43: Not as good as your tenderness for a moment

The person who arrived was Zhao Lingfrost.

Apart from a few individuals, no one in the entire Lingxiao Immortal City knew that she had been imprisoned by the Imperial Guards.

Even the maids and servants in the Crown Prince's Residence were unaware.

Zhao Lingfrost's eyes shifted slightly, glancing at the unconscious Ling Jiu, then she turned and threw herself into Cao Nie's arms.

“I heard you arrived,” she whispered, her slender fingers tracing his clothes, “so I rushed over immediately.”

“Those Imperial Guards….”

“The Imperial Guards were affected by my sleeping incense; they won't wake up for a while. As for the servants, I already sent them away.”

“Since that's the case, let's go.”

Half an hour later.

Cao Nie and Zhao Lingfrost left the place.

After leaving the Crown Prince's Residence, Cao Nie instructed Zhao Lingfrost, “Go find Lingxi, lure her out of the city, knock her out, and wait for me to come and take you both to tear through the void and escape.”

Zhao Lingfrost worried, “There are several Gui Xu Realm experts guarding her. If the Lingxiao Emperor or the Spiritual Firmament Imperial Advisor is alerted, can you escape?”

“Don't worry, as long as they discover it a little later, there will be no problem.”

With that, Cao Nie headed towards the heavenly prison with his luggage.

Zhao Lingfrost also walked towards Lingxi's princess residence.

Inside the heavenly prison.

Upon seeing Cao Nie arrive.

Commander Yu, accompanied by two men, came forward to greet him, “Imperial Son-in-Law, you've arrived.”

Commander Yu dared not neglect Cao Nie.

The fact that they were ordered to obey Cao Nie's commands was enough to show the Imperial Son-in-Law's standing in His Majesty's heart.

Cao Nie greeted them with a smile, “Take me to see the Empress. Oh, and please arrange for my lodging to be in the cell next to the Empress. That way, if that person comes, I can also inform you.”

Commander Yu hesitated, “Imperial Son-in-Law, it's too dangerous. How about we handle it? We've already arranged a comfortable cell for you. Although it's not as good as the Ninth Princess's Residence, it's certainly not bad at all.”

Cao Nie immediately refused, “Commander Yu, this is a test from my Imperial Father. If I really did as you said, and it reached his ears, what would he think of me? That I'm just taking advantage?”

“This…” Commander Yu, seeing Cao Nie's resolve, nodded and said, “Alright then, Imperial Son-in-Law, please follow me. You two, help the Imperial Son-in-Law with his luggage.”

The two men behind Commander Yu stepped forward, and Cao Nie smilingly handed them his luggage.

“Imperial Son-in-Law, please follow me.”

Under Commander Yu's guidance.

The two arrived at the deepest part of the heavenly prison, where there were only four cells.

There were not many guards, only a dozen or so.

The two leading them were impressively Gui Xu Realm experts, and the rest were all Po Wang Realm experts.

To have two Gui Xu Realm first-layer experts monitoring a Po Wang Realm first-layer Su Yunxia, only Su Yunxia in the entire Azure Vast Dao Domain had such treatment.

Coupled with Commander Yu, a Gui Xu Realm third-layer expert.

Normally, a Gui Xu Realm expert would find it impossible to escape from here.

In front of the profound iron prison door.

Cao Nie stopped and gazed.

Su Yunxia, dressed in a plain white prison uniform, knelt within, looking even more breathtaking than when she wore a phoenix crown and robes.

Seeing Cao Nie, her eyes rippled almost imperceptibly, then returned to their calm, ancient-well-like state.

“Mother, you are too disappointing,” Cao Nie said with a pained voice.

Su Yunxia was speechless.

A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, and she said coldly, “What I do has nothing to do with you.”

With that, she closed her eyes tightly, no longer looking at Cao Nie.

Cao Nie shook his head in disappointment, then turned to Commander Yu and said, “Commander Yu, I'll be fine here. You are all experts above the Po Wang Realm, and if you guard here, that person won't dare to come.”

“I, your Imperial Son-in-Law, suggest that you can hide in the dark and check in periodically. This will also ensure the safety of both the Empress and me.”

“At the same time, with me guarding here, as long as that person can't instantly kill me, I will definitely be able to inform you.”

Commander Yu thought about it and felt it made sense.

