Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 641: Chapter 640: I’ll Let You Choose

Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang were already locked in a bloody, inseparable battle. Meanwhile, the Monk and Daoist, who had long since taken advantage of the chaos to escape, had arrived on a Black-striped Tiger at a location two hundred li from Divine Celestial City, where Xi Zijin and Little Ape were already waiting.

Back in Divine Celestial City, Lin Yun sat alone and relaxed on a bamboo chair in the courtyard. Just then, Qing Zhu strode in, followed closely by Wei Yunhang.

Seeing Lin Yun’s relaxed demeanor, Qing Zhu asked, ”Lin Yun, where did Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang go?”

”Miss Qing Zhu, they are your subordinates. If they’ve gone missing, why would you ask me?” Lin Yun replied casually with a slight smile.

The moment she heard the news, Qing Zhu’s first reaction was that Lin Yun was behind it. He had been too quiet these past few days—so quiet that she had hardly even noticed him.

”Lin Yun, don’t forget, you are currently poisoned by the Celestial Demon Pill. Without my antidote, you will surely die,” Qing Zhu said, her voice turning cold as she looked at him.

’The Celestial Demon Pill’s poison?’ Lin Yun smiled to himself but said nothing. He had already completely purged the poison from his body last night. Right now, he couldn’t be healthier.

”Miss Qing Zhu, Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang are your right and left hands. Is this really how you ask for a favor?” Lin Yun replied with a smile.

Qing Zhu had no idea where Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang had gone. She didn’t even know the whereabouts of the Sixth Commander and Seventh Commander. After thinking it over, she concluded that since this was Lin Yun’s scheme, he must know where they were.

After her initial anger subsided, Qing Zhu slowly calmed down. She dismissed Wei Yunhang and sat down next to Lin Yun. A seductive smile reappeared on her face as she looked at him.

”Lin Yun, what’s your goal in doing this? Do you want me to let you go? Or help you cure the Celestial Demon Pill’s poison?”

Hearing her words, Lin Yun replied nonchalantly, ”Who knows...”

”You...” Lin Yun’s attitude infuriated Qing Zhu all over again, but she quickly calmed herself. The ball was in his court now. If she wanted to know where Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang were, she had to get the information from him.

”You’re aware of the feud between Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang, aren’t you?” Lin Yun said lightly, taking a sip of tea.

Upon hearing this, Qing Zhu instantly realized the gravity of the situation. She also guessed what Lin Yun was up to.

She roughly figured that Lin Yun must have used the feud between Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang to incite conflict between them. She didn’t know the specific details, but that no longer mattered.

Connecting this with the fact that the Sixth and Seventh Commanders had also left Divine Celestial City one after the other, Qing Zhu quickly deduced that they were likely fighting to the death somewhere outside the city right now.

”Looks like you’ve figured it out. You’d better hurry, then. If you’re too late, I’m afraid they might just kill each other,” Lin Yun said with a light chuckle.

Her gaze turned icy as she stared daggers at Lin Yun. His move was truly ingenious—he had managed to make Song Tianyang and Lin Jianhong fight to the death without lifting a finger himself.

For Lin Yun to have set up such a clever scheme right under her nose... she had to admit, she had still underestimated him.

”Tell me where Lin Jianhong and the others are now, and I’ll let you leave Divine Celestial City. How about it?” Qing Zhu said after a moment of silence.

Hearing this, Lin Yun just smiled and shook his head. ’I tell her where the two of them are, and she’ll let me go? Would I really believe a promise like that?’

Knowing Qing Zhu’s personality, he was certain she wouldn’t let him leave even if he told her the location of Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang. Besides, Lin Yun had never intended for her to let him go; when it was time to leave, he would leave on his own terms.

”Do you really think I’d believe your words? Besides, even if I don’t say anything, I trust that with Miss Qing Zhu’s intelligence, you’ll figure out where the two of them are soon enough,” Lin Yun said with a smile.

At this point, Lin Yun held all the cards. Facing him, Qing Zhu felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.

Lin Yun had calculated everything perfectly. He not only successfully stoked the hatred between Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang, but he also made them leave Divine Celestial City behind her back to fight to the death.

Moreover, he had timed it so the Demon Palace Warriors would launch a major offensive against a Divine Palace city. Now, Qing Zhu was caught between a rock and a hard place. If she went to relieve the city, Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang would likely kill each other.

But if she went to save Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang, the city would most likely be conquered by the Demon Palace. Then, the Demon Palace’s overall strength would skyrocket.

Qing Zhu stared at Lin Yun, her mind racing. Lin Yun remained silent. It was all up to her choice now: save the city, and Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang would die.

Save Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang, and the city would fall. It was an incredibly difficult choice.

Faced with this dilemma, Qing Zhu made her decision quickly. This alone showed that she was indeed a very decisive person.

She ordered someone to bring a map. Qing Zhu stared at it intently, and after a hundred breaths of silence, her gaze fixed on a single point.

That was right—it was the very place where Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang were fighting their bloody battle. Lin Yun wasn’t surprised that she had figured it out. He knew something this simple wouldn’t stump her.

”Lin Yun, I admit I was careless this time. But don’t you forget, you’re poisoned by the Celestial Demon Pill. Without my antidote, you won’t live for more than a month,” Qing Zhu said coolly now that she had pinpointed their location. With that, she left with Wei Yunhang.

In the end, Qing Zhu chose to save Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang. Perhaps in her eyes, the two of them were more important than a city.

Taking three Divine Palace Commanders and Wei Yunhang with her, Qing Zhu and her group quickly left the city. Outside, the Monk and Daoist, who were already lying in ambush, saw her contingent leave Divine Celestial City. The Monk spoke softly.

”Let’s move.”

Qing Zhu had left Divine Celestial City with many of the Divine Palace’s elite. At that moment, it wasn’t just the Monk and his group who began to act. Lin Yun also slowly rose to his feet, stretched his body, and smiled.

”I suppose it’s time for me to get moving too. I just wonder, Lin Jianhong, Song Tianyang... will you two be able to hold on until Qing Zhu arrives?”

In his heart, Lin Yun naturally wanted to annihilate both Lin Jianhong and Song Tianyang in one fell swoop. That was why he had dragged things out for so long. By his estimation, their battle should be reaching its conclusion by now.

The plan had been successfully executed. All that remained was his escape. Standing alone in the courtyard, Lin Yun’s Space Ring flashed. The Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear appeared in his hand, and in an instant, Elemental Power at the Peak of the Celestial Spirit Realm erupted skyward.

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