Chapter 123: Chapter 123 The Evil Holy Maiden Sect
The breeze stirred, and three thousand strands of black hair were disheveled in the wind. Consort Ya no longer possessed that graceful demeanor, with sarcasm evident at the corner of her lips, plainly displayed for all to see.
Emperor Zi Yue clenched his fists tightly, a furious expression on his aged face. He lifted his hand and viciously slapped Ji Ru Ya across the face, the sound of the slap ringing out clear and crisp.
Ji Ru Ya’s face twisted to one side, strands of her hair falling down and sticking to her cheek. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, yet the contempt on her face did not fade.
New n𝙤vel chapters are published on freewebnovel.cσ๓.
“Did I say something wrong? I heard your entire conversation, and she even promised to help make Purple Moon Country the most powerful nation. You’re willing to disregard your own people for personal gain.”
“Shut up!” Emperor Zi Yue’s face turned a livid shade of blue, his teeth grinding loudly, “What have I done wrong? She helps Purple Moon Country become the strongest nation, and I am considering the welfare of the people. Besides, that power is interested in her Talent; it’s her good fortune. I am helping her, and instead of being grateful, she dares to accuse me of wrongdoing!”
“Hahaha!” Ji Ru Ya laughed manically, her lips curling into a mocking sneer, “If that’s the case, then why didn’t you just have a proper conversation with her, and ask Miss Mu for her wishes? Instead, you resorted to force right from the start. Because you know that no woman would be willing to join upon hearing that power’s name.”
...
At this point, Ji Ru Ya paused before continuing, “The Holy Maiden Sect. Only women are allowed to join this power, and it requires virgins untouched by men. Every woman who enters must have considerable Talent and undergo a month-long medicinal bath to be used by the Sect Leader, subsequently becoming part of Dual Cultivation with him. All the women of the Holy Maiden Sect are merely playthings for the Sect Leader. The Ghost King’s mother was once captured by the Holy Maiden Sect but she escaped before the call of the Sect Leader, later you learned of this incident and informed the Holy Maiden Sect, which is why the family of Prince Nan’an met with such a tragic fate.”
The clarity of Ji Ru Ya’s words was as if she had witnessed everything firsthand.
Emperor Zi Yue’s complexion shifted subtly. How could this woman know so much? Even those closest to him were not privy to this information.
Could it be that he had inadvertently spoken of it in her presence?
To the outside world, the Holy Maiden Sect was an evil Sect. If it became known that he had dealings with the Holy Maiden Sect, and furthermore that he was willing to force women to join, then he would surely lose the people’s hearts.
“Nonsense! My beloved concubine, it seems I have indulged you far too much, allowing you to become so lawless! Guards, seize Consort Ya for me!”
Emperor Zi Yue’s face darkened as he urgently gave the command.
Ji Ru Ya let out a cold laugh, resigned to her fate as she watched the advancing men. Without Mu Ruyue, could she ever hope to soar through the heavens with her cousin again?
In that case, she’d be better off dead.
“Yaya.”
Just as Ji Ru Ya was bracing for death, an arm reached from the side and pulled her into an embrace, then a deep voice rang in her ear.
Ji Ru Ya’s body trembled slightly as she looked up at the handsome man embracing her, with tears glistening in her eyes: “Cousin, you shouldn’t have come out.”
“Yaya, no more words. If you die, what meaning would my life have? If not for you, I would have left this Imperial Palace long ago. Yaya, if in life we cannot be together, then in death, let us be a pair of inseparable lovers.”