The ghostly mask hovered in mid-air, blocking the King's path. Although it repelled the King, it didn't finish him off, seemingly only preventing the King from crossing over to rescue Luo Zhiheng. It remained silent, but standing in the sky, its dark aura exuded a sense of destructive despair and suffocation.
"What exactly did you do to that child? Did you kill her?" The once arrogant and domineering King Shi was no longer so arrogant in front of this man. He suppressed his aura, his chest tight with discomfort, yet he dared not make a move. Only his tone was that of a ruthless ruler.
The man called Ghost Emperor had a silent, ghostly face. His face was perfectly clean, yet it gave people the feeling that if they looked at his face, they would live in endless darkness and terror for the rest of their lives. He had no eyes, nose, or mouth, yet it seemed as if all his features had bulged together. When separated, his features were weapons that could terrify people and kill them without a burial place. When combined, his features were illusions that could confuse people and kill them instantly.
This person is terrifying!
He spoke, his voice surprisingly childlike, the strange, delicate tone emanating from his tall frame sending chills down one's spine: "The master didn't let her die now."
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart tightened again. She secretly regretted her carelessness; how could she have been so careless as to forget to guard against that madman, Qin Yinxian!
For Qin Yinxian, Luo Zhiheng's existence was a thorn in her side, something she absolutely had to eliminate completely to prevent future trouble. It was her fault for neglecting her during this time. But she had originally thought that Qin Yinxian, after being so badly injured by Mu Yunhe, would need a long and painful recovery period, even if she didn't die. She assumed that given her condition, Qin Yinxian couldn't cause any more trouble, at least not for the time being. The ground was burning.
But she forgot that when Qin Yinxian wanted to do something, she would definitely do it, no matter what the circumstances.
Qin Yinxian is unable to move, and she will not easily tell anyone else about Luo Zhiheng's affairs. However, there is one person Qin Yinxian does not need to hide from: the Ghost Emperor!
Every empress of the Silvermoon Kingdom has a guardian, like a shadow, by her side. These guardians are trained by the royal family; each one is a powerful ruler capable of dominating the world. Yet, these individuals are the guardians of the Silvermoon Empress. They obey only the empress they protect, and will carry out her orders in any matter. There is no betrayal, no hesitation; their loyalty is as absolute as that of the empress herself.
The Empress cannot come now, but her loyal and powerful guardian can completely replace her.
"What do you want to do with her? Or rather, what does your master want to do with the child?" The World King and the Ghost King spoke with utmost caution.
"Let her experience the hardships of life first. She's been living too recklessly, and Master... isn't happy." There seemed to be a hint of doubt in the Ghost King's childish voice, but it vanished in an instant.
The king was about to burst into a tirade. "You bastard, you scoundrel! How could you not want others to live well? Human suffering? Hasn't that child suffered enough? You shamelessly occupied that person's position for so many years, and even after they left, you still acted with impunity. Now that they've reappeared, you still want to hold onto it and even want to get rid of them? Have you lost your conscience?"
The Queen was so frustrated she was about to rush back to challenge the Emperor to a duel. Suddenly, she looked up, glaring at the Ghost King with a cold gaze, but her voice softened: "Do you know who that child is? The Emperor saw this child before."
Ghost Face's childish voice was cold and flat: "I don't know, I just came out of seclusion."
The King was anxious. He glanced down and saw the group trying to get through the fire line. Luo Zhiheng was unconscious. If he had been any later, the child might have been captured by that old man, Prince Mu. The more anxious he became, the calmer the King became. He said in a profound tone, "That child is someone you can't afford to offend. She is very important to the Silver Moon Kingdom. You cannot harm her, and no one can harm her."
"Is she more important than her master?" That was the key point the Ghost Emperor was hearing.
The king felt an urge to bang his head against a wall, and gritted his teeth, saying, "No, it's not that she's more important than your master, it's that your master is nothing but a fart in front of her!"
With a heavy heart, the Prince Shi humiliated the Emperor Xian. Under normal circumstances, the Prince Shi wouldn't utter harsh words to the Emperor Xian, because they were twins, and scolding the Emperor Xian was mostly a way of scolding herself. But today she couldn't hold back; the Emperor Xian's actions were utterly unethical.
