Chapter 5382

The leading cultivator was Liu Kun’s trusted advisor. He sneered, “Your Highness, stop pretending. Don’t you know who we are?”

Wu Yue’s heart sank. “Did Liu Kun send you here? What does he want to do?”

“Your Highness will know the Prime Minister’s purpose in the future.”

The counselor said calmly, “Before that, Your Highness, please be patient for a few days. Once the Prime Minister gets the sacrificial manual, I will naturally let you go back.” After that, he and his men retreated from the cave, leaving only two monks to guard it.

Wu Yue sat in the cave, her heart full of doubts and anxieties.

Liu Kun kidnapped her and asked his father to exchange her for the sacrificial book. It was obviously a premeditated plan.

The sacrificial manual records the methods of strengthening and destroying the Demon Soul Seal. Could it be that Liu Kun’s target is the Demon Soul Seal?

Thinking of this, Wu Yue couldn’t help but shudder. She had to tell her father the news as soon as possible.

Liu Kun returned to the capital in a panic with his remaining troops and headed straight for the palace.

At this time, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Wu Hao was anxiously waiting for news from the guard of honor. When he saw Liu Kun coming in covered in injuries, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

“Prime Minister, what happened? Why are you so embarrassed?” Wu Hao asked hurriedly.

Liu Kun fell to his knees with a thud, weeping bitterly, “Lord! I am guilty! I failed to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess!”

“What? What happened to Yue’er?” Wu Hao stood up suddenly and his face changed suddenly.

“When we reached the Valley of Broken Souls, we were suddenly ambushed by bandits from the Evil Path Hall.”

Liu Kun cried, “Those bandits were very powerful. I fought desperately, but they still kidnapped the princess.

Before leaving, they also said that you, the king, must exchange the sacrificial book for the princess, otherwise they will… kill the princess! ”

“The Evil Path Palace! The Evil Path Palace again!”

Wu Hao was so angry that he was shaking all over. He slammed his palm on the imperial desk, smashing it to pieces. “First they stole the Thunder Sound Bell, and now they’ve kidnapped the princess. This is simply too much!”

“Lord, calm down.”

Liu Kun advised, “The most urgent task is to rescue Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Since the Evil Path Palace wants the Sacrifice Book, why don’t we first agree to their terms and use the Sacrifice Book to exchange for the princess? Then we can unite with the Divine Temple to attack the Evil Path Palace and avenge the princess.”

“no!”

Wu Hao flatly refused, “The sacrificial tome is related to the safety of the seal of the Demon Soul. If it falls into the hands of the Evil Path Palace, they will definitely open the seal and release the Demon Soul. At that time, the entire Sixth Heaven will be plunged into chaos, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

“Yue’er is my daughter, how can I not feel bad for her? But I am the ruler of the Kingdom of God, and I cannot ignore the safety of the entire Sixth Heaven for my own selfish reasons!”

“Lord, the princess’s life is in danger!”

Liu Kun said hurriedly, “The Evil Dao Palace is ruthless, and if we don’t agree to their conditions, they will really attack the princess.

Furthermore, we can pretend to agree to their request, then set up an ambush during the exchange, reclaim the princess and the sacrificial manual, and eliminate the bandits from the Evil Dao Palace at the same time. Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?”

Wu Hao frowned and fell into deep thought. Liu Kun’s words seemed reasonable, but he still felt something was wrong.

If the Evil Dao Palace really wanted to sacrifice the treasure book, why didn’t they just send people to sneak into the palace to steal it, but instead went through the trouble of kidnapping the princess?

Moreover, Liu Kun’s performance today always made him feel a little deliberate.

At this moment, a guard hurried in to report, “Lord, there is a black-robed monk outside the palace requesting to see you. He claims to be a messenger sent by the Evil Dao Palace and has a letter for you, Lord.”

“Let him in!” Wu Hao said in a deep voice.

Soon, a black-robed monk followed the eunuch into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, handed a letter to Wu Hao, and then turned and left without saying a word.