Chapter 275
The man’s voice seemed like a demon’s whisper, “Hand over the military power to me, how about this condition p>
Shen Qingli’s face was full of panic, what this guy truly wanted wasn’t military power, he wanted to force her to make a choice, to leave Yun Han in a fate worse than death… Even if she successfully took over the Empire in the future, she would only turn into a puppet in his hands!
She was the dignified Empire Princess; how could she resign to being the puppet of the rebel army?
Zaxxis saw her unwilling expression and his face darkened, his big hand squeezed her chin, forcefully prying it open, and fed her something unknown.
“Cough… Cough! What did you feed me!” Shen Qingli’s face turned pale as paper, she leaned over the bed, clawing at her throat to vomit whatever it was out but couldn’t.
Zaxxis sat cross-legged on the bed, tilting his head, appreciating her miserable frightened appearance, smiling faintly, “It’s a poison that can turn one’s internal organs to water, a month later the poison will activate, and when it does, you will certainly die p>
“You— No! No! I don’t believe you would really kill me, you’re lying, aren’t you? Give me the antidote!” Shen Qingli was scared out of her wits, her face streaming with tears as she begged him for the antidote.
Zaxxis looked at her but remained unmoved.
He curved his slender gloomy eyes, his lips crooked wickedly, his smile growing more dangerous, “Qingli, I dislike disobedient people, and I loathe deceitful females. This is your punishment for being so wishy-washy p>
A sudden emergency alert rang in her mind, [Host, quickly agree to him! This man’s heart is sinister; he’s capable of being ruthless even to those he loves dearly. Under the influence of the negative Buff from the card, if the host doesn’t satisfy his wishes today, he might indeed resort to deadly measures p>
Shen Qingli was scared out of her wits, unable to think anymore, she hastily agreed, “Alright, I agree to you p>
Zaxxis finally showed satisfaction, he lifted her chin, kissing her gently, “Be good, see you in a month, don’t disappoint me p>
Shen Qingli’s face still stained with tears, gritted her teeth, “Then you remember your promise to me p>
“I assure you, the next time you see her will be at the funeral scene p>
The night was deep and shadowed with dark clouds covering the moon, the forest swept by war was terrifyingly quiet, even the chirping of insects and the calls of birds could not be heard, like an uninhabited realm of death.
Yun Han walked disillusionedly on the remote mountain path, his figure hunched and frail, trudging over broken stones and withered branches, making slight rattling sounds, leaving behind trails of bloody footprints; seen from afar he resembled a walking corpse.
His eyes, which were normally proud, were now lifeless like stagnant water impossible to create waves.
Yun Han didn’t know what he was doing.
His mind was a mess, many things he couldn’t understand, he just instinctively wanted to escape, to a place with no people, to calm down properly.
He walked aimlessly forward, his broken body losing support, feeling heavier and weaker, and the vision tinted with red grew blurrier.
Thud!
He accidentally stepped on something, suddenly losing strength, kneeling down heavily on the ground.
The man hung his head low, his disheveled silver hair matted with dirty blood clinging to his forehead, shading the pain in his eyes, bitter within his heart.
Now he feared he couldn’t face going back, perhaps it would be better to die right here.
Rustling footsteps came from the shrubbery behind him, along with an anxious call,
“Yun Han brother, is that you p>
Yun Han’s form stiffened, his curled fingers clutched the trees, forcing himself to stand, turning to see Shen Qingli rushing out stumblingly, his gaze like deep water, without the slightest ripple.
Shen Qingli was terrified at seeing such a tall hunched bloody figure at midnight, and she carefully identified his face before recognizing it was Yun Han.
Her tear-filled beautiful eyes overflowed as she walked ahead crying, “Yun Han brother, I finally caught up to you, I know you came, only when Zaxxis fell asleep did I dare sneak out p>
Yun Han tugged at the corners of his mouth, hoarsely said, “What do you come back to find me for p>
Shen Qingli had never seen such lifeless cold indifference in his eyes, her heart tightened, quickly hiding her panic as she hastily reached to grab his hand, “Yun Han brother, it’s not as you think, let me explain p>
Yun Han swatted her hand away, his scarlet eyes full of shattered pain, his throat was filled with a metallic taste he swallowed back, snarling hoarsely, “You don’t need to explain, I saw everything, I saw it clearly p>
He laughed bitterly, “You stay together with him and live well; I am unwelcome here p>
“I defied military orders, abandoned my family, risked my life to find you, and what are you doing? You were cavorting on the bed with Zaxxis, in order to please him, you even debased yourself to do those things p>
“Ha, I… I truly am a complete idiot p>
His chest rose and fell violently, he roared furiously, “The rebel army killed countless civilians, yet you consort with the rebel army’s leader, going out of your way to please him, like a trained lowly bed servant p>
“Do you know how much it hurt when I saw you with him on the bed?” Yun Han’s large hand clenched his chest tightly, the beastification claws pierced into his flesh, yet he seemed unaware of the pain.
His eyes were red like a beast, enunciating each word painfully,
“You really make me feel disgusted p>
Her tears streamed down heavily, her eyes reddened, pitifully heart-wrenching, “But do you know, if I hadn’t done this, I would have died long ago, you wouldn’t even see me today p>
The rebel army was viciously evil; the only thing I could use to confuse him was this body… I was captured in the enemy camp, lonely and helpless, forced to rely on Zaxxis; if I didn’t do what I did, he’d kill me on the first day p>
Yun Han’s figure stiffened in place, his handsome and unkempt face flashed with pain and struggle, his throat dry, with no words to say.
Shen Qingli went forward, wrapped her arms around his waist.
She was about to continue speaking, but the man’s throat released a painful groan, his figure suddenly softened and collapsed to the ground.
Shen Qingli fell to the ground along with him.
Her hand reached down to touch massive blurred flesh, the ribs could be felt clearly.
Shen Qingli looked down, her face paled dramatically in horror.
Only then did she notice the man was already grievously injured, his broken clothing hid much of it, and many places were stripped of flesh, leaving only bones.
She held her breath, frightened and heartbroken, crying even harder, “You got so seriously injured to save me p>
Yun Han weakly closed his eyes, said nothing.
It was all his own doing, he couldn’t blame anyone else.