The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

"It's you! Where did you take His Majesty?!"

Jiuying roared at Wen Mingzhu and then charged at her, but Liang Qi blocked her way.

With Jiuying's original strength, Liang Qi would have been no match for her at all. The problem was that she was injured and could only barely take human form.

She was completely suppressed, while Wen Mingzhu and Zhao Sicheng took advantage of the chaos to leave.

Wen Li disappeared. Jiu Ying fought while worrying. She wished she could immediately go and find the Venerable One's whereabouts, but Liang Qi in front of her was really troublesome. She could only comfort herself.

It's alright, Your Excellency has great magical power, you'll be fine.

Anle quickly discovered Wenli's disappearance and rescued Jiuying from Liang Qi's clutches. Liang Qi then fled without lingering.

Anle asked Jiuying, "Where is His Majesty? Where did His Majesty go?"

Jiuying looked at her and shook her head.

The nightmare immediately transformed into a black mass, drifting around, but it couldn't detect even a trace of Wen Li's presence.

"What should we do now?"

Anle looked at the "rabbit-like people" mixed in with the demons and felt a headache coming on.

But if they were human, how did they fly?

Anle didn't dare to think about it, but she remembered that the culprit behind the rabbit disease was locked up in the Heavenly Prison.

Perhaps he will find out.

"Anle! Let's retreat first! The situation is unfavorable for us now!" Nightmare suggested.

"Alright! You lead them back to Manzhou territory! I'll go find His Majesty first!"

"Yes!"

The battle between humans and demons was fierce. Suddenly, the demons retreated, but the humans continued to pursue them relentlessly.

After a long and protracted struggle, the battle finally came to an end.

Within half a day, both sides suffered heavy casualties, especially the ordinary people in the teams, whose bodies were simply too fragile.

Bones shattered, flesh turned to mush, and countless lives were quietly lost.

Wen Mingzhu led Zhao Sicheng all the way to the military camp.

A month ago, after learning about the war between humans and demons, Zhao Sicheng felt a deep sense of panic. No matter how his father tried to persuade him, he firmly believed that if the human race were to perish, then the demonic sect would certainly not have a good end either.

Ignoring his father's advice, he took the initiative to find Shen Yingsi and agreed to act in the play.

Furthermore, he received a promise that as long as the Demonic Sect ultimately chose the human race, he would no longer hold their past collusion with demons against them.

"Brother Sicheng, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I will definitely save you."

"Fourth brother said we'll all be alright."

Zhao Sicheng lay on her back, and Wen Mingzhu tried to straighten her back and comforted her softly.

The blood on Zhao Sicheng's face stained Wen Mingzhu's white clothes red. Being able to spend time with Wen Mingzhu like this again was something he never dared to dream of.

"Mingzhu, I... I'm not a traitor. I just want to protect my family."

"Don't say anything! I know everything."

Wen Mingzhu cried uncontrollably, "I beg you, you must live well, please, I... I'm really scared."

"Didn't you say you were going to protect me?"

Zhao Sicheng also cried, "Mingzhu, do you still remember when I first came to the capital as a child?"

"Back then, the Zhao family was just emerging among the aristocratic families, and I wasn't popular among the second generation. It was you who helped me integrate into that community and invited me to do everything with you."

"That's why I like you so much."

"Even though you already had someone you liked, it's a matter of first come, first served; I'm the one who arrived late."

Wen Mingzhu couldn't help but break her usual spoiled and beautiful young lady image and scolded: "Fool! My father said that the Zhao family should not be underestimated in the future, and told me to befriend you, so I took the initiative to befriend you."

I know you like me, and actually, I've realized I like you quite a bit too.

You always rush ahead to protect me. Although many people protect me, no one else will protect me for a lifetime. My mother said that only my husband will protect me for a lifetime.

I'm just an ordinary woman, I don't have any great abilities, and I don't want to be some kind of female knight-errant.

I just want to do what my mother told me when I was little: marry a man who is powerful and capable, and then spend the rest of my life being a good wife and mother, living a happy life.

Zhao Sicheng, you must live and protect me for the rest of your life.

Zhao Sicheng's face was mostly covered in blood, making his teeth look even worse. His smile was truly ugly, but fortunately, Wen Mingzhu couldn't see it at the moment.

Compared to the carnage in Manzhou, Xie Wansheng's mansion in the capital was a world of decadent indulgence.

Xie Wansheng spent his days indulging in fine wine and food, living a very happy life.

Since the emperor personally led the expedition, all the high-ranking officials or those with some ability in the court went with him. Therefore, Xie Wanzhou, relying on his status as the emperor's brother-in-law, could be said to have been a king.

Beautiful women danced gracefully on the dance floor, and Xie Wansheng was surrounded by several other beauties.

"Second Master, you haven't been calling me to serve you lately. Have you taken a liking to some new girl this time?"

Xie Wansheng pinched the upturned nose of the beauty in his arms and teased, "Are you jealous?"

"How could I dare to be jealous of you, Second Master? You have so many beauties around you. However, I still want to know which of your many beauties you love the most?"

Not only did he ask this question, but the other beauties also looked at him expectantly.

Xie Wansheng jokingly said, "I love every one of you gentlemen."

The beauties were unhappy.

"Second Master, don't try to fool us!"

"Yes, Second Master, if you can't say which one you love the most, then could you tell me which one is the most beautiful?"

Now Xie Wansheng really took the selection seriously.

"If we're talking about the most beautiful, none of you really make the list."

The beauties pouted, feigning anger, and left his embrace.

Xie Wansheng opened his chest, leaned back, and supported himself with his hands behind him, looking completely unconcerned.

"Don't be unconvinced. I remember many years ago, how long ago was it? I actually managed to win over an extremely beautiful woman. And that woman didn't come from a humble background like you."

"That's a true lady from a prominent family!"

Xie Wansheng said with a wistful expression, "He was just too arrogant. He was already planning to marry her, but he insisted on trying to kill himself. He really didn't know how to enjoy life."

"However, she should also thank me. If she were alive today, she would be condemned by the world for following her crooked family."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sword shot straight down from the roof toward his lower abdomen.

"Ah ah ah ah..."

Xie Wansheng's scream pierced the sky, and soon someone descended from the sky, pulled out the sword, and plunged it into his thigh.

"Ah ah ah ah..."

"Help! Help! Where is my Shadow Master?!"

The beauties around them had already fled in all directions, too terrified to look back.

The people who were originally left to protect him had long been removed by Shen Yingsi.

"Stop shouting. Today is your death day. But don't worry, I will torture you slowly and not let you die so quickly."

"Who...who are you? I'll give you money, I can give you countless treasures, please let me go...ah!"

That cut off his nose.

"Who am I! I, Zhao Wensong, may be infamous now, but I'm also a father of two!"

Zhao Wensong?

Before he could think it through, Xie Wansheng couldn't help but scream again.

"Ah ah ah ah..."

The room was filled with Xie Wansheng's screams and groans.

The calls grew fainter and fainter, intermittent, until they finally stopped completely on the third day.

When someone opened the door to the house again, all that could be seen inside were sections of white bones, covered in flesh and blood.

The missing human skin later appeared in the Empress Dowager's palace.

It is said that the Empress Dowager was so frightened that she fell ill and never recovered, spending the rest of her life without medicine.

Of course, these are all for later.