“See him one last time? Why? Is it necessary?” Constantine said.
Ninian did not speak.
Constantine said, “Give me a reason. Otherwise, don’t go.”
Ninian said, “I feel as if he has poisoned my body.”
“Poisoned?” Constantine’s expression changed.
Ninian said, “Not that kind of surface poisoning. Rather, there is a very special energy within his body. After sleeping with him, there is a feeling of being poisoned, making me addicted. After leaving him, every day I am restless and uneasy, feeling incomparably empty, unable to muster interest in anything. And when he returned, every pore in my body was singing with joy, as if about to fly into the flame like a moth.”
Constantine’s face instantly became incomparably ugly as he said, “This truly is a monster, truly an inauspicious thing. He must be killed, must be killed.”
Then, Constantine’s face became extremely ugly as he said, “You mean, before Lanling dies, you still want to satisfy yourself once? Don’t forget, you just had your body repaired, and for that we even killed a female shaman.”
“No, I want to quit him, just like a shaman priest quitting magical stone milk.” Ninian said, “I want to go conquer him. Otherwise, after he dies, I will never have another chance.”
Constantine hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Then, he sat down, staring blankly at the lamp flame, rubbing his brow.
“Father, what is it?” Ninian said.
Constantine said, “I sent your uncle to Rakshasa City to pave the way for marrying you to the Little Savage King. The message he sent back says that countless tribal chieftains want to marry their daughters to the Little Savage King. Apart from appearance, there is also a large dowry.”
Ninian said, “A large dowry, how much?”
“Eighty thousand gold coins, plus a pile of gems, secret gold weapons, and so on.” Constantine said, “Without the dowry in place, don’t even think about marrying the Little Savage King.”
The moment these words were spoken, Ninian’s beautiful eyes trembled, her expression turning ugly.
In the Chimera Tribe, she was high above. Anyone would dream of marrying her.
Yet for her to want to marry the Little Savage King, she actually had to pay such a large sum as dowry.
This money, Constantine could afford.
But after paying out these eighty thousand gold coins, it would basically empty all his savings.
One must know that in the previous great war against the Wild Horse Tribe, Constantine had only used less than ten thousand gold coins.
And to marry his daughter to the Little Savage King, he actually had to pay eighty thousand gold coins. His heart was practically bleeding.
But he had to marry his daughter off.
Because after the Ankara Tribe annexed the Wild Horse Tribe, their power greatly increased. They constantly wanted to reclaim the Falling Horse Mountain Range, and even eyed the Chimera Tribe covetously.
Within three years, the two tribes would definitely go to war.
Constantine thought highly of himself, but after annexing the Wild Horse Tribe, the Ankara Tribe’s power was nearly double that of the Chimera Tribe. If war truly broke out, the probability of defeat would exceed sixty or seventy percent.
For the future of the Chimera Tribe, this daughter of his must be married off. This eighty thousand gold coin dowry must also be paid.
Of course, he had another choice, and that was to obtain Lanling’s loyalty.
He alone was worth several thousand troops.
With Lanling present, there would be no fear of the Ankara Tribe whatsoever.
But… Constantine could not tolerate him. He would not allow Lanling to live.
Lanling was too excellent, too outstanding, and his attraction to women was too great.
“Go!” Constantine said, “Anyway, after tomorrow he will be dead. Then go to Rakshasa City.”
…
On her way to the dungeon, Ninian wondered how Lanling would treat her? Would he curse her in fury? Or would he pounce on her impatiently, once again possessing her?
“Open.” Ninian said.
The thick iron door of the dungeon opened.
Ninian walked in, then frowned.
This dungeon was gloomy and sinister. Clearly, the smell was not very pleasant.
Lanling’s pipa bones were pierced through, hanging in mid-air, resting with his eyes closed.
Seeing Ninian enter, Lanling opened his eyes and said calmly, “Let me down. I want to discuss something with you.”
Ninian desperately suppressed the restlessness in her heart, controlling her breathing.
Because merely approaching Lanling, she felt her breathing quicken, her entire body heating up, that ball of flame within her body burning fiercely, almost impossible to suppress.
How to describe that feeling?
It was the urge to be stripped bare by Lanling immediately, then be wildly taken.
“I must control my desire. I must conquer him.” Ninian bit her lip until it bled.
Her purpose in coming was to conquer the desire in her heart, to conquer her addiction to Lanling.
