The wolf king's eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce light as he glared at the bear king with a dagger-like gaze, his tone filled with an unknown rage: "Who is the canal?"
The Bear King chuckled sheepishly, a hint of shrewdness in his eyes, his expression saying, "I know, but I won't tell you." Inwardly, however, he thought with disdain, "This illiterate man, his master clearly called him Yunhe, not some canal."
Luo Zhiheng woke up two days later. She nestled lazily in her extremely soft quilt and hummed with a bittersweet smile, "I died again. How many times do I have to die before I can truly come back to life?"
"Master, you're awake?" A憨厚熊音 came from the side, running over happily. Luo Zhiheng felt the floor of the hall tremble violently.
Her scalp tingled. Was this some kind of earthquake? She turned her head to the side and said expressionlessly, "Little Bear, shouldn't you lose some weight? If you keep going like this, you'll flatten the ground three feet high."
The Bear King stopped in his tracks, looking embarrassed, and said shyly, "I'm just happy that my master has woken up."
"Can't you talk about something serious? You stupid bear." The enchantress swayed her slender waist as she walked over, first pinching Luo Zhiheng's cheek, then pinching the mask as well, and said seductively, "Honestly, you're too naive. What do you want to do with that bastard Wolf King? Kill him or hang him?"
Luo Zhiheng narrowed her eyes slightly and said calmly, "I want to give him one hundred fox clan women as concubines, and order him to favor all of them within a month."
The demoness was stunned, and the bear king was dumbfounded. Then, one howled wildly, and the other burst into laughter. The demoness laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight, wiping away tears and slapping the table in admiration: "Brilliant! This move is brilliant! Master, only a wicked woman like you could come up with such a thing, hahaha, won't the wolf king feel as disgusted as if he ate shit this time? He'll still have to eat shit every day, eat, eat, eat, three meals a day, hahaha."
The Bear King crossed his arms and jumped a long way, looking at the two of them with a look of utter contempt, muttering fearfully, "That's too cruel, you're too cruel, the Wolf King will cry."
"Hmph, you feel sorry for him?" The demoness gave a cold laugh, sticking out her scarlet tongue, which resembled a beautiful snake, sexy yet venomous and extremely dangerous.
The Bear King quickly shook his head, his face contorted with grief, and said, "No, no, he deserved it. Who told him to provoke the master?"
The Bear King silently mourned for the Wolf King. In the wilderness, everyone knew the hatred between the wolf and fox clans had been brewing for millennia. Moreover, fox women all shared a striking characteristic: while incredibly alluring and seductive, they were born with a foul odor. Anyone who even caught a whiff of it would vomit for three days and three nights, unable to eat, and afterwards, the mere thought of that smell would make them want to vomit. Therefore, although fox women were beautiful, almost no one wanted them except for fox men. This made the fox clan one of the most declining races.
The wolf king himself was a very ascetic man. He was not interested in women and could go for years without touching one. He seemed to have an innate disdain and aversion to women.
It is evident that Luo Zhiheng's act of making the wolf king, who disliked women, indulge in the company of a hundred fox clan women who could make one vomit uncontrollably for a whole month was ruthless, yet it carried a touch of humor and a powerful desire for revenge.
All I can say is, Lord Wolf King, please accept my condolences.
"By the way, Master, this is a new secret letter that arrived yesterday. The Mu Dynasty has made some moves again." The demoness took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Luo Zhiheng.
When Luo Zhiheng opened it, her expression immediately changed. They couldn't see Luo Zhiheng's face, but they could feel the aura around her change from calm to tense and cold.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Yao Niang asked anxiously. No matter what happened in the Mu Dynasty, it would make the barbarians nervous. If it was related to food, they would be even more concerned.
Luo Zhiheng remained silent for a long time before putting away the letter and speaking in a gentle tone: "There is something, but it has nothing to do with the Wilderness. However, our previous plan to set off in half a month is canceled. We need to get our hands on the food as soon as possible so that the people can have enough to eat. So we won't wait any longer. We'll set off tomorrow. This time, we'll take enough people with us to the Mu Dynasty, as well as beautiful women and handsome men to present to the Mu Dynasty. The two of you will come with me to the capital."
The demones were overjoyed and happy. The sooner they went, the sooner they could bring back the grain. Although it might not be possible for the Mu Dynasty to give them any more grain, they were still full of hope because they had auspicious omens from heaven, didn't they?
“But will Master be alright with his injury? A few more days won’t make a difference. We can leave once Master’s finger has healed,” the demoness said carefully.
Luo Zhiheng, however, could no longer wait and made the decision: "We'll set off tomorrow! You all start preparing now."
Luo Zhiheng's tone was serious, so the officials dared not be presumptuous and immediately withdrew respectfully.
