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Chapter 552 - 514: Muzhen Khan’s Immoral Wife!

Chapter 552: Chapter 514: Muzhen Khan’s Immoral Wife!

The State Preceptor had once mentioned that in the west, there existed the Buddhist Kingdom of Great Jade Heaven, full of countless treasures. He wanted Khan Muzhen to destroy the Buddhist Kingdom of Great Jade Heaven and seize all its treasures.

But by that time, Khan Muzhen had already lost the ambition of his youth.

Feeling that such a venture was unnecessary, he chose to ignore the State Preceptor.

And this time, the State Preceptor finally got his chance.

At that moment, Khan Muzhen’s Katun also came to his tent.

"Khan, it’s time for your medicine!"

Katun is a title used for the wife of a Khan, and Khan Muzhen’s Katun was none other than Princess Qianjin, who had been married off from Northern Zhou.

When Princess Qianjin first married into the family, she was just a girl of fifteen or sixteen. Now, more than two decades later, although she was nearly forty, one had to admit:

A wife at forty, with endless charm.

Especially today, as Princess Qianjin Kedun wore a purple robe, she exuded an allure.

When Khan Muzhen was younger, he waged wars across the plains and though he had conquered the vast steppes, numerous injuries had also accumulated on his body.

Even though he was a peak power in the later stages of the Spiritual Platform Realm, now that he was old, he needed his daily medicine.

With a bowl of medicine administered by Princess Qianjin Kedun, the heartbroken Khan Muzhen lay on his bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing the Khan asleep, Princess Qianjin Kedun threw a coquettish glance at the State Preceptor beside her and whispered, "Today, the dose of sleeping pills for the Khan was three times the usual amount."

The State Preceptor, upon hearing this, naturally understood what Princess Qianjin Kedun implied.

"In that case, taking care of Princess Qianjin Kedun will have to be left to me."

The next instant, the State Preceptor and Princess Qianjin Kedun were in each other’s arms.

From partial entwining to a complete search above and below.

Soon, beside the sleeping Khan Muzhen, a scene of immoral liaison played out.

Meanwhile, within his dreams, Khan Muzhen faintly heard a wonderful sound, as if a hand was slapping a stomach, making a ’smack, smack, smack’ sound.

He also felt his body becoming light as if he could traverse thousands of miles in a single step.

So, he leaped up and found himself in a heavenly place.

The reason Khan Muzhen knew he had arrived in heaven was because the area was surrounded by White Clouds, and the buildings amidst the mist were resplendent in gold and dazzlingly bright.

At that time, Khan Muzhen listened again but could no longer hear the previous smacking sound. Instead, it was replaced by the sucking noises similar to a baby savoring nectar.

Then he saw, in the clouds above, countless plants blooming with extraordinarily brilliant flowers. Many of these flowers birthed a baby each.

"Is this... could this indeed be the legendary Buddhist Kingdom?"

Khan Muzhen’s eyes widened as he gazed joyfully at everything around him.

If he could lead the Tujue troops to conquer this land, then all this, would be his.

Just then, Khan Muzhen suddenly felt a noise coming from a higher place above the clouds.

He looked up and saw a Dharma-protecting Heavenly King in golden armor, his right hand holding a gold-plated steel fork, and his left hand resting on the side-sword at his waist, imposing and brimming with murderous intent.

"I am the ruler of the Buddhist Kingdom of Great Jade Heaven, Vaisravana Heavenly King. Are you thinking of leading people to plunder my Great Jade Heaven?"

Upon hearing this, Khan Muzhen could not help but burst into laughter.

"Haha... Yes, it is I, the Khan! If you are wise, hand over everything of the Buddhist Kingdom, and I might allow you and your people to become my most devoted slaves to spare you from the sorrows of war!"

Vaisravana Heavenly King frowned as he looked down at this mortal.

Having cultivated for countless years, he had seen the haughtiness of powerful foes and witnessed the humble reverence of insignificant creatures.

Yet this was the first time he had seen such a fragile creature, whose life was as precarious as a candle in the wind, daring to speak to him so rudely.

"Mortal, every life must meet its end."

