World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 884 - 416: Zhi Li’s scoundrel couple, end of the road!_3

Chapter 884: 416: Zhi Li’s scoundrel couple, end of the road!_3

"Escaped?" Suo Lun roared angrily, "Since she has escaped, then why have you even come?"

Turing Chen responded with difficulty, "A mere Turing Duo shouldn’t affect the overall situation between our two sides, right?"

"No," Suo Lun said, "If you want to talk, that’s fine, but hand over Turing Duo first. That’s a show of sincerity and a prerequisite!"

Turing Chen was in agony. This bastard Suo Lun was just as stubborn as his father had described, completely unreasonable.

But now, under someone else’s roof, he had no choice but to bow his head!

"Lord Suo Lun, Turing Duo’s escape was indeed beyond our expectations," Turing Chen said. "Otherwise, why would the Turing Clan hesitate to offer up a mere woman?"

Suo Lun said, "You all knew I would demand Turing Duo, so why didn’t you control her from the start? You should have secured her when you were about to be defeated—I don’t believe she could have escaped!"

Turing Chen said, "The key issue is that Zhi Li escaped too quickly, too unexpectedly. At that time we were only paying attention to Zhi Li, and Turing Duo was overlooked!"

"I don’t care about the reasons. Hand over Turing Duo and then we’ll talk. Otherwise, there is no room for negotiation. Go!" Suo Lun dismissed him.

Finishing, Suo Lun took Zhi Yan’s jade hand and entered the room, closing the door behind them.

Soon after, the enchanting moans of Zhi Yan Princess drifted out.

"Mr. Turing, please return!" Zhuang Zhixuan stepped forward to say.

...

Within a large inn in Nujiang Province!

Zhi Li had been frantically fleeing for sixteen hours, not knowing how many warhorses had died.

Of course, riding a griffin was faster, but with too few of them, flying was actually less safe.

After escaping over a hundred li, he abandoned ten thousand lesser mansion troops and, under the protection of several dozen samurai of the Dragon Temple and nearly a thousand martial artists, he traveled day and night, fleeing back to the King’s city.

And Turing Duo was, indeed, right by Zhi Li’s side!

Yesterday, when Zhi Li escaped, Turing Tuo immediately blended into the crowd and fled along with Zhi Li.

At the critical moment, she’d rather flee with the adulterer than stay with her own father and brothers.

Because she knew that her father, Turing Tuo, would definitely compromise and negotiate with Suo Lun, and would definitely offer her up to Suo Lun as a gift.

Only with Zhi Li was there no possibility of collusion with Suo Lun, so even though Zhi Li was already a sinking ship, Turing Duo had no other choice.

At this moment, she had probably become the most shameless, the most vicious, the most unfaithful woman in the entire Rage Wave Kingdom.

Other than by Zhi Li’s side, there was no place in this vast world for her anymore!

...

After the defeat, Zhi Li was numb.

When faced with overwhelmingly devastating blows, a person no longer feels the pain, only numbness ensues.

Even during the hours of escape, he was completely numb.

Now, resting in this inn, having eaten delicious food and drunk fine wine, feeling the softness of the bed, endless pain that could no longer be held back surged to his heart.

Defeated, utterly ruined, left with nothing!

Zhi Li could acutely feel as if his body was plunging into an abyss, uncontrollably falling, falling...

The biting cold, the agony, the darkness kept assaulting him, as if to completely devour him!

What to do next? There was no way out anymore!

Once he had been so close to the throne, just a few days ago, he was adulated by everyone, not the king, but better than a king!

But now, he had nothing left!

Though he had temporarily fled the battlefield, escaped destruction,

he felt as if annihilation, like a dark net, was slowly descending upon him.

"Bang, bang..." A knock sounded from outside, followed by Turing Duo’s voice, "Your Highness, it’s me!"

"Come in," Zhi Li said.

The door opened, and Turing Duo walked gracefully inside.

At the moment, she was wearing a tight dress with a high slit that revealed occasional glimpses of her long, snow-white legs, extremely sensual.

However, at this time, Zhi Li was completely uninterested.

"Your Highness, we have not lost yet!" Turing Duo moved forward, kneeling on Zhi Li’s knees, her voice soft yet resolute, "We haven’t lost, have we?"

"Ha ha ha..." Zhi Li laughed miserably, "I have been utterly defeated, how can you say we have not lost?"

Turing Duo asked, "What do you plan to do next, as you wish?"

Zhi Li was startled; he really hadn’t thought about what to do next, he truly didn’t want to think about it.

"Lead an armed force into the Flame Empire, seek shelter from the Flame Emperor, and become his pawn against Suo Lun," Zhi Li said, "Then quietly wait for the opportunity, hoping to regain the throne with the Flame Empire’s support!"

"No, you shouldn’t do that," Turing Duo said. "You should make one last stand! There are still many high officials in the cabinet, many old nobles in the capital, right? You still have a powerful armed force at your disposal, we still have a chance!"

Zhi Li’s gaze trembled, he looked at Turing Duo hardly believing.

"You should not enter the capital first, but make a public appearance elsewhere," Turing Duo’s eyes blazed, "With Gao Yin not by the King’s side, you should immediately dispatch the most elite Martial Arts forces to the palace to assassinate the King!"

"Assassinate the King?" Zhi Li hissed.

"After the King’s death," Turing Duo continued, "You would proclaim to the world that the King succumbed to illness, and then you, as the Prince, would ascend to the throne right away!"

Zhi Li said, "Without the world’s recognition, what use is it for me to ascend the throne by force? And to assassinate the King, that’s a capital offense!"

"You will not be in the capital, the death of the King will have nothing to do with you," Turing Duo said. "As long as the two supreme leaders of the Dragon Temple are willing to recognize your reign, it will be useful! You must act quickly, otherwise Suo Lun will depose you as Prince by the will of the King. Right now, the world’s forces have not yet surrendered to Suo Lun, once you ascend to the throne and get the Dragon Temple’s endorsement, many nobles and lords will choose to wait and see again. Then, the most likely scenario is a split kingdom, with you ruling in the west, and Zhi Yan ruling in the east!"

Zhi Li said, "If I flee to the Flame Empire, at least my life and wealth will be secure. But to assassinate the King and forcefully ascend as you suggest, I am very likely to end up with no place to be buried, torn apart by five horses or executed by slow slicing!"

"The greater the risk, the bigger the reward," Turing Duo said. "At least, the Dragon Temple will definitely stand by your side."

Then, Turing Duo’s eyes became venomous, "Don’t forget, you still have the most important hostage in your hands, the son born to Suo Lun and Zhi Yan. Suo Lun is the most foolish, he would give up anything for his family. Use his son’s life as leverage, and you can do whatever you want in many matters; he will surely keep conceding and compromising!"

Zhi Li was caught in painful contemplation.

If he did as Turing Duo suggested, attempted to assassinate the King and force his rise, he was probably destined for an unmarked grave.

But to just flee to the Flame Empire and leave everything behind, that was too hard to swallow!

"Your Highness, why did you lose the decisive battle with Suo Lun?" Turing Duo said, "It’s because you didn’t truly go all in at the critical moment. Otherwise, you would have already won!"

Zhi Li remained silent, his face contorted.

"Your Highness, this is your last chance," Turing Duo’s voice twisted, "Listen to me, go and assassinate the King, force the ascendance to the throne, use Suo Lun’s son as a hostage to make him hesitate to act, and you still have the final chance to turn the tide! Go for it, take a gamble!"

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