Some men were already hurriedly touching up their makeup. These were brand-name cosmetics they had asked people traveling from the Surface World to bring for them. Others were thinking of new ways to please Beiming Fenghua, hoping to become one of her male consorts.

Since Queen Beiming Fenghua wanted to be Wu Zetian, some of them aspired to be like the false Monk Xue Huaiyi, the Imperial Physician Shen Nanmiao, or the brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi.

"No, it’s not the Queen." When Wu Tian, Liu Tianji, and the others landed, the members of the Heavenly Demon Palace were disappointed. However, they recognized Liu Tianji. His physiognomy and divination skills were so renowned in the Underground World that everyone knew of him.

"Mr. Liu, you’ve always been with the Righteous Alliance. Why have you come here?" some asked, puzzled.

"Of course, it’s because the Queen’s plan was successful, so the Righteous Alliance has come to present an award," a man with greasy hair and a powdered face stated confidently.

"Yes, that must be it!" they all agreed.

"My lord wishes to see Lin Fa and Yin Fengxue," Liu Tianji suddenly announced.

What? His statement startled everyone in the Heavenly Demon Palace. My lord? If it were the Alliance Hierarch of the Righteous Alliance, shouldn’t Liu Tianji have called him ’Alliance Hierarch’? So, who is this ’lord’? Someone else entirely? No, that’s impossible!

At this thought, the people from the Heavenly Demon Palace shook their heads, finding the notion unbelievable. They couldn’t imagine anyone capable of luring Liu Tianji away from the Alliance Hierarch, making him serve under a new master and address him as ’my lord’!

They didn’t believe it and were just about to ask if this ’lord’ was just another way of referring to the Alliance Hierarch. But before they could speak, Liu Tianji had already turned to Wu Tian. He bowed respectfully and asked, "My lord, how should we deal with these people?"

They looked over. Even though the Righteous Alliance’s Hierarch was in seclusion, everyone in the Underground World knew what he looked like. But Wu Tian? Hardly anyone recognized him.

Seeing Liu Tianji’s behavior, they were flabbergasted.

Someone recognized him. "That’s Wu Tian! He’s the spitting image of the man on the wanted poster issued by the Eastern Taizhong Palace for the murder of Zhao Tianxia!"

With this revelation, the Heavenly Demon Palace erupted into an uproar.

"He’s the fiend who murdered Young Master Zhao Tianxia?"

"Mr. Liu, have you been bewitched by this fiend? Snap out of it!"

"Yes, Mr. Liu! We fear you’ve lost your way! We must wake you up!"

After speaking, a group of Heavenly Demon Palace disciples prepared to use Daoist Magic. Some even readied black dog blood, intending to help Liu Tianji break free from the supposed delusion.

"Idiots!" Liu Tianji understood their intentions and bellowed in a rage. "Are you genuinely stupid, or just acting like it? Fiend or not? Can’t you see for yourselves? Just because someone calls my lord a fiend, that makes him one? Are you all tired of living?"

No, no, no!

Liu Tianji’s words terrified them, making their legs go limp as they dropped to their knees. They were cowards to the core; otherwise, Beiming Fenghua wouldn’t have left them to guard the palace while she went to battle.

"Please, spare us."

"I have an elderly mother and young children."

"I’ve never done anything wrong."

"I haven’t even met a girl I like yet! I don’t want to die!"

Liu Tianji glanced at their faces. These people were nothing but cowardly daydreamers. If sent into battle, they would only dodge and duck, or more likely, fall to the ground and play dead.

"These people... sigh." Liu Tianji sighed, unsure of what to do with them.

"Then leave them to me!" the little one, who had also come along, shouted from Qin Yuhan’s arms. She hadn’t had a chance to shine these past few days, which had made her quite unhappy. Now that an opportunity had finally presented itself, how could she possibly let it pass? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Wu Tian glanced at the spineless cowards from the Heavenly Demon Palace. Capital punishment can be spared, but they won’t escape unscathed. Although the little one was his daughter, Wu Tian had to admit she was a little devil.

"My lord, please!" Liu Tianji said to Wu Tian. He could read fortunes and make calculations. He could figure out where the prison was and lead Wu Tian right there.

Wu Tian nodded. In truth, his Spiritual Sense had already located where Lin Fa and Yin Fengxue were being held, so they proceeded into the Heavenly Demon Palace. From beginning to end, Wu Tian hadn’t given the spineless members of the Heavenly Demon Palace a second glance. How could such people be worthy of his attention?

"This is great."

Only after Wu Tian’s group had entered the Heavenly Demon Palace did the spineless cowards breathe a sigh of relief. They had dreamed of being like the false Monk Xue Huaiyi, the Imperial Physician Shen Nanmiao, or the brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi. But they lacked ambition; they were simply weak-willed. They felt as if they had just taken a stroll past the gates of Hell. Their entire bodies were soaked with sweat.

"Wu Tian and the others have left! We’re safe now."

"Yes."

They secretly counted themselves incredibly fortunate.

"Aren’t you celebrating a little early?" The little one was still there. She said nonchalantly, "Daddy has handed you all over to me."

The cowards looked at the cute little girl and smiled, not thinking she could do anything to them. At worst, they’d just have to play a few games with her. That was what they thought at that moment.

But in the next instant...

"AH! Stop hitting me!"

"I was wrong, Big Sister!"

A flurry of punches and kicks followed.

"Boss, we were wrong!"

After the little one’s ’negotiations,’ they were all beaten black and blue, scrambling on the ground in a pitiful state. Only then did they realize that the most terrifying person wasn’t Wu Tian, but this little devil!

「Meanwhile...」

News of the Heavenly King’s death had reached the Eastern Taizhong Palace. The remaining disciples hurried to find Dong Bai.

"Senior Brother, your cultivation is the highest among us now. You should become the new Palace Master!"

"Yes, Senior Brother! You have the greatest talent. Only you can cultivate properly and seek vengeance on Wu Tian!"

"That’s right! Only you, Senior Brother, have a chance of killing Wu Tian!"

The disciples wanted Dong Bai to inherit the title of Palace Master, bring glory to the Eastern Taizhong Palace, and seek revenge on Wu Tian. The Heavenly King’s death could not go unavenged.

"Are you trying to get me killed?" Dong Bai took a large swig of wine, his eyes filled with utter shock and terror. "I can accept the position of Palace Master, but as for revenge? I’ll pass. If you insist that I seek revenge, then I’ll renounce the position and leave the Eastern Taizhong Palace. I’d rather not die with you all, ending up with no corpse, my soul scattered, and my reputation in tatters."

His words made the other disciples shiver.

Is Wu Tian really so invincible?

"Are you certain you want revenge? In that case, I’m leaving. Don’t you dare say you know me in the future, lest I get dragged down with you!" Dong Bai turned as if to walk away.

"Senior Brother, stay!"

"Right, we won’t force you to seek revenge anymore."

"We won’t think about revenge again."

The disciples all sighed, a bitter taste in their mouths. How could Wu Tian be this terrifying?