The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapters 113, 119, 120: Encountering this demon leads to a lifetime of regret.
It was still early, so Li Xingzhou didn't rush to the Mainland Hotel to see Cipher. Instead, he went to the underground arena to visit Selena.

Yes, Li Xingzhou arranged for the construction of a gladiatorial arena in the underground prison.

The arena wasn't very large; it was just a circular area with a diameter of twenty meters.

The venue is surrounded by tiered stands with two thousand seats and a dozen VIP boxes.

The arena is now complete, with spectator seats and VIP boxes installed and ready for use at any time.

"As conscientious social entrepreneurs, we must pay attention to the mental health of prisoners and reduce the suicide rate among serious offenders as much as possible. So this Sunday, we've arranged a few boxing matches to let them relax. Hmm, let the most ruthless, bloodthirsty, and best-fighting prisoners compete, and tell them that the winners will enjoy a week of VIP cell treatment..."

In the underground passage leading to the underground arena.

As Li Xingzhou strolled leisurely, he casually gave Emma instructions. Emma took out a small notebook and pretended to take notes, but in reality, her photographic memory allowed her to memorize his instructions perfectly.

They also asked, "What are the competition rules?"

Li Xingzhou said calmly, "Aside from the prohibition of weapons, there are no other rules or restrictions. It's pure free fighting, and any means can be used, and any part of the body can be struck."

Emma nodded: "Understood, Boss. What about the audience arrangements?"

"The VIP boxes are reserved for the big shots and rich people in the VIP cells, so they can place bets. The other prisoners will sit in the regular seats, and they can also place bets if they have money. After the boxing match for the hardened criminals is over, we'll arrange a thrilling finale match, sending out Death Walker to fight a one-against-ten fight."

"One against ten?" Emma licked her lips, a bloodthirsty excitement surfacing in her eyes: "Boss, can I fight this final match?"

"If you want to try your hand at boxing, of course you can," Li Xingzhou smiled. "We can arrange a boxing match every week from now on."

Emma cautioned, "But if there's one game every week, the attrition rate for serious offenders could be very high. Even if no one dies in every game, injuries and disabilities are inevitable. Even if they aren't crippled, they'll probably need a long recovery period before they can play again."

“It’s alright. Green is a very skilled healer. I also brought back a high-tech treatment pod, and Green can make even more. With Green and these devices, as long as the prisoners survive, the rates of disability and serious injury will be greatly reduced.”

Li Xingzhou smiled and said lightly:

"Besides, New York has many criminals, not many other things. Why did the state government decriminalize purchases under $950? Why did it decriminalize illegal drugs like tobacco? It's because the crime rate is too high. If every criminal were arrested and sentenced, the prisons simply wouldn't be able to hold them all."

"You have to understand, America's population is far from the world's largest, but its prison population is the largest in the world, far surpassing the second-largest country. The number of prisoners accounts for more than six per thousand of the total population. This is even after various minor offenses such as small-scale purchases, theft, and trafficking of illegal drugs have been decriminalized. If all criminals were arrested, the prison population would easily exceed one percent of the total population..."

He organized the gladiatorial boxing matches not just to generate revenue or help prisoners relieve stress.

Brutal and bloody boxing matches can greatly ignite the audience's passion and ferocity.

As the audience is immersed in the boxing match, their blood boiling and their emotions running wild, the underground magic array will collect their rapidly dissipating blood and their frenzied and violent emotions, transforming them into nourishment for various magic arrays and artifacts such as the Blood Sea Array, the White Bone Mighty Demon God, and the Secret Demon Banner.

After such a match, every spectator will be very tired, feeling exhausted as if they have been crushed by ten or eight heavily armored tanks in turn, but their mind and emotions will be very relaxed, and they will have a sense of ease as if their soul has left their body.

If viewers watched four or five boxing matches in a row, they would become emaciated and unstable, like late-stage drug addicts, and could die suddenly at any time. Therefore, such boxing matches can only be held once a week, and the audience for each match cannot be the same group of people; they must take turns watching.

Each group of spectators must wait at least one month before they can watch the game again; otherwise, not only will the attrition rate of serious offenders be alarming, but the attrition rate of ordinary prisoners will also become exceptionally high.

Li Xingzhou was ultimately a great philanthropist.

