Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 431 Using Jingyue for One's Own Purpose

After Ye Qingshuang finished speaking, she walked to the spirit-eating insect that Hai Ling had spat out and squatted down.

Lin Chengtian walked over: "Don't use your hands, I'll do it."

Ye Qingshuang looked up at him upon hearing this: "Who told you I was going to use my hands?"

Putting aside the spirit-eating insects, just consider that this was spat out by Hai Ling, how could she possibly use her hands!

After Ye Qingshuang finished speaking, she took out a pair of chopsticks.

It really was chopsticks, and very common, ordinary chopsticks at that, which left everyone else stunned.

They wouldn't be surprised if the chopsticks they found were made of jade or other materials.

Ye Qingshuang didn't care whether they found it strange or not. After taking out chopsticks, she took out a bowl. That's right, it was a very ordinary bowl, just like the chopsticks.

After equipping herself, Ye Qingshuang used chopsticks to pick up a spirit-eating insect, then summoned a stream of water to rinse the insect before putting it into a bowl.

other people:"……"

The process of picking them up took a bit more time, but it was clean.

Lin Chengtian couldn't help, but he didn't leave; instead, he stayed by his side.

Hai Ling, who was vomiting so badly she felt dizzy and disoriented, managed to glance at the two of them, then turned away, afraid of accidentally vomiting on them.

After vomiting for a while, no more worms came out.

Upon seeing this, Ling Yi used his power to scan Hai Ling's body, making sure there were no more insects or eggs before withdrawing his power. He looked at Hai Ling and said, "Although the insects are gone, they caused damage to your body before, so you need to take good care of yourself."

Hai Ling didn't even have the strength to stand up. Seeing this, the city lord quickly stepped forward to support her and looked at Ling Yidao, saying, "Miss Ling, thank you."

"We should repay your life-saving grace. If Miss Ling has any needs, please feel free to ask. The City Lord's Mansion will do everything in its power to satisfy you."

The city lord had previously doubted that Ling Yi could deal with the spirit-eating insects, and now that he was telling the truth, Ling Yi and the others did not doubt what the city lord said. After all, they knew before they came that the city lord had concealed the matter in order to save Hai Ling, putting the entire Yunhai City in danger.

He was not a qualified city lord, but his love for his daughter was genuine.

Ling Yi said indifferently, "Not at the moment. If you need anything, I will go to the City Lord's Mansion to find you."

“Alright.” The city lord nodded. “Miss Ling can come at any time. If Miss Ling has nothing else to do and wishes to leave, I can send someone to escort you away.”

Ling Yi took Jingyue away. Regardless of what Jingyue's spirit thinks, Guangyao Academy may not let her take the item. After all, the problem of the spirit-eating insects has been solved, and the academy no longer needs to worry. They have a history of going back on their word.

"No need," Ling Yi said indifferently. "You can leave."

As for the people from the academy, she was more than happy for them to come and stop her.

Seeing that Ling Yi truly didn't need it, the city lord said no more: "In that case, we'll take our leave." With that, the city lord helped Hai Ling up and led his subordinates out of the ninth-floor space.

Outside the ninth level of space, the Dean and the others had not gone far. Seeing the City Lord bring Hai Ling out, the Dean immediately asked, "How is it?"

The city lord truthfully replied, "It's all been resolved, including the worms inside A-Ling's body."

After hearing this, the dean breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How could there be worms in A-Ling's body all of a sudden?"

The city lord glanced at him and said, "I should be asking the dean that question. Why doesn't the academy know that Jingyue has a problem? If it weren't for Ling Yi and the others intervening, A Ling would have lost her life."

"This..." the dean sighed, "You've met Jingyue, and you didn't notice anything wrong with her, did you?"

The city lord's expression was not good: "Jingyue's charge almost caused a disaster. Moreover, Jingyue is directly under the royal family. Whether to stay or leave is up to the dean and the royal family to discuss. Lingyi saved A-Ling, so I will not get involved in this matter. If His Majesty blames me, I will resign from my position as city lord."

After hearing this, the dean looked at the city lord in disbelief: "You're just going to abandon me?"

"She saved Ah Ling, do you expect me to repay kindness with enmity?"

"How startling..."

Before the dean could finish speaking, the city lord interrupted him: "As a symbol of the empire, Jingyue is indeed important, but it has a spirit, and so many people have tried before. Who can move Jingyue?"

"Now that Jingyue has chosen them herself, does the Dean really want to see Jingyue's power if he is unwilling?"

"I……"

"For the sake of our years of working together in Cloudsea City, I'll give you a heads-up: those people inside are not as weak as they seem. If you insist on taking action, you'll only lose your life."

The dean was worried after hearing this.

He knew from the moment he saw those people that they were no ordinary people, but...

Seeing his predicament, the city lord said in a deep voice, "Have you contacted His Majesty?"

"Hmm." The dean nodded. "While you were inside just now, I contacted His Majesty and told him about this matter, even exaggerating the seriousness of it, but His Majesty..." The dean sighed and said helplessly, "His Majesty said that no matter what means are used, they cannot be allowed to take Jingyue away."

"As the most precious treasure of the empire, Jingyue is a symbol of the empire. Even if it cannot be used, it must remain in the empire. If they are allowed to take Jingyue away, how will the other empires view the Holy Yuan Empire?"

The city lord found it laughable: "Even if it means sacrificing a powerful expert you've painstakingly cultivated, why leave behind something that's completely useless?"

"That's what Your Majesty means."

The city lord sneered, "The academy is full of students; how could they possibly be a match for them?"

"If Your Majesty wishes to keep them, then Your Majesty should send more men."

The dean shook his head: "I can only control the students. I'll tell them not to get involved in this matter. As for the others, His Majesty can mobilize them directly. They're already guarding outside the tower."

The city lord frowned and asked, "Have you told them everything?"

“Let the elders speak,” the dean said. “But they listen to His Majesty.”

Upon hearing this, the vice dean couldn't help but interject, "His Majesty's words are all just excuses. He simply knows that Jingyue has a spirit and wants to gain favor by asking His Majesty to contact Jingyue. If he can tame the spirit, he can use Jingyue for his own purposes."

The city lord found it laughable: "They were well-behaved when they didn't know Jingyue had a spirit, but now that they know, they're not behaving themselves. Do they think that artifact spirits can be threatened like people?"

The vice dean said, "Magic artifacts with spirits have always existed only in legends. I can understand what they are thinking."

If they hadn't witnessed the terrifying power of the spirit-eating insects firsthand, they wouldn't have thought Ling Yi and his group were that powerful just from hearing about it. But after seeing it for themselves, they no longer had that thought.

“Vice Dean, you may understand their thoughts, but those inside won’t,” the city lord said. “If they take Jingyue away, the Holy Yuan Empire will only be affected by the rumors, not by its strength. But if those outside insist on throwing their lives away, the empire’s strength will be severely damaged.”

The vice dean said, "We know what you're saying, but we can't stop you."

"In that case, let them go to their deaths." The city lord was too lazy to say anything more. "A-Ling was injured by those insects. I'll take A-Ling back first." After saying that, the city lord was about to leave.