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“Li Xiaonan, calm down. What right do you have to reclaim your woman now?” Fei Ji's words sent Li Xiaonan crashing down into despair.
Indeed! Even if I were to release both of my avatars now, I could never leave with Ling Kui unscathed.
Li Xiaonan gradually loosened his grip, the red liquid trickling down his fingers as he slumped back into his original position.
The only plan now was to wait! Wait for an opportunity to escape unscathed!
You bastards, I'll remember this!
“Ha! East Emperor, this Dragon Maiden is yours now. I don't think Li Xiao Brother will have any objections,” Jack laughed heartily, pushing Ling Kui toward East Emperor with one hand.
Ling Kui lifted her head slightly to glance at Li Xiaonan, then silently sat beside East Emperor.
“Come on, everyone raise your glasses! Let's toast to our victorious assault on the Cultivation realm!” Jack raised his glass and toasted to the crowd.
Except for Li Xiaonan, who sat coldly in silence, refusing to give him face, the others pretended to raise their glasses in agreement.
Fei Ji caught a glimpse of the bloodied hands out of the corner of his eye and sighed softly. He took Li Xiaonan's hand and carefully sprinkled some medicinal powder on it. Just as he was about to wrap it in bandages, Li Xiaonan suddenly snapped back to reality and exclaimed, “What are you doing?”
“Do you want to bleed to death?”
“It's nothing!” Li Xiaonan quickly withdrew his hand, his gaze fixed on the silver cup before him. He dared not look up at Ling Kui, fearing that he might lose control and cause a scene, which would truly harm her and himself.
The banquet appeared harmonious on the surface, but each person harbored their own dark intentions.
“You should rest; I’m going out for a bit,” Li Xiaonan said as he prepared to head toward the door. He was worried about Ling Kui. Although East Emperor seemed quite serious, who knew what he was really like behind closed doors?
"What's wrong? Do you need to go again?" Fei Ji turned her body and nestled into Li Xiaonan's embrace, rubbing her warm, curvy form against him.
Unfortunately, Li Xiaonan remained unmoved. He shot a cold glance at Fei Ji. "Get away!"
Fei Ji took a step back in shock. "How dare you speak to me like that? Are you looking for death?"
"Death? Hah, do you even know what death is? She is my life!" Li Xiaonan straightened up, pushing Fei Ji back another step.
Fei Ji momentarily stunned, retorted angrily, "Oh really? Then why didn't you fight for her just now? You talk big, but you're just afraid of dying! Coward!"
Li Xiaonan smirked playfully. "Yes, I'm a coward. So please, have mercy and stop liking me!" With that, he slipped out the door, leaving a bewildered Fei Ji behind.
"Ah! What a coincidence, isn't that Li Xiao Brother?" Jack approached from the end of the corridor with his hands clasped behind his back.
Li Xiaonan wished he could stomp on this troublemaker. He replied coolly, "I’m flattered, Lord Jack. Your status is so noble; I wouldn’t dare to reach for it!"
"What's wrong? Are you angry? I specifically waited here for you! I know you're in a bad mood, so I picked out some pretty girls for you to vent with. Don't worry, they're definitely prettier than your wife!"
Li Xiaonan was half-pushed and half-dragged into Jack's bedroom.
"Send them all away; I'm not interested!" Li Xiaonan shot a cold glance at the five naked girls and said to Jack, "You underestimate me too much. Do you think I'm that easy to satisfy? You used my woman to do a big favor for East Emperor, and now you're trying to placate me with these girls? Just yesterday I was in Fei Ji's warm embrace; they can't even compare to my wife, let alone be worthy of carrying Fei Ji's shoes!"
"Haha." Jack chuckled awkwardly and waved his hand at the witches before pouring a glass of wine for Li Xiaonan.
"Calm down first!"
Li Xiaonan lowered his head, thinking: Still trying to control me with poisoned wine! Damn it, are they still half-asleep?
He took the wine glass and downed it in one gulp. "I've already told you about a few good places in the Cultivation world, but do you think you can outmaneuver those four families?"
Li Xiaonan didn't beat around the bush; some matters needed to be resolved quickly.
"Brother Li, are you saying you have a plan?"
"The Cultivation world is vast and rich; there's no need to rush. Are you worried about not getting a good spot? Do you think Fei Ji treats me well for no reason? We've already struck a deal. However, you know how women can be; they hold grudges and are hard to deal with. Originally, Brother Jack was a decent ally, but unfortunately..."
He set down his empty glass and plopped onto the sofa across from Jack.
"Well, your woman is lucky to have caught the eye of the East Emperor. I think you shouldn't dwell on it too much. Once we return to the Cultivation world, won't there be plenty of women for you?"
Li Xiaonan dismissed his words with a scoff. "Do you think I'm an idiot? Right now, I'm a useless person. Do you really think I can escape Fei Ji's grasp? To be honest, Fei Ji is interested in me and plans to take me into her palace, but I don't want to spend my life under the control of a woman!"
"What are you implying?" Jack sensed the undertone in Li Xiaonan's words and probed further.
