In the conference room of Duke Turing’s castle, the meeting had concluded. It was now the ** moment.
Although the grand strategy had been settled from the very beginning.
The fleet of Yingzhou Island controlled by Ashi Luo, Tuli Wen’s Luanyang City, Gui Xingfu’s Linhai City, and the Turing family. These four parties would dispatch a combined army of one hundred and ten thousand troops, over five hundred warships, disguised as pirates to attack the Chaos Stone Island salt fields and Tianshui City territory from the sea.
A lion fighting a rabbit uses its full strength. They must utterly destroy the Suo clan in one fell swoop.
For the next several hours, they discussed various specific matters.
Such as the division of military expenses, troop transport routes, timing of the attack, and so forth.
Only after several full hours did the entire secret meeting finally conclude.
Then, Duke Turing offered his own beautiful concubines for everyone to enjoy.
“Duke, these are your concubines. How could I possibly?” Zhili looked at the several voluptuous, graceful exotic beauties before him.
Duke Turing said, “Women are like garments. To be able to serve Your Highness is also their honour.”
“Then I shall not stand on ceremony.” Although Zhili had matters weighing on his mind, he still toyed with the beauty in his arms, directly lifting her skirt and plunging straight into the depths.
Turing Tuo pushed another concubine towards Gui Xingfu, “Brother-in-law, this beauty is for your enjoyment. Do you dare?”
Gui Xingfu smiled bitterly, “Please spare me. If Sisi found out, I would be beaten to death.”
Turing Tuo then looked towards the Lord of Luanyang City, Tuli Wen, “In-law, exotic beauties have a unique flavour. Do enjoy.”
Tuli Wen’s expression was grave. He directly shook his head in refusal, saying, “Since the meeting has ended, I shall take my leave first.”
He was worried about his own son, so he left directly.
Turing Chen and Ling Ao were both juniors, so of course they could not play with Duke Turing’s concubines. Therefore, they also hurriedly departed.
But Ashi Luo’s uncle, Ashi Zhuo, was completely without courtesy. He pulled the other two women into his embrace, biting and fondling them, even directly tearing their skirts and pressing them against the table to get to work.
“Duke Turing, you are a true friend.” Ashi Zhuo panted heavily, “Next time you come to Rouran City, I shall have several wives attend to you, and see just how many you can handle.”
Duke Turing merely sat smiling, making no reply.
Then Ashi Zhuo turned towards Zhili, “Your Highness, our young master asked me to pass on a message. After we destroy Tianshui City and capture Suo Ningbing, he will swap her with you to play with. He will certainly keep his promise to you.”
“Excellent.” Zhili’s gaze turned cold, but he smiled on his lips. His hand suddenly exerted force, and the woman in his arms winced in pain, yet dared not show it in the slightest. Instead, she put on a fawning, seductive smile.
It was truly absurd. The Turing family rules against adultery by women were so brutal, directly forcing them to walk the charcoal path and then burning them alive.
And now, Duke Turing Tuo was personally offering his own concubines for others to defile.
…
And just at this moment, Grand Eunuch Li Chenglian arrived like lightning, completely ignoring the extremely ** scene before him. He whispered in Zhili’s ear, “The child in County Mistress’s womb still remains. She was rescued by Princess Zhiyan. At this moment, Grand Mentor Byron and the Temple Knights are personally escorting the County Mistress to Flame Capital.”
Hearing this news, Zhili’s gaze turned cold. He looked towards Li Chenglian and said coldly, “You… you… did this deliberately.”
Grand Eunuch Li Chenglian immediately knelt down, motionless, saying, “This old servant is guilty.”
He did not argue, nor did he explain. Although he had indeed not shown any leniency towards Princess Zhiyan at that time, deep in his heart he could not help but feel a trace of relief that Zhiyan had arrived in time and preserved the child in Zhiyu’s womb.
He truly was getting old. It was truly difficult for him to be ruthless towards family.
County Mistress Zhiyu was like his own granddaughter to him. The child in her womb was like his own great-grandchild. How could he bear to personally kill his own great-grandson?
