Chapter 18 Stockholm Syndrome (Part 1)
A Lingwu army dressed in all black armor entered the Latian capital of Grubesia.
Xifeng did not use the resonant spirit crystal to contact at the critical moment. Beichen had been missing for three days, and there was no news of Gu Yinyue. Yagard knew that they had been ambushed and suffered a big setback.
But no matter how hard he searched, even when he was injured and forced to use the search function of the Red Moon Armor, he still couldn't find her. At this time, Yagad had completely lost the humility and courtesy he had shown in front of Beichen. He no longer cared about any national stance or political issues, and unrestrainedly commanded the Night Cavalry to conduct a carpet search throughout the capital.
This action immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the Latia military. The captain of the Royal Knights led people to stop them, but Yagad, who couldn't find Beichen, was so angry that he slapped the man in the face, causing him to bleed and even his brain to flow out. If the royal army had not had super recovery spirit crystals to keep him alive, the captain of the Knights would have died inexplicably.
The king was furious and came out in person with Xiaxue. Yagad was sullen and refused to give in, which almost ruined the friendship he had accumulated with them through secret transactions for so many years. Later, Rui and Redis came out, and then somehow, Arcadia's "Queen of the Underworld" Lingdir also came out to act as a guarantor. The king reluctantly agreed to the search operation of the Night Cavalry, but also asked Xiaxue to keep a close eye on them.
Originally, with Xiaxue's personality, he was unwilling to get involved in such matters, but after seeing that the other party was Yagard, he frowned and agreed - isn't this the person around Xiang Beichen?
In fact, he was indeed wondering why Beichen didn't show up.
After capturing Atlas, the military did not execute him due to Xiaxue's request, but the prison of the Latia Kingdom could not hold this possessed Moon Messenger. His Star Sword could easily cut through anything, and ordinary weapons were no match for him. Without Beichen around, Atlas was no different from the bloodthirsty possessed Moon Messenger in the eyes of ordinary people. In less than an hour, several prison guards died in the prison, causing the military a headache. In the end, Xiaxue, who did not get far away, subdued him again and locked him up in his own house.
Xiaxue didn't kill Atlas because of Beichen. In fact, he didn't discover Atlas's true identity at first, until he received a report that there was a human-shaped possessed Moon Messenger lurking in the city, which piqued his interest. When he went to take a look, he discovered that Atlas was in the same group with several men who were good friends with Beichen. He immediately became very interested, knocked down a group of people, and then arrested Atlas.
He moved deliberately slowly to attract a crowd of onlookers, then took Atlas a few steps forward—after a while, he finally ran into Beichen, who was looking at him with a pale face.
This way you'll finally come and see me. Before leaving, Xiaxue used this look to remind her, as a small punishment for breaking her promise.
Yes, Xiang Beichen, this audacious girl, actually broke her promise to give him the world's number one imperial-level weapon.
When he met her in the ring and mediated the misunderstanding of Glenn She's fiancée, Xia Xue once pulled her aside and whispered to her, asking her not to leave after the next match and to wait for him alone in the lounge. However, he did not expect that when he excitedly ran to the lounge, she had already left with her relatives and friends, as if she had completely forgotten his care.
Of course, Xiaxue would never admit that she had forgotten about him - although that was actually the case. Because Heihuo and Sujie's fatigue attracted all of Beichen's attention, she was in a hurry to return to the dormitory after the game.
Xiaxue gnashed his teeth fiercely, warning himself not to argue with the angry little girl. That's why he felt somewhat relieved when he captured Atlas. With a hostage in hand, I wonder what you're up to!
Unfortunately, when all the outsiders left and only the two princes of Heyang and Yagad were left in the room, Xiaxue got an answer that even surprised him.
Yagad knew everything about Beichen's coming here, so he also knew that Xiaxue was the main reason why Beichen came here, so he did not shy away from talking about it:
"Miss Beichen may be in great trouble. We have fallen into a trap, and it seems that even your Latia military has been used."
"I'm not from the Latia military. I'm just borrowing their territory so I'm lending a hand." Xiaxue shook his head slightly. "Who's so bold as to plot against you all?"
"I only know that he's a traitor, because he chose the perfect moment to strike. Lord Xiaxue, are you aware of the incident on the night of the moonquake a while ago?"
Yagard paused here because he remembered what Xiaopeng had said to him - he probably guessed who it was.
"I know. That day, giant golden beasts appeared on the lake again. There were more than a dozen of them at once. I went to deal with them. What happened?"