"My master is the future empress. No one in the world is more noble and important than her," the Ghost Emperor said stubbornly.
"Anyway, you can't hurt her! The Emperor is doing something absolutely intolerable to the Silver Moon Kingdom. You are not only her guardian, but also the guardian of the Silver Moon Kingdom. Do you want to see some tragedy happen to the Silver Moon Kingdom? We can't let those people catch her; she will be hurt. Trust me, go and bring her back. I'll go with you to take her to see Her Majesty the Empress. Then you'll know that what I said is true." The King said somewhat enticingly.
The World King is suspected of plotting against the Ghost Emperor, and she cannot fight him. Although she doesn't want to admit it, the World King has to say she's no match for the Ghost Emperor. A direct confrontation would mean death, and the Ghost Emperor absolutely obeys the Emperor Xian's orders. If she truly resists, the Ghost Emperor will definitely dare to kill her. A direct fight? She hasn't lost her mind to that extent.
The Ghost King seemed somewhat swayed by what the World King said. He lowered his head and thought for a while before coldly saying, "My master said that the World King will definitely obstruct us. Therefore, the World King's sweet words can only be ignored. If the World King dares to snatch people, he will be killed without mercy!"
The king's alluring face instantly froze, turning deathly pale.
No mercy?!
Qin Yinxian, that heartless woman, actually tried to harm her own twin sister?! Well, she really is ruthless! Has she reached the point of disregarding even her own family for that position?
Below, Luo Zhiheng fell unconscious. Prince Mu's men rushed over from the other side and saw Luo Zhiheng lying on the ground. Unsure if she was bluffing, they hesitated to approach. After several attempts, someone even threw stones at Luo Zhiheng—stones as big as an infant's fist. A grown man struck her hard, instantly splitting her skull open and causing her to bleed profusely.
Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If she wasn't moving, she must have really fainted, right? A group of people carefully walked forward and then pounced on her, their swords and knives aimed at Luo Zhiheng. They didn't manage to hurt her, but they managed to control her in a coercive and suppressive manner.
Someone boldly kicked Luo Zhiheng a few times, and seeing that she still didn't move, they were relieved. Then, several people grabbed Luo Zhiheng and carried her to Prince Mu.
"What's wrong with her?" Prince Mu's eyelids twitched violently when he saw Luo Zhiheng standing motionless like a dead person. Even though he wanted nothing more than to tear Luo Zhiheng to pieces, he still had some sense of reason and was still wary of Mu Yunhe. If Luo Zhiheng really died in his hands, that brat Mu Yunhe would definitely kill him without any regard for family ties.
"She was like this when we caught her. She's not dead, just unconscious. She must have been knocked unconscious by the fumes, right?" Everyone was surprised that the powerful and frightening demoness, who had been lively and energetic just a moment ago, had suddenly fainted for no apparent reason.
"Tie her up, tie her up tightly for me. This vixen is cunning and treacherous; don't let her escape. Gag her too. Clean this place up and take her to a secluded place. Also, give me her knife." Prince Mu coldly ordered, coughing several times as he spoke.
Although he knew it was impossible to hide Luo Zhiheng for long and that Mu Yunhe would definitely find her, he wanted to do it as long as possible. Since Luo Zhiheng was in his hands, he naturally wouldn't let her have an easy time. He also wanted to make Mu Yunhe anxious so he could take revenge on him.
As for Luo Zhiheng, he'll settle all scores, old and new, and he'll treat her well!
The subordinates handed the sword, along with its magnificent scabbard, to Prince Mu, their eyes filled with envy and amazement. They had witnessed the sword's power firsthand; it was truly formidable.
Prince Mu held the knife, which he had personally handed to Luo Zhiheng. If he had known that Luo Zhiheng would use this knife to deal with him and kill his people today, he would never have given it to her. In fact, he would have killed her with a single blow.
He already knew it was a treasured sword. He just hadn't expected it to possess such astonishing power.
