World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 759 - 371: Breaking Turing Duo! Murder Plot!_2

Chapter 759: 371: Breaking Turing Duo! Murder Plot!_2

Zhi Ning remained in her original spot, her gaze coldly fixed on Turing Duo.

"Alright, we’re going back to our room now," Turing Duo pretended to help her husband Tuli Yang rise; she supported him halfway, carrying and propping him back to their room.

As they passed by the doorway, for some reason, she felt somewhat afraid to look at Zhi Ning.

Suddenly, Zhi Ning called out, "Turing Duo?"

Turing Duo immediately stopped and said, "Does the Commandery Princess have any instructions?"

Zhi Ning said, "It’s easy to obtain priceless treasures, but hard to find a loving partner! Your husband is very smart and outstanding. What he lacks is self-confidence, which leads him to extremes. But you can give him that confidence. If you’re willing, he could become the most distinguished lord in the kingdom. Our greatest fear as women is to pick the wrong man because of our blindness, and I’ve been blind once; I hope you won’t be."

Turing Duo’s cheeks flushed red; although she and Zhi Li tried to cover up in time, how could they possibly hide it from Zhi Ning’s eyes?

As for Zhi Li pretending to be unable to relate to people, the first thing Zhi Ning did when she returned home was to ask her sister-in-law Fang Qingzhuo.

Fang Qingzhuo intended to hide it, but she was too gentle and kind. She couldn’t even finish a single lie without blushing and stammering; deceiving people was harder for her than taking a life.

"That’s all I have to say, take care of yourself," Zhi Ning said. "In case you really do something utterly heartless, you’ll regret it when it’s too late."

After saying that, Zhi Ning left directly.

To prevent Zhi Li and Turing Duo from doing unspeakable deeds, she had already delayed for four hours. The baby’s stomach must be hungry by now, likely causing a lot of crying.

Zhi Ning would only intervene in the affairs of Zhi Li and Turing Duo once. If her warning proved ineffective, she would consider that she had done all she could and would not interfere in other people’s business anymore.

It was time to feed the child.

By now, she clearly understood that both she and her baby had become hostages, used by her brother as leverage against Suo Lun.

However, she would not take the initiative to break ties, and as much as possible, she would refrain from getting involved in the struggle between her brother Zhi Li and Suo Lun.

Because both men were bastards!

...

In the following days, Zhi Li did not abuse his wife Fang Qingzhuo again. Since her martial skills were superior, her body slowly recovered, and a healthy glow returned to her beautiful face.

Seeing Zhi Li stumble in drunk, Fang Qingzhuo quickly went forward to support him and helped him sit down, then said, "I will go and get some sobering soup."

"Was it you who sent Zhi Ning to find me?" Zhi Li asked coldly.

Fang Qingzhuo hesitated slightly before nodding and saying, "Yes."

In fact, Fang Qingzhuo had not sent Zhi Ning; she had always dared not interfere too much in her husband Zhi Li’s affairs.

But Zhi Ning had once told her about the affair between Turing Duo and Zhi Li and had advised Fang Qingzhuo to persuade Zhi Li to abandon this notion. The marriage of Turing Duo and Tuli Yang was not easily attained, and if Zhi Li were to have an affair with Turing Duo, Tuli Yang would undoubtedly die.

Moreover, Tuli Yang was currently the lord who supported Zhi Li the firmest. If Zhi Li and Turing Duo were to murder Tuli Yang, it would chill the hearts of all under heaven.

Upon hearing his wife’s response, Zhi Li asked coldly, "What do you mean by that?"

Fang Qingzhuo said, "I find Tuli Yang to be pathetically loyal. His marriage with Turing Duo has not been easy, and we must not destroy this bond. If something tragic were to happen, what would the people think of us?"

"Slap..." Fang Qingzhuo had not finished speaking when Zhi Li slapped her, sending her flying.

Zhi Li’s slap was heavy, hitting Fang Qingzhuo hard enough to make her mouth bleed and she fell to the ground with a thud.

For some unknown reason, since Zhi Li had been infused with the blood of a demon, he had become particularly prone to rage. Previously, he had been very gentle with his wife, and Fang Qingzhuo had always been very compliant, never talking back to him. But now, her harsh words had unleashed the fury in Zhi Li’s heart, leading him to strike his wife for the first time.

Fang Qingzhuo crawled up from the ground, tears streaming down, carefully gathering up the shattered porcelain bowl and spoon without speaking again.

Her martial skills were actually very high, not inferior to Zhi Li’s.

However, she had almost never made a move. The only time she had done so was on the night Suo Lun rescued Gui Qinshao, when she fought to protect her daughter and Zhuang Zhixuan.

"Qingzhuo, I’m sorry," Zhi Li said. "But you don’t understand, even if something happened between Turing Duo and me, it would be for the benefit, for the sake of Luan Yang City."

With a sobbing voice Fang Qingzhuo said, "I don’t understand, but I do know that by doing this to Tuli Yang, who is so pitifully devoted, you’ll be murdering him. How can you commit such an act against conscience and still manage to follow through?"

At these words, Zhi Li could no longer contain the fury in his heart. He charged forward and pinned his wife to the ground, then, like a beast, began to beat her again.

Soon, Fang Qingzhuo’s pained moans filled the air once more.

...

The next day, the wedding ceremony of Zhi Li and Turing Mo officially began!

All the nobility of the realm, the lords gathered at the young lord’s mansion.

Following this, both the young lord’s mansion and Duke Turing’s Mansion would host banquets lasting three days.

Of course, there wasn’t much of note on the first two days of the wedding, mainly just feasting and drinking.

The main event was on the third day when the young lord’s mansion would dispatch thousands to Duke Turing’s Mansion to fetch the bride. Adding the servants, maids, samurais, and dowry accompanying the bride from Duke Turing’s Mansion, the entire procession added up to tens of thousands of people.

This mass of people would circle the city fully before finally entering the young lord’s mansion for the grand wedding ceremony, which would last into the night for the nuptial chamber’s candlelight ritual.

Of course, compared to the marriage ceremonies of ancient China’s Crown Princes, this was already greatly simplified.