An Qian chuckled and said, "I'm a married woman, aren't you a woman too?"
"Hmph!" Sun Hongying said angrily, "Let Prince Qin An come out and see me immediately, or don't blame me for being rude."
An Qian sat back on the sofa and said calmly, "My husband is in seclusion and doesn't have time to see you."
"Seclusion?" Sun Hongying said disbelievingly, "Don't you people just absorb crystal cores to advance? What seclusion is there? He's not even afraid to see me, a woman, is he?"
An Qian gestured towards the door and said, "If you have something to say, you can leave a message for me to relay to my husband. If there's nothing else, please leave."
Sun Hongying could no longer suppress her anger, and with a clang, she drew the sword from her back.
"Let me take you down first, and then we'll see if that Prince Qin An still dares not to show himself like a turtle hiding in its shell."
With that, she attacked An Qian.
As soon as they clashed, both were shocked by the other's strength.
In fact, An Qian was even more surprised.
This woman, who came out of nowhere, was even more powerful than herself.
After all, An Qian was currently ranked second, a peerless master of Golden Four Stars.
The other party's vital energy was pure and rich, and the sword energy emanating from her sword was even more condensed and immense. It was clear at a glance that her cultivation was higher than An Qian's.
How was this possible?
If it weren't for An Qian's superior swordsmanship and various other special techniques, she would have already been defeated.
"An Qian, I'll help you."
Suddenly, a sharp shout came from outside the hall.
Then, several vines as thick as an arm quickly wrapped around Sun Hongying.
Sun Hongying swung her sword repeatedly, and although she could cut through the vines, she was a little strained. As she cut through the vines around her, even more vines emerged from the woman who had just entered.
She immediately felt the urge to leave.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that you are all human, I would have killed you all."
"I will be back."
With that, she flashed out of the room.
"An Qian, where did this crazy woman come from?"
Zhang Xiaoli looked at the fleeing Sun Hongying and asked with a frown.
"She claimed to be Sun Hongying and came looking for Shi Lei. I don't know anything else."
An Qian shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.
"There's no one named Sun Hongying on the rankings, how could she be so powerful?"
Zhang Xiaoli opened the rankings and saw that there was no one named Sun Hongying.
"Didn't she say she would be back? Next time, we'll join forces with Shi Lei to capture her and question her properly."
An Qian was also full of doubt.
After a pause, she added, "I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on this woman and see what she's up to."
Soon, a string of information was relayed back.
Sun Hongying had not left Hope City at all. Instead, she had found a place to stay near Prince Qin An's mansion.
"Reporting to the two ladies, Sun Hongying is currently inquiring about Prince Qin An and other news all over the city." Soon, someone came in to report.
"Reporting to the two ladies, Sun Hongying has entered the residence of Elder Tan of Tan Anguo." Half an hour later, another person came in to report.
...
Tan Anguo looked at the stunning woman before him with some confusion.
Sun Hongying got straight to the point and said, "I am a member of the Righteous Path Alliance. Only our Righteous Path Alliance can lead everyone through this great tribulation. As long as Mr. Tan agrees, our Righteous Path Alliance can help you regain your power."
"..."
Tan Anguo frowned and asked tentatively, "What kind of organization is the Righteous Path Alliance? What gives you the confidence to help me regain my power?"
If it weren't for his ingrained demeanor and the woman's imposing aura, Tan Anguo would have already had this crazy woman, who appeared out of nowhere, thrown out.
Sun Hongying said slowly, "The Righteous Path Alliance is an organization formed by righteous sects and rogue cultivators. We cultivators discovered thousands of years ago that the spiritual energy of Blue Star was rapidly declining. For self-preservation, we formed the Righteous Path Alliance and entered a large spatial secret realm.
However, due to the rapid decline of spiritual energy, the passage between the spatial secret realm and Blue Star was completely sealed.
Today, we finally managed to open the passage, and my two senior brothers and I came out first to survey the situation.
We never expected Blue Star to be invaded by another world. Now, only by mobilizing the entire Righteous Path Alliance can we lead you to defend our homeland."
"Cultivator?" Tan Anguo was completely stunned. "Are you a cultivator who has lived for thousands of years?"
"I'm only ninety-three years old, very young."
Being called an old spinster again, Sun Hongying was furious and stated her age word by word.
"I didn't expect her to be older than me. She truly is a cultivator," Tan Anguo thought to himself.
"We are cultivators, not immortal cultivators, because the path to immortality has long been cut off."
Sun Hongying said again, "What do you think?"
Tan Anguo countered, "How many people are there in your Righteous Path Alliance, and what is their strength?"
Sun Hongying hesitated for a moment, but then truthfully replied, "The Righteous Path Alliance has tens of thousands of people. In terms of your strength classification, there are over a thousand people above the Golden realm. There are also thirty to forty peerless masters above Platinum."
Her tone was filled with pride. From the information she had obtained, the strongest person on Blue Star was that Prince Qin An, who was only Golden Seven Stars.
With the power of the Righteous Path Alliance, once they emerged from the spatial secret realm, they would surely sweep across the entire Blue Star.
"This..."
Tan Anguo was also surprised by the power of the other party. After a moment of thought, he replied, "I think it's fine as it is. The world is full of all sorts of dangers now. My old bones are not suitable for holding power anymore. kanδん
I think you can cooperate with Prince Qin An. With the combined strength of both sides, you will surely elevate Great Xia to a higher level."
Sun Hongying glanced deeply at Tan Anguo, then sneered, "Cowardly wretch, since you are unwilling, then we will directly seize this throne. Someone will eventually be willing to manage this country for us."
With that, she stood up and walked out.
Tan Anguo also stood up and walked towards Prince Qin An's mansion, recounting everything about the Righteous Path Alliance to An Qian and the others.
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of intelligence walked in: "Two ladies, Elder Tan, that Sun Hongying has already left our Hope City. And according to reliable sources, a group of people in strange clothes has appeared in Changzhou City. They call themselves the Demonic Sect and have already forcefully taken control of Changzhou City."
At this moment, the long-distance communication talisman on An Qian's waist vibrated.
After activating it, Zhang Qiang's voice came from within, "Reporting to the City Lord, a person who claims to be from the Righteous Path Alliance has appeared in our City Lord's mansion and has now occupied it."
An Qian's face showed anger. "Brother Zhang, are you all right?"
Zhang Qiang replied, "We escaped using an artifact, and we're fine."
An Qian instructed, "Be safe, and temporarily avoid appearing before those people. When Shi Lei finishes his seclusion, he will surely get revenge for you."
After hanging up the long-distance communication talisman, everyone looked troubled.
They never expected the Righteous Path Alliance, which appeared out of nowhere, to be so powerful. They wondered if Qin Shi Lei could defeat them.