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Chapter 111: Bow King Assassination

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Bow King Assassination

Asking Ashu to preach to the new female devotee was essentially asking him to participate in this debauchery.

Such a scene would indeed awaken the beastly desires within the body.

However,

Through his Reaper’s Eye, Ashu noticed that a faint Death God’s claw mark had appeared on the girl’s body.

Though faint, it was definitely there.

He fixed his gaze on her and observed that under the places where her skin was covered, some unhealthy scars showed faintly.

Clearly, she was a biochemical treasure—a carrier of sexually transmitted diseases.

He couldn’t imagine what the odds were that everyone present would get infected if someone like her joined this orgy, or whether many among them were already infected.

"Preaching is for someone else," Ashu said, his face turning dark as his body instinctively rejected the idea. "I’m here to learn about baptism. Don’t distract me."

His expression was serious, his tone unambiguous. Even Silco Tully, the host, couldn’t push him further.

Today, it was either learning the baptism rite or parting ways.

Just then,

A middle-aged man who resembled Silco Tully stood up from the lawn and waved at the new female devotee.

He called out, "Over here, my lost little deer, come and let me preach to you."

Both their eyes were drawn over.

Ashu looked at the man, then at Silco Tully.

Seeing Ashu’s reaction, Silco Tully voluntarily explained, "That’s my elder brother, Seras Tully, the Town Mayor of Rose Valley."

Hearing this, Ashu understood that this Rose Valley town was their family’s den of debauchery. The elder brother was the Town Mayor, the younger brother was the Bishop—monopolizing both secular and religious power in every way.

"Let’s go," Ashu just wanted to get as far away as possible.

The two arrived beside a pool.

As they approached, a stylishly dressed young woman was praying by the water.

Upon hearing footsteps and turning around to see Silco Tully, a look of disgust flashed across her face. Without saying a word, she turned coldly and walked away.

Seeing this scene, Ashu was surprised and took special notice.

Every woman here seemed like a prostitute, and Silco Tully Bishop was like a client who had come with a wealthy patron. Each woman was so passionate and forward.

Only this woman was an exception.

Not only did she not cater to Silco Tully, but she even showed him a cold expression.

This time, Ashu waited for nearly a minute, but Silco Tully didn’t say a word.

So he took the initiative to ask, "Who was that woman just now?"

Hearing this, Silco Tully’s reaction was noticeably different from how he responded to other women. With a hint of nervousness, he replied, "You’re interested in her? Oh, my Divine Mother Goddess, she’s my brother Seras Tully’s wife—the Town Mayor’s lady of this town. To this day, I haven’t been able to preach to her. It’s a great regret for our Holy Cultivator Guild... Of course, maybe you could try. After all, you’re the ’luminous saint.’ Maybe you can spread our sacred Doctrine to that lady."

Although Ashu had already prepared himself mentally for Silco Tully’s words, hearing them out loud still made his eyes widen in disbelief.

In other words, this guy was actually trying to sleep with his own sister-in-law?

His brother hadn’t chopped him up yet?

Rose Valley, oh Rose Valley—the town right under the Imperial Capital, truly such a bizarre place...

Ashu immediately nodded and said, "Don’t move from here. I’ll be right back."

The moment Silco Tully heard Ashu was about to take action, the expression on his face completely changed. He looked so jubilant, as if he’d just received rain after a drought, met an old friend in a foreign land, spent his wedding night, or passed the imperial exams.

Watching Ashu’s back as he turned and walked away, he silently muttered, "May the Divine Mother Goddess bless you."

...

Ashu moved quickly. The elegant, fashionable lady was just a mortal.

In a few strides, he caught up with her at the next corner.

The narrow corner was deserted—no preaching here.

He only needed to step forward once to stop her.

There she was.

The woman wore light makeup, her lips full and red, her cleavage deep, radiating maternal warmth.

Seeing Ashu, a stranger, she flinched in fright and became nervous, fumbling awkwardly.

"You—you get out of my way! I’m not a devotee. Don’t touch me!" The woman said as she lowered her hat’s brim, trying to hide her face.

Ashu snorted coldly. Using his Magical Essence control, he immobilized her.

"You seem to be the only sane person in this entire Rose Valley town," Ashu said. "I need to know—what the hell is wrong with the people here? Why is the whole town desecrating the sacred path?"

Hearing Ashu’s stance, the woman relaxed a little.

