Chapter 1664: Settling Accounts
Northwest of Xia City, an army on the verge of collapse was running for its life. All of the leaders had disappeared and the army was shrinking as it fled.
Several figures were frantically flying away, pushing their speed to the limit. They didn't seem concerned about the remaining troops beneath, only caring for their individual lives. These were all familiar faces.
The one at the lead was Regent Gong Yuan, followed by Si Qing, Zhu Qinghuo, and Xuan Chen.
Xuan Chen's expression was beyond ugly. When Heavenly Emperor Yin had left, he had only brought the Demonic Flame Underworld King with him. His position within the Origin Reversion Institute wasn't high, so Heavenly Emperor Yin probably didn't even know he existed, so it was natural that he wasn't saved.
When Heavenly Emperor Yin left, he felt as though he had been submerged in freezing water, understanding that he had been abandoned. There were several Heavenly Emperor experts above Xia City, and he could see that they all were on the same side as Li Luo. Therefore, he turned and fled without hesitation. Staying behind was courting death.
He knew that as the black hand behind the curtains influencing Gong Yuan's actions throughout the years, he had done many undesirable deeds. It all started with the tampering of the Death Lottery to force Tantai Lan and Li Taixuan into the Nobles' Battlefield. He then acted behind the scenes to change the outcome of House Luolan's Housemeet, causing multiple forces to surround and besiege them, and also assisting Shen Jinxiao from time to time.
Such actions were more than enough to rile up Li Luo, who would surely ground his entire being into fine dust.
Li Luo had become a true Transcendent Duke, so he had more than enough power to do that.
The only thing on Xuan Chen's mind was to leave the Xia Kingdom as soon as possible. Afterwards, he would go into hiding and never show his face in front of Li Luo again. The once insignificant young lord of House Luolan now had the power to squash him like a bug.
However, he wasn't the only one drowning in fear—Regent Gong Yuan was in a similar predicament. He understood that by retreating here, everything he had worked for over the last few years had been in vain. With Li Luo's support, Gong Luanyu would be able to crush the northern territory's royal court without much effort.
"That boy is truly a disaster! I should have disregarded everything and helped Shen Jinxiao crush him back then!" His heart was filled with regret.
He turned around to look at House Jinque's House Lord, Si Qing. The latter was following them with a numb expression, his dull and despairing eyes causing Gong Yuan to feel a slight twinge of pity for him.