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

The annual sacrifice was not considered complete until King Han An finished his sacrifice at the Altar of Gods and Grains. The number of pedestrians on the imperial road also decreased. Although there was no curfew tonight, it was still a winter night, and not everyone had the energy to play all night.

Honglian was also sent back to the palace by Yang Che. Taking the princess out for the night was exciting to think about, but it would be even more exciting for Han Wang An. Yang Che felt that it was better not to think about those exciting things.

As Honglian was escorted into the palace, surrounded by palace maids and guards, she looked back and, illuminated by the lights on the palace walls, could only see a blurry silhouette of a figure walking forward with his hands behind his back.

The figure's steps were neither fast nor slow. There was neither the stride of a warrior nor the elegant stride of a scholar. Instead, it was like that of an ordinary person, swaying and staggering. It was an ugly gait, yet it had a strange harmony to it, like a lazy tiger.

Honglian stared intently at that retreating figure, her mind replaying all the events of the night.

The hypocrisy and mockery at first sight, the frivolity and rudeness when encountering a courtesan, the miracle that bloomed in the cold night, the broad chest that shielded her when chaos erupted, as if opening up a world, and the thrill of running with her on the rooftop under the moonlight...

As Honglian recalled, the expression on her face kept changing, sometimes angry, sometimes surprised, sometimes bewildered, sometimes sorrowful...

The sight of Honglian filled the palace maids around her with dread. Honglian was mischievous by nature, which Han Wang An found endearing, but to the palace maids around her, she was something entirely different and terrifying.

At this moment, Honglian's expression was constantly changing. Those who had suffered greatly from her were naturally filled with fear, worried that their princess would do something outrageous again, and that they would be the ones to suffer in the end.

"Sigh..." All of Honglian's thoughts ultimately turned into a long sigh. For the first time in her life, she felt the sorrow of a young girl.

"let's go."

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After sending Honglian back, Yang Che followed the palace wall toward the Left Sima Mansion. Tonight's experience was truly thrilling.

Someone actually attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Zhang Ping in the street, and more importantly, succeeded. Thinking of that fierce and agile female assassin, Yang Che felt a chill run down his spine. What if the assassin was after him...

Thinking of this, Yang Che couldn't help but gasp. He realized that he couldn't stop the female assassin at all, even with armored guards protecting him.

This world is too dangerous. Even if I cultivate the Flower Wanderer technique to the Innate Realm, I'm not guaranteed safety. Yang Che pondered this, realizing that relying solely on the Flower Wanderer technique probably wouldn't be enough.

While the Flower-Wandering Technique is a decent martial art, it is not known for its combat prowess and can only be ranked in the middle to lower tiers among the two sects and six paths of the Demonic Path.

While it is possible to cultivate to the Innate Realm, the difference between Innate Realms is greater than the difference between Acquired and Innate Realms. Even if he achieves the Innate Realm through the Flower Wandering Technique, he will not be among the strongest in the Innate Realm; he will only be at a mid-level.

If possible, Yang Che would prefer to cultivate the Heavenly Demon Technique. Although the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique is stronger, it is the most troublesome and dangerous to cultivate. In contrast, the Heavenly Demon Technique is much more normal.

However, while Zi Nu did trigger the changes in the Heavenly Demon Strategy, making Yang Che certain that the task of rebuilding the Yin Gui Sect would most likely fall to Zi Lan Xuan, Zi Nu was a very clever woman and a seasoned veteran of the martial world. Unlike Hong Lian, who was simple-minded, or Nong Yu, who had a weakness for music, Zi Nu was not easy to win over.

The appearance of the female assassin made Yang Che realize a harsh reality: he must improve his strength as soon as possible, but the Flower Wanderer...

As Yang Che pondered, he couldn't help but think of the Butian Pavilion. The martial arts of the Butian Pavilion and the martial arts of the Flower Sect were two completely opposite styles. The former pursued the way of assassination, representing the ultimate death, while the latter pursued a love for life, representing natural vitality.