Those heinous criminals are one thing; they can live and create value for him, and even if they die, he can skin them alive, dismember them, and extract their souls. But ordinary prisoners still have a chance to be redeemed. They should be given the opportunity to be reformed and start anew.

Therefore, he would only gently exploit ordinary prisoners, but would not torture them to death.

Emma kept Li Xingzhou's instructions firmly in mind, while also refining his plan in her mind:

Boxing matches could be modeled after the gladiatorial arenas of ancient Rome, featuring one-on-one duels, two-on-two or three-on-three brawls, and even one-on-many deathmatches. They could even include large vicious dogs, North American gray wolves, American tigers, brown bears, and other ferocious beasts for an even more thrilling bloodbath.

Furthermore, the participants cannot be limited to male serious offenders. As a multicultural hub, New York cannot tolerate the disregard for women's rights, so female prisoners must also be included in the competition. Ideally, they should be selected for their good looks and figures, which would provide a greater stimulus to the audience.

Finally, even if the final match features Deathwalker or her personally, it can't be a one-sided, crushing victory; there needs to be some suspense...

Emma's wicked little brain was working at high speed, and she quickly devised a series of exciting competition segments. She did not immediately report her ideas to Li Xingzhou, but planned to give him a surprise when the Boss came to watch the boxing match on Sunday.

After passing through the dark underground passage, the two arrived at the underground arena. They climbed onto the stands and looked into the arena, where they saw Selena holding an ordinary steel sword, fighting against ten Death Walkers.

Even the most skilled Deathwalker, Selena in the past, could only handle an attack from three or four Deathwalkers at the same time, and she had to pay a considerable price to defeat them.

But now, she has first evolved through the "Perfect Blood," with her strength and agility being comprehensively improved. She has also been taught swordsmanship and lightness skills by Li Xingzhou, and has also cultivated the Qi and Blood Martial Arts taught by Li Xingzhou for her special physique. With her strength skyrocketing, even when facing ten Death Walkers at the same time, Selena is still in a very good position.

Her trench coat fluttered, her figure graceful, and she moved with a calm, elegant, and unpredictable gait, weaving among the ten Death Walkers. Each strike of her longsword brought forth a streak of blood.

No matter how hard Camille and the other ten Death Walkers tried to intercept her, they couldn't even touch a corner of her clothes.

Having finally cornered her, Selena's swordsmanship suddenly changed. Her sword-wielding hand became a blur of afterimages, and her longsword flashed like lightning. Amidst the continuous whooshing sounds of swords cutting through the air, she unleashed a dense rain of sword light, easily piercing the arms, chests, and abdomens of the several Death Walkers surrounding her, leaving countless bloody holes.

Although Selena lacked internal energy, her swiftness and agility as a "Daywalker," along with the explosive power of her martial arts, were enough to unleash a rapid series of over a hundred sword strikes in an instant.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

With a swift sword strike, Selena wounded and forced back several Death Walkers. She then twirled her sword, sheathed it, turned her head to look at the stands, and smiled sweetly at Li Xingzhou.
"Li Ang."

Li Xingzhou nodded with a smile:
"Selena."

The ten Death Walkers also faced him, their hands on their chests, and bowed in respect.

Li Xingzhou nodded in return, then floated down from the stands with Emma, ​​first praising Selena:
"His swordsmanship is getting stronger and stronger."

He then looked at the ten Death Walkers, whose clothes were covered in sword marks and who were practically dressed as beggars, and said:

"It seems you've learned something from Selena these past few days and your skills have improved, but it's not good enough yet. You need to work even harder."

Camille and the other death travelers responded respectfully.

Li Xingzhou then said:
"There will be a party at the Kaz Mountain Manor on Saturday. You should all go and have an internal competition there. Whoever beats the other nine will receive a perfect blood potion."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the Death Walkers lit up, and they knelt down on one knee with great excitement, offering their deepest thanks.

Although only one person can get the perfect potion this time, since the Boss has opened this door, others who didn't get the perfect potion this weekend will definitely have a chance in the future.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou gave the Death Walkers a few pointers on swordsmanship and footwork, had them spar and practice in pairs, and then left the underground arena with Selena.

Are you getting used to life here?

"It's a habit. Training with the Death Walkers every day is exactly the life I'm used to. Oh, right..."

