After piercing the demon blood into his heart, Zhili let out a heaven-shaking roar.
Then, the area around his heart swelled violently, as if it were about to burst from his chest.
A green light began to surge throughout his entire body.
The blood vessels and meridians across his entire body swelled several times their size, thick and green, like coiled serpents.
“Puff, puff, puff…”
Then, these swollen blood vessels began to rupture.
The skin across Zhili’s entire body tore in a web-like pattern. Mixed green and red blood welled forth.
Instantly, his entire body was a bloody mess.
“Ahh… ahh… ahh…”
Unable to endure such immense agony, Zhili let out waves of roars. He pounded the hard stone wall with his fists frantically, until his own fists were covered in blood.
His wife Fang Qingzhuo, standing beside him, lunged forward desperately, but Fang Qingshu caught her around the waist.
“Do not touch him.” Fang Qingshu said.
Fang Qingzhuo covered her mouth, forcibly holding back her sobs.
This terrifying scene persisted for a full quarter of an hour. Then, the meridians on Zhili’s body began to return to their original state.
The torn wounds across his entire body healed instantly. His swollen heart returned to its original size.
In the end, Zhili was restored completely intact. There was not the slightest wound on his body. He seemed to have undergone a tremendous transformation, looking several years younger.
Not only that, but a powerful aura within his body seemed on the verge of bursting forth. The blazing light in his eyes was as sharp as swords.
After implanting the demon blood, Zhili had undergone a transformation both physically and mentally.
After regaining his senses, the first thing Zhili did was lift his trousers to look at his manhood. He discovered that the severed scar upon it had vanished without a trace.
Then, he grabbed his wife Fang Qingzhuo and pulled her over. With one hand, he seized her ** fiercely, while the other hand reached into her skirt.
“Husband, no…” Fang Qingzhuo struggled, looking towards Fang Qingshu.
Fang Qingshu smiled wickedly and withdrew from the secret chamber.
Then, from within the secret chamber came Zhili’s wild laughter. It was clear that his ** had not only recovered but had become ferocious as a beast.
He abruptly pressed his wife to her knees on the ground and pounced upon her like a wild animal.
Moments later, waves of his roars and Fang Qingzhuo’s miserable screams could be heard.
“Husband, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts. I beg you, be gentler…” Fang Qingzhuo burst into tears, pleading continuously.
But Zhili became even more ferocious!
……
Two quarters of an hour later, the unconscious Fang Qingzhuo was carried out by two female warriors. Her skirt was still stained with blood.
Fang Qingshu returned to the secret chamber. He saw Zhili, naked, his body lean and muscular, as if possessed of inexhaustible energy, walking back and forth in the chamber excitedly.
“How is it?” Fang Qingshu asked.
“Indescribably wonderful!” Zhili said.
Fang Qingshu said, “However, for future venting, it would be better to find other women. My sister has a weak constitution.”
Zhili said, “Naturally.”
During this period, Zhili had been in an extremely low mood. Faced with Suo Lun’s aggressive pressure, he had found no way to counterattack.
But for some reason at this moment, he was filled with powerful confidence, as if he held the world in the palm of his hand.
“Counterattack. We must counterattack!” Zhili said coldly, “Last time, you sent people to capture Yan Nai’er, but had to abort the capture to avoid alerting the enemy, returning in defeat. Now that Ashiluo is dead, we can go and capture Yan Nai’er, and drag Suo Lun down with her. She has demon blood in her body. The charges of anti-Dragon God force and anti-Dragon God faith cannot be washed away.”
Fang Qingshu said, “Capturing Yan Nai’er is possible, at a certain cost. Dragging Suo Lun down with her is difficult, because his mother is now one of the sixteen judges of the Inquisition.”
Zhili said, “Rest assured. Once we capture Yan Nai’er and torture her in the Dragon God Temple until she is neither human nor ghost, Suo Lun will go mad and do anything. Then he will naturally be dragged down with her. Even Fu Lingxi will not be able to protect him.”
Fang Qingshu frowned and said, “With Ashiluo dead, the clues to finding the World-Destroying Demon Emperor have temporarily been severed. So people with demon blood in their bodies are now extremely precious and rare. Currently, among the known human kingdoms, only Yan Nai’er possesses it. Once we find the demon tears that Ashiluo hid away, they can be used on her. Although she cannot transform into a Hell Knight, we can still find traces of the World-Destroying Demon Emperor. So for the time being, it will be very difficult to move against Yan Nai’er!”
Zhili said, “The Dragon God Temple has demon blood in stock. We can simply find someone to implant it in. Yan Nai’er is not irreplaceable, is she?”
Fang Qingshu nodded and said, “That is true. So it is not impossible to deal with Yan Nai’er. We only need to persuade Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge and High Priest Ge Li. But it will come at a certain cost.”
Zhili said, “What cost?”
Fang Qingshu said, “Let me try to explain, for your reference.”
