World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 1077 - 489: Zhi Yan in agony! Lanling’s cruel revenge!_2

Chapter 1077: 489: Zhi Yan in agony! Lanling’s cruel revenge!_2

And then, came the even more soul-crushing slaughter.

Although Zhi Yan had sworn an oath, she still killed her husband Suo Lun with a single sword strike.

Thus, she felt that she had also killed her father Zhi Bian with her own hands.

"Uncle Zhi Ting wouldn’t forgive me and chose to end his life. Elder Gao wouldn’t forgive me and also committed suicide. Hei Ningqi severed one of his arms, resigned, and retreated into hiding. My father died violently, unable to rest in peace even at the moment of his death." Queen Zhi Yan’s incomparably beautiful face trembled slightly as she said, "All my family despise me and hate me. Gui Xingfu, do you think my heart feels pain?"

In the past, Zhi Yan was like a figure in a painting, never uttering the word "pain," let alone using such a tone to speak. Especially not with Gui Xingfu.

Gui Xingfu knelt until his head bled and said, "Your Majesty, everything you have done was for the kingdom, for the people. Whether it’s Duke Zhi Ting, Elder Gao, or Hei Ningqi, their hearts were all far too narrow."

Queen Zhi Yan waved her hand and said, "Does Ling Ao have demon’s blood in him? He was crippled by Suo Lun, yet he recovered extraordinarily quickly."

"No," Gui Xingfu replied. "Demon’s blood is incomparably rare; Yin Zhou expended all its resources to obtain a single dose, which was used on Zhi Li and caused a catastrophic incident. Ling Ao was merely a prisoner before. The woman from the Demon Continent gave him nothing more than a type of sinister drug unique to the Demon Continent."

Queen Zhi Yan nodded and said, "I understand now. You may leave."

...

In the present time, within the Chimera Tribe’s Chieftain Castle in the Barbaric Wilderness.

"Sisi, why have you come out?" Chief Constantine’s voice had completely changed, becoming overwhelmingly gentle and filled with concern.

Evidently, he doted on this second wife of his to the point of treating her like a precious treasure.

Not only that, he immediately walked over to his second wife, his gaze flashing like lightning as it swept over Lanling, Goru, Suo Mo, and the others.

His possessive nature was unmatched.

He wanted to use his towering form to block everyone’s line of sight, preventing any other man from seeing the face or figure of his concubine.

He couldn’t even bear to let others catch a single glimpse.

But she had been thoroughly played by Lanling.

If Constantine ever found out about this, he would surely tear someone alive into pieces and feed them all to the Griffin Beast.

Lanling’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

"Alright, it’s decided then," Constantine said firmly. "Suo Mo, within ten days, present a Griffin Beast in exchange for this young girl. During these ten days, this young girl will be under my wife’s guardianship."

After saying that, he impatiently dismissed everyone.

The thing he couldn’t stand the most was the way other men looked at his second wife—their heated, greedy gazes.

And yet, the woman he loved always dressed extremely scantily. Although not overly revealing, her devilish figure was completely accentuated, making Constantine feel as though he were figuratively wearing a green hat every time someone caught sight of her.

Moreover, all of Sisi’s clothing, her food, her belongings, everything she used and consumed had to be handled exclusively by her maidservants. No other men were allowed to touch them.

Everything about this woman, inside and out, top to bottom, had to belong solely to him, Constantine.

...

Leaving the Chieftain Castle, Lanling and the other two were blocked by someone standing in their way.

This person resembled Constantine greatly, but they were not as tall and were exceptionally handsome, with a narrow face and deeply set eyes that made their expression appear even more sinister.

This must be the Chimera Tribe’s young chieftain, Constantine II.

"Dina, the final deadline is approaching. Have you made up your mind?" The young chieftain greedily fixed his gaze on Dina and said, "Leave that doghole of the Foreign Tribe Army and throw yourself into my embrace. Become my concubine."

Dina said, "Isn’t there still half a month?"

The young chieftain sneered coldly and said, "Then hurry and decide. I always keep my promises. If you become my woman, the Foreign Tribe Army’s food supply will increase by thirty percent daily. And if you dare to refuse me, well, then the consequences will be hard to predict—perhaps many people will die, perhaps the daily food rations for the Foreign Tribe Army will consist of nothing but rotten scraps, or maybe not even those. You’ll have to watch people starve to death one after another."

In that instant, Dina’s gaze quivered in anguish.

Suo Mo looked at Constantine II and said, "Young chieftain, the tribe’s affairs should all be decided by the chieftain."

"Ugh!" Constantine II scoffed coldly. "Old dog, since when do you have the right to speak? You’re just a guard dog raised by my family. Do you really think you’re some kind of savior to my father?"

Then, the young chieftain Constantine II pointed at Dina and said, "Within half a month, if you don’t obediently climb into my bed, I’ll ensure that many of you die."

After uttering those words, the young chieftain Constantine II swaggered away.

Dina’s delicate frame shuddered continuously as she desperately held back the tears in her eyes.

"Little Dina, don’t worry. Your adoptive father won’t let you fall into the fire pit," Suo Mo said firmly while patting Dina’s shoulder with force. "No matter what the cost."

Dina nodded and said, "If it would make things better for the Foreign Tribe Army, I...I’m not unwilling to sacrifice myself."

"No..." Suo Mo roared angrily, "The Foreign Tribe Army won’t sacrifice a single member, no matter if ten or a hundred die. The Foreign Tribe Army will never need a woman’s sacrifice just to survive. When a military force—or a family—needs to sacrifice a woman to ensure its survival, then it no longer deserves to exist."

Suo Mo’s words were thunderously resonant, inspiring profound admiration.

The three of them, filled with rage, left the castle and returned to the Foreign Tribe Army’s camp.