This was a woman who was quite harsh on herself. It was like a person addicted to opium. To quit, instead of staying far away, they placed the opium before their eyes but did not smoke it.
Using this extreme method to test her own willpower.
“What is it?” Ninian said, “To criticise me? To lash me? Because I shouldn’t have spoken about you and Ali?”
Lanling was very calm, shaking his head. “No, moral interrogation is only useful against the noble. I am not that foolish.”
“You mean, I am the base one?” Ninian said.
Lanling did not speak, saying, “Let me down. Let’s discuss a transaction. Talking like this hurts too much, is too exhausting.”
Ninian turned the wheel beside her, lowering Lanling from where he hung in mid-air.
Lanling stood on the ground, swaying for a moment. Then, bloodily, he pulled the iron hooks from his pipa bones.
This sound was painful to hear. This scene of blood spurting was shocking to behold.
After pulling out the hooks, Lanling sat cross-legged on the ground and said, “I performed too excellently. Your father cannot tolerate me, so he must kill me.”
“Aren’t you not afraid of death?” Ninian mocked.
Lanling said, “He not only wants to kill me, but also wants to execute me according to proper law. So first he must ruin my reputation. Because he worries that others will say he breaks his word, that he is jealous and cannot tolerate people, although this is the truth. He worries that my uncle will fight him desperately, worries that the Foreign Legion will revolt.”
Ninian said, “If you want to continue criticising, I have the patience to listen. Only I will grow increasingly disdainful. When did Lanling become a long-tongued woman, chattering incessantly?”
“I have long been tired of living. Death is no pity.” Lanling said, “But, could you please spare Ali? She is innocent.”
“Previously you didn’t care about Suo Mo’s life, didn’t care about Dina’s life. So why do you now care about the life of your mistress Ali?” Ninian sneered.
“Because she is innocent.” Lanling said, “Because she is not my family, not my kin. There is no reason for her to be buried with me.”
The moment these words were spoken, Ninian was startled.
“Sorry, no!” Ninian said, “Ali must die, because we need to execute you according to proper law. For my father’s reputation, we can only destroy your reputation and life.”
Lanling said, “So, let’s make a transaction. I will use a large sum of gold coins to exchange for her life.”
“Gold coins? You are so poor you are a complete mess. Where would you get gold coins?” Ninian said, “Those few hundred gold coins you exchanged for military merit? We don’t even care about those.”
“One hundred thousand gold coins.” Lanling said directly.
Instantly, Ninian’s beautiful eyes widened, her breath catching.
Like other women who coveted vanity, she had absolutely no resistance to gold coins and wealth. Hearing the number one hundred thousand, her heart practically skipped a beat.
“Impossible…” Ninian sneered, “You bunch of paupers, can you produce so many gold coins?”
Lanling sighed and said, “Go outside the tribe’s city walls, look under that large rock. There is a package inside. Originally… it was a gift for you. Forget it… go take a look.”
Ninian was startled, saying, “What gift?”
“Won’t you go look, whore!” Lanling shouted fiercely.
This was the first time Lanling had used such humiliating curses on her.
Instantly, Ninian’s expression changed drastically, an incomparably uncomfortable feeling welling up in her heart.
“Sorry…” Lanling took a deep breath and said, “I shouldn’t have lost control of my emotions. Go get it, then shall we continue talking?”
Then, Lanling closed his eyes, as if forcibly suppressing the disgust in his heart.
This made Ninian even more uncomfortable.
Previously, Lanling had not even cared about his own life to save her, willing even to die.
But now, he was showing disgust towards her, and even forcibly enduring it.
Originally, Ninian had wondered whether Lanling would immediately pounce on her and kiss her wildly, forcefully being intimate with her the moment he saw her.
If that were the case, Ninian guaranteed she would kick him away.
Because she wanted to conquer her desire, to conquer her addiction to Lanling. But she had not expected that not only did Lanling not pounce on her, but he was disgusted.
Ninian had betrayed Lanling and Ali’s affair. If Lanling had morally judged her, attacked her with words, Ninian would only have shown disdain, feeling in her heart that Lanling was childish and foolish, just as she felt Du Yan was incomparably foolish.
But unexpectedly, Lanling made no moral judgment whatsoever, did not even say a single word.
But he was actually disgusted.
She was so beautiful and alluring, yet when he spoke with her, it was as if facing a pile of excrement.
