Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Is He Not a Fool?
The dark-haired beautiful woman’s claws were like eagle talons as she fiercely grabbed towards Mu Ruyue’s shoulders, her nails smeared with a green liquid that chills one to the bone as if it were poison.
“You disrespectful girl, since you refused the toast only to drink the punishment wine, how noble is our Sect Leader? His favor is your good fortune. Since you are so ungrateful, don’t blame me for being rude!”
A malicious glint flashed through her beautiful eyes as the dark-haired woman swiftly approached Mu Ruyue, but just then, an arm from beside swept in, pulling Mu Ruyue into an embrace.
A murderous aura radiated from the man’s body, accompanied by a powerful momentum that burst forth, and with a loud bang, the body of the dark-haired woman fell heavily to the ground like a capsized flat boat.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and the dark-haired woman stared in astonishment at the man who had pulled Mu Ruyue into his arms, her face a picture of shock.
“You… you’re supposed to be a fool, aren’t you?”
Not just the dark-haired woman, everyone present was stunned.
The man held Mu Ruyue tightly in his arms, his gaze tenderly fixated on her breathtakingly beautiful face, his voice sweet and alluring, with a hint of indolence shimmering through his charm.
“My lady, let your husband handle this from here.”
Mu Ruyue was shocked, staring bewildered at the face before her.
It was still that familiar face, yet the expression was entirely foreign…
“Wuchen, you… aren’t foolish?”
That naïve and simple Wuchen, was it all just a facade? Now, where in his eyes could one see that innocence? Now they only emitted a sinister and intense aura.
“Because of the Holy Maiden Sect, I had no choice but to disguise myself.”
Yes, it was because of the Holy Maiden Sect, not the so-called Royal Family. Merely a Royal Family alone wasn’t worth his hiding for many years, and what truly made him cautious over these years was this Holy Maiden Sect.
Even now, he was not fully confident he could overthrow the Holy Maiden Sect.
But at this moment, for her, sacrificing all his disguises, what did it matter? If he were to neglect her for the sake of maintaining his disguise, he would probably never forgive himself in this lifetime.
“You’ve been deceiving everyone all this time!” Emperor Zi Yue’s eyes were bloodshot as he stared malevolently at Ye Wuchen, “All these years, I’ve been completely fooled by you!”
Who would have thought that the magnificent Ghost King wasn’t really a fool with the intellect of a six-year-old child? He also possessed the strength to defeat a Fake Innate in seconds. Laughably, they had always thought he understood nothing.
Ye Wuchen slightly raised his handsome face, a charmingly sinister smile playing upon his features, resembling the beautiful yet mysterious and perilous Mandala Flower.
The dark-haired woman’s body trembled, and she said through gritted teeth, “Ye Wuchen, if we had known you weren’t a fool, our Holy Maiden Sect would have killed you a long time ago!”
“Unfortunately, you did not eradicate the roots, leaving me, this scourge, alive.”
“You…” The dark-haired woman looked at Ye Wuchen walking towards her, truly frightened now, a wave of terror enveloping her heart, making her tremble even more violently, “Ye Wuchen, even though you are now powerful, our Holy Maiden Sect is not to be trifled with. With your current strength, can you really oppose the Holy Maiden Sect?”
Ye Wuchen’s brow lifted, his eyes cold and sinister, “So what?”
Indeed, so what? He had intended to continue hiding until he had enough power to overthrow the Holy Maiden Sect, yet now, he had no choice but to reveal himself.
All because he had someone he wanted to protect.
For her, even if it meant abandoning his long-held plans, he had no regrets.