She gently released the hand that held down her hat brim and carefully looked Ashu over.

"Are you... the legendary ’luminous saint’? I heard someone say the ’luminous saint’ was going to visit Rose Valley."

"That’s right. It’s me."

"Forgive me, ’luminous saint’ Your Excellency. I am Alice Tully, wife of Town Mayor Seras Tully."

"Good. Alice, from the tone of your voice, you do know some secrets. Come on, tell me everything."

Hearing this,

Alice jumped as if shocked by electricity and hurriedly clarified, "N-no, nothing like that. I just heard people say the ’luminous saint’ was going to visit Rose Valley, and I was curious for a moment."

Ashu caught the anxiety in Alice’s voice and became even more certain that this woman was hiding something.

The method to make a woman reveal secrets was simple.

He had at least two straightforward and effective ways.

The first was to carve a Cidi mark onto this mortal woman and then use Cidi Hypnosis to put her under a trance.

Once hypnotized, she would do anything—even commit suicide—let alone reveal secrets.

The second method was torture, but not ordinary torture. His tortures were unbearable to most because they too were Cidi dark arts.

Its name was "Outburst of Lust," a dark art Ashu had mastered for a long time.

"Madam," Ashu’s voice deepened. Using his Magical Essence control, he gradually constricted Alice’s throat, making her unable to speak, then continued, "Don’t hide anything from me. The secrets I want to know, I will find out. If you want to make things hard on yourself, I can accommodate that. But be clear—I might carve some scars into your pale skin that will never heal. Do you... understand?"

Ashu’s intense gaze locked onto Alice Tully. She could neither run nor speak. She could only claw at her own neck with her hands.

There was no physical hand gripping her throat—only Magical Essence. Mortals cannot touch Magical Essence, so she was as helpless as if a ghost was strangling her. Her pale neck was nearly scratched raw.

"Answer me, madam. Will you be honest with me, or do I have to use those methods?" Ashu said. "You can blink once to agree, close your eyes to refuse. I’m in a hurry."

Under Ashu’s pressure, Alice Tully cried and blinked wildly.

Seeing this,

Ashu finally loosened his control over the Magical Essence. She breathed in the fresh air as if granted a great pardon.

But Ashu remained cautious. He only released his hold on her throat, then erected a Magical Essence barrier around them to block any sound.

Sure enough,

Once freed, Alice Tully immediately tried to flee, screaming for help.

Ashu sneered, grabbed her shoulder, and instantly unleashed "Outburst of Lust."

Her body spasmed violently, then went limp.

"Madam, this is what you brought on yourself," Ashu said as he pulled a dagger from his waist.

It was an ordinary dagger. Travelers here usually carried one—it could be used for self-defense or for cutting meat in the wild.

Seeing the glinting cold blade, Alice gasped and said, "Wait, wait, don’t hurt me—I’ll talk!"

She lifted her head, her brown eyes fixed on Ashu, and said, "The Tully family was granted nobility by the king ten years ago, and this town is their fiefdom. Silco Tully is no good—he’s been crazy since childhood. He has mental problems! He killed the original Bishop here and arbitrarily declared himself the new Bishop, claiming to ’integrate local culture.’"

A sharp light flashed in Ashu’s eyes as he pointed the dagger forward and said, "Stop dodging the point. I’m not blind."

"I’m telling you, don’t be so quick to hurt me—I’m innocent... My husband, my Seras Tully, recently caught a venereal disease. Clerics generally can’t cure it. The Crown Prince promised him that if he completes a certain task, he can hire a holy Archbishop for a thorough Purification."

"What task?"

"To kill you," Alice said shakily. "He’s secretly sent multiple letters to the Kingdom of Ankgarde, urging their assassins to hurry. That night, unable to bear the loneliness, I sneaked into his room and saw it—he plans to have a powerful Archer shoot you right here in Rose Valley."

At those words,

Ashu immediately recalled the Antikythera investigation results. Among the assassins sent from there was indeed a Bow King.

If a Bow King shoots at him, Ashu was very confident—he would definitely die.

He had come early to the vicinity of the Imperial Capital to set up defenses against the assassination attempt at the Imperial Princess’s coming-of-age ceremony.

But the Royal Family hadn’t been idle—they moved their assassination plans forward as well.

If the Bow King from the Kingdom of Ankgarde was already on his way, then Ashu had no time to learn baptism. He had to quickly summon the great Demon "Shava" into the mortal realm.

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