At that moment, in the Palace, several great demons were waiting for the two to awaken.
They had previously tried to break the formation to rescue the people, but the experts of the seven great sects and the Litang Sect had prevented them.
During the process, they found several opportunities to attack, but the strength of the formation far exceeded their expectations.
They stayed there to better understand the nature of that strange formation and thus avoid the deaths of so many experts inside it the next time.
However, the first thing Guiyue said upon waking was that Old Hu was a traitor.
That left several of the great demons bewildered.
The patriarch of the merman race, Situ Dajin, was precisely one of the great demons present.
In this expedition, both the Ghost Shark Clan and the merman race lost three cultivators in the Divine Transformation Realm, so naturally, he had to come and investigate what had happened.
"What do you mean by that?"
Situ Dajin, with a dark expression, stared at Tang Yu, who had just awakened, and asked him.
The other great demons remained silent, but their expressions were somewhat strange.
A traitor?
The Sea hates traitors above all.
To betray one's own race and side with human cultivators? That deserves to be skinned and have their soul refined!
Tang Yu, upon waking, took a deep breath. Without showing fear, he looked at the merman patriarch and said in a calm tone:
"Old Hu is a traitor. He colluded with the human cultivators to deliberately lead us into that formation. If we hadn't discovered it in time, none of us would have returned."
"That he's a traitor? Lies! If he were a traitor, why did he also die in the formation?"
Situ Dajin was so furious that his face darkened like iron, and he said through gritted teeth:
"Do you dare to tarnish the name of my merman race? If you can't provide proof, this old man will not let this matter go, boy."
"Situ, why are you intimidating a young man like that? Or is it that your conscience is dirty?"
Just as Situ Dajin was boiling with rage, Gui Wu, who stood to the side, intervened.
As patriarch of the Ghost Shark Clan, he naturally could not allow his young member to be mistreated.
"I ask both of you to calm down. If you want to fight or argue, do it outside the Palace."
Just as the two were clashing, Lady Liuli suddenly spoke.
As the hostess and a person of high standing in the Sea,
Both patriarchs had to show her some respect, letting out cold snorts to make their stance known.
"Guiyue, tell us in detail what happened."
Lady Liuli set her gaze on Tang Yu and spoke to him gently.
"My plan was to lead a team to the battlefield of the Hehuan Sect and take the opportunity to kill that Tang Yu. Then Old Hu came and proposed joining forces to attack the Maiden Sect. He said the merit would be split four ways, but that all the female cultivators would go to them…"
Tang Yu began to speak without hesitation, with seven parts truth and three parts lies, firmly placing the blame on Old Hu.
The dead do not speak.
That man was completely destroyed inside the formation, and now only heaven, earth, and Tang Yu knew the truth.
"Lies! A thousand years ago, his parents were killed by the Litang Sect. How could he betray the Dark Sea out of lust?"
Hearing Tang Yu's account, Situ Dajin grew even more furious, releasing a surge of internal energy that showed he was on the verge of attacking.
"Situ Dajin, if you dare attack, our two races will go to war today."
The patriarch of the Ghost Shark Clan, Gui Wu, stared at him coldly.
He fully trusted Guiyue, this exceptionally talented young man, whom he was even grooming as his future successor.
"Silence!"
Lady Liuli also grew angry and said coldly: "If you do not trust Guiyue, why not let Situ Yu explain what happened? His wound is nearly healed."
Everyone turned their gaze to the demonic cultivator from the merman race named Situ Yu.
Of the eight who went, six died in battle. The only survivors were Guiyue and Situ Yu.
Situ Dajin felt deep sorrow, as Situ Yu was his only son. His great anger today was because his son had been wounded.
Using the special healing technique of the Seven-Colored Race, they brought Situ Yu back to consciousness.
When Situ Yu opened his eyes, his face showed a horrified expression. It wasn't until he saw the many great demons around him that he let out a sigh of relief and, still frightened, touched his face as he said:
"Am I still alive?"
That embarrassing scene made several of the great demons reveal a trace of disdain in their gazes.
Throughout the Sea, it was well known that this boy was useless, that his cultivation had only been achieved through resources provided by his father.
Though his talent was passable, his character had been spoiled by his father, and in real combat, he always underperformed.
"How do you feel?"
Grabbing his son's hand, Situ Dajin asked with concern.
Inside, he felt afraid and had decided he would no longer allow his son to participate in such dangerous battles.
"I'm just scared. It was too terrifying. That bastard Old Hu stabbed us in the back!"
Situ Yu, his face full of hatred and twisted by fury, shouted: "I'll wipe out Old Hu's entire branch! Despicable traitor!"
