The Princess And The Lord

"Don't make promises that you can't keep" a mocking tone rang out after the debris subsided. A woman in a bright green hanfu approach them with her smooth long legs playing hide and seek with her white skirt, her sexy red lips curled into a ferocious smile as she sizes up Lory up and down and she sneered in contempt "It turns out that you are the same woman who fights against us in that forest, so you were wearing a disguise all this time" only know Zi Quan Mei realizes why Lory always looks calm, turn out she is a wolf in a sheep's skin.

"Zi Quan Mei, you still alive…but you've changed.." Lory narrowed her purple eyes as she saw black smoke radiating within her, something was terribly wrong with that woman, Lory clenched her fists a helpless anger simmered within her as she thought 'Another Lesser Demon' Lory cursed inwardly.

Zi Quan Mei whole eyes gradually turn black including the sclera on her eyes at the same time evil smile appear on her pale face that could make anyone feel chills on their bones, "I have changed, right now no one can defeat me …not you nor Long Ming soon both of you will die in my hands" she smiles confidently.

Lory raised her brows "I won't be that sure if I were you" Lory then waves her hand and the daggers flew at Zi Quan Mei at high speed.

Zi Quan Mei remained stilled she didn't seem to have any intention to dodge as the dagger got closer and closer Zi Quan Mei raised her hand and the dagger suddenly stop and shattered in pieces, Lory furrowed her brows in surprise, the dagger was made of pure steel and strengthened by her magic it was impossible to be broken easily yet Zi Quan Mei was able to destroy her dagger in one fell swoop.

"I told you, you will die by my hands…" Zi Quan Mei's eyes flashed with malice.

Lory tilted her as she make a 'are you sure' expression, Zi Quan Mei's show of her palm that notably enlarged to abnormal size with thin green veins bulging from her skin, her fingers strangely become longer, and bony-like tweaks with very long sharp nails grew just like knives.

Lory held her breath, another Lesser demon even stronger than before, Lory cursed Lao Min Na repeatedly in her head at the same time she summoned the sword from her ring then Lory raised her sword as she make a fighting stance.

"Are we going to chat or fight?" Lory said with a bored expression.

Zi Quan Mei's black eyes dimmed then she cruel smirk bloomed on her face "Fight, of course…"

Soon two power clashed as a result it shook the entire underground place, gravel and dust fell and the roof shook as if it was about to fall. Zi Quan Mei lunged at Lory while aiming her claws at Lory, but Lory managed to block the attack with Lucient's shield, Zi Quan Mei then released another attack while Lory dodged the attack from left and right.

Finally, she found the chance Lory then swung her sword at Zi Quan Mei's shoulder and managed to stab her and blood burst from like a red firework when Lory pull her sword from her, Zi Quan Mei screamed in pain then wildly swung her claws at Lory's face, however,  Lory swiftly dodged the attack then took a backflip and jump away from Zi Quan Mei reach.

Zi Quan Mei let out a long furious screech, feeling angry and ashamed she got hurt by Lory again Zi Quan Mei open her arms then sucked the black mana that linger in every corner of the underground dungeon, when she finish two horns grew on her forehead followed by a long fang that grew and protruded past her lower lip soon, her faces cover with greenish veins bulging on her once-beautiful face.

Zi Quan Mei's horrific transformation made Lory shake her head, she didn't understand why people were so obsessed with power that they turned themselves into monsters like this, is it worth it? meanwhile, Lory was willing to sacrifice both her strength, privilege and her grand life as long as she could reunite with her family and live together with all her loved ones again, her dream is someday she can introduce Zhao Li Xin and her friends to her family in another world, it's a ridiculous dream she knows that's why she ready to give everything for that.

Therefore Lory does not understand how those people's minds works, isn't the face of your loved ones that will appear before your eyes on your final day? Lory knows that for certain because that is what happened to her.

"Look at you, what you have done to yourself" Lory stared at Zi Quan Mei with genuine pity Lory thought why Zi Quan Mei not stays as a cultivator and work on her cultivation like a normal person here why should she take shortcuts and turn herself into a wretched being like this.

"What's wrong with me?" not only her appearance but even her voice had changed, she no longer sounded feminine but heavy and rugged but Zi Quan Mei acted like she didn't know about her own transformation.

