"From beginning to end, he was the one bullying ! Whether indecent or confessing, it’s all this little thief’s willful actions... I have absolutely no feelings for him!"
The Empress shook her head vigorously, wanting to shake off these distracting thoughts.
Yet inexplicably, Lin Jingzhu’s words while bathing slipped into her mind:
[Not seeing him for a few days already makes miss him. Seeing him brings joy. When he’s hurt, my heart aches as if being churned by a knife...]
Upon reflection, she indeed often thought of Chen Mo, and his annoying face lingered before her eyes, refusing to go away.
Every ti she saw Chen Mo, she beca quite angry.
But she had to admit, whether it was the underwear or the Youthful Elixir, they were quite to her liking, adding much color to her dull life. Deep down, she was actually very happy.
Seeing Chen Mo’s tragic state on the arena almost drove her crazy enough to recklessly decide to kill Shi Yun.
"Seems like every point matches?"
"Could it be that I also... no, it can’t be..."
The Empress looked sowhat baffled. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, blush spreading from her cheeks to her neck like the glorious sunset sky.
She buried her burning cheeks into the bedding, rolling around the bed in a formless way.
"I’m dood..."
...
...
The night was deep, silence enveloped everything.
In the study of the Prince Yu Mansion, Chu Heng sat dark-faced, fingers tapping on the desk.
"Unexpectedly, Chen Mo’s growth rate is this rapid, even Shi Yun isn’t his match!"
The events at the Heavenly Human Martial Exam completely caught him off guard.
Chen Mo was a huge upset, eliminating Ling Ningzhi in the first round, and then in front of everyone, tearing apart Shi Yun’s Arhat Golden Body! Becoming the new Qingyun Leaderboard top!
Bear in mind, he is just twenty years old and only a Fifth Grade Martial Artist!
If he doesn’t die young, reaching the Grandmaster realm is almost certain!
"No wonder both the Empress and Consort Yu are so attentive to him, they must have seen his potential long ago... This Martial Examination made him the center of attention. Moving against him in the future will be incredibly difficult..."
"But fortunately, my identity isn’t revealed, and I haven’t directly clashed with him, so there’s no rush for now."
"Right now, the priority is to obtain the Array Map."
Chu Heng stroked his chin, pondering, "That old man Ling Yishan is indeed tough to handle..."
The old butler standing behind him spoke lowly, "I heard Ling Ningzhi went down the mountain to collect Immortal Materials to extend Ling Yishan’s life, perhaps we can start from there."
"Hmm..."
Chu Heng fell into contemplation.
anwhile, the candlelight on the table flickered, and the old butler seed to notice sothing, promptly raising his head.
"Who?!"
Rustle—
A figure slowly erged from the shadows in the corner.
Wrapped in a purple gauze dress, the graceful figure swayed gently, a face lightly adorned with makeup as radiant as peach blossoms. Her odd-eyes gave her a certain seductive charm.
"Miss, since you’ve co uninvited, what brings you here?" the old butler said in a deep voice.
With a flick of the sleeves, a small jade arrow landed in his palm, the aura tightly locking onto the woman.
Being able to silently infiltrate the Mansion, almost evading his senses, such skills indicate at least a Third Grade level!
Zi Yan’er showed no concern for the butler’s hostility, sat opposite the Princely Heir, crossed her slender legs, and said calmly, "The master sent ."
"Master?"
Chu Heng was taken aback at the words, then his pupils suddenly contracted.
"You’re a demon?!"
"To be precise, a half-demon; you may call You Ji," Zi Yan’er replied.
"I don’t care what kind of ’ji’ you are! You know the Evil Suppressing Jade only works on demon creatures below ’Geng’ level? Triggering the Great Array ans death for both you and !"
Chu Heng’s expression grew ugly.
First it was Jue Ling, now this You Ji showing up.
Coming and going as they please, treating the Prince Mansion like a marketplace? Do these Demon Clan have no sense of boundary?
Zi Yan’er waved her hand, said, "Calm down, since I’ve appeared here, it proves the Array won’t notice . I’m here to discuss cooperation with you."
Chu Heng cald down, frowned and said, "Last ti was ssed up by your people, ruining years of my efforts. What’s there to talk about?"
"That was an accident, not only for you, but we suffered greatly too."
"Doing big things requires a long-term view without fretting over temporary gains and losses... At least at this stage, our goals align."
Zi Yan’er picked up the teapot on the table, poured herself a cup.
Chu Heng raised an eyebrow, said, "Speak frankly, what’s your implication?"
Zi Yan’er sipped her tea, said, "You want to obtain the Eightfold Exorcism Array’s map, right? I can help you with that. In return, I want to know Chen Mo’s every move and relationship. When the ti is right, you need to help get close to him..."
She originally didn’t want to expose her identity, considering the Human Race as untrustworthy.
Previously, the Demon Clan cooperated with Chu Heng based on the Creation Gold Contract, but given her realm, she was beyond ordinary contract constraints.
An elite contract is too rare; she didn’t possess such a treasure.
"Chen Mo says he’ll seek out, yet hasn’t shown himself... He has the ability to see through illusions; even Pupil Skill can’t be used recklessly."
"I’ve been in Tiandu City for so long and the mission stagnates, the master might start doubting my capability... I can’t procrastinate any longer."
Zi Yan’er considered inwardly, then asked aloud, "What does the Princely Heir think?"
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