Chapter 759 The Demon Seed's Fury

"Tell the madam, I understand."

"Yes, my lord."

The maid left.

Lord Zheng rose; it wasn't quite time, so he wasn't in a rush to go to the rear residence. Instead, he walked toward the Sword Saint's home.

Others went out to pay respects to the local Earth God; the Pingxi Marquis of Great Yan went out to pay respects to his neighbor.

Reaching the door, he could hear voices even through the wooden panels.

"I know you want to be a soldier, but what I want is the martial world," said the Sword Maid.

"What's so special about the martial world?" asked Liu Dahu.

"You don't understand; the martial world has its own charm."

"Then what exactly is the martial world? And what kind of people are martial artists?"

"The martial world is..."

The Sword Maid suddenly fell silent. Martial artists were always talking about the martial world, but if you asked them to specifically define it, she really couldn't answer.

She didn't have the romantic mindset to answer, "The martial world is a dream."

What kind of dream?

In a dream, you can have anything.

The door wasn't bolted, and Lord Zheng pushed it open, saying, "The martial world is when you open a restaurant, and a bunch of people come to eat without ever paying."

"Greetings, my lord!" Liu Dahu hurriedly saluted when he saw Zheng Fan arrive.

The Sword Maid looked at Zheng Fan, a pout on her face.

Zheng Fan reached out and pinched the Sword Maid's cheek.

"Why aren't you arguing with me?" Zheng Fan asked.

"I can't win against you," the Sword Maid admitted directly.

"Heh."

Any argument seemed incredibly pale in the face of reality.

The Sword Maid understood that this man before her held a position that no sect in the Yan-Jin region dared to defy. His military order could instantly lead to a century-old sect being trampled by iron hooves.

Most importantly, her first master had been shot to death under Zheng Fan's command when he ordered a volley of arrows.

Zheng Fan didn't make things difficult for the little girl, but looked at Liu Dahu and asked, "Where's your father?"

"Here."

The Sword Saint, wearing an apron, walked out with a bowl in his hand, whisking eggs. Not far away, in the chicken coop, the cries of two chickens sounded particularly mournful, while a duck seemed to be gloating.

"Which is harder, mixing an egg custard or wielding a sword?" Zheng Fan asked.

"This is a little harder; you have to remove the foam."

Zheng Fan laughed and rubbed his hands together.

The Sword Saint frowned slightly and said, "So soon?"

His wife hadn't even finished her confinement yet.

"It's important," Zheng Fan said. "That thing in Shangchuan County has been found."

The Sword Saint nodded and said, "Alright."

As always, straightforward.

"Dahu, come along too, as my personal guard," Zheng Fan said.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Liu Dahu immediately knelt down.

"Isn't it a little too early?" The Sword Saint wasn't planning to object, but still had to ask.

"You stand in front of me, he stands behind me."

The Sword Saint had nothing to say.

"My son will be coming along too," Zheng Fan said.

"How old is he?"

"I can't bear to leave him," Zheng Fan said.

"You don't believe Tian Wujing will come back from the west to settle accounts with you?"

"There's more than just you by my side; there are also twenty thousand riders as escorts."

Bringing Tiantian along was a spur-of-the-moment decision for Zheng Fan.

Tiantian had rarely even left the Marquis's residence since he was little, spending most of his time in his own small courtyard. It would be good to take him out to see the world.

The snowy plains were cold, and the far north was even colder, but Tiantian had basically never been sick since birth; his little body was very healthy. Plus, he had been with the demon seed Shatuo Que Shi all the time, so he wasn't really afraid of the cold.

The reason he dressed like a dumpling as soon as winter arrived was purely because his godmothers thought he was cold.

If he were really weak and sickly, Zheng Fan wouldn't dare to take him out.

Moreover, many times, you had to face a very awkward situation, which was that once you achieved success and had a large foundation, if you clearly showed that you had no successor, this foundation could easily become unstable.

