Free Web NovelChapter 264: Chapter 264: Sea Empire Crisis
Lin En laughed viciously, her eyes still locked on his. Her gaze then fell on Shao Han and Han Ruyan, who had stood up but were not moving. A look of disgust appeared in her eyes for a second before she hid it.
"And I have countless admirers," she continued. "They will hunt you down to the ends of this world."
Xing Luoguang only laughed coldly. He looked directly into her eyes and said with a deathly grim expression, "Even if I have to rot in prison for my entire life, I will do it willingly. I would die saying my farewell to Yue Yue."
Their gazes met like two sharp blades.
Suddenly, Xing Luoguang’s expression became strained. He thought he saw something strange in her eyes... a black flash. Then her skin started rippling unnaturally.
Before he could react, a black shadow, like liquid darkness, burst out from Lin En’s face. It immediately tried to swallow him.
The slimy black thing stretched out, trying to leach onto Xing Luoguang’s body while still connected to Lin En’s face like a living parasite.
Shao Han and Han Ruyan stayed completely silent, not saying a single word.
"Ahhhhhhh."
Just then, a male servant who was passing by saw the scene. He screamed so loudly that the entire palace seemed to shake. "What... what is that?!"
The servant pointed at the black liquid shadow with terror. It looked like a living parasite leeching onto Xing Luoguang. Its body was almost invisible except for its strange shape and the way it moved. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Lin En’s face was twisted in rage and obsession. Even while being pinned and struggling to breathe, her eyes still burned with dark desire for Xing Luoguang.
Xing Luoguang’s grip tightened even more, but the black shadow continued trying to crawl onto him, its thin strands reaching out hungrily.
The hall was filled with heavy tension and horror. The servant’s scream still echoed in the air, but no one moved. The black shadow kept writhing, connected to Lin En’s face like something alive and evil.
Lin En looked at Xing Luoguang with a twisted smile, even as the pressure on her throat grew stronger.
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On the other side, in the Sea Empire, almost a month had passed. Feng Yanshen had still not returned.
Yue Yue had talked to him briefly many times through messages. He always said he would come back soon, but she could see the tiredness and shadow in his eyes.
He was very, very busy with the temple’s work. Whatever had happened there was keeping him occupied. Yue Yue did not want to disturb him, so she never urged him to return quickly.
Thankfully, after Yue Yue had purified so many parasites from the sacred room, the situation had become a little better.
The orb still had its crack and had not healed completely, but there were no more parasites or strange things left in the room.
The SSS-rank polluted zone had also stopped increasing. It stayed in the same place and was no longer trying to swallow the entire Sea Empire.
Still, no one took any chances. Many strong warriors from the Sea Empire, including Cang Yuze, the fifth prince Cang Mingyu, Cang Yuzain, and even Han Soi, continued going inside the polluted zone.
They wanted to find the core to completely stop it or make sure it would never grow again. Even though it was not spreading now, they knew they could not relax until the threat was fully eradicated.
Such a big polluted zone would definitely contain valuable treasures, just like all other polluted zones.
So the men were also searching for those treasures while trying to solve the problem.
On the other hand, they received news that after the threat appeared in the Sea Empire, almost all the princes had returned to the main capital.
The Sea Empire had eight princes in total. Cang Yuze was the third prince, Cang Mingyu was the fifth prince, and Cang Yuzain was the youngest, the eighth prince. The other princes had also come back. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
After they grew up, the princes rarely interacted with each other. Each one had received his own territory to rule.
Cang Yuze had been crowned as the next emperor. After distributing all the titles and responsibilities, the emperor and empress had been touring the world.
But even they had returned this time after hearing about the huge crisis in the Sea Empire.
Yue Yue still had not gone to meet them. It seemed she would have to visit her father-in-law and mother-in-law soon. She felt quite nervous about it.
Right now, Cang Yuze and Han Soi had not come back from the polluted zone. Yue Yue was only with Xing Luoye in the Sea Palace. She spent most of her time taking care of the cubs and waiting for news from the others.
The griffin cubs had grown a little bigger. They were more active now and loved staying close to Yue Yue. Xiao Bai also stayed glued to her side most of the time. The three babies brought her comfort during these tense days.
Yue Yue sat by the window with the sleeping cubs in her arms. She looked out at the orange shield that still covered the palace.
The polluted zone was quiet for now, but everyone knew the danger was not over.
Xing Luoye walked into the room and sat beside her. He gently stroked one of the cubs’ heads and said softly, "Still no news from them?"
Yue Yue shook her head. "They said they will return soon, but the zone is very large. They have to be careful."
Xing Luoye nodded. His face was serious. "We cannot lower our guard. Even if the zone has stopped growing, something is still wrong with the orb. We need to find the real cause."
Yue Yue looked down at her babies and whispered, "I hope everyone comes back safely. The cubs miss their fathers."
The room fell quiet again. Outside, the shield shone peacefully, but inside the Sea Palace, the heavy feeling of waiting continued.
Yue Yue held her cubs a little tighter. She knew the peaceful days would not last long.
Soon she would have to meet the emperor and empress, and the real fight against the polluted zone was still going on.
For now, she could only wait patiently and take care of her little family while the men worked hard in the dangerous zone.
