Dance Of The Phoenix
80. Guests not invited

Jin Xiao's strength was not comparable to Gu Yuena, that was why Jin Xiao used the pretext of this competition to take Gu Yuena down. He knew, Gu Yuena could not retaliate blatantly because Luye Palace was on Jin Xiao's side.

But when faced with the terrifying pressure as well as the blade that would at any moment cut his neck, Jin Xiao learned who was the most superior among him and Gu Yuena.

Even Luye Palace was unable to help. Because in everyone's eyes, Gu Yuena had not done as wrong as Jin Xiao had done.

Although Gu Yuena could not kill Jin Xiao blatantly let alone in this place, Jin Xiao was aware of the threat in front of him. So as someone who has a straight view, he will not look for problems for now.

Throughout the banquet, Jin Xiao was fed up with the compliments that were thrown at Gu Yuena. Although the Tao Palace remained neutral, the other palaces were instead seen supporting Gu Yuena.

He couldn't possibly rely solely on those monks.

Out of annoyance, Jin Xiao decided to withdraw from the banquet. There was no point in him staying where he did not receive it.

Gu Yuena looked at Jin Xiao's departure indifferently. Right in the direction Jin Xiao left, this old man of the palace attendant appeared paying attention to the atmosphere. Their views collide.

For some reason, Gu Yuena always felt that something was being missed.

Feeling unable to wait any longer, Gu Yuena got up from her place and left with a heartburn excuse. Originally Ru Meng and Yun Qiao had alternately offered to escort Gu Yuena back to the room, but Gu Yuena refused on the grounds that there should be a representative of Yuansu Palace staying in honor of the other representatives.

In the end, the two men gave up despite disagreeing.

Gu Yuena also left the banquet hall.

He walked around the palace while looking at some of the things he had missed because he was busy. One of them was the room where a special representative of Linghun Palace lived.

It was so dark that Gu Yuena could not see anything when she peeked at him.

"Are you Li Hua's daughter?"

Gu Yuena looked back. That hoarse and faint voice came from this old man of the palace steward. The man was wearing a very plain gray robe and looked very fragile like an old man.

Gu Yuena responded to the old man's question using the question, "I'm not sure we've ever met. But, do you know me that well?"

"Not knowing, does not mean not knowing." The old man looked towards the closed dark room door. "Only an official member or someone with a blood relation can approach another palace room without interruption. Since you are a disciple of Yuansu Palace, then I can only conclude so."

"Looks like my mom's pretty impeccable. I guess if I meet another palace king, I'll be instantly recognized." Because basically, the Palace King Yuansu already knew his identity and helped hide for the sake of Yan Shuiyin.

"Why did you choose Yuansu Palace?" ask the old man.

"Because Yuansu Palace is my home."

"As far as I know, Linghun Palace will come in this meeting. Aren't you afraid of being found?"

Gu Yuena was silent for a while. "They're coming?"

"I get word, some of them will come to Yin City to attend the meeting after a long time. The news I received was never wrong."

"Where are they now?"

"Maybe on the way."

If they come, then it's not a good thing. What should Gu Yuena do?

"As the daughter of the Queen of Linghun Palace, aren't you curious about what's inside?"

"You're asking me to come in?"

"If it can answer all your questions. I have no right to forbid, but all risk is borne by the individual."

It was clear what answer Gu Yuena gave. The girl looked towards the dark room, looking curious about the various things that encountered her.

Moreover, all this time he had always dreamed of similar things. It was in a strange room surrounded by misty creatures.

Gu Yuena decided to go inside. He looked at the old man doubtfully, wondering why that person did not show the slightest hostility like everyone else towards Linghun Palace.

Was that due to his identity who was the guardian of this combined palace? Are they forced to be neutral?

Gu Yuena did not want to think too far and focus on what was in front of her. His feet stepped into the dark room without any light source.

The door is also closed.

Inside there, Gu Yuena could still see in the darkness. He saw various statues and bookshelves made into walls. Feels familiar.

His feet went further, through the statues on each side of the room that were like a museum. He looked towards one of the statues, then glanced at the books on the shelf behind the statue.

The book ....

Gu Yuena was aware of something. This room was a mysterious room in his dreams.

He picked up one of the weird-language books, and then tried to contact Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.

"Do you know what language this is?" tany Gu Yuena's.

"Of course." Xiao Hei shook his head not knowing.

