The Tiger Emperor sat beside the Third Consort's bed.
She had a peerless face, and the slight arch of her fine brows lent her an air of candor.
Now her face was pale and her lips cracked, as though years of grave illness had drained her blood and vitality.
An uncanny drop of blood marked the space between her brows, lending her a touch of allure.
The Tiger Emperor gently brushed a few strands of hair from her forehead.
"Caiyun, thank you for all you've endured. I'm very pleased with this third son you've borne me."
Caiyun's full name was Fan Caiyun, the treasured daughter of the Blood Sect!
"But I hate being schemed against. This must be the Blood Sect's supreme secret art, Blood Qi Embryo Nurturing. Using the blood and vitality of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people to nourish an infant... I suppose I should expect no less from your Blood Sect!"
A cruel smile crossed the Tiger Emperor's face.
He raised his hand, golden Soul Power flaring from it, and seized for Fan Caiyun's throat with the speed of a thunderbolt.
Was this what it meant to be the emperor of the Star Luo Empire? His cold-bloodedness made one's hair stand on end. On a mere suspicion, he was ready to kill his own wife—one who had just borne him a son!
His golden hand stopped half a centimeter from Fan Caiyun's throat.
It was not because he had found his conscience. Something had blocked him.
The Tiger Emperor narrowed his eyes. A thin, blood-red barrier stood between his hand and her throat!
Blood Qi continued to gather from every direction, streaming into the barrier without end!
In moments, the blood-red barrier enveloped Fan Caiyun's entire body!
A knowing smile touched the Tiger Emperor's lips.
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