In the past, if Prince Mu had retrieved the precious sword, acquiring a weapon that would have made him invincible on the battlefield, he would have been overjoyed and laughed heartily. But today, he felt no interest whatsoever, only an emptiness within him. Without the Princess, without those tokens of love, what meaning did holding a sharp sword hold?
Another heart-wrenching cough erupted. Prince Mu's body was extremely weak, and there was a burnt smell on his body. His vision was blurry, and with this cough, he could no longer hold back the metallic taste in his chest and throat, and he coughed it out.
Mouthfuls of blood gushed out as if a dam had been opened, terrifying his subordinates, who quickly led their men away.
Luo Zhiheng was bound stiffly like a rice dumpling and then roughly thrown onto the horse's back. The group of people quickly disappeared from her sight. The Prince of Shi watched anxiously from above. He had just taken a step forward when the Ghost Emperor moved. His powerful aura, accompanied by earth-shattering fluctuations, locked the Prince of Shi in layers. The Prince of Shi felt utterly powerless.
"If that child suffers even the slightest harm, even if I cannot shake you, I will make that madman Qin Yinxian pay the price! And you will regret what you have done today one day. I hope you will have the opportunity to kneel before Luo Zhiheng and repent." The King of the World glared coldly at the Ghost Emperor, his sinister words like a curse.
The Ghost King, however, was completely unconcerned. His childish voice was filled with an arrogant sense of entitlement: "I am merely following my master's words. My master is the future empress. In the future, no one but her will be worthy of my kneeling and repentance!"
The King sneered, "Just like your arrogant and unruly master, you're all so foolish! The legitimate successor has appeared, what business is there for you? A bunch of idiots who can't see the situation."
The King of the World moved and retreated repeatedly, while the Ghost Emperor moved even faster. It seemed he was going to capture the King of the World, but the King of the World shouted angrily, "Get out of my way! I don't care about that child's life or death. Do whatever you want, but don't block my way. I'm going home to sleep."
Sure enough, when she shouted that, the Ghost King stopped restraining her and followed the Prince home. The Prince entered his room, and the Ghost King watched from above the General's Mansion.
The master instructed that Prince Shi was not allowed to interfere in rescuing Luo Zhiheng; Luo Zhiheng must be allowed to fall into Prince Mu's hands and suffer!
First update! Haha, early today, huh? I need to work even harder and try to update earlier and earlier. There's another update today! Still asking for recommendation votes, comments, and monthly tickets. Group hugs, please give me your support and motivation!
399 At the critical moment, Luo Erduo appeared! (Bonus chapter for 64,000 recommendation votes)
Updated: 2013-10-21 19:49:37 Word Count: 3343
The Queen was extremely agitated. She didn't know what had happened to Luo Zhiheng, whether the Ghost Emperor had truly only knocked her unconscious, or where Luo Zhiheng had been taken. She knew nothing, yet she couldn't act rashly. She knew the Ghost Emperor was watching her from above. If she showed even the slightest concern for Luo Zhiheng or tried to find her, she feared she wouldn't be able to rescue Luo Zhiheng tonight, and she herself would be doomed.
It's embarrassing; even a king who was arrogant all his life had someone he couldn't defeat.
The Prince paced back and forth in the room, growing increasingly uneasy. He even began to resent why the wet nurse hadn't gone with Luo Zhiheng. But then he thought, even if the wet nurse had gone with Luo Zhiheng, if she had encountered the Ghost Emperor, her fate would have been death.
What should we do? What should we do?
Just as the King was in a state of frantic panic, his beloved wife, the Poison Saint who should have been fast asleep, let out a scream that shook the heavens and moved the earth to tears. It was a scream that lingered in the air and was utterly heart-wrenching!
The Queen felt a chill run down her spine. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in the bedroom. Before she could even light a candle, she sensed an extremely peculiar fluctuation in the room, along with a foul, pungent smell—or rather, the smell of arousal! It was definitely not the smell of her and the Poison Saint!
The king's expression shifted rapidly, naturally becoming extremely unpleasant. Was he taking advantage of her absence to have an affair? 17722645
With a flick of his arm, a sharp gust of wind suddenly appeared, and the dark room was instantly illuminated, with all the candles lit.