So although he had not shown any leniency in his actions, still carrying out Zhili’s orders, in his heart he had truly hoped that someone would rescue Zhiyu.
“Byron that old codger, truly a scholar’s view, absurdly pedantic.” These words Zhili did not speak aloud.
Zhili closed his eyes, gazing at the dawn light outside, and said coldly, “In two months, assemble one hundred and ten thousand troops and destroy the Suo clan!”
They had originally discussed one hundred days.
But now, because County Mistress Zhiyu had fled to Flame Capital, creating certain variables, the one hundred day deadline was shortened to two months.
In this way, the gold coins to be expended would increase by who knew how much more.
But for Zhili now, any problem that could be solved with gold coins was not a problem.
Because behind him was the Hidden Yuan Society, and his royal city gold house also possessed astronomical numbers of gold coins.
“Your command shall be obeyed!” Duke Turing Tuo and Count Ashi Zhuo said.
In two months, one hundred and ten thousand troops would invade from the sea and destroy Tianshui City.
…
After returning to her room, Gui Qinshao tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Her mind constantly replayed the scenes of herself being humiliated by Suo Lun, and then being slapped by Princess Zhiyan.
This was the most humiliating moment of her entire life.
The first half of last night’s banquet had been heaven for her, but the second half was hell.
To be precise, ever since Suo Lun appeared, she had fallen from heaven into hell. Especially when Princess Zhiyan completely suppressed all her radiance, making her appear dim and colourless in comparison.
That Princess Zhiyan was not only more beautiful than her, more transcendent, but also more noble.
And most crucially, she actually called Suo Lun “darling.” The relationship between the two of them seemed very intimate.
She had originally been quite proud of marrying Ling Ao, for he was the future supreme commander of the Kingdom of Furious Waves, equivalent to Duke Turing Tuo today.
And last night, Ling Ao’s betrothal ceremony had indeed brought her immense glory.
But Suo Lun could actually make a princess willingly fall for him. Did that not prove that Suo Lun was even more outstanding than Ling Ao?
This made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable, yet she could not say exactly where the discomfort lay.
And Ling Ao, whom she had originally been quite satisfied with, also became somewhat unsatisfactory.
Most crucially, when she had been humiliated by Suo Lun yesterday, Ling Ao had clearly been not far away, yet had not come out to stop it or protect her. This was the most unforgivable thing.
Look at Tuli Yang. Although ugly and short, he feared not even death for Turing Duo.
The more Gui Qinshao thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, the angrier she grew, as if there were flames filling her chest yet she could find nowhere to vent them.
So she tossed and turned in ** wearing her silk nightgown, unable to sleep, her entire body feeling as if it were covered in fur.
Near dawn, her father Gui Xingfu carefully passed by her room, knocking gently outside the door, “Girl, are you asleep?”
“Go away.” Gui Qinshao was not the least bit polite.
Gui Xingfu knew his daughter all too well. Her anger came quickly and left just as quickly. When she lost face, do not provoke her. Let time pass, and soon she would deceive herself into finding a reason to absolve herself.
“You were exhausted last night. Sleep well. In a while I shall not have them wake you. Sleep as long as you wish.” Gui Xingfu said, then departed.
Leaving Gui Qinshao’s small courtyard, Gui Xingfu saw Ling Ao standing outside, hesitating at this moment.
“Father-in-law.” Ling Ao bowed respectfully.
“Why do you not go in?” Gui Xingfu said.
Ling Ao said, “You also know that Xiao Shao is someone who responds to force rather than gentleness.”
He had previously deliberately acted cold and proud to win Gui Qinshao’s favour. And today he truly could not be hard anymore, because he had not stepped forward when Gui Qinshao needed him. And once he showed weakness to her, it would only make her despise him even more.
This woman Gui Qinshao was very vain. She only liked powerful men. She would only admire men, and disliked any weak man.
Gui Xingfu hesitated to speak, then said, “Xiao Ao, how many years have you and Shao girl been together?”
The two had been childhood sweethearts for over a decade.
Gui Xingfu said, “Between men and women, different stages have different matters. So one must absolutely not disrupt the rhythm.”