"Was Old Hu really a traitor?"
Upon hearing his own son's words, Situ Dajin could no longer deny it.
"Situ Dajin, what more do you have to say? A traitor emerged among you, causing the deaths of three of ours. How do you plan to settle this debt?"
The patriarch of the Ghost Shark Clan, Gui Wu, let out a cold laugh as he asked.
Situ Dajin, with a gloomy face, knew this was a great disgrace to his entire clan.
He glared at Gui Wu with hatred and said through gritted teeth: "Don't worry, I will surely compensate the Ghost Shark Clan for its losses."
Then he looked at his son and said: "Yu'er, let's go home so you can recover."
"Alright."
Situ Yu quickly followed his old father, though a glint of amusement appeared in his eyes.
At that moment, Situ Yu was, in fact, Tang Yu.
When that group was consumed one by one by the formation, Tang Yu intentionally left that man alive and, within the formation, refined him on the spot using beast control techniques.
Having one more piece on the board would make the next stage of his plan much smoother.
Once Situ Dajin and the other left,
the few remaining great demons asked Tang Yu about the matter of the formation.
Upon learning that it was made up of several major formations superimposed, the great demons withdrew silently to discuss how to break it.
For these demonic cultivators, formations have always been one of the most troublesome methods of the human cultivators.
A powerful formation could cause even a cultivator in the Integration Realm to fall into it.
There was once an occasion when the Yinming Sea was about to take the Litang mountain range.
Victory was only half a step away.
Then the Litang Sect activated its great sect formation.
That day, the voice of Emperor Dingzhen echoed in the place.
One! Five!
That was all they heard Emperor Dingzhen say.
In an instant, countless deaths and injuries swept across the Yinming Sea, and for ten whole years the sea ran blood red.
"First recover well. Next time you join an attack, be more careful. Earning merit is important, but your safety is even more so."
The leader patted Tang Yu on the shoulder, then turned to leave the Palace.
Once everyone had left, Lady Liuli let down the side ponytail she had styled, and looking at Tang Yu, said with a smile:
"Every time those brutes come here, they put me in a bad mood. I'm always afraid they'll start fighting and destroy the Palace."
"It's my fault. If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have come here. I've caused you trouble, Aunt."
Tang Yu, with a pale face, coughed a couple of times and spoke with a guilty expression.
"What kind of manners are those with your aunt? We'll be family in the end."
Seeing this young man, known for his coldness, behave more and more respectfully toward her made Lady Liuli quite enjoy the feeling.
With a tender expression, she pinched Tang Yu's cheek and said softly:
"You're still young, you have unlimited potential. It wouldn't be strange if one day you became the lord of the Yinming Sea. You must take care of yourself. Every time I heal you, my heart aches."
Tang Yu, with an expression of embarrassment, nodded his head.
"Your body is already practically stabilized, with a bit of rest you'll recover. By the way, last time Auntie healed you… your sword, has it improved at all?"
Madam Liuli asked with concern.
Tang Yu deliberately put on a hesitant and stammering expression, thinking to himself that soon she would be the one hesitating and stammering.
"It's okay, just by looking at you I know it hasn't healed. Let Auntie check it again."
Madam Liuli had Tang Yu lie down, undid his robe, and began to examine his "sword."
After some time without seeing that sword, it was a long-awaited reunion.
Madam Liuli's previously dim mood suddenly ignited like fire.
She placed her hand on the talent, just as she was about to lean down to inspect it.
Suddenly, the sword rose with force, striking her beautiful and charming face.
Thankfully, Madam Liuli wasn't speaking with her mouth open.
Otherwise, she would have tasted something good.
Feeling the warmth on her face.
Madam Liuli's face instantly flushed red.
She let out an "Ay!" and quickly stood up, saying, "You, you, you…!"
"Auntie, I'm sorry. After your last treatment, I hadn't recovered much, but this time, in that damn formation, I don't know what happened—it suddenly became super sensitive."
Tang Yu apologized quickly, though inwardly he was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Not having knocked her out with one blow was already very polite.
"You gave me a scare, little one."
Madam Liuli let out a long sigh, gently patting her two enormous melons.
For someone three meters tall like her, the size of those melons perfectly matched her figure.
Tang Yu didn't even dare imagine what it would be like to have those melons hit his face.
Would he suffocate?
Maybe yes, maybe no.
Only by trying it would he know.
"Then let me examine you again carefully. If your body changed after entering the formation, there might be other effects too."
Madam Liuli spoke while continuing to inspect his sword.