After they all left, Luo Zhiheng took out the letter again. Her hands trembled uncontrollably. The letter said that news had come from the border: her father and brothers, who had never given up on Luo Zhiheng for the past three years, had found another priceless treasure after searching for countless rare medicines and renowned doctors. The letter said that the Mu Dynasty had sent word that Luo Zhiheng's older brother would return to the capital with the treasure to awaken his sister.
How could Luo Zhiheng control her emotions after seeing this? She had images of her brother and father in her memory. Perhaps it was because these two people had doted on Luo Zhiheng since childhood that these two people were the most prominent figures in her incomplete memories after she came here.
Her father and brother's love for Luo Zhiheng was genuine; how could she allow that vile woman Luo Ningshuang to tarnish their loving hearts? How could she allow that vile woman Luo Ningshuang to continue lying in bed deceiving Mu Yunhe, and deceiving her father and brother? Luo Zhiheng could not tolerate such deception! Moreover, Luo Ningshuang was not worthy of her father and brother using such precious things to exchange for her life!
Although she wanted to bring Luo Ningshuang back to life and to torment and punish her a thousand times over, it was absolutely forbidden for her father and brothers to help Luo Ningshuang recover. Otherwise, how heartbroken her father and brothers would be when the truth came out.
Moreover, Luo Zhiheng was also afraid that if she returned too late, it might be too late to stop everything. If Luo Ningshuang recovered using that rare treasure, and Mu Yunhe continued to be deceived by Luo Ningshuang, what if the two of them got together...
Unable to bear the thought of that terrible scene that might happen any longer, Luo Zhiheng suddenly flew into a rage and tore the letter to shreds, scattering the pieces all over the floor.
Go back! We must go back immediately!
When Luo Zhiheng set off the next day, the Wolf King stopped her as she was getting into the carriage, his face gloomy. "Why aren't you taking me with you? Do you intend to take back the grain and not share it with my people?"
Luo Zhiheng chose to ignore the wolf king's nonsense. She stepped onto the carriage, and the wolf king, in a fit of anger, reached out to grab her. This time, however, she was on guard and immediately turned around. Her eyes shone with a cold, sharp light, which stunned the wolf king's outstretched hand, causing it to freeze in mid-air.
"I thought the Wolf King would be very busy. After all, with a hundred beauties to favor within a month, would the Wolf King still have time to go out and do business? Or is the Wolf King going to disregard my orders and openly defy my will?" Luo Zhiheng stood on the footstool, looking down at me, her domineering attitude was fully revealed.
The Wolf King was furious. He was disgusted by all the random women forced upon him. The air in the house was terrible from morning till night, and the stench was so bad that he was vomiting and almost dehydrated. Just thinking about this made the Wolf King's violent desire to oppress and tear Luo Zhiheng apart rise up again.
"I'm going. As for those women, we'll talk about them when I get back," the Wolf King said resolutely, deliberately ignoring the women. The determination in his wolf-like eyes told Luo Zhiheng, "Even if you don't let me go, I have my own ways."
Luo Zhiheng sighed helplessly. This guy was a wolf, ambitious and fearless. Anyway, he was skilled in martial arts, so she figured she might as well have a free henchman. She snorted, turned and got into the carriage, her lazy voice coming from inside: "Come along if you want."
The wolf king was taken aback, then a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips. He mounted his horse and, intentionally or unintentionally, stayed by Luo Zhiheng's carriage the whole way.
The Bear King kept looking at the Wolf King with a strange gaze, unable to understand what was wrong with these proud wolves. Why did they always seem to be smiling? Were they possessed by ghosts?
After traveling for more than a month, Luo Zhiheng's health required her to rest, which caused delays. As a result, by the time Luo Zhiheng received news of the Mu Dynasty's journey to the capital a month later, some things had already happened irreversibly.
Luo Zhiheng's elder brother, Luo Zhiwu, returned to the capital half a month ago. On the day of his arrival, he fell into a coma due to serious injuries, but the rare treasure was handed over to Mu Yunhe intact.
Luo Zhiheng stared at the few lines on the secret letter, biting her lip tightly to keep her anger, anxiety, heartache, and fear from showing. But the wetness in her eyes and the trembling of her hands betrayed her excitement.
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Chapter 453 A Comeback! A Close Call! (Bonus Chapter for 71,000 Recommendation Votes)
Updated: 2013-11-21 19:13:26 Word Count: 3391
My brother traveled thousands of miles from the battlefield back to the capital with such a rare treasure. The journey was long and fraught with war, and many people must have coveted it. Moreover, the past two years have been a drought year, and the lack of food has exacerbated the unrest in various regions. Furthermore, since Mu Yunhe has lost his divinely bestowed abilities as a diviner, the lack of his powerful deterrent has emboldened the forces on the borders to stir up trouble.