Zhili said, “Speak.”
Fang Qingshu said, “Currently, the Inquisition’s Trial Cavalry Legion of the Temple Inquisition has a strength of only five thousand. The Temple Cavalry Legion has a strength of ten thousand, and the Temple Infantry Legion has a strength of ten thousand. This is the covenant signed by the late king and the Dragon God Temple. If after you ascend to the throne, you are willing to double these numbers, perhaps it can move the Grand Inquisitor and High Priest.”
Upon hearing these words, Zhili’s face twitched.
The Dragon God Temple already possessed an armed force of twenty-five thousand in the Raging Wave Kingdom. Now they wanted to double it, which would mean fifty thousand.
One must know that Temple forces were extremely elite. These fifty thousand could match one hundred thousand, one hundred and fifty thousand.
The Dragon God Temple itself possessed incomparably powerful influence. Its only deficiency was the lack of large-scale armed forces. And fifty thousand Temple troops were certainly not the Dragon God Temple’s ultimate goal, merely the beginning.
Once the Dragon God Temple possessed two to three hundred thousand troops, and began stationing forces throughout the Raging Wave Kingdom under the pretext of protecting various monasteries.
At that time, the royal family of the Raging Wave Kingdom would become true puppets.
“Very well, I can agree to this condition, but I can only fulfil it after I ascend to the throne.” Zhili said, “Right now, Suo Lun’s momentum of expansion is extremely fierce. Countless nobles and feudal lords are speculating and watching. One side’s ebb means the other’s rise. Every day is crucial. I need you to capture Yan Nai’er in the shortest possible time and drag Suo Lun down with her. Not only must we halt his expansion, but we must break his spine.”
“Very well, I will go and speak with the Grand Inquisitor and High Priest immediately.” Fang Qingshu said.
Zhili nodded. Then he casually draped a robe around himself, walked out of the secret chamber, and came above ground. He said to Li Chenglian, “Send a message to Tu Lingtuo. I need to marry Tu Lingmo immediately. Also, have Tu Lingduo and Tu Liyang enter the royal capital at once!”
“Yes!” Li Chenglian said.
……
Within the Dragon God Temple!
Fang Qingshu went to pay his respects to the two great leaders of the Dragon God Temple in the Raging Wave Kingdom, Luo Ge and Ge Li.
“Zhili has agreed that after he ascends to the throne, he will double the strength of the Temple troops, from twenty-five thousand to fifty thousand.” Fang Qingshu said, “The condition is that we capture Yan Nai’er and drag Suo Lun down with her.”
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge frowned slightly. After all, Suo Lun’s mother Fu Lingxi was now one of the sixteen judges.
However, compared to the doubling of the Temple troops, Fu Lingxi’s reason seemed insignificant.
Moreover, letting Zhili ascend to power clearly better served the interests of the Dragon God Temple.
Thus, Luo Ge nodded, indicating his agreement to capture Yan Nai’er and drag Suo Lun down with her.
The matter of arrests fell under the jurisdiction of the Inquisition. With Luo Ge’s nod, High Priest Ge Li naturally had no reason to object. Moreover, since Zhili had promised to double the Temple troops’ strength, the one who would benefit the most was Ge Li himself.
Moments later, Luo Ge, Grand Inquisitor of the Dragon God Temple Inquisition in the Raging Wave Kingdom, personally signed the arrest warrant. High Priest Ge Li signed the arrest warrant as well.
In the name of anti-Dragon God faith and anti-Dragon God force through demon blood, Yan Nai’er was to be arrested.
Fang Qingshu personally led the team, commanding sixteen judges and five hundred trial knights, leaving the royal capital in a grand and mighty procession, heading towards Tianshui City to capture Yan Nai’er!
Once Yan Nai’er was captured and brought to the Dragon God Temple, that peerlessly beautiful woman would be unable to live or die as she wished.
In the name of researching demons, many things could be done, including countless acts of ** and torment.
And given Suo Lun’s character, to save Yan Nai’er, he would likely do anything!
At that time, they could easily drag Suo Lun down with her and place him in a fatal position.
Among all the people in the world, when it came to hatred for Suo Lun, Fang Qingshu could certainly rank in the top three.
All along, he had regarded Zhiyan as his forbidden fruit. He had never imagined that this peerless woman would actually marry Suo Lun.
The mere thought of Zhiyan’s fairy-like body writhing beneath Suo Lun made Fang Qingshu truly wish he could tear Suo Lun into ten thousand pieces and exterminate the Suo clan root and branch.
Moreover, he, the dignified young master of Yinzhou, a proud son of heaven, had been made to look foolish several times in his attempts to deal with Suo Lun.
Unless Suo Lun was cast into hell, it would be difficult to quell the hatred in his heart.
