World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 548: Twenty-eighty: Love of Liren! Rescue Liren!_2

Chapter 548: Twenty-eighty: Love of Liren! Rescue Liren!_2

Yan Ping roared in anger, "You’re lying, you’re lying! My humor, my gentleness, my profound knowledge deeply attracted her. She fell in love with me because of these attributes."

Suo Lun shook his head and said, "Then I’m sorry, but I’m gentler, more profound, and funnier than you. Most crucially, I’m a hundred times more handsome than you, yet she has no interest in me whatsoever. It seems these are not the elements that attract her."

"You’re spouting nonsense, you’re spouting nonsense..." Yan Ping kept repeating angrily.

Suo Lun looked at Ashi Liren and said, "Miss Liren, we are all common people, all with our emotions and desires, and we haven’t been castrated of these functions."

Some people had indeed been castrated of their emotions and desires, like the Zhen Yan Princess and most of the virgins from the Dragon Temple.

"Therefore, the origin of our human love is vulgar, which is the desire to mate and procreate," Suo Lun said. "Of course, this desire is not just about appearance, physique, but also temperament, substance, and so on. And you, towards Yan Ping, have not the slightest urge to mate. Hence, you resist his touch not because of a particular aversion to uncleanliness, but because you do not truly love him. He has no physical attraction to you."

Suo Lun emphasized these points in order to completely liberate Ashi Liren’s spirit, to thoroughly overthrow the assertion that she loved Yan Ping.

There was another purpose, and that was to buy time.

Ashi Liren, looking at Suo Lun, suddenly said, "Then why do I feel so blissful every time I recall my moments with Yan Ping? Why does the thought of his death bring me such intense pain?"

"That’s because of guilt, because you’ve always known that it was Ashi Luo who killed Yan Ping, and you just didn’t want to admit it. Moreover, Ashi Luo killed the entire Yan family for your sake; you believe that Yan Ping died because of you, so you are driven to despair. If it were due to affection, with your personality, you would have already taken your own life for love," Suo Lun said.

Suo Lun’s words were despicable and utterly shocking.

Ashi Liren turned to look at Yan Ping again, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly; indeed, there was no stirring of emotion, only disgust and loathing.

"He’s right, if I had the strength now, I would kill you without hesitation," Ashi Liren said slowly, looking at Yan Ping.

The fiery gaze in Yan Ping’s eyes slowly cooled, turning into a look of intense hatred as he looked at Suo Lun and said, "Lord Suo Lun, when did you guess my identity? It must have been during our meeting at the Fragrant Pavilion."

Indeed, it was then.

Firstly, at the Relic Castle of Ashimo, when the Fake Zuo Qiu dared not lift his head and meet Ashi Liren’s gaze, this had already aroused his suspicion.

Secondly, during the meeting at the Fragrant Pavilion, as soon as Suo Lun determined that this Fake Zuo Qiu was from the Dragon Temple, it should have been most appropriate for them to make Suo Lun and Ashi Liren disappear from the world, rather than risk meeting with Suo Lun.

But Fake Zuo Qiu did not do so, instead, he took the risk to meet with him, trying to persuade him and Ashi Liren to give up their plan.

He couldn’t be unable to bear killing Suo Lun; that could only mean he was reluctant to kill Ashi Liren. Who could be so reluctant to kill Ashi Liren? The answer was on the verge of revealing itself.

Lastly, Suo Lun was always puzzled how Yan Ping, a man of mediocre appearance and a commoner background, could suddenly attract Ashi Liren’s love in an instant.

Through these points, Suo Lun deduced that this Fake Zuo Qiu was Yan Ping.

Once he was certain of this, he knew Ashi Luo was doomed. Regardless of whether Ashi Liren’s plan was successful, Ashi Luo was bound to be doomed.

But what he had not anticipated was that the Dragon Temple’s scheme would be so extensive.

He also hadn’t foreseen that the Dragon Temple’s ultimate goal in capturing Ashi Luo was to capture him, the master of the demon star, Yao Xing.

What he had least expected was that, in the final moment, Ashi Luo would die protecting him.

Ashi Luo used a death of bone-shattering impact to demonstrate his loyalty to his master, the demon star Yao Xing.

And the most tragic and honorable thing was that Ashi Luo didn’t know that his master, whom he revered with his life, was right before his eyes.

And it was he, Suo Lun, whom he considered a mortal enemy and worthless as dirt.

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"Lord Suo Lun, you really are very clever," Yan Ping said with a cold sneer, "After seeing through my identity, you didn’t tell Liren. Not only that, you used the power of the Dragon Temple to eliminate Ashi Luo and Ashimo, and now I assume you plan to take advantage of the situation to conquer Liren and then scheme to take over Rouran City. What a clever plot indeed!"

Suo Lun just smiled faintly and didn’t say a word.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Ping said, "Liren, I’m sorry, I did my best."

Then, he once again placed the golden noose around Ashi Liren’s graceful neck, ready to kill his once wife, the most beautiful woman in the world.

If at the beginning, when he was about to hang Ashi Liren, he truly felt an unbearable sorrow and his whole body trembled, unwilling to proceed. He really wanted to save Liren, but Chief Judge Luo Ge rejected him without hesitation.

But now his heart was cold, and he couldn’t wait to strangle Liren to death.

Because, like Ashi Luo, he had a terrifying possessiveness over Ashi Liren.

He loved Ashi Liren, loved her madly.

But, since he was doomed to never have Ashi Liren, he decided to kill her.

In this way, even if it was a perverse form of eternal possession, no other man could ever touch a single finger on Ashi Liren again.

"Liren, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry..." Yan Ping muttered to himself as he tightened the noose.

"Clang..." Suo Lun had just unsheathed his sword.

Suddenly, a hand landed on his shoulder.

Red Cloak Huo Ya patted his shoulder and said, "You’re in no position to protect yourself, don’t stir up trouble. No one can save Ashi Liren now."

Then, over a dozen ritualists and judges surrounded Suo Lun and Ashi Liren.

Their powerful Dragon Force Cultivation suppressed every inch of the area, making it impossible for Suo Lun to even move a finger.

And Ashi Liren, just sat there quietly, letting Yan Ping slowly strangle her to death, completely expressionless, without any longing for this world.

Watching the most beautiful and noble life in this world slowly slip away before his eyes, dying at the hands of her once husband, Yan Ping.

Suo Lun was frantic, constantly thinking to himself, "Why haven’t they come yet? Why haven’t they come?"

If they didn’t show up soon, Ashi Liren would truly be gone.

That was something Suo Lun could never forgive himself for.

So the group, consisting of dozens of people, surrounded Ashi Liren and Suo Lun.

Yan Ping, with his golden noose, was slowly taking away Ashi Liren’s vitality.

This most beautiful, most powerful woman, was about to die before his eyes.

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