The crown prince was the foundation of the state. The late emperor dared to abolish the crown prince and establish the Sixth Prince at the last moment, playing such tricks because he had many sons anyway.

But he, Zheng Fan, had to make a preparation, one that might be very awkward.

Rather than consider Old Tian's kindness to him, it might be good to directly pass this foundation to Tiantian in the future.

A successor had to be cultivated from a young age.

"When do we leave?"

"In three days, I guess."

He had to wait for Blindman Si Niang and the others to return.

"Understood."

"I want to go too," the Sword Maid said.

"Heh."

Zheng Fan didn't answer, and walked out of the Sword Saint's house, not delaying his making egg custard.

After returning to the residence, Zheng Fan went straight to the rear residence.

Tiantian's painting was almost finished. Zheng Fan glanced at it; it was alright, quite presentable.

"Father."

Tiantian was too focused on painting and didn't notice Zheng Fan's arrival at first.

"Keep painting; almost done."

"Yes, Father."

After finishing, Tiantian stood beside him with his hands at his side, waiting for Zheng Fan's evaluation.

"Very good."

"It can't compare to Father's painting skills."

"You'll get better with practice. Painting is just a minor skill; it's enough to cultivate your temperament. Just know a little, learn a little."

"How can that be?" The princess walked out from the inner room, glaring at Zheng Fan with a hint of coquettishness, and hugged Tiantian in her arms. "Our Tiantian will be a master in the future."

The princess didn't really have any other thoughts when she said this. She wasn't really thinking of turning Tiantian into a painter in order to unintentionally compete for the inheritance in the future, but purely out of her obsession with aristocratic education.

Zheng Marquis's response was a bit lacking in understanding of the situation, saying:

"If my son is only good at painting, others will still think he's not doing his job properly."

"How old is he? What, are you already thinking of having him go out to fight with you?"

"Yeah, we're leaving in three days."

Tiantian's eyes immediately lit up.

The princess was taken aback and asked, "Are we really going to war?"

"I have to go to the snowy plains to deal with something; it's a must."

Saying that, Zheng Fan bent down and smiled at Tiantian:

"Go on an expedition with Daddy."

Tiantian smiled, showing two adorable dimples on his face.

"Husband, how can you..." The princess sincerely felt that Tiantian was still too young.

"It's settled." Lord Zheng had the final say. "Is the meal ready? I'm a little hungry."

"Okay, husband, please wait a moment."

The princess instructed the servants to bring up the meal.

The family of three ate. Tiantian was really overjoyed by the good news that he could go on an expedition with his godfather. Usually a very reserved and well-behaved child, he actually giggled a few times while eating, which amused Zheng Fan.

After the meal, Tiantian left the small courtyard with his fairy followers and returned to his own courtyard.

"Does husband want to bathe?" the princess asked.

"I'll take a bath."

"I'll have them fill the water, and I'll come over later to help husband scrub his back."

"Okay."

The bathing pool was in Zheng Fan's room, inheriting the tradition from Tiger Head City. Because Lord Zheng liked to bathe, there was a specially built bath in the room.

Si Niang hadn't returned yet, so the princess could go to the main room.

Zheng Marquis returned first, while the princess had to prepare to choose an outfit.

Watching her man leave, the princess made up her mind, walked to the inner room, and took out the box. Tonight, she would use it and try to conceive a child.

However, when she looked at the box, she found that one side of the box had scorch marks, and she was immediately shocked.

The pill in the box was extremely precious; even as a princess, she couldn't get a second one.

The princess immediately opened the box, and the golden pill was still inside, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Closing the box again and examining it carefully, the princess's face immediately darkened.

The box had a very strong restriction, personally set by the Wu Zheng (shaman), and it was difficult for anyone other than her to open it. Obviously, something had tried to force it open, triggering the restriction but failing.

If this had happened somewhere else, on the way back, it would have been fine, but the problem was that this was the Pingxi Marquis's residence!

