The Demon Concubine of God

Those who broke in gave Chu Yanqiu and the others no chance to delay or struggle. They surrounded them as soon as they entered and began a relentless attack on them.

Watching Chu Yanqiu fight against most of the enemy forces almost single-handedly when the enemy was overwhelmingly outnumbered, Shen Wen felt a pang of heartache.

Such invincible strength comes at a price; on the contrary, the price is burning away the rest of his lifespan. Looking at the faint white hair at his temples and thinking about the life-or-death battle he had just fought in the palace a few days ago, Shen Wen could no longer hide it.

Shen Wen's weapon space contains hundreds of weapon types, including several military robot formations. Although these special forces robot types cannot compare to the super-advanced mecha warriors like Pu Zhao Da Di, they are more than capable of fighting against a combat brigade of several hundred people on the battlefield.

Shen Wen quickly devised a plan: to deploy one of these machine formations outside the old building, like a mantis stalking a cicada unaware of a oriole behind, to surround the troops besieging Chu Yanqiu and launch a surprise attack from the rear.

When the reality unfolded, it still shocked Shen Wen in the shadows. She never expected that the newly released robot special forces brigade would move so swiftly and decisively, killing people with machine gun fire that it was even faster and more accurate than real gun masters. In just a few minutes, the enemies scattered around the old building who were attacking Chu Yanqiu inside were wiped out by these robot soldiers.

With all of these people wiped out, those still fighting fiercely with Chu Yanqiu and his group in the restaurant finally realized that something was wrong.

Those people stopped fighting Chu Yanqiu to the death. Distracted, the people who had fallen behind couldn't help but run out to check the situation. When they saw the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground outside, and the gunshot wounds with red spots on the heads or hearts of the dead, everyone was dumbfounded. They had never seen such a way of dying before. Although they understood that it was a powerful hidden weapon that had killed them, they couldn't imagine what kind of hidden weapon it was.

In that moment of curious bewilderment, the robot killers arrived, unleashing a barrage of fire. Those who had been trying to imagine how to kill with hidden weapons all perished under the dark, menacing barrage.

The robots followed the plan step by step, deploying ambushes, reconnaissance, and coordinated attacks before quickly storming the second floor of the old building.

There weren't many enemies left besieging the second floor, only thirty or forty. Moreover, during the time they were fighting the robots outside, Chu Yanqiu and the others hadn't suffered any losses and had already killed eight or nine people.

Before receiving orders to engage in combat, the robot formation had already received Shen Wen's conditions: to help Chu Yanqiu escape danger at a critical moment.

These adorable little armored creatures immediately spotted Chu Yanqiu's location, then dispersed to form an encirclement, and then...

They then stopped their attack, waiting to see how Chu Yanqiu, trapped inside, would escape. While they were adorably stubborn, they were also surprisingly intelligent. They knew to quickly raise their guns and shoot the person who was about to be assassinated by a hidden arrow when Chu Yanqiu was caught off guard.

Shen Wen, watching this scene on the monitor, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Well, this only shows that there are still gaps in the understanding between humans and robots.

However, the outcome was as expected: Chu Yanqiu's men were not completely wiped out, and they successfully left the old building with their men.

As for those machine formations, they had already vanished without a trace when Chu Yanqiu and his men left the old building and looked back.

The matter was thus concluded, and Shen Wen breathed a sigh of relief. However, upon reflection, she realized that she had gone to unnecessary lengths. In reality, given Chu Yanqiu's strength, this situation was not a big deal. Ultimately, it was her concern for her beloved that caused her confusion.

Chu Yanqiu was out of danger. When he saw the robotic armor that came to his rescue, he immediately knew that Shen Wen was helping him. Because when he traveled to the modern city, there were robots that helped with housework in the shop windows on the street.

Chu Yanqiu was deeply moved. His efforts in loving her over the past few days had finally paid off. This time it was for real. It turned out that the woman had given just as much love to someone as he had.

After settling the wounded Xiliang soldiers, Chu Yanqiu's heart and eyes were filled only with his beloved.

He couldn't wait to ride back, eager to see Shen Wen.

However, Shen Wen did not have the opportunity to express her love for him at that time.

When she returned to Prince Rui's residence, she was met by the steward who rushed to see her. The steward told her that Prince Rui had ignored everyone's advice and led a large entourage to find Lord Shen.

Shen Wen could no longer remain calm upon hearing this, and the steward Han Bai was also unable to stay composed, pleading and urging Shen Wen several times in a row.

As Shen Wen walked outside, she instructed Han Bai to call Shen Nufeng. However, after giving the order, she thought about it and felt it was inappropriate, so she changed her mind and directly told the steward Han Bai to take people and follow her.

Steward Han Bai summoned the guards of the Prince's Mansion and hurriedly gathered them at the gate, awaiting Shen Wen's next order. However, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, no one showed up. Finally, the gatekeeper couldn't stand it any longer and cautiously ran up to Han Bai, saying, "Steward, why haven't you left with your men yet? Didn't Miss Shen tell you that she left ahead and told you to catch up quickly from behind?"