Vaisravana Heavenly King said this as he lifted the Gold-Plated Steel Fork in his right hand and jabbed it towards Muzhen Khan below.

At that moment, Muzhen Khan, seeing the enormous Gold-Plated Fork descending from the sky, hastily dodged.

But for some reason, at that moment, his body seemed like a tin can with its top being ripped open, and he was solidly speared by the fork.

The next instant, Muzhen Khan cried out in pain, "It hurts!"

He then woke up abruptly from his sleep.

Fortunately, having just cried his eyes swollen due to his brother’s recent death, even though he sat up from the bed, his efforts to open his eyes allowed him only to see faint spots of light around him.

Meanwhile, the State Preceptor, who was engrossed in a lively discussion nearby, shuddered with fright, a sensation that surged straight to the heavens.

Qianjin Kedun, likewise, was so scared that she squeezed her legs together and then collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, both of them noticed that Muzhen Khan had merely woken from his sleep, and seeing his eyes, which were smaller than those of a hamster, they calmed down.

Qianjin Kedun, while calling out to Muzhen Khan, quickly and expertly put on her clothes.

Meanwhile, the State Preceptor, holding his own clothes, moved aside to dry his body and then started to get dressed.

Khan, what happened? Were you having a nightmare about Maxim?"

At that moment, where Muzhen Khan could not recall anything about Maxim, he grabbed Qianjin Kedun’s hand and said, "I dreamed of the Dharma-protecting Heavenly King of the Buddhist Kingdom, he ... he ... he wants to kill me! He ... it seemed like he stabbed me with a fork!"

Qianjin Kedun placed her hand gently on Muzhen Khan’s chest, reassuring him, "Khan, there’s no need to panic; it was just a ..."

Before she could finish saying "dream," Qianjin Kedun noticed that Muzhen Khan’s chest indeed started bleeding outwards, and upon tearing open his clothing, three spots on his chest, clearly unwounded, were bleeding uncontrollably.

By then, the fully-dressed State Preceptor, witnessing this scene, was also petrified and immediately called for people to treat the Khan.

Soon, many elders from the tribes and several warriors rushed to visit Muzhen Khan.

However, at that moment, Muzhen Khan still felt as if his life was like a candle flickering in the wind, about to vanish.

"I fear I am done for ..."

"Never did I imagine, after a lifetime of battles, Muzhen, that I would die at the hands of the Buddhist Kingdom! I am filled with rage!"

"You all ... you all ... you must avenge me! Destroy the Buddhist Kingdom!"

As Muzhen Khan spoke, he felt as if his eyes swollen from excessive bleeding, were disappearing.

He turned his head towards the many fierce warriors and tribal elders kneeling inside the tent, and even to some tribal leaders who had immediately come upon hearing the news.

"After my death, pass the position of Khan to my eldest son—Dashi Bian!"

"Dashi Bian! My Dashi Bian! You must avenge your father’s death! Dashi Bian—"

Muzhen Khan’s last cry coincided with his second son, Sharlobi, lifting the tent flap and entering.

A gust of night wind blew through.

Muzhen Khan, with his eyes swollen and red, collapsed forever.

Upon seeing Muzhen Khan’s demise, whether genuinely or feigned, everyone in that moment burst into loud weeping.

Inside the tent, only Sharlobi stood dumbfounded, gazing at Muzhen Khan’s body without shedding a single tear.

After a moment, Sharlobi spoke, "Gentlemen, my father is dead and someone must succeed the position of Khan. I urge you to think clearly about who my father just named before answering!"

As Sharlobi spoke, he drew his side-sword from his waist.

The threat was evident.

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[Note 112]Reference Explanation

This story, where Muzhen Khan wants to rob the Buddhist Kingdom and ends up being speared to death in his dream by Vaisravana Heavenly King, originates from "The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions," which is also the inspiration for "Journey to the West." In it, it’s a Prince of the Tujue Ye Hu who plans to rob the Buddhist Kingdom, but in his dream, Vaisravana Heavenly King appears and stabs the prince with a fork, leading to the prince’s death soon after.