with any ornate words. She was the spitting image of the Empress of the Chi Ming Dynasty from the portrait!

This was her true face.

"And what if you add me to the deal?" she asked, her voice sounding again.

Ning Xuan, however, quickly regained his composure. "By the time it comes to that, you'd already be dead," he said irritably. "You expect me to raid Hell King's Hall and snatch the Book of Life and Death? Hah! In your dreams!"

Ye Qingqing was taken aback for a moment, then a captivating smile graced her lips. Wu Pianpian and the other three women, who had just snapped out of their stupor, were once again mesmerized.

"Alright, can you hurry up? Stop with all this nonsense!" Ning Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he urged her on anxiously. The allure of such a beauty is too much! I can barely hold on!

Both Ye Qingqing and the nearby Ye Zijin wore expressions of surprise.

In the next moment, both women vanished.

As Ning Xuan felt a touch between his eyebrows, the voices of the two women sounded in unison. "This is the Cultivation Technique practiced by my father. It would be best if you can cultivate it. If not, find a successor."

A flicker of joy went through Ning Xuan, but he immediately said, "This bit of interest isn't enough. What about them?"

The Ye sisters exchanged a glance before Ye Zijin moved with incredible speed. Before Wu Pianpian and the three other women could even comprehend what was happening, a new Cultivation Technique appeared in their minds.

"I have already passed on all of my Cultivation Techniques to Cheng Dabao. Let her teach the others when the time is right," Ye Qingqing explained.

Ning Xuan sighed. "You still don't trust me. How about this? Give me back the Earth Spring Spirit Milk, and we'll leave. You can all pretend we were never here."

"Young Master Ning, you..." Ye Zijin immediately grew anxious.

However, before she could get a word out, Ye Qingqing interrupted her. "Alright, stop acting. That's enough."

"So you saw through me." Ning Xuan shook his head, his expression returning to normal as he looked at Ye Qingqing. "Let's go. You'd better stay alive, or I'll have taken a huge loss!"

This time, Ye Qingqing gave no response, but exchanged a glance with Ye Zijin.

Then, both women struck at once, their slender, jade-like fingers pointing toward the void. With that single gesture, both the Imprisonment Space and the boundary of the Star Realm shattered!

"Let's go!" Ye Qingqing cried out, surging toward the fractured expanse.

Ning Xuan was equally swift. The Flying Boat manifested from the Heavenly Sacrifice Cauldron carried them all as they followed closely behind her.