Inside Phoenix Cry Palace, Wanyan Meier struggled violently like a dying fish. Her pretty face turned bright red from suffocation as she let out hoarse, choking cries.
“No! Don’t kill me!”
“I am Emperor Chu Yuan’s most favored imperial consort! If you kill me, Emperor Chu Yuan will not let you off, and he won’t let the An Family off either!”
Swish!
Ning Chen couldn’t help frowning. The catastrophe caused by killing Wanyan Zhu was still vivid in his mind. If he killed Wanyan Meier now and brought disaster upon the An Family again…
That would be troublesome!
But if he simply let this vicious woman go, who knew what sinister schemes she might come up with later? That would be another hidden danger as well!
“That’s it—Heart-Control Spirit Ring!”
Ning Chen’s eyes lit up.
One must know that the Heart-Control Spirit Ring, as a special reward for lying flat for three months, had an extraordinary function. Once activated, anyone below the Martial God Realm could be turned into a slave!
Although Wanyan Meier’s cultivation wasn’t particularly high—she had only just advanced into the Martial Saint Realm—her status was special. She was Emperor Chu Yuan’s favored consort. With her in the palace in the future, she might prove unexpectedly useful!
Humm!
With that thought, Ning Chen waved his hand and took out a palm-sized ring from the system space.
Its surface was smooth and lustrous like jade, engraved with mysterious patterns. Upon closer inspection, a soul-gripping force seemed to flow across it!
“Hm? What are you trying to do? What is that thing?! Don’t come over!”
Seeing Ning Chen’s ill intent, Wanyan Meier immediately sensed danger. But with Shadow Ghost gripping her neck, she had no way to escape!
“Heh, don’t worry. I’m just putting a ring on you. It’s nothing!”
Ning Chen let out a cold laugh, then instantly formed hand seals and chanted an incantation. The Heart-Control Spirit Ring in his hand began to hum, then with a swish, it shot straight toward Wanyan Meier!
The moment it touched her soft body, it turned into a halo of light and sank directly into her chest!
“Ah!”
“It… it… it went in!”
Wanyan Meier clearly felt something forcing its way into her body.
The fear of the unknown made her claw at her clothes frantically. In an instant, a vast expanse of radiant skin was suddenly revealed—fair, captivating, and dazzling to the eye.
Meanwhile, the Heart-Control Spirit Ring firmly locked onto Wanyan Meier’s heart. At the same time, the mysterious patterns on it began to glow, releasing waves of mind-controlling force!
“Ning Chen… what did you do to me… Emperor Chu Yuan won’t let you off… eh? Why do I feel strange… Master… ah—what kind of demonic art is this… Master, Master…” This chapter is updated first at novelping . com.
Wanyan Meier’s emotions were clearly transformed step by step—from furious cursing, to terrified begging, and finally, all her thoughts dissolved into pure loyalty.
Under the Heart-Control Spirit Ring, it was as if she had been born to be Ning Chen’s slave!
“Shadow Ghost, put her down,” Ning Chen ordered at last, having Shadow Ghost release her.
Even after regaining her freedom, Wanyan Meier no longer hated Ning Chen. Instead, she knelt in deep respect and bowed solemnly toward him.
“This servant Meier pays respects to Master. May Master live ten thousand years!”
Seeing how Wanyan Meier seemed like a completely different person, Ning Chen nodded in satisfaction. He could only marvel that the Heart-Control Spirit Ring truly lived up to being a special reward—its effect was terrifyingly powerful, forcibly altering a person’s heart and will.
Unfortunately, there was only one, and it couldn’t be used on Martial God Realm cultivators!
“Get up,” Ning Chen waved his hand, and only then did Wanyan Meier rise.
Yet the moment she stood up, she hurriedly said, “Master, earlier I was possessed and blinded. Now I have awakened completely!”
“There is something I must tell you. Before you arrived, I spent 500,000 gold taels to hire assassins from Great Chu’s number one assassin organization—Bloodcloud Tower—to massacre the An Family tonight!”