Selena's lips curled up, revealing a strange smile:

"As you instructed, I arranged to go shopping with Susan the day before yesterday. After shopping, we had dinner together, went to see a movie, and then went to your house. We took a shower together and even slept in your bed for the night..."

"Oh?" Li Xingzhou chuckled. "It seems you two are indeed cooperating very well."

Selena sighed softly: "However, Susan cried in my arms the night before last, saying that even though she knew you were a playboy, she couldn't live without you... She couldn't imagine what her life would be like without you."

“Emmm…” Li Xingzhou asked, resting his chin on his hand, “So you’re standing up for Susan?”

"Of course not, my lord."

Selena smiled slightly:
“My heart and soul already belong to you; your wishes are my everything. I can help you comfort Susan, but you know there are some things I can't do for you. And Susan is a simple and clingy girl, so perhaps you could pay a little more attention to her?”

"Thank you for your advice." Li Xingzhou smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, I have a gift for you today."

"A gift? A specialty from Japan?"

"No. It's an even better gift."

Li Xingzhou led Selena to a basement equipped with magic arrays and platforms, instructed Emma to guard the door, and told Selena to take off her top.

"Just take off your shirt?"

Selena was a little confused, but she still obediently took off her top and lay face down on the platform in the center of the formation as Li Xingzhou instructed.

Li Xingzhou stood beside the array platform, gently pressed a few times on her snow-white back, then took out a silver dagger engraved with densely packed, strange runes, and said:

"It will hurt a little, just bear with it..."

As he spoke, he made two deep cuts on her back. The runes on the silver dagger prevented Selena from healing herself, causing blood to slowly seep from the wounds.

Selena frowned slightly, but remained silent, trusting Li Xingzhou completely and letting him do as he pleased.

After making those two cuts, Li Xingzhou cut his fingertip again, chanted an incantation, and soon a strange drop of blood shimmering with a silvery-white luster appeared on his fingertip.

He squeezed out the drop of silvery blood and dripped it into a wound on Selena's back. Then he did the same, squeezing out another drop of silvery blood and dripping it into another wound.

After two drops of silvery-white blood merged into the wounds on Selena's back, Li Xingzhou pressed his hands against the two wounds, chanted incantations, and infused them with spiritual power.

After he removed his hands, the scars on Selena's back had healed completely, leaving only two silver dragon wing-shaped patterns, resembling tattoos.

"Alright." Li Xingzhou took two steps back and smiled. "The gifts I gave you have become part of your bloodline. Carefully feel their presence and try to control them."

Selena closed her eyes and quietly felt as instructed, when she suddenly felt as if two special "arms" had appeared on her back.

When her consciousness connected with those two special arms, she instantly had an even stranger feeling, as if those two special "arms" were part of her own body. She could use them as freely as she would her own hands and feet, without having to consciously control them.

With a thought, a pair of dark silver wings, with dazzling scale-like patterns, unfurled from behind Selena, resembling dragon wings.

With another thought, she gently flapped her giant wings, and she floated up from the platform, hovering above it.

She slowly flapped her wings, turned her head to look at the pair of magnificent silver wings, her eyes filled with surprise.

But she quickly suppressed her surprise and looked at Li Xingzhou, asking:
"You gave me your wings? What about yourself?"

Li Xingzhou smiled slightly:
"I don't need it anymore."

He appears to indulge in wine and women every day, but in reality, he has never slacked off in his spiritual practice.

Every morning, without fail, he would spend a full half hour refining a wisp of morning purple energy. He would also set aside at least 15 minutes each day to diligently meditate and cultivate his energy.

With such diligent practice, refining the morning purple energy that even Nascent Soul cultivators find difficult to grasp, coupled with the "Blood Sea Array" that operates 24/7 and uses the blood and spirit of tens of thousands of prisoners as its energy source, his strength has been rapidly advancing every day without him even realizing it.

To this day, although he cannot transform into a beam of light and travel thousands of miles in an instant, he can still fly by riding the wind with his own cultivation.

In addition, he also has a flying artifact that is currently being crafted.

Once that magical artifact is completed, his flying speed will be even faster.

If that's the case, he could certainly take the pair of wings he got from Marcus and give them to Selena, who has the same bloodline and can perfectly fuse the wings.

Moved, Selena spread her wings and flew to Li Xingzhou, her feet dangling in the air, leaning forward to offer him a passionate kiss.