Luo Zhiwu's journey back must have been fraught with peril. One can only imagine it from his severely injured state. Yet, he handed over the coveted and stolen priceless treasure to Mu Yunhe intact. How many difficulties and dangers must he have overcome to do that? He did it all out of love for his sister.
Luo Zhiheng gripped the piece of paper tightly. It was just a piece of paper as thin as a cicada's wing, but at this moment it felt like a huge boulder in her heart, making her feel heavy and depressed.
Too much love, too much to give and too little to receive, piled up again and again, suffocating her. Why is it that some family bonds can be so pure and innocent, while others are so filthy and corrupt?
Luo Zhiheng's emotions began to fluctuate. She clutched her chest, her forehead throbbing beneath the mask, a throbbing pain as if her blood vessels were about to burst. The carriage suddenly lurched, and she roared angrily, "Are you courting death?!"
The person outside was startled and quickly apologized, saying cautiously, "Reporting to the leader, we have entered the territory of the Mu Dynasty's capital. It is still two days' journey from here to the imperial city, and the road was a bit bumpy just now."
Luo Zhiheng's spirits lifted. Two days! In just two more days she could return to that place filled with so much hatred and memories!
Those who owed her, she could finally collect them herself.
Rebirth? If you, Luo Ningshuang, were reborn, then what about her? She faced two near-death experiences and her fate changed drastically. Was she also reborn?
Luo Zhiheng spent a year researching Luo Ningshuang's talk of rebirth. She didn't truly understand rebirth, but she had arrived in the Mu Dynasty, her soul surviving in someone else's body. She initially thought she was possessed by a ghost, but now it seemed she too had been reborn. However, this second rebirth was a phoenix rising from the ashes. This time, she wouldn't be merciful. Since Luo Ningshuang disregarded familial ties, why should she continue her foolish kindness?
No matter how Luo Ningshuang was reborn, she will crush Luo Ningshuang under her feet!
"Speed up, get into the imperial city as soon as possible!" A bloodthirsty impulse roared from Luo Zhiheng's bones. She wanted to see Luo Ningshuang as soon as possible, and she wanted to torture Luo Ningshuang to the point of wishing she were dead.
How I long to meet Mu Yunhe again...
"No, your body is no longer suited to traveling at a faster pace. You must rest today and continue tomorrow." The Wolf King's cold voice came from outside the carriage, as always arrogant and domineering.
Luo Zhiheng wanted to refute, but then she thought that if she couldn't face the enemy in the best mental state and in good health, wouldn't that be putting her at a disadvantage? She remained silent, which was considered as agreeing with the Wolf King's words.
Astride his steed, the Wolf King was mentally prepared to be berated by Luo Zhiheng, but after waiting for a long time without her responding, a thought suddenly struck him: could this damned woman have agreed with him? With Luo Zhiheng remaining silent for a long time, the Wolf King, having recovered his handsome features after more than a month of rest, became even more gentle.
The Bear King scratched his head in confusion and muttered to the Demoness, "Do you think the Wolf King is in heat lately? I feel like he's acting a bit strange. He used to have a deadpan expression, but now he has a twitching face and keeps releasing waves of horny energy. I feel like he's just waiting to moan in heat."
The demoness laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight. She pinched the bear king's biceps and said in a coquettish voice, "You've come to the mortal world and even a blockhead like you knows how to be lovesick and flirtatious. Are you angry? I'll ask my master to send you a hundred fox clan beauties next time."
The Bear King shuddered and almost tumbled off his horse, grabbing the demoness's hand and begging for mercy.
With the two lively characters, Bear King and Demoness, on the way, time flew by, but Luo Zhiheng was still eager to return home. When she finally appeared outside the capital of the Mu Dynasty two days later, she didn't know what words to use to describe her feelings.
Hesitation, confusion, helplessness, hatred, anger, loss, sadness, expectation...
So many emotions were swirling together, she was in a state of confusion. She was eager to go home, she wanted nothing more than to rush back and drag Luo Ningshuang out of bed and tear her apart! She wanted nothing more than to rush up to Mu Yunhe and tell her that the woman lying in her bed at home, whom she had cherished for three years, was an imposter, and that she was the real Aheng!
But upon arriving in the capital, on the very ground where they now stood together, she felt inexplicably timid and uneasy. Three years of emptiness couldn't be made up for with a single word, and the scars of those three years couldn't be erased by their past love. (She seemed somewhat flustered.)
She still harbored hatred and resentment, which meant she couldn't forgive Mu Yunhe so easily. Even though Mu Yunhe hadn't done anything wrong, she was in too much pain and had too high expectations of him. Every day, every time the pain tormented her, she hoped that Mu Yunhe could be like he always had, appearing like a god when she was most vulnerable and needed him most, embracing her tightly once again, and telling her, "Aheng, don't be afraid, I'm here."