"We suffered heavy losses in that battle, and all the strong members of our camp suffered varying degrees of injuries. Miss Beichen's weapon was also extremely fatigued from the recent series of matches. The enemy was well aware of our internal intelligence, which is why they succeeded."
Yagard said this expressionlessly, his fists clenched so hard that the joints had turned bluish-white.
"What matters most now is the other party's motives."
Redis spoke in a cold voice. Unlike Agard's sullen fury and Rui's face swirling with anger, he was the calmest. He even took out a somewhat incongruous cigarette and lighter from the storage space of his weapon behind him, lit it, took a long drag, and then slowly exhaled.
"Xiang Beichen isn't the type to easily make enemies, as she won't rashly offend others. I don't think anyone would take such action out of personal grudges; most likely they're targeting the benefits and value she can generate. -- Your Excellency Xiaxue, how much do you know about her identity?"
Xiaxue raised an eyebrow: "Are you talking about her being the Red Moon Priestess?"
Everyone's faces turned pale, but no one was too surprised. After all, the fact that Xiaxue came to Feinheim and chose her to be sent to Senagard was a bit strange in itself. If he knew that she was a witch, it would explain it.
Redis nodded. "Since you know that, it's easy to talk. But can I ask you a side question? Why do you know she's a witch and want to make a contract with her?"
Xiaxue smiled lazily and shrugged.
"I didn't intentionally want to form a contract with her just because she's a Crimson Moon Priestess. It was a sudden impulse after I met her. I thought it might be fun if this interesting girl was both a Crimson Moon Priestess and my contractor. After all, even I can't avoid the impending catastrophe."
I'm just worried about the world being in chaos! -- The others all rolled their eyes inwardly.
"Okay, let me guess."
Xiaxue smiled evilly and leaned on the sofa beside him.
"Although I'm not familiar with the people around her, based on the few scenes I've observed, the most likely traitor is the young man with the ice-attributed spear."
“──”
Several people took a deep breath quietly, then fell silent and waited for his speech.
"It's very simple, process of elimination. You're definitely not one of them. Glenshe would never do such a thing, and that idiot Xifeng definitely isn't one of them. I've known him for years, after all. If he had that in mind, he wouldn't have remained a destructive idiot for so many years. As for that 'Charm Spirit Protection' guy (Xiao Peng), there's some possibility, but if he wanted to make a move, you wouldn't be alive now. The Twin Claws are even more unlikely. I think they're just dying to get all on Xiang Beichen. As for that longsword—oh, why haven't I seen that longsword recently? Did it get into trouble during the tragedy at Sylvia's private banquet?"
No one answered - it seemed so.
Xiaxue curled the corners of his mouth with some interest.
"You seem to have investigated it very clearly, Lord Xiaxue." Rui's tone was a little unhappy.
"That's fine. After all, he's someone I'm interested in. I haven't interfered with your actions, have I?"
As if he felt that he had done nothing wrong, Xiaxue smiled boldly.
"If it's him, it will be troublesome." Rui paced around the room impatiently, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to speak it out loud.
In the end, it was Yagad who gritted his teeth and whispered the words that everyone was worried about:
"If it's him, we don't have to worry about Miss Beichen's life, but we must be prepared for her body to lose its virginity."
bump! ! !
Although he had already guessed this possibility, when the words came out of Agard's mouth, Rui was still furious. He punched the wall hard, and actually made a small hole in the wall. Redis also took the cigarette out of his mouth, and impatiently squeezed the cigarette, which was still burning, into a ball and held it in his hand.
Looking at the expressions of several people, Xiaxue felt a little complicated.
Although he and Xiang Beichen had no close relationship, she was at least his chosen candidate for contract. While not to the point of being consumed by anxiety, he was still quite excited and satisfied with her growth, even somewhat delighted. Hearing that she had fallen to the hands of a traitor naturally didn't sit well with him. He felt the stifling feeling of having someone else buy the item he'd already reserved—but the expressions of the people before him only served to further his frustration.
They clearly valued her greatly, even displaying their anger in front of him without hesitation. This made Xiaxue feel even more certain that he had completely faded from Xiang Beichen's world. He had assumed that after Beichen arrived and heard the rumors about him, she would try to get closer to him, but now seeing so many close friends around her—could it be that she truly no longer cared about the promise he had made to her?
He even had a thought for a moment that if he had accompanied her on the journey until now, perhaps things would be very different from what they are now - he somewhat regretted his arrogant thoughts.
