World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 575 - 291: Beauty, wound!_2

Chapter 575: 291: Beauty, wound!_2

Of course, the Ashi Liren could also seek aid from the Dongli Kingdom.

The Dongli Kingdom commands over a million soldiers, but unless these troops could fly here, they would have to pass through the Flame Empire, which is simply an impossibility.

Moreover, the King of Dongli might come in person to save his disciple and even miss his own son’s wedding.

However, he cannot mobilize even a single soldier to save Rou Ran City.

As the ruler of a nation, one must clearly differentiate between public and private matters.

Therefore, the only one who could possibly save Rou Ran City now is Prince Zili.

He has secured the loyalty of all the nobles and lords of the Rage Wave Kingdom, commanding an army of more than a million, easily capable of rescuing Rou Ran City.

He did not disappoint, putting forth extremely harsh demands. Ashi Liren must resign her position as City Lord and marry him as a secondary consort.

...

Just a quarter of an hour ago, Ashi Liren had just met with Prince Zili’s emissary, Ling Ao.

She officially received Prince Zili’s attitude and personal letter, in which Zili used all his words to express his admiration for her.

Immediately, Ashi Liren tore Zili’s letter into shreds and threw them in Ling Ao’s face.

To anyone else, using one’s life to exchange for the foundation of Rou Ran City would be a matter of course.

But Ashi Liren is a stubborn person, preferring death over submission, and would never taint her purity for the sake of Rou Ran City.

She had decided to lead the troops to Helan Pass immediately and engage in a decisive battle against Crown Prince Lan Tu’s army of 300,000.

If she could not hold Helan Pass, could not protect Rou Ran City, she would sacrifice her life in burial, still preferring death over submission.

But before heading to Helan Pass, she came to see Suo Lun one last time.

First, because Suo Lun had performed too many miracles, and although the current peril seemed completely unsolvable, she still harbored the last hope and sought Suo Lun for a solution.

Secondly, she came to entrust her cares to him. If Rou Ran was doomed to fall, she asked Suo Lun to send Ashi Yuanba and Ashinan back to Tianshui City.

So, with hardly any hope, she asked whether Suo Lun had a way to save Rou Ran City.

Unexpectedly, Suo Lun straightforwardly answered that there was a way.

This immediately made her incredulous; Suo Lun, without a single soldier to lend, claimed he had a way to save Rou Ran City in the face of an army of 300,000.

When she asked what the conditions were to save Rou Ran City, Suo Lun actually said that if he succeeded in saving the city, he would get to slap her, and it would be on the buttocks.

"Say that again," Ashi Liren said.

Suo Lun replied, "If, I save Rou Ran City, I get to slap your buttocks."

During this period, Ashi Liren had been teased by Suo Lun countless times.

However, there had never been any talk involving physical intimacy, and now, it had escalated to slapping the buttocks.

This was more than teasing; it was verbal assault.

In an instant, Suo Lun felt the air turn cold!

Then, his whole body suddenly lost control and was pressed down onto the table.

"Smack smack smack smack..."

Ashi Liren used the hilt of her sword to viciously whip Suo Lun’s thighs and buttocks dozens of times.

Immediately, Suo Lun was in such pain that his lower body went completely numb.

After hitting him three to five dozen times, Ashi Liren finally let go of Suo Lun and then stared at his face, saying, "Good, it’s a promise!"

Suo Lun, now in so much pain he could hardly stand, still forced a smile and said, "It’s a promise!"

Ashi Liren said, "I will lead all the elite troops of Rou Ran to Helan Pass to fight a battle to the death against Crown Prince Lan Tu of Night Orchid."

Suo Lun said, "Don’t! You won’t be able to command these troops. Moreover, your father has neglected state affairs for years, and military discipline has slackened; the military strength of Rou Ran City has greatly declined, and you are bound to lose this battle."

Ashi Liren said, "If Helan Pass falls, 300,000 troops will invade Rou Ran as if it were no man’s land. Hence, as long as the pass stands, I stand; if the pass falls, I fall."

Suo Lun frowned and said, "Why must you do this? You should stay and defend the main city of Rou Ran, and even if it falls, you can still go to Tianshui City."