These words of his were truly too obscure. Young Ling Ao truly did not quite understand.
Gui Xingfu pointed at the water ditch in the corner of the courtyard, using his foot to push a clump of mud into the ditch, blocking the flow of water. Instantly, the water in the ditch stopped flowing.
Then he said, “Ling Ao, the relationship between you and Qinshao right now is like the water in this ditch, blocked by this clump of mud. What do you think should be done?”
Ling Ao said, “Push the mud aside.”
“Correct.” Gui Xingfu said, “Then go and push the mud aside.”
Ling Ao was instantly astonished, “You, you mean…”
Gui Xingfu said, “I mean you should do what you should do. Since you are already betrothed, sleep with her, lest the night grows long and dreams multiply.”
He was truly speechless. His father-in-law had to speak so explicitly.
After speaking, Gui Xingfu directly turned and left. Speaking such words to his son-in-law was rather too awkward. But he understood his daughter all too well. Through tonight’s events, she had already become somewhat dissatisfied with Ling Ao, feeling that Suo Lun was stronger than Ling Ao. Otherwise, how could Princess Zhiyan like him?
And偏偏, she had had an ill-fated entanglement with Suo Lun.
And that shameless scoundrel Suo Lun acted extremely swiftly, absolutely using his bird to solve problems rather than his mouth, let alone sword or blade.
If Ling Ao did not cook this pot of raw rice with Gui Qinshao, perhaps one day his daughter would run before him saying she had Suo Lun’s bastard in her belly, just like Zhiyu.
Although Zhiyu’s matter was top secret, with Gui Xingfu’s scheming mind, it was not difficult to guess one or two things.
After leaving, Gui Xingfu was still not at ease. He emphasised heavily, “Ling Ao, go now. Cook the raw rice into cooked rice. This is an order.”
…
Ling Ao was somewhat displeased. His father-in-law’s worries were truly excessive, truly inconceivable. With his charm, he could completely make Gui Qinshao devoted to him.
However, it was indeed time to cook the rice.
Yesterday when Gui Qinshao had been humiliated by Suo Lun, he had never appeared. So whether by force or gentleness, he could not make her anger subside.
Therefore, sleeping with her was the only way. Once a woman was slept with, basically all her anger would vanish.
The moment this thought arose, Ling Ao could not help but feel a surge of heat in his heart.
Gui Qinshao’s breathtakingly beautiful face, and that devilishly curved, snowy jade body, were fatal ** to any man.
Ling Ao had truly coveted Gui Qinshao’s body for a very long time. But he had to maintain a cold, proud posture. He could not behave as lowly as other men.
Taking a deep breath, suppressing his accelerating heartbeat and rapid breathing, slightly bending to somewhat conceal the tent that had already pitched below.
Ling Ao walked to Gui Qinshao’s door, directly about to push it open.
“Who?” Gui Qinshao said coldly from inside.
“Me.” Ling Ao said. He had originally wanted to speak in a very calm voice, yet could not help but tremble slightly.
“Scram!” Gui Qinshao said.
Ling Ao directly pushed the door and entered, seeing Gui Qinshao lying prone on the bedcovers, wearing a silk nightgown. Although it covered her completely, the devilish curves of her delicate body were fully displayed, her slender waist collapsed, her round buttocks abundant, truly enough to drive any man mad.
And at this moment, the entire room was filled with intoxicating fragrance, making one’s heart race and flames rise.
“I told you to scram. Did you not hear?” Gui Qinshao still did not turn over, saying coldly, “What have you come for?”
“We are already betrothed. You are my person now. What do you think I have come for?” Ling Ao said, unfastening his garments as he walked.
The moment these words were spoken, Gui Qinshao truly seemed as if stung by a bee, abruptly leaping up from **, her beautiful eyes widening as she stared at Ling Ao, completely unable to believe it, saying, “You… what did you say?”
Ling Ao said word by word, “From last night onward, you are my person. So I am going to sleep with you.”
Instantly, all the hair on Gui Qinshao’s body stood on end. An completely indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.
