The "assassination" of Financial Officer Chen Rui occurred a few days before Jía's birthday, which caused a fierce storm in the upper echelons of the Dark Moon.
The result of this storm was 3 words: Great Purge.
Almost every family had a considerable number of people taken away for investigation, and many never returned. The Red Blood Legion and Flame Legion teamed up to conduct a large-scale search of the entire city and imposed a curfew.
Jía showed the ruthless means that she rarely showed. No matter what race or identity the suspects were, they were all killed without mercy. Those who pleaded for mercy were treated as accomplices. In just a few days, a reign of terror enveloped many families of the Dark Moon.
This incident added a bloody embellishment to Princess Royal Highness' upcoming 25th birthday, and it also further established Jía's prestige.
To fight against the capital, the internal silt must be removed first.
The real person in charge of the ruthless means was Isabella. She maximized Jía's authorization. Suspicious people were either killed or imprisoned. No one was spared.
This chief intelligence officer was so decisive in his actions and so vicious in his actions that even the second-in-command, Delia, was stunned by him. However, Delia also knew that these people were the cancer of the Dark Moon. The deeper they were buried and the longer they stayed, the greater the harm to the Dark Moon. She personally experienced the painful lesson of the Dark Demon's headquarters, and she would never allow it to happen again.
The deterrent effect was quite obvious. Now the upper echelons of the Dark Moon trembled when they heard the name of the Dark Demon. Isabella was originally the controller of the capital's secret intelligence department. Her means were not only killing. With Princess Royal's golden signboard, she could do anything she wanted. She made those families obedient. In a short period of time, no one would dare to have disloyalty.
In the secret prison of the palace, the captured peak stage of the Demon Overlord, Sarandi, was imprisoned.
Sarandi was now poisoned by Paglio, and his strength had been greatly reduced. However, even if he was not poisoned, he could not break free from the seal of the secret prison because it was the ancient runes seal that Rolla personally placed. In today's world, there were very few people below Demi-God who could break free from this seal, and Sarandi was obviously not one of them.
Sarandi didn't suffer any special abuse or torture. He just stared coldly at Chen Rui and Jía who appeared in front of him.
"Madam Sarandi." Chen Rui said, "Please forgive me. Your strength is too great. Just in case, we had to use some imprisonment methods."
"Humph! Human, I have to admit that you are lucky and cunning. You actually have such a powerful Dragons protecting you. "Sarandi's gaze fell on Jía," Don't you want to say something? Sir Lord? "
"Uncle Sarandi …" Jía sighed softly.
Sarandi. Lucifer, one of the royal family geniuses at that time and the secret disciple of the Lord of Midnight Sun, was seriously injured because he followed the Lord of Midnight Sun to crusade against the human world for 300 years. After Midnight Sun died, Obsidian took the opportunity to seize the power of the Fallen Angel Empire and drove Crown Prince Grimm, who was established by Midnight Sun, to the Dark Moon. Sarandi was recuperating. However, after he recovered from the injury, he did not help the Dark Moon, but he turned to Obsidian. When Crown Prince Grimm was alive, Jía had met Sarandi several times. According to seniority, she should indeed call him uncle.
"I can't afford to be called uncle." Sarandi's gaze became fierce, "Sir Lord, please tell me your full name!"
Chen Rui saw Sarandi scolding Jía, and he interjected, "Sir Sarandi is so mighty. You don't seem to have the awareness of being a prisoner. You are not qualified to question us."
Sarandi ignored Chen Rui and just stared at Jía.
"Jía. Lucifer." Jía replied indifferently.
"Really? I thought it was Jía. Asmodeus. "Sarandi showed a sarcastic expression.
Jía's expression did not change, "Some things will never change, just like Jía. Lucifer. It's just that I don't know when the secret disciple of the Lord of Midnight Sun became Obsidian's disciple. "
This sharp counterattack made Chen Rui dispel the idea of speaking. Sarandi sneered, "You don't understand at all. What kind of person is Obsidian? Is he worthy to be my teacher? I have only one teacher from beginning to end. Even if Obsidian seized the power that originally belonged to your father, this Fallen Angel Empire is ultimately controlled by the Lucifer Royal Family! What about you, sir lord? Previously, you and your father were suppressed by Obsidian. No matter what, it is just an internal struggle of my Lucifer Royal Family. Now, in order to deal with the capital, you actually betrayed the Fallen Angel Empire to the Asmodeus Royal Family! "
Jía did not explain too much about this issue, "Chen Rui is right. You are just a prisoner. I don't have to explain anything to you, but you can continue."
