Chapter 157: A Fierce Bitch Should Be Fiercely Handled; Sudden Change, Please Brother Su Take Care of My Wife (1)
She was nearly exhausting all her strength, desperately trying to break free from the array's restraints.
As long as she could escape the array, she could take his life in an instant!
However, the binding formation showed no signs of weakening. The golden chains only gleamed brighter.
"Someone's getting a little impatient, huh? Should I just wait here for you?"
Su Qing leisurely shifted positions, teasing.
This feeling was genuinely satisfying!
The cult mistress was thoroughly infuriated by his words.
But there was nothing she could do. The golden chains on her body were ridiculously durable!
The fact that she could move at all was proof of her immense strength.
If it were someone else, they'd likely be trapped in place, unable to budge.
Her entrance had been utterly awe-inspiring, but now she had plummeted from the clouds in an instant.
Truly, life's highs and lows came way too fast.
The strength of this formation made her immediately realize—it must have been laid personally by the Empress.
Only someone of that level could restrict her like this.
If it had been anyone weaker, she would've torn the formation apart long ago!
Because she knew this, the cult mistress couldn't understand it at all.
No matter how much of a genius Su Qing was, his talent was purely in strategy and intellect.
As a favored minister, being able to get a few soldiers to protect him in secret was already quite a privilege.
But the Empress actually spent her time and energy personally setting up a formation like this!
Offensive and defensive, continuously cycling.
Anyone could guess how resource-intensive this formation was, both in energy and materials.
By all appearances, this formation could rival the guardian arrays of an entire sect!
Why would the Empress go to such lengths? Was it simply because she had too many resources to spend?
Or... was he far more important than she had imagined, thus deserving this level of protection?
Or maybe... the Empress had anticipated her arrival and laid a trap in advance?
These thoughts tangled in her mind, leaving the cult mistress utterly miserable.
Had she known this, she never would've made a move!
The Empress didn't do all this because she foresaw the attack.
It was entirely due to the last mission.
Back then, she had been on edge the entire time, yet couldn't provide any help.
After the mission ended, the Empress immediately started making up for it.
Her thinking was simple.
When the mission was ongoing, the system didn't allow her to help.
Now that there was no mission, she could help as much as she wanted!
So she simply armed him to the teeth in one go—just in case.
If it ended up being unnecessary, great. If it was needed, it could save her beloved minister's life.
Regardless of the reason, the cult mistress realized one thing:
Time was no longer on her side.
If her true body had come, no formation could stop her.
Even now, if she had a bit more time, she could still break through.
But what she lacked the most was time.
She could clearly feel that terrifying aura rapidly approaching from White Jade Pavilion.
Clearly, the Empress had noticed something unusual here.
In other words... this operation was about to end in complete failure!
Thinking this, the cult mistress grew even more agitated.
She had acted personally and even revealed her intentions.
To leave now in such a sorry state—like a stray dog—was humiliating!
"The cult mistress of the Heaven-Worshiping Demon Sect, looking all fierce just now, how come you're so quiet now?"
"Wriggling like that, are you dancing? Come on, please try and kill me. It's torture just waiting here!"
Su Qing moved in close, sneering right in her face.
He had zero sympathy for someone trying to assassinate him.
"You little brat, consider yourself lucky this time!"
A flash of anger crossed the cult mistress's eyes as she spoke.
Someone of her stature should've remained composed no matter the situation.
But the problem was—she'd completely embarrassed herself this time!
"I've always been lucky. Actually, it's more like your luck's just awful."
"You had so many chances and wasted them all, only to strike now. What a loser."
"If you don't finish me off soon, I'll have you kneeling and singing me love songs next time."
Su Qing said bluntly.
His eyes gleamed with contempt and aggression, clearly not taking her seriously in the slightest.
The cult mistress was successfully enraged by that look in his eyes.
As the mistress of the sect, one of the top leaders among the hundreds of factions in the demonic path, her status was immensely prestigious.
For years, others had only dared to look at her with reverence and awe. Who would ever dare look at her so boldly?
Yet now, she could do nothing, and her mood grew more irritable with every passing second.
This operation had likely failed, but returning in disgrace was unacceptable!
No, she had to do something—she couldn't leave without at least some kind of result!
If she couldn't succeed in her original goal, the cult mistress turned her gaze to Ye Xueyi.
The Heavenly Dao Sect's Saintess—killing her would still count as a worthwhile prize.
Su Qing was protected by the formation, and he was hard to reach.
But others? The array's defenses surely wouldn't be as strong around them!
And more importantly, this saintess clearly looked like Su Qing's little lover.
Taking her out would surely deal a heavy blow to that brat!
With that thought, the cult mistress suddenly veered toward Ye Xueyi.
As expected, without directly targeting Su Qing, the pressure on her body lessened.
Her speed soared, and she'd already readied a killing move to instantly finish Ye Xueyi!
Ye Xueyi suddenly felt a terrifying aura lock onto her.
This was truly a moment between life and death!
"Madam, who do you think you can touch with me standing here?"
Su Qing, clearly prepared, stepped in front of Ye Xueyi.
As the core of the formation, he could manipulate it to protect others.