vstars Chapter 96 Don't Blame Me for Really Cuckolding You
Chapter 96 Don't Blame Me for Really Cuckolding You
[You follow Chen Feng and his group deep into the Crimson Bear's lair. The cave is deep and secluded, with only a few low-level demons blocking your path, which you easily dispatch.]
The process went more smoothly than expected; the "Heavenly Snow Lotus," translucent and exuding a cool fragrance, was quickly harvested.
The double-crossing you were hoping for didn't happen, and seeing the genuine gratitude in Chen Feng and the others' eyes, you felt a strange sense of disappointment.
[Leaving the lair, Chen Feng solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute to you and said:]
"Fellow Daoist, to be honest, we have all suffered internal injuries in this battle, and our magical power is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. We fear we may encounter unexpected events on the way, so we earnestly request your escort. Upon reaching the Fourth Prince's residence, we will be richly rewarded!"
After this incident, you've determined that Chen Feng is a straightforward person who clearly distinguishes between right and wrong. Since you're already here, you simply agree.
You must go to the Zhao family no matter what. You can also take this opportunity to investigate the Crown Prince's background in the capital.
Chen Feng was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately summoned a magnificent snow eagle with a wingspan of three zhang from his spirit beast pouch. This eagle actually possessed the fifth level of Qi Refining cultivation, its feathers were as white as snow, and its eyes were sharp.
The six people rode on the back of the eagle. The snow eagle let out a long cry and soared into the sky, riding the wind at an extremely fast speed. In less than a day, the majestic and magnificent outline of the Xuan Kingdom's imperial city came into view.
You can't help but think to yourself: having a good mount truly saves time and effort.
[Upon entering the city, you proceeded directly to the Fourth Prince's residence in the west of the city. Chen Feng, as promised, immediately presented you with twenty spirit stones brimming with spiritual energy as a reward, which you readily accepted.]
After saying goodbye to Chen Feng and the others, you pondered for a moment and decided to head to the headquarters of Tingyu Pavilion in the Imperial City.
Firstly, it allows me to submit the Crimson Bear mission and advance my assassin rank; secondly, this is undoubtedly the best place to gather intelligence on the Crown Prince.
The headquarters of Tingyu Pavilion in the imperial city is located at the end of an inconspicuous alley. Its exterior is simple and unadorned, but its interior is a completely different world, far more magnificent and solemn than the Xuan Ce City branch.
[You have successfully submitted the quest item, and 1,500 contribution points have been instantly credited to your account. The assassin's token in your hand emits a slight warmth, and a faint, almost imperceptible golden pattern appears along its edge—]
You have officially been promoted to Yellow-level assassin!
[Your total contribution points have reached 1,750. You notice that the structure here is completely different from the branch office, with four or five late-stage Qi Refining leaders handling affairs in the hall.]
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As for the Foundation Establishment stage leader, they are elusive and rarely seen. This suits you perfectly, since your disguise can't fool a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
You approach a stern-faced official, intending to exchange contribution points for information related to the Crown Prince. Knowing your enemy is the key to victory.
The person in charge glanced at you indifferently, remained silent for a moment as if weighing something, then decisively deducted one thousand contribution points from your token and said in a deep voice:
"Three days later, at 5 PM, in the inner courtyard of Yichun Courtyard in the east of the city, room number three (甲字三). The code is 'Full Moon Over the West Tower.'"
[“A thousand contribution points? That’s outrageous!” you curse inwardly, but for the sake of the intelligence, you have no choice but to swallow it.]
After being promoted to Yellow Rank, many more tasks with richer rewards appeared in the task list.
Not wanting to waste these three days of waiting time, you casually accepted two missions to hunt down level eight Qi Refining demonic beasts, just to hone your combat skills.
Facing a demonic beast at the eighth level of Qi Refining alone was far more difficult than imagined. You used all your skills and fought for half a day, sustaining several wounds, before finally managing to kill it.
The 1,500 contribution points I worked so hard to earn were quickly spent, with 500 of them being used to buy various healing pills before I finally felt a little better.
However, this arduous battle also gave you a deeper understanding of the internal energy manipulation techniques of the "Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm".
Three days later, you dragged your weary body to the decadent brothel, Yichun Courtyard, right on time. After exchanging the password, you were led into a rather elegant private room in the inner courtyard.
However, the moment you stepped into the room, you keenly sensed something was amiss—the surrounding space was sealed off by an invisible force, forming an extremely sophisticated isolation array.
You sensed something was wrong, but it was too late to leave.
[The person in charge of the cold noodles emerged from the shadows behind the screen. Behind him, five black-clad cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining silently appeared, trapping you in the room.]
You demanded sharply, "What do you mean by this? I am a Yellow-Rank assassin from the Listening Rain Pavilion, exchanging intelligence according to the rules. Why did you ambush me?!"
The person in charge gave a mocking sneer: "Rules? In the capital, His Highness the Crown Prince's words are the rules! You only have yourself to blame for inquiring about the wrong person."
[It suddenly dawned on you that the person in charge of the Listening Rain Pavilion's headquarters in the imperial city was actually one of Crown Prince Li Xuance's men. You felt utterly betrayed and vowed to thoroughly reform the Listening Rain Pavilion.]
