Invincible Dad-Chapter 747: Worthy of You_1

"Save me."

"Father, save me..."

Ji Gui murmured unconsciously. He was completely devoid of his past vigor, his eyes dull and lifeless, his lips pale. If one looked closely, they would find no visible wounds on his body. Of course, the shattered Golden Core inside him was an injury sustained before he even came to Sea City.

Ji Gui was like a broken doll that had been carelessly thrown into a corner.

Suddenly, his body shook violently as he recoiled further into the corner, completely unaware that there was no more room to retreat.

"Don't... don't come closer..."

Ji Gui's voice was filled with an unmistakable fear and despair, prompted by the sudden appearance of two uninvited guests in the secret room.

One of them was a woman. Clothed in a long red dress, she was enchantingly alluring and for a moment, she reminded Ji Gui of his sister who enjoyed skinning people. But this woman was not Crown Princess Ji Jie of the Moon Clan, nor did she thankfully share that horrifying 'hobby'. Yet, the dozens of days he had spent in this secret room with her had become a lifelong nightmare.

Her. Yuan Man. She was even more terrifying than Ji Jie. Far, far more so.

"How dare you!"

Behind the woman in red, a Demon General with a human body and a fish's head sneered, "It seems your education these past days has still failed to teach you the respect due to a Demon King."

"No matter," the woman chuckled. Her soft laughter was like a spring breeze, yet it made Ji Gui tremble even more violently.

"I've told you countless times, I don't know you, Senior. You must have mistaken me for someone else! Please, let me go, I beg you..." Ji Gui knelt, repeatedly knocking his head on the ground and begging for mercy. He had no dignity left, none of the pride of the Moon Clan's Crown Prince. His nerve had been completely shattered during the past several weeks.

"Good boy." Yuan Man reached out and gently caressed Ji Gui's clean cheek, smiling tenderly. "I'm not some demonic cultivator. Don't be afraid."

"..."

With his forehead pressed to the ground, Ji Gui shook uncontrollably like a sieve. The hand on his cheek was warm, and the alluring scent of the woman in red wafted over him. He felt no romantic stirrings; his pupils just kept contracting in terror. Based on his experiences over the past few months, whenever this Demon King named Yuan Man spoke such words, he was about to endure inhuman torture.

But today, she did nothing of the sort.

She straightened up and said lazily, "Your father owes me a huge favor. It seems he plans on shirking it and never paying it back. But I am bound by the Earth Heavenly Dao and cannot break through, while he... has probably already reached the Nascent Soul stage, or even the legendary Divinity Transformation Realm. As a weak woman, what can I do? I can only seek a little interest from you, his son. Am I being unreasonable?"

The Demon King's words landed heavily on Ji Gui's heart. He shook his head like a rattle drum and stammered, "Not at all, not unreasonable in the slightest."

"That's settled then." Yuan Man suddenly smiled, her radiance outshining a mountain of blooming flowers. "Come, I'll give you a chance to contact your father."

"..."

Ji Gui was stunned. He stared in disbelief at the Sound Transmission Jade Slip floating before him. This demonic woman was actually giving him a chance to contact the outside world? For a moment, he suspected it was some kind of trap. If he tried to escape as he had before, endless torture would await him.

The Crown Prince couldn't help but say in a trembling voice, "I won't run anymore, I swear I won't... I know I was wrong. I will convince my father to repay the favor he owes. Senior, I beg you, please spare me."

BANG! BANG! BANG!

He slammed his head forcefully against the ground, each impact a loud thud. In the blink of an eye, his forehead was red and swollen.

But that wasn't what Yuan Man wanted.

She beckoned, and the Sound Transmission Jade Slip slowly floated back to her side. "Fine. Since you don't wish to return to the Moon, you can stay here for the rest of your life. Having a plaything for company, my remaining years won't be too boring."

She's serious!

The thought of spending the rest of his life being tortured in this dark, sunless chamber, unable to live or die, plunged Ji Gui into instant despair. He scrambled forward on his knees, trying to grab the departing Yuan Man's leg, but she sidestepped him with a frown.

"Senior, don't go! I want to go back! Please, let me go back!" Ji Gui was overwhelmed, like a drowning man who had just seen a lifeline and was desperate to grab it.

"Very good." The corners of Yuan Man's lips lifted. "Come, contact your father. Say exactly what's written on the Jade Slip."

The Sound Transmission Jade Slip contained rows of tiny characters, all in the Moon Clan's script.

Ji Gui took one look and his eyes nearly burst with rage.

He finally understood what this venomous woman was planning; she wanted to lure his father to Earth! Could she be siding with the Human Race? Were they plotting to ensnare and kill his father as a move against the Moon Clan? Yet the Demons and Humans of Earth were clearly at odds, so why would they suddenly ally...

At this moment, Ji Gui was unaware that his father's avatar, hidden within the Yunxiao Sect, had been destroyed, or that his father had been so severely injured that he had nearly died. He had no idea that his father had long since abandoned him.

For now, he took the Sound Transmission Jade Slip with great apparent hesitation.

But inwardly, he felt a flicker of triumph. The Human Race had no idea how formidable the Moon Clan truly was. Once his father led the Moon Clan's elite forces here, Earth would be turned into a Zhu Lang pen in less than three months. That was an undeniable fact!

But his triumph quickly turned to bewilderment. He tried to contact the Royal City with the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, but the signal seemed to be blocked. His calls went unanswered. He tried again to contact his father and mother, but the signal was still blocked.

"Senior, why do you mock me!" Ji Gui's face was a mask of despair. He assumed Yuan Man had deliberately given him a broken Sound Transmission Jade Slip.

Yuan Man smiled radiantly.

Behind her, the Demon General pointed a finger sharply. Dense currents of electricity enveloped Ji Gui, and he screamed miserably from the shocks. A few minutes later, the Demon General looked down at the nearly lifeless Ji Gui and said icily, "If you disrespect the Demon King again, I will have your sinews pulled and your skin flayed! Do you think someone of her status would bother playing tricks on a prisoner like you?"

"..."

Ji Gui trembled uncontrollably, not daring to speak.

"You're just like him, Ji Jiuyou. Heartless, ruthless, and unfaithful. You'd even abandon your own son," Yuan Man mused, finding the situation dull. She was an intelligent woman; she knew the Moon King had given up on Ji Gui.

She cast a pitying glance at him, then turned and left gracefully.

The Demon General added ominously, "Enjoy the last days of your life, boy." Sea City didn't keep useless prisoners. A worthless Ji Gui would soon be thrown into the sea to feed the fish.

The Demon General followed her out.

Darkness returned to the secret room, leaving Ji Gui alone. He murmured, "Father could never abandon me. I'm the Crown Prince of the Moon Clan... the future king..."

Filled with unwillingness, he continued to try contacting his father and the Royal City, but every attempt failed. In despair, he began contacting his younger brother and sister, but the Sound Transmission Jade Slip still had no signal.

Crown Princess Ji Jie has probably abandoned me too.

Ji Gui gave a bitter smile. Devoid of all hope, he sent a message to Crown Princess Ji Jie and, against all odds, received a response.

"So, you're still alive."

That lazy and casual voice made Ji Gui's breathing instantly hitch with renewed hope.