"Thank you, Li Ang, I really like this gift..."

……

After gifting Selena the wings, Li Xingzhou toured the prison for a while, checking the progress of other underground projects, before leaving the prison and returning to the city.

He first went to a tailor shop in Queens, selected some fabrics, then returned to Forest Hills, took some gold and gems from his safe at home, went to the basement, activated a small artifact-refining array set up there, and after a little fiddling, a magnificent queen's crown was freshly made.

After admiring his work for a while, he put the Queen's Crown into his spatial storage, then took out some materials and crafted a few trinkets, which he then wrapped in an exquisite gift box.

After doing all that, he drove off.

As they were about to leave the forest hill, Li Xingzhou saw a blonde girl wearing a tank top and athletic shorts running ahead. He slowed down, pulled over, and honked the horn.

Hearing the horn, the blonde girl turned around and saw Li Xingzhou leaning out of the car window waving at her. She rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"You still recognize me?"

Her arrogant tone clearly indicated that it was Gwen.

Li Xingzhou chuckled:
"What, are you angry?"

Gwen snorted, turned around angrily, and continued running forward, saying in an annoyed tone:

"I haven't heard from you for days, not even a text message... If I hadn't gone to your company headquarters, I wouldn't have known you went to Japan... So am I just your plaything? You only come to me when you want to play with me, and completely forget about me when you're having a great time with other women?" Li Xingzhou followed her at a leisurely pace in his car, laughing as he spoke.

"How could that be? You're my favorite little female spider."

"Ha, what typical playboy sweet talk! You've said that to every angry girl, haven't you?"

Li Xingzhou spoke gently:
"Don't be angry anymore, I really haven't forgotten you. Look, I even brought you a gift..."

Gwen turned to look at him curiously:
"what gift?"

As soon as she said it, she secretly blamed herself for being so useless.

Whenever she gets angry, he only needs to be a little gentle to calm her down quickly. If he then gives her a kiss, her legs will go weak, and she'll wish she could merge with him immediately...

Gwen was furious at her own weakness. To show that she would never bow to evil, she secretly prepared a safe house and built an iron cage inside. She planned to seize the opportunity to capture this playboy who deserved to go to hell, lock him in that iron cage, and use him as her private, treasured stress-relieving toy.

Well, the iron cage was ready, but Gwen knew it was just an impossible fantasy.

The truth is, she had no resistance to Li Xingzhou and could only be manipulated by him time and time again. She even did things like crawling on the ground like a puppy, shamelessly swaying her hips and begging him to whip her hard more than once.

Just as Gwen was lamenting that she was destined to be completely controlled by him for the rest of her life, Li Xingzhou flicked his wrist and conjured an exquisite gift box out of thin air, handing it to Gwen through the car window:

"This is the gift, open it and see."

Gwen took the gift box, opened it, and saw a beautiful jewelry box studded with small diamonds inside. Inside the jewelry box was a platinum necklace with a pink diamond pendant.

She tossed the gift box and jewelry box back into Li Xingzhou's car, put the necklace back on, glanced at herself in the rearview mirror, feeling quite satisfied, but her words remained as arrogant as ever:
"Barely okay."

Li Xingzhou smiled and said:
"This isn't an ordinary necklace. The pink diamond contains magic that can temporarily boost your strength and speed, and heal you when you're injured. The healing is a passive ability; it activates automatically whenever you're injured. The strength and speed boosts require active activation. The activation code is..."

After giving Gwen the password, Li Xingzhou took out a gift box and handed it to her:

"This is also a gift I made myself."

Gwen opened the gift box and was surprised to find two figurines inside.

One of them was a "red dragon" wearing a trench coat, a mask, and with blood-flaming wings on its back, about ten centimeters tall.

There is another Spider-Woman figure, petite and exquisite, dressed in full battle suit, sitting on the Red Dragon's shoulder, with her legs bent and her feet pressed against the Red Dragon's chest. She has one hand around the Red Dragon's head and the other hand pointing forward, as if she is ordering the Red Dragon to charge.

The Spider-Woman figure wears a hood, obscuring her face, but its body curves perfectly replicate Gwen's figure, making Gwen feel that if the figure were enlarged to scale, its shape would be indistinguishable from her own.

"At least you still have some conscience."

Gwen loved the figurine. The fact that Li Xingzhou could so accurately recreate her body curves proved that he had not forgotten her and remembered every detail of her body.

