"What a perceptive fellow."
Just as Sol had called Qin Shilei lacking in perception, Qin Shilei found the other man to be quite perceptive.
"How did you summon the deity called Sol just now?" Qin Shilei asked the two of them.
"We are believers who worship Sol. By chance, we suddenly felt a spiritual connection with him and obtained a summoning incantation and a summoning formation. With these, we could attempt to summon him," the middle-aged man replied truthfully.
"How much do you know about Sol?" Qin Shilei asked again.
"Sol is the supreme deity. One day, he will lead us into the divine kingdom, and we will live a beautiful and happy life," the middle-aged man said with fervent longing.
Alright, from such a devout believer, there was no way to get any useful information.
Qin Shilei's expression suddenly turned cold. "How did you know that the daughter born to Mary was mine? Who came up with the idea of kidnapping, and how many people were involved in this matter?"
The middle-aged man confessed, "We learned from Liu Yushu that Mary's child was yours, and he was the one who came up with the idea. We designed the entire plan. Fewer than ten people were truly involved in this. There were the two of us, the three doctors and nurses I killed, Liu Yushu, and a subordinate who relayed messages near the imperial palace."
"Hmph," Qin Shilei snorted. "Aren't you afraid that if the plan failed, I would grind your bones to dust?"
A fierce glint flashed in the middle-aged man's dazed eyes. "Why is it that you, Prince Qin'an, became a diamond expert in just over a year? If I could uncover the secret of your rapid advancement by using this infant girl and obtain all your treasures, perhaps I could also become as powerful a deity as Sol. WAP. kanshuwu.net
The invasion of foreign races is imminent. If I cannot quickly become stronger, I will eventually become food for the foreign races. Why not take a gamble?"
Although the other party could summon Sol, Sol was temporarily unable to help them advance to Platinum.
Under the pressure of the foreign invasion, they had set their sights on the Enlightenment Tea, a treasure that greatly aided advancement.
This was why they had taken the risk of kidnapping.
Qin Shilei then learned from the other party that only the middle-aged man knew the incantation and formation for summoning Sol.
Qin Shilei waved his hand and threw the two into his spatial artifact to be confined. Then, he transformed into a blur and flew back to Calvia.
Before leaving, he unleashed a Destruction Thunder to turn the entire town into ruins.
The evolved individuals in the town were, of course, also reduced to charcoal, utterly dead.
When he returned to the imperial palace, Liu Yushu had already been subdued by Mary and was lying on the ground.
"How can there be two Prince Qin'ans?" Liu Yushu looked at Qin Shilei and then at Zhang Xiaoli, who was wearing the Faceless Mask, with surprise.
"Where is my daughter?" Mary rushed to Qin Shilei's side like the wind, asking nervously.
"Wait for me."
Qin Shilei vanished from in front of her in an instant, and less than ten seconds later, he reappeared holding an infant girl.
Mary snatched her daughter and gently caressed the sleeping infant with her cheek. "Baby, I thought I would never see you again."
Qin Shilei looked at the infant girl in Mary's arms and also wanted to get closer. However, seeing Liu Yushu on the ground, he temporarily suppressed the excitement in his heart.
He pulled out the middle-aged man, the jester, and a lean man from his spatial artifact and threw them beside Liu Yushu.
The lean man was the one who had relayed messages to the middle-aged man near the imperial palace.
"How can there be two Qin Shileis?"
Liu Yushu's gaze swept across Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli's faces, his disbelief palpable.
"Look closely, who am I?" Zhang Xiaoli removed her Faceless Mask and said with a smirk.
"Then her?" Liu Yushu pointed at the wood clone that looked exactly like Zhang Xiaoli.
Zhang Xiaoli did not dispel the wood clone, nor did she have any intention of explaining further.
"We lost fairly! We thought we could keep you all here and easily evade your search through the trade system. We never expected a flash of light to allow Prince Qin'an to escape and find the infant girl hidden hundreds of kilometers away in just over ten minutes."
Liu Yushu looked utterly dejected.
He suddenly took out a dagger and forcefully stabbed himself in the chest.
"It's not that easy to die."
Mary, who was holding her daughter, suddenly teleported in front of him and kicked the dagger away.
"Guards, drag him out and sentence him to death by a thousand cuts!"
Several guards at the Golden realm entered from outside, dragging the four away.
Soon, the miserable screams of the four could be heard from outside.
These screams did not cease until the latter half of the night.
In the great hall, Mary turned her back to Qin Shilei, holding her daughter, and said coldly, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Qin'an, for finding my daughter.
One day, I will send you an orange-tier item as a token of my gratitude.
Now, I am tired and unable to entertain Your Highness Prince Qin'an and your ladies. Please return."
Qin Shilei cast a look of apology at his three wives and then resolutely walked up to Mary.
"Mary, this is our daughter. For her to grow up healthier, I believe we should accompany her as she grows."
Mary said with a firm tone, "This is my daughter, she does not need your company."
An Qian, standing beside them, suddenly spoke up, "It's been a while since I've been to Calvia. Qing Shu, Xiaoli, let's go for a walk."
"Alright," Kong Qingshu and Zhang Xiaoli responded in unison.
The three women turned and walked out of the hall.
Qin Shilei suddenly knelt on one knee. "Mary, marry me!"
He extended his right hand, holding a dazzling diamond ring, towards her.
Looking at the diamond ring, a hint of bewilderment flashed in Mary's eyes, then she quickly regained her composure. "Your Highness Prince Qin'an, do you love me?"
Qin Shilei hesitated, then said, "Yes, I love you!"
Mary looked directly into his eyes and asked again solemnly, "Do you truly love me?"
Qin Shilei opened his mouth, and finally admitted honestly, "I don't have an overwhelming love for you. But love can be cultivated. You cannot deny that I have good feelings towards you.
With our daughter as a bond, I believe we will soon spark the flames of love."
Mary said indifferently, "Then when you fall in love with me, come and propose again!"
Qin Shilei silently put away the diamond ring and stood up.
"Mary, come back to Great Xia with me. For the safety of both mother and daughter, and for the daughter to have parental companionship as she grows."
Mary sneered, "Since you care so much about our daughter, you could have stayed in the Empire of the Never-setting Sun. KANSHU LA.
What, must we women always accommodate you men?"
Qin Shilei then brought up the matter of Sol and other deities. He then asked again, "Mary, it is very dangerous for you to stay here. Why don't you come back to Great Xia with me?
I can allocate a large piece of land for the survivors of your Empire of the Never-setting Sun to live on, and you can also relocate them to Amelia's world."
A hint of hesitation flashed in Mary's eyes, but she finally shook her head. "I'll say it again. When you fall in love with me, then talk to me about these things. Please leave!"