Ninian could let Lanling view her as a venomous snake, as a lethally poisonous flower, because those were both beautiful and terrifying.
She could let Lanling hate her, curse her. But disgust was the one thing she could not accept.
This was a tremendous blow to her self-confidence!
Ninian’s beautiful face twitched. She wanted to immediately retaliate, even seize upon Lanling’s weak points to take revenge.
For example, capturing Dina and cutting off her hands and feet before Lanling’s eyes.
For example, capturing Ali and having other men gang-rape her before Lanling’s eyes.
But she forced herself to calm down. This was the behaviour of the incompetent.
“Fine, I want to see, just what is this gift?” Ninian said.
Then, she left the dungeon.
When Lanling could no longer see her, all grace and demeanour vanished completely, her face full of fury.
She was truly about to explode with anger. Lanling had actually been disgusted by her.
This was completely unacceptable. She must retaliate, must retaliate.
And not simply retaliate, but torment Lanling physically and mentally, making his heart feel piercing pain.
Ninian quickly walked out of the castle, mounted her horse, and galloped down the mountain like the wind.
“Who goes there? The gate is closed. No entry or exit.” The barbarian warrior guarding the gate said.
“Open the gate, or I will kill you.” Ninian said fiercely.
Hearing Ninian’s voice, the gate guard hurriedly opened the gate.
At this moment, Dina’s voice came from behind her.
“Miss Ninian, may I ask… when will Lanling be able to return?” Dina asked worriedly, her voice trembling.
“Smack…” Ninian lashed out with her whip, leaving a deep bloody mark on Dina’s face.
A burning, stinging pain. Fresh blood flowed down.
If this had been before, Ninian definitely would not have done this. Previously, her route was aloof and cold, not unreasonable and tyrannical.
But at this moment, she could not help herself.
“Slut, when did you become qualified to speak with me?” Ninian coldly stared at Dina, then spurred her horse and charged out.
She arrived at the large white rock outside the tribe’s city walls.
Behind the rock, the soil indeed showed signs of having been dug.
Ninian used her dagger to dig, and quickly unearthed a beast hide package.
Taking out the package, she directly cut open the seal, pouring out everything inside.
“Clatter clatter clatter…”
Instantly, golden light and brilliance filled her eyes.
This bag was full of gold coins, several hundred at least. There were also several dozen gems of various kinds, among them three spirit stones worth several hundred gold coins each, the spirit stones that women dreamed of.
Because soaking spirit stones in water, whether for drinking or bathing, could delay ageing and maintain beauty.
Not only that, there was also a pitch-black dagger. Picking it up and weighing it, it was actually over a hundred jin heavy.
Ninian waved the dagger, chopping at a rock, and easily split the hard rock.
This dagger was actually forged entirely from dark gold.
Ninian coveted vanity, having no resistance to gold coins, gems, or secret gold.
And the contents of this bag were worth several thousand gold coins or more.
Could it be that Lanling’s words were true? He really could produce one hundred thousand gold coins?
Ninian put all the gold coins, gems, and dagger back into the bag, mounted her horse, and returned to the tribe!
…
Half an hour later, Ninian once again appeared before Lanling.
“You truly have one hundred thousand gold coins?” Ninian said, breathing heavily.
“Yes.” Lanling said.
Ninian said, “Where?”
“The Ghost Domain World.” Lanling said, “Countless people, after being bewitched by the Ghost Domain World’s Mirror Demon King, entered its illusion and threw everything on their bodies into the pool, including gold coins, weapons, and treasures.”
“How much?” Ninian asked.
“I don’t know, perhaps one hundred thousand.” Lanling said.
“Why didn’t you take them out?” Ninian asked.
Lanling said, “Why would I take so much out? Just taking some is enough.”
Ninian stared at Lanling in disbelief.
Her heart once again became incomparably complex. This was Lanling, viewing money like dirt.
Lanling said heavily, “I will use one hundred thousand gold coins to exchange for Ali’s life.”
This sentence made Ninian’s heart skip a beat, feeling incomparably uncomfortable, incomparably jealous!
Are you mad, Lanling?
Do you know how much one hundred thousand gold coins is?
One hundred thousand gold coins was almost all the savings of the Chimera Tribe, decades of savings.
For her to marry the Little Savage King as a concubine, she still had to pay a dowry of eighty thousand gold coins, which made her father Constantine’s heart ache until he spat blood.
And Lanling, for a mistress, was actually willing to pay one hundred thousand gold coins!
