The Demon Concubine of God

When Shen Wen arrived at Prince Rui's army, these people had already decided to set off to rescue their prince. They didn't take Shen Wen, a weak woman who had rushed there, seriously at all. However, this problem wouldn't stump Shen Wen. It was just a matter of using a little trick to intimidate them. She had been doing this kind of thing before.

All they saw was her extending a little finger and slightly beckoning it towards the sky. Suddenly, a massive iron bird appeared in the sky, blotting out the sun. It circled above everyone's heads once, and then a lump of iron fell from its belly. The lump landed in the crowd, but luckily everyone dodged in time, and no one was unlucky enough to be hit.

The moment the iron lump landed, it emitted white smoke. The smoke, carried by a gentle breeze, immediately spread to a radius of ten miles. Even though the smoke was blown into the air and was almost invisible to the naked eye, everyone within the reach of the smoke was choked, coughing incessantly and having tears and snot streaming down their faces.

Shen Wen had already put on his mask and was watching them with a gleeful expression, as if he were enjoying a good show.

After about twenty minutes, when the effects of the smoke wore off, Shen Wen removed his mask and greeted them again: "You saw it, all of you were in tears with just a flick of my little finger. But let me warn you, the smoke that made you cry was just a small trick. Don't think I can only come up with such childish smoke. Use your smart brains and think about something more powerful and cruel. If this smoke were replaced with a deadly poison... you would all be corpses by now."

Everyone was startled by her words, and their gazes toward the young woman changed, becoming terrifying and fearful, even regarding her as a devil who reaped lives.

Shen Wen reiterated his reminder, telling them to disperse on the spot, break up into smaller groups, and lie in ambush nearby, waiting for their prince to return safely.

Despite their many concerns, everyone was also afraid of Shen Wen's methods, so they had no choice but to temporarily comply with her decision to disband on the spot.

These people had just received orders to disperse on the spot when a group of people arrived.

Two sentries led the group over, and one of them quickly ran up to them and announced that the steward of the Prince's mansion had arrived with a squad of guards.

Shen Wen and everyone waited quietly, and sure enough, they saw that the person who brought the people was the butler Han Bai.

When Han Bai got closer and saw Shen Wen there, he immediately bowed to her and said, "Miss, why didn't you wait for us? Do you think it was dangerous for you to come alone? We were worried about you the whole way. Luckily you came safely, and I can finally put my mind at ease."

Seeing that Steward Han Bai of the Prince's Mansion showed such respect and care for Shen Wen, a weak woman, the officers and soldiers no longer had any concerns. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Steward Han Bai, they all withdrew and dispersed.

Steward Han Bai watched the soldiers slowly withdraw. As a newcomer, he was still confused. However, out of trust in Shen Wen, he asked Shen Wen about the prince as the troops gradually disappeared into the distance.

Shen Wen then recounted what had just happened between Lord Shen and Prince Rui. After she finished speaking, Han Bai's face turned pale with fright. He stammered, "Then... what should we do? The prince can't be harmed! How can we rescue him? Miss Shen, you don't know, this Lord Shen, this old scoundrel, is no saint. Don't be fooled by his refined and magnanimous appearance in public. To describe him as ruthless when he kills is an understatement."

Shen Wen completely agreed with Han Bai's words. She couldn't help but smile slightly and nodded, saying, "I know that, so after he escorted the prince to the camp, I secretly sent him in. I've been secretly observing the situation until I was sure that Lord Shen didn't intend to kill the prince immediately. He probably had another purpose in keeping the prince alive. Only then did I feel relieved enough to run out of the enemy lines and come back to settle the remaining troops. They are currently leaderless, and we can't let Lord Shen take advantage of the situation to gain control and capture the remaining troops. Steward, don't worry too much. You can stay here with your men and hide for now. I'll immediately and secretly return to the enemy camp. I will always protect the prince's safety."

Hearing her say that, Han Bai's expression softened. After a long while, he sighed and said, "It's good that our prince has you protecting him at such a time. I always said that our prince must have done good deeds in his previous lives to have such a smooth life in this one."

After the two talked for a while, Shen Wen left first. Steward Han Bai was about to follow Shen Wen's instructions and lead the guards back to find a place to hide.

But after leading his men a hundred meters, he heard the restless sound of galloping horses behind him.

Everyone stopped and turned around to see what was going on.

When the group of people arrived, everyone immediately beamed with joy.

"It's the Prince! So it's our Prince who's back."

When everyone saw that their prince had broken out of the enemy camp so quickly and appeared to be unharmed, they were filled with the joy of a victorious battle.

Everyone surrounded the prince and his entourage, cheering and jumping for joy just like Gu Nian.

Prince Rui ordered everyone to regroup all the troops, reorganize the team, and immediately return to his residence.

