Chapter 378: Give an Inch and They'll Take a Mile

"Is everything you said true?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Queen Fatima and Princess Laila have both been killed by me, and those two people from Xia were also heavily wounded by the death soldiers you obtained from the Du'e Cult Leader. Although they still escaped with the bodies of the Queen and the Princess, finding them is only a matter of time."

Inside the palace, Burton was reporting the results of the day's operation to Hogan.

After hearing this, Hogan walked back and forth, very pleased: "Excellent, excellent! This way, there is no one left who knows the truth or can hinder me. It is just a pity about Queen Fatima and Laila; to be honest, I really wanted them to survive."

"Oh, right, where is Yuri?" Hogan asked.

Burton nodded: "Princess Yuri is very safe. She was slightly injured, but it is nothing serious. I have already sent her back to her bedchamber; you can see her at any time."

"That is good, that is good!"

Hogan nodded with satisfaction, "Burton, you have performed a great service this time. After I successfully ascend the throne tomorrow, I will surely reward you heavily!"

Burton said: "It is my honor to work for Your Majesty; I dare not ask for a reward."

Hogan laughed heartily, then remembered something and asked: "By the way, what about the Du'e Cult Leader?"

"It was too chaotic during the day; he must have taken advantage of the chaos to leave the palace. He should have already left Ansili by now."

Hogan looked regretful: "Damn it! If it weren't for those two people from Xia, I would have successfully obtained the method for creating death soldiers. But fortunately, there are still many believers of the Due Sect in Ansili; killing a few more is no trouble at all."

"Alright, according to the plan, tomorrow is the day of my ascension. I have waited for this day for a long time!"

Hogan said: "Burton, you will have to work hard a little longer. According to the procedure, tomorrow we will first hold my ascension ceremony, followed by the funeral of Abdullah. You will be responsible for the security and coordination; I only trust you right now."

Burton bowed respectfully: "As you command!"

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Hogan arrived at Yuri's bedchamber. To be precise, this was the room where Princess Laila used to live, a symbol of the status of an Ansili princess, and now Yuri was living in it.

Yuri had a Limiter worn on her feet, her hands tied behind her back, and she sat quietly on the bed. Seeing Hogan enter, there was no ripple on her face; she only looked at him coldly.

"Yuri, my good daughter, we father and daughter can finally have a proper talk."

Hogan sat down opposite Yuri, looking at his daughter with a kind smile, "Yuri, the people who were in the way are all dead. Now Ansili is ours. Tomorrow... no, as soon as tonight passes, we will be the masters of this country!"

Yuri looked at Hogan with indifference and said: "A traitorous criminal dreaming of being the master of the country—do you have any conscience regarding the friendship you had with His Majesty Abdullah since childhood?"

"Yuri, stop mentioning that dead man! He is the one who let me down! I am doing this because he forced me!"

Hogan took a deep breath, "Alright, let's not argue. Anyway, they are all dead; there is no need to quarrel over the dead. I will only ask you one thing: do you want to be the princess of this country?"

Yuri did not speak.

A flash of joy crossed Hogan's eyes: "Look! You want it too, don't you?! Yuri, we are no different. We are father and daughter; we are the same!"

"We are not the same!"

Yuri said with great emotion, "At least I would not harm Princess Laila, nor would I kill the playmate I grew up with!"

"Why are you bringing this up again."

Hogan said with displeasure: "You have my blood flowing in your veins. No matter how much you deny it, that will never change. So, if you have thought it through and decided to be the princess of Ansili, I will have Burton remove your Limiter, and you will join me for the ceremony tomorrow. If you do not agree... then you can only stay in this room for a while."

Yuri took a deep breath and said: "I can be the princess, but before that, you must tell me: those Due Sect believers who died by hanging... those monsters... why can you control them?"

Hogan smiled and pointed to his head: "Because of the Du'e Cult Leader... I have the consciousness left behind by the Du'e Cult Leader in my brain..."

"What does that mean?"

"This matter cannot be explained in a few words. In short, I can tell you that now that I have those death soldiers, the entire Ansili, and even the entire Central Route, will be my world!"

Hogan looked disdainful, as if he had already seen the scene of all directions bowing in submission.

"Yuri, you also know that I only have you as a daughter. If you are willing to be with me, then my kingdom will be yours sooner or later. You will be the most legendary queen in this world!"

Yuri looked at Hogan and said: "Fine, I agree... I will not run again; anyway, I have nowhere else to go, and I will not go against you anymore."

"Very good, my dear daughter!"

Hogan smiled with satisfaction: "You will know later how wise this choice of yours is!"

Yuri shook her feet.

Hogan nodded: "Good, I will call Burton to help you unlock it now. You rest well tonight and attend the ceremony with me tomorrow."

Hogan left with satisfaction. Before long, Burton walked in limping and unlocked the Limiter on Yuri's ankle.

