I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 389 The Jade Consort's Man! No one understands the barbarian slaves better than me!
Boom——

Thunder rumbled past, churning up all the water droplets in the clouds, making it seem as if the Milky Way had been reversed, threatening to engulf the entire world.

Through the rain, Qi Ye watched the woman slowly walking towards him, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

Although the two had never met, their distinctive blue-green eyes were enough to identify them!
"Yu Youhan?"

"How could she be here?!"

Yu Youhan came to Chen Mo's side. The two, one handsome and the other aloof, stood side by side and there was a strange sense of harmony between them.

"What do you mean by 'your jade'?" Yu Youhan glared at Chen Mo and frowned, "What nonsense are you spouting now?"

Chen Mo countered, "If it's not mine, then whose is it?"

Yu Youhan turned her head away and snorted coldly, "I belong to no one. I am not anyone's possession."

"Then why did you come to southern Xinjiang with me?"

"It's my business whether I like it or not."

"Not only did he impersonate the chieftain's official, but he also tried to trick me into saying that he was having relationship problems and had met a jerk..."

"Shut up!"

???

Listening to the two bickering without a care in the world, Qi Ye finally realized something, his throat went dry, and he swallowed hard.

That's Yu Youhan!

The most ruthless and mysterious woman in the entire Yuan Dynasty!
She never hid her ambition; from the day she entered the palace, it was clear that she had come to seize the fate of the Yuan Dynasty.

Even so, Wu Lie still granted her the title of Imperial Noble Consort.

The reason for this remains a mystery to this day.

In order to achieve her goals, Yu Youhan did not hesitate to stay in the deep palace for many years and rarely showed her face.

Instead of using his extraordinary cultivation, he built his own team from scratch, snatching food from the mouths of the Six Ministries, and is now able to rival the Empress's faction!

The ruthlessness of his methods and the firmness of his will are evident!
Such a person would disregard his own status and position, leave the palace, and follow a man all the way from the capital to the southern border for the sake of a man.
What a joke!
Seeing that the Empress was about to get angry again, Chen Mo didn't dare to tease her anymore and decided to stop while he was ahead.

She looked up at Qi Ye, cleared her throat, and said, "You're from the Qi family, right? There's something I'm curious about. I have no connection with you, so why are you so eager to kill me?"

Qi Ye snapped out of his daze, flipped his wrist in his sleeve, and caught a talisman.

However, he did not act rashly at first, and said in a deep voice: "You have blocked the Qi family's path. I have no other choice but to eliminate you."

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. "Just because I investigated the barbarian slave case?"

"That's only part of the reason, the main point is..."

At this point, Qi Ye paused for a moment.

Just as Chen Mo was about to continue asking questions, a whooshing sound suddenly came from afar, and several figures flew through the rain.

Upon seeing this, Qi Ye's expression brightened, and he shouted, "You've come at the right time! The plan has been exposed, quickly silence them!"

Upon hearing this, the men who had come to meet them changed their expressions and immediately drew their weapons to attack, ready to kill without asking any questions!
"kill!"

While shouting, Qi Ye took a step back and secretly activated the talisman.

A series of ripples came from the void, and his figure vanished like a bubble. He didn't even want the barbarian slaves beside him and planned to run away!
The moment he saw Yu Youhan, he knew he couldn't defeat him and had long since given up those unrealistic fantasies.

The most important thing right now is to find a way to save my life!

He first distracted the others, then activated the Five Elements Escape Talisman to traverse the void and escape from this place. This was the only chance he could think of to survive!
"All my plans have been ruined. I was wrong, terribly wrong!"

"I thought Yu Youhan was just like the emperor, only wanting to use Chen Mo, but now it seems that's not the case... If I had known that the two of them had this kind of relationship, I would have been crazy to have targeted him!"

"But what's going on with the Empress?"

"Could this guy be trying to have his cake and eat it too?!"

"The corner of the wall has been dug through, yet you're still lying in the palace pretending to be dead. Wu Lie, you really know how to endure... Well, for now, we can only leave this place and make further plans later."

However, just as Qi Ye's figure was about to dissipate, time and space suddenly stopped.

It is a true stagnation.

The surrounding space was completely sealed off. Qi Ye, like the warriors who charged forward, stood frozen like a statue. Even the dense raindrops were suspended in the air!

Step, step, step——

Yu Youhan walked slowly over.

The rain curtain parted on its own to both sides, leaving not a trace of moisture on her cascading black hair.

Wherever it passed, the bodies of those martial artists disintegrated into countless tiny particles, collapsing like quicksand, without struggle or wailing, silently returning to nothingness.

Approaching Qi Ye, a pair of cold, phoenix-shaped eyes stared at him, and he said indifferently, "The tragedy of ants is that they never know what they are facing. What you see is just the tip of the iceberg."

Qi Ye's eyes were filled with fear, and his lips moved as if he wanted to say something.