“You, you dare?” Gui Qinshao said tremblingly, then instinctively shrank to the corner of the bed. Her mind could not help but recall the scenes and burning pain of being ravaged by Suo Lun that day.
“You say whether I dare or not?” Ling Ao unfastened his clothes as he approached. By the time he reached the bedside, he had already exposed his muscular, iron-like upper body.
“No, no. We must wait until after the wedding ceremony…” Gui Qinshao said in panic. She truly was somewhat intimidated by Ling Ao’s momentum.
“But I want you now.” Ling Ao said forcefully, then directly got onto the bed, continuing to approach the fragrant, alluring Gui Qinshao.
In her panic, Gui Qinshao abruptly pulled out a golden short sword from beside the bed, its sharp tip pointing at Ling Ao’s chest, saying, “You dare come over and try?”
Ling Ao laughed loudly, “Silly girl, do you have the courage? If you can bear to, then truly stab down.”
“Pu chi…” Gui Qinshao truly thrust the sword into Ling Ao’s chest, blood spraying forth!
…
Sword Venerable Bi Xiao escorted Suo Ningbing back to Chaos Stone Island to conduct a new large-scale transaction.
This time, they were to receive over ten thousand gold coins, so Suo Ningbing had to personally attend.
After arriving at Chaos Stone Island, Sword Venerable Bi Xiao received a message from one of his disciples, and he was thoroughly enraged.
He had originally thought that after his two female disciples died tragically, Ashi Luo’s revenge would have ended. He had not expected it was merely the beginning.
Just the day before, all eight female disciples in his sword manor had gone missing. And Ashi Luo had left behind a blood letter, a special blood letter.
Written upon it: Thank you, Sword Venerable. You have prepared so many beautiful cauldrons for me. Ashi Luo is endlessly grateful.
Thinking of Ashi Luo cultivating evil martial arts, Sword Venerable Bi Xiao was instantly burning with anxiety. He had no choice but to temporarily leave Suo Ningbing’s side, rushing at full speed to his own sword manor.
After completing the transaction, Suo Ningbing led the fleet, escorting over ten thousand gold coins, returning to Tianshui City under the protection of over a thousand naval troops.
Not long after leaving Chaos Stone Island, suddenly…
On the sea ahead, densely packed were strangely shaped, terrifying ships, flying skull flags.
Instantly, Suo Ningbing thought of a terrifying name. Rock Island pirates.
This group of sea wolves born to plunder, this most ferocious and brutal race of humans.
Any fleet encountering Rock People pirates had only one result. Women seized, men killed, all cargo completely robbed.
“Flee at full speed…” Suo Ningbing immediately ordered.
The enemy pirates were densely packed, their numbers far exceeding her own naval troops.
Even if the numbers were equal, they would completely be no match for the Rock People pirates. So she decisively ordered a retreat.
But… the speed of the Rock People pirate ships far exceeded that of her naval troops.
Amidst piercing, strange cries, merely half an hour later, the Suo naval troops were quickly surrounded by the pirate fleet.
With no path of escape, Suo Ningbing calmly said to the family warrior Suo Mu, “Send word to the enemy leader. We shall negotiate.”
Suo Mu went to the pirate flagship to shout, “Salt People heroes, my master wishes to negotiate with you.”
Then, a young man under thirty years of age walked out, revealing a treacherous, cunning smile, saying, “Negotiate? Very well. Invite your master to come aboard my ship to negotiate, otherwise I shall kill you all cleanly.”
And at this moment Suo Ningbing emerged from the cabin, her gaze falling upon the enemy pirate leader, about to speak.
But after merely one glance at the pirate leader, she was completely stunned.
This face was actually so similar to Suo Lun?!
This, was this a trick of the eyes? Or was she dreaming?
Suo Ningbing blinked her eyes forcefully, looking again carefully, discovering it was vaguely that familiar yet strange face.
How could this be?
“Do not go…” Suo Mu hurriedly said.
Then, he discovered Suo Ningbing’s gaze was as if she had seen a ghost.
He could not help but look towards the enemy pirate leader, and instantly his entire body trembled, completely unable to believe his own eyes.