"You can persist until now under the suppression of the capital. You should not be a stupid person. Don't you know that politics is about interests? Why does Catherine the Great of the Shadow Empire help the Dark Moon so much? Even if you really overthrow Obsidian with the support of Catherine and ascend to the throne, you will only become a puppet of the Shadow Empire! "
"Politics is indeed about interests. However, the Dark Moon did not betray the interests of the Fallen Angel Empire. They just made some equivalent exchanges of interests with the Bloody Vine Flower Estate of the Shadow Empire. "
Sarandi's face showed strong disdain, "Do you think I'm a 3-year-old child? It's just magic land improvement and battle ball. Will the Fallen Angel Empire help you to eliminate the Blue Lava Estate and Red Spirit Estate armies? Will they place those Dragons of the peak stage of the Demon Overlord by your side? Will they secretly help the rapid economic and military development of the Dark Moon? I can't think of how the first sage of the Demon Realm will make such a stupid decision, let alone how you can get rid of the control of the Shadow Empire! "
Sarandi's emotions suddenly became agitated. He clenched his fists and roared, "Once the Fallen Angel Empire really falls into the hands of others, you will be the most unforgivable sinner! I'm also a sinner! I shouldn't have been secretly protecting you and your father! "
Jía's eyes showed surprise. It turns out that Sarandi is actually one of the people who have been secretly protecting the Dark Moon. It is because of the protection of George and Sarandi that Obsidian doesn't dare to blatantly kill the Dark Moon.
"Uncle Sarandi …" Jía's firm voice sounded, "I, Jía swear in the name of Lucifer that I have never betrayed the Fallen Angel Empire and the Lucifer Royal Family. If this sentence is even a little false, my soul will fall into the abyss forever and be burned by the fire of hell. I will never be free."
Sarandi was slightly shocked. He stared at Jía for a moment, then he slowly loosened his clenched fists. He was silent. The Demon Realm's oath named by the surname could not be made casually, especially this level of oath.
Chen Rui saw the opportunity and said, "Sir Sarandi really misunderstood. The Red Spirit Estate and Blue Lava Estate armies were completely destroyed by the Dark Moon with their own power. Princess Jía also took the opportunity to rebuild the Red Blood Flame Army of the Lord of Midnight Sun. Although the rapid economic development initially used the business families of the Shadow Empire to open up the trade route to the west, the initiative and core of the economic development are now in the hands of the Dark Moon. As for the Dragons powerhouse, it has nothing to do with the Shadow Empire. I wonder if Sir Sarandi still remembers that when the Lord of Midnight Sun quelled the rebellion of the Beelzebub Royal Family, he sealed a sleeping Dragons? "
Sarandi suddenly remembered, "The Blue Lake's Poison Dragon!"
"Yes, the Poison Dragon encountered some trouble after waking up. It was Princess Royal who provided great help, so the Poison Dragon is now a guest of the Dark Moon." Seeing that Sarandi's attitude was relaxed, Chen Rui took the opportunity to add, "The assassin sent by the capital last time, Vanim of the intermediate stage of the Demon Overlord has surrendered. Since Sir Sarandi is the disciple of the Lord of Midnight Sun, and you have secretly helped and protected the Dark Moon for many years, why not …"
Sarandi knew what Chen Rui wanted to say, so he shook his head before he finished, "I am different from the elders of the elder family. I will not surrender to the Dark Moon. Secretly protecting the Crown Prince Grimm is just a personal affair. My true allegiance is not to a single person, but to the entire Fallen Angel Empire. Although Obsidian is not a great talent and is far inferior to the Lord of Midnight Sun, there is no one more suitable to rule the empire than him in the entire royal family. After the fall of the Lord of Midnight Sun, the Fallen Angel Empire can maintain a stable relationship with the other 2 empires until now. Regent Obsidian's contribution is indispensable. "
Chen Rui pondered for a moment and said, "You are wrong. It is Catherine the Great who really keeps the 3 empires at peace. Catherine the Great is also for the interests of the Shadow Empire. In order to avoid being annexed by the Bloody Empire, she uses the Fallen Angel Empire as a buffer. Let's not mention that the Fallen Angel Empire has to 'aid' the 2 empires with a lot of materials every year as a price. At present, the Bloody Empire is eyeing the Fallen Angel Empire covetously, and there are constant border frictions. Obsidian is involved in the fund-raising incident, and he is questioned by the major lords and families. If this continues, the Fallen Angel Empire will only weaken step by step due to internal and external troubles. How can it compete with the 2 empires? If sir still follows Obsidian stubbornly, then you are the real sinner who causes the Fallen Angel Empire to fall into irrecoverable state. "
"Human, your eloquence is as outstanding as your talent, but unfortunately it is useless. Whether it is personal strength or the power at hand, Princess Jía and Obsidian are incomparable now." Sarandi's address of Jía changed from "Lord" to "Royal Highness". It seemed that he had believed in Jía's oath, but his unwillingness to submit was still very firm.
