Chapter 166: Chapter 90: Sealed Sea Mountain Demon Tuo, Twin Phoenixes Vie for the Dragon
Li Xuan said, "I am her husband, this is my duty."
Yan Fujing’s expression softened.
He knew that since Li Xuan could express feelings for "a princess through marriage," he would naturally do the same for him, his adoptive father.
He hadn’t misjudged him.
He smiled and sighed, "I have met countless people, yet rarely have I seen such truth.
Perhaps your unparalleled talent stems from this truth."
Smiling, Yan Fujing’s expression shifted, lowering his voice, he said with immense solemnity, "Truth is certainly good. But I fear you may neglect your duties.
Do not forget, your time is limited.
Ten years may pass swiftly. If within ten years you have not reached an unprecedented level, if you cannot stabilize all of Great Yin,
the result... might very well be the complete outbreak of internal strife in Great Yin."
Li Xuan looked up, his eyes reflecting a faint flame, suddenly he said, "If I were to tell you, my adoptive father, that I am training in the third demon form, would you believe me?"
Yan Fujing: ????
His brow furrowed slightly, causing even his white hair to shake, and his seemingly vibrant body displayed a rigidity.
The expression on his face at that moment seemed to freeze.
The air seemed to hit the "pause" button.
After several breaths, he continued to stare at Li Xuan.
No one knew better than him the terrifying impact of the "demon form."
If the "demon form" were so easy to train, there wouldn’t be so many martial artists of the triple cultivation secret martial arts who still couldn’t grasp it, and Yan Beige, Pang Wuyue, Li Jingfei wouldn’t need to suppress their heart demons through self-harm.
Xie Feng was indeed a remarkable person, but unfortunately... such a remarkable person still chose "to be a big fish in a small pond."
When he left the capital, Xie Feng ultimately stayed in the capital under the pretext of holding the rear.
And the "Tiger Flute Sword," "Fire Cloud Hand," and "Ice Soul Fiery Flame Skill" that he secretly stored in the secret martial arts treasury were quietly replaced with fakes.
Yet even so, someone as remarkable as Xie Feng could only barely withstand the heart demon brought by the "first demon form."
"Prince Qing, are you... really okay?"
Yan Fujing was utterly shocked.
He was both shocked and worried.
Li Xuan slowly shook his head.
Yan Fujing’s eyes showed a thoughtful look.
Suddenly, he had an epiphany, a thought emerged from his mind: Perhaps... it is precisely the "romantic entanglements" in the eyes of ordinary people that helped him suppress the heart demon.
In this light, he realized that his earlier reminder to Li Xuan of "not neglecting his duties" was entirely unnecessary.
"Extraordinary people, undertake extraordinary deeds.
Prince Qing, you have done well."
Yan Fujing patted the young man’s shoulder beside him and said, "From now on, this journey will follow your lead."
Li Xuan: ???
"No, no, adoptive father, stopping rashly today was indeed a mistake on my part..."
Yan Fujing raised his hand to interrupt, "No need to say more, today it was right to stop."
Li Xuan: ...
"Very well."
The old and the young chatted for a while longer, then the Prime Minister finally turned and left.
Li Xuan carried the princess back to the hastily set-up tent.
Lying on the soft bedding, he felt the high temperature on the princess’s body gradually subside, and he fell into a restful sleep at last.
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Two days later, Zhao Qingxue recovered from her high fever.
But the once lively little girl had become somewhat melancholic and silent.
She sat quietly in the carriage, her face serious and sacred, lost in her thoughts, occasionally uttering, "Prince Qing, I wish to bear your children."
These simple words allowed Li Xuan to immediately ascertain the little princess’s psychological state.
This proud princess was willing to sacrifice herself, using her pure, delicate body to please the demon king, and then bear children, to pacify the demon king, ensuring peace and prosperity for Great Yin.
Even if her family betrayed her, even if she was alone, far away in the demon’s den, she still chose to forgive her family, because she knew: her relatives were left with no choice.
Why did the demon king have to be so powerful?
The heavy sense of mission, the sacred sense of sacrifice, and a tiny bit of goodwill from the demon king’s care led the princess to decide to use "children" as the bond to restrain the demon king.
Li Xuan found it amusing.
But seeing her recovered, he said nothing more and casually pulled out "The Travelogue of the Six Mausoleums and Glorious Continent" to browse through.
This book recorded some mysterious realms.
What intrigued Li Xuan the most was an island nation.
It was a giant island deep in the "East Sea" of the Starry Continent, home to several countries, but at its core was a demon country called "Corpse Mountain Hidden."
It described below: Within this demon country of Corpse Mountain Hidden, demon spirits gathered densely, each gate guarded by wolf spirits. Brindle tigers serve as stewards, white-faced ferocious bears command the troops. Deer with forked antlers deliver the written orders, clever foxes practice the doctrine. Huge pythons surround the city, colossally long serpents claim the roads. Under the buildings, gray wolves issue commands, while before the stage, painted leopards mimic human voices......
An old saying goes that this demon kingdom particularly savors humans.
Although the other realms on the giant island are human nations, they resemble "human livestock enclosures" where "demons breed humans."
This person named "Liu Ling Xia Rong" even claimed to have witnessed the "demons eating humans" scene, providing vivid descriptions.
Li Xuan read word by word.
Skeletons like mountains, bones like forests. Corpse mountain, blood sea, unbearable stench. Eastern minor demons dismantling live humans; Western aggressive demons boiling and cooking human flesh fresh.
After reading, he understood why the likes of the Sovereign and Prime Minister merely treated "The Travelogue of the Six Mausoleums and Glorious Continent" as a reference.
You claim to have been captured by a government official, how could you possibly have the ability to witness these scenes?
Aside from complete fabrication, there truly is no other possibility.
