World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 436 - 232: Kill the brother! Kill Turing Duo! (Important, must be booked)

Chapter 436: 232: Kill the brother! Kill Turing Duo! (Important, must be booked)

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A secret pact? What secret pact do the New King Rock Demon and the Hai Family of Yingzhou have?

Upon hearing this term, Suo Lun instinctively felt alarmed.

From the beginning, he had never intended to seek out the Rock Demon, even though he was his half-brother from the same father.

But his appearance in Tianshui City and the encounter with Suo Ningbing were too coincidental.

Firstly, the Rock Pirates’ raids on the waters of the Rage Wave Kingdom were not very frequent, since the kingdom was located to the south, was newly established, and many of its regions had been integrated for only a century; it hadn’t developed for long.

And to the north, coastal cities were much more prosperous, and maritime trade was much more flourishing, so the Rock Pirates preferred raiding the northern waters.

Moreover, the timing of Rock Demon’s appearance almost coincided with the secret meetings of several powers that sought to eliminate the Suo family.

If too many coincidences occurred simultaneously, then they were no longer coincidences.

Being such a suspicious person, Suo Lun instinctively doubted the Rock Demon. Thus, he entered Rock Island under a different identity in a roundabout way to save his country.

The New King Rock Demon looked at Suo Lun’s face, washed clean from disguise, so similar to his own—truly, he was his half-brother.

He ignored Turing Duo’s words, his gaze still fixed on Suo Lun, then he asked word by word, "Does the Queen Mother know your true identity?"

Suo Lun said, "She knows."

"Knowing you are Suo Lun, fully aware that you are half-siblings, she still let Xiaoxue’er marry you?" the Rock Demon continued to ask, "Does Xiaoxue’er know your identity?"

Suo Lun shook his head, "She does not."

The Rock Demon said, "You already know of my existence from Suo Ningbing?"

Suo Lun nodded, "Yes."

The Rock Demon said, "But you did not come directly to Rock Island to find me, instead, you used Xiaoxue? Even knowing she was your sister, you still married her, just to obtain the Queen’s Island Fleet?"

Suo Lun fell silent and did not explain that this was the Rock Queen’s command.

"You don’t trust me, do you? My brother, my half-brother from the same father," the Rock Demon said.

Suo Lun neither admitted nor denied.

"Right, I did have an ulterior motive for raiding Chaos Stone Island—it was because I heard there were astronomical numbers of salt and Gold Coins there. But encountering Suo Ningbing there was entirely unexpected. Now it seems someone deliberately lured me there," the Rock Demon said.

Ashi Luo said, "I apologize, Your Excellency Rock Demon. I’m really at an impasse, not knowing whether to act against Ashi Liren. So I encouraged you to try, perhaps by accident, you might end up with Suo Ningbing, and then find out she is your sister, and what your feelings would be—I was really looking forward to it."

"If I remember correctly, my sister Suo Ningbing is your wife, Lord Ashi Luo," the Rock Demon said.

Ashi Luo spread his hands and said, "Now my wife is Hai Na’er. She has chosen to divorce me. Besides, I am very generous in this regard."

The Rock Demon’s facial muscles twitched violently, yet he said no more.

"Suo Lun, my brother, indeed, I do have a verbal secret pact with the Hai Family of Yingzhou," the Rock Demon suddenly said: "Of course, maybe you’re just part of the secret pact. The content of this pact is, if you appear on Rock Island, then I will personally kill you."

"In exchange for what?" Suo Lun asked, "Killing me, what do you get in exchange?"

"For the survival of all Rock citizens, for a safe haven in the Thunder Archipelago. Of course, killing you is only part of the conditions," the Rock Demon said.

Suo Lun did not respond.

"Suo Lun, even though you are my brother from the same father, in my heart, there are only two relatives: one is the Queen Mother, and the other is my sister. As for you, it’s merely a coincidence that you’re my brother. I have no feelings towards you," the Rock Demon said.

Suo Lun nodded.

"On the other hand, there’s Shen Lang. Because of his relationship with my sister, I almost started to see him as family. Despite him taking away the entire Queen’s Island Fleet with just a big bird, I accepted it, I was willing, because he is my sister’s lover. I had no idea that you would deceive me!" the Rock Demon said.

Speaking of Suo Lun’s deception, the Rock Demon was not very angry.

And Suo Lun remained silent the whole time.

"When separating from Suo Ningbing, I once said that only brothers come to see brothers, not the other way around. If you had come directly to Rock Island to see me, to ask for my help, guess what I would have done?" the Rock Demon said.

Suo Lun shook his head, "I don’t know."

"Neither do I," the Rock Demon said. "The left side of my brain tells me I am a hero, that I should protect my brother and sister. The right side of my brain tells me I must be responsible for all the Rock citizens, by any means necessary. If you had come to me directly as a brother to seek my help, I really would have struggled, not knowing what to do, whether to kill you to fulfill the pact, or to help you."

"But now it’s different, isn’t it?" said Suo Lun. "Now that I have deceived you, I have given you enough reason and anger."

The Rock Demon sighed and said, "Such a clever man, too clever, knowing after so much I’ve said, it is just to find a reason to kill you, to tip the balance between killing and not killing."

Suo Lun spread his hands.

"Just a moment ago, under the protection of the Queen Mother, you could have left with the Queen’s Island Fleet, so why did you come back?" the Rock Demon said.