Forget it, now is not the time to think about this.
"Well then," the black-haired, golden-eyed Emperor-class warrior suppressed the confusion in his heart and returned to his regal, effortless demeanor, "let's analyze why we haven't been able to find them yet."
Redis frowned: "Could it be that he has left the capital?"
"No," Yagad replied firmly, "The capital's perimeter has long been surrounded by the Night Troopers. They won't have enough time to escape."
"That's somewhere in the capital. The problem is that the capital is so big—"
Rui stamped his foot anxiously, while Redis pinched his brow with his hand:
"I guess they used stones made of special materials to block the astral spiritual scanning capabilities of their weapons. Their stronghold is also extremely secretive and difficult to detect. Maybe we passed by them several times without noticing them."
"Lord Xiaxue, can you release Atlas?" Yagad suddenly seemed to remember something. "Atlas has a search function."
"Can."
Xiaxue was very straightforward - although he was the best in the world in terms of combat ability, it was not easy for him to find someone in such a big city, even if he was an emperor-level warrior.
However, when the group hurriedly arrived at Xiaxue's mansion, they found that the room where Atlas was imprisoned was in a mess, four level 20 binding spirit crystals were broken on the ground, and the photon shield that Xiaxue had dropped in advance had long disappeared.
—Atlas ran away.
On the other side, in a room in the huge underground base under the cemetery, Su Mo drank a sip of hot green tea with satisfaction while looking at Ling Shuang's face sitting opposite him, who was obviously in a very happy mood.
"You really didn't disappoint me, Lord Lingshuang."
"Humph, they are just too incompetent."
"However, you have a special affection for the 'incompetent' Miss Baiying. How does it feel to spend a night of love in the arms of your beloved?"
"Very good." Ling Shuang's lips curled up in a cold arc, and she glanced at Su Mo. "Thanks to you for providing us with manpower and material assistance, otherwise we wouldn't have been so successful."
"No, no. Helping others achieve their goals is Su Mo's hobby."
Su Mo put down the teacup, and pursed his lips slightly under the iron mask, as if he was smiling sincerely.
"I will never forget your kindness."
Ling Shuang leisurely played with a long sword beside her—that was Xiang Ying, who had remained silent until now:
"Your Excellency Su Mo must be aware of the recent events. Since you are the Dark Emperor of You Yu."
"Um?"
Su Mo pretended to be stupid, and Ling Shuang did not expose him. She just looked at Xiang Ying and sneered.
"On the night of the previous Moonquake and Blade Cry, the Protoss Mine produced more than just weapons."
"You know? Yes, there are many Protoss mines that produce those monsters covered in iron armor and firing golden Protoss cannons. Although almost every country chooses to suppress these things secretly, it seems that rumors can't be stopped."
"What do you think is going on?"
"Hmm..." Su Mo touched his chin, as if thinking. "Those golden-eyed beasts can incite war weapons. They are definitely related to war weapons. But being born from the Protoss Mine... I think they are like a mutated virus. Perhaps they attacked the Protoss Mine without us knowing, and then the next month, the Protoss Mine gave birth to these contaminated things."
"It's a very likely guess." Ling Shuang nodded. "This news is very unfavorable for the war machine, but there is another piece of news that is very favorable for the war machine."
Su Mo made a "please speak" gesture.
"Recently, a strange epidemic has broken out in the remote Jorodana Islands. Many people have died from hardened skin and blood clots, and those who have had too much contact with the dead are also infected."
Ling Shuang said this, and sneered forcefully.
"Do you know how this epidemic started? The people on that island are all superstitious, ignorant, and foolish. When the solution to the Moon Poisoning disease spread there, they thought the blood of the War Weapons was a life-saving talisman that could protect them from the possessed Moon Emissaries. So they slaughtered the War Weapons in large numbers and took their blood. Even if they didn't have the Moon Poisoning disease, they drank the blood of the War Weapons as a tonic."
As if sensing Ling Shuang's sarcasm, Su Mo raised his head and smiled faintly, without saying whether he had already known this information.
"They've ended up like this, entirely to blame for their own misfortune!" Ling Shuang laughed arrogantly. "This infectious disease can only infect humans. If we let it go, it won't take long. Even if no one takes action, humanity will perish from their own greed and viciousness."
"Ahhhhh, this curses me too."
Su Mo smiled and shook his head.
"And the woman you like is also a human being."
