At this moment.
The Zhennan King's Consort arrived at the scene with a group of guards, her face like frost: "You cannot take him away!"
Immediately, dozens of people surrounded the Chen family patriarch and his entourage.
The Chen family patriarch's eyes were bloodshot, and he said angrily, "Are you going too far!"
"By threatening his parents' lives, you forced him to die. Now, can't you at least let us take the body back for burial!"
The Zhennan King's Consort said coldly, "I suspect he faked his death."
The Chen family patriarch, Yao Zixuan, Ji Lengyue, Lin Yuexian, Fang Bahua, the sixteen families of Shu Mountain, and the thousands of Zhennan Army soldiers present all stared at the Zhennan King's Consort with angry eyes.
The Chen family patriarch pointed at the Zhennan King's Consort with a trembling finger, "Our Chen family's young master died in battle under the gaze of thousands of people, and you still suspect our young master faked his death to escape?"
"Do you want to dismember the body of our Chen family's young master to vent your anger?"
"Our Chen family's young master exposed the Eastern Japanese conspiracy this time and died fighting the Eastern Japanese princess. He made such a great contribution and should have enjoyed wealth and honor, but he was forced to die by the Zhennan King's nine golden imperial decrees. I ask you, do you want to instigate rebellion and force the Zhennan King to suffer the backlash of national destiny!"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed.
The Zhennan King's Consort's expression changed drastically, and she said in a deep voice, "I didn't mean that."
Such a heavy accusation was placed on the Zhennan King's Consort; how could she bear it?
Ji Lengyue pointed at Chen Jiuyang's body: "Then look with your eyes, did my man fake his death to escape!"
The Zhennan King's Consort's expression shifted several times, and she said coldly, "Since Chen Jiuyang died in battle for the country, he should be brought back to his hometown for a grand burial."
"Then get out of here!" Ji Lengyue cursed at the Zhennan King's Consort at the top of her lungs.
"Presumptuous!" The Zhennan King's Consort's face was extremely unpleasant. As the Zhennan King's Consort, who dared to insult her like this?
The Chen family patriarch sneered, "So what if we are presumptuous? What, are you going to invite the Zhennan King to issue another golden imperial decree and then find ways to kill us?"
"Let me make it clear, I will not leave the territory of Long Country."
This time, the Zhennan King issued the golden imperial decree to kill Chen Jiuyang by using the Eastern Japanese princess Fujimoto Sakura as bait to lure Chen Jiuyang out of Long Country before the current situation arose.
The Zhennan King's Consort's face was stiff, and she dared not speak for a long time. She turned and left with her guards.
After the Zhennan King's Consort left, the Chen family patriarch placed Chen Jiuyang's body on the car and left the scene with Chen Jiuyang's several women.
In the car.
"Clang—"
A metal crossbow bolt inserted into Chen Jiuyang's corpse was ejected from his body on its own, and then the wound quickly healed.
The Chen family patriarch's eyelids twitched. Could it be that Chen Jiuyang really faked his death to escape?
But Chen Jiuyang had no heartbeat or breathing, and his body was extremely cold. How was this possible?
"Clang clang!"
All the crossbow bolts and swords on Chen Jiuyang's body fell to the ground, and all his wounds healed.
This scene also stunned Yao Zixuan, Ji Lengyue, and Lin Yuexian.
Could it be that their man was really not dead?
But... Chen Jiuyang had no breathing or heartbeat.
The Chen family patriarch also quickly checked and found no signs of Chen Jiuyang reviving. He suddenly remembered that Lin Yuexian had fed Chen Jiuyang a pill.
It was too hasty just now, and he hadn't noticed what pill this little girl had fed Chen Jiuyang that had such a strange effect.
The Chen family patriarch asked Lin Yuexian, "Little girl, what pill did you feed Jiuyang just now?"
Lin Yuexian replied tearfully, "It was a Six-Turn Golden Elixir awarded by Longjing when my father was promoted to a third-rank official. Originally, Zixuan's grandfather asked me to use this Six-Turn Golden Elixir for Jiuyang to fake his death and survive this ordeal, but we were still too late."
"Boom!"
The Chen family patriarch was stunned on the spot. He took a deep look at Lin Yuexian, not expecting this little girl to be the daughter of a third-rank official.
He then realized, could it be that Chen Jiuyang had not truly died?
