Through the veil, the moment A Shi Luo’s hand touched A Shi Liren’s cheek, his entire palm instantly froze into ice, nearly losing all sensation in an instant.
A Shi Luo was startled, his gaze brightening enormously.
Interesting, far too interesting.
Then, he gave a gentle tug, pulling off A Shi Liren’s veil.
Instantly, a breathtakingly cold and beautiful face came into view.
Though this was his own elder sister, A Shi Luo had not seen A Shi Liren’s face for several years already.
Because A Shi Liren had always been avoiding A Shi Luo, her own younger brother.
Too beautiful. Let alone none of A Shi Luo’s women being able to match her.
Even among all the women A Shi Luo had ever seen, not a single one could be mentioned in the same breath.
In terms of pure beauty, perhaps only Princess Zhiyan could stand on equal footing with her.
But Princess Zhiyan appeared too otherworldly, as if unable to inspire desire in men.
While the A Shi Liren before him, known as the Blue Enchantress, though cold as ice, was absolutely feminine from head to toe, completely causing one to sink into oblivion.
“Mother was already a peerless beauty, but compared to you she still falls short.” A Shi Luo said, “Is the Dragon Yin Absolute Meridian truly so powerful? Not only has it made your martial arts so formidable, but it has also made your beauty unrivalled in the world. Fortunately you wear a veil, otherwise you would truly bring calamity upon the nation and its people.”
A Shi Liren’s jade-like, absolutely beautiful face alone caused A Shi Luo to sink into reverie for a full quarter of an hour.
“Sister, I will not rush. To gobble you up whole would truly be a waste of heaven’s gifts.” A Shi Luo said tremblingly, “Your martial arts are so high, and what I cultivate is precisely the evil art of harvesting yin to replenish yang. What yin could compare to the Dragon Yin Absolute Meridian? I will not only obtain your body, but also your martial arts. We are truly a match made in heaven.”
Then, A Shi Luo suddenly had a brainwave and said, “Perhaps, my Yin Harvesting Demonic Art could even cure your Dragon Yin Absolute Meridian, haha…”
Thinking of how powerful his elder sister A Shi Liren’s martial arts were, once he possessed her and used the evil art of harvesting yin to replenish yang, to what realm would his own cultivation break through?
A Shi Luo grew incomparably excited at the mere thought.
Then, he reached towards A Shi Liren’s jade neck, intending to undo her clothes, to liberate this most beautiful body in the world.
But the moment he touched her, his entire hand froze into ice once more.
The first time this happened it was still amusing, but happening again and again was no longer interesting. It rather spoiled the mood.
Most crucially, when he truly entered A Shi Liren, what if his great bird was instantly frozen stiff?
He took a deep breath.
At that time, not only would he fail to have his way with A Shi Liren, but his own member would be frozen instead.
Taking a deep breath, A Shi Luo circulated his evil art, merging the desire in his heart and the dragon power from the depths of his bloodline, transforming them into a blazing energy flame burning within his body.
Gradually, an demonically flushed redness appeared upon A Shi Luo’s face, then spread continuously downward, from his neck to his chest, all the way to his lower abdomen, to his legs, to the soles of his feet.
His entire body grew increasingly red, until finally his whole body seemed to be on fire, appearing even more crimson and demonic.
“Bang…”
His clothes, unable to withstand the evil fire energy emanating from his body, suddenly shattered.
Instantly, his entire body was exposed to the air.
His endowment was truly fierce, even more ferocious than Sauron’s.
Then, A Shi Luo once again reached towards A Shi Liren’s jade neck.
Indeed, he merely felt a chill, and could no longer freeze his hand stiff.
Then, his gaze burned狂热ly upon the mountain peaks upon A Shi Liren’s chest, the purple long dress nearly bursting from the strain.
Bit by bit, A Shi Luo undid A Shi Liren’s clothes.
Had it been any other woman, he would have long since torn them apart like a wild beast.
But A Shi Liren was different. This was the woman he yearned for day and night, the woman who made him lose his soul. He would savour her like the finest delicacies, consuming her bit by bit.
Not a single step could be careless.
But just at this moment, he suddenly felt the air turn cold, the hairs on his back standing on end, sensing an incomparably dangerous aura.
“Whoosh…”
Immediately after, from several hundred metres away, an arrow like a shooting star fiercely stabbed towards his back.
At the same time, what assailed him was an incomparably powerful energy aura.
A Shi Luo did not turn around. Instead, with the greatest speed, he grabbed the little girl A Nan who had fainted nearby, then abruptly turned.
Indeed, the incoming arrow came to an abrupt halt.
Because in his hand, he held the little girl A Nan as a hostage.
What came into view was a face even more handsome than his own A Shi Luo’s, along with an innate, lofty and superior air.