“What?! Bloodcloud Tower!”
Ning Chen’s heart jolted. He had clearly heard of this notorious organization. He immediately snapped, “Then why aren’t you sending someone to cancel it right now?! If anything happens to the An Family, I won’t spare you!”
But Wanyan Meier shook her head with a bitter smile. “Master… it can’t be canceled. Bloodcloud Tower has rules. Once the deposit is paid, the mission takes effect immediately and will never be withdrawn—unless it fails!”
“It can’t be canceled? Then when exactly did you set the massacre for?”
Ning Chen pressed on. Wanyan Meier answered in a low voice, “Today. After the sun sets—at 18:45.”
“18:45?!”
Ning Chen glanced outside the hall. The sun was already sinking, the evening clouds burning like fire. There were less than thirty minutes left until 18:45!
“Damn it! When I come back, I’ll deal with you properly, you vicious bitch!”
Ning Chen was frantic with urgency. He slapped Wanyan Meier hard, sending her crashing to the ground. Then his figure whipped out like a whirlwind as he charged out of Phoenix Cry Palace!
As he saw Xiao Xuanzi, the eunuch guarding outside, before the man could even cry out—
Ning Chen slapped him to death on the spot, then rushed toward the An Residence at full speed!
“Please… let it be in time!”
Ning Chen’s heart was extremely heavy. Bloodcloud Tower, as Great Chu’s number one assassin organization, had terrifying execution and completion ability!
The An Family was a founding noble clan. Not to mention An Nanjing, the Empire-Defending Valkyrie, who stood behind them. Since Bloodcloud Tower dared to accept this mission and demanded 500,000 gold taels, they would certainly be fully prepared!
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Sure enough…
At that moment, outside the An Family estate, within a dark shadowy corner—
One after another, figures dressed in black night garb stood silently, faces covered. Each of them was soundless, like lifeless statues!
Without question, these were all Bloodcloud Tower assassins.
Their cultivation was at least Martial Monarch Realm. As for Martial Saint Realm experts, there were four of them!
One was at the 3rd stage Martial Saint Realm, two were at the 7th stage and 8th stage Martial Saint Realm, and the last one—
Was at the peak Martial Saint Realm!
He was an old man with connected eyebrows, his pale eyes overflowing with killing intent.
At that moment, someone suddenly spoke, “Tower Master, I still feel this mission is improper. This is the An Family—an existence tied to a Martial God Realm powerhouse!”
“Even though An Nanjing is not at home, if we massacre the An Family, how are we supposed to face the retaliation of a Valkyrie afterward?!”
As soon as those words fell, ripples of emotion appeared among the surrounding assassins.
Even the Martial Saint experts stared toward the old man with connected brows.
That man was none other than the Bloodcloud Tower Master, Li Lianying. He swept his gaze over everyone present and spoke in a deep voice.
“Everyone, what Bloodcloud Tower does is business on the edge of a blade. Yes, this mission is dangerous, but the reward is unprecedented!”
“Once we finish this job, we may all be able to enjoy peaceful retirement!”
At that, he paused, then continued, “As for An Nanjing’s retaliation afterward, there’s no need to fear. Once we complete this mission, we will leave Great Chu and go to other empires!”
“No matter how strong An Nanjing is, she is only Great Chu’s Valkyrie. Once we go to other empires, why would we need to fear her at all?!”
Those words were like a reassurance pill to everyone present.
The unrest gradually calmed. The crowd fell back into silence once more.
As time passed, the evening glow faded. The sun sank beyond the horizon.
The deep, dark night descended like the gaping maw of an abyss, swallowing the land whole. It was a moonless, windy night—the perfect time for killing and arson!
“The time has come!”
“Kill!!”
At last—
With a sharp command, under Tower Master Li Lianying’s lead, the Bloodcloud Tower assassins burst out from the shadows, soaring forward like a pack of black-clad killing gods, charging viciously toward—
The An Family!!