"I want my woman, I want freedom! I want my family to be safe!" Li Xiaonan declared his three demands in one breath.
Jack smiled. "I can handle things with Fei Ji, and ensuring your family's safety is no problem. But if it means crossing the East Emperor, what can you offer me?"
"First-hand information! Your Demon Army may be numerous, but there are still people on the Starry Illusion Continent. I know where resources are abundant and where sects are weak—it's all in my head! Isn't that enough? Do you want to stay forever surrounded by those Four Demons?"
Li Xiaonan's words struck a chord with Jack.
"A Cultivator whose powers have been crippled dares to negotiate with me? Do you really think you're that impressive? I'm not worried about whether you'll listen to me; I'm more concerned that you don't know enough!" Jack's expression suddenly turned cold as a tiny skeletal figure rose from his palm, while his left hand emitted a faint blue glow that enveloped Li Xiaonan.
"What is this? Aren't you afraid Fei Ji will come after you?" Li Xiaonan was taken aback. He had suspected that Jack had some means of controlling him, but he hadn't expected him to act so swiftly and completely disregard Fei Ji.
"Ha ha, if her old man were still alive, I might be scared! Her? A little girl means nothing! This is the secret technique of the John Clan; don't worry, they will never discover it! Condense!"
Li Xiaonan shook his head helplessly; dealing with devils always comes at a price.
Fortunately, he still had his trump card!
Just as he was about to unleash his clone, he unexpectedly noticed the blue light in Jack's palm flying toward his Spirit Platform. From past combat experience, this seemed to be an attack related to Mental Power. He decided not to resist immediately and quietly observed what Jack intended to do.
A wisp of blue light surged into Li Xiaonan's Spirit Platform, eerily wrapping around the Jade Bed within it, while simultaneously twisting into a thick beam of light that shot toward the skeleton in Jack's right hand.
Li Xiaonan's heart sank; something was off! Just as he was about to release a clone, he suddenly realized he couldn't move his hands or even his eyes.
Meanwhile, the skeleton in Jack's hand flickered with light, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, seemingly establishing a connection with Li Xiaonan's gaze.
Damn! Is this the legendary voodoo? Isn't this a palace secret technique? How can someone from the demon race use it?
Before Li Xiaonan could make any move—or rather, before he had the chance—his Spirit Tree within the Spirit Platform began to stir. As the master of the Spirit Platform, how could he allow others to mess with his territory?
Thick roots extended along the blue light like climbing vines, moving faster and faster until they seemed to engulf everything in sight.
A wisp of black smoke drifted from the skeleton, and Jack frowned in shock. "How could this fail?"
Just as he intended to retract the blue light in his hand, Jack unexpectedly found himself unable to move. In terror, he exclaimed, "You! You! How is this possible? Who are you?"
Li Xiaonan felt a shift within him as he slowly took hold of the skeleton in Jack's right hand. The chapter titled "Puppet Technique" unfolded in his mind. As he read through it, he couldn't help but marvel that even demons had their impressive skills.
"What am I? I'm your ancestor! Ah, as they say, if you don't court death, you won't die! You tried so many wicked schemes; now you've brought this upon yourself! Deserved!" Li Xiaonan sneered as he consciously controlled the Spirit Tree.
He appeared calm on the surface, but deep down, he was still shaken.
The Puppet Technique could be described as an incredibly formidable existence, akin to the Spirit Capture Technique from the Starry Illusion Continent, yet it was even more exquisite than the Spirit Capture Technique.
Compared to ordinary spells, the Puppet Technique resembled a method of artifact refinement; it involved refining a person's soul into a skeleton. As long as one controlled the skeleton, the original body would not dare to act against its master.
Not only could it control living beings to obey its commands, but it could also create puppets with a certain level of consciousness. This was far more powerful than the previous dummies.
Li Xiaonan immediately made up his mind to vigorously scour the Demon Infant and produce a batch of Demon Army to infiltrate various major forces. In the short term, this might not show any results, but if one day high-ranking demons turned out to be his people, how exhilarating would that be!
Understanding the power of the Puppet Technique, he couldn't help but feel fortunate to possess Mental Power; otherwise, today would have been a complete disaster. In his next life, he might live like a puppet, controlled by others, and could even end up doing many things against his will, possibly harming those around him.
While he was lost in thought and distracted, the crafting of the puppet had reached a fever pitch. He brought his hands together, and a green light shot into the skeleton's hand before vanishing.
"Is it done?" He scratched his head and began twisting the little finger of the skeleton haphazardly, looking like a mischievous child playing with a transformer.
"Ahhh!" Jack suddenly cried out while clutching his hand.
"Is this for real? You can't be fooling me, right?" Li Xiaonan chuckled as he twisted all the joints of the skeleton in reverse, hearing a series of cracking sounds.
"Oww! No! Stop!" Jack's body contorted into an awkward position, face down with limbs twisted behind him—nothing about it seemed ergonomic.
"It seems to be real. Alright, I believe you. Come on, Jack brother, let's continue our earlier conversation. Will you agree to my three conditions?" Li Xiaonan said gently as he sat on the sofa with Jack Jr. in hand.
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