World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 895 - 421: Fang Qingzhuo resolutely! Jian Ning offers his wife!

Chapter 895: 421: Fang Qingzhuo resolutely! Jian Ning offers his wife!

"Is this your grandson?" Zhi Ning held the child and knelt directly in front of Fu Lingxi.

Fu Lingxi’s stunningly beautiful face was expressionless, merely twitching slightly before she indifferently said, "I’m sorry, I’m powerless to help, I can’t save him!"

Holding the child, Zhi Ning cried uncontrollably and desperately kowtowed, "He’s still young, he’s only one year old, he also shares your bloodline, how can you bear to let him suffer under Zhi Li’s torment? Can you... can you really bear to have him..."

As she spoke, Zhi Ning found herself unable to continue, those dreadful words she dared not think about, nor speak.

"I’m sorry, I’m powerless." Fu Lingxi ascended the steps, leaving the secret room.

Behind her, Zhi Ning’s cry resounded like bloodshed, "Fu Lingxi, aren’t you afraid that Suo Lun will flay you alive in the future?"

Fu Lingxi didn’t respond, continuing her walk out of the high tower.

Zhi Ning collapsed to the ground, holding the baby, unable to even cry anymore.

"O great Celestial Dragon, if you have eyes, then please send down a divine thunderbolt to strike dead Zhi Li, this beast, to prevent him from harming my child further," Zhi Ning hoarsely pleaded.

Zhi Li was her own brother, for a long time her only family member, and she was always willing to do anything for him.

But now, she truly cursed Zhi Li to death.

At that moment, Fang Qingzhuo, for once, ceased her crying and gently embraced Zhi Ning, "Little Ning, don’t be afraid, I will save the baby, I will definitely save both you and the baby."

By then, Fang Qingzhuo had already made up her mind!

To save Zhi Ning and her child, she was ready to risk everything, even if it meant sentencing Zhi Li to utter destruction!

What did that shadow relay to Fu Lingxi? No one knew.

But for Fu Lingxi, it was certainly not a bad thing; her eyes sparkled with excitement, her body even trembled.

...

At Tianlang Pass battlefield!

Zhi Li’s expedition against Tianshui City was like tens of thousands of horses neighing in whisper, resulting in the emergence of Jian Ze, a dark horse.

The Jian family, an old noble family of the Rage Wave Kingdom, has had a tradition of complementing scholarly and martial skills, this generation’s scholar is Jian Yong and the warrior is Jian Ze, with one Marquis and one Earl in the family!

However, the Earl title was earned by Jian Ze, and with every generation, the hereditary titles diminished, unlike Jian Yong’s Marquis title, which was a true hereditary without replacement.

Jian Ze was fifty-two years old this year, showing extreme talent in Martial Arts since childhood.

At eighteen, he had already established a formidable military record. Following that, he immersed himself for many years.

At the age of thirty-two, during the great battle of Rouran, he was a commander in the Dragon Guard Legion, yes, under the command of Suo Long.

In supporting Rouran City, and in that great battle with Duke Ye Lan, Jian Ze fought bravely and stood out.

Indeed, he stood out, but he did not achieve great honors.

In fact, his achievements were significant, nearly turning the tide of the battle. However, he disobeyed Count Suo Long’s military orders, attacking independently and disrupting the army’s rhythm. Adding to that, the cavalry he led suffered tremendous casualties.

So for that military achievement, not only did he not get promoted, but Count Suo Long severely punished him with ten lashes.

The great battle of Rouran changed the destinies of many in the Rage Wave Kingdom. Several generals rose to prominence, but not including Jian Ze, who after the battle, left the Dragon Guard and joined the Zhi Du City Guards, still holding a commander rank.

According to military rules, infantry ranks half a grade lower than cavalry. Thus, after the great battle of Rouran, Jian Ze was effectively demoted, and his discontentment can only be imagined.

Yet, after over a decade of misfortune, his luck finally turned.

During a public outing by King Quo Bian to attend an agricultural ceremony, plowing fields alongside farmers in the outskirts of Zhi Du, which was of course just for show.

Jian Ze, not handsome and with a dark, aged appearance, unlike his elegant and refined brother Jian Yong, disguised himself as a farmer and shadowed King Quo Bian as a bodyguard while plowing.

Unexpectedly, among the farmers plowing with King Quo Bian, more than a dozen assassins were hidden, who suddenly erupted and attempted to stab Quo Bian with their farming tools.

At that moment, King Quo Bian was in the middle of the field, with Gao Yin and Gao Yu several meters away.

No one expected that among the farmers, who had been checked numerous times, more than a dozen assassins were hidden.

At that critical moment, with King Quo Bian’s life hanging by a thread, Jian Ze, masquerading as a farmer, shielded the King behind him, single-handedly fought against more than a dozen assassins, was stabbed five times, killed six assassins, and saved the King.

Who dispatched those assassins at that time? Why was Heibing Mansion so negligent in this matter?

It can be seen from this how intense the conflicts between the King and the Nobles and Lords were at that time?

It was also at that time that King Quo Bian completely lost faith in Heibing Mansion and instead enabled Gao Yin to establish the Shadow Cabinet.

As for Jian Ze at that time, he finally rose to prominence, being titled as an Earl and also promoted to Deputy Commander of the Zhi Du City Guards.

Becoming a direct vassal of the King, although his title and position were elevated, he did not feel his life getting better, but instead, it became more difficult.

He felt as if he was encountering countless invisible walls, no matter where he went, people were very polite, but their politeness was filled with indifference, making him seem like a sycophant who had gained luck.

And as time passed, this situation grew more severe.

When news officially spread of the King having no children, he was completely isolated by the military and nobility of the Rage Wave Kingdom, even his own brother Jian Yong severed ties with him.

In everyone’s eyes, Jian Ze was now King Quo Bian’s man.

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