But Xiao Bai suddenly came out and stuck to Gu Yuena's shoulder while reading with widened eyes.

"This is an ancient language that humans once used thousands of years ago, it has been completely forgotten since the formation of the Yi and Wyvernia Empires."

Gu Yuena looked at the entire book that had the same language. "They've collected this many ancient books."

"Konon, books with ancient languages have a great weight of magic. Most of them were supposed to be forbidden books that witches used in various activities. There were many spells and magic, both for experimentation as well as the creation of arrays and formations. They are very powerful, yet very difficult to implement because they can make one's soul crumble. That was why Linghun Palace was looking for someone with full soul power to conduct an experiment of what would happen if all of that magic were in one human body. Unfortunately, the experiment caused many witches to die." Xiao Bai explained in detail.

"What is this that caused Linghun Palace to be exiled?"

"That was one of the reasons for the exclusion of Linghun Palace. Therefore, all these books are not updated and kept for thousands of years."

"Then they come, do you want to take all this or any other purpose?"

"I think they should have come to take all this. The reason the old man directed you to this place was to find out the dark side of the real Linghun Palace."

"And ask me to consider what is right and wrong." Gu Yuena understands. The old man must have realized, that Gu Yuena was on the verge of doubt which side he would choose.

Xiao Bai looked at Gu Yuena for a while. "I understand you want to go back to your little life. The offer of the Queen of Linghun Palace made you waver."

"I'm not shaky."

"You become stronger to go to that place and ask for an explanation. You want everything in your control, telling everyone that they misunderstood Linghun Palace so that you can return to your family without leaving another." Xiao Bai had been very understanding for 6 years with Gu Yuena. Every single speech and action that Gu Yuena did, always had its own beliefs that not everyone knew in his heart.

Gu Yuena considered Yuansu Palace a home, but she kept looking at her family and intended to return to her main house. Gu Yuena still had the desire to return to her small world.

He knew from Xiao Hei that Gu Yuena came from another world. But what the Queen of Linghun Palace said made her doubt whether Gu Yuena was really from another world or not.

Seeing all this, it convinced Gu Yuena that Linghun Palace could do anything to control death.

They can do the impossible such as bringing to life the dead.

***

The banquet was even more festive when Yinyang Palace displayed their highly uploading artistic abilities.

Well, after the appearance of Gu Yuena and Jin Xiao just now, they had so thoroughly enjoyed the elegant and outstanding appearance of the art. Unfortunately, the two girls were not here to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.

But that peace did not last long.

The doors of the hall opened wide, inserting several black-clothed people into it. One of them was a man in an oversized robe filled with a dark aura.

Their arrival attracted a lot of attention. Suddenly, the atmosphere became quiet. Leaving behind the sound of footsteps a group of black-robed men and women who walked inside carried a stifling dark atmosphere.

When realizing where they came from based on the dangerous aura released, suddenly everyone stood up and put on an alert attitude.

"You people of Linghun Palace, still dare to appear! Are you not afraid that your palace will be destroyed like in the past?" One of the Yinyang Palace said in a bluffing tone.

The man laughed coldly followed by a few people behind him. Their gazes were as if they were looking at the sheep that was about to be slaughtered, yet still insisted on escaping from the sealed cage.

Very humorous.

"Linghun's palace will never be destroyed." The men looked at them one by one. "It seems like we were not welcomed, only able to finish the task quickly."

The five palaces put on a standby and united to defeat the Linghun Palace group. The black-robed mages began to give off an aura of darkness as well as magic within the terrifying body.

At that moment, the room turned gloomy.

But in the middle of the beginning of the battle was about to occur, a stick was stomped to the ground, giving an echo of sound as well as pressure that made everyone in the hall feel it clearly.

The weapons they were holding fell just like that, while the magic of the witches started to whisk away the pressure from the echoing sound of the staff. They all fell silent for a moment.

"The palace rules have clearly stated that there will be no bloodshed. Without partiality, the palace will punish the perpetrators of bloodshed with blood."

When the voice fell, they all turned towards the open door. Seemed the figure of a frail-looking old man, looking at them with a sharp gaze.

Surprisingly, that gaze managed to make them silent for an instant.

The power of the old man is too strong!

The witch man who saw the old man could only snort in annoyance. He was aware of the old man's strength, and had been warned not to underestimate him. The warning is correct.

It seemed, he could only bring everyone out of here.

With a respectful attitude, the man said, "Then, this young one can only ask the elder for permission to finish the task cleanly. There's already a lot of death squads waiting out there, this young one excuse me."

