Chapter 1600: Chapter 972: The Prime Courtesan’s Wife (Part 2)

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Boundless Wind and Moon Tower, in another guest room.

The brothel servant who initially had a conflict with Lin Zheng was kneeling on the floor, his head lowered, not daring to look at the figure behind the beaded curtain.

"Sir, according to what I just verified, Lin Zheng is indeed not the owner of the spirit key. The glowstone on him showed no reaction."

A tall figure sat behind the beaded curtain, occasionally glimpsed through the flickering candlelight, with a blue snowflower embroidered on the blood-red sleeve.

The man said faintly, "So, that Lin Zheng... is indeed the biological son of Lin Qingyuan?

Lou Lan was actually so heartless, leaving her own son in that dungeon?

Then her son, is he really the child Lin Qingyuan brought back from the Central Plains?"

The servant reported, "Sir, despite all the torture methods used back in Corrupted Pavilion, we couldn’t pry a bit of information about the spirit key’s activation from that kid’s mouth.

Even during a moment of relaxation, there wasn’t the slightest trace or aura of the spirit key on his back.

If the spirit key weren’t in his body, then his mind is strong and solid to an unbreakable degree."

The man behind the curtain chuckled softly, as if recalling some past events:

"Even when I held a knife, cutting pieces of that kid’s mother’s flesh, he didn’t seem much affected.

Even after arranging ten of the most vicious prisoners in the Demon Sect to toy with him repeatedly, destroying his will and trampling on his male dignity, he showed no reaction.

Afterward, the prisoners said it was like playing with a corpse.

The victim didn’t have any stress reaction and instead made those thugs feel inexplicably unnerved.

I even think it’s a miracle that he survived and could integrate into the world of normal people.

Though I don’t know what happened to that kid, his appearance today has indeed exposed a major vulnerability."

Bioluminescent blue electricity flickered and jumped into the man’s palm in the darkness, and he flipped his fingers.

It was an oval stone resembling amber.

He gently turned the stone, observing the starlight-like glow inside, and smiled:

"It’s just that, our little Ye Shu is too naive, struggling to squeeze into the world that doesn’t belong to him, from our filthy world, shackling himself.

He must have developed some special, overly intense emotions for someone in this mortal world, allowing me to catch a flaw.

See, it’s really like planting a seed without intention, and it unexpectedly flourishes.

This stone was meant for Lin Zheng, so you should’ve hidden, why meddle in Lin Family’s affairs?

See, back then, despite all humiliation, not giving any opportunity, now you’ve become full of vulnerabilities.

Now that it’s confirmed the spirit key is on you, little Ye Shu, I won’t let you off easily this time.

After all, Lin Zheng is not Lin Qingyuan, no one can stand up to protect you now."

In the night wind, the man’s voice was eerie and malevolent, like a sticky serpent slithering through colorful decayed leaves.

At this time, outside the building in the main hall, a noisy commotion erupted.

The man’s hand trembled behind the beaded curtain, his brow slowly furrowed, the twisted cruel curve of his lips slowly sinking, his tone carrying a hint of shocked confusion:

"Divine Breath? It’s actually Divine Breath? Go investigate, who is causing trouble outside? How can such pure Divine Breath descend upon Shifang City?!"

The servant’s figure disappeared like the wind for a moment, then reappeared, bowing his head and saying:

"Reporting to you, sir, it’s Shen Qilang, a frequent patron of the Boundless Wind and Moon Tower, and a major benefactor of Wan Tao in recent years.

Today, upon hearing that she was greatly humiliated by Lin Zheng, he was furious and threw a tremendous tantrum."

"Shen Qilang?" The man murmured to himself, "A patron interested in a worldly mortal prostitute like Wan Tao, how could he be associated with the Immortal Clan, and not even an ordinary immortal could possess such pure Divine Breath..."

The man’s tone gradually turned serious, and he sighed slowly, "Let’s put the plan on hold for now, the matter of the spirit key is of utmost importance!

We must not let the Immortal Clan discover that Ye Shu carries the spirit key! For now, let’s not touch Ye Shu."

The servant asked, "What about Shen Qilang..."

The man furrowed his brow and said, "Ye Shu has tied himself to Lin Zheng, if Shen Qilang insists on causing trouble for Lin Zheng, Ye Shu might not escape either.

He must not fall into the hands of the Immortal Clan, seeing that all Shen Qilang seems to care about is a woman, who is the oiran tonight?"

The servant said, "It’s the new Yan Ting."

"How is her appearance?"

"Above Wan Tao."

"Then send Yan Ting to him to appease his anger, shall we?"

"But sir... are you forgetting, tonight’s oiran is already reserved for cultivation use by Lin Kun, Guan Yue, and Zhou Qingrang, the three Immortal envoys.

If we simply hand her over to Shen Qilang like this, it might displease the three."

The man snorted coldly, "Aren’t there enough Banshee cultivators in the Demon Alliance to fill their appetite?

Nothing is more important than the spirit key on Ye Shu, find other women for them."

"Yes..."

The servant acted decisively, swiftly going down to resolve the matter.