"What are you all arguing about?"
Ji Zhongming walked over from afar. He had intended to share good news with Lin Yibai, but unexpectedly, it was so noisy here that it annoyed him.
The moment he saw the woman he had been forced to marry, Ji Zhongming felt a headache coming on.
If he hadn't needed her father's support back then, he would never have married this woman and wronged Lin Yibai.
Now that he had the support of the Main Divine Hall, he no longer needed her father. Thinking of this, a glint of killing intent flashed in Ji Zhongming's eyes.
It was time to deal with some people...
"What are you doing here?"
Ji Zhongming's voice was loud. He stood in front of the Demon Lord's wife with full might. Especially when he looked down at her with his emotionless eyes, the Demon Lord's wife felt as if she was about to be killed the next second.
"Qianyu pays respects to the Demon Lord."
Huan Qianyu gritted her teeth and lowered her head. Her father had been arrested. If it weren't for finding Ji Zhongming, she would never have come here to see Lin Yibai, this woman.
She had intended to restrain her temper in front of Ji Zhongming, but when she saw Lin Yibai showing a provocative look behind Ji Zhongming, Huan Qianyu couldn't hold it back anymore.
"Was it you who ordered to arrest my father? Father has been loyal to the Demon Clan. The previous Demon Lord personally arranged our marriage because of my father's great contributions. How could you... ah..."
Slap!
Before Huan Qianyu could finish speaking, Ji Zhongming impatiently slapped her.
Huan Qianyu covered her face and fell to the ground. Her face burned with pain, but this was nothing compared to the naked looks from the servants around her.
This feeling made her feel extremely humiliated.
"Ji Zhongming, how dare you hit me?!"
Huan Qianyu's incredulous look seemed to amuse Ji Zhongming, and a smug sneer appeared on his lips.
"Why can't I?"
Huan Qianyu raised her hand and pointed at Ji Zhongming with a trembling finger. "Before you married me, you clearly swore in front of my father that you would treat me well for the rest of your life..."
"Marrying you... was just to ascend to the position of Demon Lord. Otherwise, do you think I would take a fancy to you?"
The thick irony in Ji Zhongming's tone deeply hurt Huan Qianyu's heart. She suddenly regretted why she hadn't listened to her father's advice and broken off this marriage.
Ji Zhongming's mother was just an ordinary mortal. Because of her beauty, she was brought back to the Demon Realm by the previous Demon Lord.
But how could a mortal body withstand the demonic energy in the Demon Realm? So not long after giving birth to Ji Zhongming, the previous Demon Lord's wife passed away.
The Demon Realm attached great importance to bloodlines. Ji Zhongming, who had half-mortal blood, was not worthy of the position of Young Lord at all.
So, in order to protect Ji Zhongming, the previous Demon Lord made a marriage contract with the Huan Family, hoping that Huan Qianyu's father could protect Ji Zhongming.
Not long after the marriage contract was made, there was a turmoil in the Demon Realm.
The Demon Lord was killed, and Ji Zhongming was also wandering outside.
Huan Qianyu finally waited for Ji Zhongming to come back. She secretly helped him deal with those who had rebelled back then with thunderous means, and he ascended to the position of Demon Lord.
After ascending to the position of Demon Lord, Ji Zhongming married Huan Qianyu according to the marriage contract, but not long after, he brought back the woman in front of her.
After that woman came, everything changed.
Ji Zhongming imprisoned Huan Qianyu's father in the dungeon on the grounds that the Huan Family had participated in the rebellion back then. Before the trial, Huan Qianyu smelled something unusual.
"Ji Zhongming, are you determined to get rid of my father with these actions?"
Ji Zhongming didn't answer. It was Lin Yibai who responded.
Lin Yibai walked down the steps. Seeing this, Ji Zhongming quickly supported her. He treated Lin Yibai as if she were a rare treasure.
"Your father participated in the rebellion back then and covered for the assassin who killed the previous Demon Lord to flee to the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Now, this is just your father getting what he deserves."
Huan Qianyu's eyes were bloodshot. She couldn't help but scold Lin Yibai. "What do you, this bitch, know about the affairs of the Demon Realm? My father would never have done such a thing!"
Slap!
Another slap from afar.
Ji Zhongming looked disgusted. "Who allowed you to be so disrespectful to my Xiaobai? If you don't want to be the Demon Lord's wife, then give up the position."
"General Huan has committed a crime, and the evidence is conclusive. If you plead for your father now, I will definitely execute him."
"Come here! Pass my order! Three days later, throw General Huan into the mouth of the abyss to feed the demonic beasts."
"No, no, no. Ji Zhongming, you can't do this!"
Huan Qianyu was really scared now. In order to save her father, she knelt down and kowtowed hard to Ji Zhongming and Lin Yibai.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have come here to provoke the side wife. I can give up the position of the Demon Lord's wife. Please spare my father's life!"
"I beg you... Ji Zhongming... for the sake of our childhood together..."
Seeing Ji Zhongming recalling his childhood and his eyes seemed to be touched, Lin Yibai immediately interrupted Ji Zhongming's train of thought.
"How dare you call the Demon Lord by his name? Being so disrespectful to the Demon Lord simply shows the disloyalty of your Huan Family."
The touch in Ji Zhongming's eyes immediately disappeared, and he became calm again. "I can't keep the Huan Family anymore. After I depose you, you can find a place to live well on the border of the Demon Abyss. Don't come back."
After saying that, Ji Zhongming ignored Huan Qianyu's pleading and hugged Lin Yibai into the house.
Huan Qianyu wanted to rush up to plead for her family, but was blocked outside the house by the guards brought by Ji Zhongming.
Not long after, the temperature in the house rose. The heavy breathing of the man and the charming moans of the woman merged together, making people blush.
Huan Qianyu's voice gradually became hoarse. The woman's voice in the house seemed to be deliberately heard by Huan Qianyu and became louder and louder.
The flickering candlelight reflected the figures of the two people in the house. Their changing postures made people's minds wander.
"Brother Zhongming... have you really forgotten our childhood friendship?"
Huan Qianyu called for a long time. In the end, her voice was completely drowned out by the ambiguous sounds of lovemaking.
The light in her eyes gradually went out. The filthy sounds in her ears rushed straight into her mind, making her heart ache terribly.
Seeing that it was useless, Huan Qianyu stopped pleading and stood up. Then she turned around and left.
The maid beside Huan Qianyu quickly supported her staggering steps and walked towards their residence.
"Madam, what should we do now? Is there really no hope for the old general and the old madam?"
She had followed Huan Qianyu since childhood and grew up in the Huan Family with her. She had long regarded the people in the Huan Family as her own family.
Seeing the Huan Family in trouble, she was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"No, I won't let this happen. Su Ye, tell Su Zhi to pack up our things tonight. I'm going to take you to rescue the prisoners from the dungeon!"
Huan Qianyu tightly grabbed Su Ye's hand, and her eyes sparkled with determination.
She would never watch her father die in these intrigues!