The temperature of her fingers was slightly warm, making Madam Liuli feel even more restless.
This… in the middle of winter, who could resist a little warmth?
At that moment, it was as if she were holding a small jar of liquor, drinking it alone.
With each sip, she felt more intoxicated.
After the inspection, she did indeed discover something problematic.
"There's a type of poison in your sword. You must have been contaminated inside the formation. I'll help you remove it."
Madam Liuli finished speaking and began forming seals with her hands, trying to expel the hidden poison in Tang Yu's specialty.
For cultivators at their level—Spirit Transformation stage—any poison that could affect them was extremely lethal.
After spending the time it takes to burn an incense stick, she finally succeeded in expelling the poison.
Several pink drops emerged from the sword and condensed into a pink pearl that floated in the air, emitting a cloying fragrance.
Just as Madam Liuli was preparing to store it and study it,
the instant she touched it, the pearl immediately exploded into a pink cloud.
Next, that pink mist crazily surged into her eyes.
She tried to resist with her spiritual energy, but it was completely useless.
When all the mist had entered,
two pink hearts appeared in her pupils.
Her already dazzling face became filled with an even more captivating seduction, and her magic robe began to loosen little by little at her will.
When the robe fully fell away, she approached Tang Yu and hugged him tightly, transforming into a beautiful man-devouring snake, ready to swallow him bit by bit.
She wouldn't stop until not a single drop of him remained.
And at that moment, Tang Yu hesitated.
He wanted to slap that woman and flee from that humiliating place.
He was a man with a wife and children! How could he do something to betray them?
But thinking again?
Duty comes first!
Personal matters, later!
For victory, his sacrifice was insignificant.
After an intense and prolonged internal struggle lasting 0.00001 seconds,
Tang Yu began to use his specialty, launching a fierce assault on Madam Liuli.
Two hours later.
The hearts in Madam Liuli's eyes finally faded.
After such a battle with Tang Yu, not only had she been thoroughly defeated, she lay spread out like a star, barely able to breathe.
Her body felt as if her meridians had been completely shattered, unable to move.
After being affected by that damned strange poison, she discovered she couldn't control her body.
But her mind was completely clear—she could feel everything, every change in her body.
"What pleasure…"
She sighed in her heart.
Had she ever experienced something so pleasurable in this life?
But suddenly, she noticed Tang Yu trying to retreat from the battlefield.
"Don't go… continue."
Even though she had reached absolute climax, once she'd tasted it, how could she want to stop? She was willing to set aside her pride just to keep fighting with that man.
Hearing that she said it of her own will, Tang Yu knew the plan had worked.
He let out a low laugh; since they were acquaintances, there was no need to keep pretending to be a gentleman.
He made that great carriage turn around and mounted it from behind, like riding a wild horse, occasionally delivering heavy slaps.
The carriage's engine spun at full speed, and as the body of the vehicle trembled, the sound of the engine grew increasingly urgent.
Another two hours passed.
The great carriage burned through its last drop of fuel, finally collapsing, unable to move.
After both of them, exhausted, fell to rest,
a painful smile appeared at the corner of Tang Yu's lips.
For the mission, he had truly used all his cunning to handle such a difficult carriage.
After that experience, Tang Yu could only describe it with one word:
Damn, that was crazy!
After resting for nearly half an hour, Madam Liuli hugged Tang Yu and said in a pitiful tone:
"My little rascal, you've completely ruined me."
"Today was my fault, auntie. I'll go find the Ancestor and turn myself in. One must take responsibility for their actions."
Tang Yu's voice sounded slightly guilty, and he was already preparing to get off the carriage and surrender himself.
"Rascal! Why so impulsive?"
How could Madam Liuli let her future son-in-law do something so foolish?
She grabbed him immediately and said, "Listen to your auntie. Today wasn't your fault. It was that strange poison—it's too dangerous."
"No, after two hours the poison had already worn off, but I kept going… because auntie… you're just too beautiful."
Tang Yu lifted his head, looked into Madam Liuli's eyes, and declared firmly.
That sudden confession
left Madam Liuli blank for a moment, but then a sweetness welled up in her heart. She pinched Tang Yu's cheek and said:
"So you do know how to say sweet things, huh? I don't blame you. After all, we're going to be family. Let's just leave this behind us. You don't say anything, I don't say anything—no one will know."
"Alright, auntie."
Tang Yu responded with a look of reluctance to part.
Madam Liuli was about to say something, but suddenly her expression changed. She sat up abruptly, threw on her robe in one motion, and urged:
"Quick! Put on your robe and lie down to rest, that old husband of mine just came back!"
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