Douluo: The Unrivaled Evil Nightmare Devil

Chapter 326 Let the Brother-in-Law Stay in Jail
Sunlight streamed obliquely into the hall from outside the door. Gazing at the figure bathed in the light for a long time, tears welled up in his eyes.

The figure, edged with gold by the sunlight, was so blurry in her tearful vision that she had to recall it countless times in her mind every night to prevent his image from fading.

At that moment, Xu Jiujiu even doubted her own eyes. Disregarding her image, she wiped away her tears with her sleeve. Only when she was sure that the figure was really in front of her did a sweet yet aggrieved smile appear on her face.

"Why... are you only getting back now..."

At this moment, she was no longer the dignified and aloof empress; she was simply a young girl who had seen her beloved again.

Ye Qing didn't say much, but slowly walked to her side and pulled her into his arms.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Xu Jiujiu didn't need any explanations or grand theories; all she needed was a hug and a greeting.

The scene of tears soaking his clothes did not happen. Although he didn't want to spoil the mood, the black robe Ye Qing was wearing was, to put it bluntly, a divine artifact he had conjured. Even though his eyes were dry from crying for a long time, he couldn't get the clothes wet.

However, Ye Qing still hugged her for a very long time, listening to her express her longing for him and to her quietly talk about what had happened in Douluo Continent over the past ten years.

After Xu Jiujiu finished speaking, Ye Qing naturally confessed to Xu Jiujiu some of the things he had done before, as well as some of his plans for the future, including his purpose of killing Tang San and overthrowing the God Realm, which he did not hide.

As for whether Xu Jiujiu would care about what Ye Qing did?

Don't care at all.

Despite being the Star Luo Empress now, Xu Jiujiu still doesn't have that strange, benevolent mentality of loving her people like her own children. Or rather, in a place like Douluo Continent, commoners without martial spirits are truly just considered waste materials.

He could not bear to see the civilians of his empire being slaughtered by the armies of other empires, nor could he bear to see them being used as bread by evil spirit masters. But when he needed these civilians, he would just keep using them as consumables without any heartache.

It wasn't just her; every empire, every power, and even Shrek Academy shared the same mentality.

Commoners without martial spirits?
During the Douluo Continent II: The Legend of Tang Dynasty, they were at most categorized as livestock.

Shrek Academy may appear glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes, they've done countless dirty deeds. The Treasure Pavilion even trains commoner girls to sell as maids, with a clear price tag of 100,000 gold soul coins each. You can buy them and do whatever you want with them.

People from other factions are no less capable than Shrek.

Although Ye Qing did kill a hundred million more people, Xu Jiujiu didn't mind at all, even though her Star Luo Empire accounted for a quarter of those hundred million people.

But so what?
Some insignificant commoners could make Ye Qing a god. Let alone a few hundred million commoners, even if there were a hundred million more, Xu Jiujiu would never blink an eye. The one who became a god is the backbone of our forces. The hundred million resources lost can be recovered sooner or later.

But the reward was the supreme divine position, and the entire Douluo Continent and even the entire God Realm!

Trying to reason with the people of Douluo Continent, especially these noble soul masters from the Empire, about conscience and bottom lines is somewhat laughable.

Anyone in Ye Qing's position would probably have been even more ruthless, perhaps even like Tang San, first labeling you as an evil force or an evil spirit beast before eliminating you. Compared to the carnage Ye Qing unleashed on Douluo Continent, Xu Jiujiu was more concerned about something else.

"Qing, you said you're about to confront the God Realm. Are you confident?" Xu Jiujiu asked with some worry. "According to you, the God Realm has stood high in the heavens for countless years, and the power and resources of the gods are absolutely unfathomable."

"The power of gods is beyond my comprehension as a mere mortal. But the fact that no one has been able to become a god in the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years shows that becoming a god is indeed very difficult, and the strength of a god is absolutely formidable."

"You... you've only just attained godhood, and you're already challenging the entire god realm? Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

To her long-standing concerns, Ye Qing only had one sentence to answer her: "Even among gods, there are differences."

She was bewildered for a long time, but was greatly shocked. Ye Qing's eight words, which were spoken casually but were full of the aura of a domineering king, made her heart tremble.

That invincible attitude of treating the gods of the divine realm like dirt chickens and clay dogs is simply too outrageous!
Of course, a large prison is prone to crashing, so Ye Qing still took a safe approach: "Besides, I'm not fighting alone. There are gods in the God Realm, and I, Ye Qing, also have teammates!"

"Then I'm relieved." Xu Jiujiu breathed a sigh of relief and patted the bulging granary on his chest.

She raised her head and looked at Ye Qing with burning eyes: "If I could, I would like to fight alongside you. Even if I can't offer any help, I would like to stand by your side."

May I?
Of course... that's not allowed!
That was a war of gods. Don't be fooled by the fact that the gods in Douluo Continent are considered humorous in the myriad worlds. In this world, the gods definitely have a certain level of prestige, especially in battles above the God King level. The sheer scale of those battles is such that even a single aftershock of an attack can cause a long period of time to reset.

This is just a complete hindrance. Not only, as she herself said, she can't offer any help, but she even distracts Ye Qing from protecting her.

Seeing Ye Qing firmly shake her head, Xu Jiujiu felt somewhat disappointed and regretful, but she didn't cling to her like a typical female protagonist in a female-oriented novel, determined to get herself killed.

Aside from ignoring the fact that Ye Qing had triggered her romantic mindset, Xu Jiujiu was still quite rational, which was an important reason why Ye Qing initially took a liking to her. She wouldn't act recklessly and was very obedient.

"Give the throne back to your brother-in-law. It's better to let him continue doing this kind of menial work." Ye Qing patted the Empress's shapely buttocks. "You're probably tired of being the Empress after a few years. I'll try to help you become a god during this time, so don't get distracted by playing house as an Empress."

To use Sendo Ryu's words...

What's the point of an emperor being obsessed with power struggles among mortals? Becoming a god as soon as possible is the right path!

"While I'm trying to figure this out, you and your brother-in-law should hand over the reins of government and let him continue to sit in prison on the throne!"

“But…it seems that my brother and sister-in-law are traveling together right now?” Xu Jiujiu said, her index finger touching her chin and her red lips pursed.

"What's so difficult about that?" Ye Qing shrugged and gently grabbed with his right hand.

The next second, Zhongdeng, wearing a beach short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with sunglasses on his head and a completely bewildered look on his face, fell out of the spatial rift.

Xu Jiawei: ?!
(End of this chapter)