The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 34 - 32 I Finally Promise

34: Chapter 32: I Finally Promise…..

34: Chapter 32: I Finally Promise…..

This wasn’t the first time Chen Qing had heard this name….

The name seemed to be taboo, so much so that even when Wang Ye mentioned it to him, he did so with great caution, repeatedly admonishing him not to mention it carelessly.

A demon in disguise, almost unifying the world as one of the human race, was a truly brilliant idea.

How had he, a designer, not thought of it before?

But now, hearing Mister Origami bring it up again, Chen Qing felt even more astonished than the first time.

The secret of reincarnation was known to the King of Qin?

Why did he know?

Chen Qing was perplexed; he had records of all demons capable of reincarnation, and definitely not including that fellow called the King of Qin.

Even if it were hidden, it would be impossible.

But he still knew….

This made Chen Qing think of another doubt.

Why would a demon be eager to unify humans?

For demons, times of war and chaos were best.

Unifying the human race and advocating for the coexistence of humans and demons, what good would that do him?

Indeed, there were great benefits, tremendous even, but according to the original world view settings, demons weren’t supposed to know that.

Plus, given their penchant for feasting on humans, they wouldn’t consider living peacefully with humanity.

Of this Chen Qing was certain.

As for what this benefit was, Chen Qing and his former partner had intended to leave it for players to explore and discover.

Now, with no players around, could it be… that an NPC had discovered it?

Was he an NPC?

A suspicion rose in Chen Qing’s heart.

“Looking at you… it seems you don’t know about the deeds of the King of Qin,” Mister Bai said, tilting his head as he observed Chen Qing’s baffled expression, a hint of regret in his voice.

“I thought… you and the King of Qin were the same kind of existence….”

“Mister thinks…

what kind of existence is the King of Qin?” Chen Qing couldn’t help but ask.

“Not sure…” Mister Bai shook his head while looking for something on the ground.

“He just feels different from us, not like a demon… nor like a human, and not quite like… anything else.”

This inexplicable statement sent a chill through Chen Qing just as he was about to inquire further, but then he witnessed a bizarre scene.

The other party had found a pile of remnants of the Golden Crow’s flames on the ground, used a piece of oiled paper to ignite it, and then, astonishingly, set fire to his own clothes.

Mister Origami feared fire, because all his clothes were his own creations, and if the Golden Crow’s flame caught onto him, it would be beyond salvation!

“Mister, what are you doing?” Chen Qing swallowed hard, looking at the unfortunate self-immolating figure before him, momentarily unable to grasp his intentions.

“If I don’t do this… am I to wait for him to return and lock me up for another three hundred years?” Mister Bai said with a chuckle, his voice exceptionally aged.

“I’ve lived long enough; it’s time to die….”

Chen Qing: “….”

“Chen Qing, right?”

“Yes…” Chen Qing answered, feeling a bit nervous as the other man approached.

This old fellow wouldn’t be thinking of taking him along in his self-immolation, would he?

“You know the secret of reincarnation, but do you know… where we will reincarnate to?”

Chen Qing was stunned, his usual talent for disguise failing him possibly due to shock, and he hesitated momentarily.

“You actually know?” Seeing Chen Qing’s hesitation, Mister Bai grinned.

“Now I’m sure, you and the King of Qin…”

Are one and the same!

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“Chen Qing, over here!!”

Still in a daze, as he stepped out of the hall, it was only then that Chen Qing saw the belatedly arriving Imperial Palace guards, led by an imposing figure with a face strikingly similar to Weichi Peng’s—the former generation’s Weichi Peng, the Imperial Army Commander of the Weichi Clan….

Next to him, Weichi Peng himself was hurrying over, pulling Chen Qing away from the dangerous palace.

“Are you alright?”

In the short span of a few days, Weichi Peng had come to regard Chen Qing as a friend, his tone genuinely concerned.

“For now, I’m fine…” Chen Qing replied with a weak smile.

“And what about the gentleman in the palace?” Fei Jun asked, joining them and looking at the half-destroyed Thousand Crane Hall, his gaze filled with an indefinable expression.

“Dead!”

“Is that so?” Fei Jun nodded, “Just as I thought, that audacious fox must have had an accomplice, and here in the palace, the best candidate was the creature in that hall!”

Chen Qing’s mouth twitched.

He found that Fei Jun would make a suitable official, because he was very pragmatic.

When uncertain, the other was a ‘gentleman,’ but once confirmed dead, just a ‘creature’….

“What about His Majesty and the King’s father?” Weichi Peng quickly asked.

Chen Qing shook his head without speaking.

In front of so many people, he definitely couldn’t go into details.

The matter of the Crown Prince being trapped in the Path of Yin and Yang was enough to shake people’s hearts—a secret he could not afford to leak from his own lips unless he wished to die.

Of course, even if he said nothing today, the chances of surviving were still slim….

Chen Qing, drained, sat on the ground, lamenting his misfortune.

Even knowing all the secrets of this world, he could not predict if he would live through the day.

He was still…

too weak….

If only he had listened to Penguin Headquarters in the beginning and designed the In-game Purchase System first.

Boom!

Just as Weichi Peng was about to press further, a blaze shot up into the sky, once again illuminating the entire Imperial Palace skyline!

“It is Your Majesty!”