“Alright then, we'll hide on the floor above the cells, and send someone to patrol every hour. If there's any disturbance, the Imperial Son-in-Law can ring this bell.”

Cao Nie took the bell Commander Yu handed him.

This bell was interesting; it required spiritual power to activate.

“Alright then, for the next three days, I'll trouble the Imperial Son-in-Law.”

Cao Nie nodded, watching Commander Yu lead his men away.

Not all guards were withdrawn.

Two Po Wang Realm experts remained guarding the corridor entrance.

Cao Nie entered another cell; while he was speaking with Su Yunxia earlier, several guards had already arranged it for him.

An hour later.

A Gui Xu Realm expert came down to patrol.

Seeing that both Cao Nie and Su Yunxia were present, he left feeling relieved.

Cao Nie rose and silently set up a barrier.

He tore through space and arrived in Su Yunxia's cell.

Upon seeing Cao Nie appear, Su Yunxia immediately stepped forward and linked her arm through his, “Cao Lang, I knew you would come.”

“Alright, let's go.”

Cao Nie was about to take her away.

Then he saw Su Yunxia gently shake his arm, her voice laced with a charming pout, “How about… we leave a bit later?”

A palm wind whistled towards her.

Su Yunxia caressed her reddened cheek, tears welling in her eyes, “Can't you be a little gentler?”

Cao Nie said with a cold face, “What time is it now, and you still have such thoughts? Are your hundreds of years of intimacy with Spiritual Firmament not worth mentioning?”

Su Yunxia buried her face in Cao Nie's embrace, “Hundreds of years of days and nights cannot compare to a moment of intimacy with you…”

Cao Nie was speechless.

He directly tore through space and left with Su Yunxia.

Outside Lingxiao Immortal City.

A carriage was parked under a large tree, with no one around.

Suddenly, the space nearby tore open, and Cao Nie emerged from it with Su Yunxia.

Hearing the movement, Zhao Lingfrost got down from the carriage.

She was about to approach Cao Nie intimately when she saw Su Yunxia also nearby.

Their eyes met, and both were startled simultaneously; an unspeakable awkwardness filled the air.

Cao Nie seemed oblivious, walking directly to the carriage and gently carrying down the unconscious Lingxi.

Su Yunxia lightly coughed and said softly, “Younger Sister Zhao.”

Zhao Lingfrost's cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head, responding, “Older Sister Su.”

Cao Nie tore through space, and the power of gods and demons surged forth, enveloping the three as they stepped into the void.

An hour later.

Commander Yu personally came down to patrol.

With just one glance, he panicked.

He immediately rushed to the Imperial Study.

“Your Majesty, this is bad! The Empress and the Imperial Son-in-Law are both gone!”

Inside the Imperial Study, the Lingxiao Emperor heard these words, and the teacup in his hand shattered with a crash. He rose and glared furiously at Commander Yu who had entered.

“What exactly happened? Speak quickly!”

Commander Yu quickly recounted what had just occurred.

After listening, the Lingxiao Emperor's face became extremely gloomy, and he shattered the desk in front of him with a single palm strike.

“Take me to the heavenly prison.”

The two arrived at the heavenly prison, in the cell where Su Yunxia had been confined.

Feeling the lingering barrier aura and spatial fluctuations in the air.

The Lingxiao Emperor gritted his teeth in anger, “Damn Xiao Bei, go to the Ninth Princess's Residence.”

Upon arriving at the Ninth Princess's Residence, the servants said that Lingxi and Zhao Lingfrost had gone out.

The Lingxiao Emperor recalled various details and immediately arrived at a conclusion that made him want to vomit blood.

The person who had cuckolded him and the Crown Prince was Xiao Bei, whom he had intended to heavily rely on.

Now, he had even tricked his daughter away.

“Go to the Crown Prince's Residence.”

Upon arriving at the Crown Prince's Residence, the Lingxiao Emperor found the unconscious Ling Jiu in a side room.

He went forward and examined him, and seeing that Ling Jiu was fine, he let out a sigh of relief.

The Lingxiao Emperor's gaze narrowed slightly, falling upon the recording stone on the desk.

He lightly tapped his fingertip, and a wisp of spiritual energy slowly infused into it.

In an instant, alluring light and shadow flickered, mixed with murmuring whispers that made one blush, echoing faintly in the quiet room.