The "assassination" of financial officer Chen Rui happened a few days before Xi Ya's birthday, which caused a fierce storm in the upper dark moon.
The result of this storm is three words: the Great Purge.
A considerable number of people from almost every family were taken away for investigation, and many of them never returned. The Red Blood Legion, Flame and Light, joined forces to conduct a large-scale raid on the entire city and impose a curfew.
Xi Ya showed iron-blooded methods that are rarely shown in normal times. Suspicious elements, no matter what race or identity they are, will be killed without mercy, and those who ask for mercy will be treated as accomplices. In just a few days, the bloody storm enveloped many families of Dark Moon.
This incident added a bloody embellishment to the upcoming twenty-fifth birthday of His Highness the Eldest Princess, and at the same time further established Xi Ya's prestige.
To fight against the imperial capital, the internal silt must be removed first.
—Isabella is the real person in charge of the execution of the iron-blooded method. She has given full play to Shia's authorization, and the suspicious people will be killed or banned, and no one will be spared.
Even the second leader Delia was shocked by the decisiveness and ruthlessness of this intelligence chief. But Delia also knows that these people are cancers of Dark Moon. The deeper and longer they are buried, the greater the harm to Dark Moon. The painful lesson of Dark Demon Headquarters is her own experience, and she will never allow it to happen again. .
The deterrent effect is quite obvious, and now the upper family of Dark Moon trembles when they hear the name of Dark Demon. Isabella was originally the controller of the Anbu of the imperial capital, and her method was not only killing, but she used the golden signboard of the eldest princess to turn her hands into clouds and rain, and those families who were rectified so that they were obedient. In a short time, it should be No one dared to disagree.
In the secret prison of the royal palace, the captured peak devil emperor Sarandi was imprisoned.
Today, Sarandi's body is greatly weakened by Pagliu's poisonous poison. However, even if his body is not poisoned, he still cannot break free from the seal of the secret prison, because it is an ancient rune seal set by Lola himself. In the world, there are very few demigods who can escape this kind of seal, and Sarandi is obviously not one of them.
Sarandi was not particularly abused or tortured, but just stared at Chen Rui and Xi Ya who appeared in front of his eyes with a cold look.
"Master Sarandi." Chen Rui said: "Please forgive me, your strength is too strong, just in case, we have to use a little restraint."
"Hmph! Human, I have to admit that you are lucky and cunning, and there is such a strong dragon to protect you." Sarandi's eyes fell on Xi Ya who was behind: "Don't you want to say something? Your lord?"
"Uncle Sarandi..." Shia sighed softly.
Sarandi. Lucifer, one of the geniuses of the royal family back then, and the secret disciple of Emperor Baiye, was seriously injured because he followed Emperor Baiye to crusade against the human world for three hundred years. After Bai Ye died, Black Yao took the opportunity to seize the power of the Fallen Angel Empire, and drove the Green Prince established by Bai Ye to Dark Moon. Sarandi was recovering from his injuries, but after he recovered from his injury, he did not help Dark Moon He took refuge in Obsidian. When Prince Green was alive, Xi Ya had met Sarandi a few times. According to his seniority, he should indeed be called uncle.
"I can't afford to be an uncle." Sarandi's gaze became sharp, "My lord, please tell me your full name!"
Chen Rui saw Sarandi scolding Xi Ya, and interjected: "Master Sarandi is so majestic, it seems that he has not yet realized the consciousness of being a prisoner, and you are not qualified to question any of us."
Sarandi ignored Chen Rui and just stared at Xi Ya.
"Shea. Lucifer." Shea replied indifferently.
"Really? I thought it was Shia. Asmodeus." Sarandi showed a mocking look.
Shia's expression didn't change: "Some things will never change, just like Shia. Lucifer. But I don't know when the secret disciple of Emperor Baiye changed his worship to Hei Yao's sect."
This sharp counterattack dissuaded Chen Rui from opening his mouth, and Sarandi sneered: "You don't understand at all, what kind of thing is Hei Yao, who deserves to be my teacher? There is only one teacher from the beginning to the end. Even if Obsidian seized the power that originally belonged to your father, but this empire of fallen angels is ultimately controlled by the royal family of Lucifer! And what about you, my lord? Previously, your father and daughter were suppressed by Obsidian, no matter how you say it, it’s just me, Lucifer It's just an internal struggle of the royal family, now in order to deal with the imperial capital, you don't hesitate to betray the Fallen Angel Empire to the Asmodeus family!"
Xi Ya didn't explain too much about this issue: "Chen Rui is right, you are just a prisoner, I don't need to explain anything to you, but you can continue talking."
