Chapter 555: Who Killed the Lion‑Heart King?

So, by the end, Little Lion—no, Giuseppe—had a face both crying and laughing, filled with an indescribably complex expression.

But after clutching the crystal that bore a warning spell and taking several deep breaths, he suddenly calmed down.

As if he had become a different person, he hysterically roared.

"These damned treacherous rebels, who gave them the nerve to conspire against me!"

"Ugh ugh."

Suppressing the urge to laugh at his over‑the‑top remark, Ji Ming also raised an eyebrow.

"Hold on, we're here to deal with them. So, did you recover the memories you lost?"

The Giuseppe who moments ago had assumed the bearing of a Great Emperor and a raging dragon face softened at those words.

"Hehe, sorry for the laugh; I just recalled a few old things, not all of them yet... sigh!"

He sighed with some sentiment, rubbing his cheek that was as rough as a whetstone.

"But you say, is this life messed up or not? I can't make sense of my life as a Yan Huang aristocrat, nor of my big‑shot career in Yangyue World."

"Impartial, yet it's precisely when I think of being harmed by a treacherous person…!"

When later generations study the life of the Lion‑Heart King, there is one figure they cannot bypass: Bai Feier Du Ying.

As the most famous, even gender‑neutral, succubus in history, his status in Yangyue World is comparable to Da Ji on Earth.

But in Giuseppe's own account, the kind, friendly, and reassuring Bo Feier is a reliable confidant akin to En Qi Du.

Not only did he not, as the histories claim, encourage him to indulge in pleasure; instead he forcibly pulled the newly crowned, rapidly corrupt ruler back, proving himself a true mentor and friend.

Thus, when Bo Feier sacrificed himself to shield Giuseppe from an unknown assassination, Giuseppe felt his heavens collapse.

According to the officially recognized history of the Shen Lin Wang Guo, what followed was the most twisted and filthy blemish in the Lion‑Heart King's dazzling life.

—He treated all succubi as Bai Feier's substitutes, and ultimately died in a mad act involving a hundred and eight succubus‑dragon hybrids.

He died both manly and pathetic, both glorious and beastly—truly worthy of a senior time‑traveler.

"Fake, there's a twist!"

Yet, since in Giuseppe's narrative Bo Feier, the leader of the previous generation's ascetic succubi, is a hardcore figure comparable to Wei Zheng Hai Rui.

Therefore, whose shoulders bore the weight of that assassination, and what the mastermind's strategic aim was, is worth debating.

"You mean, you think because your clarity blocked someone's path, the hidden hand first killed the one who made you clear‑headed?"

"Exactly."

Giuseppe nodded.

"Moreover, she not only killed Bo Feier but also smeared all my subsequent actions; the Spring‑Autumn style turned it into a story that I went mad and died because my male favorite passed away!"

Yan Huang never coined a gender‑specific pronoun for females, so Giuseppe deliberately used the Yangyue‑wide term here.

Thus Ji Ming immediately caught that keyword.

"You just said... her?"

"Haha."

Giuseppe gave a bitter laugh twice, sighing repeatedly.

"Right, because the one who killed me wasn't someone else—it was the person I 'loved most'!"

Since the neighboring nation is a heavyweight in this region, Deep Forest has never shied away from the ancestor king's insanely large harem.

Even among a pack of puppies, one will stand out as the master's favorite, so a few especially notable beauties deserve mention.

Among them, the most famous is Hai Li Er, dubbed the Lion‑Heart King's most beloved consort—a woman with skill, far from a mere ornament.

She possesses a terrifying magical talent comparable to the ancient celestial champion, achieving remarkable feats on the Lion‑Heart King's path to conquest.

Because of that, only she, with boundless, irreplaceable holy favor, could know when and where Giuseppe would go out with Bo Feier.

Only she, with high status and real power, has the ability to alter the subsequent historical records and splash a bucket of dirty water on Giuseppe.

But.

"What's the meaning of her actions? In the end she never became the ruler of Shen Lin Wang Guo; instead, after her daughter died in an assassination, she went into seclusion."

"Uh, asking me? I don't know either. I only arrived in Yangyue last year; you're talking about events five hundred years ago."

