Zhou Hong and Long Yu arrived in the living room, and Long Yu immediately ordered the servants to bring up the delicious dishes.
The two drank heartily, clinking glasses, exchanging insights while drinking to their fill.
Naturally, they also exchanged plenty of insights on that other front.
However, just as they were in the midst of their meal and drinks, a servant rushed in to report.
"City Lord, something has gone wrong, the Queen Mother has arrived."
Long Yu immediately stood up and looked at Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong chuckled and said, "Don't worry, let's go out and see."
Zhou Hong walked out of the hall, leaped into the air, and stood in mid-sky. Indeed, in the distance, a five-clawed golden dragon was pulling a colorful sedan chair. The chair looked like something no ordinary person could possess, and inside sat a woman of noble bearing and exquisite grace.
"Oh no, it really is the Queen Mother," Long Yu's face changed.
"Long Yu, which immortal kingdom does this Queen Mother belong to?"
"The immortal kingdom I reside in is called Huo Hou Immortal Kingdom, and the Immortal Emperor's name is Huo Hou. This Queen Mother is the Immortal Emperor's wife, more precisely, his primary wife."
"What is the approximate strength of this Immortal Emperor Huo Hou?" Zhou Hong asked again.
"I'm not sure about that, I haven't reached that level yet."
"You just need to tell me how many cities are in the Huo Hou Immortal Kingdom."
"About a hundred or so, not many. It's similar to the neighboring Long Yan Immortal Kingdom. By the way, Immortal Emperor Long Yan and Immortal Emperor Huo Hou are very good friends."
"Only a little over a hundred cities." Zhou Hong chuckled. Although Zhou Hong didn't know their strength, he could generally infer it from the size of their territory. A powerful Immortal Emperor would not possess such a small domain.
"Zhou Hong, do you think Immortal Emperor Huo Hou is not very strong?" Long Yu asked.
"He shouldn't be strong. He's probably not much different from Ye Chen, whom I killed before."
"Oh." Long Yu was filled with admiration.
At this moment, the Queen Mother's phoenix carriage had arrived.
"Who among you is Long Yu?" the Queen Mother rushed out, looking at Zhou Hong and Long Yu with an enraged expression.
Long Yu flew out first and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, I am Long Yu."
"How dare you, a mere City Lord, kill my people." Su Dan Novel Network
Zhou Hong also rushed out and said, "Don't misunderstand, I killed them. This has nothing to do with him."
"And who are you?"
"My name is Zhou Hong. I happened to pass by and saw this City Lord Long Yu about to give away the Hong Meng Immortal Medicine to someone else, so I came up and snatched it. Only then did I learn from this City Lord that they were your people. I didn't want to implicate him, so I waited here, and I didn't expect you to come."
Seeing Zhou Hong's nonchalant demeanor, the Queen Mother became incredibly angry.
"How dare you kill my people."
"No, my boldness might be a little greater than you think. I not only dare to kill your people, but I even dare to kill you." Zhou Hong chuckled, showing no regard for the woman who made countless people kneel in submission.
"You are truly arrogant." The Queen Mother was so angry that she didn't want to speak further. She held something in her hand and instantly threw it towards Zhou Hong. It was unclear what it was. When the object flew to Zhou Hong, it immediately transformed into a cage.
It seemed the Queen Mother didn't intend to kill Zhou Hong directly, but rather to capture him and torture him thoroughly.
However, in the next second, eight giant puppets instantly appeared beside Zhou Hong.
"Boom!" The moment the giant puppets appeared, they formed a sword formation. One of the puppets instantly unleashed a sword strike, and the incoming cage was reduced to nothing. Simultaneously, the Queen Mother seemed to suffer a severe backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"How is this possible?" the Queen Mother looked at the eight giant puppets in front of her in disbelief.
Zhou Hong said directly, "Huo Hou's wife, don't waste your energy. You can't kill me. We don't have any deep-seated hatred. If you leave now, I'll let you go. If you persist in your stubbornness and refuse to see reason, then I'll just chop you up directly. I won't lie to you, the Dragon Yan Immortal Kingdom next door, a person named Long Hua, has already been cleaved by me."
"What? You killed him?" The Queen Mother's expression changed. She had already learned of this matter. The Immortal Emperor of Dragon Yan next door was investigating, but unfortunately, there were no clues at all. Even the Virtuous Immortal of the Dragon Yan Immortal Kingdom was dead. This incident had caused a stir in dozens of immortal kingdoms. Some immortals who had once admired the Virtuous Immortal had formed alliances to find the killer, but they never expected the killer to be right in front of them.
"If you refuse to see reason, then I won't hold back," Zhou Hong said impatiently. If she were sensible, Zhou Hong wouldn't want to gain another enemy. However, thinking about it now, the possibility was slim, because Long Yu had just mentioned that the Immortal Emperor of Dragon Yan and the Immortal Emperor of Huo Hou were good friends. They might even join forces to deal with him.
"Hmph, Zhou Hong, is it? Are you thinking of relying on these few puppets to contend with an Immortal Emperor? You're too overestimating yourself." The Queen Mother seemed to be trying to extract information from Zhou Hong.
"Ten...!" Zhou Hong didn't want to say more and directly shouted "Ten."
"Ten what ten? Do you have ten other divine abilities?" The Queen Mother, hearing Zhou Hong shout a ten, asked with some confusion.
"Nine." Zhou Hong did not answer her and shouted another number.
"Damn it, he's counting down." The Queen Mother's face changed. She finally understood why Zhou Hong suddenly shouted a ten. He was counting down, and if her guess was correct, when Zhou Hong counted down to one, he would make his move.
Remembering Zhou Hong's strength just now, the Queen Mother turned pale with fear.
"Eight, seven...!"
Without a word, the Queen Mother immediately ordered the five-clawed golden dragon to escape quickly.
"Six, five, four, three, two...!"
By the time Zhou Hong counted to two, the Queen Mother's figure was long gone from the sky.
"Hahaha." Long Yu couldn't help but laugh heartily at the sight of the Queen Mother fleeing in a panic. He had never imagined that the high and mighty Queen Mother would be in such a predicament before Zhou Hong.
"Hmph, good for you for running fast. If you were still here babbling when I counted to one, I would have sent you to join Long Hua," Zhou Hong said with a slight curl of his lips.
Long Yu said, "Zhou Hong, you're too awesome, you're really my idol."
"Long Yu, sooner or later, you will be able to too."
"It's too difficult. You should know that to cultivate and break through, one needs the approval of the Immortal Emperor of the immortal kingdom one is in. It's truly too difficult, and I can't get approval. How can I have a chance to reach the Immortal Emperor?"