Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Congratulations on becoming a mom...or rather, a dad in about 10 months!

Lily of the Valley burst out laughing:

"After a day of observation and diagnosis, I can tell you with absolute certainty that Your Highness is pregnant with your child."

"puff!"

Pfft!

Before Qin Huanyu could even stare in disbelief, the sound of someone falling off the bed came from inside the room.

The three of them quickly turned around and saw that the person who had fallen off the bed was Yi Youyou. Her face looked terrible and there was a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, clearly indicating that something had gone wrong during her deep meditation.

"faint!"

Qin Huanyu rushed over and picked up Yi Youyou, then said anxiously:

"Dr. Linglan, please come quickly and take a look at Youyou, what's wrong with her?"

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Lily of the Valley merely glanced at it and casually remarked:

"She must have overheard our conversation and was upset by what happened between you and His Highness. Her unstable state of mind caused her meditation to fail, resulting in a slight qi deviation... I'll prescribe some medicine for her later. You can feed her the medicine and then let her sleep for a while, and she'll be fine."

"I'm not sleeping!"

Unexpectedly, Yi Youyou suddenly became emotional and forced herself to sit up. She first grabbed Qin Huanyu's arm and bit it hard before angrily saying:

"Dr. Linglan, explain yourself! How could Her Highness be pregnant with Ayu's child? When did this wicked woman start having affairs with Her Highness behind my back?"

"Uh...you really did wrong Ayu."

Although Linglan was secretly eager to watch the spectacle, her professional ethics as a doctor led her to choose to tell the truth and help exonerate Qin Huanyu:

"Your Highness and Ayu were probably just friends before, with no special relationship. Your Highness's pregnancy with Ayu's child is not because of anything that happened between them in secret, but because of the secret technique Your Highness used on Ayu during yesterday's battle."

"...Secret technique?"

Yi Youyou thought back for a moment:

"Was it the time His Highness forcibly kissed Ayu? But didn't His Highness draw upon Ayu's bloodline power to further awaken his own hero power that time?"

"That's just a side effect of the secret technique... The real effect of that secret technique is to combine the bloodline power of two women to create offspring. It's the secret technique left behind by the hero back then."

Lily of the Valley patiently explained:

“Normally, this secret technique only requires about one-third of each party’s life essence to create offspring. But yesterday, the princess’s real purpose was the side effect of the secret technique. She needed a large amount of Ayu’s bloodline power to further awaken her own power, so she drained all of Ayu’s bloodline essence, directly making Ayu faint… Fortunately, this secret technique does not damage the source, and the bloodline essence that Ayu lost has been restored using various spiritual herbs and medicinal materials from the royal family.”

"Her Highness's experiment was very successful. With the help of a large amount of Ayu's bloodline essence, she further awakened her power and slew powerful enemies. However, Her Highness's absorption of Ayu's bloodline essence was only a side effect of the secret technique. The true purpose of the secret technique was to create their offspring, and Her Highness also succeeded very well in this regard..."

Chapter 181 Reunion with Thunder

No matter how unwilling Yi Youyou was, the fact that Wu Xiqun was pregnant with Qin Huanyu's child had already been established, and she could only accept it.

Fortunately, the choice of the princess consort has already been made, and no one intends to change it.

While Qin Huanyu kept saying nice things to coax Yi Youyou, she also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly admired Wu Xiqun's clever methods.

Wu Xiqun's use of the opportunity to defeat a powerful enemy to use her secret technique on Qin Huanyu was a perfectly legitimate reason to fulfill the Empress's request. This way, she wouldn't have to go through the trouble of persuading Yi Youyou and Nangong Yue anymore.

"How are Your Highness and Yuebao doing now?"

After comforting Yi Youyou for a while, Qin Huanyu asked. Regardless of whether Wu Xiqun's pregnancy was intentional or not, now that she knew, she had an obligation to visit and inquire about her well-being.

"Don't worry, they are all doing well and are in good spirits."

Lily of the Valley smiled meaningfully:

"If you want to find them, Ayu, it would be best to do it another time... When I left, Her Highness was so eager to see me off. The great battle had just ended, and she clearly wanted to relax and celebrate with her concubines."

