So not long after the Yelv Clan left, Wanyan Ya also dashed outside in a panic, at this point no longer caring about what Tuoba Hui had told her.
But as soon as she ran out, she was surrounded by a group of Wei Army soldiers.
Even the Yelv Clan who had run out earlier was blocked and forced back.
The moment they saw Wanyan Ya, the Wei soldiers couldn’t help but swallow their saliva; in their lifetime, they had never seen such a beautiful woman, superior even to the Princess Consort Xiang beside His Majesty.
However, they knew that these women, even as captives, were untouchable for them.
So they just surrounded them, taking no rash actions, awaiting General Chang En’s arrival.
"General."
"General."
...
"General Chang En, this is the Queen and this is the Imperial Consort," Zuo Nian pointed at Wanyan Ya and the Yelv Clan.
"Queen, Imperial Consort..."
Chang En’s expression turned serious as he said, "Escort the two noblewomen inside and guard them well."
"Understood."
...
Chen Mo felt like he had been asleep for a very, very long time, and he had nightmares.
In a daze, he heard the creaking of doors opening and closing, light footsteps approaching, and a gentle female voice reached his ears.
"State Preceptor, how is His Majesty?"
"Lady Xiangfei, don’t worry, His Majesty’s fever has subsided, and he’s just been administered medicine."
"When will His Majesty wake up?"
"It should be..."
"Hiss..."
Chen Mo opened his eyes and felt a tearing pain from his chest, rapidly spreading throughout his body, cold sweat emerging as a result.
"Your Majesty."
"Don’t move."
Yu Zhu and Nalan Yiren almost spoke simultaneously.
Sitting by the bedside, Nalan Yiren saw Chen Mo awaken and immediately grasped his hand, taking his pulse.
Yu Zhu noticed the sweat on Chen Mo’s forehead, looked around, and grabbed a towel to wipe the sweat away.
Chen Mo looked down and saw layers of bandages on his body, faintly visible, with the bandages around his chest tinged lightly red, and a strong medicinal smell filling the air.
After checking Chen Mo’s pulse, Nalan Yiren said, "You have a rib fractured in your chest and it’s pierced into your organ; fortunately, it didn’t affect your heart or even I wouldn’t have been able to save you..."
As she spoke, Nalan Yiren angrily raised her hand and punched Chen Mo’s shoulder, scolding, "Why were you showing off in the Grand Ancestral Temple, do you even understand the situation inside? You went in blindly, do you realize how severe your injuries were, do you know how worried we all were?"
Saying this, a trace of sobbing lingered in Nalan Yiren’s voice.
At that time, when treating Chen Mo, seeing the rib that was broken and pierced inward, Nalan Yiren’s tears welled up, fearing that something bad would happen to Chen Mo, fortunately, it was misfortune within fortune.
"I made you worry."
This time, Chen Mo really learned his lesson; he was confident, relying on his backup, but nearly failed inside.
In fact, Chen Mo couldn’t be blamed for this.
Damn it, who knew that thing was so monstrous.
Before the Blood-Colored Seal appeared.
Chen Mo always thought this world was only a bit stronger than Jin Yong’s martial arts, at most comparable to Zhong Wu.
But once that Blood-Colored Seal appeared, it instantly raised the world’s martial dao level a notch.
Chen Mo had never encountered this before.
Nalan Yiren pouted her lips and softly snorted.
Then, Chen Mo noticed that Nalan Yiren’s cheeks seemed a bit frail like a willow in the wind, and her lips lacked color.
"Yiren, why do you look so pale?" Chen Mo asked.
"Your Majesty, the State Preceptor fed you a lot of her blood to save you." Yu Zhu opened up.
Upon hearing this, Chen Mo’s heart trembled, looking into Nalan Yiren’s eyes.
Nalan Yiren felt uncomfortable being stared at, opting to change the subject: "Didn’t you say the Jin Xia Khan is dead, why didn’t we find his corpse in the Grand Ancestral Temple."
