Although there had been no snowfall in the Divine Capital these days, the autumn wind was bleak, and it was already a scene of deep autumn.

These days, Yu Xiyi almost went to the bamboo building every single day to see if Chen Chao had returned. He went so frequently that people felt that the bamboo building was no different from his own office where the mighty Sword Immortal Yu checked in daily.

But after going back and forth many times, he still could not see Chen Chao. Yu Xiyi gradually became a little impatient, and in the end, had no choice but to head to the Right Guard Office and found Song Lian in the main hall.

When Song Lian saw Yu Xiyi walk in, he quickly stood up. Although Song Lian had already stepped into the Nepenthe Realm and was one of the top martial artists in this world, before him was Yu Xiyi, who was not only a sword immortal but also had the Sword Sect behind him. Showing more respect was never wrong.

Yu Xiyi asked bluntly, "Commander Song, after Chen Chao that fellow flattened Three Streams Manor, he has no plans to return to the Divine Capital?"

After standing up, Song Lian heard this question and gave a wry smile. "Sword Immortal Yu, although this Song is a bit older than that brat, that brat is now the Lord Warden Commander of our Great Liang. His authority is greater. Other than His Highness the Crown Prince, there is no one in the entire Great Liang who can control him.

"Where he wants to go, he doesn't need to tell anyone. This Song has no idea either."

Song Lian rubbed his cheek. When he first heard that Three Streams Manor had been wiped out, he had been a little surprised. Afterward, he had also been waiting for Chen Chao to return, but no matter how long he waited, there was no news that Chen Chao would return to the Divine Capital.

As for his whereabouts, he was even more clueless.

Yu Xiyi frowned and said, "That stinking brat caused such a huge mess outside, and instead of hurrying back, he is wandering around everywhere. Is he really not afraid of death?"

Song Lian laughed and said, "Now that he has already become a peerless martial artist at the end of Nepenthe, there really aren’t many people who can cause him trouble."

Yu Xiyi snorted coldly. He grew angry just thinking about it. He did not know where that freak of a brat came from. At the start, he was still standing behind him. How long had it been? Even standing side by side was not enough? He had to insist on walking in front of Your Father?

He had originally made up his mind that once Chen Chao returned to the Divine Capital, he, Yu Xiyi, would draw his sword and slash him a few times no matter what. Of course, since it was him drawing the sword, would Chen Chao really have the face to fight back?

End of Nepenthe, fighting with Nepenthe, would that brat dare to strike back?

He had already resolved to give him a proper beating in the next confrontation, but now the situation was that Chen Chao would not return to the Divine Capital. This made Yu Xiyi feel as if his fist had landed in cotton, somewhat helpless.

Hollow and empty.

Song Lian thought for a while, then said softly, "There has been some news from the north. It looks like there will be some probing between both sides. If he does not return to the Divine Capital, he is probably going north."

Yu Xiyi was first taken aback, then clicked his tongue and said, "Well, well, well, that brat is not satisfied with provoking those qi refiners from the foreign lands. Now he wants to pick up his old trade of killing demons again?"

Song Lian smiled faintly. By now, the world already knew that Great Liang's newly appointed Lord Warden Commander was an extremely troublesome figure to provoke. No one knew how many cultivators had fallen at his hands. But in fact, many had forgotten one point, and that was that this young Lord Warden Commander, in his earlier years, what he had always been best at was never giving these cultivators trouble, but killing demons.

"This time going to the desolate north, if he's killing demons, I'm afraid he'll be killing great ones."

A demon cultivator at the Nepenthe Realm was a great demon.

Yu Xiyi sighed and said, "That stinking brat, he's going to shock the world again, damn it."

Song Lian smiled without speaking, but the relief in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what. After all, no matter how one put it, he could still be considered half a senior to that stinking brat. Now seeing him amount to something, and to such an extent, it was really hard not to be happy.

"Your Father is going into seclusion."

Yu Xiyi was silent for a while, then suddenly spoke, narrowing his eyes with a smile, "From the looks of it, we will be fighting with that bunch of animals in the future. This is much more interesting than killing people."

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Over at the Demon Realm, at the border near the desolate north, a stretch of continuous encampments stood quietly amidst the wind and snow. Azuresky, sitting atop a massive exotic beast, looked at the gradually opening path ahead, and his gaze gradually turned fervent.

When that path was finally opened, Azuresky slowly raised his hand. From the encampments behind him, countless demon race soldiers of the Azure Wolf clan walked out, forming military formations. At last, with a signal from that tall man, they began entering the desolate north.

At this moment, a great battle was truly set to begin.

Azuresky watched as his troops surged continuously into the desolate north, but his expression remained heavy.

Not far away, that tall man walked over, looked at this commander, and asked softly, "What is it?"

Azuresky glanced at him, shook his head, and slowly said, "Though it keeps feeling like it's not too difficult, I still have some worries."

This time, it was but a probing clash between the two sides. But on the battlefield, the demon race had always been the winning side. For this probing battle, no matter what, the demon race had to win. Otherwise, he feared that the Demon Emperor would have every proper reason to erase him.

"Then let's be cautious, proceed steadily, and there shouldn't be any mistakes."

The tall man slowly spoke, carefully watching Azuresky before him.

Azuresky suddenly said, "Two battlefields. Over there, that group is bound to claim victory. We cannot afford problems on our side either."

"Two?"

The tall man was somewhat puzzled.

Wasn't it just their Azure Wolf Army launching a full-scale assault against Great Liang's Northern Frontier Army in a great battle? What else could there be?

Azuresky did not reply, only turned his gaze into the distance. There, a woman slowly arrived at the edge of the desolate north, looked ahead, then stood still without speaking.

Azuresky looked at her, his expression complicated.

The tall man held his breath, utterly tense.

Now in the demon race, everyone knew that Her Highness the Princess, most beloved by His Majesty the Demon Emperor, had broken through the Nepenthe Realm and become one of the Demon Realm's female demon lords.

This meant that even without the title of the Demon Emperor's daughter, this woman was still one of the most formidable figures in the demon domain.

Her cultivation realm alone was enough that none could take her lightly.

"Is Her Highness the Princess also entering the desolate north?"

The tall man was doubtful, but more than that, deeply shaken. This was clearly only supposed to be a probing battle, so why was even she being involved?

Azuresky shook his head. If one truly asked about such matters, he could not explain either. But since she appeared here, naturally, there was a reason.

"If Her Highness the Princess really takes part, then the pressure on us will truly be enormous."

Azuresky sighed and said, "For our battlefield, if we cannot satisfy His Majesty, then our situation will indeed become far, far too difficult."

Saying this, he paused, urging the beast under him forward.

Arriving before Her Highness the Princess.