Chapter 1293: The Devil's Claw Behind the Scenes
Hearing Yun Che's "overjoyed" greeting, Qianye Ying'er's seductive lips curved slightly upward. "Yun Che, before I met you, I never imagined there would be someone worthy of me chasing you all the way from the Eastern Divine Region to the Tai Chu Divine Realm."
Yun Che immediately put on an expression of "flattered surprise." "I never imagined that the Divine Maiden would be so infatuated with me. Actually, half a month ago, when I rejected your 'condescension to marry me,' it wasn't that I was unwilling, but rather that you are a celestial being descended from heaven, while I am but a mortal of humble birth. In your presence, I can only feel ashamed of my own insignificance, truly not daring to reach above my station."
"Oh? Is that so?" Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes narrowed slightly. "What a pity."
"No, no, not a pity at all." Yun Che quickly replied. "The Divine Maiden is so infatuated that she followed me all the way from the Eastern Divine Region just to catch another glimpse of me. Although I am usually not fond of women, I cannot help but be deeply moved by such sincerity. If I were to disappoint such genuine feelings, that would truly ruin the mood... ah, I mean, that would be far too ungrateful."
Xia Qingyue: "..."
Qianye Ying'er: "..."
Having finished his earnest declaration, Yun Che tried to struggle a bit, then said with a foolish grin, "Um, it's really not very dignified for me to speak to you like this. Would you mind untying me first? With you here, even if I wanted to run, I couldn't possibly get away, right?"
As long as he could barely move, grab Xia Qingyue's hand, and instantly teleport away with the Void Stone.
"Sure."
Qianye Ying'er actually agreed directly. She stepped forward slowly, came to Yun Che's side, and reached her hand toward his chest... but the moment her hand touched his chest, it shot forward instantly and grabbed his neck.
"Ugh..." The words Yun Che was about to speak were forcibly strangled. The hand gripping his neck was as smooth as fine jade, but it was like the most terrifying scythe of death, locked firmly around his throat, lifting him slowly from the ground.
Qianye Ying'er's height was similar to Yun Che's. As she raised her arm, she hoisted him into the air until his feet hung suspended.
"You..." Yun Che's eyes widened. Only a single word managed to escape his throat before he could no longer make any sound.
Qianye Ying'er's gaze was icy cold, her lips full of mockery. "You don't actually think that such clumsy tongue-work was enough to make Tiansha Xingshen so devoted to you, do you?"
Yun Che's pupils contracted sharply.
But his expression remained unchanged as he said in a pained voice, "Tiansha Xingshen... devoted to me? What... are you talking about..."
"Oh... you don't understand?" Qianye Ying'er's hand slowly tightened, causing Yun Che's throat bones to twist violently. "Then tell me, who gave you the Evil God's divine power?"
This time, Yun Che's heart was utterly shocked.
The Evil God's inheritance, the greatest secret about him... how does she know!?
And it seems she even knows about his relationship with Mo Li!
"What... are you... saying... I don't understand... a single word..." His voice became even more hoarse.
"Your tongue may be clumsy, but your mouth is hard as iron." The curve of Qianye Ying'er's lips grew even more mocking. "But you don't need to admit it. Whether you admit it or not makes no difference to me."
At this moment, her hand slowly released. Yun Che collapsed to the ground like a pile of mud, still unable to move a single muscle, only occasionally twitching.
"I really... don't know... what you're talking about!" Yun Che gasped for breath, his heart sinking further and further.
He was finally beginning to realize what Qianye Ying'er intended to do, but he simply couldn't understand how she knew these things...
"Do you know why Tiansha Xingshen was able to obtain the Evil God's inheritance back then?" Qianye Ying'er suddenly spoke coldly.
Yun Che: "..."
"Twelve years ago, I happened to learn a piece of news: the Nanming Divine Realm in the Southern Divine Region had discovered the ruins of the Evil God, which would likely contain the inheritance or supreme treasures left behind by the Evil God." Qianye Ying'er recounted indifferently. "So, using a special method, I passed this information to Tiansha Xingshen."
The discovery of the ruins of a Creation God—such a shocking find would certainly be a major secret that must never be leaked. And yet Qianye Ying'er, who was not in the Southern Divine Region, knew about it...
Nanming...
Yun Che suddenly remembered where he had heard that name before...
Nanming Shendi, one of the Four Divine Emperors of the Southern Divine Region... no, the foremost among them!
He had heard that name when Fantian Shen Di publicly announced that he would marry Qianye Ying'er to Yun Che. And that Nanming Shendi was extremely infatuated with Qianye Ying'er, coming to the Eastern Divine Region almost every time just for her. This was practically common knowledge throughout the entire God Realm.
He was the one who told Qianye Ying'er!?
"Do you know why I told this to Tiansha Xingshen?"
"You... wanted... to ambush her?" Yun Che gritted his teeth silently.
"At least you're not that stupid." Qianye Ying'er let out a cold, emotionless laugh. "After Tianlangxing Shen Xi Su died, your Tiansha Xingshen dreamed of killing me. Among the people in this world who can make me wary, Tiansha Xingshen is indeed one. Since she wanted to kill me so badly, I simply had to make her disappear from this world."
"Do you think that someone who desperately craves power to kill me could resist the temptation of a 'Creation God's legacy'?"
Yun Che: "..."
"No, of course she couldn't resist. She hid it from everyone and went alone to the Southern Divine Region. Unfortunately, she didn't know that the Evil God's ruins had already been thoroughly searched by the people of the Nanming Realm, and nothing was found. What awaited Tiansha Xingshen was only the 'Demon Poison' bearing the name of 'God-Slayer.'"
