I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 1287 - 494: The Empress Breaks Down! The Imperial Consort Strikes!

Regarding Chu Yanli’s situation, she was very clear in her mind.

Due to the excessive use of Dragon Qi, her physical body had long since exceeded its load, and it could break down at any moment. This time, she fought with the remains of two Ancient Emperors in the Secret Realm, further accelerating the transformation, leading to a complete breakdown of her body...

If it weren’t for Chen Mo using True Dragon Blood to help her reshape her root bone, she might have already become a corpse!

"If it weren’t for you being here this time, even Chen Mo might not have come back safely. I’ve kept all that in mind. We’ve known each other for years, and naturally, I don’t want anything to happen to you either. But you can’t... you can’t sleep with my man!" The Empress bit her lips, her eyes filled with resentment.

Chu Yanli looked a little embarrassed, scratching her head as she said, "You know dragons are naturally lustful. I tried to control it, but I couldn’t... But don’t worry, I’ve thought it through. Outside, you’re my sister-in-law. Behind closed doors, we’re sisters..."

"Pah, stop using Dragon Blood as an excuse. I’ve known for a long time that you had ulterior motives! Besides, who wants to be sisters with you?" The Empress said, both ashamed and angry.

"Anyway, what’s done is done. It’s too late to say anything now. Once you accept the Dragon Blood transformation, the three of us will never be separated." Chu Yanli said with a smile.

The Empress’s mind was in chaos, and she didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Chu Yanli waded through the pool water, came to her side, and said in a low voice, "Moreover, Yu Youhan is not easy to deal with, and my current strength is incomparable to before. As long as you and I join forces, we can surely surpass that demoness."

"But..." The Empress still found it hard to accept.

"It’s okay, you can take your time to consider, no need to rush to give me an answer." Chu Yanli imitated her by lying on the edge of the pool, her waist sinking in, her curves mesmerizing, "By the way, it’s been so long, isn’t it my turn now?"

She turned her head to look at Chen Mo, her eyes filled with a trace of charm, "Brother-in-law, I’m ready~"

The Empress: "..."

Chen Mo: "..."

...

...

East City, Menghua Square.

The night was deep, the moon was bright, and the stars were sparse.

By this time, curfew had passed, and the streets were empty.

In a narrow alley behind an old house, a shadow flashed by.

The shadow reached the depths of the alley, and in front of a tightly closed door, he raised his hand to knock on the door knocker.

Thud thud thud—

A moment later, the bolt was drawn back, and a crack in the door was pushed open, an eye peeking through it, the voice crisp and pleasant: "Why are you here? Did you complete the task given by the lord?"

The man’s voice was hoarse as he replied, "Things have changed. I need to communicate with the lord face to face."

"That’s not according to the rules, and the lord is already resting. You should go back and wait for news..." The woman said, about to close the door.

Just then, a big hand wedged in, forcing the door open three inches, his bloodshot eyes staring at her, "I said, I want to see the lord now!"

The woman was silent for a moment and said, "Wait a moment, I will ask for instructions."

Only then did the man in black release his hand, and the door closed tightly, silence falling over the air.

About Half a Stick of Incense later, light footsteps approached from afar, the door opened again, and the comely woman in a gauze skirt stepped aside and said, "Follow me."

The man in black followed her through a garden and pavilion, arriving at a secluded courtyard.

In front of the door stood two guards, tall and silent, unmoving like stones.

The woman pushed the door and walked into the hall, where inside, the lights were bright, and an elder in a teal round-neck silk robe sat on the Grandmaster chair, sipping tea, his lean face with white hair and beard, eyes unfathomable.

It was the first-rank official in the current dynasty, the Cabinet Prime Minister, Zhuang Jingming!

The woman bowed and said, "My lord, he is here."

"Hmm, you can leave now." Zhuang Jingming waved his hand.

"Yes."

The woman responded and exited, closing the door, leaving only Zhuang Jingming and the man in black inside.

"I pay my respects to Mr. Zhuang," the man in black saluted.

Zhuang Jingming put down his teacup, speaking coldly, "Commander Gao, didn’t I tell you to wait patiently, not to come looking for me voluntarily... You’re coming here in the middle of the night, who’s watching the palace? What if something goes wrong?"

Gao Yuheng took off his bamboo hat, revealing a face with sharp features, and said in a deep voice, "It’s precisely because something happened in the palace that I rushed here to report to you, sir."

"Oh?" Zhuang Jingming’s eyebrows twitched, "Tell me in detail."

