Chapter 1572: Chapter 693: Lanling’s Savage Face-Slapping! Skinning and Tendon Extraction!
And now, to the Prince You Ming, the Little Rakshasa King’s recruitment of Lanling appears as a huge flaw, one that could bring great destruction to him, which makes him very excited.
He is determined to make the most of this move, not only cutting off Lanling’s support but also shaking the Little Rakshasa King’s position as Crown Prince.
Thus, Beileng’s visit to Flame Demon City to demand Yu Die.
As Yu Die is Lanling’s concubine, Beileng’s request is clearly a direct affront.
If Lanling retreats and hands over Yu Die, then undoubtedly a huge rift would appear in his alliance with Princess Sha Yan.
The best outcome is for Lanling to be enraged and kill Yu Die, the Princess.
This would not only sever his marriage alliance with the Rakshasa Royal Family but also completely offend the Rakshasa Royal Family.
Furthermore, the Little Rakshasa King, who arranged this marriage, would have to execute Lanling himself to restore royal dignity. Since Yu Die was promised to Lanling by the Little Rakshasa King, Lanling killing her is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Little Rakshasa King.
If the Little Rakshasa King does nothing, the royal’s dignity would be marred. If he reacts, it would be akin to Zhuge Liang shedding tears over Ma Su’s execution in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
It was based on this conspiracy that Beileng seduced Yu Die, providing her with a very serious promise of affection, almost as if they were secretly engaged, filling Yu Die with hope.
This foolish woman Yu Die believed that Beileng truly liked her, unaware she was merely a pathetic pawn.
Moreover, the slaves and maidservants that came with Yu Die, although mostly belonged to Princess Sha Yan’s estate, some had long been bribed by Beileng. Thus, upon arriving at Flame Demon City, they continuously incited her and twisted facts.
It must be said that the calculations and conspiratorial skills of Prince You Ming are extremely astonishing.
With a simple move, he set up an unsolvable predicament.
Of course, he would never expect that it was not Lanling aligning with the Little Rakshasa King, but rather that the two were fighting for a common ideal.
Holding Yu Die’s head, Beileng displayed a sinister smile and said, “Lanling, you’re such a fool; you fell into a simple trap. Thank you, indeed!”
Then, abruptly, he put on a look of immense grief and anger.
“Bold Lanling, Yu Die was the adopted daughter of the Rakshasa Royal Family, my adopted sister, and the adopted sister of Princess Sha Yan. You dared to kill her, what of the royal dignity? What of the Crown Prince’s dignity?” Beileng pointed at Lanling, trembling, “The Crown Prince held you in such high regard, he bestowed upon you Princess Sha Yan, and even had Princess Yudie accompany you, yet you killed Yu Die. You’re spilling filth upon the Crown Prince’s face, your crime is unforgivable!”
At this moment, Beileng’s face contorted as beautifully as a woman’s, seemingly filled with immense anger, with an air of ‘a loyal minister must face the humiliation of his lord’.
It must be said, his acting was quite impeccable.
“Beileng, is your father Elder Mokan?” Lanling asked.
“So what if he is?” Beileng retorted.
Mokan, the Rakshasa King’s brother, a member of the Rakshasa Royal Family Elders’ Council, and the Rakshasa Elders Council.
The highest authority of the Rakshasa Tribe is the Rakshasa Elders Council, followed by the Rakshasa Royal Family Elders’ Council, then the Thirteen Demon Flags.
Beileng’s father, Mokan, was not just a tribe elder but also a royal elder, with undeniably great power and influence.
From the standpoint of power and status, Beileng genuinely disregarded Lanling, a newly appointed Demon Flag Master.
At this moment, dozens of slaves and maidservants who came with Yu Die all knelt down, crying out, “Princely Heir, please avenge Princess Yudie, she cannot die in vain, kill this villain Lanling, annihilate his entire clan, seek revenge for the Princess.”
Beileng lamented, “I have no power to deal with a Demon Flag Master.”
Instantly, a servant rushed to say, “Then who has the power? We will go and plead before the court, we’ll cut ourselves and protest, we must make Lanling pay with blood.”
Beileng replied, “The Rakshasa Elders Council, the Royal Elders’ Council, they have the power. However, the elders have pressing matters now. Currently, the one with the authority to deal with this is the Crown Prince.”
