Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 698 - 577: Deception_1

Chapter 698: Chapter 577: Deception_1

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Jiang Hanyun was unhappy from the depths of her heart when she saw Demon Master Ban Ruyi attempting to flee.

At this siege, Li Xuan had initially not planned on bringing her along. It was only after Jiang Hanyun found out about it by accident that she insisted on joining, overjoyed at the prospect of the hunt.

For this, she agreed to several unequal conditions with Li Xuan, such as substituting him for seven days and helping him capture a certain criminal.

Yet, if they merely met the demon master without engaging in a battle, it would have been a significant loss for her.

She transformed herself into ’Superconducting Thunder’, following closely behind the escaping figure of Ban Ruyi. Simultaneously wielding her thunder blade with her hand, she managed to condense thousands of purple thunderbolts into a giant blade, and swung it towards Ban Ruyi’s direction.

Ban Ruyi did not turn back, for at this moment, the protective array inside the Demon Palace had already been activated by him.

Hundreds, maybe thousands of ghostly arrows shot out from the depths of the corridor in an instant. These arrows swerved to dodge Ban Ruyi and targeted Jiang Hanyun instead.

Jiang Hanyun could not help but let out a stifled grunt, forcing her giant thunder blade to disperse into thousands of bolts again, each one detonating the ghostly arrow beams.

Even though the ghostly arrow beams seemed unending, not a single one made it within a few feet of Jiang Hanyun.

However, her target, Ban Ruyi, had already disappeared around the corner ahead.

Once free from Jiang Hanyun, the demon master’s face turned ashen.

Ban Ruyi had given up on his intention to acquire the Spirit Pill. He realized that the crisis he was facing now exceeded any he had ever encountered before.

He knew that if he stayed any longer, his end would be imminent.

The demon master’s only chance of survival was an array at the central core of the underground Demon Palace.

This was his backup plan and could teleport him thousands of miles away, therefore enabling him to escape the pursuit of these people.

Ban Ruyi’s movements appeared slow but were effectively rapid, as his body flickered like a shadow. However, in that moment, his pupils contracted rapidly.

The tunnel in front of him was freezing at an alarming rate, in less than a tenth of a breath, a thick layer of ice had formed.

Simultaneously, a silver Huaji polearm suddenly appeared out of thin air, pointing towards Ban Ruyi from afar.

—– It was just a short polearm about seven feet long, but in Ban Ruyi’s eyes, the Huaji appeared immeasurably huge, filling every nook and cranny of the space in front of him.

Behind the polearm was a man dressed in plain white scholar clothing, who coldly looked towards Ban Ruyi from afar.

"There’s no escape here, this place is a death trap. I respectfully recognize you as a distinguished individual, and so, I can give you a fair fight today!"

Without hesitating, Ban Ruyi transformed into a bloody light and changed his direction.

But before he could accelerate, there were thousands of sword rays rushing towards him from the front. Behind this onslaught of swords was a conceited man in his twenties, directing the swords with a guided expression on his face.

The man looked at Ban Ruyi with a hint of reluctance in his eyes, "There’s no escaping from this path! Go back!"

He himself had not wanted to help Li Xuan, but the ’Forbidden Core Stone’ in between his brows had made him impossible to slack off.

He had to go all out, regardless of whatever command Li Xuan gave.

With the wave of Dongfang Liang’s hand, a splendid sword light swept across the void. The overwhelming energy of Gengjin immediately counteracted the bloody light that Ban Ruyi had formed around himself.

Meanwhile, Xue Yunrou’s ’Fumo Sword’ also appeared inside the cave, two red sword lights split Ban Ruyi’s Primordial Spirit into two.

Ban Ruyi involuntarily spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood, his body slid back to a hundred feet away before stopping.

He didn’t run again. The heavenly levels that had continuously appeared to hinder him had completely dashed all his hopes of escaping.

After dispelling the light of evasion, Ban Ruyi first let out a long sigh, suppressing the thoughts of despair and terror that welled up in his heart.

Then he looked back with his gloomy and killing-intent-filled eyes, "Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi? Was it you who betrayed me?"

Now, Yu Zhanshi, the Prince Xiang, was holding a giant shield surrounded by five strands of dragon qi, walking slowly out from the depths of the corridor. He was also looking at Ban Ruyi coldly, "Honorable demon master, your intentions are hard to decipher. This time, you not only set a trap to ensnare my daughter, but you’re also trying to make the Marquis of Guanjun and I enemies. Shouldn’t I make a response to this?"

"Scheming? Whether it’s fabricating false charges or not, you, Yu Zhanshi, would know better."

Ban Ruyi laughed, he looked over to Li Xuan and Luo Yan, who had appeared not far away, with great admiration, "Lord Marquis, you’ve put together quite an impressive lineup, indeed. For me, you’ve mobilized so many heavenly level warriors. I truly feel both awe and honor."

Upon Li Xuan’s appearance, he immediately used the ’Void’ technique to seal off the surroundings, cutting off the last hopes of Ban Ruyi’s escape.

Only then did Li Xuan leisurely look over at Ban Ruyi, "Was the Queen Mother the mastermind behind the attempted assassination on Princess Changle?"

"As for that, I have no comment." Ban Ruyi laughed, "However, I’d advise Lord Marquis, to be careful of His Lordship, the Prince Xiang. Do you really think that Prince Xiang has no connection to the attempted assassination of Princess Changle?"

"I judge people by their actions, not their intentions."

He looked at Ban Ruyi emotionlessly: "Since Prince Xiang has helped me find you, Ban Ruyi, his suspicions can be dismissed."

