Chapter 466: Raising an Army in Rebellion

“Do you really not plan on touching me tonight?”

Wearing a red bridal veil, She Qiqi spoke to Lin Xun with a smile.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you. You should know, ordinary people can’t even get close to me, let alone touch me.”

“No, just get some sleep…”

Lin Xun shook his head.

“But regardless, you should at least lift the red veil for me, shouldn’t you?”

Lin Xun glanced at her. “Can’t you lift it yourself? We’re only in a fake marriage anyway.”

She Qiqi shook her head.

“Even if it’s a fake marriage, the steps must be completed properly. After all, even if it’s fake, it’s still my first time getting married!

What? Are you really so heartless that you won’t even let me experience the full process?”

Looking at She Qiqi sitting on the edge of the bed in her red robes, Lin Xun fell silent for a moment.

Finally, Lin Xun sighed and walked over to She Qiqi’s side.

Lin Xun reached out and slowly lifted She Qiqi’s red veil.

First, it revealed the young girl’s slightly pointed, fair chin.

Then, her thin, cherry-blossom lips adorned with red makeup.

Next was her small, delicate, and upturned nose.

The girl’s exquisite face then entered Lin Xun’s sight, like white snow tinged with a faint crimson flush.

A pair of beautiful eyes with long, curved eyelashes.

Finally, the moment the red veil covering her head was completely lifted.

She Qiqi’s peerless face was fully revealed before Lin Xun.

For a moment, Lin Xun couldn’t help but be dazed.

She Qiqi was already the number one beauty in the Demon Race World.

Now, not to mention that the moment a woman wears her wedding robes is the most beautiful moment of her life.

At this moment, She Qiqi, dressed for her wedding, was the most beautiful woman in the Demon Race World, without exception.

Perhaps only he, or her future real husband, would ever be able to see the girl’s stunning countenance tonight.

“Well? Am I beautiful?”

Seeing Lin Xun’s dazed look, She Qiqi’s eyes curved into crescents, seemingly very satisfied with his reaction.

That charming voice made Lin Xun’s heart feel even more restless.

“If you want to taste me now, it’s perfectly fine.

After all, in this world, you are the only one qualified to mate with me.”

She Qiqi continued, completely disregarding whether her words would fan the flames of Lin Xun’s desire.

Or rather, She Qiqi wanted to provoke Lin Xun’s desire.

Lin Xun set the red veil aside and sat back down in the chair.

“Alright, now that the veil is lifted, I’m going to sleep.”

Lin Xun didn’t take her bait.

He took a set of bedding out of his Storage Pouch.

Then Lin Xun took off his groom’s robes, leaving only his inner garments, and lay down directly on the bedding he had spread on the floor.

With a slight flick of his finger, the flickering candlelight in the bridal chamber was suddenly extinguished.

Looking at Lin Xun lying not far away in the room,

She Qiqi didn’t push any further.

She also took off her outer garments, remaining in her inner layers, and crawled into the blankets on the bed.

The moonlight slowly shone through the window, casting its glow upon their faces.

A faint fragrance filled the room; Lin Xun knew it was the scent of She Qiqi’s body.

Both closed their eyes, but after nearly half the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they were still awake.

“About those things from earlier today, do you really not want to ask anything else?”

In the quiet room, She Qiqi was the first to speak, bringing up the topic.

Lin Xun kept his eyes closed. “If I ask, will you answer?”

“Of course~”

She Qiqi’s tone carried a hint of joy.

She Qiqi turned on her side on the bed, resting her head on the back of her hand, a strand of hair sliding across her fair, smooth cheek.

Her soul-stirring eyes blinked as she looked at Lin Xun in the moonlight.

“You are my husband. Uh… although it’s just a fake marriage, you’re still half a husband to me.

So whatever you ask, I will tell you.

Besides, didn’t I say it before?

There’s no need for secrets between the two of us.

So… what do you want to ask?”

“Your mother.”

Without the slightest hesitation or consideration for She Qiqi’s feelings, Lin Xun asked.