The Godslayer Desolation Poison!
"Grr... grr..." Yun Che's teeth were about to crack, blood seeping from between them.
It was only today that he finally understood that Mo Li's ambush back then was all because of Qianye Ying'er!
If it hadn't been for meeting Yun Che, Mo Li would have died twelve years ago.
No wonder Mo Li occasionally showed uncontrollable hatred and resentment when mentioning those four words: "that woman."
"However, what I didn't expect—and what the Nanming Realm never expected—was that in the Evil God's ruins, which everyone thought was empty, Tiansha Xingshen actually found something like a drop of blood. And when that thing appeared, its aura was incredibly astonishing... Truly worthy of Tiansha Xingshen, her spiritual sense was so powerful that she thoroughly shamed the entire Nanming Realm. But at the same time, she also fell victim to the Demon Poison specially prepared for her."
"If she had visited openly, it would have been one thing. But sneaking into another domain, taking its Divine Relic—this is a major taboo between divine regions. Even a Star God can be justifiably killed. The Nanming Realm chased Tiansha Xingshen across most of the Southern Divine Region, yet in the end, she still managed to escape back to the Eastern Divine Region... It seems the so-called number one king realm of the Southern Divine Region is nothing but a bunch of trash."
"'Justifiably killed'? No one would be willing to offend a king realm!" Yun Che ground his teeth, his chest nearly exploding with rage. "It was your order! Nanming Shendi did it all just to please you! It's all because of you!"
"Oh? What's wrong with that?" Qianye Ying'er's lips twitched slightly, her tone almost pitying. "You men—aren't you all this despicable?"
"You!" Yun Che's heart was filled with fury, but his body couldn't move an inch. He gritted his teeth over and over, forcing himself to calm down... He couldn't fall here, especially not at the hands of Qianye Ying'er. Absolutely not!
"I heard that Tiansha Xingshen survived by abandoning her body... So that means you were her soul vessel at that time?" Qianye Ying'er gave a disdainful snort. "Chased across most of the Southern Divine Region, and her soul still wasn't eroded. It seems the so-called Godslayer Demon Poison is nothing special. The number one Divine Emperor of the Southern Divine Region—his greatest talent must be boasting!"
"..." Yun Che glared in silence. Back then, the Godslayer Desolation Poison had not only eroded Mo Li's soul but was an extremely terrifying "complete erosion." If she hadn't met Yun Che, Mo Li would have died ten times over.
"After escaping back to the Eastern Divine Region, Tiansha Xingshen didn't return to the Star God Realm but instead went to a lower realm. That's quite intriguing, isn't it?" She looked at Yun Che and said softly, "You can tell me the answer to this question, can't you?"
"I'll say it again: I have no idea what you're talking about. Not a single word!" Yun Che's gaze was firm, refusing to admit anything. "I don't know anything about the 'Evil God's inheritance.' Besides, if Tiansha Xingshen really got something like that, why would she use it on herself instead of giving it to a mortal from the lower realms like me?"
"Well said." Qianye Ying'er seemed to be smiling. She reached out, grabbed Yun Che by the neck, and lifted his upper body. "That just happens to be the question that puzzles me the most."
"..." His throat was locked again, and Yun Che couldn't breathe, much less speak.
"Besides the power of the Evil God, there are many other things about you that interest me. For example, where did your Dragon Soul come from?" Qianye Ying'er's face slowly drew closer, and Yun Che could almost feel her cold, ruthless breath. "And I believe that besides these, you must have other secrets that I don't know about... I hope you don't disappoint me too much."
As her voice fell, her other hand extended and pressed against Yun Che's crown.
This move made Xia Qingyue's beautiful eyes contract. "Stop!"
Qianye Ying'er's action was clearly a forced soul search!
Qianye Ying'er glanced sideways at Xia Qingyue.
"Stop immediately... If you dare to harm him, the Moon God Realm will never let you off!" Xia Qingyue's gaze was icy, her words bitingly cold.
"The Moon God Realm? Hah..." Qianye Ying'er sneered coldly. "Xia Qingyue, you made the Moon God Realm lose all face, turning Yue Wuyai into the biggest laughingstock in the world. Right now, you're probably the one the Moon God Realm wants dead the most, aren't you?"
Xia Qingyue: "..."
"If I kill you and Yun Che, the Moon God Realm might even be grateful to me... Don't you think?" Qianye Ying'er's tone shifted slightly, each word dripping with mockery. "Not to mention that you're a sinner of the Moon God Realm. Even if you had become the Divine Empress of the Moon God Realm, what difference would it make?"
"Back then, Yue Wugou's incident was my doing. After Yue Wuyai found out, he didn't even dare to fart, let alone pretend he didn't know anything. If I kill you today, what do you think he will do?"
"..." Yun Che's pupils suddenly dilated.
"..." Xia Qingyue froze there. Then, a storm erupted in her gaze, and her body began to tremble violently. "It... was... you... The one who harmed my mother back then... it was you!!"
"Oh?" Xia Qingyue's reaction made Qianye Ying'er narrow her eyes slightly. Two faintly golden beams of light swept over Xia Qingyue's body once more. Then she smiled lightly. "So that's it. You are Yue Wugou's daughter!"
"No wonder you possess both the 'Glazed Heart' and the 'Exquisite Body.' You are the descendant of the 'Wugou Divine Body'!"