"Uh, okay, I'll go find them later."

Qin Huanyu immediately understood.

Afterwards, under Linglan's guidance, she and Bailing brewed a pot of medicinal soup and personally fed it to Yi Youyou spoonful by spoonful.

Yi Youyou's internal injuries from her failed meditation quickly improved significantly, and after resting for a while, she resumed meditating. Her spiritual energy had been completely depleted in the previous battle, and no matter what kind of medicine she took, she needed to complete at least one deep meditation session on her own to recover.

With Bai Ling watching over things, that was enough. If Qin Huanyu stayed, she might easily distract Yi Youyou while she was meditating, just like before. Besides, she still had some questions that needed to be answered, so she left the palace with Shirley.

The entire capital city suffered considerable damage in yesterday's battle, and now various engineering teams can be seen everywhere, both in the palace and on the streets, repairing the city.

The ordinary people on the street weren't afraid at all. They seemed to have accepted that yesterday's accident was entirely caused by a gas leak. They were now gathered in small groups to watch the repair work and would even curse the gas company's managers for being incompetent and irresponsible.

While feeling sympathy for the gas company, Qin Huanyu also took the opportunity to blend into the crowd and join in cursing the gas company, while also inquiring about the public's feelings through casual conversation.

The intelligence control work of the Divine Capital Array and the Holy Zhou Kingdom this time is really impressive. Several citizens of the Divine Capital that Qin Huanyu met should have witnessed the bizarre events of the Truth Society yesterday, but they all regarded that vague memory as a dream. One of them, a web novelist who writes fantasy novels, even planned to use that vague memory as inspiration.

Then Qin Huanyu took out her phone and searched for news online. She discovered that the people of the whole country were completely unaware of the truth about what happened in the capital yesterday. The princess's wedding live broadcast that they had been watching was actually a recording of the rehearsal. Now people thought the wedding had gone smoothly.

"So it seems that Senior Lei's plan has succeeded?"

Standing on the street, murmuring softly, Qin Huanyu's expression was somewhat complicated.

Judging from the outcome, the Holy Zhou Kingdom seems to have won in this incident. Almost all the member states of the Freedom Covenant suffered heavy losses, and more than two-thirds of the countries lost their top leaders. Currently, the country is in chaos due to the power vacuum.

However, the Holy Zhou Kingdom did suffer losses this time. Aside from the damage to the imperial palace and the capital, money is merely an external thing. But the internal guards and the investigation bureau also lost personnel, mostly killed by White Eagle Federation superhuman agents within the palace and the final Shadow Demon.

This wasn't the first time Qin Huanyu had witnessed the sacrifice of her colleagues and comrades, but this time was different. This time, Qin Huanyu had anticipated the unexpected events at the princess's wedding. If she had informed everyone in advance, the casualties could have been minimized.

However, that would likely expose Lei Mingming's plan, and the enemy would not take the bait. In the end, Qin Huanyu chose to prioritize the overall situation and the grand strategy.

This is also the main reason why Qin Huanyu is somewhat sad at this moment. War is really too cruel. Many times, soldiers will not only be sacrificed in the enemy's conspiracy, but will also become unavoidable sacrifices in their own people's plans.

However, Qin Huanyu did not regret it. On the contrary, she became more determined. If there were a similar plan, she would make the same choice again, but she would work harder to reduce casualties on her side.

Because the only way to eliminate war has never been for the warring parties to understand each other and sign a peace treaty that's less useful than toilet paper, but rather for human civilization to achieve unification... This is something that can be proven in any world, and the five thousand years of history of the Eastern Divine Continent is sufficient to demonstrate. Every time the people live in peace and prosperity, it is after unification, and vice versa; every time the people suffer, it is when the dynasty is mired in division and war.

Shaking her head to suppress the chaotic thoughts in her mind, Qin Huanyu carefully checked the information on the Power of Arrogance website again, and sure enough, she found a message for herself.

Qin Huanyu's lips curled up slightly as she patted Shirley's head beside her, then looked at her, her beautiful eyes, as clear as the night sky, turning golden in an instant.