Lory knew Zi Quan mei's mind had been distorted with dark power, every last bit of humanity within her would slowly erode until nothing was left, but there was still one thing Lory was curious about.

"About Sanguan Li Ye, what are you doing?" Lory asked with a probing look.

Zi Quan Mei sneered her smile widened as she showed her sharp fangs, "Sanguan Li Ye… why do you care about that spoiled brat?" Her long sharp nails patted her sunken cheeks with a mocking look, she continued, "She is weak, stupid, arrogant but most of all… she is stupid, undeniably she was a useless vas that can only be sold at the highest price so why not give her a chance to be better than that" Zi Quan Mei shrugged her shoulder coquettishly as she smiled proudly.

"By turning her into a Lesser demon…" Lory glare at Zi Quan Mei, although she didn't like Sanguan Li Ye's guts, but Lory never think that Sanguan Li Ye deserved to end like that.

Zi Quan Mei snorted sharply, "Why do you care, weren't you the one crippling her, why the sudden change? Such hypocrisy, no wonder Lao Min hates you very much" she cynically said.

Actually, it was Girsha but no one seemed to care about the details, Lory also didn't try to clarify so she said, "Even though Sanguan Li Ye was seriously injured but with given time with the Zi family ability they should be able to find someone who can cure her or at least make her condition better and even if she remains crippled that still much better than become a monster, the price she has to take for that is too heavy for a young woman to bear… does she even know what she's doing or are you lead her by the nose?" Lory wildly guessed because she couldn't stop thinking that Sanguan Li Ye didn't turn herself voluntarily, something else must have happened which prompted Sanguan Li Ye to take the risk.

Hearing Lory words  Zi Quan Mei's burst out laughing, "I told you the girl is stupid, with just a little persuasion she killed her own mother with her own hands... and when she bathed her hands in the blood of her loved ones it would be her ultimate sacrifice, therefore, she deserves received the Devil's blood and..."

"And she became a Lesser Devil" Lory interrupted, anger flared on her face, just like she thought someone tricked  Sangguan Li Ye and that person was her own aunt.

"She's your nephew!" Lory cannot believe Zi Quan Mei didn't feel anything about Sanguan Li Ye, more or less Sanguan Li Ye is her blood.

"So what?" Zi Quan Mei said irritatedly "Without power you are worthless especially if you are a woman, sooner or later you will be sold by your family to the highest bidder even when you are fortunate enough to be loved by your husband but after a few years you the feeling die down eventually you will be replaced by someone younger and prettier than you...just like my mother, my pitiful sister and so many other women in this world so I gave Sangguan Li Ye a chance that no one had ever given her before… the chance to be something more!"

"You are crazy!" Lory threw wind blades.

A strong wind aimed at Zi Quan Mei, yet she was able to dodge it swiftly, However, Lory didn't stop there, she cast another spell then from the ground the water creep from the cracked then turn into droplets and float on the air, the water then combines into one then swirls gradually formed a huge drill and charge Zi Quan Mei violently.

At first, Zi Quan Mei manage to evade the attacks but little did she know that the water under Lory control lory make another incantation, and the water change it maneuver suddenly the water split and coiled Zi Quan Mei's arms

After bind, her movement the water then froze both Zi Quan Meir arms in a matter of second soon the burning cold on her arms hurt Zi Quan Mei tremendously but before she could release herself Lory took leaped on the air then swung her sword then smash both Zi Quan Mei's arms.

The heavy blow shattered Zi Quan Mei's arms like ice hit by a hammer the ice scattered everywhere and blood burst from her shoulders then Zi Quan Mei let out a deafening scream filled with agony "AAHHH, You wench, HOW COULD YOU - HOW COULD YOU!" Zi Quan Mei enraged and curse Lory incessantly with eyes shining with fury.

Lory walks calmly toward Zi Quan Mei then places her sword on Zi Quan Mei's neck, saying:  "It's over" 

Zi Quan Mei knelt on the ground, blood gushing from her arms like a broken dam, gasping for breath she looked at Lory defiantly "You wish" Zi Quan Mei snickered suddenly she opened her mouth widely.

Lory widened her eyes "Uh-Oh"