The head of the Imperial Guards quickly pulled his foolish son forward to kneel, and the other guards also knelt down after a moment of stunned silence.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!!”

Chen Qing struggled to rise and, with Fei Jun at his side, they performed the literary salute of scholars.

Chen Qing quite liked this part; after so many years of hard study, although he had not yet begun to reap the benefits, at least he did not have to kneel and kowtow to anyone, not even the Emperor.

As the light from the fire fell, the majestic and towering king remained expressionless.

Following that was the landing of a perfectly good head, scorched beyond recognition, but Chen Qing still recognized it.

The Mountain Ghost!

That person who rode the Ghost Horse and forcefully rescued the Thousand-Faced Fox from the flames of the Golden Crow…

His heart couldn’t help but be shocked.

The Mountain Ghost was one of the Four Ghost Generals, set not to be weaker than the Ghost Doll, and having lurked in the world for many years, not oppressed like the Ghost Doll, its power could not be said to have evolved to the level of a Ghost King, but at the very least, it should not be weaker than the current Ghost Doll.

Yet such an existence couldn’t even run away in the hands of this king!

This founding monarch of the Great Jin Dynasty possessed power far beyond what Chen Qing had anticipated, probably exceeding some of the settings he knew…

But what made him even more desperate was that the Crown Prince didn’t seem to have returned with him.

This truly wasn’t good news.

Right now, he was hoping this old fellow would keep his word and fulfill his promise, but he clearly understood, the more powerful the monarch, the more their word was wind!

Historical figures like Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bang were prime examples—to stick at nothing to kill their own meritorious officials.

Now that the Empress had died, this old man’s mood looked terrible, and no one could predict when he might lash out.

If the Crown Prince hadn’t been saved…

Chen Qing felt his legs go weak.

Just as he was sinking into despair, suddenly a robust neighing of horses resonated, causing him to be taken aback.

“Lord National Duke?” Fei Jun too looked toward the king’s backside, just in time to see Liu Yu leading a huge black horse over.

Chen Qing saw it and his heart skipped a beat.

The Ghost General was killed, but the horse was spared?

“The rest of you wait outside.

Chen Qing, come inside!”

The Emperor instructed, then turned his head and walked into the hall.

Fei Jun was taken aback and looked worriedly, but he didn’t know what to say.

With his intelligence, he naturally guessed that the Emperor wanted to discuss the Crown Prince’s matter with Chen Qing, but as a close servant to the Crown Prince, he couldn’t even participate?

Thinking this, Fei Jun looked at Chen Qing with a slightly resentful expression…

Chen Qing, currently in complete disarray, wasn’t in the mood to interpret Fei Jun’s resentful gaze and hurriedly scuttled after the Emperor.

Inside the hall, Liu Yu stood by the door while the Emperor glanced at the forcibly brought Ghost Horse and then said, “We couldn’t find the Crown Prince.

That demon fox and the Ghost General committed suicide in the end!”

“Your Majesty’s might is unrivaled; it is no surprise that the two mere demons, knowing they couldn’t match up, chose to end their own lives,” Chen Qing replied, acknowledging the Emperor’s strength.

The Emperor, uninterested in Chen Qing’s feeble flattery, asked directly, “Do you have a way to find the Crown Prince?”

“Why would Your Majesty think your student has a way?” Chen Qing said with a pained expression.

He had no desire to deal with matters involving the Royal Family, not to mention this one seemed particularly life-threatening.

The Emperor looked intently at Chen Qing and said slowly, “Save the Crown Prince, and I’ll spare your life!”

Chen Qing’s face twitched.

He stiffened and said, “Your Majesty, you had previously said that finding the Thousand-Faced Fox would settle the matter.”

“I never said that…” The Emperor replied, without so much as lifting an eyelid.

“I only said that if you couldn’t find the Thousand-Faced Fox, I would execute your nine generations.

Now that you have found it, I keep my promise not to execute your nine generations!”

“Your Majesty also promised to appoint your student as the Magistrate of Lyuzhou!”

“Yes,” the Emperor nodded.

“I never go back on my word.

If the Crown Prince isn’t found, before you die, I will certainly appoint you as the Magistrate of Lyuzhou, along with the imperial edict and titles you asked for; you won’t miss any of them!”

Heh…

Chen Qing inadvertently laughed.

Very principled indeed!

“Don’t say I’m bullying you!” The Emperor didn’t wait for Chen Qing to retort and said, “With the unexplained oddity about you, in normal times, do you think you could avoid a severe torture and interrogation?”

Chen Qing: “…..”

“I promise you, as long as you rescue the Crown Prince, I won’t pursue whatever secret you’re hiding.

As long as you don’t actively harm the state, I won’t touch you.

How about that?”

“Does Your Majesty truly mean this?” Chen Qing’s eyes lit up!

“Heh…” The Emperor let out a cold laugh.

“So you do have means to hide?”

Chen Qing: “…..”

“An emperor’s word carries immense weight!” The Emperor earnestly looked at Chen Qing.

“Save the Crown Prince, and I won’t lay a hand on you!”

“Your student requires assistance…”

“Speak your mind!”

“Your student needs this Ghost Horse,” Chen Qing pointed at the Ghost Horse.

“I thought you might!” the Emperor nodded.

“Anything else?”

“Your student also needs a person!”

“Who?”

“The Deputy of the Judicial Court, Mister Wang Ye!”