Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?!

"Boy, Lin Hao is my direct disciple, yet you have mercilessly killed him without any reason; you deserve death for such a crime!"

"However, considering your cultivation achievements, if you hand over the two spirit treasures of the Great Yue Country's ancestor, I can let this matter go without further retribution."

Zhang Hong said coldly, his tone gradually becoming more brazen.

Where was the previous demeanor of respect and trepidation?

"This condescending attitude is how you handle matters in the Xuanqing Sect?"

Lu Yuan said calmly, but a trace of mockery flickered in his eyes.

With his experience and insight, how could he not see through Zhang Hong's little tricks?

If he really handed over the Black Gold Shield and Blood Spirit Battle Armor, he would most likely be met with Zhang Hong's thunderous blow immediately.

On the contrary.

If Lu Yuan kept these two spirit treasures with him, Zhang Hong would be wary and dare not act rashly!

"Shut up!"

"You insolent thing, do you dare to speak recklessly about matters of my Upper Sect?"

Zhang Hong was suddenly furious.

But instead of taking immediate action, he looked toward the people of the Great Yue Country.

"Li Yue, the ancestor of the Great Yue Country is dead; with your strength, you cannot possibly resist the invasion of neighboring countries."

"But if you hand those two spirit treasures over to me, not only can I help you kill this fiend to avenge the ancestor of the Great Yue Country."

"But I can also promise to protect your Great Yue Royal Family for three hundred years. What do you say?"

"Great Elder, but..."

Li Yue's gaze moved back and forth between Lu Yuan and Zhang Hong, unable to make a decision.

"Father, this senior saved my life..."

Liu Mingyan's eyes were slightly red as she pleaded, hoping Li Yue would help Lu Yuan.

But Li Yue turned a deaf ear, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Zhang Hong glanced at Liu Mingyan and suddenly laughed.

"I see, Li Yue, you were hesitating because you wanted to use a beauty trap to win him over."

"But if I recall correctly, her biological father should be someone else, right?"

Zhang Hong gazed at Li Yue with a half-smile, casually revealing a shocking secret.

Could it be that Princess Mingyan is not the biological daughter of His Majesty?

Upon hearing this, the entire crowd was shocked.

Especially the civil and military officials of the Great Yue Country, their eyes were almost popping out of their sockets.

But thinking more deeply, there had been signs all along.

No wonder His Majesty had always been extremely cold toward Princess Mingyan and her mother, never even asking about them when Mingyan's mother died of illness in bed.

Lu Yuan's eyes also showed a trace of understanding.

Dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes to phoenixes.

He thought to himself how could a mediocre ruler like Li Yue, who was always indulged in wine and women, father an Unparalleled Celestial Pride like Liu Ruyan, who possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Dragon Race.

It turned out there was no blood relation between them.

"Father, is this true?"

Liu Mingyan's body trembled, tears streaming down her face.

Amidst the shock, she also felt some sense of relief.

Tigers do not eat their cubs.

Yet from childhood to adulthood, she never felt any fatherly love or warmth from him.

Even as a princess by title, she was met with disrespect and harsh words from the palace maids.

Recalling all past miseries, Liu Mingyan felt no attachment or sympathy for this man in front of her anymore.

It can be said that from this moment onwards, Li Yue became a complete stranger in her heart!

"Great Elder, what do you mean by this?"

Li Yue trembled with rage, cursing Zhang Hong's entire family in his heart a thousand times over.

Zhang Hong's actions undoubtedly put him on the opposite side of Lu Yuan, leaving no room for reconciliation.

"Why, did I say something incorrect?"

Zhang Hong sneered.

Xuanqing Sect's informants were spread throughout the Great Yue Royal Family, knowing even the time Li Yue woke up each day and what he ate.

"As far as I know, Liu Mingyan's mother was someone you accidentally brought back when you went on a quest."

"But less than nine months later, she gave birth to a child."

"Although you claimed to the outside world that you were in love and she was pregnant while you were outside, how could you deceive my Xuanqing Sect?"

Zhang Hong said lightly, revealing all of Li Yue's secrets.

"Enough!"

Li Yue clenched his fists and shouted angrily.

He thought his unwavering affection could win over Liu Mingyan's mother.

Yet he never expected that from beginning to end, her heart only belonged to that man!

Because of this.

He harbored hatred born of love, allowing all palace maids and eunuchs to torment Liu Mingyan and her mother!

"Zhang Hong, I agree to your terms."

"As long as you help me kill this pair of treacherous lovers, the two spirit treasures of the Great Yue Country, will be yours!"

Looking at Liu Mingyan, who closely resembled that vile woman, Li Yue's heart was filled with boundless loathing and hatred.

"Deal."

Zhang Hong laughed heartily.

The two ancestral spirit treasures of the Great Yue Country were valuable even within the Xuanqing Sect.

If these two treasures could fall into his hands.

His power would surely be greatly enhanced, unafraid even when facing a Creation Realm master.

As for Lu Yuan, in his eyes, he was already a dead man!

As the words fell.

A terrifying aura shook the heavens and erupted from Zhang Hong, directly pressing toward Lu Yuan.

"Watch out, senior!"

Liu Mingyan's heart tightened, immediately reminding him.

Zhang Hong, as the Great Elder of the Xuanqing Sect, possessed unfathomable cultivation, almost on par with a Creation Realm expert.

Moreover.

He may appear old, but having long consumed various treasure pills and spirit medicines, his bodily functions were at their peak.

His life energy was so vigorous that it was even more abundant than many young men.