The butler was dumbfounded. He stared blankly for two seconds before slapping his thigh and exclaiming "Ouch!" But as he left, he didn't forget to slap the doorman on the head and said irritably, "I'll settle the score with you when I get back after I've finished my business."

Having already gone ahead alone, Shen Wen naturally used the tree's space-time teleportation ability and arrived at the address where Lord Shen had invited her to meet—the mass grave outside the city—in the blink of an eye.

Shen Wen hid in the shadows and observed for a while. At first, there was no movement. Judging from the time, it was probably because Prince Rui's troops had not yet arrived.

After a while, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the camp near the mass grave and lined up in a row not far from the camp. Then their superior came out.

The official, wearing a silver helmet and armor, stood in front of Xi'an and surveyed the surrounding area before hurriedly summoning someone over.

Then a small flag officer ran up to him and gave him a message.

Shen Wen hid quite far away, so he couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

The stealth drone Beetle, after all, is still a physical object; it certainly wouldn't dare fly over someone's head to relay what they're saying.

However, judging from their actions and expressions, Shen Wen was probably inquiring about the whereabouts of Prince Rui's men.

After the flag bearer was given the order, the superior officer stood still and waited.

After a while, when Xiao Qi did not return, another group of people came out from the camp checkpoint behind Shangguan. This time, there were not many people, only a dozen or so, but an old man appeared last.

Shen Wen saw through it all; who else could it be but Lord Shen?

Lord Shen had just come out and exchanged a few words with his superior when a servant came to report.

After a while, they saw movement to their left, and a long line of lights and people quickly approached from not far away.

Before long, the long line of lights arrived at the camp.

At this point, Shen Wen became restless. In fact, she was quite eager to hear what the two madmen had to say.

However, before she could make a decision and appear in public, the two sides unexpectedly started fighting each other in a spectacular fashion.

Shen Wen, who was hiding in the shadows, was dumbfounded.

Shen Wen observed the situation by looking at a beetle hovering above the heads of the chaotic centaurs.

The situation inside surprised her greatly.

That seemingly pampered and portly Prince Rui actually killed someone on such a dangerous battlefield, and was also a highly skilled and promising general.

The elderly Lord Shen, well past seventy, was also quite skilled with a broadsword. He moved with practiced precision and ferocity. The soldiers who rushed in front of him were all felled and killed by him. For a time, no one could get close to him.

The number of troops on both sides was not large, because Shen Wen could clearly see a large number of figures moving about in the direction from which Prince Rui's troops were coming from.

The camp behind Lord Shen and his entourage was not empty; there were people there as well.

After fighting for about an hour, this small skirmish ended.

The beetle that was originally surveying military intelligence above his head, whether by some strange twist of fate or sheer luck, landed on Prince Rui's lapel and transmitted the information he had gleaned from his eyes to Shen Wen with unparalleled clarity.

Prince Rui stood at the forefront, pointing angrily at Marquis Shen, and said, "You old scoundrel! Do you now know how powerful I am? I warn you, you are not allowed to make a move on Shen Shiqi, not even if it's just to have her go out for a grandparent-grandchild reunion. She is mine now, yet you refuse to abide by the rules of our royal family. My people are the same as the young emperor's women. Even if they are parents or relatives, they can only reunite according to the regulations set by the Directorate of Ceremonial.

Lord Shen scoffed. Even after a fierce battle, the old man still stood tall and straight. His eyes gleamed, and he spoke with the same arrogant and dashing air he always had in the court. He said, "Your Highness is mistaken. You went to great lengths to bring my fifth and seventh granddaughters into your household, but do you really think that little seventeenth is truly yours? Even if she were deceived into coming to your household, even if she were truly in love with you and devoted herself to you, Your Highness, she would still not be yours. Your Highness! Haven't you gone to the palace to ask His Majesty the Emperor? My seventeenth was born to be matched only with His Majesty the Emperor. For anyone else, it would only be a fleeting romance."

As he spoke, he kept an eye on Prince Rui's expression. Seeing that Prince Rui's mind was elsewhere and his eyes were darting around, he knew that the words had taken to heart.

So he continued, "In fact, Your Highness understands all this very well, doesn't he? Does Your Highness not even have the ambition to usurp the throne? If you continue to lack ambition, then everything Your Highness pursues will come to naught."

Prince Rui's eyes gleamed with a cold light, like a poisoned blade.

He was quite patient, suppressing the rage that was about to reach its breaking point, before putting on a calm and collected smile and saying, "What are you? You've not only failed to uphold the integrity of a great Confucian scholar, but you're nothing more than a rogue soldier running around everywhere. You think you're qualified to comment on my excavation of the royal secrets that the court cannot easily discuss?"

Lord Shen was not angry when he was scolded. He simply said, "Since you won't listen, then say whatever you want, Your Highness."