Chapter 165 Story
When Liu Shen'ai heard Chi Li's words, she was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes. "Don't give me that! I won't be fooled by you again! Is one out of ten of what the host said to the heroine true?"
Chi Li raised her eyes and looked at her. There was almost no highlight in her dark pupils. Liu Shen'ai felt a little scared by her gaze, and even his virtual image flickered a few times involuntarily.
Just when she thought he was about to get angry because his lie had been exposed, Chi Li let out a soft "tsk" sound and a smile appeared on her face. "I didn't expect Xiaoliu to be so smart this time."
She leaned back leisurely on the sofa, her long legs crossed, the corner of her mouth curling up even more. "I haven't forgotten that my role is the heroine's wicked stepmother. My goal is to become her most hated villain and use her to destroy the immortal race. I won't do business at a loss."
Liu Shen'ai's eyes widened, and she was about to say something when Chi Li interrupted her. "Alright, more important than that is—do gods really exist in this world? I'm asking about the kind of gods Murong Ci mentioned."
Liu Shen'ai didn't notice that she was changing the subject, and subconsciously retrieved the database for analysis and answers.
"Based on analysis, the fate of every character in this novel world was already determined before the story began. Rather than saying that a deity controlled Murong Ci's fate, it's more accurate to say that she accepted it herself."
"But it's worth noting that Murong Ci's suspicion of this world has reached 99%, and she's only one step away from becoming an awakener. To avoid unnecessary trouble, host, do you want to eliminate her?"
The awakened one?
Chi Qi lowered her eyes and thought of the awakened people she had eliminated when she was a cleaner.
Their behavior at that time was the same as Murong Ci's. They also realized that fate was manipulating them and wanted to kill the male protagonist in order to snatch his protagonist's luck and control his life.
But unlike Song Yu who plays the male lead, she now plays the villain.
Song Yu needs to maintain the stability of the old rules of the mission world, but what she has to do is killing and destroying, and building her new throne on the ruins.
What does the protagonist's life or death have to do with her? As long as these people don't suspect her, it's enough.
Chi Li crossed her arms, her eyes dark. "No, there's no need for that. Instead of wasting points plotting against the Awakened, why not do something more meaningful?"
For example, dealing with the original owner of the main god system.
Chi Qi's mind moved, and he summoned the main god system, placed it on his fingertips and turned it in a circle.
The words Song Yu said before his death replayed in his mind, "I picked it up. I picked up the God-Becoming System. I am the one chosen to become a god. You can't kill me!"
At that time, she wondered to whom this main god system originally belonged.
Song Yu should be from the real world like her, so that person should also be in the real world.
However, after such a long time, no one came to ask her to take back the main god system. The only reason she could think of was that the other party who lost the main god system would not be able to enter the novel world.
That's really regrettable.
But all this was based on the fact that her guess was correct.
It is also possible that this is just a game for people to watch, and the so-called main god system is just a toy used by creatures in the higher-dimensional world for entertainment.
And at this moment, those people are staring at the screen, judging her words and actions, and making fun of her joys and sorrows.
Just like this world of fiction, it was originally created to please other people's eyes.
They wanted to see the love between the delicate princess and the loyal general, so there was Zhao Mingyue. They wanted to see the love between the gentle junior sister and the sickly demon lord, so there was Qiu Qianling.
So what about her? What did those people want to see from her, Chi Lan?
Chi Qi raised the corners of her mouth, her eyes were cold.
No matter which possibility it is, no one can stop her from obtaining the godhead of the God of Darkness.
She wants to become a god.
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"Your Highness, this was found in Demon Lord Murong's coffin."
In the Demon Palace's bedroom, the magician presented a red jade box to Qiu Qianling with both hands.
Qiu Qianling took it with a cold expression. Just as he was about to open it to see what kind of magical weapon was inside, Shadow Phoenix's voice came from outside the door, "Your Highness, the Demon Lord, two thousand demon warriors have been gathered. It's time to prepare to set off."
Qiu Qianling immediately put the red jade box into the storage bag and kept an eye on it on the way.
She walked out the door and walked side by side with Ying Huang through the long, dark corridor. "I want Ge Fuling and the others to go to Zhongzhou with me. Are they all here?"
Shadow Phoenix nodded, "Yes, all one hundred people are here. But why do we want them to participate in this operation?"
Qiu Qianling sneered, "They were hostages sent to the Demon Realm by the Immortal Clan, but without exception they chose to surrender to the Demon Clan. Isn't this a slap in the face of the Immortal Clan?"
It doesn't matter whether it is a true surrender or a false surrender.
No one can exist apart from their tribe; the horns on their foreheads forever mark their demonic identity. Even if the horns are sawed off, an indelible mark will remain, and even if they want to pledge loyalty to the immortals, they will not be accepted.
Ying Huang glanced at her and wanted to say that you were also one of the hostages, but she held back.
At this time, they had walked out of the magic palace and stood on the steps.
The sky was still dark and gloomy, with dark clouds piling up, and demonic energy enveloped the entire Demon Realm.
Under the sky, two thousand magic warriors stood in neat rows. They were all wearing armor, holding weapons, and had solemn expressions.
Seeing Qiu Qianling and Ying Huang appear, everyone saluted and said in unison: "Greetings to His Majesty the Demon Lord, and to Master Ying Huang."
Qiu Qianling nodded slightly, his eyes swept across the faces of the demons, and suddenly met Ge Fuling's gaze, who immediately lowered his head in fear.
If it were before, Ge Fuling might still resent Qiu Qianling's good luck, but now, there is a huge gap between their status and strength. She doesn't even feel envious, she just feels scared.
