Blissful Cruelty

While Lin Qi remained in the imperial capital, Elysian Heaven had, with utmost efficiency and semi-forcibly, purchased a luxurious residence and moved in with over a hundred lovely young girls. To the outside world, Elysian Heaven declared that she was the personal steward sent by the Lin Family for Lin Qi, specifically responsible for all matters concerning his inner household, while these girls were maids selected by the Lin Family for him.

In truth, these girls were Elysian Heaven's most elite force—trusted, death-defying followers who had been brainwashed by the Miro Divine Cult since childhood and obeyed Elysian Heaven's every command. Every one of them possessed formidable strength above the Heaven rank, and with the various unimaginable secret arts of the Miro Divine Cult they cultivated, they wielded terrifying destructive power.

After moving into this residence, vast quantities of intelligence rapidly converged in Elysian Heaven's hands through all manner of top-secret channels.

The Miro Divine Cult had operated in Twin Sun Red Dragon City for many years; no one knew how many hidden agents and informants it had planted throughout the Blood Qin Empire. Elysian Heaven merely mobilized a small portion of them and obtained an enormous amount of intelligence from every direction.

Just one hour after Duke Xiang Yue Tu and his son Yue Lengtu were thrown into the Edict Prison, a blood-red letter arrived. Wearing a sweet smile, Elysian Heaven took the deeply unwilling Barrel out with her. Donkey, greatly intrigued by Elysian Heaven's appearance and unwilling to be left out, had been cooped up in Warm Jade Pavilion these past few days until he was fit to burst. Without a word, he followed along as well.

When Lin Qi went to deliver the betrothal gifts, Barrel and the others could not help with such a matter; indeed,