Ashi Liren responded coldly, "I would rather die. I will not retreat, nor will I flee. Since you are all forcing me to this point, death will bring an end to everything."

Having said this, Ashi Liren turned and left.

"Ali..." Suo Lun endured the pain and caught up to her, directly seizing her jade arm.

Perhaps it was the concern in that shout that made Liren’s heart tremble, and she didn’t fly into a rage because Suo Lun had grabbed her arm.

Suo Lun still didn’t let go, looking into her eyes, he said, "Anan realized at a glance that I am a bad man. In order to make you loyal to Zhi Yan, I used rogue tactics to entangle you, even attempting to conquer you in matters of romantic affection. Who told you to only talk about feelings and not interests?"

"That’s right, everything I did was to gain your loyalty and support. But protecting you and Ashi Yuanba is even more important to me than making you loyal to Zhi Yan."

"You refuse to openly support us because you’re worried about the safety of Rou Ran City and the future of Ashi Yuanba. I can’t guarantee that Zhi Yan and I will definitely win, and if you openly stand with us and we lose in the future, your Rou Ran City will also suffer a catastrophic disaster."

"I can’t guarantee that we can win, but I can guarantee that I will die before you do."

I will die before you do!

This sentence made Ashi Liren’s heart quiver with emotion.

Because, there was another person who had died before her, and that was her brother, Ashi Luo.

Suo Lun continued, "Moreover, I am not engaging in any political deals with you, nor am I forcing you to agree to any political conditions. Whether you openly support Princess Zhi Yan or not is entirely up to you. No matter whether you openly pledge loyalty to Princess Zhi Yan or not, I will do my utmost to save Rou Ran City."

Ashi Liren scoffed, "It’s just a tactic to probe one’s heart."

Suo Lun smiled and said, "Exactly."

Hearing his blatant disgust, Ashi Liren got the urge to beat him half to death.

But now, Suo Lan had already been beaten half to death.

At that moment, Suo Lun seriously said, "Ali, don’t go out to battle against Lan Tu’s army. Hold your fort for as long as you can."

Ashi Liren shook her head and said, "We won’t last long."

Suo Lun closed his eyes and calculated for a moment, then said, "Six days, can you hold for six days? Within six days, I will make Lan Tu’s army of three hundred thousand retreat."

"How is that possible?" Ashi Liren said in disbelief, "Retaking Rou Ran City is the will of the entire Night Orchid Duchy. Lan Tu won’t possibly retreat. If he does, it would mean his political failure. Even if Grand Duke Lanshi dies, he would want to retake Rou Ran Province to wash away the national disgrace."

Within six days, making the Night Orchid Duchy’s army of three hundred thousand retreat was truly more difficult than ascending to the heavens.

Furthermore, it would take Suo Lun two days just to reach the Night Orchid Duchy from here.

Suo Lun said, "Ali, if I manage to do it, if I save Rou Ran City within six days, not only will I spank you, but I’ll even bare your buttocks for the spanking. How about that?"

Ashi Liren didn’t respond and simply walked away.

Not until she was out of sight did her voice finally reach Suo Lun’s ears.

"It’s a deal!"

Just that sentence almost made Suo Lun faint on the spot, his nose almost bursting with blood.

This was Ashi Liren, the Blue Enchantress, a woman like ice and jade.

Her beautifully shaped buttocks were like cream congealed from snow, supremely enticing to utter perfection.

Suo Lun might keel over and die from a nosebleed even before the spanking began!

...

Half an hour later, in the night!

Ashi Liren led several thousand cavalry at breakneck speed towards the southwest, heading to Helan Pass.

Suo Lun rode alone toward the east, taking a detour towards the capital of the Night Orchid Duchy.

Along the way, one Shadow Cabinet expert after another converged with him.

After leaving Rou Ran City by fifty li, a breathtaking, incomparable figure on a snow-white steed waited on the road; it was Princess Zhi Yan.

After Suo Lun joined her, they continued to race southeastward.

Two days later!

Suo Lun and Princess Zhi Yan, in disguise, entered the Night Orchid Duchy incognito.

By that time, there were four days left in the six-day deadline Suo Lun had set with Liren to rescue Rou Ran City.

Tomorrow, Suo Lun was to officially launch his plan to save Rou Ran City!

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