The Demon Concubine of God

The 459th Prince, she has grand ambitions.

Tong Ming was originally stationed in the palace, while the other immortals had already retreated to the deep mountains. However, he was under the control of Emperor Shizong and could not leave unscathed. Moreover, he had not yet retrieved the mountain spirits and monsters he had released into the capital. When he released them, he had the intention of being able to retrieve them as soon as possible. Who knew that these things would be so cunning and able to hide? Not only that, during the process of capturing these things, he discovered that the more he captured, the more there were. It turned out that other people with ulterior motives had taken the opportunity to enter and released evil cultivators and rogue cultivators into the human world to cause trouble.

The thought of Shen Wen, that little girl, suddenly appearing and cornering him in the dilapidated temple brought a smile to his face. He searched for his target all over the capital every day, not even knowing where he would end up, while Shen Wen, this mortal girl, had managed to corner him in that dilapidated temple.

This little girl was efficient and decisive. Standing at the door with her arms crossed, she said, "I've come to you because I need your help. You can't refuse this request. I remember you once said that you really wanted to keep me safe."

Tong Ming didn't want to admit it, but he couldn't get past this mental hurdle. Back then, when this girl was tricked into entering the palace for the first time, the two of them rode in the same sedan chair. Her tone was full of reproach and complaints about them, these big shots who were gods, for not helping her when she was in danger during all these years of her growth.

Tong Ming smiled helplessly and said, "Little girl, tell me, what problem have you encountered this time?"

Shen Wen said, "It's not a big problem. It's just because of you... and your group of immortals from the West Palace that you've made this world so chaotic and trapped me by the side of that little emperor in the deep palace."

Tong Ming knew a little about this matter. He had gone to the palace to catch monsters and accidentally learned that Shen Wen was actually accompanying the young emperor. Because of the absurd agreement he had made with the young emperor, he was furious and wanted to confront the young emperor. They had agreed that Shen Wen should not be confined in the deep palace, but the young emperor was breaking his promise. He wondered how such a despicable emperor could be born into such a vast royal family.

However, he ultimately did not appear before the young emperor. He, a celestial being who had cultivated for hundreds of years, was no less skilled than Chunyu Lihe in understanding the subtle mysteries of the palace. He also saw the difference in the young emperor. Because of Emperor Shizong's schemes, the young emperor was corrupted by demonic energy, and his mind was torn between good and evil. With the interference of external factors, his temperament could change drastically at any time. If he were completely controlled by demonic energy, it would not be terrible if the young emperor did bad things, but the entire Great Jue Kingdom would be plunged into chaos and suffering because of him.

Tong Ming sighed helplessly, "Little girl, tell me, how can I help you?"

Shen Wen said, "I'll make a few fake ones and place them by the young emperor's side when necessary. I have important things to do now and can't stay by the young emperor's side all the time."

Tong Ming asked, "Important matter? Then tell me what important matter is?"

Shen Wen pointed at him defiantly and said, "You do what I'm supposed to do by the little emperor's side, and I'll go to various parts of the capital to do what you're supposed to do."

Tong Ming smiled slightly with interest and said, "Little girl, don't be so arrogant. Do you know that I still haven't caught all the monsters I released, let alone the filthy things released by other scheming forces? They're even harder to catch. Are you sure you, a mere mortal, can catch them?"

Shen Wen raised an eyebrow and said, "We'll know once we try."

Tong Ming knew that this girl was a soul from another world with extraordinary opportunities, and that she was also a girl with an unusual will, which is why he agreed to her conditions.

Just as Tong Ming believed, Shen Wen actually worked. Tong Ming, who was in the palace, used his divine soul to investigate outside and found that the monsters and evil spirits were gradually decreasing. Tong Ming withdrew his divine sense and nodded with satisfaction, but a trace of worry appeared on his face. He knew all too well that this was all orchestrated by Shen Wen behind the scenes, and it would consume a lot of the little girl's spiritual energy.

Meanwhile, Shen Wen, who was at Prince Rui's residence, had been sleeping soundly for half the day. Even as night fell, the maidservant who served her repeatedly invited her to dinner, but was unable to wake her up.

The young maids stood guard at the door, whispering and trembling, unsure of what to do. Just then, they heard footsteps approaching behind them. When they turned around, they saw that it was none other than Prince Rui, the true master of the manor. The maids were so frightened that their legs went weak and they all knelt on the ground.

They knelt upright on the ground, waiting for their master to tell them to get up, but their knees ached from waiting and their master still hadn't told them to get up. One of the maids mustered up her courage and timidly looked up at Prince Rui, only to see that their prince was staring blankly at the doorway, seemingly lost in thought.

Prince Rui watched for a while, then ignored the servants scattered on the ground, walked up the steps, opened the door, and went inside alone.

Seeing that Prince Rui had closed the door, the maids breathed a sigh of relief. They all stood up and did not dare to disperse, obediently standing in place to await orders.

Prince Rui walked step by step to Shen Wen's bed. He sat down beside Shen Wen and stared intently at the woman on the bed, his eyes fixed on her as if he could never get enough of looking at her.

I thought that such a situation and atmosphere should be the beginning of a romantic story, just like in the storybooks.

But this Prince Rui, who had been incompetent for so long, suddenly turned cold and ruthless with his dim eyes, which reflected the turmoil in his heart like a projection screen.