"You have been able to persevere under the suppression of the imperial capital until now. You shouldn't be a stupid person. Don't you know that politics is the supremacy of interests? Why did Emperor Catherine of the Shadow Empire help Dark Moon so much? Even if you are really in Kaiser With Lin's support, defeating Hei Yao and ascending to the throne is nothing more than becoming a puppet of the Shadow Empire!"
"Politics is indeed about interests first. However, Dark Moon did not sell out the interests of the Fallen Angel Empire, it just exchanged some equivalent interests with the blood thorn flower territory of the Shadow Empire."
Sarandi showed strong disdain on his face: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? It's just magic land improvement and battle balls. The Fallen Angel Empire will help you destroy the army of Blue Melt and Red Nether? It will install that kind of peak magic The emperor-level dragon clan is by your side? Will it secretly help Dark Moon’s rapid economic and military development? I can’t imagine that the most wise man in the demon world would make such a stupid decision, and I can’t even imagine how you can get rid of the control of the Shadow Empire! "
Sarandi's emotions suddenly became agitated, clenched his fists, and roared: "Once the Fallen Angel Empire really falls into the hands of others, you will be the most unforgivable sinner! I am also a sinner! I shouldn't have been secretly supporting You father and daughter!"
There was a look of surprise in Shia's eyes. It turned out that Sarandi was one of the people who had been secretly protecting Dark Moon. Because of the protection of people like George and Sarandi, Black Yao did not dare to blatantly kill Dark Moon. kill.
"Uncle Sarandi..." Xia's firm voice sounded: "I, Xia, swear in the name of Lucifer that I have never betrayed the Empire of Fallen Angels and the royal family of Lucifer. If there is any falsehood in this sentence, my soul will die I will fall into the abyss forever and be burned by the fire of hell without escape."
Sarandi was slightly shocked, staring at Shia for a moment, his clenched fists slowly loosened, and remained silent. It is not easy to swear an oath in the name of a surname in the Demon Realm, especially if it is a poisonous oath of this level.
Chen Rui saw the right moment and said, "Master Sarandi has indeed misunderstood, the armies of Chi You and Lan Rong were completely wiped out by An Yue with her own power, His Highness Xi Ya also took advantage of the situation to rebuild the red blood flames of Emperor Bai Ye Army. Although the rapid economic development took advantage of the business families of the Shadow Empire to open up business routes to the west at the beginning, the initiative and core of economic development are now in the hands of Dark Moon. As for the strong dragons, there is no difference with the Shadow Empire. Does it have anything to do with it, I wonder if Lord Sarandi still remembers that Emperor Bai Ye sealed a sleeping dragon clan when he quelled the rebellion of the Beelzebub clan?"
Sarandi thought about it immediately: "The poisonous dragon of Lanbo Lake!"
"That's right, Dulong encountered some troubles after waking up. It was the eldest princess who provided great help, so now Dulong is the guest of Dark Moon." Seeing that Sarandi's attitude was loose, Chen Rui took the opportunity to add: "The last time the imperial capital The middle-ranked Vaum, the Assassin Demon Emperor, has surrendered. Since Lord Sarandi is a disciple of Emperor Bai Ye and has secretly helped and protected An Yue for many years, why not..."
Sarandi knew what Chen Rui wanted to say, and shook his head before he finished speaking: "I am different from the elders of the elder family, I will not seek refuge in the dark moon, and it is just a personal affair to secretly protect Prince Green's lineage. My true allegiance is not to a certain person but to the entire Fallen Angel Empire. Although Black Yao is not considered a great talent, he is also far inferior to Emperor Baiye, but the entire royal family can't find a person who is more suitable than him to rule the empire. After the death, the Fallen Angel Empire has been able to maintain a stable relationship with the other two empires, and the Regent King Obsidian has contributed a lot."
Chen Rui pondered for a while, and said: "You are wrong. It is Emperor Catherine who really kept the Three Kingdoms at peace. Emperor Catherine also used the Fallen Angel Empire for the benefit of the Shadow Empire and to avoid being annexed by the Blood Fiend Empire. As a buffer. Not to mention that the Fallen Angel Empire has to "aid" a lot of supplies to the two empires every year as a price. Currently, the Blood Fiend Empire is eyeing the Fallen Angel Empire with constant friction on the border, and Obsidian is involved in a fund-raising incident. Questions from the great lord and the family. If this continues, the Fallen Angel Empire will only be weakened step by step due to internal and external troubles. How can it compete with the two empires? If the Lord is still obsessed with obstinately following Hei Yao, it will make the Fallen Angel Empire fall into disarray. true sinners."