The princess knew better than anyone how strong the security forces of the Marquis's residence were.

Therefore, she could immediately rule out outsiders.

Then, it must be someone from the family.

Ruqing? (Liu Ruqing, a concubine)

The princess immediately thought of her. She was family, but she didn't know about the existence of this pill, and she had never told her.

Moreover, planting subordinates in this place?

The slaves used in each courtyard were all trained by Si Niang. Many came from Tiger Head City and were truly her own people.

Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that she was using favors to win people's hearts.

But this was her residence, and Liu Ruqing's people couldn't come in.

In the Marquis's residence, any factor that could threaten the Marquis's safety was eliminated. The eunuchs and maids sent to her by the Great Chu royal family were also arranged outside, and were not allowed to enter the Marquis's residence.

Not every woman who entered the rear residence could become an expert in palace scheming. In Xiong Liqing's (the princess) view, Liu Ruqing could at most attract her man with her charming figure, but in other aspects...

Excluding Liu Ruqing, who else could have done it?

The Wild Man King?

Also impossible.

Although he might have guessed something, his claws couldn't reach here, unless he was tired of living.

It couldn't be her husband either. If her husband wanted to do something or take something, he could tell her openly, and when she said she wanted to help him scrub his back, he thought it was just like before.

Xiong Liqing knew that her husband was a man of great strategy. The famous Pingxi Marquis couldn't be a simpleton, but she knew even more clearly that her husband absolutely disdained disguising himself at home.

In his words, it was too tiring to pretend at home.

Finally, it was the possibility that the princess was most reluctant to face, and also the most likely.

Because the servants, matrons, and so on in the entire Marquis's residence were all trained by Si Niang.

Including the maids she was currently using, they were originally Si Niang's people.

Yes, Si Niang was not in the residence now, but her eyes and ears, her subordinates, could completely protect the master on their own initiative.

If it was Si Niang's people... it meant that even if she didn't know now, she would definitely know when she came back.

Then, tonight...

Xiong Liqing took a deep breath and made up her mind.

Regardless of whether it was Si Niang's people who secretly entered her room, she would never give up this opportunity.

She wanted to conceive, to conceive her husband's child!

Women in the palace all understood a golden rule... a mother's status depended on her son!

As long as she had a child in her belly, she didn't believe that anyone would dare to harm her.

The princess opened the box, picked up the pill, and was about to take it and go to serve her husband when suddenly, a cold wind attacked from behind her!

"Buzz!"

A phantom of a fire phoenix appeared behind the princess, which was a symbol of the Great Chu royal bloodline and could ward off evil.

However, the fire phoenix phantom was too weak and was torn apart in an instant.

The princess moved to the side and held a jade pendant in front of her, and the jade pendant emitted a green light that enveloped her.

Then, the princess saw the face of an infant!

"You are..."

The princess was no stranger to this face. To be precise, she wasn't unfamiliar with the demon seed.

Although they weren't close, she had always seen the demon seed playing with Tiantian in the past two years.

She knew that this was the spirit by her husband's side, and there was also a spirit by her royal brother's side.

The demon seed roared and violently impacted the light curtain.

The current demon seed had already caught up with the latest progress on the Wangjiang River. In other words, he was now very powerful. Simply dividing his strength, without considering battlefield factors, as the biological son, he was the strongest of the seven demon kings!

However, he was now injured, like his father, and hadn't fully recovered.

But this didn't affect him directly breaking through the princess's jade pendant light curtain in the next round of impact, and forcibly taking the pill into his own hands before the princess could swallow it.

"Give it back to me, give it back to me!"

The princess screamed.

This was hope, her hope of getting pregnant!

However, when she rushed forward, her body was directly restrained by the power of the demon seed.

The ghost infant floated in front of her, and she couldn't see joy or anger in his empty eye sockets, but the slight curve of the corner of his mouth revealed an unconcealed contempt.

"Women... it's okay for him to play with... you even dare to think about... bearing him a child..."

