The further Leng Ruo Li and Jian Feng walked east, the louder the sounds of fighting became.
Thus, the two quickened their pace towards the direction of the sounds and soon saw the scene of Jun Mo Han battling the man in black.
Jun Mo Han and the man in black were both using their internal energy to fight in mid-air. Where their internal energies collided, a gust of wind instantly arose, creating a fiery circle. The battle was fierce.
Seeing this, Leng Ruo Li's brows furrowed, her heart filled with worry. Jun Mo Han's current physical condition meant he should not be using his internal energy. If his internal energy was too depleted, it would immediately trigger his wolf poison. What could be done?
However, Leng Ruo Li could not help at all. She had no internal energy and could not withstand the impact of the two men's internal energies. As soon as she approached Jun Mo Han and the man in black, she would be sent flying by the combined force of their internal energy.
Jian Feng, standing beside Leng Ruo Li, immediately used his Qing Gong to fly towards Jun Mo Han, gathering internal energy in his hand and striking the man in black along with Jun Mo Han.
With Jian Feng's addition to Jun Mo Han's side, the two gained the upper hand. The man in black gradually could not withstand the assault and was eventually thrown back over ten meters by the internal energy unleashed by Jun Mo Han and Jian Feng, forming an arc before crashing heavily onto the grass. He spat out a mouthful of blood, bringing a brief pause to the fight.
Leng Ruo Li rushed to Jun Mo Han's side and whispered in his ear, "Jun Mo Han, you cannot use your internal energy anymore. If you deplete a large amount of internal energy tonight, I won't be able to suppress the wolf poison within you."
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo Han's lips curled into an almost imperceptible arc.
"Li'er, are you concerned about me?" Jun Mo Han asked, his mood evidently lifted.
Leng Ruo Li: "..."
At a time like this?
He was still in the mood to joke.
Where had the formerly cold and proud Prince Leng gone?
However, the man in black quickly recovered his composure and flew up again, channeling all his internal energy to his palm, which then manifested as a ball of black mist. He then formed his hands into orchid-like gestures, slowly twirling them together, creating a large black halo around him.
Following this, the man in black brought his two orchid-shaped palms together, and they instantly transformed into a ferocious, black dragon head with glaring eyes. The large black halo subsequently formed a dragon's tail, suspended in mid-air.
"No way!"
"The man in black is using the Yin Absorption Dragon Shadow evil art again!" Leng Ruo Li exclaimed, her brow furrowed.
As soon as she finished speaking, the ferocious dragon head formed by the man in black, with a thought, spewed out a torrent of fierce flames towards Jun Mo Han and the other two.
Jun Mo Han swiftly swept Leng Ruo Li into his arms and immediately used his Qing Gong to fly up, successfully evading the dragon shadow's attack. Jian Feng also successfully dodged the dragon shadow's attack.
Leng Ruo Li searched carefully for a while but could not find the dragon shadow's weakness. Suddenly, her almond-shaped eyes lit up, and a wicked arc formed on her lips.
"Jun Mo Han, put me down first, then you and Jian Feng can draw the man in black away and distract him. I have a way to deal with him."
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo Han looked down at Leng Ruo Li. He and Jian Feng immediately flew up, their hearts filled with doubt. Although his martial arts were not at their peak, Jian Feng's martial arts were not weak either. Even with their combined strength, they were currently unable to break through the man in black's Yin Absorption Dragon Shadow. What method could a woman without internal energy possibly have?
Could it be that she would again pull out those peculiar items from her sleeve?
As Jun Mo Han pondered this with curiosity, Leng Ruo Li pulled out a very large iron contraption (a submachine gun) from her sleeve and aimed it at the dragon shadow's head, opening fire.
Because the man in black's dragon shadow was moving too fast, Leng Ruo Li missed with her first five shots.
Jun Mo Han quickly identified the problem and mentally transmitted to Jian Feng: "Jian Feng, let's trap the man in black's dragon shadow between us and attack."
After receiving the transmission, Jian Feng immediately replied, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Subsequently, Jian Feng positioned himself opposite Jun Mo Han, and they sandwiched the man in black between them, launching their attacks while also preventing him from escaping.
At this moment, Leng Ruo Li swiftly raised her submachine gun, aiming at the dragon head formed by the man in black and unleashed a barrage of fire. After firing three more shots, the bullets finally hit the man in black.
The man in black immediately felt a sharp pain in his thigh, let out a scream, and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood. His dragon shadow immediately vanished, severely depleting his internal energy and leaving him critically wounded.
"Ah—"
"It hurts so much!"
"You damned bitch, I will kill you!"
As he spoke these words, the man in black's face contorted into a hideous expression. His beady rat-like eyes were fixed on Leng Ruo Li, and his sinister gaze seemed to transform into a sharp sword, intent on piercing Leng Ruo Li's head.
Jun Mo Han, hearing the man in black curse his woman in front of him, felt a surge of anger. He drew his soft sword, flew towards the man in black, and thrust it into the man's chest. The man in black died on the spot.
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In the palace, after leaving the cold palace, the Emperor, holding the Queen's lost chain ring, his face grim, strode towards the Queen's Fengqi Palace.
The palace maids and eunuchs waiting outside the gate of Fengqi Palace trembled in fear as they saw the Emperor's gloomy face approaching. They had a premonition that the Queen was about to face great misfortune.
"Your servant (Your slave) pays respects to His Majesty!" the palace maids and eunuchs shouted loudly, attempting to alert the Empress inside the sleeping quarters.
"Where is your Empress?" The Emperor had no time to attend to these servants at the moment.
"Reporting to His Majesty, the Empress is asleep in her sleeping quarters. This servant will immediately go and call the Empress out to receive Your Majesty." a young palace maid said softly.
"No need. I shall go in and see her myself!"
The Emperor immediately refused, strode into the Queen's sleeping quarters, and instructed the guards to strictly guard the entrance and not allow anyone to enter.
This was because being cuckolded by his own people was a deeply shameful matter for the Emperor of a nation, and the fewer people who knew, the better.
After the Emperor entered the Queen's sleeping quarters, the Queen slowly rose from her phoenix bed. Pretending to see the Emperor, she put on an expression of great excitement.
"Your Majesty, why didn't you notify this consort when you came to Fengqi Palace tonight?" the Queen said in a coquettish tone.
In fact, the Queen had already guessed that the Emperor would come to Fengqi Palace to settle accounts with her after leaving the cold palace.
Therefore, she had specifically chosen to wear a very revealing undergarment to sleep in tonight and had lit an aphrodisiac incense in her sleeping quarters.
Her success in charming the Emperor and turning a crisis into favor tonight depended on this moment.