World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 753 - 368: Hai Gang Compromises! The Kiss of Yan Chuo’er!_2

Chapter 753: 368: Hai Gang Compromises! The Kiss of Yan Chuo’er!_2

Even after his daughter Hai Zhier was killed, he could have adopted a different stance instead of using the opportunity to extort.

Now, not only did he fail to gain any advantages, but he also ripped off the mask of civility, getting slapped in the face repeatedly.

Marquis Suo Lun sighed, "Lord Haigang, you still don’t understand me. If you had truly and sincerely allied with me, I would have offered you more, even promises of immense value. But you chose the immediate benefits instead."

Lord Haigang’s face twitched, but he said nothing.

Marquis Suo Lun continued, "My staying here would only add to the awkwardness, so I will take my leave. Of course, if you wish to kill me, feel free."

Having said that, Marquis Suo Lun turned to Zhi Yan and Zhuang Zhixuan and said, "Let’s go."

Then, the three of them walked out.

Lord Haigang’s face twitched repeatedly, and his arm inside his sleeve itched to give the command to unleash a volley of arrows, to turn Marquis Suo Lun into a hedgehog.

In his heart, he truly wished to tear Marquis Suo Lun limb from limb, to flay him and pull out his tendons. Lord Haigang had never been so humiliated; his hypocrisy had never been exposed to such an extent. Now, Marquis Suo Lun’s words had peeled off his mask layer by layer, revealing him to countless onlookers and utterly disgracing him.

Killing Marquis Suo Lun would relieve this terrible humiliation.

But being a man of exceptional intelligence, how could he possibly commit such a foolish act?

Killing Marquis Suo Lun would probably have Yan Mo laughing his head off. It would bring nothing but harm and no benefit!

And so, Marquis Suo Lun and his companions left the guest residence of the Governor’s Mansion on Yingzhou Island, striding out boldly.

Hai Wuyan was desperate, trembling as he said, "Father, allowing Marquis Suo Lun to walk out alive today means we, the Hai Family, have completely lost face!"

"Slap..." Unable to bear it any longer, Lord Haigang slapped his son fiercely and hissed, "Fool, a hopeless fool!"

Then, Lord Haigang called out, "Lord Suo Lun, please wait."

Marquis Suo Lun stopped and asked, "Lord Haigang, what instructions do you have?"

Lord Haigang took a few steps forward, bowed deeply, and said, "It’s my severe lack of discipline that has led to such disgraceful offspring, causing distress to your lordship. I am truly remorseful."

"Fuck..." Marquis Suo Lun thought to himself, Lord Haigang’s ability to brazen it out was bloody impressive.

This art of being shamelessly thick-faced, Marquis Suo Lun couldn’t learn it in a hundred years.

In fact, faced with Lord Haigang’s sudden change of attitude, the previously aggressive Marquis Suo Lun became awkward, uncertain of how to respond.

Lord Haigang continued, while still bowing, "Marquis Suo Lun, I won’t try to keep you if you wish to leave. However, the alliance between you and me still stands."

"Agreed," Marquis Suo Lun replied.

"Here’s to a fruitful collaboration," Lord Haigang said, extending his hand, "In one month’s time, you and I will join forces to defeat Yan Mo."

"The sooner the better," Marquis Suo Lun replied, clasping his hand with a slap.

Then, Marquis Suo Lun half-bowed and said, "Farewell."

"Safe journey," Lord Haigang responded.

Marquis Suo Lun and his party thus departed, reaching the pier, boarding their boat, and sailing back to Tianshui City!

"Father, why?" Hai Wuyan asked almost accusingly.

Furious, Lord Haigang smashed a nearby artificial mountain to smithereens and hissed, "I will never forget today’s humiliation for the rest of my life!"

...

Back on the ship, on the sea route returning to Tianshui City.

It was deep into the night, and Marquis Suo Lun stood at the bow of the boat, gazing at the bright moon, and sighed, "A few months from now, in the great battle, we cannot count on the Hai Family."

Lord Haigang was exceedingly clever, with farsighted vision, yet he was narrow-minded and deceitful.

Just now, Marquis Suo Lun had thoroughly fallen out with him. Though Lord Haigang eventually played the hypocrite, maintaining that the pact still stood, he had long since come to bitterly hate Marquis Suo Lun.

Now, his only plan was to let Marquis Suo Lun and Yan Mo fight a life-and-death struggle, hoping they would both be destroyed, after which the Hai Family could step in to reap the benefits of the situation.

"It’s all my fault," Zhen Yan Princess said, "That stab from Zhuang Zhixuan was meant for Hai Zhier’s abdomen, and yet my stab was aimed straight for her chest, putting her to death. If Hai Zhier had not died, we would not have ended up in this situation."

"Nonsense," Marquis Suo Lun laughed, "Hai Zhier was a girl corrupted by the Demon Continent, venomous at heart; letting her grow up would have been a disaster. It’s better that she’s dead."

It was truly ironic — if it hadn’t been for Hai Zhier’s troublemaking, the alliance would have been firmly established by now.

The two families’ one hundred thousand-strong Allied Army fighting against Yan Mo would have been invincible.

What a pity — all because of a cruel and ignorant Hai Zhier, everything turned to nothing.

However, Marquis Suo Lun was still surprised that Zhi Yan, having charged out, directly pierced through Hai Zhier’s chest, putting her to death without hesitation.

"Yan, what were you thinking when you killed Hai Zhier at that moment?" Marquis Suo Lun asked.

Zhi Yan replied, "I didn’t really think. I just killed her with a single stab."

Then she snuggled into Marquis Suo Lun’s embrace and said, "I’m not as magnanimous as Ji Xiuning, with her cold and detached heart, nor do I pity human lives much. So, I often strike without mercy."

Marquis Suo Lun kissed her enticing lips and said, "It’ll be better once the child is born. When a mother’s love arises in your heart, it will be unstoppable."

Then, Marquis Suo Lun sighed, "Now, we can only rely on ourselves."

Zhi Yan said, "We have money, can we hire pirates with it?"

Marquis Suo Lun shook his head, "Yan Mo is the progenitor of pirates; even if we hired pirates to help us, they would be a curse. Besides, we’re not familiar with pirates; they’d just be a disorganized rabble in our hands."

Now it seemed, in a month’s time, they would truly be limited to Marquis Suo Lun’s twenty-five thousand naval forces, going up against Yan Mo’s one hundred thousand navy.

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