A head of red hair flew wildly behind her, and a long fox tail swished behind her…
Crimson eyes reappeared.
Unlike before, there was a black lotus imprint on Gu Qianying’s brow.
A powerful, evil aura swirled around her, like black mist.
She emerged from the barrier.
The human-faced bats with extremely strong attacking power circling in the sky, the invisible evil spirits around, the few remaining Xuan King corpses, and the remaining nine-headed snakes.
These strange creatures stopped their attacks on Du Chun and the others, as if their souls were being summoned.
They turned and looked at Gu Qianying in unison.
Several Xuan King corpses knelt before Gu Qianying.
Several nine-headed snakes prostrated themselves at Gu Qianying’s feet.
The human-faced bats circling in the sky flew in an orderly fashion above her head, without any aggressive intent.
Several Yin spirits also formed a horizontal line, revealing their true forms, with their uneven limbs and twisted faces, all kneeling at Gu Qianying’s feet.
These strange creatures spoke in unison, “We pay homage to the Demon Empress, long live the Demon Empress, long live, long live, long live!”
Du Chun, the Sixth Prince Nangong Li, Luolayata, Meng Yi, and Lu Zhu were all stunned.
“What? Demon Empress? What is that?”
The Sixth Prince Nangong Li’s jaw almost dropped.
Du Chun’s gaze remained fixed on Gu Qianying.
She was dressed in red, with red hair, a red fox tail, and her pupils had turned from red to purple. This appearance was far from ordinary.
Yet, he had never imagined that Gu Qianying was the Demon Empress.
Recalling his gaze, Du Chun lowered the long sword in his hand.
No matter who Gu Qianying was, he believed that their friendship would not change due to a change in identity.
Beside them, Nangong Mo, who was frozen in place, had a hint of reluctance and deep sorrow in his clear, cold eyes.
Girl! You still chose this path.
His hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched into fists.
It was his fault for being so useless! He failed to help her control her inner demons, allowing her other self to occupy her original consciousness.
His clenched fists slowly relaxed.
Nangong Mo walked forward.
No, he couldn’t let her inner demons control her original consciousness.
“Girl, you…”
He opened his arms to her.
However, Gu Qianying, who was walking towards Nangong Mo, did not spare him a glance with her icy gaze.
The words she was about to speak abruptly stopped as she brushed past him.
The hem of her red dress, fluttering without wind, gently grazed Nangong Mo’s palm, like the wind, making him want to grasp it but unable to.
In the ancient tomb, in the hall, there was a grand tutor chair.
Gu Qianying walked over and sat down.
Her red robes spread out, exuding a powerful aura.
The strange creatures turned and knelt in unison, their movements synchronized.
The words “Long live the Demon Empress” grew louder with each utterance.
At the same time.
On Demon Mountain, in the grand hall.
The Evil Emperor sat at the top in a black robe.
On the left, Saint Lord Bai wore a white robe.
On the right, Princess Qiu Ling of the Demon Realm wore a pink dress, with a maid attending her.
To her right, Ouyang Qinglin wore a crimson python robe and held a wine cup.
In the center of the hall, a large spiritual pearl spun in mid-air, surrounded by white mist.
The image within the spiritual pearl showed a woman in red sitting on a grand tutor chair, with a fox tail exposed.
The black lotus imprint between the woman’s brows was very clear.
Below, various strange creatures knelt in unison.
They chanted slogans of “Long live the Evil Empress.”
This scene made the Evil Emperor laugh.
“Hahaha, I said long ago that your disciple is a talent worth nurturing. Look, the seeds you planted in her have finally bloomed! Saint Lord Bai, today, this scene calls for a good celebration. Come, have a drink with me!”
The Evil Emperor raised his wine cup.
Old Man Bai watched the scene in the spiritual pearl, his sharp eyes filled with the satisfaction of a hunter catching prey, mingled with a sense of victory in controlling the world.
“It was not in vain that we cooperated to alter her destiny, to let her be reborn, unlike her cowardly and incompetent past life. My good disciple is my most proud ‘creation’ in this life, and she is the only bargaining chip for us to control the unification of the six realms. Next, it depends on how she severs her emotions and becomes stronger!”
Old Man Bai drank the wine in his cup. As he put down the cup, he turned to look at Ouyang Qinglin.
“It’s just… your precious daughter’s husband, I don’t know if he’s truly surrendered or is merely pretending. Evil Emperor, our plan cannot be ruined by these useless wretches!”