Before this, he was in his dormitory, intimately entwined with another girl, Miss Shen, who looked exactly like this woman. Suddenly, a strange light flashed, and just as Prince Rui sensed danger, he saw a fairy in white standing before him.

When Prince Rui first saw this fairy, he was overwhelmed by her divine aura and stammered, "Who exactly are you?"

The female immortal said, "Your Highness is too kind. My surname is Yuchi and my given name is Lian."

When Prince Rui heard the name, the identity that seemed to be on the tip of his tongue suddenly vanished, and he couldn't recall it no matter how hard he tried. His mind raced for a while before he finally remembered who this Yuchi Lian was. He held up a trembling finger and said, "You! You? How did you get here?"

An instinctive sense of crisis made him subconsciously reach for the large garnet ring on his hand, because the ring contained the Soul Fire.

But as soon as he touched the gemstone ring, his fingers became completely immobile.

Yu Chi Lian looked at him with amusement, then leaned forward to examine the garnet ring more closely.

Yu Chi Lian chuckled, "It's truly ingenious! Who would have thought that such a massive amount of soul fire, capable of mobilizing an army of blood talismans, would be hidden in this tiny ring?"

Prince Rui was utterly terrified in an instant. The abilities of the person before him were truly terrifying, perfectly matching the legendary descriptions he had heard of.

Seeing how terrified he was, Yu Chi Lian smiled and said easily, "Your Highness, don't be so nervous. I'm not here to take your life; on the contrary, I'm here to save you."

She pointed to the woman on the bed and said to Prince Rui, "If Your Highness doesn't believe me, just look at that woman."

Prince Rui was sitting at the head of the bed, and the woman he had been intimate with was behind him. He subconsciously turned around to look, and at that moment, he was able to move his body again.

Prince Rui turned to look at his "beloved," and in the blink of an eye, a strange phenomenon occurred. What was originally a charming woman suddenly shrank and deformed, and her entire body underwent a fundamental change. She... she turned into a withered tree branch.

Prince Rui was utterly astonished.

"What? How is this possible? Why is this happening?"

When Prince Rui thought of the beautiful woman he had been intimately entwined with for so many days, who turned out to be nothing but a block of wood, his wonderful fantasy suddenly turned into a nightmare.

Prince Rui moved his entire body backward, and even after rolling off the bed, he didn't seem to notice, his body trembling uncontrollably, covered in a layer of cold sweat.

At this moment, Yuchi Lian said, "Why does Your Highness react so strongly? Wasn't it wonderful when you were entangled with this spirit? In fact, Your Highness doesn't need to feel that you were harmed by that spirit. Your Highness has forgotten that you are cultivating the path of dual cultivation to become an immortal. That spirit's cultivation is not as profound as Your Highness's. On the contrary, Your Highness absorbed its essence."

Prince Rui calmed down after hearing her say that.

Prince Rui slowly regained his composure. He had countless questions in his mind, but the most pressing one was whether Shen Wen, whom he had brought back from the young emperor's palace, was the real person.

Yu Chi Lian seemed to be able to see through his thoughts. She said, "Actually, the real person has always been by Your Highness's side! If Your Highness doesn't believe it, go to the courtyard where she is currently living. She is sleeping in the room right now. Your Highness can verify whether she is real or not."

Prince Rui looked at Yuchi Lian in disbelief, not understanding why the real one was willing to stay in Prince Rui's mansion instead of running away.

Yu Chi Lian said, "Because she has ulterior motives for keeping you by the Prince's side. Shouldn't the Prince consider what she's after?"

Prince Rui said quietly, "For the sake of the military power I hold."

Yu Chi Lian nodded with a look of satisfaction and said, "This woman is not some plaything in the inner quarters that can be controlled at will. On the contrary, she has much bigger ambitions. Your Highness, do you know that besides using evil spirits to seduce you, she has also been busy with other things. Your nephew, the emperor in the palace, is also under her spell! After hearing all this, can you still tolerate it? With your military power and blood talisman, and with the young emperor in her grasp on his supreme position, this vast empire will soon be hers. To put it bluntly, I'm afraid that once she achieves her goal, it will be the day Your Highness shines brightly."

With each word Yu Chi Lian uttered, she kept her eyes fixed on Prince Rui's face. Watching the anger gradually rise in his eyes, and seeing him leap up from his seated position on the bed, Yu Chi Lian knew that her scheme had succeeded.

Filled with rage, Prince Rui hurriedly left his bedroom.

When he saw the real Shen Wen, just as Yu Chi Lian had said, she was sleeping in the room, and all the maids and servants in the mansion had already bypassed him and were treating her as the mistress of the mansion.

Prince Rui sat by Shen Wen's bedside, gazing at Shen Wen's peacefully sleeping face, his mind racing with a thousand thoughts.

In this quiet and elegant room, for a fleeting moment, Prince Rui seemed to see the beautiful dream he had once fantasized about.

Time ticked by in his blissful state, when suddenly a voice, like a demonic whisper or a warning bell, pounded in his heart. He clearly heard Yu Chi Lian say in his ear, "What is Your Highness hesitating about? This woman is ambitious and not someone Your Highness can control. She will not be of any use to Your Highness's path to immortality like Consort Xianrou. If Your Highness does not kill her now, she will escape and turn around to kill you."