"Yiren, thank you." Chen Mo didn’t let her switch away, expressing gratitude earnestly.
"You saved me before too, an eye for an eye." Nalan Yiren murmured with her head tilted, softly.
Chen Mo pursed his lips and smiled, then continued: "The Jin Xia Khan was consumed by that Seal, only his clothes remained."
As he spoke, Chen Mo’s face grew stern, "Where is the Seal I brought back?"
"Here." Yu Zhu pulled out a bundle of clothes from under the bed, ready to open it.
"Don’t open it yet." Chen Mo quickly intervened, "This thing is too eerie, don’t mess with it."
Yu Zhu hurriedly set it aside.
"I looked at it before." Nalan Yiren said.
Chen Mo: "..."
"Did it do anything at the time?" Chen Mo inquired.
"Yes." Nalan Yiren’s expression turned somber, "When I finished looking, seeing nothing strange, I left it aside, didn’t wrap it up, but while changing your treatment, I noticed the skull seal was glowing, scared me into swiftly wrapping it up."
"It only glowed?" Chen Mo frowned: "Nothing else?"
"Nothing." Nalan Yiren shook her head.
"Have you ever seen this thing before?" Chen Mo asked.
Nalan Yiren and Yu Zhu both shook their heads, then the former said: "This object looks a bit like a nation’s Jade Seal, but its color is too red, and unlike proper seals with dragon, lion or tiger knobs, it has a skull, very sinister, not something a decent person would use, like the evil objects in those fiction novels used by villains."
"Isn’t it sinister, where has a legitimate Jade Seal ever swallowed people, plus this thing can grow large or small, transmit messages across distances, I saw it with my own eyes." And Chen Mo hadn’t even finished speaking.
"How can it not be an immortal object, capable of flying, resizing, even swallowing people." Yu Zhu said.
Upon hearing, Chen Mo was taken aback, but it indeed made sense, as folks tend to classify things beyond worldly comprehension as something otherworldly.
"But this seems to belong to Jin Xia, according to your words, why would it swallow Jin Xia Khan?" Nalan Yiren questioned in doubt.
Chen Mo fell into reminiscence, moments later, murmuring: "I seem to recall it mentioning the Blood God, not entering reincarnation, and called himself a small man."
"Blood God, not entering reincarnation..." Nalan Yiren lightly repeated without a clue, never having heard or read about such a thing.
"Your Majesty, State Preceptor, since this thing is so powerful, wouldn’t the one who forged it be akin to an immortal, does this world indeed harbor immortals?" Yu Zhu was surprised.
"Looks like we need to delve into Jin Xia’s historical records." Chen Mo suggested, "By the way, what about the Jin Xia Crown Prince?"
"Imprisoned in the dungeon." Yu Zhu answered,
"Keep a close watch over him; he acted suspiciously in the Grand Ancestral Temple, I suspect he might know something regarding this Seal." Chen Mo’s eyes deepened.
Yu Zhu nodded.
Silence filled the room momentarily.
All were thinking about the skeleton Seal.
This object, it truly opened up a new world for them.
Moments later, Chen Mo spoke: "Almost forgot to ask, how long was I unconscious, what’s the situation in Yuxi City now?"
Nalan Yiren contemplated: "Two days and two nights. For now, you don’t need to worry about military affairs, Yuxi City has been secured, members of Tuoba Clan, Jin Xia Dynasty Ministers, and those harem concubines, palace maids and eunuchs, have all been detained separately."
"All handled?" Chen Mo was startled: "No other Divine Transformation Realm martial artists found?"
Yu Zhu shook her head: "Not for the moment."
"Consequently, Tuoba Clan should have relied on this Seal to suppress other tribes." Chen Mo mused briefly, then stated: "I must go out and see, merely imprisoning them won’t suffice; the Tuoba Clan must issue a letter of surrender, so Jin Xia’s other troops abandon resistance."
The Jin Xia army still continues in their campaign against Longyou, and they’re led by Divine Power Realm martial artists, even Chen Mo can’t confirm whether there are hidden experts within this force.