The five palaces were shocked by the witch's words. The death squad ... has surrounded Yin City? How did that happen?

"You're despicable!"

"Your Linghun Palace has never had good intentions, always been cruel and despicable."

"If your Majesty finds out about this, your Linghun Palace will disappear from civilization!"

There were many insults thrown at the representatives of Linghun Palace. However, they only gave a mocking look as if seeing something dirty.

Basically, they were all hypocrites to witches.

Cruel and despicable?

They will show what is real cruel and despicable.

Using teleportation, the witch man made everyone inside the hall disappear from the palace. They reached the outskirts of the city with thousands of death squads encircling the city.

There were many city guards who were subordinates of the mayor gathered at the gate with various weapons and cannons. The arrival of death squads and witches was a nightmare for everyone, causing the Mayor to intervene deploying military forces and asking for imperial help.

But this had only lasted a few minutes since the arrival of the death squads, the imperial army couldn't possibly come that fast. They can only survive as well as they can.

The representatives of the five palaces were obviously very surprised at the ambiance that looked more like warfare. It never crossed their heads.

"What should we do?" Zhou Ying, that naive woman has never faced anything like this. His life was always peaceful and boring, this was too sudden for him.

"We are disciples of Tianshuang Palace, you must not give up so easily. Don't disappoint Your Majesty." Zhou Tao assured Zhou Ying who was hiding behind him.

"Can we defeat witches and death squads at once?" Ru Meng on the other hand was extremely worried. His strength was not that good, it was impossible to win against them.

Yun Qiao looked at Ru Meng next to him, then recalled Gu Yuena. "I hope he stays in his room."

The witch man in front of the death squad smiled triumphantly. He had sent some people to enter the special room of Linghun Palace and complete the main task. The side task of destroying the children in front of him would soon be resolved.

"Groan!"

***

Gu Yuena realized something was approaching from the door of the special room of Linghun Palace. He remembered the old man's words, that Linghun Palace would come to this place.

The girl hid behind the full bookshelf, noticing the movements of the two black-robed figures entering the room. Luckily, he has the ability to disguise his presence and breath and his aura is not felt.

"A lot of it."

"Linghun Hall has been so busy lately that it hasn't taken all this. It's a good thing those fools didn't steal it."

"Who would want to steal this dangerous book? Only witches can learn it, whereas they cannot choose to be witches."

"I don't think witches are that scary. The hypocrites of the five palaces always exaggerate reality."

"Helping Her Majesty carry out the duties of the Queen is an honor. After clearing them up, we no longer need to hide."

"Well, those fools will be over soon."

Linghun Hall.

They were not from Linghun Palace, but Linghun Hall. Their leader was a disciple of the Queen of Linghun Palace.

If there was a Linghun Hall, it meant that there were death squads. Is the death squad already outside?

Thinking about it made Gu Yuena agitated. He had to get out and help before it was over.

The death squad was obviously very terrible.

Unable to stay any longer, Gu Yuena came out of hiding and approached them without realizing her presence.

When the two men were aware of the danger, their heads turned as much as 360 degrees forcibly until the sound of a broken bone was heard. Both collapsed instantly.

It was Gu Yuena who used her magic to kill instantly. He glanced at the two corpses.

As he had expected, the corpse turned into ashes and evaporated.

This is what will happen to the victims of the battle out there.

He has to hurry out of here.

Gu Yuena ran out and took out her wings. When he was about to fly, he found Jin Xiao who looked very anxious coming out of the special room of Luye Palace.

Jin Xiao was seen approaching Gu Yuena. "Linghun Palace attacked, we must immediately tell the main palace to provide assistance. They won't last long."

"I have a way." Gu Yuena showed a slanted smile.

Jin Xiao pulled his brows in disbelief. "Don't be stupid. They're not as weak as you think."

"I knew. One thing I want to correct, they are from Linghun Hall, not Linghun Palace."

Jin Xiao rolled his eyes. "Just the same."

"You get help out there, I'll handle this."

"You serious? I've reminded you, you know."

"I have a plan." After saying so, Gu Yuena soared into the air at full speed leaving Jin Xiao.

The girl had no other choice but to ask for reinforcements from Luye Palace and the others. Luckily the connection was great.

Different from someone who hastily slid into the battlefield, he will find a safe way and send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Jin Xiao snorted. "You'll thank me for this."