Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 145 - 140 Wrong Horse (3/4)

Chapter 145: Chapter 140 Wrong Horse (3/4)

Chapter 140: The Wrong Horse (3/4)

For a moment, Zhou Heng was stunned, but he immediately reacted. He summoned the Nine Mystic Trial Tower and took Orchid Concubine inside.

He should have realized something was off earlier!

Indeed, Nangong Yuerong’s strength was weaker than his, but it shouldn’t have been this easy to subdue her. Although Orchid Concubine was also in the Initial Separation Realm, she hadn’t mastered her momentum, and her battle power was as different as heaven and earth!

Moreover, even if they were both in the Initial Separation Realm, each person’s aura was slightly different, because when they entered the Initial Separation Realm, the expansion of everyone’s Dantian Space was different.

Lust really does muddle the intellect!

Zhou Heng was even more shocked by Xiao Huoshui’s seductive powers, which had made him completely lose the judgment he usually had.

In fact, although the two women looked alike, there were significant differences that should have been obvious at a glance.

"Let me go!" Orchid Concubine screamed.

Zhou Heng didn’t speak but continued his interrupted affairs. By now, there was little difference between retreating and not, and by taking Orchid Concubine into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, it meant that he would not possibly let her leave again.

"You lowlife, how dare you—even touch me—!" Orchid Concubine screamed. Her status was extraordinarily noble, one of Cold Blue Dynasty’s three Noble Consorts, and one day she could even ascend to become the Empress!

Aggression like fire, dominance like a mountain.

Zhou Heng had already harbored a killing intent toward this woman, but now he was "killing" her in another way, wave after wave, relentlessly.

Orchid Concubine initially struggled fiercely, but soon she ran out of strength, only able to moan softly, and then to beg for mercy, until she finally fainted. She lost all concept of time and felt as if she were in a nightmare, unable to wake up, not even noticing when Zhou Heng finished and left.

Meanwhile, the outside world was in turmoil!

Orchid Concubine had vanished!

She had disappeared from the heavily guarded Water Moon Palace, and no one knew how she vanished or who had abducted her!

No one dared to keep such significant news a secret. Nangong Hong immediately flew into a rage, reportedly smashing the throne in front of the full court of ministers!

His anger was understandable! Not only was Orchid Concubine one of his three favorite consorts, but those four words, "consort of the Imperial Palace," meant that even the women he discarded could not be touched by other men!

Who could it be?

Someone who could take Orchid Concubine away unnoticed and undetected must be a Land Cleaving Realm expert! Although many Land Cleaving Realm experts from various sects had come to the Imperial Capital recently, they had all left, leaving only a few Land Cleaving Realm experts remaining!

Among these people, Nangong Hong couldn’t find anyone who might do such a thing!

Was it kidnapping or revenge?

The city launched a widespread search for Orchid Concubine, which concerned the dignity of the Royal Family. They almost turned the Imperial Capital upside down, but it was as if Orchid Concubine had vanished into thin air.

Zhou Heng had already returned to the inn. He cooperated by letting the searching guards into the yard, knowing they wouldn’t find anything anyway.

The search extended beyond the Imperial Capital. If it were a ransom, contact would have been made by now; hence, the only possibility was revenge—to put a green hat on Nangong Hong!

Such humiliation was not something Nangong Hong could tolerate. The search would not stop until Orchid Concubine was found!

Naturally, Concubine Yin and Rain Concubine were thrilled, having one less competitor for the position of Empress—whether or not Orchid Concubine was found, Nangong Hong would not likely let a woman who might have been touched by someone else ascend to be his consort, and even rescuing her only to kill her was a possibility!

Zhou Heng re-entered the Nine Mystic Trial Tower.

"Let me go immediately!" Orchid Concubine immediately screamed at Zhou Heng. Being one of the three highest status women in the Empire, she was naturally not a simple-minded woman. She knew the longer she was missing, the more dire her situation would become!

Even if she returned to the Imperial Palace, she might be relegated to the cold palace and possibly even face a deadly fate!

Neither outcome was acceptable to her.

Therefore, she had to get out immediately! As for what had happened between her and Zhou Heng, it was best treated as if it had never occurred—if word got out, even she might be silenced by Nangong Hong!

Zhou Heng glanced at her and said, "What makes you think you can order me around?"

"You despicable villain, daring to assault me—you will not escape death!" Orchid Concubine shouted angrily. She couldn’t stand living like this for even a day, confined in this small space without servants or followers, making her accustomed high status seem like a distant mirage.

"Your mistake was trying to kill me several times!" Zhou Heng stated, sitting steadily.

Orchid Concubine now sorely regretted offending such a daring person. Her enmity with Zhou Heng was only because he once casually offered a thousand Spirit Stones for her nonsense. She could have laughed it off, but she was petty, ultimately provoking Zhou Heng.

