Chapter 564: Reverse Strategy 23

Jin Chen brother!

Langnian saw Jin Chen enter from outside the hall, hurriedly got up to greet him, but his expression suddenly changed when he saw the human youth at Jin Chen's side.

Brother, everything you said is true—does the Great King really have a beloved human?

But the look of surprise was only fleeting; Langnian quickly adjusted his expression, still approaching with a smile, his tone coquettish.

"Jin Chen brother, you've been gone a long time; thank goodness I've waited for your return."

While speaking, he sized up the human youth who was intimate with Jin Chen—good-looking, but a bit dull.

How could the Great King like someone like this—there's not a shred of interest!

Chenshu sensed the hostile glance, tilted his head to glare at his own Langnian, and swept a look across his face.

Strange, this Langnian is actually brothers with Lang Er?

He looks completely different—his looks are several levels above his brother's.

The silent clash between human and demon went unnoticed by Jin Chen; he held Chenshu as he sat down, coldly eyeing the demon standing before them.

"How come I don't know we have a marriage contract?"

Chenshu also looked over curiously, his eyes faintly probing.

Langnian clenched his sleeves; although he had prepared himself, under Jin Chen's pressuring gaze he was still nervous to the point of inability.

He slowly drew the marriage contract scroll from his sleeve.

"The Great King himself once promised it—I didn't forge it."

He presented it with both hands, not forgetting to shoot a provocative glance at Chenshu, his eyebrows slightly raised as if victory were already in his grasp.

Chenshu twitched the corner of his mouth, pretending not to have seen, and moved closer to view the scroll together with Jin Chen.

Upon seeing the Yao King's seal imprinted on it, Jin Chen frowned tightly, the depths of his eyes filled with incomprehension.

It truly is an imprint containing his demonic consciousness, but how could it possibly appear on a mere marriage contract?

He racked his memory for a long time but could not figure out why.

"A Chen..."

Chenshu still reached out to smooth his brow, his voice slightly trembling.

"So the marriage contract is real?"

The smile he forced upon hearing this only made Jin Chen feel more heartbroken.

Jin Chen's voice was hoarse, carrying his own bewildered vexation; his distinct-knuckled hand crumpled the scroll.

"According to demon clan inheritance law, this marriage document…… is valid."

Chenshu's smile on his face could barely be maintained.

He lowered his eyes, fingertips clenched until they whitened.

Yet in his mind he was communicating with two systems.

【If I kill Langnian, will the marriage contract be annulled?】

【Theoretically feasible, but please think twice—demon clan contracts cannot be voided; even if Langnian dies, he still occupies the position of the Yao King's legitimate husband, wouldn't that be even more aggravating?】

Bai Ze calmly offered comfort.

0731 also chimed in, "Yeah, Main God, since the Host doesn't even know about this marriage contract, there must be some loophole—better you find the cause to annul the contract before killing him!"

The two systems at least managed to make Chenshu withdraw his killing intent.

Chenshu's expression fell into Langnian's eyes; he couldn't care about Jin Chen's rejection, the joy of victory already surging in his heart.

Again putting on an act, he said, "Don't worry, Jin Chen brother—I'm not the type to be petty; as the King of Ten Thousand Demons, having a few lovers is normal, and at least before our wedding I won't bother about this lover of yours."

He played the part of the principal wife quite convincingly.

Who would have thought Jin Chen wouldn't take the hint at all—he slammed the marriage document onto his body, he blinked in surprise, lowered his head to catch it, and heard Jin Chen's icy, bone‑chilling voice in his ear.

"I don't recall ever promising such a marriage contract—how do you prove it isn't a forgery?"

Langnian's eye rims instantly reddened; he couldn't bother with pretense, gripping the marriage contract and biting his lip.

"What do you mean by that, Jin Chen brother? The Yao King's seal can only be used by you—are you trying to deny it?"

"Where did this marriage contract come from? You should know better than I."

Jin Chen wouldn't buy any of it; his pupils were filled with pent‑up anger, dangerous and deadly.

"I will investigate the marriage contract thoroughly, but until I have results, if you continue to style yourself as the king's consort, get out of the Yaogong."

Langnian tugged at the corner of his mouth, his lowered eyes overflowing with mad love.

"I'll also remind you, Jin Chen brother, the marriage contract is valid; if you can't find anything, you must wed me as promised on the fifteenth of next month, otherwise you'd be disregarding demon clan law."

As he spoke, he felt only as if his heart were being twisted by a knife.

Why must it come to this?

Chenshu heard this, his gaze silently falling on the obstinate Langnian, and he sounded hurt as he said, "You shouldn't pressure A Chen like that—forced melons aren't sweet."

"Shut up—it's not your turn to speak here!"

Langnian gritted his teeth, his aura oppressive.

Chenshu's eyebrows twitched slightly, a hint of interest leaking from the corner of his eyes, he leaned tighter into Jin Chen's embrace, his tone full of grievance.

"A Chen..."

"You!"

Langnian's curse hadn't even left his mouth when Jin Chen's dangerous gaze froze him in place.

"Don't let me find out you dare lay a hand on Chenshu, or else even if your brother begs for mercy, you will surely die."

Jin Chen's words completely drained Langnian of all warmth; he watched helplessly as they left the side hall, staring in disbelief.

Why! How come!

He summoned all his strength to turn around, his voice hoarse, his eyes full of resentment.

"He's just a human, a human who will experience birth, aging, sickness, and death! He can't accompany you for a lifetime!"

Jin Chen's steps did not stop; he didn't take those words to heart at all.

Chenshu rolled his eyeball, taking those words in.

After watching the standoff here, 0731 felt extremely strange.

Really strange, the Host seems overly tolerant of Wolf Two, even letting his brother benefit.

It flipped through the original plot to check, and finally found the reason in a corner.

No wonder...

Bai Ze tapped its head, saying, 'Keep an eye on the Slay Demon Sect's progress—how is Chen Yu doing?'

Ah! Chen Ning just happened to arrive at the Slay Demon Sect, discovering that Yue Zongyang has a new person, and is about to kick up a fuss!

It pulled up the protagonist's screen, saying, 'Look!'

Chen Ning rushed to the Slay Demon Sect covered in wounds; the servants also knew his identity, first bringing him to apply medicine and wash up, but their expressions were all rather strange.

He used a spirit stone to get a servant to speak the truth.

Upon hearing that Yue Zongyang actually had a lover kept in his mansion, Chen Ning nearly couldn't catch his breath; he didn't even bother with his still faintly aching wound, dressed himself properly, and hurriedly went to Yue Zongyang's residence.

Thus he saw this scene before his eyes.

A boy in purple robes seemed to be playing with him, his face flushed with charm; both of their clothes were covered in pink flower petals, looking quite ambiguous, and both wore happy, joyful smiles.

If one of them weren't his fiancé, Chen Ning would really have to say they make a great pair!

Ji Qiu was the first to see the person rushing into the courtyard; the resentment in his eyes almost showed, he narrowed his eyes, took a few deep breaths to slowly suppress his emotions, and smiled with even more alluring charm.