Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1090 - 1090 640 Pruning Party Feathers_2

Chapter 1090: Chapter 640: Pruning Party Feathers_2 Chapter 1090: Chapter 640: Pruning Party Feathers_2 However, these few sober personal bodyguards had no intention of showing any favor to the people from Yonghe Palace. When it came time for them to be punished, the people of Yonghe Palace wouldn’t be punished alongside them, and the Princes wouldn’t hold the Yonghe Palace people accountable. But they would undoubtedly face the punishment themselves.

Seeing that the sober personal bodyguards were unwilling to cooperate, the faces of the Gold Core Realm experts from Yonghe Palace who had come to offer toasts turned somewhat ugly. However, they didn’t do anything except say a few harsh words like “not considering them friends” before they stepped back and stopped obstructing the bodyguards.

These sober personal bodyguards hurried to find their comrades, intending to feed them sobering pills, but just at that moment, bright lights suddenly flared up in a corner of the side hall. Several Wolf Teeth Knives flew out, racing towards the sober bodyguards with a speed too fast to cover one’s ears, and before the bodyguards could react, the knives ruthlessly stabbed them in their vital spots.

The sober personal bodyguards, no matter what, had not anticipated that Yonghe Palace, which until just now had treated them as friends, as brothers, would suddenly turn hostile and throw Wolf Teeth Knives at them. They were completely unprepared, or, to say that even if they were on guard, it would still have been of no use at this moment. These Wolf Teeth Knives weren’t ordinary; they were personally shot out by Qi Tian, who had been hiding in the corner all along.

None of these personal bodyguards had any artifacts on them above the Half-step Nascent Soul level to protect themselves, not even a Half-step Nascent Soul level artifact. Qi Tian, targeting this specific weakness, had purposefully chosen Wolf Teeth Knives that could just overpower them. As the knives struck them, the bodyguards’ armor automatically activated its Defense Magic Array, but these arrays were no match for the superior quality of the Wolf Teeth Knives and were easily shattered.

In almost the blink of an eye, the sober personal bodyguards, whether in the throat, heart, eyes, or other vital areas, were each hit by a Wolf Teeth Knife. The knives breached their defenses, pierced their bodies, and claimed their lives, leaving no opportunity for struggle or resistance, turning them instantly into corpses.

The deaths of these sober personal bodyguards shocked the drunk bodyguards into realizing the danger. They tried to resist, but the Spiritual Wine had numbed their nerves, significantly slowing their reactions. Qi Tian immediately acted, throwing out numerous Wolf Teeth Knives. These knives, though not as high quality as the first batch, were still strong in their offensive power. Shooting them at the drunken bodyguards, each knife found its mark and brought down a drunken bodyguard.

At the same time, multiple secret passages were revealed within the side hall, and one after another, cultivators from Yonghe Palace emerged from these passages and pounced on the drunken bodyguards. Unbeknownst to them, the side hall’s doors had been tightly shut, and the grand array established within had been activated, cutting off all sound and Spirit Force fluctuations from the side hall.

Where could these drunken bodyguards stand a chance against the cultivators of Yonghe Palace, especially with Qi Tian, who was watching them like a hawk? Whenever he noticed that a personal bodyguard of Emperor Wenzhi or Emperor Bahuang was putting up a strong resistance, he would resolutely shoot a Wolf Teeth Knife and bring them down, eliminating their fighting capability and turning them into captives of Yonghe Palace.

In just a short period, the battle within the side hall had ended. More than thirty Gold Core Realm experts from Wenzhi Palace and Bahuang Palace who entered the side hall, except for a few who had stayed sober and were killed by Qi Tian’s Wolf Teeth Knives, were all captured by Yonghe Palace. Their mouths were gagged, their meridians were sealed, their hands and feet bound, and the Hundred-Mile Message Butterflies were confiscated. They had no ability to resist and were unable to convey any messages outside.