What pleased her most, of course, was that it was a set of superhero couple figurines made by Li Xingzhou himself, featuring her and him. And judging from their poses, it was as if she was riding the red dragon and commanding him—although in reality it's always the other way around, it still fulfilled some of Gwen's little fantasies.

The spider girl tossed the gift box back into the car, fiddled with the figurine in her hand, and said seemingly casually:
"My dad is a bit suspicious of my sexual orientation. He always thinks I might have a girlfriend, which is why I've been hesitant to bring her home. This weekend..."

Li Xingzhou smiled and said:
“I’m free on Saturday noon. Come to my house in the morning to learn kung fu from me, and then we’ll go to your house to visit your father at noon.”

Although Saturday is the day for the gathering at the mountain estate, the gathering is scheduled for the evening, and the daytime can be arranged flexibly.

“Then it’s settled.” Gwen nodded in satisfaction, then asked him, “You’re going to…”

Li Xingzhou apologized:

"Sorry, I have something to do tonight. Also, I might have to go to New Mexico. I'll spend more time with you when I get back."

Gwen snorted unhappily, grabbed the figurine, turned, and ran away.

"The fall semester starts next week, so take me to register!"

Is the fall semester starting?
If Gwen hadn't mentioned it, Li Xingzhou would have completely forgotten that he was still in college.

However, given his level of education, there's really no need for him to continue wasting time at university.

So, when I accompany Gwen to register, I'll take care of the withdrawal procedures at the same time.

As he thought about it, he honked the horn twice at Gwen's retreating figure, stepped on the gas, and sped away.

……

The underground parking garage of the Baxter Building on Manhattan Island.

Li Xingzhou hadn't forgotten Selena's advice to Susan, so he came here first, intending to meet Susan.

He called Susan and then sat quietly in his car waiting.

Soon, the invisible woman, wrapped in a long trench coat, came out of the elevator and looked around for Li Xingzhou.

Li Xingzhou didn't get out of the car. He turned on the headlights, flashed them twice, rolled down the window, and waved to Susan.

Susan looked delighted and hurried over:

"Li Ang, when did you get back?"

"I just got back today," Li Xingzhou said with a smile. "Let's talk in the car."

Susan opened the passenger door, got into the car, and as soon as she closed the door, she couldn't wait to throw herself into his arms, hug his neck tightly, and kiss his lips.

After a long, passionate kiss, Susan finally released him, her eyes glazed as she murmured:
"We were together just a few days ago, but it feels like we've been apart for ages..."

Li Xingzhou gently stroked her cheek and smiled:

"Like the old Chinese saying, 'A day without seeing each other feels like three years apart'?"

"Yes, that's the feeling..."

Susan replied, then lowered her head somewhat shyly:
Am I being too clingy?

Li Xingzhou shook his head: "No. Your affection for me only makes me happy."

Susan smiled sweetly: "I'm glad you don't hate it..."

Li Xingzhou took out an exquisite gift box:

"I brought you a gift, it's homemade, open it and take a look."

Susan opened the gift box and saw a platinum necklace inside, set with a teardrop-shaped sapphire, every detail exquisitely crafted. The superb craftsmanship was comparable to that of a world-class jeweler, and she exclaimed with delight:

"So beautiful! You even know about jewelry making, Li Ang, just how many other skills do you have?"

“There is still a lot more,” Li Xingzhou said with a smile. “We will have plenty of time in the future, and you can discover it slowly.”

Susan nodded repeatedly and handed the necklace to him: "Put it on for me."

Li Xingzhou helped her put on the necklace and said:

"This necklace is not just an ornament, but a magical creation... well, a magical artifact. It has two abilities. One is to help you stay calm and focused, allowing you to better utilize your superpowers. The other is healing. When you are accidentally injured, it can quickly restore your injuries."

Seeing that the gift he had prepared for her was not only beautiful but also so thoughtful and practical, Susan's heart was filled with sweetness. She hugged him tightly again and gave him a sweet kiss.

After a series of kisses, Li Xingzhou took out another gift box:
"There's one more gift. But this one is just a toy."

Susan opened it and saw a pair of figurines inside. One of them was "Red Dragon," wearing a mask, with blood-flame wings and holding a sword in his right hand. The other was "Invisible Woman," wearing a tight-fitting battle suit, with her hands raised as if activating her power.