Old Man Bai’s words carried hidden meaning.
“Oh… indeed.”
The Evil Emperor also looked at Ouyang Qinglin.
He fiddled with the skull in his hand, his fingers leaving imprints on it.
Ouyang Qinglin’s hand holding the wine cup tightened abruptly, causing the wine to slosh. He remained silent, his evil eyes fixed on the woman in red in the spiritual pearl, refusing to move.
He was shocked beyond measure.
Demon Empress?
Could Qianying be the Demon Empress?
Then what was her relationship with the Evil Emperor?
And what exactly were Old Man Bai and the Evil Emperor planning?
In this plan, what would they do to Gu Qianying?
Would she become the murderous demoness they spoke of? Or something else?
And what secrets did Gu Qianying still hold?
What did it mean to be reborn? What was a past life? Had she died once?
Too many questions without answers in his heart.
As the Evil Emperor and Old Man Bai looked at Ouyang Qinglin, Princess Qiu Ling of the Demon Realm moved forward, blocking their line of sight.
She puffed out her cheeks, her eyes wide, and said fiercely, “What are you looking at? This princess’s husband loves this princess very much, he will not betray me. Father Emperor, Uncle Bai, I don’t care what your purpose is, nor what the Demon Empress in this picture has to do with you, but… I will not allow you to harm my husband. If you touch a single hair on his head, this princess will cry herself to death in front of you! You will regret it, humph!”
Saying this, Princess Qiu Ling of the Demon Realm turned her face away, as if angry.
Old Man Bai stroked his beard and smiled without speaking, glancing at the Evil Emperor.
The Evil Emperor also laughed, “My dear daughter, why would your father Emperor harm the man you like? As long as you are happy, that’s all that matters. It’s just… your father Emperor feels that the person he likes does not seem to be you. Believe me, look behind you.”
Qiu Ling frowned and followed the Evil Emperor’s gaze to look back.
Seeing Ouyang Qinglin’s eyes fixed on the woman in the spiritual pearl, she quickly asked, “Qinglin, do you know that woman?”
She admitted that the woman in the picture was very beautiful, so beautiful that she felt a pang of jealousy.
His train of thought interrupted, Ouyang Qinglin withdrew his gaze, skillfully concealing his inner turmoil.
“No.”
After uttering three cold words, he turned to Qiu Ling, took her hand, and said in a feigned gentle voice, “Other women have nothing to do with me. My eyes are only on you, Ling’er.”
As he said this, Ouyang Qinglin’s peripheral vision swept past Qiu Ling towards the Evil Emperor and Old Man Bai.
He knew that the Evil Emperor and Old Man Bai would not believe his words.
But it didn’t matter, as long as the Demon Princess in front of him believed.
The Evil Emperor doted on his daughter, Princess Qiu Ling, this was something he clearly saw.
“Qinglin, you are so good to me.”
Qiu Ling nestled happily in Ouyang Qinglin’s arms.
Hearing Ouyang Qinglin’s words made her feel like the happiest woman in the world.
“Seeing you so affectionate makes me very happy. Today, firstly, to celebrate that my princess has found her destined husband and married him, and secondly, for the birth of the Demon Empress, let us all raise a toast together.”
A maid with cat ears beside him refilled the wine.
The Evil Emperor raised his cup.
Saint Lord Bai and the others raised their cups.
“Oh, and one more thing. Of the two subordinates Saint Lord Bai sent me, one of them is very unsatisfactory to use, and he has made repeated mistakes. I dislike him greatly. In our Demon Realm, there is only one fate for the incompetent. Today, I am in a good mood, so I will hand over the right to punish him to Prince Consort Ouyang. Guards, bring this person here.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
A sharp dagger imbued with demonic power appeared out of thin air and landed in front of Ouyang Qinglin.
At the same moment, two men with deer antlers, binding a man covered in wounds, walked in.
The two subordinates threw the man to the ground and stood beside him.
The man, covered in wounds, had a vacant gaze. He knelt on the ground, silent and unmoving.
“Prince Consort Ouyang, go ahead and kill this person for me!”
The Evil Emperor smiled and looked at Ouyang Qinglin.
Ouyang Qinglin looked up and his pupils contracted as he recognized the man kneeling on the ground. His back stiffened abruptly.
Bai Qi?
The guard by Nangong Mo’s side!