“I want to know what kind of person your mother was and what exactly happened to her.

Why is it that all the ministers in the court, including the Demon Emperor, turn pale at the mere mention of her?”

“That is naturally because they all feel guilty toward my mother.”

She Qiqi spoke with a smile, but even in the dark, Lin Xun could feel the coldness in it.

“My mother sacrificed so much for the Heavenly Frost White Snake Clan.

She devoted herself wholeheartedly to my Imperial Father.

During the chaotic times of the Demon Race World back then, whether it was the subordinates of the Heavenly Frost White Snake Clan or other feudal lords…

my mother enjoyed an incomparable reputation in everyone’s hearts.

And at that time, I also secretly made up my mind.

I also wanted to become someone like my mother, contributing my everything for the Demon Race World, for the Heavenly Frost White Snake Clan, and for my own ideals.

But in the end, I never expected that my mother would be treated as an abandoned piece during a great war.

Or rather, she wasn’t even an abandoned piece, but a bait.

Because in that war, the person who killed my mother wasn’t anyone else, but my father.

The current Demon Emperor.

Many people think that I became who I am today because I was traumatized by my mother’s death.

But that’s not actually the case.

They aren’t wrong in guessing that I hate my father and everything about the Heavenly Frost White Snake Clan because of my mother’s death.

But what I truly want to do is nothing more than fulfill my mother’s dying wish, that’s all.

And I also want to see… to see what the Demon Race World will look like once my mother’s wish is fulfilled.

Whether such a world will truly be as beautiful as my mother told me when I was a child.

Of course, this might just be my own excuse.

Perhaps I simply want to watch as my most noble father is personally dragged down from the throne by my own hands.

As everything he has gained is personally destroyed by me.

And then, when he kneels before my mother’s grave, I wonder what kind of expression he’ll have?”

Her words finished, the girl stopped speaking and simply looked at Lin Xun, her beautiful eyes blinking.

After a long time, however, She Qiqi spoke again:

“Lin Xun, the reason I took you to see my mother is because she always had a wish, which was to see me get married.

Even though there is only my mother’s spirit tablet in this desolate palace.

But my mother should have seen it, right?

All that’s left is for me to give my mother a fair and plump grandson or granddaughter.

So I really don’t have any other motives. If you want to come and mate with me now, I’d be very happy to.”

“I’d love to help fulfill your mother’s wish, but I can’t do that.”

Lin Xun rejected She Qiqi quite bluntly.

“So, just sleep by yourself…”

“But I don’t really feel like sleeping yet~~~”

She Qiqi’s tone actually sounded a bit coquettish.

If he hadn’t known She Qiqi’s character, Lin Xun might have actually softened a bit from this act.

“By the way, Lin Xun, do you also want to ask me what I plan to do next?”

Seeing that Lin Xun didn’t respond, She Qiqi continued.

“After all, now that I’ve married you, I have to return to my own fiefdom.

At that time, the Imperial Capital will no longer have anything to do with me, and I will leave this supreme court.

And as long as I leave this court…

my control over the Demon Race World will be greatly reduced.

When that happens, Imperial Father and my brothers won’t have to worry so much about what I’m trying to do.

Since all my power has been completely stripped away, what else could I possibly do?

In fact, my father and brothers are right.

Once I leave the court, I will have no reason to retain any power.

I will become an idle princess.

But regardless, I am a thorn in the side of both my father and my brothers.

So, they will secretly eliminate me in a few years, at a specific time.

But this elimination will give them a massive headache. After all, I am an Ascension Realm Cultivator; killing me won’t be that easy.

But I just love seeing them have a headache.

However, to speak the absolute truth…

I no longer need any power within the court.

The day I leave the Imperial Capital of the Ten Thousand Demon Country will be the day I raise my army.”

“You’re going to rebel?”

Lin Xun looked at She Qiqi in shock.

“Hehehe…”

She Qiqi’s laughter echoed through the room.

“Husband, why are you so surprised~?