[A great battle erupts instantly! Although you are highly skilled, you have been traveling for days and your injuries have not yet healed. Facing the siege of five well-trained and well-coordinated cultivators of the same level, you are immediately at a disadvantage and are struggling to defend yourself.]
Meanwhile, the prince's advisor stood calmly by, clearly intending to deliver a fatal blow when you were exhausted.
[At the critical moment of life and death, you held nothing back, unleashing the low-grade magic weapon, the Crystallized Resentment.]
In an instant, a chilling wind howled, and ghosts wailed! Countless twisted, vengeful spirits devoured the five Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators, along with the person in charge.
[Using the power of your magical artifact, you instantly turned the tide of battle, killing all six before swiftly escaping the imperial city. You believe that the shattering of such an important person's life tablet must have already alerted the Crown Prince's residence.]
[After escaping twenty miles, the terrifying pressure of the Purple Mansion cultivator descended like the might of heaven. At this moment, all you wanted to do was curse. You clearly hadn't used the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman, so how did this damned Purple Mansion cultivator still manage to show up?]
You were powerless to resist and were immediately taken back to the capital, thrown into the gloomy dungeon of the Crown Prince's residence. On the way back, you learned his identity—another Purple Mansion True Person from the Zhao family.
[The dungeon is dark and damp. You are bound by specially made chains, and all your magical power is completely sealed. After an unknown amount of time, a handsome young man, surrounded by guards, slowly walks in.]
[It is indeed the Crown Prince, Li Xuance!]
He looked down at you, his brows furrowing in confusion as if trying to discern something, before bursting into laughter, a laugh filled with glee and mockery.
"Hahaha... It was you! Truly... I've searched high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly!"
You just think this guy is crazy. For some reason, you feel he and Zhao Mengxi are a perfect match.
Li Xuance stopped laughing, his tone icy: "Anyone who dares to touch my things should be prepared to suffer a fate worse than death. I will show you what it means to wish for death but not be able to!"
However, he didn't know that while the seal they placed could imprison magical power, it couldn't imprison the sharp sword energy originating from the "True Explanation of Sword Dao" within your meridians.
Knowing you couldn't escape unscathed, a fierce glint flashed in your eyes. If you were to die, you'd take him down with you. You immediately used your sword energy to sever the shackles binding you, then pulled out the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman to obliterate him.
You felt an immense sense of exhilaration, but in the next instant, an irresistible force obliterated you.
[You're dead. Rewards are being calculated...]
Li Qingyi, her face contorted, finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth after a long while:
"This crown prince could really sit at the same table as Zhao Mengxi; they're both insane..."
"And what's the leader of the Imperial City Headquarters doing? All the higher-ups have become traitors!"
Li Qingyi was quite annoyed; he still couldn't understand why the Crown Prince wanted to deal with him.
"Could he be a reincarnated person? But that doesn't make sense. If he were reincarnated, he should have come looking for me long ago. Why would he only try to kill me after he sees me?"
"And what did he mean by saying 'I've found you'?"
He had no answers to several of the questions.
Li Qingyi frowned in thought, and an absurd idea popped into her head:
"It couldn't possibly be Zhao Mengxi who told Li Xuance that I was her lover, could it?"
For some reason, Li Qingyi felt that this was very likely, and it seemed exactly like something that crazy woman would do.
In order to force him to comply, they did not hesitate to drag him into a dead end.
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for actually cuckolding you, Li Xuance!"
A hint of ferocity flashed in Li Qingyi's eyes.
He had initially thought that being killed in the first simulation was an accident, but now it seemed that Li Xuance was very likely in a situation of irreconcilable enmity with him.
Since things have already come to this, what good would it do to give in to Zhao Mengxi?
At least it allows me to vent my anger.
Thinking of this, Li Qingyi regretted not agreeing to Zhao Mengxi's request earlier.
"Forget it, that crazy woman definitely won't let this go, she'll come looking for me again."
He forced himself to calm down and paced back and forth in the room, but he just couldn't figure out where Li Xuance's murderous intent came from.
He couldn't help but mutter, "Do you think I can compete with him for the throne?"
He laughed when he said that.
He grew up in a secluded mountain village, and it was Zhou Chuan who took him away from the village.
"After dealing with the Zhao family's affairs, I'll go back and take a look."
He took a deep breath, suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and his gaze became firm again.
If cooperating with the Trinity Force makes completing tasks easier in the simulation, then it should be the same in reality.
He immediately accepted the mission to hunt down the Crimson Bear using his assassin token, and in a flash, he sped off towards the Tianyun Mountains.
"With Chen Feng and his group's help, we can save a lot of effort. We can also easily get those 1,500 contribution points."
Halfway through the journey, the reward screen for this simulation slowly appeared before his eyes...
[Reward 1: Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, after extraction, break through to Qi Refining Level 8.]
Reward 2: Insights and understanding of the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm. After extraction, the proficiency of the Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Palm will increase.
Reward 3: The experience gained from hunting monsters will allow you to anticipate their moves and strategies.
Reward Four: Your corpse after death...
"Huh...it wasn't reduced to ashes..."