Chapter 233: The Demon Lord is Not the Controller of the Demon Realm?
Shouming has taken action, and naturally, Qin Bei can no longer keep Qin Zhengmo under control.
After being rescued, Qin Zhengmo looked at Qin Bei with a strange expression.
Although his soul power had weakened for various reasons, this kid’s soul power could actually burn and harm him.
Now that was impressive.
It was clear to him without a second thought that Qin Bei in front of him must have some special fortune.
“Lord, are you alright?”
Shouming looked at Qin Zhengmo with concern.
This left Qin Bei dumbfounded.
“What’s going on? Didn’t you just sense the demonic aura on him? This isn’t your Lord at all; it’s a demon cultivator! After death, he’s still stirring up trouble; how can you tolerate this? Your true Demon Lord is sealed in that coffin over there!”
Qin Bei looked at Shouming with some confusion.
Shouming: …
“I’m telling you, you little brat! If you have any doubts about my identity, why not just ask directly? Why the need to attack? Look what you’ve done to me—it’s cut my time down by another three years!”
Qin Zhengmo was completely speechless.
“What?! Three years! Your Majesty has lost another three years of time? Doesn’t that mean that the time left is less than three years?”
Originally calm, Shouming’s expression turned from neutrality to horror upon hearing Qin Zhengmo’s words!
Then he glared at Qin Bei with an unprecedented hatred!
That’s right—hatred!
Shouming, who had been acting like a robot before, had experienced multiple mood swings in just a minute.
“You little brat! You scoundrel!”
Shouming, rarely showing such emotion, angrily charged at Qin Bei, ready to strike.
This left Qin Bei astonished.
How did he become a thorn in their side for just trying to help?
Qin Bei was baffled.
But this wasn’t the time to be puzzled.
Because Shouming was coming at him, ready to attack.
Though this guy had given him a decent impression earlier, Qin Bei couldn’t just stand there and do nothing if he wanted to fight.
As Shouming launched his attack, Qin Bei instantly put forth all his strength in counterattack.
Shouming, who thought he could easily control Qin Bei, was visibly stunned by the counterattack.
Qin Bei’s strength was beyond what he had expected.
“Enough!”
Before Shouming could reinforce his attack, Qin Zhengmo spoke from behind, halting Shouming’s actions.
“There isn’t much time left anyway; what difference do three years and six years make?”
After saying this, Qin Zhengmo seemed to lose a bit more of his vitality.
“But!”
Shouming was still furious.
At this moment, time was extremely precious for Qin Zhengmo.
Three years had just vanished due to Qin Bei’s reckless behavior.
How could Shouming not be angry?
“No buts! After all these years, what does it matter whether it’s three more years or three less? I don’t expect anything anymore.”
Qin Zhengmo shook his head, completely devoid of hope.
Shouming was also despondent.
Yeah, how many years had it been?
What difference could it make, three more years or three less?
It was merely his obsession.
“Forget it, you can go now.”
Shouming turned aside, allowing Qin Bei to pass.
This left Qin Bei increasingly confused.
“No, what is going on? Listening to your conversation, I’m completely in the dark here.”
Qin Bei was curious.
He vaguely sensed that the two in front of him were hiding a lot of things.
Shouming merely shot a glance at Qin Bei and said nothing.
Seeing this, Qin Bei turned to look at Qin Zhengmo.
The latter remained silent as well.
“Fine, if you don’t want to say anything, keep it to yourselves. But can I take that… soul pearl?”
Qin Bei pointed to a soul pearl that had dropped to the ground during the scuffle.
Shouming: ???
Qin Zhengmo: ???
The two looked at Qin Bei, truly wanting to know what kind of shameless person he was.
He had already made such a big mistake, and he was still thinking about the soul pearl at a time like this?
“Have the princes of today really become this shameless? Well, that’s a good thing.”
Qin Zhengmo chuckled while shaking his head.
“No!”
But Shouming was different. With a wave of his hand, the soul pearl from the ground appeared in his palm.
It was clearly impossible for Qin Bei to get it.
Qin Bei: …
“No, look, I can see that you’re both in cahoots! There’s definitely something hidden here. I asked you before, didn’t I? You said nothing! Given this outcome, you bear half the responsibility for being a tight-lipped fool!”
Qin Bei looked sternly at Shouming.
Shouming: …
“Alright, sit down. After all, you’re my descendant. If you want to know, this old man will tell you. It’s been so many years since I had a good conversation with someone, and you’re not a bad person to chat with.”
Qin Zhengmo casually sat down.
At that moment, he was no longer the noble figure Qin Bei had first encountered.
That haughty air had dissipated.
“You can leave now.”
Qin Zhengmo told Shouming, who was still there.
“Yes.”
Shouming exited the room.
Now only Qin Bei and Qin Zhengmo, along with the coffin, remained in the room.
“Do you want to know my identity?”
Qin Zhengmo smiled as he asked Qin Bei.
Qin Bei looked at him and nodded.
“I’m a bit curious. After all, if I know your identity, I can devise the right plan to obtain more soul pearls, right?”
Qin Bei said candidly.
Qin Zhengmo: …
“You keep talking about soul pearls. Are you a money-grubber? Wuhen really passed on the stinginess well.”
“This is the second time you’ve been disrespectful to your father. It will take at least three soul pearls for me to keep this a secret.”
Qin Bei raised three fingers.
Qin Zhengmo: …
“Then you’ll be disappointed. Even if your father is here, I’ll call Wuhen and he will have to agree respectfully.”
Qin Zhengmo said with a smile.
“Don’t joke with me. Unless you’re my ancestor who has been the emperor of Great Xia, even if you are my ancestor, it won’t work.”
Qin Bei waved his hand casually.
“Hey~ You’re actually right. I really am your ancestor, and I was the third emperor of Great Xia.”
Seeing Qin Zhengmo say this with such seriousness, Qin Bei nearly believed him.
“You old man really knows how to tell jokes. If you were once the emperor of Great Xia, you’d definitely be in the core area by now. And besides, you can’t possibly hide that demonic aura from me.”
Qin Bei shook his head, not believing Qin Zhengmo’s words.
“Because I am indeed a demon cultivator.”
Qin Zhengmo smiled at Qin Bei.
Qin Bei: ???
“Don’t be ridiculous. A demon cultivator? If you were really a demon cultivator, how could you have been an emperor? Plus, if you were a demon cultivator, you should be the nourishment for this demon realm by now, not trying to be its controller! Stop joking around, will you?”
Qin Bei shook his head.
“Who said I’m the controller of this demon realm? The real controller is the one you just saw. I am, in fact, the nourishment of this demon realm.”
Qin Zhengmo’s words were full of sarcasm, yet also laced with resignation.
This left Qin Bei utterly stunned.
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