World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 375 - 204: Secret Meeting!

Chapter 375: 204: Secret Meeting!

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Tonight, Duke Turing’s Mansion is swarming with people.

It’s merely the engagement banquet for Zhi Li’s attendant, and yet it has almost swept up all the nobles and lords of the Rage Wave Kingdom in one net.

Even all the civilian elites, civil and military officials, have emptied their nests to attend.

The number of people who came to offer their congratulations easily reached into the thousands.

Those with lower ranks and less prestigious offices could only present their gifts, not even having the privilege to sit at the banquet tables.

Of course, it wasn’t that Duke Turing’s Mansion was unprepared, but rather that those individuals knew their place.

This time, the King decreed the establishment of the Princess’ Mansion and sent out several thousand invitations to the kingdom’s nobles, lords, and high-ranking civilians—leaving no one out.

However, not a single person attended.

On the other hand, the engagement banquet for Ling Ao and Gui Qinshu wasn’t even hosted by Zhi Li, but merely had invitations jointly signed by Ling Ao and Gui Xingfu.

Moreover, the number of invitations sent out was quite limited, barely less than two hundred.

One was sent to each lord and one to each high official among the civilians; as for the traditional nobility, only those with an excellent relationship with the Turing Clan were given invitations.

Yet countless others came uninvited.

Therefore, the wide road outside Duke Turing’s Mansion was blocked by carriages for miles.

This truly is a profound sorrow, a vast desolation!

Because tonight, everyone must choose a side—there is no middle ground, no room for wavering.

You are either with Zhi Li or with Zhi Yan.

As a result, everyone aligned with Zhi Li, leaving Suo Lun as the lonely exception.

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For Gui Qinshu, tonight is the best and happiest time since her birth.

This beautiful peacock can bloom to her heart’s content.

Before, she was merely the absolute center of attention in Linhai City; but tonight, she is the center of attention in the entire Rage Wave Kingdom.

Tonight, she completely overshadows all other women, including the highly exalted Zhen Yan Princess.

Thousands of people vied to offer her gifts. All the lords under the heavens, all the nobles, and all the high officials came to attend her engagement banquet.

She thoroughly enjoys the feeling of being the center of attention; thus, she asks from time to time about the situation at the Princess’ Mansion.

However, the answer she gets is always the same: the place is as empty as a street swept by the wind, with no one to be seen.

Immediately, she becomes even more excited and proud.

Tonight, she is also extraordinarily beautiful, like a fully bloomed rose, so dazzling it’s breathtaking, casting a spell over people’s hearts.

From the start of the banquet until now, she’s been continuously dancing.

Dancing with her father Gui Xingfu, with her fiancé Ling Ao, with Princely Heir Zhi You.

Without pause, she’s danced for nearly three hours. Yet, she still does not feel the slightest bit fatigued, her excitement unabated, as if she possesses boundless energy.

Indeed, tonight marks her happiest day.

She has lost count of how many partners she’s danced with; she’s just too beautiful, and her sequined crystal dress is too captivating, accentuating her curves enticingly.

Thus, every partner who dances with her is dazed and lost in the moment, utterly enraptured.

And the incomparably handsome Ling Ao is another highlight of the banquet; just tonight, he has been adopted by Duke Turing Tuo as his foster son, with inheritance rights to the family fortune.

With his handsome appearance and unfathomably skillful martial arts, not to mention his boundless future, he has also become the focus of the noble maidens present, with nearly every noble daughter vying to dance with him.

Ling Ao is currently dancing with Turing Duo.

"Your fiancée is very popular," Turing Duo said.

At that moment, Gui Qinshu’s dance partner was an heir to a marquisate, and as she danced gracefully, she broke into constant, coy laughter, her breathtaking face seemingly radiating light.

A flicker of displeasure crossed Ling Ao’s gaze. His possessiveness was strong, and he didn’t want any man to touch his Gui Qinshu.

But this was an engagement banquet; there was no choice involved. Only the most popular could continuously receive dance invitations, so strictly speaking, the more popular Gui Qinshu was, the more face Ling Ao gained.

"He’s just a playful child," Ling Ao said. "After we’re married, she’ll be as domestic and virtuous as my mother-in-law."

Turing Si, when she was younger, was indeed quite playful and had been involved in rumors with many noble youths. However, after marrying Gui Xingfu, she became deeply devoted. And though it was far-fetched to call her virtuous,

After marrying Gui Xingfu, she probably never cooked a meal or sewed a garment, and often resorted to ferocious scolding, pointing at Gui Xingfu’s nose while giving him a piece of her mind.

"Does my aunt count as virtuous?" Turing Duo asked with a smile.

Suddenly, Ling Ao awkwardly smiled and said, "But she and my father-in-law are happy, aren’t they?"

"That’s true," Turing Duo replied. "In fact, they might be even happier than most couples."

Gui Xingfu and Turing Si, both deeply in love with each other, had four children together.

Even though Turing Si often resorted to harangues, she totally deferred to her husband on critical matters. When she was particularly unreasonable, Gui Xingfu would give her a good spanking, and after a half-hour under the sun, all her anger would dissipate, and their cold wars never lasted longer than half an hour.