After a moment's thought, the compassionate Ji Ming still offered Giuseppe a hint.

"Alright, since you think she killed you, let's start with Hai Li Er. Does she have any distinguishing traits?"

"Hmm, wait a moment, let me think carefully..."

But as he kept thinking, Giuseppe—who moments ago wore a resolute, righteous expression—suddenly flushed.

—Come on, bro, do you still have blood in a dead man's veins? I'm just asking, how did you manage that?

After hesitating, Giuseppe finally swallowed the words that rose to his lips, and simply said,

"Hai Li Er was a daughter of a declining minor noble family during the Sacred Tree era, full name Hai Li Er Sheng Yang."

"Admittedly, I met her while furthering my studies at a magic academy; although she was then only a teacher there, her reputation was already far‑reaching."

"Besides her genuinely beautiful looks, her magical talent was exceptionally strong; she could use higher‑level spells from a young age, and was blessed by a magical spirit from birth!"

"Wow, just thinking about it makes me envious. I recall only the immensely powerful imperial offspring of the Dark Flame Empire back then could possess such a terrifying talent... huh?"

At that point, Giuseppe noticed Ji Ming's expression had oddly changed for some reason.

He stopped his narration and asked.

"What's up, bro, I'm sharing classic past events with you, why do you have that look?"

The only response was Ji Ming's strained, odd sound from his pursed lips.

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"Hey? What do you mean, bro! If you have something to say, just say it!"

"Pfft..."

"Hey, you're overdoing it! Isn't it just an alleged teacher‑student romance? How did I…?"

"Hahahaha!"

This time Ji Ming finally couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing right there.

He kept laughing until, although Giuseppe felt it was strange, he was still infected by the laughter and started laughing too, and only then did it finally stop.

"Cough, buddy you know what I mean, I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask you, old brother, have you ever played poker with her…… you know……?"

"Huh?"

Giuseppe froze for a moment, then immediately got anxious.

"No, are you sick? Do you have no sense of boundaries? Why would you suddenly ask me this kind of question?"

Then came a loud condemnation.

"Hey! Don't think that just because I've never left this mountain, I don't know what's happening down below."

"Actually I've inquired about you! You're also a teacher at the magic academy in Qixia City, right? Don't tell me you're really just there to study."

"Besides, with your hardware and software, picking up a colleague with a clean background, even getting a bit kinky, hooking up with students and their parents, would be totally easy, right?"

Saying this, he even slapped the armrest with a pat.

"So don't blame me for your small courage, this world is like that—only the bold survive, taking a step forward is happiness, right?"

"No no no, I didn't mean that."

Ji Ming quickly waved his hands.

"I really mean it literally, I just want to know if you've been with her……"

"All right, all right, shut up! I even have a daughter with her, you ask if we have or not!"

Saying this, he still felt it wasn't enough, and Giuseppe grimaced again.

"You want to hear, right? Then brother I'll tell you in detail!"

He cleared his throat, and Sunmoon's strongest harem king began to recount the key plot.

"First, it was her initiative!"

"At that time we had actually known each other for half a year; in terms of interaction, we'd done everything under seventeen, and only missed the final step for over seventeen."

"Back then, I had just escaped the enemy's pursuit with her, and was taking a bath alone in a mountain stream when she came running over, and then……"

Ji Ming: "Then you noticed she had a especially, especially beautiful blue lotus on her lower abdomen, right?"

???

The lion was shocked for a whole year: "How could you know that!!"

Ji Ming let out a light snort, placing his hands on his knees.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence network, and her spirit familiar is different from what's recorded in the books; it can be given a physical form through Hailier's secret method, letting you enjoy the feeling of having dual cards and dual standby, being able to handle anything, right?"

"Stop stop stop, don't say any more!"

Giuseppe was so frightened he jumped up from his seat.

"These aren't little secrets between me and her? How could you possibly know! You…… you…… you must not……"

"No, don't get excited, sit down, I've never even met her, and even if you wanted to deepen our relationship, I still wouldn't want to!"

"Then how would you know?"