"Hogan has the consciousness of the Du'e Cult Leader in his brain; that is the reason he can control those death soldiers. Go and pass this news to Chen Che."

Yuri said while rubbing her wrists, which had been rubbed red.

Burton looked at Yuri, his expression hesitant.

Yuri grabbed Burton and threatened: "At this point, you cannot turn back. If we cannot stop Hogan from ascending the throne tomorrow, he will find out about us deceiving him.

As for me... I am his biological daughter; no matter how angry he is, he will not take my life, but you are not necessarily safe... He might just feed you to those monsters."

Burton's face turned pale, and he said submissively: "I will handle everything. I beg Princess to spare my life."

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"Burton sent word that the reason Hogan can control the death soldiers is because he has the consciousness of Zanpu Dunzhu in his brain."

Xie Wanning said to Chen Che.

Chen Che was focused on brewing the medicinal soup and nodded, saying: "Just as I guessed, Zanpu Dunzhu has already made contact with Hogan, and he has already obtained what he wanted."

Xie Wanning watched Chen Che stir the hodgepodge-like medicinal soup with a spoon; the smell was pungent. She subconsciously twitched her nose and asked: "So, the time you disappeared after leaving the palace was to chase Zanpu Dunzhu?"

"That's right, but he still managed to run away." Chen Che scooped a spoonful and brought it to his lips to take a sip, "And it was close."

"Then according to what you said before, he must be going to Xia to find the Heavenly Book. We have to go back quickly!"

"Don't worry. With such a big event as the death of the former king of Ansili, do you think my teacher's wife wouldn't know?

She will definitely keep a strict watch on people going from Ansili to Xia during this time. Moreover, in Zanpu Dunzhu's current state, he has no ability to sneak into the Forbidden City to steal the Heavenly Book. Besides, we can't leave right now; are we really going to smuggle ourselves across the border?"

Xie Wanning realized and nodded: "So that's why you threatened Burton to go back and work from the inside to stop Hogan's ascension tomorrow, and had Yuri use her status to find out about the death soldiers."

"But that Burton... do you really trust him?" Xie Wanning was still a bit worried.

Chen Che tasted the medicinal soup again and nodded with satisfaction: "He has already helped us arrange this five-star hotel as a temporary hideout and successfully sent the message back... Besides, Yuri is watching him; there is no problem."

Xie Wanning glanced into the living room, where the Queen and Laila were resting, and whispered: "Yuri is, after all, Hogan's biological daughter..."

Chen Che interrupted Xie Wanning and said, "Senior Sister, I know what you are worried about, but I trust Yuri, and even without them, I can resolve everything."

"It would just be a bit more troublesome to deal with the death servants, and it might even cause casualties among innocent people."

"But now that we know how Hogan is controlling the death servants, it will be easy to handle."

"I am only responsible for helping to deal with Hogan, bringing the truth to light, and clearing our names; as for Hogan's life or death, and the future direction of this country..."

Chen Che pointed to the living room: "That will be left for the people of this country to handle themselves."

Xie Wanning looked at Chen Che with a gentle expression: "I understand. I didn't expect my Junior Brother to be so thoughtful and considerate of others; no wonder Princess Laila likes you."

Chen Che raised his eyebrows quite smugly, turned off the gas stove, picked up the medicinal soup, and placed it on the table: "The more thoughtful part is right here... Senior Sister, this is the medicinal soup I brewed myself to calm the spirit and nourish the blood and Qi; you have worked hard all day today... The first spoonful, Junior Brother will serve it to you first."

"Tch, you brat!"

Xie Wanning looked at Chen Che as he served the soup, her smile sweet: "If you were truly thoughtful, then feed it to me."

"With pleasure!"

Chen Che scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and extended the spoon to Xie Wanning's lips.

Xie Wanning was slightly startled, her face turning a light red; she opened her red lips and drank it in one gulp, the warmth instantly spreading from her mouth to her heart!

"It's so delicious, I want more!"

Xie Wanning licked her sexy red lips and opened her mouth again, asking to be fed.

Chen Che suddenly had a bright idea, a wicked smile curling the corners of his lips, and he impulsively stuck a finger inside.

Xie Wanning, who hadn't noticed, subconsciously closed her lips, her moist, fragrant tongue moving slightly to wrap around his fingertip, rubbing it gently...

Both of them shivered at the same time, froze in place, and locked eyes.

Xie Wanning was the first to react, her light red complexion instantly flushing to the tips of her ears; she bit down angrily, yet still held back her strength, not breaking the skin.

Chen Che hurriedly pulled his finger out, blew on it, and laughed sheepishly: "Senior Sister... I didn't mean to..."

"You little rascal, give you an inch and you take a mile!" Xie Wanning was so embarrassed and angry that she slapped him.

"Smack!"

Chen Che spun three hundred and sixty degrees and crashed to the floor with a clang.

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