This arrest was jointly signed by the two great leaders of the Dragon God Temple in the Raging Wave Kingdom. In Fang Qingshu’s view, there was no longer anyone in the world who could save Yan Nai’er. Never again would someone ride a griffin and command them to slink back to Zhidu in disgrace.
……
Southeast Province, East Sea City, Governor’s residence. Suo Lun was playing chess with Gui Xingfu.
“Gui Xingfu, what do you think Zhili’s next move will be?” Suo Lun asked.
Gui Xingfu did not dare sit in a chair. He knelt on the ground to play chess.
“This old servant does not know.” Gui Xingfu said.
Suo Lun said, “Do you understand Fang Qingshu?”
Gui Xingfu shook his head and said, “My understanding is very superficial. I only know that he is Zhili’s behind-the-scenes financier, the young master of Yinzhou, and currently the administrator of the Hidden Yuan Society in the human kingdoms.”
Suo Lun nodded.
And at this very moment, a Shadow Pavilion warrior entered silently and whispered in Suo Lun’s ear, “Fang Qingshu is leading sixteen judges and five hundred trial knights to capture Lady Yan Nai’er once more. They are twelve hundred li from Tianshui City.”
Suo Lun’s heart relaxed. They had finally come!
The demon blood in Nai’er’s body had always hung over their heads like the Sword of Damocles. Now it had finally fallen!
Suo Lun had been waiting for this day for quite some time. He hoped that this time, he could give Fang Qingshu a blow he would never forget!
……
In the Yan Empire, within an estate in Yanjing!
In a cradle, a chubby white baby was waving its hands and feet, making cooing sounds.
Zhiyan, who had become voluptuous and peerlessly beautiful after giving birth, was gently rocking the cradle with one hand while reading a letter from her brother Zhili.
This was already the fifth letter from Zhili, each one more sincere and more emotional than the last.
There was only one theme in the letters: requesting Zhiyan to return to the Raging Wave Kingdom and assist him.
If this had been before, Zhiyan would have returned to Zhidu without hesitation, returning to her brother’s side.
But now, her brother Zhili was no longer her only family. She had another baby. She had to divide her heart in two, and the greater portion belonged to this chubby white little darling.
Because of the baby’s special identity, once Zhiyan returned to Zhidu, she would certainly face an extremely terrible and complicated situation.
For the sake of her little darling, she must remain outside of these affairs!
But now, Zhiyan’s heart was somewhat shaken.
This secret letter used the highest-level cipher Zhili had ever employed, one never used before.
The moment she saw the first line, Princess Zhiyan’s entire body trembled.
“Zhiyan, my dear sister. On the wedding night of Gui Qinshao, I attempted to force myself upon her, but she castrated me. I am no longer capable of such matters.”
Zhiyan’s voluptuous body tightened almost violently, her scalp going numb.
Her brother Zhili had actually been castrated. She could well imagine how severe the consequences would be.
Once this matter was exposed, Zhili would be completely finished with the throne. He might not even be able to preserve his life.
Then, she continued reading the letter.
“Suo Lun has already rescued Gui Qinshao and knows everything about this matter, but he has kept it suppressed. My situation is now completely precarious.”
Zhili harboured ulterior motives. After implanting the demon blood, his ** had clearly recovered completely. Yet he deliberately stated that he had been castrated and was incapable.
“Zhiyan, my dear sister, I wish to reconcile with Suo Lun. However, the enmity between him and me is as deep as the sea and can no longer be resolved. And you are his woman, and have borne him a son. So to reconcile with Suo Lun, you are the only hope. The baby you bore is the bridge between us and Suo Lun.”
“To save your brother’s life, to save your sister-in-law’s life, to save your two nieces’ lives, I beg you to come back, my sister!”
Signed: Your brother Zhili, pleading!
Zhiyan’s heart had originally been cold and hard, but Suo Lun had softened it through his bullying, sleeping with her again and again.
After becoming pregnant with the baby, her heart had once again become cold and hard. She had to protect her baby. She had to become strong.
But now, her heart had softened once more.
Her brother Zhili had actually been castrated. Once a castrated Young Lord was made public, he was destined never to become king.
And in this battle for the throne, once you lost, you died!
Not only her brother Zhili, but also her sister-in-law Fang Qingzhuo, and her two little nieces.
Moreover, the fact that her brother Zhili expressed a desire to reconcile with Suo Lun caused her heart to suddenly race, filling her with an inexplicable sense of anticipation and longing.
Ever since her pregnancy, she had completely severed her relationship with Suo Lun in her heart.
Because she knew this ill-fated relationship could have no outcome. Giving birth to this baby was already heaven’s greatest blessing. She could not ask for more.
But now, she was truly somewhat tempted.
Finally, she closed her eyes, thought and hesitated for a few seconds, then Zhiyan called out, “Prepare everything. We are going home.”
The nursemaid beside her was startled and said, “Home? This is the princess’s home.”
“No, it is the home in the Raging Wave Kingdom.” Zhiyan said.