What status was Ali? Merely a somewhat beautiful fox tribe young married woman, a lowly woman.
One hundred thousand gold coins was enough to buy a thousand Alis.
At the time, Gou Fu had married Ali for only one or two hundred gold coins.
Now she had depreciated in value. At most she was not even worth one hundred gold coins. Yet Lanling was willing to pay one hundred thousand gold coins.
This fact made Ninian’s heart even more uncomfortable.
Miserable, jealous, feeling base and vulgar by comparison!
She and her father, for petty profits, could sell out everything.
While Lanling, for a woman not worth mentioning, was willing to pay one hundred thousand gold coins.
One so noble and pure, one so base and despicable.
This comparison made Ninian’s breathing difficult with discomfort.
Then Ninian had to face a fact: she truly was a disgusting woman.
Especially before Lanling, this mad, pure, charming, noble man, she was a disgusting woman.
“This transaction is very worthwhile for you.” Lanling smiled, “One hundred thousand gold coins, in exchange for Ali’s life.”
“Stop talking, you madman, you thorough madman.” Ninian let out a great roar, “Ali is merely a lowly woman. How is she worth one hundred thousand gold coins? Are you blind?”
Lanling remained silent.
“What do you mean by this? Are you looking down on me? Are you disgusted by me?” Ninian said angrily.
Lanling continued to remain silent.
Ninian abruptly tore open her garments, revealing her sexy, fiery body, saying, “Every time you saw me before, didn’t you pounce on me like a wolf? Why aren’t you pouncing now? Pounce on me like a dog.”
Lanling’s brows twitched slightly. He turned his face away, as if extremely disgusted to see this body.
This action made Ninian even more frantic.
She thought so highly of herself. Previously, she had thought that upon seeing Lanling, he would definitely pounce on her and kiss her wildly as usual.
She guaranteed she would kick Lanling away.
But now, Lanling looked at her body like dog excrement.
And in contrast, Lanling was willing to spend one hundred thousand gold coins to save the life of Gou Fu’s wife Ali.
This comparison made it seem that she, Ninian, was not even worth as much as Ali, a married cheap woman, not even worth a single hair on her head.
How could the proud and arrogant Ninian endure this?
“What do you mean? What do you mean?” Ninian pressed her fiery, sexy body against Lanling’s eyes, saying, “Weren’t you drooling over my body before? Weren’t you madly obsessed? What are you pretending for?”
Then, she reached down to grab Lanling below.
Indeed, it was limp!
“How dare you? How dare you humiliate me like this?” Ninian abruptly grabbed Lanling’s head, pressing her body against his face, rubbing frantically.
She did not know who she was angry with, did not know what she wanted to prove.
Rubbing like this, raging like this.
Originally, she had been suppressing the desire and addiction in her heart.
Now, she was completely dazed, her reason completely swept away.
Her entire body was completely dominated by desire. She began to act in earnest, pushing Lanling down, frantically entangling, kissing.
Previously, she had repeatedly said she wanted to quit Lanling, guaranteeing not to let him touch a single finger.
But now, she offered herself up, actively pushing Lanling down, actively losing her virginity to him for the third time.
After forcibly enduring for over ten minutes, Lanling was like a dam releasing floodwaters.
He transformed into a terrifying beast, taking Ninian in the most intense, most ferocious manner. Conquering every place on her body.
Ninian’s screams passed through the thick stone walls, carrying dozens of metres.
For over two hours, Ninian died and came back to life countless times, her body covered in scars, all claw marks and bite marks from Lanling.
She felt herself completely sinking between heaven and hell.
That feeling, so wonderful and stimulating it could not be described with any words.
Compared to this wonder, everything before seemed worthless.
Ninian deeply felt that she had originally wanted to quit this devilish feeling, but now she had sunk even deeper.
Her body, which had been so difficult to repair, was once again destroyed.
…
Who knew how much time had passed.
Ninian struggled to climb up from Lanling’s embrace, feeling her entire body burning with pain.
With difficulty, she put on her torn garments, cast a complex glance at Lanling’s handsome face, then staggered out.
Behind her, Lanling let out a long breath.
If nothing went wrong, the second step of the Foreign Legion’s path to revolt and establish independence had succeeded.
Next, they would enter the most crucial third step!
Whether the Foreign Legion could successfully revolt and establish independence, whether they could successfully establish their own tribe, depended entirely on this third step!