What she couldn’t have imagined was that Zhou Heng had never intended to have a physical relationship with her; going to Water Moon Palace was actually to see Nangong Yuerong. Why else would Zhou Heng go to Water Moon Palace to find her?

"You just want revenge against me, don’t you? Fine, how many more times do you want to degrade me? Once you’ve had your fill, release me!" the Orchid Concubine shouted loudly.

"Put away your vile demeanor!" Zhou Heng slapped her buttocks hard. Had he not mistaken her for someone else, he would have never engaged in such relations with the Orchid Concubine, but rather would have killed her with a single strike. However, what was done was done, and he could not deny it.

The Orchid Concubine, he would absolutely not release her. Once she was his woman, she would be his for life!

Being a female slave isn’t too bad!

He felt quite a sense of achievement thinking about turning a lady of status into a female slave.

Zhou Heng involuntarily thought of Nangong Yuerong. He hadn’t thought much at the time and let her go. Now, if given the choice again, he would definitely keep her as a female slave too.

He felt a rush of excitement but then shook his head, realizing his tastes were getting heavier. However, had he taken Nangong Yuerong that day, he wouldn’t have mistakenly "injured" the Orchid Concubine.

Where had Nangong Yuerong run off to?

"Where is your daughter?" he asked.

The Orchid Concubine, no longer mindful of Zhou Heng’s humiliation, glared at him furiously, "How dare you lay plans against my daughter!"

"Your attitude is far too foul!" Zhou Heng pushed the Orchid Concubine onto the bed and proceeded to spank her plump buttocks—a woman needs to be disciplined, no matter her status!

"You lowly peasant, I will kill you! Kill you!" The Orchid Concubine was furious, embarrassed, and ashamed—how dare he strike her buttocks!

Slap, slap, slap!

After yelling for a while, the Orchid Concubine eventually resigned herself to silence, starting to seriously contemplate her fate.

She was not without knowledge. Previously, taking advantage of Zhou Heng’s absence, she naturally had explored ways out, but she simply could not move the stone door! As for the second floor, the layer of light barrier stopped her dead in her tracks.

This was a Space Artifact! And it could even accommodate living beings!

How precious Space Artifacts are!

Even she didn’t possess one, and within the Royal Family, only the current Emperor Nangong Hong had one, then Nangong Yuerong also had one! Nangong Yuerong’s possession of it was not simply because she was a Royal Princess, but due to her outstanding talent in Martial Path!

How large were Nangong Hong and Nangong Yuerong’s Space Artifacts? Merely a measure high and wide. Compared to this, theirs were pitifully weak! And a Space Artifact that could accommodate living things was something unheard of!

This was a treasure! Its value might surpass the entire Heavenly Star Sect! If she could get her hands on this treasure, she absolutely could become the Empress of Cold Blue Country!

There was not no chance. She was in the Initial Separation Realm, and Zhou Heng was also in the Initial Separation Realm. Now they had the closest relationship, she could always find an opportunity to make a move.

"Stop hitting me, I won’t dare anymore!" She changed her strategy.

"Empress?" Zhou Heng stopped his hand.

"I! I!" the Orchid Concubine quickly corrected herself.

"Where is your daughter?" Zhou Heng asked again.

"She and Jing Tian have already been sent by Heavenly Star Sect to the Wind Howl Sect in Bright Moon Country!" The Orchid Concubine didn’t need to worry about her daughter. Wind Howl Sect was a mid-level sect in Bright Moon Country with Spiritual Sea Realm Experts. Even if Zhou Heng had a hundred times his courage, he wouldn’t dare provoke them.

She had actually run off to Bright Moon Country?

Zhou Heng didn’t ask why the Orchid Concubine had gone to the Water Moon Palace—that was no longer important.

"Just settle down here!"

...

Every dynasty in the Empire has a backing sect. Heavenly Star Sect relies on Wind Howl Sect of Bright Moon Country. Without this relationship, Cold Blue Country would have changed hands long ago.

Of course, to curry favor with this backing, Heavenly Star Sect also needs to hand over most of the Spirit Stones they mined to Wind Howl Sect. Not hand them over? No problem, Wind Howl Sect could completely support another sect to become the ruler of Cold Blue Country.

The mysterious world of the Dayan Sect attracted considerable attention from the upper echelons of Wind Howl Sect. They dispatched two Spiritual Sea Realm Experts to explore it.

In front of these two experts, Dayan Sect’s Mountain Protection Array was as good as non-existent. They quickly broke through with terrifying power, taking their disciples into that mysterious world.

However, just three days later, they returned defeated, having lost two-thirds of their people, and even a Spiritual Sea Realm Expert perished there!

The news shocked the world!

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