Chapter 943 The Cuckold
Zhao Xianlong deserved to be the King. He was much smarter than expected. Qin Haodong saw that he couldn’t keep what he did a secret any longer, so he told him the truth. He told Zhao Xianlong how Wu Yuenian had summoned him to her resting palace tonight and how she attempted to seduce him later.
Finally, he said, “My master, whom I cultivated with since I was a child, taught me a technique, so I switched my position with that of Xiahou Hongxiang at the last moment. Then, you saw the scene when you arrived.”
Hearing this, Zhao Xianlong burst into laughter. “That woman, Wu Yuenian, is really good at playing tricks. She lost to you this time. It’s really delightful.”
Zhao Xingyue said angrily, “Anyway, we killed that old culprit Xiahou Hongxiang. He deserved to die.”
Zhao Xianlong said, “Yes! If it weren’t for this incident, I really wouldn’t have killed Xiahou Hongxiang.
“Well, now he has been killed but Wu Yuenian can’t say anything. The thought of this makes me happy.”
Wu Yuenian used to be one of the women he loved the most. However, after experiencing so many things, especially after she put the maggot in his body, his previous affection for her had vanished. They became irreconcilable enemies.
Qin Haodong said, “When can I use the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace, Your Majesty?”
This was what he cared about the most. He was now in the same boat as Zhao Xianlong, so he was on the opposite side of the Imperial Preceptor, Zhangsun Chengdu, whom he had never met before.
This master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm became his enemy. Naturally, it would be better if he could have more trump cards.
“You can use it now. However, there is a time limit of 10 hours. You must come out to partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion for marrying my daughter tomorrow evening!”
“No problem. I will come out on time.”
Ten hours was enough for Qin Haodong.
Zhao Xingyue said with some dissatisfaction, “Father, since the poisonous insect in your body has been taken out, why don’t you just cancel the marriage compet.i.tion directly?”
She had not been willing to marry Chen Ruyi before. What’s more, she had someone she liked now.
Zhao Xianlong said, “Then, that will alert the enemy. We can’t let Wu Yuenian and Zhangsun Chengdu know now.”
Zhao Xingyue said worriedly, “But I’m afraid that Zhangsun Chengdu’s men will take this opportunity to kill my Big Brother Qin.”
Qin Haodong confidently said, “I must partic.i.p.ate in the compet.i.tion. We can’t alert them before the fight starts. However, don’t worry. I won’t let you down.”
“Good, young man. I have faith in you.”
Zhao Xianlong laughed. Then, he called Shangguan Qiong, the Vice Commander of the Royal Guard, to his resting palace. He gave Shangguan Qiong his token and then told her to bring Qin Haodong to the Divine Secret Battalion to use the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace.
Shangguan Qiong was very surprised by this decision. In her memory, no one had ever had a chance to use the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace. This was the first time in history since the beginning. She really didn’t know how this young man did it.
However, since Zhao Xianlong had given the order, she naturally would not say anything more. She directly took Qin Haodong to the Divine Secret Battalion.
After showing the token, the General of the Divine Secret Battalion took Qin Haodong to an underground secret chamber. This place was tightly guarded. The Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace, the most precious treasure of the Tortoise Kingdom, was here.
After explaining to him how to use it, he turned and left. Then, the door was closed.
Qin Haodong looked up. It was a huge furnace, dozens of times bigger than his Shennong Furnace.
He didn’t know what the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace was made of. Before he could get close to it, he felt a strong evil spirit force emanating from it.
This was only a very small portion of the overflowing evil spirit, which showed how dense the evil spirit inside was. No wonder the weapons refined by it could break through the body-protecting Genuine Qi of the warriors.
Following the General’s instructions, Qin Haodong opened the furnace door and threw all kinds of bullets, cannonb.a.l.l.s, and bombsh.e.l.ls into the furnace.
In any case, the s.p.a.ce in this furnace was enormous. He had to make the most of this opportunity.
After doing all these, he closed the door of the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace again. Then, he activated the control formation of this furnace.
With the activation of the formation, the evil spirit in the Evil Spirit Gathering Furnace became increasingly dense.
In the resting palace of the Queen, after Zhao Xianlong and the others left, Wu Yuenian put on her clothes again. Then, she walked around the room a few times and ordered the chief eunuch Ma Cheng to invite Imperial Preceptor, Zhangsun Chengdu, to come over.
A short while later, a tall middle-aged man walked in from outside, exuding an extremely powerful aura. He was the Imperial Preceptor of Tortoise Kingdom, a master at the stage of the Grand Completion Realm, Zhangsun Chengdu.
Upon entering the door, he saw the gloomy-looking Wu Yuenian. He asked, “Why did you call me over at night? Did something bad happen?”
“Zhao Xianlong killed Xiahou Hongxiang just now…”
Wu Yuenian told him how she had plotted against Qin Haodong tonight and then the man on her bed suddenly changed from Qin Haodong to Xiahou Hongxiang.
In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, “I really don’t know how Qin Haodong did it. Does he know witchcraft?”
“There is no witchcraft in this world,” Zhangsun Chengdu said gloomily, “I guess this boy had a special magic treasure or used a particular magic technique, so he was able to switch places with Xiahou Hongxiang.”
Wu Yuenian said with a face full of hatred, “No matter what, this boy must die. Otherwise, he will ruin our important plan.”
“No matter how cunning this boy is, he is just a n.o.body. As long as Zhao Xianlong is in our hands, no one else can sabotage our plan.”
Zhangsun Chengdu asked again, “How did Zhao Xianlong react? After seeing the scene at that time, he didn’t go crazy? After all, no man can accept being cuckolded.”
