Chapter 13 The King has fallen in love

 Chapter 13 The King has fallen in love

By Jiulu Feixiang,

Translated, Edited and Arranged by Angel Chua 10/09/2024

"I'm afraid I can't leave today." Shen Li looked at the blood babies around her, "There are still some things that haven't been dealt with here."

Seeing Shen Li in trouble, Mofang frowned involuntarily. He really didn't want to urge Shen Li, but the matter could not be delayed, so he clasped his fists and advised: "Your Majesty! The matter of leaving can't be delayed any longer. If Your Majesty is taken back, the Immortal Realm Lord will never let Your Majesty have a chance to come out. The Heaven is already preparing for the wedding, and then..."

Shen Li knew better than anyone what would happen then. She looked back and saw Xingyun standing there. She took her red tassel spear and curiously stabbed a blood baby's butt. The blood baby didn't even have time to cry before it was torn into ashes by the evil spirit on the tip of the spear. Xingyun seemed to be extremely impressed, and turned around and around to carefully study the silver spear.

Shen Li's mouth twitched, and she turned back and rubbed her brows: "Well, I know, but I can't let myself leave now."

"Your Majesty?" Mofang's slightly frowned brows expressed his confusion. In his eyes, Shen Li always said whether to do it or not, and rarely said "can't do it". "Your subordinates don't understand."

"I have experienced several things in the mortal world these days, and I accidentally fell in love with someone." She paused and looked at Xingyun. Mofang was stunned and followed her gaze to the man beside her. The man's clothes looked a little messy after running all night. His face was pale, and his breath was weak. At first glance, he looked short-lived.

Is this... the person that the king has fallen in love with?

At that moment, Xingyun's wrist seemed to suddenly lose strength, and he dropped the silver spear without holding it, and it rolled to the blood baby. The evil spirit around the silver spear killed the Immortal Realm spirit whose power was taken away by the sun without leaving a single piece of armor, and the resentment in the Immortal Realm spirit also rose up, causing Xingyun, who was chasing behind, to cough non-stop. When he finally picked up the silver spear, he looked even more haggard.

Shen Li sighed softly: "That's the person. Before I met him, I didn't expect it..." Shen Li raised her eyes and saw Mofang frowning. She said, "He is different from us. His broken body will die after a few tossings. Now I really don't feel at ease to leave him. I have to settle him down before I can leave. Although I like him, I also know that humans and Immortal Realms are on different paths. Mortals have very short lifespans, and the next life cannot continue the memory of the previous life." Shen Li paused, her tone was gentle and firm: "I will not be with him, I just hope that he can be safe in this life."

Hearing the determination in her tone, Mofang knew that Shen Li would do what she decided no matter what others said. Mofang lowered his eyes, was silent for a long time, half-knelt on the ground, and willingly surrendered: "I am willing to share the worries of the king and listen to the king's arrangements." Shen Li pondered for a moment: "Half a day." She turned around and walked towards Xingyun, "If you can help me delay for half a day, I can finish the matter here."

"Yes, sir." Shen Li looked back at him and said, "Thank you."

Mofang's eyes moved slightly, and without saying anything more, his figure was as fast as the wind, and he disappeared in a flash. Shen Li took the silver spear from Xingyun's hand, and Xingyun smiled and said, "Your spear is really powerful." "You are also very powerful to be able to hold it for so long." This spear has killed too many people, and it has a strong evil spirit. Many creatures are afraid of it. Xingyun is a guy with a cold temperament, and even emotions such as fear and sadness are faded. In a sense, he is a master. Without staying on this topic,

Shen Li turned his eyes and looked around, muttering, "The Immortal Realm is still in the palace, Xiaohe must not have gone far, where is she hiding..." "Is there any need to ask this." Xingyun smiled, "The child was beaten and injured outside, where else can he go except running home." Shen Li's eyes lit up: "Lotus in the lake!" That is her true body. Now that she has not come out to harm people, she must be hiding in it!

Shen Li figured out the key point here, and was delighted. She raised her foot to leave, but suddenly stopped and stared at Xingyun, "If I don't ask, you won't tell me, right?" "How could that be?" Xingyun smiled lightly, "You think too much, I just think that with your intelligence, you must have figured out the key, and you don't need me to remind you."

Shen Li glanced at him and didn't say much, but she felt an inexplicable strange feeling in her heart, as if Xingyun had been intentionally or unintentionally hindering her from entering the Rui Palace until now, just like... he didn't want her to finish the work as soon as possible. The lake was bleak, and there were corpses floating in it every few meters. And the unopened lotus on the lake was no longer as pink as yesterday. From the flower stem to the flower bud, it was dark red, as if blood was flowing in it. Shen Li picked up a stone and threw it gently, hitting the flower bud. She raised her voice and said, "Come out." There was no movement.