"Are you suggesting that we can use the Qi family's power to help me ascend the throne and seize the fate of the nation?" Yu Youhan raised an eyebrow.

"Um!"

Qi Ye blinked hard.

Yu Youhan chuckled and said indifferently, "Unfortunately, I don't need it right now, and what are you anyway, daring to negotiate with me?"

She raised her slender hand and lightly flicked her fingertips.

A beam of azure light spun out and pierced directly into Qi Ye's heart.

Qi Ye thought he was going to die, but the other party precisely avoided all the blood vessels, only making a hole in the wall of his heart, and then did not make any further moves.

Then Chen Mo walked over and, to his bewildered gaze, took out a wooden box from his pocket. "I heard you're very interested in this? I brought it for you today."

As he spoke, he opened the lid, and Qi Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

Inside the wooden box lay a reddish-brown worm, its sharp teeth constantly gnawing, emitting a pungent, sticky odor.

Heart-Eating Gu?!

How could he have this?!

"Xuanzhen originally intended to use the woman to nurture the Heart-Eating Gu, but the plan failed before she died, and the Gu naturally withered away as well."

"As for this one, I obtained it when I destroyed the Gu God Cult's base in Tiannan Prefecture. I always felt that it might be useful later, so I kept it."

Chen Mo chuckled and said, "Her Majesty's original plan was to directly perform a soul search on you, but I felt that was too risky and would be too easy on you..."

"So I decided to let you experience this feeling for yourself."

"Well!!"

Qi Ye struggled fiercely, his ominous premonition growing stronger.

Chen Mo squeezed a drop of blood from his fingertip and dripped it onto the Gu worm. It quickly seeped into the worm's body like a sponge absorbing water, and the color of the worm deepened, gradually changing from crimson to dark red.

Compared to other Gu worms, the Heart-Eating Gu is quite special.

Although it is extremely difficult to cultivate, it is easy to use.

Once the essence blood has been fed to it in advance, it is considered to have successfully recognized its master. After it parasitizes the host's body and completely deprives the host of control over the body, it will become a puppet that can be manipulated at will.

However, this is a very slow process.

After all, this thing is not aggressive and is quite fragile. It is usually implanted into the body during intercourse when the target loses control of their ejaculation and is in a daze.

Then it travels along the blood vessels and meridians, eventually settling in the heart, feeding on the blood of the heart.

Once it grows to a certain size, it will eat the host's heart and take its place, thus completing the entire "possession" process.

Chen Mo didn't have that much time and patience, so he chose to forcefully "ripen" the crops.

"This stuff is unlikely to be effective against Grandmaster-level experts; it might be annihilated by their protective aura as soon as it enters their body. But in this situation, you can only watch helplessly as your heart is devoured, completely powerless to do anything..."

"This must be quite an ordeal, right?" Chen Mo took the Heart-Eating Gu out of the wooden box and handed it to Qi Ye.

The flesh worm smelled the blood, its body wriggled, and it crawled into the hole in its chest.

A moment later, a chilling gnawing sound rang out. Qi Ye's face drained of color, and his eyes were filled with a mixture of fear and despair, which eventually turned into a deep-seated hatred.

"How can it be……"

"I actually lost to this country bumpkin!"

As a direct descendant of the Qi family, he was superior to others from birth, possessing inexhaustible resources and wealth.

His talent for cultivation was also remarkable. At the young age of thirty-five, he stepped into the realm of Grandmaster and became a third-grade Dao Integration cultivator. Even in the entire Nine Provinces, he could be considered a top-tier genius.

But that's far from enough for him.

The Qi family has deep roots and many descendants, with members spread throughout the Nine Provinces. Some members have even joined the Holy Sect. It can be said that the family has no shortage of geniuses.

To gain a foothold, you must prove your worth!
That's why Qi Ye came to the Southern Frontier and started this clandestine "business"... All of this was for the sake of the family's grand plan, to ensure the Qi family's eternal prosperity!
The results of it?
Despite his meticulous planning and thorough preparations, he was defeated by a mere commander of the Tianlin Guard.

"I'm not reconciled..."

Under the Empress's suppression, Qi Ye had no ability to resist.

The Heart-Eating Gu feasted and grew at an extremely fast pace, devouring the entire heart in just half an incense stick's time.

Qi Ye's eyes became empty and wooden, devoid of any spirit, like an empty puppet.

If you opened his chest, you would find that his entire left chest had been hollowed out, and a fat Gu worm was coiled inside, its body connected to blood vessels of all sizes, constantly pumping with each breath.

Snapped--

Yu Youhan snapped her fingers.

The oppressive aura dissipated, and Qi Ye resumed his normal actions.

He stretched his neck, seemingly still getting used to the body, but after a moment he returned to normal and bowed to Chen Mo.

"Owner."

