Chapter 222: Agreement and Betrayal
"What?!" The Brave King widened his eyes in shock. He never thought those words would come out of her mouth.
"What’s wrong, Brave King?" The pope narrowed his eyes, never expecting for the king to show such a reaction from a commoner.
It was clear that the commoner this time was special, but it was still surprising that his reaction was bigger than when he talked about the hero.
That was why he realized these two commoners were more important than the hero. And why would the Brave King placed such an importance to them.
From how they acted this whole time, it was clear that the commoners only had a business relationship with the Brave King, allowing them to back down so easily. It made one wonder what kind of deal they had with the Brave King.
"What’s wrong, Brave King? I just want these two and you can get the hero and the women. I’m sure that these two can’t be as important as the hero, right?" Lilith smiled, pressing the matter.
If the Brave King made them look even more important, Lilith would use this chance to raise the suspicion against him. If the Brave King agreed with the exchange, he would lose the support of these two people.
They had promised him that when they all came to this continent, they would take him away and guarantee his family’s prosperity. He couldn’t care less about his subjects anymore when he learned there was a broader world for him to explore.
And Lilith took advantage of this to trap him in a way that it was impossible for him to escape.
The other Demon Kings glanced at Lilith before closing their eyes, recalling the information they got from Mu Yanxue. They never expected that their continent was so small and weak compared to the other continents.
So, they agreed to Lilith’s plan in cornering the Brave King to capture the other two spies, allowing them to make their next preparation.
"Kh!" The Brave King gnashed his teeth, realizing he had been had. If he refused right now, he would lose the trust of the other people.
And because this was a huge meeting, it was impossible to hold their own small meeting in the middle of it.
In other words, Lilith had completely prepared for everything in this meeting. All she needed to do was to execute it.
"What’s wrong? Your face is pale." Lilith still smiled.
"What are you planning to do with them?" The Brave King gritted his teeth. "If you just want to reunite them. You can simply hand her over to us. We can take care of them properly."
The Brave King tried to shift the topic in a way he could turn around the situation.
However, Lilith had prepared for this and simply stated, "I don’t really mind. As I said earlier, I’m a more merciful ruler than you. If that’s what she wishes, I won’t mind. But I wonder if she wants to live with you or not..."
Lilith glanced at Mu Yanxue, asking that question.
Mu Yanxue nodded her head and answered the question with a smile. "I have been treated well in the Lust Kingdom. I don’t mind staying with the Succubus Queen. As for the humans... I am not very sure. I have a bad memory with them, considering many thugs started to appear and want to rape me in that kingdom. So, I would like to remain here."
Su Yue could understand Mu Yanxue completely. They first arrived in the human kingdom. Due to their mission, they needed to blend in.
However, the place they came was the slum of the kingdom. The thugs there always wanted to rape them because of their bodies giving the natural allures from the cultivation. And with their beautiful faces, all requirements had been set to be targeted by them.
In the end, Mu Yanxue chose to go separate ways, looking around the continent and finally arriving at the Lust Kingdom.
So, if Mu Yanxue said such a thing, Su Yue thought it would be fine to follow her. Not only could they get the Succubus Queen to join their sect, but they could also get the information they wanted.
There was no need to choose as the option in her head remained only one.
Su Yue asked again with a righteous expression. "Your Majesty. I have finally found my sister. She ran away because she couldn’t endure the hardship in your kingdom. Now that I have found her and she’s been living well, I wish to go with her. I don’t want to be separated anymore."
"..." The Brave King gnashed his teeth. The agreement between them couldn’t be any different from what she said.
However, the king couldn’t point it out because that would mean there was a huge dealing between them. It would make the rest of the kings lose their trust.
In fact, he would be treated as a traitor of the humanity.
In that instant, he remembered what happened when he listened to the invitation. At that time, Lilith boldly declared that the one that didn’t participate was the traitor of the humanity.
And even if they accepted, he couldn’t escape from it as well. In other words, whether he participated in this meeting or not, his fate was already sealed.
"You..." The Brave King clutched his chest. Pain started to spread in his chest. To think he would be angered to this level.
"What’s wrong, Brave King? That’s their answer. It’s not me, alright?" Lilith nonchalantly said.