"Change."

Once again, through her own subjective observation, she transformed the form of the embodiment of arrogance.

She turned Shirley into a motorcycle.

Riding a motorcycle that was truly fully autonomous, Qin Huanyu quickly left the capital and headed north until she found the farmhouse in the mountains where Lei Mingming had told her stories.

After turning Shirley back into a husky from the motorcycle, Qin Huanyu took her into the courtyard.

Even before entering the courtyard, one can smell a rich aroma. Upon entering, one can see a brick stove and a large iron pot on a charcoal fire, where beef bone soup is bubbling away.

"You're here so fast? The soup isn't ready yet, please wait patiently."

Lei Mingming, who had been missing for many days, sat next to the soup pot, stirring it occasionally with a large iron spoon.

Upon seeing Qin Huanyu approach, Lei Mingming greeted her naturally and even scooped out a beef bone with plenty of meat on it, feeding it to Shirley.

Qin Huanyu remained silent for a few seconds with a complicated expression, then sighed, found a stool in the courtyard, moved it over, and sat down next to Lei Mingming.

"You did a great job this time!"

Without beating around the bush, Lei Mingming directly expressed her praise for Qin Huanyu, which could be seen as an indirect admission that the entire incident was Qin Huanyu's doing.

"If there's anything else you don't understand, feel free to ask."

"...Where did the Black Tortoise go in the end?"

Qin Huanyu remained silent for a few seconds before asking a question whose answer she already knew.

“They’ve returned to the Truth Society. I let them go.”

Lei Mingming answered very frankly:

"This is the basic condition for the Truth Society to cooperate with my plan. If it weren't for rescuing the Xuan Turtle, they wouldn't have sent so many elites into the capital, and they were very restrained in not actually harming anyone... Regardless of whether the Truth Society had other ideas, since they did not break the agreement until the very end, I will naturally keep my promise and let the Xuan Turtle leave."

"Will the Xuan Turtle seek revenge on our Holy Zhou Kingdom in the future? After all, we sealed it away for almost 30 years. It should be filled with hatred for the Holy Zhou Kingdom, right?"

Qin Huanyu asked with some concern.

“Then you’re underestimating the top grotesque, Ayu.”

Lei Mingming shook his head:

"You should know better than me that the more powerful and bizarre something is, the less human it is. The adjective 'inhuman' is not necessarily a derogatory term, because being inhuman means not only the absence of human compassion and love, but also the absence of human anger and hatred. As long as the Xuan Turtle realizes that seeking revenge against the Holy Zhou Kingdom would do it more harm than good, it will not do so... You actually accomplished this yesterday."

"You've already done it?"

Qin Huanyu was stunned for a few seconds before she realized:

"Is that the Princess's Heroic Sword? Did the Xuan Turtle also see the power of that sword?"

"Yes."

Lei Mingming sighed:

"The battle between Qiu Shui, Xiao Qi, Xuan Gui, and me was just an act. In reality, we were all watching the battle situation inside the palace... If you really couldn't hold on, we would have intervened. And when it saw His Highness draw the Hero's Sword, Xuan Gui subconsciously retracted its head into its shell... The last time it did this was 28 years ago, when it was about to be sealed away."

Then she smiled with relief:

"Your Highness's ability to draw the Sword of the Warrior at this moment clearly signifies that our Holy Zhou Kingdom is destined for greatness, and the true unification of human civilization is about to begin!"

"...I hope that's true."

Qin Huanyu gently shook her head and asked again:

"What if the Truth Society breaks its agreement with you and chooses to cooperate with the White Eagle Federation, allowing those monsters to actually attack the God Capital? What will you do then?"

"Then none of them would have been able to leave yesterday! Even the Demoness and the Black Tortoise would have to pay a price to leave!"

A cold glint flashed in Lei Mingming's eyes:

"My trump card is very simple: to completely decompose myself into pure lightning-attribute spiritual elements, and then combine it with Xiaoqi's magic and Qiushui's control of the Divine Capital Grand Array to construct a Divine Thunder Pool that can cover the entire Divine Capital. With endless heavenly lightning power, I will kill all the invaders... In fact, this was my original plan. I was prepared to face death."