"Human, your eloquence is as outstanding as your talent, but it's a pity that it's useless. Whether it's personal strength or the power at hand, His Highness Shea and Obsidian are now incomparable." Sarandi's address for Shea changed from " Lord" became "Your Highness", and it seems that he has believed in Xi Ya's oath, but his attitude of unwillingness to obey is still extremely firm.
"I believe that there are still many people in the entire Fallen Angel Empire who have the same idea as your lord. These people are not really working for Obsidian, but for the so-called 'overall situation'." Chen Rui rolled his eyes and took a strong dose of medicine. , "What if I say that Dark Moon's strength will be able to defeat Black Yao in all aspects within ten years at the most?"
"Ten years?" Sarandi glanced at the calm Xi Ya in surprise, and took a deep breath: "If His Highness can really do this within ten years, I, Sarandi, Lucifer is willing to become His Highness The long sword in your hand is to kill all the enemies on the road ahead for the new queen of the empire, but if your highness can’t do it, then please put the highest interests of the royal family first and truly submit to the imperial capital.”
"It's a deal!" Shia agreed without hesitation.
The strong confidence in Xi Ya's eyes moved Sarandi, feeling that what he had always believed in seemed to be shaken, and finally nodded.
Sarandi didn't know that Xi Ya agreed so without hesitation, not because she had confidence in herself, but because she had confidence in that human being.
After a while, in a certain house.
Chen Rui looked at Isabella, who was making tea for him, and said with a wry smile: "This time you are famous, and now the big and small families know that there is a witch leader in Anbu who kills people without blinking an eye, but your methods seem to be a little ruthless." .”
Isabella didn't answer Chen Rui's question, but just poured him a cup of tea: "Try it."
"But that's good, at least those guys will be cautious in the future, even if they are cautious, they will be a little more cautious." Chen Rui took a sip from the cup and said: "Unfortunately, due to the relationship between the traitor, the secret of the Fallen Angel Empire The three magic strongholds, including the Wallon Hotel, were all pulled out. Fortunately, one stronghold survived, but because the secret magic communication station was destroyed, it seemed that it was quite difficult to obtain accurate information about the imperial capital in the first place. "
"How is my craftsmanship?" Isabella asked, her eyes were full of charm.
Chen Rui keenly noticed a bit of resentment in that charming, shrugged his shoulders, stopped talking about "official affairs", and took another sip of tea: "This time it's not bad, the brewing time should be a little shorter..."
"Yes, I see." Isabella blinked her attractive eyes, and nodded earnestly. She is indeed learning the art of tea very hard. The scene where the two of them are sitting on the floor with the tea set in the middle is quite atmospheric.
"Is the Quqin I gave you still there?"
With a thought in mind, Chen Rui opened his palm, and in it was the musical instrument that was forcibly given away that day.
"Have you practiced?"
"Um... you know, I'm on a tight schedule..."
"So, have you found time to practice?"
"I have to learn alchemy in the morning, work in the afternoon, and run around in the evening..."
"I want to hear you play a tune."
"..."
Chen Rui was defeated, and started to play the quqin. When he was an earth nerd, although he liked to listen to music, he didn't know anything about music theory, and he could regard staves as ancient tadpole writing.
After coming to the Demon Realm, especially after getting the red piccolo, he deliberately spent a period of hard work learning music theory, and with the help of in-depth analysis, he has achieved some success. The Quqin that Isabella gave her would be taken out to practice for a while during her spare time in the training ground. According to the time rules of the training ground, it can be regarded as immersed for quite a while.
When the beautiful music sounded in the courtyard, surprise flashed in Isabella's eyes, she came over and sat down, gently leaned against Chen Rui's back, closed her eyes, and listened to the music quietly.
After the Nero incident, the two did not further escalate their intimacy, but only gained a tacit understanding that was not there before.
"What song is this? It sounds good."
"It seems to be called "The End of the World."
"Is it the end of the world..." Isabella's charming eyes showed a trace of confusion, her vermilion lips moved, but she didn't ask a word.
Chen Rui suddenly felt a certain unspoken sentence in his heart, and said three words to himself: "I will."
A strange look flashed in Isabella's green eyes, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly into a moving arc. She leaned against him and closed her eyes comfortably: "Would you like to blow it again?"
"kindness… "
Amidst the melodious music, the moonlight reflects back-to-back shadows, like two hearts united in one.
a long time.
"Any other songs?"
"No, this one is the only one I can get."
"Then blow it twenty more times."
"..."