The one who came was precisely Jiang Xue, the son of Eastern Li King Jiang Shang, who had once saved Sauron’s life and casually discarded the Dragon Gold Sword.
At this moment, what he held in his hand was the Demoness Sword obtained from the Blood Case Labyrinth.
“Fuck…” A Shi Luo cursed inwardly, and said, “Surnamed Jiang, you congenital stone woman, you hermaphrodite, why must you come to ruin my good affair?”
A Shi Luo’s words seemed to pierce Jiang Xue.
He had always been without expression, but at this moment could not help but pale, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes.
“Though you cannot enjoy the pleasures of the front, the back can still bring delight. If you need it, I can help you at any time. Why can you not bear to see others in love?” A Shi Luo said, “You also know that my elder sister has the Dragon Yin Absolute Meridian and is in critical danger. I was just about to use the Great Yin Yang Method to save her. What have you come to do?”
Jiang Xue’s gaze grew even colder and more murderous.
But A Shi Luo’s hand remained gripping the little girl A Nan’s neck. With the slightest exertion of force, this child’s tender neck would be snapped, and her life would be extinguished.
“Actually, my Demon Continent has many surgical procedures, including female reconstruction surgery.” A Shi Luo said, “With a single cut, you would have everything a woman should have. There is no need to be so cynical that you cannot even bear to see my elder sister and me in love.”
Jiang Xue’s gaze turned icy, and the sword in his hand stabbed out like lightning.
“Mm…”
A Shi Luo’s palm tightened, and the little girl A Nan’s neck was nearly flattened, her little tongue protruding in pain.
“If I squeeze with this hand, not only will this little girl’s neck break, but I’m afraid her head will explode as well.” A Shi Luo said, “She is only six years old, and has been adopted as a foster daughter by my elder sister. Can you bear to let her die so tragically at such a young age? I truly cannot bear it. You hermaphrodite are rather too heartless.”
Jiang Xue’s gaze fixed deadly upon A Shi Luo.
Without doubt, this was the most disgusting, most despicable, most vicious person he had ever seen.
But A Shi Luo’s martial arts were notoriously high and bizarre. Even if he could not match Jiang Xue, the difference was not great.
Moreover, A Shi Luo also possessed the Dragon Gold Sword. Under normal circumstances, Jiang Xue had no certainty of killing him.
But now A Shi Luo was in the midst of committing beastly acts against his elder sister A Shi Liren, so his weapon was not at hand. This was precisely a good opportunity to slay this beast.
But he held a hostage in his hand, a little girl of merely six years.
Jiang Xue was a pure and noble person, with great love in his heart, absolutely unable to allow a six-year-old little girl to indirectly die by his own hand.
A Shi Luo, one hand gripping the little girl, the other picking up his Dragon Gold Demon Blade, then said towards Jiang Xue, “How about this. You retreat five hundred metres, and I will release this little girl. How about it?”
Jiang Xue said, “You retreat ten metres first.”
A Shi Luo followed Jiang Xue’s demand and slowly retreated ten metres.
Jiang Xue stepped forward and lifted A Shi Liren into his arms.
Then, her (his) exquisite and absolutely beautiful face twitched, for the icy cold energy transmitted from A Shi Liren’s body was truly astonishing.
“You retreat five hundred metres, and I will release this little girl.” A Shi Luo said.
Jiang Xue, carrying A Shi Liren, rapidly retreated five hundred metres.
A Shi Luo placed the little girl on the ground, then gently patted her back and said, “Good girl, uncle loves you!”
His hand merely gave a light pat.
Instantly, a demonic flush appeared upon the little girl’s face, and then a mouthful of blood sprayed out.
“A Shi Luo, you beast…”
Jiang Xue, one hand carrying A Shi Liren, the other hand wielding his sword, desperately struck towards A Shi Luo to kill him.
“Haha, that palm just now counts as a meeting gift from me as an uncle. In the future, for my elder sister to maintain this little girl’s life, she will likely have to pay a great price, and even her martial power will greatly diminish. And I will take the opportunity to acquire several more women with high martial arts, harvest more yin to replenish yang, and then surpass my elder sister in martial arts as soon as possible. At that time, perhaps I can stage a forced conquest.” A Shi Luo drifted away into the distance.
Jiang Xue rushed to the little girl A Nan’s side, desperately channelling dragon power into her body, trying to drive out the terrifying evil energy A Shi Luo had left within her, desperately trying to save her life.
And A Shi Luo had long since fled without a trace.
But his demonic voice still echoed through the forest.
“Harvest yin to replenish yang, harvest yin to replenish yang, I must quickly cultivate and level up. Which woman should I find?”
“Oh, right, that absolutely beautiful girl with the astonishingly large chest… haha, it’s you!”
“Right, Jiang Xue, if one day you wish to become a complete woman, remember to come find me. My Demon Continent has plenty of methods.”