Qi Tian looked over the side hall contentedly. The battle had been swift and clean. In a short amount of time, it was as if a beautiful annihilation was carried out against the personal bodyguards of Emperor Wenzhi and Emperor Bahuang. Although it couldn’t be said that Emperor Wenzhi and Emperor Bahuang had become toothless tigers, at least they were now big tigers that had lost several teeth.

Qi Tian instructed the cultivators of Yonghe Palace, “Take these bodyguards of Emperor Wenzhi and Emperor Bahuang down and guard them closely. Don’t let them disrupt Prince Yonghe’s subsequent plans.”

Most of the cultivators in the Yonghe Palace had participated in the sneak attack on the Jianwu Palace, and without exception, all of them had witnessed Qi Tian’s methods. Although they were not bound by a Servant Pact by Qi Tian like Emperor Yonghe had been, their reverence for Qi Tian was second only to—to—and not below—Emperor Yonghe. They dared not disobey Qi Tian’s orders in the slightest, especially since Emperor Yonghe had already instructed them to heed Qi Tian’s command, making them even less likely to disregard his directives.

After giving these instructions, Qi Tian made his way out of the side hall through the secret passage. He chose a spot to stand and covertly glanced into the main hall a few times, noting that the hall was still filled with merry toasting and clinking, with three Princes happily chatting and enjoying their drinks, conversing in good spirits.

A cold smile formed on the corners of Qi Tian’s mouth. He had no fondness for Emperor Bahuang and Emperor Wenzhi, who were drinking with Emperor Yonghe. To facilitate his future actions in the Eastern Capital City, he wanted to control both Princes and was unwilling to let either of them go free.

At that moment, a personal guard of Emperor Bahuang suddenly changed his expression. He leaned in close to Emperor Bahuang’s ear and discreetly used the Sound Transmission Skill to communicate with him. This alone showed how cautious this personal guard was; even when using the Sound Transmission Skill, he reduced the distance between himself and Emperor Bahuang to prevent others from intercepting his message.

Emperor Bahuang’s countenance also shifted. He said to Emperor Yonghe, “Emperor Yonghe, something has just come to my mind that requires attention back at the Bahuang Palace. I will send this subordinate of mine to take care of some trivial matters there first.”

Emperor Yonghe replied with a smile, “No problem, Bahuang. Your subordinate can leave as needed. Let’s continue our drink and not be distracted by outside affairs.”

Emperor Bahuang gave a meaningful glance to his subordinate, who then immediately moved away from behind him and walked out of the main hall. The subordinate stood at the entrance of the main hall, glancing toward the nearby side hall. The battle there had ended, and the aftermath was being dealt with, but nothing seemed amiss from the outside, and even Divine Sense could not reveal anything.

The guard from Emperor Bahuang furrowed his brows, sensing that something was off, yet he did not head towards the side hall; instead, he immediately took off towards the gates of Emperor Yonghe’s palace.

Qi Tian let out a cold laugh and directly followed the personal guard of Emperor Bahuang.

This guard of Emperor Bahuang was extremely vigilant. Qi Tian had just followed him for a few steps when the guard noticed Qi Tian’s presence. He turned his head for a brief look at Qi Tian, and though Qi Tian pretended to be just passing by, the guard made a move that Qi Tian had not anticipated. He took a magical artifact used for sending messages from his Storage Bag and threw it into the air.

Even though Qi Tian appeared nonchalant, he was constantly using his Divine Sense and the sensory functions of the Heavenly Dao Engine to lock onto the spiritual Qi of the Bahuang guard. Noticing something amiss, Qi Tian did not hesitate in the slightest before making his move. Simultaneously, he performed two actions: the first was to throw two Wolf Teeth Knives, aiming directly at the guard to block all his escape routes, leaving no chance for escape; at the same time, a black hole opened in the palm of Qi Tian’s hand, unleashing several Transporting Whirlwinds that swiftly burst forth, sweeping towards the magical artifact that had been launched by the guard of Emperor Bahuang with the speed of lightning.