498: Ye Ruoyi, a new mission

Moreover, she knew that if the two of them were to fight, Zhao Yuzhen would probably be defeated in a single move.

It would be best if she could personally defeat Zhao Yuzhen.

If Duan Zhengchun could achieve this, what harm would there be in her becoming his woman?

What's more, she had lost back then and had to fulfill the bet.

If this bet couldn't be fulfilled or nullified, she might never reach the Earth Immortal Realm in this lifetime.

This bet would become her Heart Demon, a hindrance on her path of Cultivation; she had to find a way to resolve it.

If it couldn't be nullified, then she could only comply.

She hadn't been idle for the past half year; Snow Moon City's intelligence network wasn't for show. The Dark River organization's assassination attempt on Duan Zhengchun was no longer a secret.

Instead of helping Duan Zhengchun in the Kingdom, she eliminated all of Dark River's assassins and spies in Snow Moon City.

Afterward, she heard that the three Great Families' Family Heads of Dark River had all been killed by Duan Zhengchun.

This also caused infighting within the Dark River assassin organization, with the goal of contending for the position of Dark River Patriarch.

Currently, the Xie Family Patriarch is Xie Seven Blades, the Mu Family is Mu Yumo, and the Su Family is Su Shanjun; their strength has greatly diminished from before.

After all, their strongest combatants are dead.

Now, the three families haven't yet chosen who will serve as Patriarch, so they don't have time to deal with lesser matters.

This allowed Li Hanyi the opportunity to remove Dark River's arrangements in Snow Moon City.

This matter also gave the Three Great Families of the Dark River a headache, as Li Hanyi is the Second City Lord of Snow Moon City, and they dared not openly break ties.

If the previous Patriarch, Su Changhe, were still alive, they naturally wouldn't fear Snow Moon City.

However, now that Dark River's strongest combatant is dead, they no longer have the confidence to challenge Snow Moon City.

They could only recall the spies left in Snow Moon City; otherwise, they would likely be completely annihilated.

"This scoundrel, he said he'd come back, but it's been half a year. Have you forgotten about me?" Li Hanyi muttered softly, her voice so low only she could hear it.

At this moment, a series of footsteps sounded, pulling her thoughts back.

"Second City Lord, there's news."

"Oh? What news?" Li Hanyi's expression turned cold again as she looked at the maid.

"The scout reported that Prince Duan seems to have been seen in Snow Moon City," the maid respectfully said.

"What? What did you say?" Li Hanyi suddenly stood up, her eyes fixed on the maid.

Instantly, the Heavenly Human Realm's pressure unconsciously released, and the maid, unable to bear such pressure, directly knelt to the ground.

"Ah..."

The maid let out a scream, and only then did Li Hanyi realize she was too agitated and had lost her composure.

She quickly withdrew her pressure and helped the maid up.

"I'm sorry, I was too excited just now. Are you alright?" Li Hanyi looked at the maid with concern, while using Internal Energy to help heal her injuries.

"Second City Lord, I'm fine."

"You just said that Prince Duan has arrived in Snow Moon City?" Li Hanyi looked at the maid, her tone filled with anticipation.

"Yes, the scout sent back the latest news. Prince Duan has arrived in Snow Moon City."

"Where is he now?"

"This..."

At this point, the maid seemed unsure how to continue.

She was very clear about the Second City Lord's changes over the past half year, and she also knew that her Second City Lord had fallen in love.

And the person who could make their City Lord's Heart-Nature stir was none other than Prince Duan, Duan Zhengchun, the Reliant King of Dali.

However, the news just reported by the scout was that Prince Duan was at a restaurant and had gotten involved with General Ye's daughter, Ye Ruoyi.

If the Second City Lord knew this, she would definitely be angry.

Li Hanyi noticed the maid's reaction, and her face immediately turned grim.

Although they hadn't interacted much, she had been following news of Duan Zhengchun all this time. This fellow already had so many women around him, yet he couldn't help but flirt with other women every time he went out.

What was even more infuriating was that he brought those women home.

Now, having just arrived in Snow Moon City, instead of coming to find her, he must have set his eyes on some other woman, that scoundrel.

"Tell me, is he seducing another woman again?"

"Second City Lord, please calm your anger, it must be a coincidence, just a coincidence," the maid knelt on the ground in a panic.

"Speak, where exactly is he?!"

Hearing the displeasure in Li Hanyi's tone, the maid no longer dared to conceal it and revealed Duan Zhengchun's location.

Meanwhile, Duan Zhengchun, who was drinking at a restaurant, saw a woman of exquisite beauty with a melancholic aura. He immediately recognized that her body had a problem.

This was Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency, a condition that limited a person's growth.

Strictly speaking, she shouldn't be able to practice martial arts, but Duan Zhengchun felt the Qi of a Martial Artist from her, and her strength was not weak; she actually had the strength of the Grandmaster Realm.

Given her physical condition, to reach the Grandmaster Realm at such an age showed how strong her talent and willpower were.

With an Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency, during Cultivation, one had to endure the intermittent pain. Ordinary people couldn't endure it, but the beauty in front of him did, and even Cultivated to the Grandmaster Realm.

"Ding, a conquerable target has been found. Bind them?"

Hearing the System's sudden prompt, Duan Zhengchun was surprised.

This damned System hadn't made a sound for a while, but it was active today.

"Bind..."

"Ding, binding successful. Target: Ye Ruoyi. Charm: 95. Strength: Grandmaster Late Stage. Special condition: Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency."

"Conquest reward unknown."

Hearing that the other party was called Ye Ruoyi, Duan Zhengchun immediately understood her identity.

General Ye's daughter, with an Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency, had been recuperating in Snow Moon City.

In the original story, Ye Ruoyi and Lei Wujie had a romantic entanglement, and eventually became a couple.

Now, because of his appearance, it seemed the two hadn't met yet, so he couldn't be blamed for being unscrupulous.

Since that was the case, he might as well benefit from it.

"Your Highness, this Ye Ruoyi is the daughter of Northern Li's General Ye."

"Do you think she is qualified to be this Prince's concubine?" Duan Zhengchun said with a smile, his eyes fixed on Ye Ruoyi.

"Your Highness, if I may be frank, Ye Ruoyi's appearance, upbringing, and temperament are all impeccable, but I've heard she has an Innate hidden illness."

"She is also in Snow Moon City to recuperate, but there hasn't been any improvement."

"Indeed, you are right. She does have a hidden illness, an Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency. Despite this condition, she possesses Grandmaster strength at such an age."

"It shows that her Heart-Nature and talent can be called Genius. A mere Innate Heart Meridian Deficiency is nothing in this Prince's eyes; I can resolve it with a wave of my hand," Duan Zhengchun said with a smile.

"I was overthinking it; such a matter is nothing before Your Highness."

"Do you need me to bring her to Your Highness to warm your bed?"

Moon Princess's straightforwardness made Duan Zhengchun shake his head helplessly.

"That won't do. Although it's our first meeting, from the information just now, this girl is definitely a character who is outwardly gentle but inwardly strong."

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