“Of course, if that day you wish to enjoy the pleasures of the back passage, come find me as well. I guarantee it will make you lose your soul!”
When the final words came, A Shi Luo was already several thousand metres away.
…
In Tianshui City.
“Sauron, there is something I do not understand.” Princess Zhiyan asked.
Sauron said, “Please speak, Princess.”
Zhiyan said, “Why do you never seek help from your mother’s family?”
Sauron’s mother was the legitimate daughter of Fu E, the second feudal lord of the Nu Lang Kingdom and lord of the Fire Worship City.
Sauron had indeed never sought aid from his mother’s family. Even when Tianshui City had been seized and he was homeless, Sauron had chosen to go to Linhai City to match wits with Gui Xingfu, rather than go to Fire Worship City to seek aid.
Though Sauron’s mother was no longer alive, Marquis Fu E of Fire Worship City was still Sauron’s maternal grandfather, completely flesh and blood kin.
Sauron said, “You also wish to ask, after the battle to destroy Sauron, why did I forsake the near to seek the far in supporting A Shi Liren’s rise to power, rather than find my maternal grandfather and have him choose to pledge loyalty to you, correct?”
Zhiyan said, “Marquis Fu E does not walk too closely with Zhuli.”
Sauron smiled bitterly, “Though Marquis Fu E is my maternal grandfather, the relationship between us is completely like that of enemies.”
“Why?” Zhiyan asked.
“Too long to explain in a single word.” Sauron said, “Not to be spoken of to outsiders.”
This matter was the absolute secret of the Sauron family, not even recorded in Sauron’s diary.
And Suo Ningbing had also never spoken of it, only saying that Sauron had once done something utterly shameless, causing the Fu family to feel deep hatred and revulsion towards Sauron.
“Understood. I will not ask again in the future.” Princess Zhiyan said.
At this moment, Ye Jingyu entered to report, “Master, Eunuch Gao Yu from His Majesty’s side requests an audience.”
Sauron was startled, then said, “Please invite the Little Gao Elder in.”
Then, Sauron immediately went out to greet him himself. The moment he saw Gao Yu, Sauron bowed in salute.
Because Gao Yin was his father’s master, and Gao Yu was Gao Yin’s junior brother, thus Gao Yu was also of Sauron’s grandfather’s generation.
“The king has a decree.” Gao Yu said in a clear voice, then produced a golden imperial scroll.
Sauron was startled, then immediately knelt.
“Feudal lord of the kingdom, Earl of Tianshui, City Lord of Tianshui Sauron, loyal, filial, benevolent, righteous, of great wisdom and great courage…”
This was a formal imperial edict, therefore it was very long and filled with ornate language, so Sauron need only listen to the final content.
“This sovereign hereby bestows my beloved daughter Zhiyan in marriage to Sauron as his wife. Once the mourning period for Marquis Suolong has passed, they shall immediately wed. By this decree!”
Sauron was completely astonished!
King Zhubian had actually directly issued an imperial edict bestowing marriage. The last time he had hinted at it and been politely declined by Sauron, Sauron had thought he would not bring it up again.
After all, he was the supreme one of the kingdom, and certainly cherished his face greatly. Moreover, whether in appearance or martial arts, Princess Zhiyan was unrivalled in the world.
To speak frankly, Sauron was rather unworthy of Princess Zhiyan.
So after being politely declined by Sauron, His Majesty should have never mentioned it again.
He had not expected that he would directly issue an imperial edict bestowing marriage.
Thus, if he refused again, it would be defying an imperial edict.
Defying an imperial edict was an extremely serious matter.
But where Yan Naier was concerned, he absolutely could not betray her.
Gao Yu said, “His Majesty has an additional oral decree. In the future, when Princess Zhiyan ascends the throne as queen, you, as the queen’s husband, will be appointed as Regent King, overseeing all state affairs. Even regarding this decree, His Majesty has already written it into his testamentary edict.”
Sauron grew even more astonished.
Regent King, truly second to none, above all but one.
During the reign of Queen Victoria in Britain on Earth, the queen’s husband, Prince Albert, could be considered Britain’s regent king.
Though the monarch at that time was Queen Victoria, Prince Albert was perhaps the one with the greatest power.
And during Queen Victoria’s reign, Britain was truly at its peak, the empire upon which the sun never set, the absolute hegemon of the world.
So once Sauron agreed.
After Princess Zhiyan succeeded to the throne, Sauron would become the de facto monarch of the Nu Lang Kingdom.
He had truly never imagined any of this.
At this moment, Suo Feiyang’s voice suddenly sounded from outside.
“Master, Prince Zhuli has come to visit. He is waiting at the boundary of Tianshui City, awaiting your permission to enter.”
Sauron was startled. Zhuli had come to visit? What had he come to do?
Gao Yu said, “Count Sauron, accept the decree!”