Chapter 217: "Are you fat shaming me?"
Qie Xieling felt so terrified hearing her yell like that. It reminded him of the kids at the playground when their moms were yelling aggressively for doing something stupid. His father never yelled, he just glared and still, that wasn’t as terrifying as those moms.
Before he had been desperate to meet the deadline so he had to find another way to get out of the palace walls. He was desperate that the system suggested he used the dog hole that city dogs used to sneak into the palace secretly. After seeing the tiny hole Qie Xieling couldn’t imagine he would fit through.
’It will be a tight squeeze but you will fit well,’ said the system and Qie Xieling pushed through only for the system to continue saying,
’If you hadn’t been eating so much lately you would have fit. You put on some weight.’
Qie Xieling, "..."
"Are you fat shaming me," asked Qie Xieling his butt sticking out from the hole.
Prodigy, "..."
Qie Xieling blew a breath of air flicking the hair sticking on his forehead before squeezing in some more. When his head popped out the other side his soul almost left his body when he saw a dog standing there with an impatient look like it was telling him to hurry up.
Qie Xieling, "..."
Leong Jinn was definitely the devil. Now even a dog was shaming him. After going through all that he was extremely irritable. This meant when he saw Loviator stepping on his man’s chest, he didn’t use his words but picked up a rock and flung it. This ultimately led to him getting yelled at like he was a kid.
He was about to tell Yana to stop yelling when he met Loviator’s fierce gaze. Qie Xieling’s soul almost ditched his body when he saw her looking at him.
"Hie... um. I didn’t mean that. I just wanted to get your attention," he stammered with a nervous laugh as he stepped back. He was ready to run for his life. Loviator suddenly appeared in front of him her gaze murderous making Qie Xieling squeak involuntarily.
Seeing how dangerous it was King Luo yelled, "Lin Lin, run," while trying to get up but a formidable force suddenly strangled him and he couldn’t move. He struggled so much that it was painful to watch.
Boran and Yunning rushed over but their bodies were hurled straight into the palace wall creating huge cracks. Loviator turned back to Eling and placed her hand on his throat squeezing it tightly and Qie Xieling grimaced in pain.
"You... there is no girl is there?... You and him ahahahaha... you slept with him," she said pointing at King Luo.
Qie Xieling, "..."
’Damn, how on earth did she figure that out?’ he thought breaking into a sweat.
"No... no. Definitely not," he said looking quite guilty. He had always been a terrible liar and it was showing.
Loviator didn’t believe him either. "Then if I just kill you will it hurt him?" She asked and Qie Xieling’s muscles tensed.
"You misunderstood something... It was just sex. We were both drunk and this accident sort of happened. I mean I betrayed him remember so how can he willingly come to me without being forced," he said his words valid. How could someone who hates someone this much after being betrayed sleep with that very same person? It didn’t make sense but Loviator felt like Qie Xieling was protecting King Luo. She could sense it. He was exuding the same protective energy as the emperor of mankind had to that woman.
"So if I do this," she said grabbing his neck tightly before whispering, "will he not care?"
Qie Xieling grimaced in pain as he shook his head no. Loviator laughed menacingly as she squeezed tighter.
Queen Yana stood atop the palace wall, her eyes scanning the chaotic battlefield below. Her heart raced with a mix of anticipation and apprehension. She knew that this moment would decide the fate of her ex-boyfriend. As much as she despised him, a part of her still couldn’t help but feel something for him.
Her gaze fell upon her mother, who had mercilessly grabbed Eling’s neck. The sight of her ex-boyfriend, defenceless and vulnerable, ignited conflicting emotions within her.
She knew Eling was her weakness and had to be dealt with, but seeing him in such a perilous situation was unsettling.
Just as Queen Yana was about to intervene, a young gorgeous woman rushed onto the battlefield to save Eling. Yana’s eyes narrowed as she finally recognised her as the one Eling must have slept with. Instantly, the green flames of jealousy flickered in her heart, consuming any lingering fondness she may have had for Eling.
With a surge of energy, Queen Yana leapt off the palace wall, her demi-god lineage granting her a powerful landing. Her boots struck the ground with authoritative force as she charged towards her.
Jolie, unaware of Queen Yana’s presence, hastily cast spells against Loviator, determined to free Eling from her grip. But as she gathered her powers, a sudden and unexpected force struck her, throwing her off balance. Queen Yana had cast an offensive spell against Jolie, an attempt to claim victory and assert her dominance.
Undeterred by the attack, Jolie pressed on, focusing her attention on Loviator. The vile goddess, momentarily distracted, loosened her grip on Eling, allowing him to fall to the ground, gasping for air.
The battle between the three women intensified as spells and physical blows flew, each one fighting for their own agenda.
In the midst of the chaos, Qie Xieling managed to crawl away, his desperation urging him towards King Luo, who lay motionless on the ground.
However, before he could reach him, Loviator unleashed a freezing spell, trapping him in a frigid prison of ice. The helplessness and despair in Qie Xieling’s eyes were unmistakable. His heart filled with resentment towards the twisted game he had been forced into. He was running out of time.
King Luo’s heart shattered to pieces seeing Qie Xieling in that state. Afraid something would happen to him he had to think fast. He finally let go and transformed into his small dragon form. Because Loviator was distracted he managed to free himself. Using his last bit of strength he broke the spell and in turn broke the magic suppression cuffs holding Qie Xieling back.
Qie Xieling almost fell over because his muscles were still stiff but the little dragon pushed his body back preventing him from tipping over.
