Chapter 423: Chapter 284: Beauty and White Bones
For Demon Beasts, Mages, Martial Artists, and Summoners on Wuji Continent all eagerly seek them out.
This had led to the massive Demon Beast massacre years ago, eventually causing the emergence of the Dutian Beast Blood Cloud Realm.
For different individuals, the Demon Beasts hold varying levels of value.
For Mages, the bones and soul stones of Demon Beasts are their most important Magic Tools.
For Martial Artists, the blood of Demon Beasts is essential for strengthening their bodies and breaking through their Martial Realm.
And for Summoners, owning a Holy Beast-Level, or even a Divine Beast-Level Demon Beast, is a dream-like existence.
Yun Sheng once thought about contracting with Suan Ni, but when she felt the imposing pressure of the powerful Demon Beast, she knew very well, even with the Summoning Demon Hand in hand, it was impossible to contract a Divine Beast.
But the Dark Crown Prince Dugu Xiu had fused with the blood of a Divine Beast.
This gave him unprecedented physical strength; his Beast Blood going Berserk locally, he could punch through the chest of a Martial Saint with one fist.
"What happened after that, as you have seen. This matter can only be let go; since it was agreed to be a competition, Emperor Zhou will not hold the Dark Crown Prince accountable afterward," Ye Beiming finished speaking, and Yun Sheng silently did not utter a word, yet in the bottom of her eyes, a flame of anger was kindled.
"Just let it go like this? If it weren’t for my family’s medical... acupuncture technique, General Yun would certainly have died!" Yun Sheng thought of Yun Bahe’s withered face, a Great Zhou Martial Saint humiliated by a foreign Crown Prince, and Emperor Zhou, as the Emperor of Great Zhou, settled it with the premise of a competition?
Such is the Emperor they serve, standing as an Emperor who can’t stand up for his own servants, despite the Yun Residence’s undivided loyalty toward him.
Yun Sheng was indignant, and just at that time Yun Canglang came to her, seeing that the uncle and niece had something to discuss, Ye Beiming excused himself first.
The incident that occurred in Dazhou Imperial Palace seemed to have settled down, but in reality, a new undercurrent was surging rapidly, and at the heart of it was Yun Sheng, who accidentally revealed her remarkable acupuncture technique.
In the Post Qin Embassy, Dark Crown Prince Dugu Xiu was changing his clothes with the help of a Maid.
Though he did not kill Yun Bahe directly, the Dark Crown Prince seemed to be in quite a good mood.
"Congratulations, Dark Crown Prince, I didn’t expect you to have fused with the blood of a Divine Beast," Xuan Wuji buttered up to Dugu Xiu after leaving Dazhou Imperial Palace.
The Dark Crown Prince seemed somewhat distracted and did not take Xuan Wuji’s flattery to heart at all.
Today’s banquet was originally just a means for him to secretly manipulate the relationship between Post Qin and Great Zhou, unexpectedly ending with the Dark Crown Prince grievously wounding Yun Bahe.
Pity that in the end it was a shoe lost for want of a nail, that old man Yun Bahe still didn’t die.
Remembering this, Xuan Wuji was itching with hatred.
He didn’t understand medical skills, but he knew that Yun Bahe’s survival had a lot to do with that girl called Yun Sheng.
He had some memory of that girl.
The last time on the west side of Great Zhou, it was that girl who messed up his plans.
"Dark Crown Prince, it really was a missed opportunity. It’s all that girl’s fault. I don’t know what evil method she used, but she actually managed to cure Yun Bahe. But rest assured, even if he is treated, it’s only temporary. The poison from the Demon Beast Amniotic Fluid is not something ordinary antidotes can cure, and that little girl almost lost her life trying to save Yun Bahe. Keeping her alive will eventually be a disaster. We might as well find someone to kill her first," Xuan Wuji continued to instigate the Dark Crown Prince.
Little did he know, the Dark Crown Prince, upon hearing his words, felt not joy but displeasure instead.
Just now inside the Imperial Palace, Yun Sheng vomited blood, his pale face deathly ashy, causing the Dark Crown Prince’s heart to clench uncomfortably.
He didn’t understand where this feeling came from.
That little girl, even if she were to be tortured, it should only be by his own hand.
The Dark Crown Prince thought of Emperor Beiming of Dazhou and Xia Wenxu of the Magic Temple’s anxious expressions at that time, and his heart grew even more uneasy.
His face turned gloomy as he listened to Xuan Wuji’s incessant chatter, which was particularly irritating.
"Young City Lord, I think our cooperation will end here, as I shall soon leave Yujing. Please feel free to do as you wish," the Dark Crown Prince did not have much fondness for someone like Xuan Wuji.
He knew, more or less, about Xuan Wuji’s grudge with the Yun Residence, and the Dark Crown Prince always disliked being used by others; he had no intention of being Xuan Wuji’s shield indefinitely.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Wuji’s face changed.
Blood Hand Ditch had been bloodbathed, and he had no capable guards by his side.
During his time in the Imperial Palace, Xuan Wuji clearly remembered the ferocious look Yun Canglang gave him.
After all, Yujing was Yun Canglang’s territory; without the protection of the Dark Crown Prince, he would certainly be targeted.
Although he was the Young City Lord of Hong City, he was ultimately not comparable to a Crown Prince of a country, and Great Zhou City would not take action to help him.
The Dark Crown Prince waved his hand, ordering people to drive Xuan Wuji out.
Xuan Wuji left in a fury, but he didn’t dare to offend the Dark Crown Prince and had no choice but to pack up his belongings and flee towards the outskirts of the city.
"Crown Prince, Miss Chen Lianlian requests an audience," not long after Xuan Wuji left, a guard from the embassy reported.
"Chen Lianlian, you finally come to seek me out," the Dark Crown Prince saw Chen Lianlian taking the initiative to visit, his face full of mockery.
"My apologies, Crown Prince. Lianlian dare not do it again, please grant me the medicine," Chen Lianlian anxiously covered her face, on her porcelain-like skin appeared rows of red marks.
Her face had once been scarred by the poison of the Water Arrow Wing Fish, which was cured by the Dark Crown Prince’s order.
She was cunning, pretending to agree to the Dark Crown Prince to be a secret spy for Post Qin, allowing him to send her back to Dazhou unharmed.
As soon as she returned to Dazhou, she immediately broke off contact with the Dark Crown Prince.
Little did she know that the Dark Crown Prince was even more cunning and ruthless than she was.
Chen Lianlian discovered earlier today that her face felt itchy and with an absent scratch, a mark appeared.
The mark became itchier the more she scratched, giving her the feeling as though she would tear her face apart and dig into her bones.
"The poison from the Water Arrow Wing Fish on your body has healed, but your face has been afflicted with another poison, called maggot poison. This poison is a small insect that specifically consumes human flesh. Without my antidote, it will slowly eat away your skin and eventually break through the surface. First, it will be your face, then your body. In less than three months, your beauty that captivated the Crown Prince of Dazhou will turn into a skeleton," the Dark Crown Prince spoke in a low voice, magnetic yet chilling to Chen Lianlian’s ears like a piercing cold wind.
Her beautiful eyes were wide with terror, shrinking back, no longer daring to defy the Dark Crown Prince.
She couldn’t bear the thought of her body crawling with maggots, turning into a skeleton.