The King looked at the bed with a grim expression. There, the Poison Saint was clutching his clothes, while a small creature with a wagging tail was on top of him, making soft, kissing noises. The Poison Saint was struggling fiercely.
What a vivid and sensual scene of catching someone in the act in bed!
The king's beautiful, almost bewitching face visibly darkened, becoming sinister, and twisted. His eyes almost split open, and his malevolent gaze nearly turned to water, ready to kill.
As Poison Saint struggled, he saw the World King appear. On his pale, pretty face, an expression of surprise and relief appeared uncontrollably. He weakly screamed, "Save me..." 17.
How could the Queen possibly contain the raging fire in her chest? The man she loved most had been pinned down on the bed and taken advantage of by someone else! Who dared to touch her man?! Who had the audacity to do such a thing?! Stirring up a hornet's nest when she was at her most desperate, they were asking for death!
The king stretched out one hand, which was claw-shaped, and grabbed the violently shaking, fluffy tail. With a deep shout, he forcefully pulled the little thing off the bed, spun it around the room, and then flung it away with great force, causing it to crash heavily into the wall in the distance with a thud.
The little creature, flung away, saw stars, felt weak and sore all over, and lay on the ground unable to get up, whimpering softly, tears and saliva streaming down its face.
The Queen's eyes held a dark storm, a cruelty capable of destroying everything. In the dim light, she vaguely saw the little thing's appearance. Wasn't that the little fox spirit with the qualities of a white sheep and a wolf that Xiao Heng'er kept by her side?
She disappeared for so many days, how did she suddenly reappear? And she dares to covet her man? Whoever touches her, she must be killed without mercy, dead, dead, dead!!
Wang Zhi was enraged by her. The Queen was about to throw a scorching fireball at the little fox spirit when she suddenly stopped herself. Her voice was filled with anger and hesitation as she struggled to stop. In the end, she viciously extinguished the fireball in her hand and walked towards the little fox spirit.
He stomped on the little fox spirit's soft, white hand, grinding it hard, his voice icy: "You're quite bold, aren't you? You even dare to touch my people. Have you had enough of living?"
The little fox spirit had been happily out enjoying herself for several days, and was overjoyed to return. However, she happened to pass by the King's room upon her return and saw the Poison Saint standing sadly by the bedside. She had seen the Poison Saint before, but had never really seen what he looked like; the King had kept him very well-covered. At this moment, the Poison Saint still had a misty, melancholic, and pure beauty. The innocent and happy little fox spirit was instantly struck dumb, as if by lightning, her emotions and desires shattered, her hazy feelings torn apart.
One glance was enough to stun her, a fate sealed by the eyes of a god; a second glance, and she was utterly captivated, her soul trembling. The little goddess was smitten, her heart pounding. The little vixen's suppressed desires erupted, becoming uncontrollable. She waited outside the window for a long time, drooling, until the room lights were finally turned off. Waiting some longer, she sensed that the Poison Saint was asleep, and her lust took hold. She slipped in, intending to possess the Poison Saint.
But what bad luck! They had only kissed a few times when the King of Hell returned.
The little fox's hands and body ached terribly, the pain jolting her from her lustful reverie. She wanted to act cute, but the person before her wasn't her kind mistress; she wanted to ingratiate herself, but he was a living devil. She also wanted to shout, "Lou Yun is a prince of my barbarian lands! It's only right that I become his concubine!" But… she wasn't sure if she'd see the setting moon after saying those words…
Meow...
"You think you can let me go after just a couple of screams? Are you too naive, or am I too kind?" Adding fuel to the fire, the king's anger intensified, and he stomped on Luo Erduo's little hand so hard that it almost crushed the bones.
"I was wrong, I'll never do it again, waaaah..." Luo's little ears drooped, her big tail disappeared, and she curled up on the ground, begging pitifully.
"It's not impossible for you to beg for my forgiveness, but let's put that aside for now. I want to ask you, is there some kind of connection between you and Luo Zhiheng? You can sense her wherever she is, can't you?" This was the reason why the King, despite his rage, refrained from killing Luo Erduo. She remembered that there was some kind of connection between Luo Erduo and Luo Zhiheng; Luo Zhiheng had eaten Luo Erduo's ear, so could there be some kind of connection between them?
