Li Yao rolled his eyes at Anu and said in a deep voice, "All you do is cause me trouble!"
"Master, I...I didn't!"
Anu lowered her head, tapped her two index fingers together, and said weakly.
"No?"
Li Yao stared at Anu and said, "Then let me ask you, where did Ling'er go?"
"Ling'er... Ling'er, she..."
Anu knew she was in the wrong, so she spoke haltingly, unsure how to explain herself.
After all, it was she who encouraged Princess Ling'er to leave the Southern Frontier and travel to the Central Plains.
Now that Princess Ling'er has gone missing, she bears an unshirkable responsibility.
"Master, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Anu..."
Lin Yueru, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up for Anu.
Although there have been some misunderstandings and minor conflicts among the four of them in recent days, their relationship has become increasingly close.
"You still dare to talk!"
"Why aren't you staying in Suzhou? Why are you out here causing trouble?"
Li Yao reprimanded him with a stern face.
"I...I just wanted to venture out and explore the world..."
Lin Yueru lowered her head, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, looking like a girl who had done something wrong.
Chapter 585 Dugu Yuyun, Caught in a Dilemma
"Hey, even if Anu and Yue Ru are both your disciples, you don't need to scold them like this!"
Li Xiaoyao, who was standing to the side, saw Li Yao scold Anu and Lin Ruyue as soon as he saw them.
He couldn't stand it any longer, so he spoke up to defend Anu and Lin Yueru.
"They are all my apprentices. How I discipline them is none of your business."
Li Yao stared at Li Xiaoyao and said, his face flushed.
"Hmph, you haven't even figured out the situation yet, and you're already criticizing people. They're all my good friends, so of course I have to speak up for them."
Li Xiaoyao said, his neck stiff.
"You've stolen my good apprentice, and you still dare to talk to me like that."
Li Yao coldly shouted.
"Huh? Master, you already knew?"
Anu, who was standing to the side, was taken aback.
"What? I kidnapped your apprentice?"
Li Xiaoyao looked confused and said, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
"you do not know?"
Li Yao sneered and said, "I'm asking you, what exactly is going on between you and my disciple Ling'er?"
"Ah? Ling'er is also your disciple?"
Li Xiaoyao was surprised.
Neither Zhao Ling'er nor Anu mentioned their master to him.
Therefore, Li Xiaoyao was unaware that they shared a common master.
"Ling'er is my most beloved disciple. How dare you make her angry and let her leave alone? I haven't settled this score with you yet!"
"Now, you actually dare to interfere in my discipline of my disciples? You've got some nerve!"
Li Yao shouted in a deep voice.
"Master, you also know about Princess Ling'er's runaway?"
Anu was even more surprised.
"So don't think you can hide anything from your master!"
Li Yao looked at Anu and said.
"It was indeed my fault that Ling'er ran away. I promise I will find Ling'er!"
A look of shame appeared on Li Xiaoyao's face.
"By the time you find Ling'er, she'll probably be dead!"
Li Yao snorted coldly.
"Master, do you already know where Princess Ling'er is?"
Anu's eyes lit up.
"Ling'er was locked up in the Demon-Locking Tower by these stinky Taoist priests!"
Li Yao glanced at Dugu Yuyun and Situ Zhong, then pointed to the Demon-Locking Tower and said.
"Heh, you bunch of stinking Taoist priests, how dare you lock Princess Ling'er in this dilapidated tower."
"When I return to Nanzhao, I will make sure the Witch King leads his army to destroy this broken tower and flatten your Shu Mountain!"
Anu glared at him, put her hands on her hips, and shouted arrogantly.
"That snake demon is actually a princess of the Southern Zhao Kingdom?"
Dugu Yuyun was greatly surprised.
He had a vague feeling that he had made a huge mistake.
Although the Shushan Sect never gets involved in government affairs, this matter does involve foreign lands in the southern borderlands.
If this matter escalates, it might be difficult to handle.
However, if he were to stop now and release Zhao Ling'er, wouldn't the Shu Mountain disciples who had just died have died in vain?
How he explained this to his other disciples.
At this moment, he finally experienced the feeling of being caught in a dilemma.
"Li Xiaoyao, I'm asking you, do you love Ling'er or not?"
Li Yao looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked.
"certainly!"
Li Xiaoyao answered without hesitation.
Do you want to save Ling'er?
Li Yao continued to ask.
"Of course I want to!"
Li Xiaoyao answered stiffly.
"Ling'er is imprisoned in the Demon-Locking Tower, which is filled with countless demons and monsters. Do you dare to go in and rescue Ling'er?"
Li Yao asked.
"Of course I dare!"
Li Xiaoyao blurted it out.
"good!"
Li Yao nodded in satisfaction and said, "As long as you can rescue Ling'er, I will agree to you being with Ling'er!"
"real?"
Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed.
Go!
Li Yao nodded, pointed his finger, and a beam of light shot out, directly breaking the Five Elements Formation on the outer layer of the Demon Locking Tower.
At the same time, he flicked his right hand and threw Li Xiaoyao directly into the Demon-Locking Tower.
"How dare you! You actually dared to destroy the Five Elements Formation that seals the Demon-Locking Tower!"
A disciple of Mount Shu shouted, forming a sword incantation with his hand, and a sword aura shot out.
"court death!"
Li Yao's eyes widened, and two beams of light shot out, shattering the sword energy and exploding the overconfident Shu Mountain disciple.
The people of Shu Mountain were all shocked, never expecting Li Yao to be so ruthless.
"Master, I want to go into the tower to save the princess too!"
"Master, I want to go into the tower to save Ling'er too!"
Anu and Lin Yueru called out in unison.
"Okay, you guys go ahead, be careful!"
Li Yao nodded in agreement.
With Li Yao's permission, Anu and Lin Yueru leaped into the Demon-Locking Tower.
"Young master, I didn't expect you to have two such beautiful female disciples!"
The Heavenly Demon King, standing to the side, kept his eyes fixed on the spot where Anu and Lin Yueru had disappeared.
"Dugu Yuyun, now let's settle the score for kidnapping my disciple!"
Li Yao turned his gaze to Dugu Yuyun.
"You fiend, you have repeatedly killed my Shushan disciples. Shushan has long since sworn to never coexist with you!"