As he spoke, Lei Mingming gave Qin Huanyu another deep look:

"The person who made me completely determined to implement this plan and make improvements was actually you, Ayu."

"because I?"

Qin Huanyu's mind raced, and she quickly recalled the opportunity when she first met Lei Mingming. A look of realization dawned on her, and she even patted Shirley's head beside her.

"You mean I've taken down Pride Incarnate?"

"good."

Lei Mingming nodded:

"This incident showed me the extremely high success rate of the plan, and even the possibility of gaining greater benefits and not having to die... and you certainly did not disappoint me."

Before Qin Huanyu could ask any more questions, Lei Mingming took the initiative to speak:

"The things I did during the war are not recorded in history, but those who need to know know them, including the Truth Society... I have never hidden my thoughts either. My hatred for the member states of the Freedom Alliance has always been far greater than that for evil and the bizarre."

"So when I contacted the higher-ups of the Truth Society through the Arrogant Cult and told them that I wanted to cooperate with them to rip off the Freedom Alliance, they weren't too shocked or suspicious, because I really could do such a thing."

"However, my loyalty to the country is also very well-known. The Truth Society is willing to believe that I will retaliate against the Freedom Alliance by any means necessary, but it is hard for them to believe that I would actually betray the country... Therefore, they demanded that we wait until the Xuan Turtle is freed before they would cooperate with my plan, and I agreed."

"This agreement was made by me and the core leadership of the Truth Society. Their current core leadership is all freaks. Including the Xuan Turtle that has already returned, there are less than 5 of them... As I said before, top-level freaks are inhuman. Their promises are more credible than those of humans to a certain extent. At least they are not swayed by emotions like humans are. Even if they know it will not benefit them, they will still make you suffer."

"With the plan initially set, the next step is naturally to find a way to lure the White Eagle Federation into a trap. This is the responsibility of the Truth Society, and so far they seem to be doing a very good job."

"More than 95% of the members of the Truth Society are freaks, but there are still some fallen superhumans who have chosen to betray humanity... Among those fallen superhumans are agents of the White Eagle Intelligence Agency. After all, the Truth Society has become more active in the member countries of the Freedom Alliance in recent years, and the White Eagle Intelligence Agency needs to control the Truth Society's every move more than we do."

"The Enchantress and her group also knew that there were spies from the White Eagle Intelligence Agency among the members of the Truth Society, so they took advantage of this and deliberately leaked my plan to the White Eagle Intelligence Agency."

"The White Eagle Federation's wolfish ambitions have never died. They will definitely not let this opportunity pass. There is a very high probability that they will turn the tables and send out their elite superhuman forces to take the opportunity to severely damage the Holy Zhou Kingdom."

"So this next point should have been the most difficult part of my original plan... I can roughly guess the White Eagle Federation's intentions, but it's hard to know their detailed plans, let alone control how much power the White Eagle Federation will actually commit. If they send out all their elite superhumans to go all in, plus the Truth Society, which might actually be playing along, we probably won't be able to hold out, and we could really suffer heavy losses."

"Fortunately, we have it."

As Lei Mingming spoke, he scooped another piece of meat bone from the pot and fed it to Shirley:

"During the years when it was active as the embodiment of arrogance, it secretly controlled many people, including high-ranking officials and big capitalists of the White Eagle Federation, and even high-ranking officials of the White Eagle Intelligence Bureau. Through these people, I easily obtained the detailed plans of the White Eagle Federation."

"How did you do that?"

Qin Huanyu asked with great curiosity:

“I am now the highest authority holder of the Power of Pride. There’s no reason why I wouldn’t know what those Pride cultists know… but I don’t know the detailed plans of the White Eagle Federation.”

"Because the White Eagle Intelligence Agency is also very good at keeping secrets, many of those arrogant believers are qualified to know about this plan, but they don't know it, and that's exactly what I took advantage of."

Lei Mingming scooped a spoonful of beef bone broth from the iron pot with a large ladle, tasted it, and squinted his eyes, revealing a satisfied expression: