Xia Tianqiong suddenly frowned. The Empress sent him to kill the Desire King. Was she deliberately trying to harm him?
Why did you kill the previous king of lust?
"The Queen promised me that if I killed the King of Desire, she would make me the Empress of the Holy Maiden Kingdom. But I became the King of Desire, and she didn't keep her promise."
The Desire King knelt on one knee, his head pressed down by Xia Tianqiong, and dared not move.
Seeing Xia Tianqiong's solemn expression, he suddenly asked, "You weren't fooled by her and came to kill me, were you?"
Xia Tianqiong did not answer. He was unsure whether the Desire King's words were true, but he felt that they were somewhat similar to his own experience.
"Why would killing you turn me into you?"
"That's how the rules of heaven and earth are set here, and no one can change them."
After speaking, the King of Desire tentatively asked, "How about we join forces to kill the Empress, and you become the Empress of the Holy Maiden Kingdom, with all the women in the country belonging to you?"
"And I will continue to be my king of desire, and you and I will join forces to rule this world, what do you say?"
Xia Tianqiong glanced at him and snorted disdainfully.
"I want to leave this world. I have no interest in the throne. If you can tell me how to leave, I wouldn't mind helping you kill the Empress."
If you have no value, I wouldn't mind having any of my men kill you and take your place.
Upon hearing this, the king's entire body trembled.
"Even if you kill me, I won't know. But the empress has been in power for generations, so she might know. You can control her and interrogate her."
Xia Tianqiong thought to herself, "That's what I planned before, but I didn't succeed."
Yu Wang was extremely good at reading people's expressions. Seeing Xia Tianqiong's expression, he made a guess and continued to persuade her.
"Think about it. If we join forces, we can definitely defeat the Empress easily. Then, whatever information we need to extract from her, or what we can do to her, it will all be up to you."
Xia Tianqiong hesitated, but was somewhat persuaded.
If we can control her, even if we can't extract any useful information from her, we can still seize the Saintess Sword.
His ultimate goal was to leave as soon as possible, and he had little pity for the empress.
If I didn't have some strength, I would have been controlled and used as a plaything by the other party long ago.
After a moment of contemplation, he finally nodded, "You will come with me to find the Queen now."
"No rush, I have another plan that will guarantee we can get it without lifting a finger."
"What plan?"
The King of Desire handed over the golden longsword in his hand, saying, "Take my King of Desire sword to the Queen and tell her that you have killed me."
Once she sees the knife, she won't suspect anything, and you can seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and take her down in one fell swoop.
Xia Tianqiong withdrew her hand from the Desire King's head and caught the golden longsword.
It was covered with complex runes, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary item.
He thought of a problem: "You just said that if I kill you, I will become you. If I go to see her now, wouldn't I be giving myself away?"
The King of Desire quickly shook his head, "This transformation will take a long time; initially, there will be no change."
"I'm in charge of the sneak attack, so what are you going to do?"
"I can transform into your subordinate and follow behind you. If the sneak attack fails, we can join forces to ensure that nothing goes wrong."
After the King of Desire finished speaking, Xia Tianqiong frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.
"Okay, let's do it this way, but once we get there, you'll be on my side."
Xia Tianqiong readily agreed, and casually asked, "Your Desire King Blade is very special. I can sense a trace of the power of rules within it."
The king, quite pleased with himself, raised his head and said, "This sword is the most powerful weapon in the world, much sharper than the Saintess's Sword. Only this sword can wound the Queen."
Xia Tianqiong couldn't help but smile. She originally wanted to borrow the Saintess Sword because it was special and could cleave through space, perhaps making it a key item in this world.
Now it seems that this knife should also be one.
He channeled a wisp of reincarnation power into it and found that it seemed to have an amplifying effect.
He was immediately overjoyed, but in order not to be discovered by the King of Desire, he did not continue to try.
"Make your army of lustful demons retreat, and then you come with me."
While the two were talking, the army of lust demons had already stopped attacking and had been lingering around.
The Desire King stood up, and the shattered skeleton began to slowly recover.
At his command, the army of lustful demons retreated like a tide, disappearing without a trace.
Xia Tianqiong returned to the Floating City to give some instructions and brought out a Netherworld Hungry Wolf for the Desire King to ride.
The two then headed to the palace of the Holy Maiden Kingdom.
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The scene shifts, and the two enter the palace.
At this moment, the Desire King shrank in size, transforming into an ordinary man, and followed behind Xia Tianqiong.
Upon entering a palace, he was stopped at the outside by guards, who only allowed Xia Tianqiong to go in.
Xia Tianqiong glanced at him casually, then took the Desire King Blade and entered the main hall.
The empress changed into a red outfit and lay lazily on the chaise lounge.
She looked at Xia Tianqiong, her eyes filled with surprise, "You're back so soon? Where's the man who brought me here?"
Xia Tianqiong, holding the Desire King Blade, slowly approached. "I'll go back first. I happened to run into the Desire King besieging the Floating City."
I killed him, and came back to tell you first that your army and the man I sent to you are still on their way.
The Empress suddenly sat up straight, then got up again and walked over quickly.
Her gaze remained fixed on the knife in Xia Tianqiong's hand.
"Did you really kill the King of Lust?"
"Of course, this is his Desire King Blade. Now it's time for you to fulfill your promise."
Xia Tianqiong didn't completely trust the Desire King, and took this opportunity to test whether the Empress would keep her promise.
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