However, these two martial arts with completely different attributes and true meanings can be transformed into an even more powerful martial art if they can be completely integrated.

Should I really try to take this path? Yang Che pondered, and a figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind: the Evil King.

In another time and space, there was a brilliant successor of the Flower-among-the-Flowers School who accomplished a feat that his predecessors had envisioned but could not achieve, by mastering the martial arts of both the Flower-among-the-Flowers School and the Heaven-Mending Pavilion.

By cultivating two opposing martial arts techniques to a state of mutual generation, and ultimately drawing upon Buddhist principles, he created the Heavenly One True Qi, which possesses both life and death attributes, and subsequently pioneered the Illusionary Demon Body Technique, the ultimate movement technique, and the unpredictable Immortal Seal Technique.

The follow-up missions of Butian Pavilion and Huajian Sect will inevitably involve the inheritance of the Evil King. Am I really going to have to go down that path?

While demonic techniques are powerful, they also carry unforeseen dangers. The Illusionary Demon Body Technique and the Undying Seal Technique, which use Heavenly True Qi as their core, are indeed powerful, but their side effects are quite significant. One wrong move and you could end up with a split personality.

Even with the help of the Heavenly Demon Strategy, Yang Che felt that there were still considerable risks involved.

Relatively speaking, the Heavenly Demon Technique is still the safest option.

However, Zi Nu was still not helpful enough. Even though he had stirred her heartstrings so much, he only managed to reduce the progress of the Yin Gui Sect mission in the Heavenly Demon Strategy to two percent. On the other hand, the mission of the Heaven-Mending Pavilion seemed to be easier.

As Yang Che pondered, he unknowingly walked far away, reaching a place where the lights of the Han King's Palace did not reach. As he walked, he suddenly took two quick steps, arrived at the foot of the palace wall, loosened his belt, and then revealed a look of relief.

Just then, Yang Che suddenly felt a chill in his groin, as if a faint killing intent was staring at him there.

Staring there? Yang Che suddenly looked to his side, and what he saw shocked him.

What a tragic fate! Yang Che sighed, quickly closing his eyes, then opening them again, as if trying to prove that what he had just seen was an illusion.

But when I opened my eyes again, I saw the same scene.

Not far away, at the foot of the wall, a figure was huddled up. It was the female assassin who had recently attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Zhang Ping in the street.

However, the female assassin at this moment was no longer as fierce and domineering as before.

Yang Che saw the tattered armor, the hand that had been holding the mask and blown it to the ground, the sword lying across his knees, the pale face, the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, the disheveled hair...

For some reason, Yang Che saw a kind of broken beauty in the female assassin. At this moment, the female assassin was like a ravaged doll, beautiful yet broken, arousing pity.

Despite the tragic fate of the female assassin, Yang Che's first impression was of her beauty, a unique kind of allure. He even felt a desire to cruelly torment her, to ravage her, and to revel in her broken beauty.

Something's not right, something's really not right. Am I really that abnormal?

No, it's all because of the Heavenly Demon Strategy; it's the Heavenly Demon's will that influenced me.

I am a good person.

But what should a good person do when they encounter this kind of situation?

Of course, they took her away. Who could refuse Jing Ni, who was seriously injured and powerless to resist?

"Don't be afraid, I'm a good person." Yang Che walked towards the female assassin in front of him.

Jing Ni stared at Yang Che expressionlessly, neither scolding nor begging for mercy. She simply watched him quietly. But just as Yang Che came in front of her, a sword light shot out towards him, but Yang Che, who was already prepared, nimbly dodged it.

A mouthful of blood bloomed in Jing Ni's mouth; she no longer had the strength to thrust out a second sword.

Before Jingni lost consciousness, her last glimpse of Yang Che reaching out his hand to her.

"He'll probably snap my neck, won't he?" This was Jing Ni's last shred of consciousness.

It has to be said that Jing Ni thought Yang Che was too cruel. Of course, there was nothing she could do about it, because if she were in his shoes, she would have acted without hesitation.