World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 604: Three Zero Five: Tears of the Devil!_2

Chapter 604: Three Zero Five: Tears of the Devil!_2

Following this, Witch Yuanyuan spoke with seductive, silky eyes, "If you add one more condition, as long as you tell me, I’ll accompany you once, and I am pure and untainted, you know."

Suo Lun was speechless, pretending he heard nothing.

"Twice?" the witch raised two delicate fingers.

"Three times?"

"Four times?"

"Five times!"

Witch Yuanyuan spread her palm out, speaking coyly, "All you need to do is tell me what the Dragon Temple is looking for, and its purpose. Ashi Luo and I have a good relationship; maybe I know where it is. Just tell me what the item is, and I’ll let you go, I’ll even grant you Zhuang Zhixuan, and then I’ll accompany you five times."

Seeing that Suo Lun still did not speak, the witch lightly patted his cheek with her palm, saying, "Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of time to play once we get ashore."

And just at that moment, someone on deck suddenly shouted, "We’ve reached land, we’ve reached land..."

After sailing the seas for so many days, the ship had finally reached its destination.

But where had they arrived? The Demon Continent?

...

Meanwhile.

Princes Zhi Yan had been tracking Witch Yuanyuan’s energy signature from Black Furnace County Mount Calamity all the way westward, the place where Suo Lun was captured.

Her team was so massive that the energy aura of the people from Yaozhou who practiced evil martial arts was very unique and strong, leaving traces that wouldn’t fade for ten days to half a month.

Zhi Yan firmly believed that Witch Yuanyuan would not kill Suo Lun so easily.

She had tracked westward for over ten days, arriving at Dadan City at the Western Border of the Continent by the sea, where the strange energy aroma of the Yaozhou disappeared.

Then, she began to inquire about all the ships that had passed by in the last twenty days, especially those that were huge and lavishly decorated.

Perhaps because the ship of Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou was so large and luxurious, and so distinctive that those who saw it at the time had a fresh memory of it.

As a result, many people told Zhi Yan that the large ship had gone northwest.

Therefore, Zhi Yan hired a ship, left Da Dan City, and began to search the northwest sea area.

But in this vast sea, finding a ship was really like searching for a needle in a haystack.

...

Wangcheng Zidu!

Two major recent events caused a sensation throughout the Royal City, and both involved the same person.

The first event was that Ling Ao officially advanced to be a Dragon Samurai, receiving personal accolade from the Martial Star Shrine Priest of the Holy Temple.

Ling Ao, not even twenty-five years old, had officially become one of the youngest Dragon Samurai in over a century, a true top-level martial arts prodigy.

The second event was that Ling Ao formally left his position as attendant to Prince Zhi Li and became the third Cavalry Leader of the Rage Wave Dragon Guard Cavalry.

The combined military forces of the Rage Wave Kingdom exceeded more than a million.

The Dragon Guard Army, the elite main force of the Rage Wave Kingdom, generally maintained around three hundred thousand strong, forming the cornerstone of the kingdom’s military power.

And within the Dragon Guard Army, the cavalry was the elite of the elite.

In total, the Dragon Guard Army had nine Cavalry Leaders, each commanding ten thousand cavalry.

At just twenty-five years of age, Ling Ao had become the leader of the third cavalry, commanding ten thousand elite soldiers.

Such a rapid rise to such a high rank had not been seen in decades.

The last prodigy, Marquis Jian Yong’s son Jian Ning, who became the Cavalry Leader of the Dragon Guard, was already thirty-one years old.

And Ling Ao was only twenty-five this year.

His meteoric rise made countless noble scions look on with envy.

And as his fiancée, Gui Qinshao was also the subject of jealousy from all the daughters of the nobility.

So what exactly did Ling Ao rely on to advance to the rank of the third Cavalry Leader?

From the Royal City Academy, he had made tremendous contributions.

First, during the visit to the Flame Empire with Zhi Li, he thwarted an assassination attempt against Zhi Li, leading over a hundred knights to defeat an enemy ten times their size and successfully protected Zhi Li.

Second, he led an army of five thousand to exterminate over twenty thousand bandits, completely wiping out the force that had attempted to assassinate Zhi Li.

Third, at the head of three thousand cavalry, he quelled a mutiny at the southern camp, nipping the crisis in the bud.

When he was promoted to the rank of Commander of Ten Thousand, it was the civilians and elites of the entire Rage Wave Kingdom who were thrilled.

Because Ling Ao represented the most outstanding of all civilian elites, his rise signified that the new King would continue to support the civilian elite.

These foolish people couldn’t see that Ling Ao had the backing of the three most powerful forces, the noble military force of Turing Tuo, the lordly force represented by Gui Xingfu, and the future King Zhi Li.

Those precious military achievements were heaped upon Ling Ao as if they cost nothing at all.

Exactly because of this, Ling Ao could become the Commander of Ten Thousand in the kingdom at the age of twenty-five.

...

Inside Prince Zhi Li’s Mansion!

"Suo Lun is dead..." Zhi Li said with a smile as he stroked the skull, "It’s really quite regrettable."

Kneeling on the ground, Ling Ao bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your immeasurable grace, Your Highness; Ling Ao will never forget it in his lifetime."

Lately, Ling Ao had become the most highly sought-after person in the entire Royal City and throughout the Rage Wave Kingdom.

And all of this was given to him by the person before his eyes, Zhi Li.

Zhi Li said, "Turing Chen is not skilled in military affairs. The future first commander of the military will depend on you, I hope you won’t make me wait too long."

Ling Ao’s body heated up with excitement, and he bowed deeply again, "Even if I am to be crushed to pieces, I can never repay Your Highness’s kindness."

Zhi Li continued, "King Your Majesty won’t last much longer; after I take the throne, I will immediately divide Tianshui City. The southern part of the city will become the main base for the attack on the Barbaric Wilderness Plains, and you will lead troops into this base. In the future, there will be countless military exploits to be earned in the campaign across the Barbaric Wilderness Continent; I hope you will not disappoint me."

Ling Ao said passionately, "Ling Ao will definitely not disappoint his master."

Zhi Li’s eyes shifted, "The date of your marriage is in five days, isn’t it?"

"Yes," Ling Ao replied.

Zhi Li smiled and said, "Promoted to Dragon Samurai, becoming a Commander of Ten Thousand, and marrying a most exceptional beauty, truly you have three happy events descending upon you."

Ling Ao replied, "All of this has been bestowed upon me by Your Highness."

Zhi Li’s eyes shifted again and he said, "I’ve heard that in many tribes, the lord has the right to the first night with the subordinate’s new bride—quite an interesting tradition indeed."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ao was struck like thunder and couldn’t believe his ears.

Zhi Li was actually proposing to have Gui Qinshao.

This meant that after Ling Ao and Gui Qinshao were married, it would be Zhi Li, not Ling Ao, who would spend the wedding night with her.

Ling Ao knew that Zhi Li always had such a penchant.

But he never imagined that one day, he would find himself in this situation; he was Zhi Li’s most trusted confidant, after all!

"Ling Ao, do you find this tradition interesting?" Zhi Li asked with a smile, yet his gaze was already serious and icy.

He didn’t speak a word, but everything was conveyed in his gaze.

Ling Ao, like a comet soaring to brilliant heights, was promised an even more glorious future.

But all of it was given to him by Zhi Li.

Without Zhi Li, Ling Ao would be like a tree without roots.

Zhi Li could give him everything, and he could also take it all away, leaving him with nothing.

Now that Zhi Li was demanding Gui Qinshao’s wedding night, what should Ling Ao do?

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