Instantly, one by one, the servants cried out, “We will go and plea to the Crown Prince, we implore him to exterminate Lanling’s entire clan, if he doesn’t agree, I’ll bash my head to death in front of the Little Rakshasa King Mansion.”
Beileng declared, “Yu Die was also my adopted sister, she was killed by Lanling right in front of me. I will also kneel with you before the Little Rakshasa King Mansion, earnestly pleading the Crown Prince to seek justice for Sister Yu Die, and to restore dignity to our Rakshasa Royal Family.”
Lanling watched all this with a cold smile.
Then, he suddenly laughed, “Your ammunition isn’t enough, my crimes aren’t heavy enough. How about I give you some more?”
Beileng was startled.
Lanling gazed at the dozens of servants and maidservants brought by Yu Die and slowly asked, “You came from Princess Sha Yan’s estate, but as the saying goes, ‘a married daughter is like spilled water’. Once you arrived at Flame Demon City, you became my servants, am I right?”
The faces of the leading servants twitched, sensing something ominous.
“As my servants, you incited Yu Die to curse my son, your young master. And now, in front of outsiders, you’re clamoring to exterminate my entire clan. This is blatant betrayal. What should be the punishment for servants betraying their master?” Lanling asked coldly.
At that moment, one of the leading servants raised his head defiantly, “We are servants of the Rakshasa Royal Family, not yours. You marrying Princess Sha Yan only makes you a part of the royal family.”
Lanling waved his hand, and Gou Li immediately brought a stack of contracts, “But I hold all your contracts. This means you are no longer Princess Sha Yan’s servants, but mine.”
Then, Lanling turned to Beileng and said, “Your Highness the Princely Heir, since you’ve visited Flame Demon City as a guest, the earlier performance of beheading wasn’t enough. Shall I present a live skinning show next?”
Having said that, Lanling coldly ordered, “Come, take these fifty-nine servants and maidservants who led the treason and skin them all; for the rest, behead them all. I wish to present them as gifts to Princely Heir Beileng!”
Then, dozens of Samurai stepped forward, skinning and dismembering the leading culprits among the slaves and servants from Princess Sha Yan’s estate.
The remaining dozens were pinned to the ground, one after another beheaded.
Waves of wretched, harrowing screams rang out.
A scene of extreme gore and horror unfolded right in front of Beileng.
Meanwhile, Dina, who had previously pleaded for Yu Die, stood high above, coldly watching the scene unfold, without any intention of pleading.
She had pleaded the day before because she didn’t want her newborn baby to bear the burden of a blood debt.
However, as long as the baby wasn’t the reason for killing, even if Yu Die were dismembered, she wouldn’t bat an eye.
She had not even a shred of compassion.
Seeing this scene, Beileng’s scalp tingled terribly.
Some servants hadn’t died, each soiled themselves, and their eyes filled with indescribable pleading and fear.
The screams were more grotesque and heart-wrenching than ever before.
Not just Lanling, but the entire upper echelon of Flame Demon City watched all this coldly.
Lanling looked at Beileng and said with a smile, “Your Highness the Princely Heir, aren’t you going to stop this? Some here could very well be your confidants. Watching them die without helping is rather chilling, isn’t it?”
Beileng’s face twitched uncontrollably, but he said nothing.
Fifteen minutes later, all fifty-nine servants and maidservants were dead, mostly beheaded, their leaders skinned and flayed.
“Bring those skins and heads as gifts to His Highness the Princely Heir to take back to Rakshasa City.” Lanling ordered.
Then, several samurai stepped forward, placing the bloody skins before Beileng.
Lanling then approached Beileng and said, “You want to go to Rakshasa City and report me, Yu Die’s single head isn’t enough. I’ll send a few more skins, dozens of heads as evidence of my sins, and then go… file your complaint!”
Beileng looked at Lanling with great malice, saying word by word, “Lanling, you are indeed courting death, and so be it, I shall fulfill you!”
Lanling too said word by word, “Tell Prince You Ming that no matter what he wishes to play, I’m up for it!” Google seaʀᴄh 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽
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Feeling dizzy, need to take a nap after writing this, and then write the second update.