"Let's bring the topic back to before—you said Hailier has the protection of a spirit familiar, making her as strong as the imperial heirs of the ancient Dark Flame Empire, right?"

"Right."

Ji Ming spread his hands: "Then you say, is there a possibility that this 'seems like' isn't just 'seems like', but can be directly confirmed as 'is'?"

This part of the knowledge comes from the Wendigo, as an ancient thing even older than Lao Nv Shi, Lao Yang Tou's knowledge collection is truly abundant.

Therefore, while Ji Ming obtained the Usurpation Technique, he also received a batch of secret histories from that era, which included specific information about the Sixth Princess.

"And you, my friend, you are truly the soldier boy, Giuseppe, really, now I truly admire you."

"I declare that from today on, the nickname I gave you, starting from Little Lion, is officially promoted to Lion Brother!"

"Calling you 'brother' I do so willingly, alright!"

Unfortunately Giuseppe could no longer hear him speak, because he had gone limp on the sofa and completely crashed.

After a long while, he gave two dry laughs.

"Actually it's not a loss, right? That person was a heavenly prodigy from ten thousand years ago, and later even became the temporary Dark Flame Emperor, I I I I announce I've profited!"

"Um, she is indeed that female emperor from ten thousand years ago, but who told you she was that imperial princess?"

???

In a sense of ominous foreboding, Giuseppe also learned another piece of Dark Flame history buried beneath the rolling yellow sands.

……

"Oh, oh no!"

……

"Wait a minute, is that magic emperor male or……"

……

"Ah!!!! Good heavens! I'm done for, let me be done for!"

Lion Brother truly wept and wailed, wailing and cursing at the same time.

"Damn, I said she understands me so well, I thought it was because she liked me, but actually she…… dug a tunnel!"

After a long while, Giuseppe, feeling his worldview shattered, barely managed to calm down, yet still wore a look of utter hopelessness.

Moreover, Ji Ming had just about to speak when he saw him again with a mournful face, murmuring indistinctly.

"What's up?"

Lion Brother covered his face and wept.

"I finally know why she's so keen on forming multi-person rooms, and also likes to operate on the female lead's body."

Generous gift crab.

Ignoring the possibly non-existent but somewhat impossible green hats piled high on Giuseppe's head, Ji Ming turned the conversation back to the main topic.

So you can be sure now, that behind your death is the poisonous hand of this Hailier... female... male... uh...

Haha, if just now it was still a bold assumption, then after knowing that her pronoun is likely 'they'... well, that's it!

Seeing Brother Shizi still looking as if fate had played him badly, Ji Ming comforted him.

Don't be sad, the unlucky ones played by this bunch of bastards are definitely not just you.

Saying that, he shared all the information he had gathered about Dark Flame and the Deep Forest's behind-the-scenes with Giuseppe.

Upon seeing his beloved Sun King not only suffering heavily himself but also seeing his descendants become lustful demons, Brother Shizi's mood instantly improved.

Hehe, this kid, without a diamond drill, don't take on porcelain work—look, you've brought disaster upon yourself!

But after learning that for nearly ten thousand years, a wraith named Dark Flame has been roaming the Sun Moon, and that it greatly enjoys toying with people's desires and minds, Giuseppe also recalled something.

How to put it? Although I am indeed quite open-minded, my buddies actually still had a bottom line (classic) at first.

After all, after picking up many girls, girls become just a number; not to mention adding one, even adding ten really means nothing.

But now that I think about it, it seems that ever since I saw Hailier, my belt... just... can't hold up anymore!

Until I met Bofeier, perhaps because he is a nightmare, he helped cancel out this influence, and only then did I regain my clarity!

Ji Ming sighed, adding the final sentence for him: "But this, however, also brought him a deadly disaster!"

Now thinking about it, after losing Bofeier, Giuseppe went crazy, everywhere searching for succubi, sending basket after basket to the palace, likely wanting to use a similar method to repress the curse again.

But unfortunately, the opportunity only comes once; missing it means forever.

Thus, a generation's hero, who could have ended the Sun Moon's dark fate five hundred years ago as a supreme savior, died in this way, trapped in his own desires endlessly magnified by others.