The Six-Turn Golden Elixir was a peerless treasure medicine that Daoist Longhu Mountain could refine only once every sixty years. Its effect was that no matter how severe the injury, as long as this pill was taken, all injuries would be immediately restored.
But the prerequisite was that the person had not completely died.
The Chen family patriarch was also confused about the situation and quickly summoned Elder Han.
Elder Han examined Chen Jiuyang's body and was also uncertain. He frowned and said, "I have never heard of this matter before. I need to consult the old ancestor."
Upon hearing that Chen Jiuyang might not be dead, Chen Jiuyang's several women immediately stopped crying and rushed to Su Hang Han Clan to seek an audience with the long-lived old ancestor of the Han Clan.
The Han Clan patriarch's brow furrowed upon seeing Chen Jiuyang, and he exclaimed, "A person who can bring the dead back to life!"
Everyone was confused. The Chen family patriarch asked, "Senior, what is 'a person who can bring the dead back to life'?"
The Han Clan patriarch said, "Life and death are like yin and yang; within you there is me, and within me there is you. This young man's current situation is precisely like this, neither alive nor dead, caught between the two."
"Senior, can Jiuyang live?" Yao Zixuan asked with great concern.
The Han Clan patriarch said, "Let me observe him more carefully."
The Han Clan patriarch's terrifying divine soul spread out and fell upon Chen Jiuyang. He observed him meticulously. After a long time, he clicked his tongue and said, "He is indeed not completely dead. Although his physical body had ceased functioning, for some reason, his divine soul and spiritual platform have not disappeared, as if his life is being held on."
"It seems he has a great secret, and he is more than just a peerless genius."
"There is indeed a chance for him to fully recover and wake up."
"After taking the Six-Turn Golden Elixir, his physical body is unharmed, and his divine soul and spiritual platform still retain a trace, like a seed. Perhaps one day, when the seed of the divine soul sprouts, he will completely wake up."
Hearing the Han Clan patriarch's words, everyone's expression immediately brightened.
The Chen family patriarch bowed deeply to Lin Yuexian: "Thank you for bringing the Six-Turn Golden Elixir."
Yao Zixuan hugged Lin Yuexian: "If Jiuyang marries you as a secondary wife, it will be our fortune and his."
Ji Lengyue said, "If Jiuyang can live, you and I will be sisters."
The Han Clan patriarch clicked his tongue and chuckled, "Don't celebrate too early. It's uncertain when this seed of divine soul will sprout. It might be today, it might be tomorrow, it might be in a year, it might be in ten years, or even a hundred years. It's completely unpredictable."
At this moment, the Yan Sheng Blade clenched in Chen Jiuyang's hand let out a 'humming' sound.
A moment later, Qiu Yihan arrived, holding the Han Ling Sword, her eyes slightly red and her voice cold: "The Yan Sheng Blade told me through the Han Ling Sword that Chen Jiuyang's divine soul is protected by his ancestral jade pendant, and there is a spirit nurturing place within the Han Clan forbidden area that can nourish my Dao companion's divine soul."
"Now I need to take Chen Jiuyang into the Han Clan forbidden area, otherwise, once the candle of his divine soul is extinguished, he will die completely."
After speaking, Qiu Yihan picked up Chen Jiuyang's body and prepared to leave. Before leaving, she looked at Ji Lengyue, Yao Zixuan, and Lin Yuexian and said softly, "You did well this time. If he can truly live, I will recognize you as sisters."
"But I am the primary wife, and you are all my sisters."
Then, Qiu Yihan, holding Chen Jiuyang's body, rushed into the Han Clan forbidden area.
Ji Lengyue, Yao Zixuan, and Lin Yuexian exchanged glances.
Qiu Yihan seemed to be only nineteen, younger than all of them?
After hearing that Chen Jiuyang could live, their tense hearts relaxed, and their thoughts began to turn to a positive direction.
The Chen family patriarch breathed a sigh of relief, his mood instantly rising from hell to heaven. He then said, "You all return to Fengcheng and take good care of Jiuyang's parents. Jiuyang is a very filial child. When he wakes up, he should immediately return to Fengcheng to see his parents."
"And be sure not to let Jiuyang's parents know about this."
The few women nodded.
"Next, I also need to go and handle some matters for Jiuyang."