But he still didn't come! For three years, over a thousand days and nights, she was a demon, tortured to death and trapped in a torturous cycle of hell. The only man who could save her, the one who could pull her out of the devil's clutches, never appeared. Her misunderstanding, her bewilderment, and her anger—perhaps no one could understand them—but she couldn't allow herself to suffer any more injustice.
Because she so desperately longed for him, so earnestly hoped for him, she went from being full of confidence and hope to becoming numb, then trembling with fear, then disappointed, then desperate, until... hopeless! 164.
She was a child he had spoiled rotten. She was thrown from a great height into a mud pit, smashed to pieces, and suddenly lost all love. Suddenly faced with injury and pain, her heart was also shattered and could not be pieced back together. As a result, she, who was once proud, confident and enthusiastic, no longer had the courage and boldness to go all in. She would also be cautious, tentative and uneasy.
When facing Mu Yunhe, she would never again throw out her passionate feelings so readily. She had to be calm and restrained, and slowly re-enter Mu Yunhe's life.
Hatred and love—after being tempered by hatred and disappointed by Mu Yunhe, Luo Zhiheng now values hatred more than love! This time, she's back with a vengeance, determined to exact revenge and pay for her debts in blood!
She will repay the scars Luo Ningshuang etched on her face, one by one! She will repay the pain Luo Ningshuang inflicted on her body, one kick at a time! She will take back everything Luo Ningshuang conspired against, accused, and stole, bit by bit, until Luo Ningshuang goes from having everything to having nothing!
This time, she will be a demon of revenge. This time, she will show no mercy. This time, those who obey her will prosper, and those who defy her will perish!
Upon entering the capital, Luo Zhiheng alighted from the carriage. All along the way, they had heard nothing but stories about the imposter, her brother, and Mu Yunhe; Luo Zhiheng was already numb to it. Their arrival now undoubtedly stirred up a wave of astonishment and shock in the capital. 17901202
The people of the wilderness, regardless of gender, were all exceptionally beautiful. The gifts she brought to the Mu Dynasty for negotiation mainly consisted of handsome men and beautiful women. They followed behind the procession, dressed strangely, more like people from the Western Regions, with bright and colorful clothes. As soon as they entered the city, they were greeted by soldiers, which quickly drew people to them.
The highest-ranking general guarding the city looked at their identification documents with disdain. After all, the barbaric lands were seen as a very backward and barbaric country. However, since they were envoys from the barbaric lands, the man immediately reported to his superiors.
Luo Zhiheng and her group arrived without informing the Mu Dynasty beforehand, which was considered an overstepping of their authority and impolite. However, Luo Zhiheng couldn't worry about that now. If she had informed them in advance, the Mu Dynasty would have been better prepared, making it even less likely that they could secure enough grain to feed the barbarian people. Luo Zhiheng also feared that the Mu Dynasty might issue an order forbidding them from coming to the capital. If they did come then, it would be considered disobeying the imperial decree, and there's a fundamental difference between disobeying an imperial decree and acting first and reporting later. Therefore, Luo Zhiheng naturally chose to act first and report later.
She can no longer so enthusiastically trust others; she trusts herself more now.
They were led to the post station, and Luo Zhiheng walked among the crowd, surrounded by onlookers, guards, and the Wolf King and Bear King protecting her. She was dressed in magnificent colorful robes passed down through generations, unique to the barbarian royal family, and wore a golden scale and feather crown and a golden mask. However, at this moment, she also wore a hat covered with a white veil, so no one could see her mask.
Looking at the unfamiliar yet familiar streets around her, Luo Zhiheng felt as if she had been transported to another world. Suddenly, her gaze fell through the veil onto a spot not far ahead. The veil blurred the face and figure of the person, but she recognized him at a glance!
He carried a cane in his hand, walking slowly but gracefully, step by step towards this place. His white clothes had a gentle and refined feel in the sunlight.
She couldn't see his face clearly, and numbly walked forward step by step. Her soul had long since lost control of her body, and her heart was clenching and pounding uncontrollably.
They passed each other almost face to face in the noisy crowd. She gritted her teeth, the words that were about to burst out of her throat were forced back in, and in that instant when they brushed past each other, her blood ran cold, and she felt a sudden chill run through her body. Her feet could no longer move, and the light in her eyes shattered like the infinite height she had fallen off the cliff that day, becoming faint and insignificant.
Just as she was about to fall into an abyss of no return, her hesitant, deep, yet heavenly voice came from behind her: "Please wait, young lady. Have we met before?"
Luo Zhiheng's tears, which she had lost for three years, burst forth with the words spoken behind her!
454 We meet but do not recognize each other! We seize the opportunity to pay homage!