Will the last Ancient Insect be Murong Yunji?
Chen Qing had actually considered this question a long time ago. Could it be Murong Yunji, the person who could remain silent for so many years without revealing a word, without even Shen Laowu and Shen Laoda noticing anything?
How meticulous and adaptable must one be? Murong Yunji's performance didn't seem to match at all.
Moreover, what's the point of even mentioning it?
Ancient Insect all have the desire to devour their brothers. The cooperation between Shen Laowu and Shen Laoliu relies on mutual restraint through their techniques, and both have their own purposes. Shen Laowu goes to the capital to acquire the greatest political resources, while Shen Laoliu stays in Liuzhou to secretly develop his family and protect the Shen Family's strongest magic array. This is the basis of their cooperation. Each has their own benefits and their own calculations.
What is Murong Yunji plotting?
Despite being called the eldest wife of the Shen Family, she was not well-regarded in the Shen Family and had no real power as a barbarian woman from outside. She didn't even have the authority to manage the household, nor did she have any finances. She was unable to build her own power base and was secretly guarded against. Unlike Shen Laoliu, the head of the Shen Family, she couldn't secretly cultivate her own family members.
What's the point of a woman with nothing lying in wait? Just to sabotage someone at a crucial moment?
Isn't this a bit too much of a gamble?
And what kind of protection do I have?
Baiyu?
Unable to accumulate any of their own resources and influence, are they willing to be mere tools?
Chen Qing couldn't believe it!
Therefore, when Chen Qing learned from Wei Gongcheng that Shen Laoqi had been ambushed by Murong and that Murong was the last Ancient Insect, he already guessed what had happened.
"Who I am?"
Murong Yunji stared blankly at Chen Qing: "What do you mean?"
"Isn't my meaning clear enough?" Chen Qing looked at the woman helplessly. "Don't you have any suspicions about the memories they altered for you!"
Murong: "."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Baiyu sneered, "Trying to sow discord between us using this method? How laughable! Lord Chen is so cunning, surely you wouldn't end up using this method to take us sisters down, would you?"
After glancing at Chen Qing, Baiyu said again, " Lord Chen's method of creating a clone is truly remarkable. I've heard of clone techniques before, but this is the first time I've heard of a clone that can also use supernatural powers. It's a truly impressive technique. But if I'm not mistaken, this kind of secret technique must consume a great deal of energy, right?"
"Considering the losses incurred during the pursuit and activating the spatial array along the way, how much combat strength does Lord Chen still possess?"
Upon hearing this, Murong immediately looked at Chen Qing. Was this guy really resorting to this psychological tactic because he was exhausted?
Chen Qing looked coldly at the other party. The other party's guess was not wrong. He had indeed consumed a lot of physical strength. The clone technique was a characteristic of the Divine Path Style, but it did not mean that he could clone infinitely, especially a clone endowed with supernatural powers. In order to make Ziyue take the bait, Chen Qing endowed that clone with a lot of supernatural powers.
This includes Xu Hu's martial prowess and Shen Shiyi's Divine Wind Technique.
Once these powers are bestowed, they can be retrieved by splitting the clone and returning. If the clone is destroyed, these powers can never be retrieved again.
The loss was considerable, as was the expenditure. The temporary clone had consumed a significant amount of his Power of Faith, and his mental energy had been instantly split in two, placing a heavy burden on him. For at least five hours, he would be unable to use his trump card.
Whether Murong can react in time is the key to this move.
Chen Qing took a breath, ignoring Baiyu, and looked at the hesitant Murong: "I heard Shen Qi say that he and you are the closest, and that he would not even mind your status as a widow if it weren't for the fact that a relationship between an uncle and sister-in-law is too immoral. Is that true?"
Murong's expression shifted slightly. She naturally remembered that this body killed Shen Qi out of instinctive resistance.
Shen Qi is the most carefree and intelligent of the Shen Family brothers. He has the ability to see the world, but because of the fear of others, including his own brothers, he cannot leave Jiangnan. Having been to the grasslands, he is very tolerant of the customs there, which are completely different from those in the Central Plains. He is a man as gentle as his name suggests, like a breeze.
Chen Qing is right. Among the Shen Family brothers, he is the one I get along with best and the one I can talk to the most. In many ways, he is even more compatible with me than Shen Dalang, who is going to marry me.
But so what?
He's just an interesting mortal, yet he's become an obstacle to my grand plan. Shouldn't I take action?
At that moment, after killing Shen Qi, I did feel incredibly cold inside, but after Shen Qi swallowed the Yin Devourer with my help, I felt much lighter.
This kind of emotion shouldn't be present in myself.
Looking at the bewildered Murong, Chen Qing continued, " The Thousand-Faced Fox alters memories and is very good at manipulating emotions. I heard Shen Qi talk about your childhood. During the wolf sacrifice at the Murong Family, you were determined to protect your frail sister, but at the crucial moment, your instinct for survival caused you to miss the chance to save her, resulting in the tragic death of your sister, who was closest to you since childhood, at the hands of wolves."
"So you hate the Murong Family, but you also crave family affection. This emotion was seized upon by the Thousand-Faced Fox. If I'm not mistaken, in the memories she fabricated for you, it must be Baiyu and you who were inseparable, like conjoined twins, right?"
Murong: "."
" Lord Chen, your art of winning hearts and minds is indeed remarkable, but..."
"Shut up!!"
A cold voice made Baiyu tremble, because the voice was not Chen Qing's, but Murong Yunji's, who was right next to her. Baiyu's face tightened, and she could instantly feel that Murong was very cold to Chen Qing, and also to her!
"Let him continue."
Baiyu: "."
Chen Qing looked at Murong, even more convinced of her judgment. "You need to understand, would such feelings exist between two Ancient Insect? From the moment Ancient Insect splits, its nine offspring are not brothers and sisters, but monsters all intent on devouring each other!"
"By swallowing one, one can gain the desired followers. All supernatural powers cannot form feelings with each other from the beginning; at most, it's only a matter of necessity, like that of Shen Laowu and Laoliu."
"And you, you have nothing, no family, no power, and you're willing to be just a supporting character, believing everything she says and relying on her for everything? Do you think that's possible?"
Baiyu: "."
"That sounds very reasonable." Murong smiled and looked at Baiyu: "And you? Do you have anything to say?"
"You doubt me just because of a few words he said?" Baiyu said coldly, "After so many years of support, you doubt me because of these two sentences?"
"After so many years of support," Murong coldly, looking at the other person, "You showed murderous intent towards me just because I said Ziyue wasn't worth it. Isn't that also very strange?"
Listen to me.
"I'm listening." Murong stepped between the two, her whole body radiating a blue light. Those who knew her well knew that this was the Divine Wind Spell at its peak. At this distance, Murong's power was comparable to the Starlight Technique!
"Speak!" Murong Xiao stared at Baiyu, his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent that seemed almost tangible, clearly indicating that he was furious to the extreme.
Baiyu's heart skipped a beat. She rarely saw Murong like this, but she knew the reason. Murong's experience of her own sister being bitten to death was the easiest thing to exploit, but also the most untouchable.
These are A Li's exact words. If Murong finds out, she might use the Murong Family's forbidden techniques to kill you!