The Red Dragon figure holds a sword in its right hand and has the Invisible Woman's waist with its left, just like the two of them fighting side by side in the werewolf's lair a few days ago.

Both figures are incredibly lifelike, especially the Invisible Woman figure, which perfectly replicates Susan's hair color, eye color, and facial features, and even her figure looks exactly like hers.

Susan was captivated by the two figurines, playing with them for a while before suddenly winking playfully and saying:
"Looks like you haven't made another Human Torch figure. What am I supposed to say if Johnny asks?"

“You’re wrong.” Li Xingzhou chuckled and took out another gift box: “This is a gift for Johnny, a single-figure of the Human Torch.”

"Leon..."

Susan was deeply moved once again—even her brother remembered, which showed how much he cared for her. Just the day before, she had cried in Selena's arms, worried that one day she would lose him and her life would completely collapse. Now, it seemed that all her worries were unnecessary.

Li Xingzhou wiped away the blurry tears from the corners of her eyes, then adjusted the front of her trench coat and asked with a smile:

"You came to see me, and even changed into your battle armor?"

Susan's pretty face flushed red, and with a shy smile, she said in a sweet voice tinged with a hint of tears:
"You said you liked the way I looked in my battle suit..."

"I really like it. This outfit really shows off your figure."

Li Xingzhou said softly, unzipping her battle suit, "I have something to do tonight, so I can only spend an hour with you..."

"An hour will be enough."

Susan murmured, put down the figurine, straddled his lap, wrapped her arms around the back of his head, and pressed it against her chest:
"Love me, Li Ang, love me..."

Li Xingzhou, of course, would not disappoint the beauty and savored the experience to his heart's content.

……

eight pm.

Continental Hotel.

It was the same room, 407, where I last met Cipher.

Li Xingzhou rang the doorbell, and soon the door opened, revealing Cipher, who had her hair tied in a high ponytail and was wearing a tank top and wide-leg pants.

Li Xingzhou glanced at her casually and confirmed that she was wearing nothing underneath her tank top.

Wearing light makeup, the elegant and refined evil queen noticed Li Xingzhou's gaze. She was secretly pleased with herself, but on the surface, she only smiled faintly and called out, "Come in."

Leading Li Xingzhou into the hall, Cipher didn't even ask him what he wanted to drink, but directly picked up a stack of documents and handed them to him:

"Read the information first."

So decisive and efficient?

Li Xingzhou chuckled inwardly, knowing that Cipher was trying to seize the initiative and overwhelm him with her decisive manner. The evil queen, already under Li Xingzhou's control, was still making futile struggles, trying to turn the tables on him, unaware that it was all doomed to failure.

Li Xingzhou, of course, did not expose Safer's little scheme, and picked up the documents to look through them.

The materials include eyewitness reports of the Rainbow Bridge, Thor's experience reports, and a large number of photos of Thor's hammer, Thor, and the Rainbow Bridge from multiple angles.

Li Xingzhou flipped through the pages for a while, then looked at Saive, who was sitting on the sofa, elegantly crossing his legs, swirling red wine in a wine glass, and asked with a smile:

"These all look like internal S.H.I.E.L.D. documents? How did you get your hands on them?"

Cipher smiled enigmatically and said in a light, airy tone:

"You don't need to worry about that for now. All you need to know is that if I wanted to, I could easily get my hands on any of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secrets. I even know exactly how many times Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., curses 'M.F.' every day."

She was undoubtedly demonstrating her formidable strength to suppress Li Xingzhou's arrogance.

Unfortunately, it was to no avail—didn't Li Xingzhou know that S.H.I.E.L.D. was now Snake Shield?

However, he pretended not to know and even nodded in approval:
"You've even infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. to this extent... Your intelligence capabilities are truly astonishing. You are indeed the evil queen who has manipulated the entire city of New York."

This praise made Seifer feel elated, and a smile unconsciously appeared in the corner of his eye. He was completely unaware that his emotions were being manipulated by Li Xingzhou.

A single casual remark from him could stir her heartstrings, making her emotions fluctuate wildly. It was as if she was no longer the evil queen who had dominated the underworld for years, stirring up trouble with madness and conspiracy, but had become a naive, innocent little girl who longed for the praise of adults.

(End of this chapter)