Although Shen Wen was not present to witness Prince Rui's imposing manner of issuing orders, she was able to learn about it relatively quickly, given her abilities.

Although he didn't quite understand Lord Shen's purpose in doing this, Shen Wen was relieved to know that Prince Rui had no worries.

Using the time-space transfer system, Shen Wen naturally returned to Prince Rui's mansion before Prince Rui's men.

After returning to Prince Rui's residence, Prince Rui did not immediately rush to Shen Wen's courtyard to see him. Instead, he went back to his study and summoned his trusted ministers to discuss important matters of state.

Shen Wen, who was in his own room, knew everything about Prince Rui's whereabouts.

Shen Wen stroked his chin, trying to figure out why Prince Rui had suddenly changed.

Recalling the discussions between Prince Rui and his trusted advisors about the court situation, focusing on the strength of the forces of the second and third sons of the Duke of Ji's mansion, Shen Wen felt that his guess was becoming more and more accurate.

Because of this sudden change in Prince Rui's situation, Shen Wen focused all his attention on Prince Rui's residence.

Shen Wen stayed at Prince Rui's mansion for three consecutive days and did not go anywhere else.

During this time, Shen Wen also took the opportunity to visit the Princess Consort of Rui's courtyard.

Ever since Han Bai mentioned the strange occurrences in Princess Rui's courtyard that day, Princess Rui, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up. However, her behavior was stiff and wooden, like a soulless mechanical toy.

When Shen Wen saw Princess Rui, she also appeared to have lost all six senses. However, Shen Wen was different from ordinary people. With her current divine power and eyesight, she could see from the surface to the inside. After seeing Princess Rui's appearance, Shen Wen confirmed her initial guess.

The demon fairy Shiya, who had been causing trouble, was weakened in magical power after the battle in the palace, just like the demon inside Yuchi Lian and the young emperor. Under the suppression of the goddess's power, they were all weakened. Princess Rui, who was waiting in the Rui Prince's mansion, was in a state of abnormal behavior because of the weakened magical power of the demon fairy.

Even so, Princess Rui, who was created by the Fairy of the Stone Cliff, cannot let her guard down. Her current situation adds even more uncertainty. There is a fear that if Prince Rui falls into chaos one day, Princess Rui will seize the opportunity to take control of the entire Prince Rui's mansion.

On the fourth day of Shen Wen's stay at Prince Rui's mansion, she patiently endured until nightfall.

She was worried about the young emperor in the palace who was prone to being possessed by demons, and she also missed Chu Yanqiu, whom she hadn't seen for many days.

Shen Wen left the courtyard, intending to immediately teleport away, but bumped into Han Bai who came to deliver food.

Han Bai said that Prince Rui was thinking of her and specially asked him to send her fresh southern fruits to try.

Shen Wen then inquired about Prince Rui's health, and in doing so, she deliberately brought up the secrets of collecting women's cultivation techniques.

Han Bai was a very cautious person. Every time he mentioned a secret, he would subconsciously look around before whispering it to Shen Wen.

This time, their prince was even more unrestrained, but some of his cultivation methods, which were different from usual, were puzzling.

Han Bai said, "I don't know if it's because Your Highness's cultivation methods over the years have yielded results, but Your Highness can actually turn people into living beings. I need to discuss this with you in detail. Not only that, Your Highness sometimes possesses a unique skill, namely, extraordinary strength. You don't know that my Prince has practiced martial arts since childhood, but his skills are nothing compared to those of real generals. But the Prince is different now. You didn't see it, but this old servant saw it clearly from beside Your Highness. It was still the same two routines, the same moves, but he only used half of his strength, and he crippled a guard on the spot."

Shen Wen frowned, deep in thought. After a while, she asked, "Anything else? What about the 'great transformation' you mentioned?"

Han Bai said, "Oh, it was that time... The Prince's Yin-Yang cultivation ritual always had powerful protectors inside and out, but these past few times, unusually, all the protectors were withdrawn. The Prince ordered me to do this, and I personally watched the protectors leave. I didn't dare disturb the Prince who was conducting his business in the secret chamber, until I estimated that the Prince was almost finished, then I carefully descended to the underground ritual chamber to await the Prince's instructions. But when I reached the entrance, I saw many black-clad, armored assassins guarding it. Later, when the Prince heard I had arrived, he ordered me to go in, and he gave me some instructions regarding my final affairs..."

When Han Bai mentioned the words "aftermath," he looked up at Shen Wen, who naturally understood his meaning.

Each time he had his way with women, several of them would die; this was what Han Bai meant by "aftermath."

Han Bai continued, "Just as I led the men to do their work, I saw the assassins standing by suddenly disappear into thin air. At that moment, the prince, who was walking behind me, patted me on the back, and then walked out of the underground dojo with such nonchalance."

Shen Wen was incredulous when she heard what he said, and she quickly pressed for details.