Once controlled by the Heart-Eating Gu, the poison interferes with the mind, causing the person to instinctively fear and obey the person who cast the Gu. They will be subservient and obedient, and will not hesitate to commit suicide on the spot.

Seeing Qi Ye's completely different appearance, a cold glint flashed in Chen Mo's eyes.

If the other party succeeds and gains control of the court officials, the consequences will be unimaginable, and even Chen Zhuo may be implicated!

So, what exactly does the Qi family want to do?
"Don't call me master, it sounds disgusting. Just call me Lord Chen."

"Yes, Master Chen."

"Tell me everything you know, down to the last detail..."

"Yes……"

……

……

As dawn broke, the torrential rain that had fallen all night finally stopped, and a light drizzle of water dripped from the roof tiles of the prefectural government building.

Several charred corpses were piled up in the courtyard, and the Xuanjia Guards were cleaning up the remains.

Inside the main hall, the cups and plates were scattered everywhere, indicating that the banquet had ended.

During the dinner, a total of thirty-three officials were implicated, and apart from those who were falsely accused, twenty-one of them were found to have committed crimes of varying degrees.

Five of them were involved in the slave trade, seven had ties to the Gu God Cult, and the rest were mostly involved in embezzlement, abuse of power, and dereliction of duty...

Surprisingly, apart from accepting small bribes, Prefect Jiao Yu did not have any major problems, making him a breath of fresh air among this group of corrupt officials.

Such a commotion in the prefecture naturally alarmed the Empress.

Leaving the inner quarters and arriving at the front hall, after learning the whole story, her phoenix eyes were filled with coldness. "This is after a round of reshuffling. It can be said that the officialdom of Southern Xinjiang is rotten to the core! If Chen Mo hadn't thought of this trick, it would have been impossible to eradicate all these parasites!"

He looked up at the sky and asked, "By the way, Chen Mo hasn't come back yet?"

Zhong Lihe shook his head and said, "Lord Chen said he would search the city for the whereabouts of the barbarians, but there has been no reply yet. I have already sent people out to look for them."

The Empress's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

With Yu Youhan around, there shouldn't be any safety issues, but since there's been no movement for so long, I can't help but feel a little worried.

Chu Yanli sat in the chair, her face dark, and remained silent.

She had planned to bring in the Xuanhuang Army to seal off Bailu City, but after activating the Tiger Talisman, she received no response for a long time.

I didn't receive a reply until half an hour ago.

It turned out that as early as noon yesterday, the border fortress received a message from the imperial court delivered by a hawk, saying that barbarian cavalry would invade the border that night... Strangely, it was neither signed nor stamped with an official seal.

With the attitude of "better safe than sorry," the garrison commander led his men to set up an ambush in advance.

And they actually got caught red-handed!

With a well-intentioned but unprepared attack, nearly a hundred elite barbarian cavalrymen suffered heavy casualties. In the end, it was the barbarian leader who burned his life essence to forcibly tear a gap in the defensive line and escape with a few barbarians.

Even so, he paid the price of losing an arm!

This was a resounding victory!

"The Bone-Eroding Section?"

"To launch a counterattack at this critical juncture, and with only a hundred men, is clearly just a bluff. Even without prior warning, it poses no threat to the border."

"It seems that those barbarian slaves were provided by them, and this action was at the request of the person behind the scenes."

"The purpose is to distract the Xuanhuang Army and prevent them from rushing to Bailu City in time, so as to ensure my safe escape."

"And then they also managed to trick those barbarians..."

Chu Yanli narrowed her eyes, having already figured out the key points.

But it was too late. A night had passed, and the other party had probably already fled far away.

The torrential rain washed away all traces, and once they left Bailu City, trying to catch them again would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

She could foresee the terrible consequences that would result if those barbarian slaves were to enter the capital.

After all, Chu Heng was merely forming cliques for personal gain, while this person intended to use the Heart-Eating Gu to wreak havoc on the court and was even involved in treason, the extent of which was immeasurable!
"What should we do about this?"

Just as Chu Yanli was frowning in worry, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

"Is Chen Mo back?"

The Empress and Chu Yanli exchanged a glance, then rose and walked out of the hall.

The two arrived in the courtyard and were stunned by the sight before them.

Chen Mo was standing at the door, with a carriage behind him and a dozen barbarian women dressed in black robes lying on it.

He crossed his arms and shouted, "Men, take them all to the prison. I'll interrogate them one by one later!"

"Yes."

The black-armored guards stepped forward and escorted them away one by one.

"Your Highness, this humble servant greets you."

At this moment, Chen Mo noticed the two dumbfounded people, stepped forward, and bowed.

Chu Yanli's throat tightened, and she said in disbelief, "You really found all these barbarian slaves?!"

Chen Mo's lips curled up, and he said with a smile, "Of course, Your Highness doesn't even know how I got started. Investigating barbarian slaves is exactly what I'm good at."

Chu Yanli: "..."

(End of this chapter)