Chapter 1781 - 841: Strange Illness

Chapter 1781: Chapter 841: Strange Illness

Behind them, the sounds of fighting gradually faded.

After Ye Lingyue hurried forward for a while, the War Wolf Captain chased tight behind, but after just a few moments, the woman’s figure suddenly vanished ahead.

Just as the War Wolf Captain was wondering where she’d gone, a War Wolf Soldier sprang out from the bushes behind him.

"Captain, something terrible has happened, the Little Princess and Empress Dowager Chi have escaped."

"What? Useless trash that only ruins things."

The War Wolf Captain cursed under his breath.

As he turned around, the War Wolf Captain suddenly remembered something.

"Aren’t you the Tiger-striped Cat... How are you here?"

The moment the Captain’s words fell, the Tiger-striped Cat’s fist shot out...

An hour later, the Tiger-striped Cat was drenched in blood, and not far in front of him, the War Wolf Captain’s corpse had already gone cold.

"Well done."

Ye Lingyue strolled out from who knew where, looking utterly relaxed.

She glanced at the War Wolf Captain lying dead on the ground, the corner of her mouth pulling into a cold arc, then crouched down and searched the captain’s body, taking the two City Seals off him.

Thinking for a moment, she tossed one of the City Seals to the Tiger-striped Cat, and at the same time threw him a second Demon Essence Pill.

"Take this corpse and the remaining City Seal back, and tell Zhan Hen that Empress Dowager Chi has been gravely wounded and is on the brink of death. The Little Princess and the others were rescued by the Demon King of South Nether City."

The Tiger-striped Cat accepted the order. He looked at the War Wolf Captain on the ground and hesitated.

"My lord, do you really trust me completely?"

He was, after all, a demon.

"If you doubt someone, don’t use them. Anyone I set my sights on will never disappoint me. I believe you’re a smart man."

With that, Ye Lingyue walked off at an unhurried pace.

The War Wolf Army, having lost its captain, and with reinforcements from South Nether City arriving shortly after, could only retreat in the end.

When Ye Lingyue rushed back, Chi Chi was cradling Empress Dowager Chi’s body.

With the Hunyuan Ancestor’s protection, Chi Chi and the others were uninjured, but Empress Dowager Chi’s condition looked very bad.

Chi Chi clutched Empress Dowager Chi tightly, her eyes swollen like walnuts. Beside her was a completely at a loss Little Jiu Nian.

They all said that Mother would not make it.

Seeing Ye Lingyue, Chi Chi suddenly snapped back to herself.

"Sister Ling Yue, please save my mother. Little Jiu Nian said your medical skills are very high-level, you’re sure to have a way. As long as you can bring Mother back to life, I swear that for the rest of my life I’ll work like an ox or a horse to repay you."

The proud Chi Chi dropped to her knees as she spoke, knocking her head hard against the floor several times toward Ye Lingyue.

Ye Lingyue rolled her eyes helplessly.

This Little Jiu Nian kid really knows how to sell out a teammate.

In truth, even if Chi Chi hadn’t begged, she would have done her utmost to save Empress Dowager Chi.

After all, Empress Dowager Chi’s life or death was tied to the entire battle situation in Beiyu Palace.

Ye Lingyue helped Chi Chi up. White Cauldron Breath flowed into Empress Dowager Chi’s body as she carefully examined her.

With that one examination, Ye Lingyue realized Empress Dowager Chi’s condition was much worse than she had imagined.

Her most serious injury was not the damage from her self-detonation, but a strange demonic power inside her body.

This demonic power was something even the white Cauldron Breath couldn’t remove.

After Ye Lingyue questioned them, she learned that earlier Empress Dowager Chi had been struck by a strange talisman sword.

That talisman sword was clearly the most troublesome thing to deal with.

For the moment, Ye Lingyue had no way to save Empress Dowager Chi; she could only barely keep Empress Dowager Chi’s breath from fading using the white Cauldron Breath.

"Chi Chi, let’s return to Qianyu City first. I need to carefully investigate the origin of that talisman sword."

Ye Lingyue’s expression was grave.

Seeing that even Ye Lingyue couldn’t save her mother, Chi Chi grew even more distraught, and could only follow the Southern Nether Army and Ye Lingyue and the others back to Qianyu City first.

