I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 996 - 370: Stacking Up High? The Empress’s Suspicions! Paper Flying Girl: Danger! (2)

Chapter 996: Chapter 370: Stacking Up High? The Empress’s Suspicions! Paper Flying Girl: Danger! (2)

In many places in Qing Province, bandit attacks erupted fiercely. Ruthless horse bandits stormed into the Ye Family, burning, killing, and looting; everyone in the mansion was massacred, including her parents!

Only the heavily injured old butler managed to escape in the chaos, carrying her newborn baby sister, still wrapped in swaddling clothes!

Bang—

Ye Zi’e slammed her fist into the mirror, her face twisted in ferocity, her chest heaving with heavy breaths.

The scars buried for years were suddenly unveiled, plunging her into unspeakable guilt and agony.

But she knew clearly, no matter what cultivation one pursued, ultimately, it’s about cultivating the heart. If she couldn’t untangle her heart’s knot, even if she succeeded in merging with the Dao, Heart Demons would inevitably arise.

"Hoo."

Ye Zi’e took a deep breath, striving to calm her emotions, then continued looking.

The situation afterward was simple—

At the moment when she harbored the intent to die, intending to end herself, a woman appeared before her.

Beautiful, powerful, indifferent.

Those emerald eyes carried no emotion, like a deity sitting atop icy heavens, overlooking mankind.

Seeing her, the woman uttered only one sentence: "Since you are ready to die, why not surrender your life to me?"

Looking at that absolutely charming face, Ye Zi’e, inexplicably driven, nodded.

From then on, the wheels of fate began to turn, setting her on a completely different path.

Yu Youhan exterminated all the horse bandits, avenging her blood woe, while she climbed from a small flag to the position of Households Commander, becoming a covert pawn for Yu Youhan in Qilin Pavilion.

Over these years, Ye Zi’e never gave up searching for any trace of her sister, but she remained forever elusive.

This became her deepest regret.

The image ended here.

Ye Zi’e quietly stood before the mirror, hanging her head, speechless.

The scene within the mirror was but a reflection of her inner self, equivalent to reliving past pain once more.

Yet when she lifted her head again, her eyes were full of determination, without the slightest wavering.

"The person I was in the past has long died; it was the Empress who granted me rebirth."

"As long as I can break through to Grandmaster, proving my worth, I can always stay by the Empress’s side... Even as a dog, I’ll be the most useful one!"

With the change in her mindset, the scene in the mirror also shifted accordingly.

?

Seeing the scene before her, Ye Zi’e’s expression stiffened, stunned in place.

Her eyes bulged wide, filled with astonishment as a flush spread from her ear roots to the back of her neck.

"What I deeply yearn for within my heart..."

"Is actually this sort of thing?!"

...

...

In the bedroom.

Chen Mo yawned, bored and restless.

The so-called "Heart Mirror Reflection" meant to dispel delusions and achieve enlightenment.

In the words of Daoist cultivation, it is to "reach extreme emptiness, maintain steadfast tranquility," eschew worldly cunning, and return to the true essence of unity with the Dao.

Only by knowing what one truly desires can one take the first step toward merging with the Dao.

At this moment, Ye Zi’e’s delicate chest heaved rapidly, her cheeks blazing red, looking utterly bewildered.

"What’s happening here?"

Before Chen Mo could grasp the situation, Ye Zi’e suddenly tackled him onto the bed, her orchid-like breath spraying onto his neck, and her trembling voice reached his ears:

"Mr. Chen..."

"I want so much..."

???

Chen Mo looked dumbfounded.

She was supposed to dispel delusions and return to her true heart; why did it feel like she’d ingested an aphrodisiac?

"Households Commander Ye, calm down,"

"I can’t calm down at all."

Ye Zi’e’s legs wrapped around his waist, her eyelids lightly trembling as she whispered: "I know you look down on me. Anyway, since we’ve already done it, doing it again shouldn’t be an issue, right?"

"No, just what did we do together?" Chen Mo asked, bewildered.

"It doesn’t matter; since you forgot, I’ll help you recall." Ye Zi’e sat up, unfastened the ties around her waist, revealing the purple bellyband inside, her impressive figure fully exposed and undeniable.

Her waist moved like a slender willow bending in the wind, clear-cut without a trace of extra flesh.

Delicate fingers reached down, curling her lips upward.

"Looks like Mr. Chen is ready, this is surely harder than your stubborn mouth."

"..."

Chen Mo’s brow twitched.

Is this woman crazy?

Didn’t she learn from the last lesson?

Just as he planned to throw Ye Zi’e out, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Xu You’s voice came from outside:

"Mr. Chen, is Households Commander Ye with you?"

"I have urgent matters to report to her, I’ve been searching everywhere and didn’t see her."

?!

Hearing this voice, Ye Zi’e suddenly snapped awake.

Detaching herself from the Illusory World, looking at Chen Mo pinned beneath her, then glancing at her own disheveled appearance, she gulped with difficulty.

It’s over...

"Households Commander Ye, are you inside?" Xu You’s voice grew more impatient.

Ye Zi’e shivered, hastily responding, "Coming, coming!"

She climbed up, scrambling to put on her clothes properly, then picked up the newly crafted paperman beside her, "I was just speaking nonsense earlier, I hope Mr. Chen won’t mind... I’m quite interested in this thing, if you don’t mind, I’ll take it to play around with."

Without waiting for Chen Mo to respond, she turned and ran out.

Watching her panicked figure, Chen Mo frowned.

"You should have clarified, what do you mean by ’since we’ve already done it’?"

"And what exactly did this person see in the Heart Mirror?"

...

...

Next door room.

Ye Zi’e knelt on the floor, trembling, "Empress, it truly was a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?"

Yu Youhan, seated on a chair, coldly watched her, "I instructed you to extract information, inquire about the origin of that paperman, yet you intended to steal a taste? Truly no memory retention, huh?"

"Empress, please calm your anger!"

Ye Zi’e hurriedly explained: "I genuinely didn’t have such intentions, just lost my mind in the Illusory World, completely unaware of my actions..."