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Chapter 652 The plan was suddenly disrupted! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Upon hearing Li Chen's words, Ekaterina frowned slightly, her azure eyes filled with doubt and a hint of expectation: "Master, do you have any way to deal with that despicable fellow?"

Li Chen's lips curled into a playful smile, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable air: "A few days ago, when I was investigating this Vasily, I took the opportunity to 'visit' his mansion and discovered that he kept quite a few beautiful wives and concubines, all of whom were quite attractive and had their own unique charm."

He paused, looked at Ekaterina, and said with a meaningful look in his eyes, "If Madam wants to vent her anger, I can reluctantly do the deed and personally 'help' him take good care of his beloved possessions."

Ekaterina was taken aback at first, but then immediately understood Li Chen's implication: this master wanted to target Vasily's backyard!
She had naturally seen Vasily's wives and concubines, who were indeed exceptional beauties, each with their own unique charm and allure. Vasily regarded them as his exclusive possessions and treasured them dearly.

The thought of Vasily's disgustingly lustful gaze, and the thought of what would happen to his concubines, was unbearable.

A surge of vengeful pleasure welled up within Catherine. Without hesitation, she nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it all to you, Master! Thank you for being willing to avenge me!"

She knew all too well that for a man as lustful as Vasily, nothing could cause him more pain than having his cherished beauty taken away.

She then took the initiative to ask, "Master, how may I assist you?"

She was a smart woman and knew that since Li Chen had made the suggestion, he must have a plan, and she needed to play her role well.

Li Chen gestured for her to come closer and whispered his plan to her.

Ekaterina's eyes lit up as she listened, and a smile of admiration and satisfaction appeared on her face. She nodded repeatedly, "Brilliant! Master's plan is truly ingenious! It teaches that shameless scoundrel a lesson and leaves him speechless with bitterness!"

Her eyes flashed with hatred for Vasily and determination to support her son.

She knew very well that since she had rejected Vasily, given Vasily's vindictive nature, he would definitely cause trouble for Sergei in every way, hindering his accumulation of power, and might even speak ill of him to Andrei.

When Sergei is severely punished by Andrei and driven to desperation, Vasily will surely reappear and force her to submit with even harsher conditions.

Now that her son's master has the ability to resolve this problem, she, as his mother, naturally has to fully cooperate and clear the obstacles for her son!

With the plan set, Li Chen immediately took action.

That noon, he quietly left the city and used his powerful divine sense to search for and easily subdue a snow mountain demon ape whose strength was comparable to the early stage of the Heavenly Abyss Realm.

He planted an extremely insidious, bizarre, and imperceptible curse within the demonic ape, and then directed it to the route Vasily took every day.

In the afternoon, as Vasily's convoy was traveling through a relatively remote snow valley, the cursed demonic ape suddenly pounced down from the side cliff like a madman, its eyes bloodshot and its strength surging, and it frantically attacked the convoy!

Vasily's guards were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

Although Vasily himself had some cultivation, he was no match for the raging demonic ape. In a single exchange, he was struck in the chest by the ape's enormous hand, breaking several of his ribs and sending him flying backward, coughing up blood.

Even more terrifying, a chilling curse instantly invaded his internal organs and meridians through the wound!
In the end, it was only through the desperate efforts of several loyal guards that they managed to delay the demonic ape's attack and rescue the unconscious and dying Vasily. They fled in a sorry state back to their quarters at Winterhold. Back at their quarters, Vasily remained unconscious, his face ashen, his breath weak, the eerie curse power relentlessly eroding his life force.

His concubines were terrified, crying and sobbing, as anxious as ants on a hot plate, and spent a fortune to invite famous shamans to come and heal them.

However, one group of wizards after another was invited, including some renowned wizards from the north. After examining Vasily's injuries, they all shook their heads and looked troubled.

An old wizard with white hair and beard said solemnly, "Ladies, the curse on Lord Vasily is extremely strange and insidious. I have been practicing medicine for decades and have never seen anything like it before!"

This power is filled with a violent and deathly aura, as if it originates from some ancient demonic cave. It is very likely the lingering resentment of a fallen Heavenly Demon level expert, and has already invaded your heart and soul. It cannot be resolved by ordinary means!

Another wizard chimed in, "That's right, this curse is extremely vicious. Forcibly removing it will likely backfire and hasten your death. We are afraid we are powerless to help you."

The news spread quickly, even reaching Grand Duke Andrei, who was far away at the front lines.

Vasily was his most important strategist and right-hand man. At this critical moment, he was suddenly seriously injured and on the verge of death. He had to temporarily put aside his military affairs and rush back to Winterhold to personally go to Vasily's residence to check on the situation.

Seeing Vasily lying unconscious on the bed, his breathing growing weaker and weaker, and a group of helpless wizards around him, Grand Duke Andrei's face turned extremely ugly.

Because Vasily was not only his chief strategist, but also his brain and eyes and ears.

Over the years, Grand Prince Andrei had become accustomed to entrusting Vasily with the management of his complex intelligence network and numerous secret plans, placing great trust in him to the point of almost blindly following his every word.

Now that this most important strategist has suddenly fallen into a coma and his life hangs in the balance, even the usually composed Grand Duke Andrei has completely panicked and lost his composure.

Under Li Chen's deliberate control, Vasily wouldn't die anytime soon, but he remained unconscious, barely clinging to life.

He knew best what Li Chen had done. This curse was insidious and cunning, and it was impossible to break unless a powerful expert of the same Saint Realm who was proficient in this art personally intervened.

However, one thing surprised Li Chen: he did not expect that Grand Duke Andrei's "affection" for Vasily was so "deep" that he would personally rush back from the front line for him.

This is enough to show that Andrei truly did not know that Vasily was the biggest mole the emperor had planted by his side, and still regarded him as an absolute confidant.

According to Li Chen's original plan, all he needed to do was have Ekaterina approach Vasily's panicked wives and concubines under the pretext of showing concern, and then introduce the "master Ulge, who happened to be traveling around and had superb medical skills," to them.

Li Chen would then be able to openly enter and leave Vasily's backyard under the guise of treatment, where he would naturally have plenty of opportunities to "take care" of those beauties, vent Ekaterina's anger, and further control the situation.

Grand Duke Andrei's sudden return disrupted this sensual plan.

(End of this chapter)