Meng Qingluan actually started to think about it seriously.
She looked up after a short while and made a suggestion.
How about steaming it?
The emperor frowned and refused the way of eating without even thinking.
"No, let's change it, it's too bland."
Meng Qingluan scratched her face, looking somewhat troubled. She came up with dozens of ways to eat it, but all of them were rejected by the other party.
Meng Qingluan was at her wit's end, looking exhausted, and asked.
"How would Your Majesty like to eat?"
When the emperor saw that she had finally given up on giving him advice and asked him, his lips curled into a smile.
"The original flavor is the best. Of course, we should devour Madam Shen alive so as not to waste such a delicacy as you."
Meng Qingluan frowned.
"Eat it raw? That's so dirty."
The emperor stuck out his tongue, and in the dim light, the old man's weak tongue licked his lips, like a starving wolf.
"It's not dirty."
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on her face, his eyes seemingly tireless, never blinking, unwilling to miss a single subtle expression.
I long to find a trace of fear in her rich and varied expressions, or to see her feigned composure crumble and she cry out for mercy.
His brain kept replaying the images he wanted to see, his blood was rushing and boiling wildly in his body, causing his eyes to turn red and saliva to trickle from the corners of his mouth.
He saw that Meng Qingluan frowned quickly upon hearing his words, her small face full of helplessness.
She sighed, raised her head, her long, raven-feather-like eyelashes fluttering, her dark eyes still fixed intently on him.
"Since Your Majesty prefers salty food, then please bring it."
After speaking, she quickly pulled open the sleeves of her clothes, revealing two delicate, jade-like arms. The exquisite muscles of her forearms showed just how young the owner of the arms was.
How delicious...
Just looking at him made the emperor feel parched, and the youthful energy in his body surged wildly at that moment.
He looked at her calm and composed expression, not in a hurry to enjoy the food, and his curiosity forced him to suppress the urge to swallow her whole.
Aren't you curious why I want to eat you?
"If the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. I understand this principle. All under heaven belongs to Your Majesty, so what is my life worth?"
Meng Qingluan's reply was forceful and resounding; anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was the words of a loyal and devoted founding minister.
"You're quite eloquent and know a lot."
"Your Majesty flatters me."
“However, there is one thing you did not answer correctly,” the emperor said coldly, pointing to his heart, “not everything in this world belongs to me.”
How could that be?
Meng Qingluan looked up when she heard his words, her eyes full of doubt.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and answered, word by word.
"life."
"But it doesn't matter. My lifespan is limited, but all the people under heaven are my subjects! Everything they have, including their lifespan, belongs to me!"
The emperor became more and more excited as he spoke. He opened his arms and raised them high, then lowered them, gripping Meng Qingluan's shoulders tightly with such force that her shoulders ached.
"They are all of extremely poor quality, their vital essence is terribly unpalatable, and they can only do the most basic thing of maintaining lifespan. Even the most tender infants will not benefit from them."
"Thank goodness for you, Madam Shen, you are so delicious."
"If I can devour you, I can not only live as long as heaven and earth, but I can even regain my youth!"
"At that time, your blood will flow in the same body as mine, and you will also gain eternal life."
Meng Qingluan's mouth opened slightly.
"baby?"
She recalled that before she came to the capital, babies were always going missing in the town, most of them were under one year old, just born, regardless of gender.
In the capital, such incidents are countless.
When Shen Yan first took office as the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, he was targeted because he could not find the mastermind behind the murder.
The emperor was furious at the time and even swore that once the murderer was caught, he would tear that bastard to pieces and have him executed by five horses.
The left and right hemispheres of the brain are working together.
Meng Qingluan never suspected the emperor of this matter. She even attributed it to the seventh prince, Li Zhanqi, and never imagined that the mastermind behind it was the emperor.
The emperor licked his lips with his tongue, savoring the moment, and swallowed a large mouthful of saliva.
"I need young flesh and blood to nourish myself, and infants are the best medicine."
“They should be grateful to me, they should be thankful. Born into a poor family, they did not live a mediocre life, but were eaten by someone like me. This is an immense honor that they could not earn in eight lifetimes.”
"..."
As the emperor spoke, he seemed to have his mouth watered by his own words, and saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth, covering his lips and dripping onto the five-clawed golden dragon in the middle of his yellow robe.
Sticky saliva covered his face, and his eyes were fixed on Meng Qingluan.
"Come! Come! Become my food!"
Do you remember what you said before?
Meng Qingluan pulled down her sleeve to cover her arms, which had been reddened by the cold wind.
She finally made a move, starting to back away, and asked with an icy expression.
"What?"
Seeing her retreat and show signs of fleeing, the emperor grew increasingly excited, his saliva gushing faster and faster, and he reached out his hand.
"If any bastard who kidnapped the child is found, he shall be torn to pieces and ripped apart by five horses!"
The door behind them, which should have been closed, was pushed open again with a dull thud.
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