CHAPTER 692: CHAPTER 559: MIDNIGHT INFERNO

This sleep lasted until nearly noon.

Since her rebirth and awakening, Ye Lingyue had never slept so soundly.

Normally during sleep, she would be awakened by that bizarre nightmare or be preoccupied with cultivation.

But this particular night, she had a good night’s sleep.

Several times, she felt someone tucking in her blanket with gentle movements, just like her mother would do.

When Ye Lingyue became aware, she felt something off with her arms and legs.

It seemed like she was hugging something, and it definitely wasn’t Little Zhiyo.

With a sudden jolt, Ye Lingyue was startled and abruptly opened her eyes. She found her limbs entwined around Feng Xun’s body like an octopus, the posture embarrassingly intimate.

Moreover, to her embarrassment, there was a noticeable wet patch on Feng Xun’s clothes.

Ye Lingyue’s hair stood on end, fearing that she might have done something to Feng Xun in her animalistic impulsiveness last night.

Fortunately, both were still fully clothed.

"Sleeping confusedly?" Perhaps due to waking up, Feng Xun’s voice was a few tones deeper than usual.

He casually lifted a strand of her hair, playing with it in his hand.

"Why didn’t you wake me? If outsiders know that I stayed over, it would sound terrible," Ye Lingyue blushed, dare not look at Feng Xun, and quickly dressed in her robe, preparing to leave.

Feng Xun just smiled.

It would be best if it spread out—it would ruin her reputation, and then he would be the only one to marry her.

"Visit me every day from now on, as I can fall ill at any time. If you don’t come, I’ll personally go to the embassy."

Feng Xun’s voice behind her carried a teasing tone.

Ye Lingyue glared at him and fled like a rabbit, not noticing that the man on the bed was somewhat different from usual.

After Ye Lingyue left, Wu Zhong got off the bed unhurriedly.

"Sword Slave."

As soon as his chilly voice fell, Sword Slave appeared in the room.

"Did you remove the Array in the courtyard as I instructed last night?"

"Reporting to Prince, I have closed all Arrays and mechanisms according to your orders. Several secret agents from the Imperial Palace and the Dan Palace have entered Feng Residence," Sword Slave replied truthfully.

"Very good. In the following days, send some people to watch over the Daxia Embassy," Wu Zhong ordered, and Sword Slave immediately withdrew.

Wu Zhong stroked his chin, his smile deep and meaningful.

When Ye Lingyue returned to the Daxia Embassy, the guard at the door looked at her strangely.

Ye Lingyue’s face burned even more fiercely, thinking that from now on, even if she were to "visit the sick," it must be during the day, she must never stay overnight, never to be deceived by Feng Xun’s beauty and gentleness.

Because the coronation ceremony was nearing, the whole next day, Ye Lingyue was grabbed by the ceremonial officers from Daxia, learning some of the Beiqing court etiquettes as well as choosing the attire and ornaments for the day of the ceremony.

Ye Lingyue always hated these pompous formalities. By evening, her ears almost developed calluses, and only then did the ritual officer let her go.

Upon returning to her room, it was late at night.

Ye Lingyue sat cross-legged like usual, entered the Heaven and Earth Array, and cultivated for a while.

Before the third watch, she exited.

But at that moment, Ye Lingyue sensed something was off; the room was unbearably hot, and a red glow flared up outside the door.

Due to her Phoenix Breath, Ye Lingyue’s body was much more fire-resistant than an average person’s.

So while meditating, she didn’t notice the anomaly outside.

From afar, she heard a hustle of footsteps and cries.

"Water’s flooding! Quick, put out the fire!"

The noise outside was chaotic, Ye Lingyue picked up Little Zhiyo and was about to rush out.

But just as she reached the door and stretched out her hand to open it.

Boom—

It was as if countless bolts of Green Thunder had exploded, fierce flames gushed forth like torrents.

In an instant, the entire room turned into a sea of flames, the fire was extraordinary, even Ye Lingyue felt a scorching heat.

The walls around her, tables, chairs, doors, and windows rapidly collapsed and melted.

Some tried to douse the embassy with water, but the water could not extinguish the fire at all.

Furthermore, people inside the embassy were unable to rush outside.

It was as if an invisible barrier had trapped the entire embassy.

People could not escape, amid the screams, many instantly turned into fireballs, falling to the ground amidst the sea of flames, turning to ashes forever.

"It’s a Mutant Fire." Ye Lingyue tried several times inside the embassy but couldn’t rush out.

As the fire grew stronger, her eyes emitted a cold light.

She was certain, this fire that couldn’t be extinguished and grew increasingly fierce was no ordinary flame.

Ye Lingyue could resist for a while, but the others could not, the beautiful white fur of Little Zhiyo in her arms had already been scorched, the little fellow lay pitifully.

At this moment, the best course of action was to hide with Little Zhiyo in the Hong Meng Heaven until the fire burned out.

But by doing so, the people in the embassy would surely die.

Ye Lingyue saw that the fire around her room was fiercest and the prohibitions strongest, all signs indicated that she was the target of tonight’s arson murder.

The other people in the Daxia Embassy were just innocent scapegoats for her.

She could not just stand by and watch.

Due to the fierce fire, the floor had already twisted, and even standing, Ye Lingyue felt the heat.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Lingyue stroked Little Zhiyo’s head.

"Little Zhiyo, go into the Hong Meng Heaven first."

Little Zhiyo clearly understood and lifted its small head, stubbornly shaking its head.

"Be obedient, you’re not Little Wuya, you can’t withstand this fire." Without further discussion, Ye Lingyue sent Little Zhiyo into Hong Meng Heaven.

Her gaze quickly swept around.

The fire came suddenly, it couldn’t be a Heavenly Fire, it must be arson.

In Beiqing, those who wanted her dead were most likely from the Dan Palace, could it be Xue Pianran?

Ye Lingyue pondered silently, she must first find a way to break the barrier, then identify the arsonist.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and the raging fire around her seemed to vanish.

Ye Lingyue’s Divine Sense stirred, and she already had a longbow in her hand.

Under the light of the fire, the bow’s body shimmered beautifully, it was the Heavenly-grade Spiritual Artifact, Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow.

The Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow had three arrows.

In Ye Lingyue’s hand, there was originally only one, but after coming out of Xingxiu Cave, she got the other two from Feng Xun.

Using her spiritual power, Ye Lingyue quickly located a few relatively weak prohibition points, she notched an arrow onto the bow, and as the first arrow flew, it streaked like a meteor towards the weak spot.

Following that, two more arrows were launched, and by the third, a sound like stone cracking echoed near her ears, and the prohibition enveloping the entire Daxia Embassy shattered explosively.