Isn’t it known to the whole world that your wife wants to rebel?

Anyone who thinks I don’t want to rebel is the one who’s truly abnormal.

And now that the time is ripe, of course I’m going to rebel. Otherwise, what am I waiting for? The New Year?

Or what?

Did you really think I was going to engage in some so-called court struggle?

To have the Crown Prince deposed?

And then have my brothers stripped of their titles and thrown into the dungeon one by one?

And finally, successfully rise to become the Crown Princess?

That’s impossible. My father’s imperial art of checks and balances is actually quite well-played.

If that’s truly what I was thinking, I probably wouldn’t become the Crown Princess in this lifetime, let alone the Demon Emperor.

So there’s only one path for me: to flip the entire table.

They think I’ve been waiting, even harboring the hope that I wouldn’t dare to do it.

But what is there to be afraid of?

Righteousness? Justification?

Without justification, one cannot rebel without cause?

For my brothers, perhaps that’s true.

But if we’re really talking about world etiquette, righteousness, and justification…

then as a woman, it would never be my turn to sit in that position.

Besides, my true goal isn’t just to become the Demon Emperor.

Husband, I’ve said it before: I want to push him off the throne and see what he looks like then.

Soon, we will leave the Demon Capital for my fiefdom. At that time, Lin Xun, you can go find that Flirtatious Fox.

And soon, you will hear news of my rebellion.

When that time comes, the Demon Race World will surely fall into chaos.

Your little lover will be able to get a lot of breathing room.

And who knows, I might even be able to join forces with that little lover of yours.

Your primary wife plus one of your concubines.

Regardless of which of us becomes the new Demon Emperor of the Demon Race World…

Husband, you will be the ‘Demon Consort’ of that chaotic era~”

“…”

Lin Xun didn’t know what to say for a moment.

He really wanted to argue, but on second thought, what She Qiqi said seemed to make sense.

“Alright, it’s late. Since Husband doesn’t want to do anything to me, let’s sleep. We have to travel and leave the Imperial Capital in a few days.”

She Qiqi turned over and fell into a peaceful sleep, her back to Lin Xun without any defenses.

Looking at the girl’s slender back… and remembering how she had just spoken about such heavy topics in such a lighthearted tone.

Lin Xun didn’t know what was actually going on in She Qiqi’s mind.

However, Lin Xun couldn’t help but wonder… with so much on her shoulders, does she really not get tired?

Lin Xun even felt a bit of pity for the girl.

Although Lin Xun felt that those who were truly pitiful were probably her enemies… “Forget it, I won’t think about it. It has nothing to do with me anyway.”

Lin Xun shook his head, pulled up his blanket, and fell into a peaceful sleep.

However, when Lin Xun was halfway through his sleep.

Suddenly, Lin Xun felt a slight movement in his blanket.

Lin Xun woke up with a start and threw back the blanket.

In his bed, a pair of charming eyes was blinking at him.

At this time, She Qiqi was only wearing a Bellyband.

Without much hesitation, Lin Xun wrapped her directly in the blanket, rolling her up like a spring roll, and then tossed her onto the bed.

After doing this, Lin Xun added a Seal; if She Qiqi broke it, it would cause a loud noise.

“Tch, how stingy~”

She Qiqi curled her lip and, smelling Lin Xun’s blanket, gradually drifted off to sleep.

Early the next morning, Lin Xun and She Qiqi went together to offer tea to the Demon Emperor.

Looking at Lin Xun and She Qiqi, the Demon Emperor appeared deeply moved.

On the fourth day, She Qiqi resigned from her various positions.

On the fifth day, She Qiqi and Lin Xun left the capital for her fiefdom.

Accompanying Lin Xun and She Qiqi were Yue’er and Yue’er’s father.

Just as everyone felt that the major threat of She Qiqi had finally been resolved, a sense of unreality filled their hearts.

They even suspected they were dreaming.

But soon… the dream ended… on the fifth day after She Qiqi arrived at her fiefdom.

She Qiqi formally raised her army in rebellion.