Wu Yuenian said, “He certainly was angry. However, so what? His life is now in our hands. Not to mention that I have nothing to do with Xiahou Hongxiang. Even if I did have an affair with Xiahou Hongxiang, what can he do?
“As long as he doesn’t know that Zhao Yu is our son, the whole thing is under our control.”
Zhangsun Chengdu smiled proudly and said, “You’re right. Yu’er is 18 years old now. We only have to wait two years for Yu’er to ascend the throne of Tortoise Kingdom.
“As long as Zhao Xianlong is out of power, he will be a toothless tiger. At that time, we will tell him that Yu’er is our son. I believe he will die with his eyes open.”
In fact, there was no blood relations.h.i.+p between him and Wu Yuenian. The so-called relations.h.i.+p of half-siblings was just a lie to deceive the public.
At this point, Wu Yuenian’s anger seemed to dissipate a lot. “You really are naughty. Not only did you cuckold him, but you are also after his kingdom and this will really cause him to die in anger.”
Zhangsun Chengdu laughed and said, “You still have the nerve to say that. It was your idea.”
Wu Yuenian said, “Yu’er is our son. Since we can’t give him a t.i.tle above board, we have to give him this kingdom.
“However, there’s something troubling. Zhao Xingyue has changed a lot compared to the past. I think she might be a threat to the plan for Yu’er to ascend the throne in the future. We have to find a way to kill her.”
Zhangsun Chengdu said indifferently, “You think too much. Zhao Xingyue is just a woman. How much trouble can she cause?”
Wu Yuenian gloomily said, “No, it’s related to my son’s throne. I can’t allow any person who poses a danger to him to exist.”
Zhangsun Chengdu said, “In fact, it’s simple. The compet.i.tion for marrying her will be held tomorrow night. Then, Zhao Xingyue has to marry into the Chen Family as long as Chen Ruyi kills Qin Haodong.
“When she leaves the palace, we can do whatever we want with her. Killing her will be as easy as crus.h.i.+ng an ant.”
Wu Yuenian said worriedly, “I thought so too but Qin Haodong is too strange. Even I suffered losses at his hands. I’m afraid Chen Ruyi won’t be able to kill him at all.”
Zhangsun Chengdu shook his head and said, “You’re not a warrior. You don’t know the importance of strength.
“As long as Qin Haodong is in the arena, even if he has a thousand tricks, he will not be able to use them. In the face of absolute strength, everything else is useless.
“Chen Ruyi is already at the early stage of the Combination Realm. I’ll give him an Energy Explosion Pill just in case.
“Qin Haodong is just at the final stage of the Voiding Realm. His strength is too weak. We will definitely win this compet.i.tion.”
Wu Yuenian said, “All right. I’ll leave this to you. Don’t make any mistakes.”
Zhangsun Chengdu said, “These are all small matters The most important thing is not to let Zhao Xianlong know about the relations.h.i.+p between Yu’er and us.”
Wu Yuenian said, “This is between us and no one else. If we keep it between us well, Zhao Xianlong won’t know that he will be giving the throne to our son even in death.”
In the Divine Secret Battalion, time pa.s.sed slowly. In the blink of an eye, Qin Haodong had been there for nearly 10 hours.
Qin Haodong opened the furnace door again and took out everything he had put in.
He had just laid his hands on the items when he felt the full force of the dense evil spirit hitting him in the face. This dense evil spirit seemed to want to freeze all of his blood vessels.
He hurriedly circulated Green-Wood Genuine Qi in his body to block the attack of the evil spirit.
“Amazing!”
Qin Haodong sighed and put all of them into the Seven Storeys PaG.o.da. Then he took out one bullet and put it into the Desert Eagle in his hand.
Although he did not shoot, he could still feel the power contained in the bullet.
Even an ordinary arrow would be very powerful after being refined in the furnace, let alone a bullet that was dozens of times more powerful than an arrow.
He even had the impulse to look for Imperial Preceptor Zhangsun Chengdu to test the power of the sniper rifle in his hand.
However, he was just thinking about it. The most important thing for him now was the compet.i.tion for marrying the Princess. He could not let Zhao Xingyue fall into Chen Ruyi’s hands.
He packed up everything and walked out of the underground secret chamber. After bidding farewell to the General, he walked out of the Divine Secret Battalion.
As soon as he walked out of the gate, he saw Zhao Xingyue waiting there with the Little Witch and the others.
Qin Haodong said, “What are you doing here?”
“You have the nerve to say that. The arena of the compet.i.tion has already been set up. Why did you just come out?” Zhao Xingyue stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and nervously said, “The compet.i.tion is about to begin. Chen Ruyi is very powerful. Are you sure you can win?”
As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. Although she had extreme confidence in Qin Haodong, it was about her lifelong happiness. Therefore, she could not help feeling a little nervous.
The Little Witch bounced up and down and said, “Yes, Little Brother. Are you sure? I won’t agree if you lose and Sister Xingyue has to marry Chen Ruyi.”
“If I lose, I’ll let you marry Chen Ruyi.” Qin Haodong pinched the Little Witch’s nose and turned to Zhao Xingyue and said, “Don’t worry. I won’t let you marry Chen Ruyi even if I have to die.”
After getting this guarantee, Zhao Xingyue felt happy in her heart. “You’re talking nonsense again. If you die, who should I marry?”
The Little Witch said, “Okay. Don’t be so lovey-dovey. The compet.i.tion is about to begin. We will be disqualified if we are late. At that time, you can only marry Chen Ruyi.”
“That’s right. Let’s go quickly. We must not be late.”
Zhao Xingyue pulled Qin Haodong and hurried to the palace, followed by the others.