Slaughtered to the Last

Seeing Hong Yu standing there in silence, Qiu Ziqin understood what awaited her.

She hesitated for only two or three seconds before dropping to her knees and pleading:

"Duke of Wei, I'm willing to accept the Slave Seal."

Qiu Ziqin's sudden words took everyone by surprise, and their meaning was even more shocking.

Hong Yu was the most shocked of all.

She had only just arrived and didn't know what had happened before.

Now Qiu Ziqin, whose cultivation was on par with hers, had suddenly knelt before Mo Yunxuan and told him she would accept the Slave Seal!

She couldn't understand!

What in the world was happening?

Why couldn't she make any sense of it?

But wisely, she held her tongue and quietly watched what happened next.

Mo Yunxuan was no less surprised than Hong Yu. Even though he had said he would brand Qiu Ziqin with the Slave Seal,

he had only said it on a whim—or, more accurately, because he had been taken by her beauty.

He hadn't expected her to actually agree.

He couldn't help wondering what had prompted her to do it.

But Qiu Ziqin's next words cleared up his confusion.

"Duke of Wei, I'm willing to accept the Slave Seal."

"But I recently took in a disciple to inherit my teachings. I hope you'll make an exception for him and spare his life."

That caught Mo Yunxuan's attention. He gave Qiu Ziqin another look.

Looking at this old maid, whose every move carried the charm of a peerless married woman,

he couldn't help thinking, Tsk, tsk. So she's the 'master' in Chong Shi Ni Tu.

Her figure and looks certainly suited the role of the Female Lead.

Getting a Female Lead as a slave for free? He was coming out ahead.

"Fine, I agree. Come over and receive the Slave Brand."

Mo Yunxuan made the promise without hesitation, never stingy with words like that.

As far as he was concerned, once Qiu Ziqin accepted the Slave Mark, she would belong to him completely.

As for keeping his promise to her—what Li Tieniu did couldn't be pinned on him, Mo Yunxuan, right?

Hearing Mo Yunxuan's promise, Qiu Ziqin finally had something of a way out.

She lifted her jade legs, heavy as a thousand jun, and slowly shuffled toward him, one step at a time.

Ye Chen, who was in the crowd, was beside himself with worry. That was his master!

The master he had yearned for!

How could she become someone else's slave?

Ye Chen had always regarded Qiu Ziqin as his own, but even he couldn't keep his composure now.

He stepped out of the crowd and shouted at Qiu Ziqin, "Master, no!"

"Your disciple's life is worthless. You can't sacrifice yourself to keep me safe."

Seeing that Ye Chen would rather give up his life than let her become someone else's slave, Qiu Ziqin was deeply moved.

Her eyes instantly reddened, and she spoke softly. "Don't worry, my disciple. I'm doing this of my own free will. You don't need to feel guilty."

Mo Yunxuan watched Ye Chen squeeze out of the crowd. He knew

that from the moment he had surrounded Taihua Academy with troops, the enmity between him and Ye Chen had been set in stone.

It was either him or Ye Chen.

And the moment Ye Chen had leaped out, Mo Yunxuan had received a Simulated Script from the system's deductions.

According to the Virtual Plot, Ye Chen would pursue the path of the Double Subject Examination in both civil and military disciplines,

and, as expected, take the title of Top Scholar of Double Subjects, win the Empress's favor, and be appointed Grand General.

As a newcomer, Ye Chen had no connections, no resources, and no army. He was nothing but an empty shell.

To prove his abilities, he would naturally target Mo Yunxuan's honest, easy-to-bully predecessor.

In the Virtual Plot, Ye Chen would use the Empress's name to demand resources at will.

And Mo Yunxuan's predecessor, who had faithfully followed his ancestors' teachings and remained loyal to Great Gan, naturally wouldn't refuse his requests.

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After that, Ye Chen would only grow more brazen, pushing his limits step by step until he seized control of the army.

In the end, he would turn the sprawling Wei State Duke Mansion into an empty shell.

Mo Yunxuan's predecessor, who should have been surrounded and protected, would end up alone and abandoned.

He would die without ever receiving gratitude or recompense from Ye Chen.

So, yes! He and Ye Chen were mortal enemies, even without this incident of surrounding Taihua Academy with troops.

Let him spare Ye Chen? As if!

Ye Chen had to die. Mo Yunxuan said so!

No one could stop him!

He had no interest in watching Qiu Ziqin and Ye Chen act out their deep master-disciple bond. Impatiently, he said:

"Vice Dean Qiu, if you're unwilling, you should've said so earlier. Stop dragging this out and wasting time."

Then, without waiting for her response, he casually swept a hand and flatly uttered a single word: "Kill."

The thirty Elite Vanguard Soldiers at the perimeter of Taihua Academy charged straight into the crowd.

With a light swing of their weapons, each could easily reap over a dozen lives.

The people of Taihua Academy had no time to dodge before they became souls beneath the blades.

All that remained was a chorus of cries and pleas for mercy.

"No! No! I don't want to die!"

"Duke of Wei! I'm willing to accept the Slave Seal! Don't kill me!"

"Damn it, Qiu Ziqin! You're a fucking walking disaster!"

"Fuck! Ye Chen, you son of a bitch! I'll be waiting for you down below!"

Everyone present was stunned by the sudden massacre.

Even the officers of the Left and Right Wei Guard were shocked.

They had thought this was just for show, that only the chief offenders would be executed. They hadn't expected that everyone would really be wiped out.

But they wouldn't think Duke of Wei cruel just for killing a few people.

On the contrary, in their eyes, to command elite soldiers like them,

one didn't need to meet any particular standard of strength, but one at least needed the nerve to slaughter ten thousand and stand tall.

Mo Yunxuan's actions didn't disgust them.

Instead, they thought he was decisive and ruthless—a man after their own hearts.

Seeing this, Hong Yu hurriedly tried to speak up. "Duke of Wei, this..."

But when she raised her head and saw Mo Yunxuan's calm gaze,

she couldn't bring herself to finish what she had been about to say.

She lamented silently:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not that I didn't try to stop him. I just couldn't!"

Before long, all one thousand or more people from Taihua Academy had been slaughtered to the last.

Only Qiu Ziqin and Ye Chen remained.

The Elite Vanguard Soldiers had already surrounded them and were slowly closing in.

Ye Chen's mind was in chaos. He was breathing so hard he could barely catch his breath, panic and dread closing in on him.

He deeply regretted what he had done. He had been on the verge of escaping with his life,

but had thrown himself into danger because his lust had taken over.

He had insisted on putting on a show of master-disciple devotion in front of Duke of Wei,

but Duke of Wei hadn't cared at all. Instead, he'd lost patience and ordered a massacre.

It was simply... utterly deranged!

Mo Yunxuan waved his hand, and the thirty soldiers who had surrounded Qiu Ziqin and her disciple stopped.

They stared fixedly at the pair, as if they were meat laid out on a chopping block.

The long blades in their hands were still dripping with warm blood.

The horrifying sight terrified Ye Chen so badly that he collapsed onto the ground,

leaving a large, damp stain beneath him.