"I believe that there are many people in the entire Fallen Angel Empire who have the same idea as sir. These people are not really serving Obsidian, but for the so-called 'overall situation'." Chen Rui rolled his eyes, and he gave a strong medicine, "What if I say that the Dark Moon's strength can defeat Obsidian in all aspects in 10 years at most?"
"10 years?" Sarandi glanced at the calm Jía in surprise, and he took a deep breath, "If Royal Highness can really do this within 10 years, I, Sarandi. Lucifer, am willing to be the long sword in Royal Highness's hand to kill all the enemies on the road ahead for the new empress of the empire. However, if Royal Highness can't do it, then please put the highest interests of the royal family first and truly submit to the capital."
"Deal!" Jía agreed without hesitation.
The strong confidence in Jía's eyes moved Sarandi. He felt that the thing that he had always believed in seemed to be shaken, but he finally nodded.
Sarandi didn't know that Jía agreed so without hesitation not because she had confidence in herself, but because she had confidence in the human.
After a while, in a certain house.
Chen Rui looked at Isabella who was making tea for him opposite and smiled bitterly, "You are famous this time. Now all the big and small families know that the secret intelligence department has a murderous witch leader, but your means seem to be a little ruthless."
Isabella did not answer Chen Rui's question, but she poured a cup of tea for him, "Try it."
"But this is also good. At least those guys will be careful in the future. Even if they have ulterior motives, they will be a little more scrupulous." Chen Rui picked up the cup and took a sip, then he said, "Unfortunately, due to the traitor, the 3 Dark Demon strongholds in the Fallen Angel Capital, including the Walong Hotel, have all been uprooted. Fortunately, there is still a stronghold that survives, but because the secret magic communication station is destroyed, it seems that it is quite difficult to get accurate information about the capital in the first place."
"How is my craftsmanship?" Isabella asked with a touch of charm in her eyes.
Chen Rui keenly noticed a little reproach in the charm. He shrugged and stopped talking about "business". He took another sip of tea, "It's not bad this time. The brewing time is a little shorter …"
"En, got it." Isabella blinked her charming eyes and nodded seriously. She was indeed studying tea art very hard. Just the scene of the 2 sitting on the ground with a tea set in the middle was quite atmospheric.
"Do you still have the Quqin I gave you?"
Chen Rui's mind moved. He opened his palm, and it was the musical instrument that was forced to give him that day.
"Have you practiced?"
"Uh … you know, my time is very tight …"
"So, do you have time to practice?"
"I have to learn alchemy in the morning, work in the afternoon, and run around in the evening …"
"I want to hear you play a tune."
"…"
Chen Rui was defeated. He picked up the Quqin and played it. When he was an otaku on Earth, although he liked to listen to music, he didn't know anything about music theory. He could regard the staff score as ancient tadpole writing.
After coming to the Demon Realm, especially after getting the red piccolo, he deliberately spent a period of hard work to learn music theory. With the help of [Deep Analysis], he had made some progress. The Quqin that Isabella gave him would also be used to practice for a while during his free time in the training ground. According to the time rules of the training ground, he had been immersed in it for quite a while.
When the beautiful music sounded in the courtyard, Isabella's eyes flashed with surprise. She walked over and sat down. She gently leaned against Chen Rui's back, closed her eyes, and listened to the tune quietly.
After the Nero incident, the two did not further escalate their intimacy, but there was a tacit understanding that they didn't have before.
"What song is this? It's very nice. "
"I think it's called" The End of the World "."
"The end of the world …" There was a trace of confusion in Isabella's amorous eyes. Her lips moved, but there was something that she didn't ask.
Chen Rui suddenly felt a certain sentence that he didn't ask. He said 3 words as if he was talking to himself, "I will."
Isabella's green eyes flashed with a strange expression, and the corner of her mouth curved slightly. She leaned against him and closed her eyes again, "Can you play it again?"
"En …"
In the beautiful music, the moonlight reflected their back-to-back shadows, like two hearts that were connected.
After a long time.
"Are there any other tunes?"
"No, this is the only one I can bring out."
"Then, play it another 20 times."
"…"
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