The Tiger-striped Cat took the captain’s corpse and the news that Empress Dowager Chi was gravely wounded and on the verge of death back to camp.

The next day, Emperor Zhan Hen returned to the camp.

Zhan Hen came back alone. When he reached the South Nether Tribe, he didn’t encounter Moonflower and her father.

Zhan Hen had racked his brains attacking South Nether City mainly to earn Moonflower’s appreciation. If the "Fake Princess" plan went smoothly, Empress Dowager Chi would definitely be either dead or maimed, and then Qianyu City would completely fall apart like scattered sand.

He also knew Moonflower had been violated this time, her body and mind badly damaged. If he could bring her back and personally capture Qianyu City before her eyes, perhaps he could win a smile from his beloved wife.

But when he reached the South Nether Ancient Clan, he was told that Moonflower and her father were away.

When Zhan Hen demanded to know where the two had gone, the clansmen stammered and refused to say more. Zhan Hen naturally grew suspicious; only after he pressed them repeatedly did they finally admit that the Old Clan Leader had sent Moonflower to the Demon Thirteen Tombs.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Hen felt something was even more off. What were they doing going to the Demon Thirteen Tombs for no reason?

But he had military duties, and it was inconvenient to head straight to the Demon Thirteen Tombs, so he plotted in his heart: once Beiyu Palace was taken, he would immediately rush to the Demon Thirteen Tombs to bring Moonflower back.

The War Wolf Captain’s death greatly surprised Zhan Hen.

But thinking of Empress Dowager Chi and the enemy’s Demon King personally joining the battle, with Empress Dowager Chi already struck by the talisman sword, and his side merely losing one great general, it wasn’t exactly a bad trade.

Seeing the Tiger-striped Cat covered in wounds yet having fought to bring back a City Seal, Zhan Hen was delighted. He saw that the Tiger-striped Cat’s strength was good, and after a few questions realized the man had military strategy and insight, and although of Foreign Clan origin, his bloodline was thin, so he likely wouldn’t be close to the Chi Clan.

"You did very well this time. For now, you’ll take over the captain’s position and command the War Wolf Army. Once Beiyu Palace is breached, we’ll return to South Nether City for your reward."

The Tiger-striped Cat immediately kowtowed to thank him.

Before Ye Lingyue, Chi Chi, and the others had made it back to Beiyu Palace, the news of Empress Dowager Chi’s serious injuries had already been spread by people with an agenda.

Within a single day, like a violent storm, it swept through all the major camps under Beiyu Palace.

In less than two days, several cities under Beiyu Palace surrendered, and the number of citizens and soldiers fleeing from Qianyu City rose sharply.

For a time, Qianyu City was on the verge of collapse, and the entire battle situation in Beiyu Palace grew even more precarious.

In Qianyu Hall, the few remaining Alchemists had all been summoned.

They took turns diagnosing Empress Dowager Chi.

But after each Alchemist examined her, they only shook their heads; none dared attempt treatment.

"Chi Chi, eat something. You’ve stayed by Master’s side for two days and nights already. If you keep this up, your body won’t hold out. Godmother and I are both doing our best to find a way to save Master."

Little Jiu Nian tried to persuade Chi Chi. Chi Chi forced herself to drink a little water but refused to eat.

Sister Ling Yue had said that Mother’s coma wasn’t due to her injuries, but because she’d been struck by a Demon Talisman of the South Nether Clan.

Another Demon Talisman.

Chi Chi gnashed her teeth.

Brother Chi Ye’s disappearance was because of a Demon Talisman, and now Mother’s Life and Death was uncertain also because of a Demon Talisman.

Chi Chi only hated herself for being useless.

If only she understood some Demon Talismans as well, or if she’d been able to reach there a bit faster, Mother wouldn’t have had to suffer all this.

Ye Lingyue pushed the door open and walked in. Her face showed her exhaustion; these past few days she had been in the imperial study of Beiyu Palace, searching for information about the South Nether Ancient Clan’s Demon Talismans, but had found no clues.

She walked to the bedside, wanting to see whether Empress Dowager Chi’s condition had worsened. But when she clearly saw the Empress Dowager’s appearance on the sickbed, she couldn’t help but gasp in shock!