"What are the conditions?"
"I can accompany you to use this demon core, but you cannot remove it from my body."
"The demon core, like my inner energy, can slow down aging. However, while inner energy requires constant cultivation, the demon core does not. Once it matures, I will possess the power of a demon."
Therefore, I cannot let you take it away.
This greedy emperor.
Humans, indeed, are all bad.
Bai Lingyu remained silent.
“You have no right to say no now. Your life, and the fate of your people’s resurrection, are all in my hands,” Li Shengyuan said.
Bai Lingyu knew she had no choice but to agree.
"My beloved concubine, you are still as obedient as before. Just stay by my side, and I will continue to treat you well. You should know that I am not your enemy. Just as you said, we are always symbiotic."
"I still need you."
His words filled Bai Lingyu with despair. Her eyes seemed unfocused, but deep down, there was still a trace of resentment and bitterness.
The emperor's so-called kindness towards her was nothing more than because she had some use to him.
Bai Lingyu will never trust any human again.
Except for... Mi Shan.
Yes, only Mi Shan is different from these stinky men.
Bai Lingyu did not die; instead, she continued to live in the Taiji Palace, enjoying the emperor's favor.
This puzzled Mi Shan.
Because of this incident, Xie Ling hasn't come to see her for a while.
They suddenly appeared tonight.
He only gave a few hurried words before leaving again.
"The emperor has become suspicious of our relationship," Xie Ling said from the darkness. "After you left last time, he spoke with me. Although he didn't consider us Bai Lingyu's accomplices, he suspected from another angle that there was something going on between us."
“He noticed the difference in our relationship a long time ago,” Mi Shan said.
“That’s right, he didn’t expose you only because I’m his son. He couldn’t bring himself to harm you either. But now, Bai Lingyu has been kept locked up in the Taiji Palace by him. I think the situation has changed,” Xie Ling said.
"You mean, Bai Lingyu might betray us?" Mi Shan's eyes were hesitant, but then she said firmly, "I don't think she's that kind of person."
"I certainly don't want to think that way, but one should always prepare for the worst," Xie Ling said, a cold glint in her eyes. To avoid any unforeseen complications, she was determined to assassinate him on the night of the next full moon.
"Man proposes, God disposes; perhaps we can only leave the rest to fate."
A hint of sadness flashed across Mi Shan's eyes.
She thought of Empress Rouci's fate.
They also witnessed how terrifying the emperor was.
He was not human, but a demon who could kill his wife and father without hesitation.
He possesses the Demon Cauldron, secret passages, numerous mechanisms... and is protected by protective qi. Even Bai Lingyu's demon core is within his body.
He has taken all the good things.
“If he’s still hiding in the basement and won’t come out on the next full moon night, then we’ll be completely helpless against him,” Mi Shan said.
“Therefore, we must keep him away from this basement so that he has no chance to go in again,” Xie Ling said.
"you mean?"
"Destroy the basement."
“This is no easy task,” Mi Shan said. “Although we already know one of the entrances to the basement, there are so many mechanisms inside, and the only one who can master them is the Emperor himself.”
"Even if the entire palace is smashed up, the underground passages may still remain untouched."
Mi Shan is right.
Xie Ling frowned, pondered for a long time, and then a muffled voice echoed in the darkness:
"Then we'll have to find someone."
"who?"
“Your mother, Gara Lou.”
"But where do we start looking? I don't even know if my mother is dead or alive, or where she is."
"There might be someone who can do it—"
Actually, I originally wanted Bai Lingyu to try the divination technique.
But she's now under Li Shengyuan's control, and it's inconvenient for her to do these things for us anymore, besides..."
Xie Ling hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
Mi Shan gazed at his profile as he stood by the window with his head down. Most of his face was hidden under the brim of his cloak-like hat, making it impossible to discern his expression.
Sensing something amiss in his tone, Mi Shan pressed, "Tell me, what else? Are you hiding something from me? The three of us have been through so much to get to where we are now. At first, we each had our own agendas, but today we're all in the same boat. Shouldn't we be united by now? None of us, you, me, or even Fox, could possibly kill Li Shengyuan on our own."
There is no doubt that they all harbor hatred towards Li Shengyuan.
Only three people can work together to kill the emperor.
Xie Ling nodded slightly, her tone indifferent: "I was the one who wronged her first. That avalanche, the avalanche that wiped out her entire clan, was my decision."
Mi Shan was startled, a violent tremor running through her chest. She frowned, looking at him in disbelief:
"So, you always knew that you were part of her hatred? Yet you transferred all that hatred onto Li Shengyuan? You used her to achieve your own goals!"
Xie Ling did not deny it.
Mi Shan was slightly shocked for a moment, but quickly calmed down.
That's just how he is. Isn't that right?
Xie Ling has always been this kind of person.
"You've known me for a while now," Xie Ling said. "I've always been ruthless in achieving my goals."
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