As long as Luo Erduo can sense Luo Zhiheng's location, she won't have to worry about not finding Luo Zhiheng anytime soon. It doesn't matter that she can't move, because Mu Yunhe is there. She can't leave now, and she can't even move, otherwise the Ghost Emperor will definitely intervene, which would only alert the enemy. It's better to let Mu Yunhe act secretly and follow Luo Erduo to find Luo Zhiheng, and try to rescue Luo Zhiheng as soon as possible.
This is truly a stroke of luck, a sudden and unexpected turn of events. The key question now is whether there's any connection between Luo Erduo and Luo Zhiheng?
Luo Erduo was taken aback, then quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, I can sense my master, I... um!"
As she spoke, she suddenly groaned, her face changing drastically. Then, uncontrollably, she used her good hand to pull hard on her ear, her face turning deathly pale as she screamed, "I've been hit! Master has been hit!!"
The king's expression changed drastically. He immediately withdrew his foot, grabbed Luo Erduo, and asked imposingly, "You were hit? You could feel it? She..."
Before the King could finish his question, Luo Erduo let out another muffled groan, clutching her chest and looking pained. This was no pretense, and the King's heart sank instantly. Shaking her, he said in a low, irritated voice, "Listen, you go find Mu Yunhe now and tell him that Luo Zhiheng is in trouble, captured by Prince Mu, and is being tortured. Remember, carefully locate Luo Zhiheng, then take Mu Yunhe to find her. Got it? Got it?!"
Luo Erduo was truly in pain. She had a connection with Luo Zhiheng and shared life with him, so naturally she shared both the good and the bad. Her heart was trembling with pain, and upon hearing this, she even blinked. Not daring to be careless, she quickly nodded.
King Shi knew that the Ghost Emperor was still outside, and Luo Erduo would definitely be stopped if she went out. But King Shi couldn't care less about that at the moment; his little niece was the priority.
“There’s someone outside who will definitely stop you from rescuing Luo Zhiheng. I’ll go and hold him off. Remember, you need to seize the opportunity to leave this courtyard. Don’t let him catch you, or you’ll only end up with nothing but bones.” Seeing the little fox nod with a pale face, the Prince’s heart sank. He glanced at Lou Yun, who was clearly still in shock, and for the first time, instead of comforting her little man, he rushed out without looking back.
"Ghost King, it's not easy for you to emerge from seclusion and show your face. I'm so excited I can't sleep. Let's have a spar and see what you've improved after all that seclusion." The World King floated into the air. Although his aura was unstable after being struck by the Ghost King's palm, he could still hold his own against this Great Yama King for a while.
The Ghost King remained noncommittal, while the World King made the first move, each strike ruthless and deadly. He used his true skills to fight the Ghost King, pressing forward relentlessly from the very first move, forcing the Ghost King to take the situation seriously.
The little fox was incredibly clever; it shrank so much it was practically invisible, and ran wildly towards Mu Yunhe's direction, managing to escape the Ghost Emperor's notice.
The little fox ran into Mu Yunhe's courtyard, leaned against the wall to stand up, and was very unsteady. When her wet nurse saw her, she hurriedly told her what the king had said. The wet nurse turned pale on the spot, grabbed the little fox, and wanted her to go with her to save people.
"We can't get out. The General's Mansion is guarded by the Venerable Yama, and even the King of the World is no match for him. Right now, we can only hold on to him. If we go out, we won't be able to rescue our master, and we won't even be able to leave the General's Mansion. We'll only die." The little fox had once been Emperor Xian's henchman, so she naturally knew how terrifying this great god was.
"What should we do?" The wet nurse was more flustered than ever before.
"Quickly find His Highness the High Priest! He must have a way to deal with that old monster!" The little fox was in excruciating pain, and her usually dull brain, out of fear of death, finally showed a moment of intelligence. She wanted to cry. She was in so much pain even without being actually beaten; how miserable must Luo Zhiheng be now? Luo Zhiheng, please don't die! If you die, Luo Xiaoli will die too!