"During this period, I’ve been following Mr. Zhuang’s orders, standing guard at the West Gate, constantly observing the movements within the Inner Court," Gao Yuheng said. "Just two hours ago, an earthquake suddenly struck the Eastern Royal Palace and it extended to the Internal Affairs Office. Realizing something was amiss, I immediately led a group into the Inner Court, requesting to meet the Holy Emperor in the name of defending the monarch..."

Zhuang Jingming sat up a bit straighter, pressing, "And then?"

Gao Yuheng’s throat moved, his voice hoarse, "The Emperor is alive and well, he has not passed away at all. Instead, he dismissed me for the crime of breaking into the palace with a weapon."

"What are you saying? The Emperor is still alive?!" Zhuang Jingming’s face changed suddenly, "Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong? Is it possible someone else is impersonating him?"

"I couldn’t mistake it, not only does he look the same, but the oppressive aura he exudes is exactly the same," Gao Yuheng said in a low voice. "Mr. Zhuang, I’ve staked my career on this, we’re all in the same boat, you can’t just stand by..."

"Impossible!"

"The Emperor wouldn’t deceive me with this, and I saw it with my own eyes..."

Zhuang Jingming tapped his fingers on the table, his face shifting between light and dark.

Suddenly, he thought of something, and looked up sharply at Gao Yuheng, "Wait, breaking into the palace is a capital offense, and the Emperor just let you go?"

Gao Yuheng nodded, "The Emperor said he appreciated my eagerness to protect him, and gave me a light punishment, only hitting me with the rod fifty times."

For an ordinary person, receiving fifty strokes of the court rod would at the very least leave them crippled.

But as the Commander of the Divine Strategy Army, a Second Grade military officer of the current dynasty and a martial cultivator at the Heavenly Person Peak, such a punishment was hardly more than a scratch for Gao Yuheng.

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Jingming immediately realized something was wrong, his spine tingling with cold as he gritted his teeth, "And they call that a light punishment, you’ve been used as bait! I ask you, when you came, were you being followed?"

Gao Yuheng confidently said, "Don’t worry, I’m always careful in my actions, and there are few in the Capital City who could escape my notice..."

Before he could finish, a cold, sparse voice suddenly sounded, "Really?"

?!

The hairs on Gao Yuheng’s body stood on end!

He saw a stunningly beautiful woman had somehow appeared in the hall, legs crossed, sitting quietly across from Zhuang Jingming, her plain long skirt unstained by dust, her Qing Bi-colored eyes emanating a compelling authority.

Before she spoke, he hadn’t sensed even the slightest hint of her presence!

"Who are you?!"

Gao Yuheng activated his Gang Qi, immediately preparing to take action.

However, the woman merely glanced at him and his body instantly lost all control, frozen like a statue.

"Who allowed you to stand while speaking to me?"

Crack—

Accompanied by the strange sound of muscles and bones breaking, Gao Yuheng’s kneecaps bent at an unnatural angle, his blood instantly soaking through his robes, his entire being as if crushed by an invisible giant hand, powerless and collapsing to the ground.

The intense pain made him tremble uncontrollably, yet he couldn’t make a sound, his eyes filled with shock and fear.

He could clearly feel that their strength was as disparate as the clouds and mud!

Let alone exchanging blows, he couldn’t even muster a single thought of resistance; only from the Princess had he ever felt such an oppressive force!

"Being able to easily crush Commander Gao, her identity naturally is self-evident..."

Zhuang Jingming still sat firmly in his chair, his expression calm, saying, "Lady Jade, as a divine being gracing my humble abode at such a late hour, what instructions might you have?"

"Worthy of being the Prime Minister, many years adrift in the sea of officials have truly honed your composure," Yu Youhan slightly nodded.

"Your highness overpraises," Zhuang Jingming frowned, "I assume you are here regarding the Emperor, but as a concubine taking action against key officials, aren’t you afraid of backlash?"

Yu Youhan, known for her cold and ruthless actions, stirring storms in the court, had never directly intervened in court politics before.

For someone like her, once blood was on her hands, the trouble would be far greater than imagined.

"Hold on, something doesn’t feel right..."

Yu Youhan pondered for a moment, waved her hand, and with a "thump," Zhuang Jingming’s legs bent in the middle and he knelt down next to Gao Yuheng.

She cast her eyes down, gazing at the two of them, nodding in satisfaction, "Hmm, the angle looks much more comfortable now. By the way, what were you saying just now?"