Qin's Moon: I'm really not the Holy Lord of the Demonic Sect

Chapter 145 Ruthless

Yan Lingji stared at the man in front of her, who was showing surprise due to shock. A wicked smile appeared on her lips. Two flames ignited in her autumn-water-like eyes, and even a fantasy appeared in her mind.

It would be quite interesting to see the high-ranking Korean official, Sikong, controlled by his own fire charm and at his mercy.

"Considering you're quite good-looking, I'll at most not be too harsh on you." Yan Lingji thought to herself, confident that she had Yang Che completely under her control.

Fire charm is the finest witchcraft of the Baiyue people. When performed by a beautiful woman, it becomes even more powerful. For Yan Lingji to personally use fire charm to subdue a young civil official is a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, what happened next was completely beyond Yan Lingji's expectations. Her invincible Fire Charm Technique was used on Yang Che, but Yang Che did not react at all.

Yang Che showed no sign of infatuation; instead, he calmly said, "This is the Fire Charm Technique of Baiyue. It's not bad."

What? Yan Lingji's eyes widened in surprise. Yang Che not only ignored her fire charm technique, but also revealed her origins in a single sentence.

In that instant, Yan Lingji felt as if Yang Che had seen right through her.

This is no pretty and cute kitten at all; it's clearly a lazy tiger, and she's treating a fierce tiger like a kitten and teasing it.

Almost instinctively, Yan Lingji flew backward, gathering flames to transform into a fire dragon and attacking Yang Che. Although she was flustered, she still believed that with her flames, she could force Yang Che back temporarily and then escape.

Although she misjudged the situation, she still had the confidence to escape. However, was the situation really as simple as she imagined?

There isn't one at all.

To Yan Lingji's horror, her flames were redirected by a mysterious force the instant they approached Yang Che. The raging fire dragon that was supposed to rush towards Yang Che suddenly became docile, circling around him without any intention of harming him.

In that instant, Yan Lingji felt that Yang Che was the master of the flames.

Why was Yang Che able to control her flames? Only then did Yan Lingji realize that she was wrong, and very wrong. The mystery and power of the person in front of her were almost no less than that of the mysterious master who had easily injured her back then.

Yan Lingji retreated in a panic, but suddenly a huge suction force came from behind her. She was instantly enveloped in a force field, and she was so unsteady that she could not even keep her balance, let alone escape.

Then she only saw a blur rushing towards her. When the blur solidified again, Yang Che was already in front of her, and a large hand had already grabbed her neck.

"I had already let you go, why did you walk right into my trap?" The moment Yang Che grabbed Yan Lingji, a wisp of true energy merged into Yan Lingji's body. Together with the previous true energy, in the moment of life and death, it transformed into an even more profound true energy, which then spread out and merged into Yan Lingji's meridians, blocking several vital acupoints around her body.

"It's you?" Yan Lingji's eyes widened, both from surprise and from a suffocating feeling of not being able to breathe.

"At other times, I wouldn't mind playing games with you, Yan Lingji, but not now. Ji Wuye is about to make his move, and I can't stay in Nanyang any longer." Yang Che tossed Yan Lingji aside like a rag.

With Ji Wuye's operation imminent, Yang Che, based on the intelligence from Zilanxuan and the information he possessed as a transmigrator, also knew that Ji Wuye intended to take action against Liu Yi while planning to procure military funds.

Even if Liu Yi had committed many evil deeds, he was still Yang Che's uncle in this life, and Yang Che would never have been too kind to his nephew. How could Yang Che sit idly by and watch Liu Yi follow the same path that had already happened to him?

Therefore, Yang Che needed to wrap up all the affairs in Nanyang. It was precisely for this reason that Yan Lingji was able to escape back then. On the one hand, he had no interest in Yan Lingji while she was under the influence of drugs. On the other hand, he also wanted to use Yan Lingji to get rid of the Nanyang Commandant and resolve the matter of investigating the military register as soon as possible.

Yan Lingji stared at Yang Che in horror. The gentle and refined young Sikong had completely disappeared from her sight, replaced by a cold and indifferent demon god.

The person is still the same person, but their temperament and aura are completely different.

Just now, Sikong was as refreshing as a spring breeze, but now Yang Che only had indifference. It was not indifference, because indifference is also an emotion. At this moment, Yan Lingji could not feel any emotion in Yang Che.

It was a wondrous state, detached from worldly affairs, a serene indifference untouched by dust.

Such a person—Yan Lingji felt a chill in her heart. She discovered that compared to the Crown Prince's madness, compared to the Blood-Clad Marquis's indifference and bloodthirstiness, Yang Che, who showed no more emotion and was only calm, seemed even more terrifying.

Yan Lingji was filled with regret. She regretted her cleverness. She had just escaped one trap, but she had already fallen into the tiger's den again. Moreover, it was her own initiative. She felt that she was extremely stupid for voluntarily provoking such a great demon king.

Only then did Yan Lingji realize that someone who could sit in the high position of Sikong at such a young age might rely on family background and connections, but someone who held the entire Nanyang under his control as Sikong was certainly not as harmless as he appeared.

Yan Lingji was now certain that the Yang Che she had just seen was an illusion, and the current Yang Che was the real one.

Unfortunately, she realized it far too late; by then, she had no room for regret.

Yan Lingji was thrown into prison. Soon, the case of the murder of the Nanyang Captain was solved, the assassin was convicted, and awaited execution.

Before executing the assassin, Yang Che took advantage of the fact that the Nanyang Commandant had been killed and the new Nanyang Commandant had not yet taken office to investigate the military register within the Nanyang area. He actually discovered many generals who were receiving salaries without working, and even arrested several generals who were reselling military equipment.

For those whose offenses were more serious, Yang Che arrested them and awaited conviction and execution, while those whose offenses were less serious were allowed to pay a fine in exchange for their punishment.

In this way, the majority of people were stabilized, and Nanyang's fiscal revenue was increased, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Yang Che was rapidly implementing these plans, while Ji Wuye was also carrying out his own scheme in Xinzheng.

On an ordinary night, Wei Zhuang, who was out and about, rescued a disciple of the Yin Yang School who was being chased by assassins from the Nightfall. It was also on this night that Wei Zhuang obtained a special piece of gold from this disciple.

The following day, two high-ranking officials from the imperial clan volunteered to escort the military supplies.

Not long before this, a young man bid farewell to his teachers and classmates at the Jixia Academy and embarked on his journey back to his homeland.