"I will naturally protect you." Ling Shuang lowered her eyes and whispered, "Besides, Mr. Su Mo, with your abilities, you will surely be able to find a cure for that epidemic quickly, right? After all, you even know so much about the Red Moon Priestess."
"Heh, heh heh."
Su Mo twitched his shoulders and laughed.
"Don't think I'm omnipotent, Lord Lingshuang, but I will try. But what will you offer in exchange for such important information? I'm a businessman after all, and I won't give my goods away for free."
"Of course. It won't be long before we officially emerge into the light of day. I've found the perfect time. As long as you support us, you can get half of all the profits we make in the future."
"Yes. But will you still appear before the public as the Jafa God Group? Your reputation among the people isn't very good."
"Of course that's impossible. We'll naturally appear in an identity that can attract overwhelming popularity. The Jafa Divine Group is long dead, and the next to appear is the Sacred Church of Selland."
"Selland? Red Moon? Are you coming out under the Red Moon banner this time? Aren't you afraid of being beaten up by the warriors of justice?"
Su Mo asked back with interest, while Ling Shuang curled the corners of her mouth indifferently.
"Only when their survival is unavoidably threatened do people place their hope in religion. At this moment, if the culprit who symbolizes the disaster opens the door of hope for them, their fear of death will easily lead them to surrender their piety. Just wait and see."
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."
The man with the ghost mask played with the teacup lid again and again, and his eyes under the mask were hidden in the shadows and could not be seen.
"It seems you've already planned everything. I'm very happy to be able to work with you. In consideration of providing you with a base, can I ask for a few of your men?"
"Please go ahead."
"Well, can you give me that Star Vein Seed called Xifeng, Xiaopeng, and Gou Ming Yin Yue and his war weapon?"
"—what do you want them to do?"
Seeing Ling Shuang's wary look, Su Mo smiled reassuringly.
"As for the hostages, the Twin Hooks, which are most important to Miss Baiying, and the sword in your hand should be enough. Xifeng and Gu Yinyue are rare fighting forces, and I want to recruit them. With the hostages in your hands, I am not afraid that they will not work hard for me."
Ling Shuang thought for a while, then nodded and said "OK".
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Su Mo stood up from the table:
"Then I won't bother you. As newlyweds, the person Ms. Ling Shuang most wants to see is not a man like me who ruins the mood, right? I'll go back to the embassy first."
"Have a safe trip."
Ling Shuang simply bowed and saw Su Mo out the door, then immediately turned around and walked towards her dormitory.
Beichen already belongs to him.
During these three days, as victory was not yet certain, Ling Shuang was not too careless. Instead, he arranged for his subordinates to defend strictly and used various covert means to avoid the searches of the Night Cavalry again and again. During the day, he commanded the members of the Divine Group to make careful preparations for future activities. At night, he hugged Beichen and threatened Xiang Ying to force her to sharpen the blade for him - the effect of Pandora's Box had worn off, and she was now exhausted and unable to resist his demands.
The body of a beloved is naturally very attractive. Ling Shuang is now in the excited stage of having tasted the marrow and the desire is strong. He often has to toss and turn for most of the night before he can hug her and fall asleep with satisfaction - but he also knows that the only one who is satisfied is himself. During the whole process, Beichen either bit his lips silently until they bled, or called Xiang Ying's name with a painful look on his face. When he heard it for the first time, he was almost furious and slapped her hard again.
As time went by, Ling Shuang became irritated to find that she had no physical reaction to him at all. He also thought about doing something to please her during the process, but every time he saw her deliberately calling out other men's names when he was excited, from Xiang Ying to Gemini, and even Xifeng Yaye Yaga Druiddis - he became furious, and his mentality, which had finally softened, hardened again, and he began to torture her even more severely.
After calming down, he knew that she was angry with him, so when he threatened her with Gemini, she shut up obediently - this made him a little proud. No matter how many people's names she called out to deceive herself, she only belonged to her now and could only be touched by him, Ling Shuang. Let her have this spiritual victory.
"Xiaochen, I'm back."
He opened the door of his dormitory with a smug smile, and then froze—then, overwhelming rage surged into his chest, almost suffocating him.
“What are you doing!!!!!”
He suppressed the bloody taste rising in his throat with an unsteady breath, and glared at the figure on his bed with a stern look on his face.
The woman I just got not long ago,
He was actually rolling around with that demon-armored giant swordsman Yizhi, his clothes in disarray! !
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