"What a theory of no emotions involved!" Demon Master Ban Ruyi bursts out laughing: "I only need to say one thing! Even the Queen Mother and the country’s father-in-law do not know where I am hiding, but he, Yu Zhanshi, who is just a leisurely vassal king, happens to know.

Really pathetic! Despicable! Thirty-seven years ago, I, Ban Ruyi, was commissioned by him, Yu Zhanshi, to ally with the Queen Mother and strive for the throne of the Jin Dynasty. Now, I, Ban Ruyi, am reduced to this state."

Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi’s face turned red immediately, his eyes popped out, filled with anger: "You are slandering! When have I ever asked you to join the Queen Mother? Thirty-seven years ago, I had never even met you. I am a prince of the Jin Dynasty, and you, Ban Ruyi, are a wanted criminal wreaking havoc across the world. How can I, a prince, fall among your evil spirits?

Marquis of Guanjun, don’t listen to his nonsense. He is just trying to confuse everyone and smear my reputation! This man is cunning as a fox, sly and venomous, and absolutely cannot be trusted."

Demon Master Ban Ruyi sneered: "You people of the Jin royal family have always been so brutally ruthless, this talent of bridge demolition after crossing the river is simply innate.

Yu Zhanshi, I only regret that thirty-seven years ago, I trusted your reputation as the ’noble king’ too much and kept no more evidence. But I swear by the sun and the moon that all the reasons I got close to the Queen Mother and got involved in the royal battle were related to Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi."

After that, he looked coldly at Jiang Yunqi: "Brother Jiang, you said before that you would give me a fair battle opportunity, does that still count now?

"Don’t worry, I have no intention of escaping, just because I also practiced the Ice-Thunder Style for a period before ascending to the heavenly level, so I want to see what kind of scenery Brother Jiang’s combination of ice and thunder is like?"

Jiang Yunqi’s sword eyebrows rose, he took his other Huaji in his hand with interest.

"You are quite interesting! Xuan, how about I get rid of this demon master for you?"

Li Xuan was naturally indifferent to this, all he wanted was the death of Demon Master Ban Ruyi, as for how this Demon Master died, Li Xuan didn’t care much.

However, the belated Jiang Hanyun felt aggrieved and pursed her lips.

She taled a lot of good words to Li Xuan and made many promises just to follow him here, but in the end, the biggest fruit was snatched by her own father.

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The fight between Demon Master Ban Ruyi and Jiang Yunqi lasted a full six hours before it ended.

At this time, the land around Paiyun Temple for twenty miles had all turned into an ice kingdom. Ban Ruyi himself was frozen in a block of ice-blue ice at the foot of the mountain.

His body seemed intact, but Li Xuan could sense that Ban Ruyi’s flesh and Primordial Spirit had disintegrated and were obliterated into a powder status.

Once the ice melts, the body of Demon Master Ban Ruyi will also dissolve into the water.

Jiang Yunqi, who was carrying his hands on his back after the battle, looked slightly complex at Ban Ruyi’s corpse: "He actually didn’t lose, he just wanted to die until the end. In a fair duel, the chance of my loss exceeds 70 percent."

Li Xuan also noticed that Ban Ruyi really made a full effort only more than two hours in advance.

In the last moment, Ban Ruyi seemed to be making a big move, but he was actually sending himself to Jiang Yunqi’s halberd.

This person obviously has gotten what he wished for and is only seeking a fast death,

One has to admit that this man’s mentality and cultivation far surpasses Li Zhetian, and he died like a character.

However, regarding Jiang Yunqi’s judgment, Li Xuan did not agree: "My dear uncle is being modest. In the end, you still have extra tricks, but Ban Ruyi has already done his best."

The terrifying thing about Ban Ruyi is not his fighting power.

However, Jiang Yunqi had a noncommittal smile: "You guys go back first. I just had some new insights. I need to study them intensively for three or five days, and expect to take my martial intentions to the next level."

Li Xuan was surprised and thought that his father-in-law was advancing quite fast on martial arts.

He just observed Jiang Yunqi’s martial intentions, and it had clearly entered the ’Hun’ level, this level of promotion would not be close to ’Divine Realm’?

Li Xuan was very curious about what level Jiang Yunqi’s martial arts could reach in a few days.

However, all those gathered here, except Dongfang Liang, are busy people, and Li Xuan is no exception.

After Li Xuan thoroughly ransacked the Demon Palace and looted all the valuable things, he and the others boarded Xue Yunrou’s ’Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo Divine Shuttle’ and returned to the capital at a lightning speed.

As soon as Xue Yunrou entered the city wall, she let Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi down.

She then curiously asked Li Xuan: "What do you think of Ban Ruyi’s words? Is he setting up a trap or is it true?"

"I don’t know." Li Xuan shook his head slightly: "Based on the current situation, Yu Zhanshi is more credible. However, neither of them is a good thing, so it’s better to be cautious."

While they were talking, the ’Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo Divine Shuttle’ controlled by Xue Yunrou had already reached the residence of the Marquis of Guanjun.

Li Xuan was about to count the spoils of this round of killings of the demon master, but he heard a roar from Liang Heng below the shuttle that shook half of the capital: "Li Xuan! You bastard, come out and die!"

Li Xuan was stunned and immediately stuck his head out of the ’Nine Heavens Ten Earths Pimo Divine Shuttle’ to look down.

Dongfang Liang beside him had a strange look, looking at the many heavenly seats before his eyes, thinking that the timing of General Liang was really bad.