Shen Li narrowed her eyes slightly, "In that case, don't blame me." She turned the silver spear in her hand, and saw a sharp murderous aura about to cut off the flower stem, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed by Xingyun. Shen Li frowned, "What?" Xingyun let go and said softly, "It's okay, but I didn't expect you to take her life with just one question. And looking at the whole matter, she is also innocent. I'm afraid that you will end her life with a wave of your hand, and then regret it later." "You suddenly have a heart of a bodhisattva."

hen Li said, "I want to end this matter now. If she doesn't cooperate, I have to take the most direct way." She pushed Xingyun away, her voice slightly cold, "I am not a good person. For the purpose, I will put my conscience aside for the time being. Get out of the way." When facing the enemy, Shen Li never showed mercy, which is one of the reasons why she was crowned king at a young age. Decisiveness, indifference and cruelty are what the superiors must learn.

Xingyun stopped blocking and stood aside silently, but he was thinking in his heart, how many sides does this girl named Shen Li have. It really makes people interested and want to study it further... "Ah!" The water ripples in the lake shook, and a shrill scream came from the lotus.

Xiaohe's pink clothes seemed to be dyed red by blood. She covered her face and slowly showed a human form on the lotus. If it weren't for the resentment in her heart that made her face hideous, she looked like a graceful lotus fairy. It's a pity... "Why do you want to help him!" Xiaohe stared at Shen Li with her bloody eyes, "Why do you want to help him!" She seemed to have lost her mind, and rushed towards Shen Li with a flash of her body. This was much easier.

Shen Li grabbed Xiao He's wrist, held her vital point, twisted her hand behind her back, and captured her. Then he grabbed her neck, put her on the guardrail beside the corridor bridge, and threw the red tassel spear into the air, which disappeared immediately.

In Xingyun's slightly surprised eyes, Shen Li slapped Xiao He's buttocks with a crisp "snap": "Admit your mistake!" Shen Li's slap was not light, and Xiao He trembled all over. But how could the evil spirit with a violent temper be scared by this slap? She struggled hard: "What did I do wrong! It's Zhu Chengjin who is wrong!"

Shen Li didn't waste time talking to her. He slapped her one by one, causing Xiao He to twitch all over and scream. In the end, she even lost her voice. She slowly regained her sanity, but she still said: "Zhu Chengjin betrayed me! I will make him die without a burial place. I will destroy the Rui Wang Mansion!" "Admit your mistake!"

"The heaven is so cruel!"

"Admit your mistakes."

"I didn't do anything wrong... um..."

"Admit your mistakes." Shen Li kept beating Xiao He until she cried and yelled, "I was wrong! Stop beating me! I was wrong!"

"What did you do wrong?" Shen Li stopped, her hands were sore from the beating.

Xiao He's clothes had returned to their original color, the lotus in the lake was as pink as yesterday, the blood doll in the Rui Wang Mansion had disappeared, and turned back into a spirit, floating in the air, invisible to people.

Xiao He lay on the guardrail and cried heartbreakingly, "I shouldn't have hurt others! I shouldn't have hurt others! I was wrong!"

Shen Li let her go, leaving her lying on the railing, with snot and tears falling into the lake.

Xingyun was amazed: "It turns out that the vengeful Immortal Realm spirits are also afraid of being beaten. Although this trick is simple, it is extremely effective!"

"It was you who woke me up earlier." Shen Li looked at Xiaohe who was still crying and said, "She just has a child's temper. She wants revenge when her feelings are betrayed, but she hasn't really been cruel to that person." Even in that underground room, she blocked the exit with a thought.

If she wanted to kill King Rui, she could do it directly then.

Shen Li sighed, "She hid at home when she was injured. If there weren't so many evil spirits in the yard, she would have hidden herself without even knocking over a brick. Such a brat with a bad temper must be beaten. But if she didn't come out, I would have to kill her. Cut the grass at its roots."

Xingyun laughed and sighed, "Anyway, it has to be subdued by force."

Shen Li patted her shoulder after letting Xiao He cry sadly for a while, and said, "I sympathize with you, but it's useless to cry now. Prince Rui's Mansion is not a place you can stay any longer. Go, and I'll tell Prince Rui that I have killed you, and he can't do anything to me."

Xiao He slowly stopped crying and shook her head .She shook her head: "I don't... Until now, I still don't believe it..."

She squatted on the ground with powerlessness, "The person who is so good to me, actually... only treats me as a medicinal ingredient. For him, seeing me is seeing the hope of her survival... I am just a substitute. Not even a substitute."

Shen Li was silent, not knowing how to comfort her, Xingyun suddenly said: "Well, that's right, you are just a medicinal ingredient. As far as I can see, there is no gap between them for you to insert."

He said this lightly, Shen Li glanced at him sideways, and saw that his mouth spit out another unpleasant sentence... "Even broilers are trying to survive, let alone you, a smart monster, so in order not to be stewed, hurry up and leave." What do you mean by mentioning broilers at this time!

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