"You must be manipulating her mind to do your bidding. It’s impossible for her to say such a thing if that’s not the case." The Brave King denied it again while slamming the table.
Everyone’s expression turned sour as Lilith looked at him with disgust. "Brave King. The more you deny it, the worse you look. Are you sure there’s nothing wrong with you?"
They wanted to say the same thing as they could clearly see something was going on in the dark.
Surprisingly, Lilith said, "Fine. If you want to use all your dispel spells to prove that I’m not manipulating them, I am alright with it. It’s just... if it’s proven that I’m not using anything, you need to send both of them for free. In other words, I won’t give you the hero and the women."
"What?!" The Brave King widened his eyes in shock.
Lilith looked righteous just by stating this. Even Su Yue could understand why Lilith said such a thing.
It was clear that Lilith had a Supreme Yin Physique. Even though she couldn’t test it to what extent her body could become, she certainly had something special similar to that physique at the very least.
For a cultivator, talent was everything. Even a random commoner could become a sect master as long as they became strong enough, let alone Lilith with that kind of talent.
She hadn’t been exposed to cultivation this whole time, yet her power was extraordinary. If she learned how to cultivate, her achievement would go beyond everyone’s imagination.
That was why she believed Lilith gained Mu Yanxue’s cooperation this way. Even she would do the same if Lilith offered her cooperation to her.
There was no need to check. She believed Lilith straight away.
Little did everyone know, Mu Yanxue was under Lilith’s manipulation spell. However, no one could see it directly unless they used a dispel spell.
The reason why she allowed them to use the spell wasn’t her trying to court death, she simply wanted Su Yue’s trust.
At the same time, the Brave King would also start weighing the pros and cons. He knew that Su Yue would go to the Lust Kingdom no matter what. If there wasn’t a spell, he would lose everything, including the trust of other kingdoms. If there was a spell, he could turn around the situation, but it would still make him look bad.
On the other hand, if he didn’t use the dispel spell, he could still at least gain the hero back. At least, he could use the hero to do something.
However, that hesitation truly angered Su Yue.
"Your Majesty. It seems that you can’t trust my sister... If that’s the case, have you even trusted me to begin with?" Su Yue raised her voice.
"What? I trust you. It’s just I can’t trust the demons." The Brave King tried to prolong the time for him to think about the solution.
However, Su Yue had enough. She stomped the ground and released all her Spiritual Energy from her body, creating a massive shock wave that shook the meeting place.
All warriors immediately grabbed their weapons as if thinking the meeting had gone wrong.
But those in the meeting could clearly see Su Yue’s strength. Her strength was as strong as the Captain of the Royal Guard that the Brave King brought. In fact, her strength was similar to Raisa as well.
This also made them realize there was truly something special to Su Yue.
And Su Yue stated, "Do you think I’m not strong enough to the point I can’t tell whether my sister is under the influence of bewitching technique or not?"
Unfortunately for her, she couldn’t. Gin already told them that Cultivator and Magic User had a different power system. As long as they could bypass the difference between them, it would be easy for them to fool her.
And her using her power was to show that she had the ability to be ’fooled.’
"No, I mean..." The Brave King was truly cornered that he only had one choice left. If he didn’t let her go, the situation would become even more perilous. Instead of losing everything, he could only get something back. "Fine. I agree to the exchange. Give me back the hero!"
"Sure thing." Lilith smiled and signaled Raisa to bring them.
Without hesitation, Raisa brought the hero and the three women, throwing them to the human side.
"With this, the agreement has been fulfilled. The brothers and sisters can be finally reunited." Lilith clapped her hand.
"That’s great!" Su Yue smiled, finally leaving the kingdom to get everything the Lust Kingdom could offer.
Unbeknownst to her, that clap was a hidden signal for Mu Yanxue.
The moment she heard that clap, Mu Yanxue’s hand struck Su Yue’s back, specifically around her abdomen area.
"What?!" Su Yue widened her eyes and spat a mouthful of blood as she suddenly dropped to her knees. Her power was gone as she turned her head around, looking at Mu Yanxue in shock.
Even the other kings were shocked as the warm reunion from earlier felt like an illusion.
Mu Yanxue’s expression turned cold as she said with a smile. "I have crippled her cultivation, Your Majesty."
"Mu Yanxue, you—"