Qiu Qianling withdrew his gaze, and the Demon Lord Frost Embers and the Demon Lord Soul Truth walked forward. This time, Qiu Qianling only took Ying Huang and Wu Hai to Zhongzhou, and the two of them would stay in the Demon Realm.
Shuang Jin said: "Your Highness the Demon Lord, the immortals are hypocritical and cunning, so be careful."
Qiu Qianling nodded, "Thank you and Soul Di Demon Lord for the trouble regarding the Demon Realm."
Frost Embers and Soul Di watched them disappear into the sky on the black clouds, then they looked away.
A day later, Qiu Qianling and others arrived at the Louvre Palace in Dongzhou, preparing to rest for a night before entering Dongzhou.
In the evening, Bai Xiu and others reported to her in detail the situation in Zhongzhou and the actions of the Eternal Night Organization.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Mu Chen brought in some tea. After she put the tray down, she didn't rush to leave. Instead, she pleaded with Qiu Qianling, "Your Highness, Demon Lord, please let me go to Zhongzhou as well."
Qiu Qianling asked: "What are you going to do?"
Mu Chen lowered his eyes, "I heard that my brother forced my mother to take sixty spirit beads from her. I'm very worried about her, so... let me go."
In fact, she had talked about this with Luo Yuan before. Although Luo Yuan didn't say anything, it could be seen from her immediate frown that she did not approve of this.
But that was her biological mother, the one who gave her flesh and blood. Even though she hated her, resented her, and was annoyed with her, she couldn't let her go.
That's why she came to ask Qiu Qianling for help.
Qiu Qianling remembered that Mu Chen had killed her father in front of her. She guessed that her only relative she could rely on now was her mother, so she said, "If that's the case, then come with me."
Mu Chen was very happy and said with a smile, "Yes, thank you, Your Highness the Demon Lord."
The next day, Qiu Qianling asked Wu Hai to take 500 people to pick up the newly converted demons, while he and Ying Huang went to Zhongzhou Prefecture to meet with Zhang Jiuxiao, the leader of the Eternal Night there.
Zhang Jiuxiao asked them to meet at a restaurant.
There are still two days before the conference, but the city of Zhongzhou is already crowded with outsiders, including cultivators, students from the academy, merchants and civilians, women who work hard inside and outside the house all day, low-level men who do hard labor, and cultivators from outer sects who have transformed into new demons of the demon race.
Because of this, Qiu Qianling and others who were mixed in were not very conspicuous.
They arrived at the restaurant wearing their hoods and found it unusually lively, with people filling the upstairs and downstairs. A woman in a college uniform was standing on the stairs, talking loudly, and the others followed suit, their expressions excited, as if they were engaged in a heated debate.
The noise was too chaotic, and Qiu Qianling didn't pay attention. Instead, he found a seat in a corner and sat down.
Ying Huang and Mu Chen followed and sat down on her left and right.
Just as the three of them sat down, a plainly dressed woman with a nondescript appearance sat down opposite them and whispered, "Zhang Jiuxiao pays respects to His Majesty the Demon Lord, Lord Demon."
Qiu Qianling nodded slightly and looked around. Everyone around was busy listening to the woman on the stairs and no one noticed them.
She felt somewhat satisfied; this noisy environment was perfect for a secret conversation.
"Have you found out what Liu Dazhong wants to do at this conference? Or does he really intend to revoke the tax collection order?" Qiu Qianling asked.
If we knew Liu Dazhong's plan, we could easily defeat him.
After all, the people of Zhongzhou are now boiling with resentment, and they have accumulated too much dissatisfaction with Liu Dazhong. Qiu Qianling does not believe that Liu Dazhong can change the people's impression of him and successfully persuade everyone to accept the tax order with just one meeting.
He must have some conspiracy!
Zhang Jiuxiao took a deep breath and whispered, "Your Highness, I don't know what Liu Dazhong is going to do, but the current public opinion is very dangerous to the demon clan."
"Dangerous? But I see there are many newly born demons in Zhongzhou Prefecture. Liu Dazhong even invited them to attend. This is unprecedented."
Zhang Jiuxiao's eyes were solemn. "It was like this at the beginning. Everyone was very supportive of winning over the demons so that they could put pressure on Liu Dazhong to withdraw the tax order. It was like a threat - if you don't meet our demands, we will all join the demons and attack you. But this doesn't mean they really want to become demons."
As she spoke, she changed the subject, "However, just after Liu Dazhong decided to convene the Zhongzhou Conference, a story about the demon race suddenly spread like wildfire in Zhongzhou."
Qiu Qianling: "What story?"
"A story about Liu Muchen, the younger sister of the state lord Liu Dazhong."
Amidst the complex background noise, Zhang Jiuxiao quickly recounted the story to the three people.
The former state lord Liu Xiaozhi had a beautiful daughter who was gentle, virtuous and of good character. She could have married a noble and handsome young man from a prominent family, had children and lived a happy life.
However, the Eternal Night Organization targeted her and sent a local gangster to trick her into eloping with the Demon Realm. The organization ostensibly wanted to help rescue those weak and helpless women, but in reality, once a woman was deceived into the Demon Realm by them, she would be dissected by the demons to extract her spirit pearls and eventually killed.
Her father Liu Xiaozhi went to rescue her and tried to tell her that it was a scam, but he was outnumbered and defeated by the demons and fell at his daughter's feet.
Afterwards, the spirit pearl in Miss Liu's body was forcibly taken away by the demons. She was also forced by the demons to kill her own father with her own hands. She was forced to dig out his heart blood and transform herself into a demon.
Poor Miss Liu could not accept such a cruel fact and eventually committed suicide.
After Zhang Jiuxiao finished speaking, before Qiu Qianling could even open his mouth, Mu Chen slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying, "This is sheer nonsense! Who on earth is fabricating rumors about me?!"
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