The main hall was enveloped in silence.
The Fairy of Dongyan, who had been sitting quietly on the side, showed a hint of satisfaction in the corner of her eye.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Baili Fengzhi let out a slight sigh of relief. Her figure immediately blurred, leaving an afterimage in place as she charged toward Qi Zhewu.
"You really dare to attack me?" Qi Zhewu grew more enraged.
He admitted that his demands were somewhat excessive, but he was just testing the waters. In the past, similar situations had occurred, yet those bigwigs, even if unwilling, would politely refuse because of his status as an Array Master.
But this Seventeenth Prince didn't negotiate and directly tore through the pretense?
He was, after all, an Array Master!
In terms of status, he was nearly on par with the Saintly beings!
And this Seventeenth Prince dared to humiliate him and even wanted someone to slap his face?
"Master Qu, teach this guard a lesson."
After Qi Zhewu transmitted his divine thought, the great Daoist cultivator behind him also stepped in. A fragment of an illusory talisman shattered, releasing a brilliant azure water glow that swiftly swept toward Baili Fengzhi.
"Boom!" Firelight erupted, and although the azure water light only trembled and didn't dissipate, it continued to move toward Baili Fengzhi.
Qi Zhewu smirked coldly to himself.
Being a rare Array Master in the world, he was often a guest of princes and nobles, receiving numerous benefits. Naturally, there would be plenty of great cultivators wishing to follow him.
Along with him were two great cultivators: one practiced the Body to Saint Cultivation Method with martial arts, while the other practiced the Inner Elixir Method with spiritual incantations.
Moreover, both of them had long understood the Heaven and Earth Law and reached the pinnacle of great cultivation!
Even without the Imperial Decree, unable to use Heaven and Earth Law, and despite Baili Fengzhi's high foundational Fire Phoenix Divine Body, she had only recently broken through the Three Talents Heaven Barrier and could hardly gain any advantage against his followers!
An invisible force condensed out of nowhere, making it seem as if space itself had frozen. At that moment, Qi Zhewu and his two great cultivator followers felt the space around them continuously compressing and solidifying their bodies, like insects encased in amber, unable to move.
Qi Zhewu's expression turned to shock, then he realized it was Duke Heng's doing. His furious divine thought echoed, "Duke Heng!"
Duke Heng, known for his significant renown even among the saintly beings, exerted his influence within the array of his mansion, rendering the strongest cultivators powerless to resist!
In the next moment, Baili Fengzhi's figure flickered, suddenly appearing before him, her beautiful face devoid of any emotion, just staring at him coldly.
Qi Zhewu's eyes changed, and he immediately transmitted a threatening divine thought, "If you dare..."
"Slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap!"
Baili Fengzhi's hand blurred into an afterimage, carrying fiery power, and delivered ten solid slaps across Qi Zhewu's face!
Clear slap marks appeared instantly. Qi Zhewu's cheeks swelled high, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes stared fixedly at Baili Fengzhi.
Baili Fengzhi ignored him, returned to Lin Yue's side, and bowed, "Your Highness, the ten slaps are delivered."
Lin Yue nodded slightly and then smiled at Duke Heng, "Thank you, Lord Qi, for your intervention."
"A minor matter." Duke Heng shook his head slightly, "Since it's Your Highness's decision, I naturally accompany."
He glanced at Qi Zhewu, and then the invisible spatial restriction dissipated.
Qi Zhewu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "Duke Heng, the Seventeenth Prince humiliates Qi , and you don't step in to prevent it, but rather help him? Very well, this humiliation today, Qi remembers it."
"There are countless people with great grudges against my Qi family, more than one prince, and more of you?"
Duke Heng looked calmly at Qi Zhewu, "You're an Array Master. When we need you, we give you some respect and treat you as a guest, but when we don't need you, what are you worth? Retaliation? My Duke Heng's mansion awaits."
Qi Zhewu held a special status, comparable to a Saintly being.
But his Qi family had once been the supporting ministers under His Majesty; even princes didn't want to cut ties with him, let alone an Array Master!
And Lin Yue, naturally, paid even less attention.
Offending an Array Master who was never going to cooperate anyway, so what if he became an enemy?
His enemies were mainly other princes.
Offend one, and he could at worst invite other Array Masters.
Qi Zhewu laughed in rage, "Today, Fairy of Dongyan and I voluntarily came, yet the Seventeenth Prince and Duke Heng regard us Array Masters , and I wish to hear what other Array Masters would say about your words. Since you look down on us Array Masters so much, I'd like to see which Array Masters in the future will still aid you two!"
Duke Heng's face turned icy cold.
The arrays in Duke Heng's mansion were already complete; even without the help of an Array Master, they were fine, but Your Highness's Prince Mansion wasn't built yet. If this man spreads sinister rumors, it's bound to tarnish the impression of other Array Masters.
"Qi Zhewu, you should be grateful for the Eye of Heaven," Lin Yue said coldly, "If it weren't for its supervision in Jingzhou, do you think you could leave alive today?"
Qi Zhewu sneered, showing no concern.
Though he was a Loose Cultivator, he had participated in the foundation repair of the Great Yong's National Guardian Array and held the honorary title of Elder of Royal Foreign Affairs. He had also seized over ten opportunities to provide disaster relief, earning a deep blessing from the national fortune.
Whoever dared to kill him would undoubtedly be cursed with boundless sin!