twojebook Chapter 1294 - 354: Having Her Is Enough
Chapter 1294 - 354: Having Her Is Enough
If Ye Lingyue stepped forward, Luo Qian would definitely realize that Luo Qianche’s death was Ye Lingyue’s doing.
Di Shen gripped Ye Lingyue tightly; Ye Lingyue glared at him in anger.
But she noticed Di Shen avoided her gaze, his whole person looking unbearably cold.
He looked toward the Merfolk King; at a moment like this, the ones who should step forward were not outsiders like them, but the Merfolk King himself.
"Merfolk King, are you really going to just watch your people be slaughtered at will?"
A flicker of hesitation flashed across the Merfolk King’s face.
"People? They’re nothing but lowly living spirits. The Water God’s people are countless; so what if a few Whale People die? They failed to protect Qian Che—they deserve to die a thousand deaths."
Luo Qian’s icy words made the Merfolk King’s eyes dim; he said nothing more.
Large amounts of poison were poured into the canal, the heads of hundreds of Merfolk Warriors were chopped off, and the entire canal churned with the blood of Whale People.
The Wuling City Lord shook his head and led Zhang Quan and the others into the city.
Senior Sister Wan Yun and the others glanced at Di Shen and Ye Lingyue.
They could all see that the atmosphere between Ye Lingyue and Di Shen was very subtle.
The few of them exchanged a look and quietly walked away.
"Why did you stop me from saving them? Di Shen, since when did you become so cold and heartless?"
Ye Lingyue stared at the rolling, blood-red surface of the canal, her heart so heavy she could hardly breathe.
She was the one who had killed those Whale People; if she hadn’t used the Confusing Heart Drum, those Whale People wouldn’t have died.
Her original intent had only been to take revenge on Luo Qianche; she had never imagined that those loyal Whale-man Warriors would have to pay with over a hundred lives.
Ye Lingyue angrily wrenched herself out of Di Shen’s embrace.
"I’ve always been a heartless man. I have feelings only for you alone. Even if you want to blame me, if something like this happens again, I’ll still do the same. Ye Lingyue, all I want is for you alone to be safe and sound. Besides, even the Merfolk King, who rules this place, is powerless—let alone us, who have only just arrived. If you truly feel you owe them, then you should solve the problem at its root, not give up on yourself." Di Shen also knew that his little woman was truly angry this time.
Ye Lingyue’s heart was a jumble of emotions.
But she also understood that what Di Shen said was the truth.
The Whale People were wantonly abused and slaughtered only because their status was low.
The Luo father and daughter could kill as they pleased for their own petty preferences; if she truly wanted to save these Water Clan, the root of the problem lay with the Luo father and daughter.
A pair of iron arms settled on her shoulders, and her body was pulled into a tight embrace once more.
Di Shen wrapped an arm around her shoulders, his furry big head resting against the side of her neck like a giant little beast, rubbing against her again and again, his voice carrying a hint of coaxing.
"Wife, I’m jealous. I regret letting you be some city lord."
Ye Lingyue was taken aback and turned her head.
Di Shen’s handsome face was right in front of her.
Under his fan-like lashes, his night-sky-black eyes flickered with a strange emotion.
He was jealous of those Fishmen; he’d realized that ever since his wife became city lord, she would rather worry about others than spare him an extra glance.
He was very hurt too, and very much in need of some care, okay.
Just now, when he saw Luo Qianche being attacked by the Fishmen, his first reaction had been to wonder if his wife was alright.
If Ye Lingyue hadn’t happened to arrive, he would have gone searching for his wife himself.
Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but feel both amused and exasperated by Di Shen’s expression.
"You think being city lord is something you can just take or quit on a whim?" she said crossly.
"Don’t be city lord anymore. From now on, just be my wife alone, and the mother of my future children, that’s enough."
Di Shen started shamelessly pestering her.
Ye Lingyue couldn’t help herself and punched him a few times.
"My skin’s thick. If you’re not happy, wife, hit me a few more times, you’ll feel better," Di Shen said with a roguish grin.
Just like that, the gloom on Ye Lingyue’s face was finally swept away.
She looked at the man before her, her heart also filled with mixed emotions.
Earlier, when Di Shen had stopped her, he’d been so cold, but now he had finally returned to his usual self.
Forget it; this matter, strictly speaking, had nothing to do with Di Shen.
Luo Qianche had gotten what he deserved; the only ones she truly owed were the innocent Whale-man Warriors. If she really wanted to make it up to them, she needed to find a way to free the Water Clan in the city from the control of Luo Qianche and his father.
Only, the key to whether this would succeed or fail lay with the Merfolk King.
Also, Luo Yi had said earlier that there was a Demon Clan spy in Gold City.
Ye Lingyue had once suspected the Shui City Lord, but just now Senior Sister Wan Yun had also said on the boat that the Shui City Lord couldn’t possibly be a spy.
Because Luo Qian’s Demigod Beast, the Merfolk King, innately possessed the ability to discern Demon Energy; any Demon Clan member, or demon disguised as a human, could never escape the Merfolk King’s eyes.
It seemed that when they paid a visit to City Lord Luo Qian, they needed to bring this matter up to him and have him investigate further.
Seeing that Ye Lingyue was no longer angry, the worry between Di Shen’s brows eased a little.
Only, the look in his eyes grew even deeper.
The Water God legend?
What a joke. That damned Luo father and daughter dared provoke his wife; he would turn that so-called Water God legend into a Death God legend.
Di Shen held Ye Lingyue in his arms and walked into the Main City.
Because of what had happened with Luo Qianche, Luo Qian had no heart to entertain the city lords who had already arrived. Instead, he ordered his maids to arrange accommodations for Ye Lingyue and the others.
"What is she doing here?"
Just as Ye Lingyue and her group were being led to their assigned courtyards—
A few maids happened to pass through the corridor; one of them was so shocked she stopped in her tracks.
Hong Mingyue stared in disbelief at Ye Lingyue and the others, especially Ye Lingyue at the front.
Although Ye Lingyue had disguised herself, her back and figure, and especially the fact that Di Shen was standing beside her—
As for that man Di Shen, once a person had seen him, they would never forget him.
He was speaking softly to the Ye Lingyue at his side, his brows and eyes filled with nothing but care and indulgence.
Aside from Ye Lingyue, when had he ever shown a pleasant face to any other woman?
Hong Mingyue clearly remembered that because of an accident, Ye Lingyue had ended up in Spirit City-less Huangquan City.
Earlier, Yue Mubai had even boasted that in Huangquan City, even if Ye Lingyue spent five full years, she might not become a formal Demon Hunter.
"Those guests from Huangquan City just now—the ugly woman at their head is said to be the new city lord of Huangquan City. Tsk tsk, that woman’s so ugly, but the guards by her side are all quite handsome," the few maids with Hong Mingyue chattered among themselves.
The city lord of Huangquan City—how had Ye Lingyue become the new city lord of Newbie City?
From newbie, to Demon Hunter, to city lord—wasn’t that speed a little too heaven-defying?
Hong Mingyue was dumbfounded when she heard this.
That bitch—how could she be this lucky every single time!