"Aren't you afraid he'll find out?" the princess asked.

She didn't think that her husband had sent him to snatch it, because her husband didn't need to do it so superfluously.

So, this spirit was acting on his own initiative!

She remembered that her royal brother had paid a great price and spent a long time to suppress the spirit in his body. It could be imagined that her husband's spirit had not been completely tamed either. Under this premise, it was also... normal for the spirit to take action according to his own likes and dislikes.

"Hehehe... hehehe..."

The demon seed ignored the princess's threat of bringing out Zheng Fan, and said:

"He... is going too far... going too far... just saved his life... just saved his life... and he dares... he actually dares..."

"He doesn't know this, he doesn't know."

"Doesn't matter... doesn't matter anymore... want to have a child for him... want to give me a younger brother... sister... you... are you worthy?"

Obviously, even if Xiong Liqing was the princess of Great Chu, in the eyes of the demon seed, she still wasn't qualified!

"Bang!"

At this moment, the green python broke through the window and rushed into the room. It was connected to the princess's heart and mind, and when the princess encountered an accident here, it could immediately sense it.

A red stone smashed down on its head.

The green python was knocked over to the ground with one blow.

Then, the demon seed turned his gaze to it, opened his mouth, and let out a silent roar. The green python began to twitch wildly on the ground, and its snake body swept around, and its demon aura leaked out.

The commotion spread out all at once.

The Sword Saint, who had just settled his wife to sleep, was holding his child and coaxing him to sleep. The demon seed's aura that had been transmitted earlier was not taken seriously by the Sword Saint.

But when the demon aura and the commotion came, the Sword Saint knew that something seemed wrong.

Immediately put down the child, held his sword, and flashed into the Marquis's residence.

Similarly, the guards inside and outside the Marquis's residence quickly rushed here because of this commotion. Among them, there were also rows of armored soldiers.

But their speed was obviously not as fast as the Sword Saint's, because the Sword Saint's home was indeed next to the Pingxi Marquis's residence, but the Pingxi Marquis's residence was very large, so what his home was adjacent to was the rear residence of the Pingxi Marquis's residence.

If the walls were torn down, his home would be equivalent to another small courtyard in the rear residence of the Marquis's residence.

The Sword Saint arrived first, and after seeing the situation clearly, he immediately shouted to the outside:

"Back down, family affairs."

The personal guards in charge of security for the Marquis's residence naturally knew the Sword Saint, so they didn't hesitate at all and immediately retreated.

The Sword Saint appeared, and the demon seed naturally stopped torturing the green python.

At the same time, he also lifted the restriction on Xiong Liqing.

The princess fell to the ground, but her eyes were still fixed on the pill in the demon seed's hand.

The Sword Saint didn't speak, nor did he draw his sword. He actually regretted it a little. There was no need to interfere in Zheng Fan's family affairs.

But he was already here, so he couldn't pretend he didn't see it.

Mediate?

Not to mention that the Sword Saint didn't know how to mediate, even the most skilled peacemaker would probably not be able to mediate after seeing this scene.

Fortunately, at this time, Zheng Marquis, who had already taken off his clothes and was soaking in the hot spring, had hurriedly arrived.

Zheng Marquis was barefoot, draped in a robe, with water droplets still dripping from his body. Seeing this scene in the room, he was also stunned.

What was this about?

The demon seed wasn't with Tiantian, but ran here to attack Xiong Liqing?

"Jie jie... jie jie..."

The demon seed laughed and suddenly darted in front of Zheng Fan.

Zheng Marquis stood there without moving. He wouldn't be afraid of his son. In the beginning, maybe he was really a little afraid, but after these years of getting along, how many times had the demon seed saved his life? He really didn't believe that the demon seed would attack him.

At this time, the father and son looked at each other, and the demon seed's face was pressed against Zheng Fan's face.

The pill was still being held in his hand.

He said ferociously:

"You actually... dare to want... a second child?"