"Little Ann …"
Li Qingshan mumbled to himself as he woke up from his dream. The night sky was boundless, and the stars were vast. He couldn't help but press his chest. There seemed to be a hole there, making him feel very empty.
Although he was already the ruler of the world and had everything a man wanted, power, women, wealth, and so on, he even had a long enough lifespan for him to slowly enjoy all of it, but he often felt as if he had just been reborn. He was so lonely and had nothing.
When he was fighting for the world, he could finally be distracted and temporarily forget his current situation. Now that the world was unified and peaceful for many years, there was no longer any opponent. Even his greatest enemy, "Heaven's Will", seemed to have given up.
Gu Yanying told him that it was because he became the "Son of Heaven". Li Qingshan's reply at that time was, "I don't have such a stupid father!"
A more accurate explanation was that, as the ruler of the world, he ruled over all living beings in this world. Everyone in the world was his supporter, and he received the blessings of all living beings. Even the will of heaven could not punish everyone.
He didn't want to continue sleeping, so he got up and paced around the room.
The Ape Demon couldn't make him happy either. Instead, it made him even more irritable. The most important person in his life, the most beloved dream, none of them were by his side.
In the depths of the palace, light and shadow flowed. Fei Hong held the palace lantern and approached the bedchamber. She looked at his expression and asked carefully, "My king, why are you not happy?"
"Fei Hong, I feel so lonely."
Li Qingshan sighed heavily. He didn't hide his feelings with shrewdness.
"Which princess do you want to sleep with you?"
Fei Hong looked at his distressed expression and couldn't help but feel touched.
"I don't want to see them. They all have more important things to consider."
Li Qingshan waved his hand impatiently. Ever since he became the ruler of the world, those beauties started to look disgusting. For the sake of their families and sects, for power and resources, they used all kinds of schemes and tricks. He finally saw what was called a palace fight. They almost shed all pretense of cordiality between them.
Those once innocent and adorable children became more and more obsessed with fighting, turning their innate talents into sharp fangs and claws. Other than themselves, who else was qualified to be their opponent?
And, that was only the tip of the iceberg. Sure enough, it was just as Gu Yanying had predicted in the past. When there were no enemies outside, the enemies all came from within. Conflicts and disagreements between the various clans were commonplace. Fortunately, Gu Yanying was handling all of this, or the country that had just risen up would have collapsed a long time ago.
As for him, he simply slept on his own. Out of sight, out of mind, not giving anyone a chance to talk to him on the pillow.
Fei Hong said, "What about choosing a new concubine for you?"
"You'd better spare me! Besides, it's useless even if you find all the women in the world. "
"Could it be … that you want to change your taste?" Fei Hong lowered her voice.
Li Qingshan slapped her on the head. "Change your head!"
Fei Hong rubbed her head with a bitter expression. "Your Majesty, I have no other choice. If you have any other dissatisfaction, I can think of something else."
"It's too narrow here." Li Qingshan stomped on the ground.
Fei Hong looked around the deep and vast palace. Even the palace lantern in her hand could not illuminate it. She said in surprise, "This is narrow?"
"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."
Li Qingshan spun around on the spot irritatedly. His tail swayed as he moved. He was like a monkey in a small cage, scratching his ears and cheeks.
His heart was beating like a monkey, and the world was like a cage.
He suddenly stopped and said with a serious expression, "No, I'm leaving!"
"It's midnight, where are you going?"
"I'm going back to Jiuzhou first and bring Little Ann with me. Then I'm going to kill my way to Brother Niu!"
Li Qingshan's eyes shone, and a smile appeared on his face again. Just thinking about it was enough to thrill him. It was much more interesting than ruling over this world. As he said that, he picked up a swaddle and strode out of the palace.
Fei Hong's face was in a mess. What was going on? She could understand every word, but she couldn't understand a single sentence. Which Jiuzhou? Who was Little Ann? Where was the Ninth Heaven? What did Brother Niu do?
When she ran out of the door, Li Qingshan had already disappeared. She could not help but shake her head with a wry smile. He was still the same.
The moonlight was as bright as frost. Looking up at the bright moon, she could not help but think of that night many years ago. Unknowingly, so many years had passed. She was no longer that lowly concubine, but a powerful palace manager, a peerless master whose cultivation had reached the ninth level of the Innate Realm.
With the passage of time, everyone had changed, except for him. He was neither a wise king nor a ferocious devil, but a brave and stubborn child.
She silently said in her heart, I wish you a safe journey!
It was obviously impossible for Li Qingshan to break through space and return to the nine provinces with a tap of his left foot. He would directly go find Gu Yanying.
As Gu Yanying was concentrating on revising the laws, Li Qingshan suddenly rushed in and pressed his hands on the long table, "I want to go back to Jiuzhou!"
Gu Yanying put down her pen and sighed in her heart, "Here he comes again!"
"Qingshan, didn't I say it before? It's not the right time yet! It's rare for us to have a world of our own, so we should train ourselves. You can also accumulate more power for the Divine Talisman of Great Creation. "
"I don't care. You … you brought me here. You have to take responsibility. Otherwise, you have to repay me with your body. Ouch!"
Li Qingshan stretched out his arms and grabbed Gu Yanying's shoulders. A soul-deep pain came, and he could not help but cry out in pain.
"How is it?" Gu Yanying said with a smile. Over the years, she had made laws and was in charge of punishments. All death sentences had to be approved by her. She carried out the spirit of legalism in this lawless world, and at the same time, conformed to the will of the Naraka Path. Her sensitivity to the Scorching Wind Hell was getting stronger.
The pain of hell became more intense, but the strange thing was that the pain she felt gradually eased, reaching a whole new realm. It was as if she was moving from a torturer to an executioner. She believed that if this continued, it would not take long for her to cultivate the 《Illustrations of Naraka Scripture》 to perfection. She would no longer encounter any bottlenecks, and all she lacked was a bigger world.
However, she was not in a hurry to return to Jiuzhou, and it was fine even if she did not return. Naturally, she was not as anxious as Li Qingshan.
Li Qingshan grimaced in pain, but he refused to let go. "Don't think that this little pain can scare me! Either return to Jiuzhou immediately, or pay with your body! "
Gu Yanying stood up, opened her arms, and asked with a smile, "If I agree, are you willing to wait until the time is right?"
"I don't want to!" Li Qingshan answered without any hesitation.
"As expected!" Gu Yanying shrugged. "Alright, let's go back now!"
Li Qingshan felt strange that she agreed so readily.
"However, before we leave, there's one more thing I want to try."
"What is it?"
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