You said you could kill the evil spirits without me, why are you crying now?

Chapter 20: Making Sure We Have Everything Under Control
The night is as dark as ink, and the moonlight is as bright as silk.

Ji Shengyue took out his mobile phone, slid lightly across the screen, and dialed a special number.

Soon a voice came from the other end of the phone: "Your Majesty, this is Zong Yajuan."

Ji Shengyue didn't waste any time on the small talk and asked directly, "Is there any problem in the Demon Cave?"

"No, Your Majesty."

Zong Yajuan's answer was swift and firm: "Everything is under our control."

Ji Shengyue breathed a sigh of relief. As the source of evil spirits in the Dajing Empire, once anything abnormal happens in the Demon Cave, it will bring unpredictable disasters to the entire empire.

Now that she heard Zong Yajuan's reply, the burden in her heart seemed to be lightened a little.

"Are you sure?" Ji Shengyue confirmed again.

"Sure, Your Majesty." Zong Yajuan answered without any hesitation.

After hanging up the phone, Ji Shengyue fell into a brief contemplation.

As the leader of Times Girls Group, Zong Yajuan knows the situation in the den very well.

Since she said there was no problem, I should trust her judgment.

When the ministers in the council chamber saw Ji Shengyue hang up the phone, they all stood up and left.

They walked in a hurry, and they all felt the tense atmosphere emanating from Ji Shengyue.

At the same time, deep in the devil's cave, the members of Times Girls were sitting in a brightly lit room.

Zong Yajuan sat in the center, and in front of her were the other nine members of the girl group.

Their eyes were all focused on Zong Yajuan's face, waiting for her instructions.

When Gao Yimin saw Ji Shengyue hang up the phone, he immediately asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, have you discovered that there is a problem with the Demon Cave?"

Zong Yajuan shook her head and said in a deep voice, "Probably not yet, but I don't understand why His Majesty would suddenly call to ask. Maybe something happened in the outside world."

Her brows were furrowed, thinking about something.

"What happens in the outside world has nothing to do with us."

Dai Ju's voice broke the silence in the room: "Our current mission is to solve the problem above the magic cave.

Where do those abnormal evil spirits come from?

Why is it possible to hunt down a powerful king-level warrior silently? "

Her words brought everyone's thoughts back to the most pressing issues at hand.

Zong Yajuan nodded, Dai Ju was right.

The biggest problem facing us now is the abnormal situation in the magic cave.

If this problem is not solved quickly, the consequences will be disastrous if the situation worsens.

On the other side, Ji Shengyue picked up the phone again after a brief thought.

She dialed a number called Xiao Cangqing.

……

In the spacious and bright villa.

Shoes, socks, and clothes were thrown away at random, and even some underwear was scattered on the floor, like a messy painting.

The sofa and coffee table were stained with water and emitted an indescribable odor, indicating that something shameful had happened here.

The bloodstains on the sofa were intertwined with the water stains.

As I walked into the bedroom, a pungent smell filled the air.

Sheets of used toilet paper were scattered on the ground.

Xiao Cangqing sat on the edge of the bed with a cigarette in his hand. Amid the smoke, his eyes looked deep and cold.

Gu Shuling was curled up on the side, covered only with a thin blanket.

Her face was pale and her eyes were full of pain and fear.

Recalling the scene just now, Gu Shuling felt as if her body was torn apart.

Xiao Cangqing's behavior in that matter completely overturned all her perceptions of him. He was like a wild beast that had lost its mind, only savage and rude, and didn't care about her feelings at all.

That endless suffering made her feel extremely desperate and painful.

Just as she was immersed in pain, Xiao Cangqing suddenly pressed the cigarette butt in his hand hard on her breast.

The scorching temperature caused her to feel a sharp pain.

He hurriedly flicked away the cigarette butt, wrapped his body in the quilt, and stood up from the bed with difficulty.

"Why are you doing this?"

Her voice was full of helplessness and grievance.

A sinister smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Cangqing's face. He suddenly turned over and got out of bed, grabbed Gu Shuling's neck, and pressed her hard on the bed.

This hand was like a pair of iron clamps, tightly locking her throat and making it impossible for Gu Shuling to breathe.

The feeling of suffocation made her feel extremely scared and desperate. She struggled desperately, but to no avail.

"You think I don't know why you're near me?"

Xiao Cangqing's voice was cold and cruel: "You just took a fancy to my status and my potential to surpass Chu He in the future.

What good do you think you are?

When I expressed my feelings to you, you didn't even look at me.

Now that Chu He has fallen into disgrace, you can't wait to come to me.

You say you are a virgin?
How do I know if it's true?
Medical technology is so advanced nowadays, maybe you repaired it secretly yourself."

His words were like a sharp knife, piercing into Gu Shuling's heart.

She felt a sharp pain spreading from the bottom of her heart and could hardly breathe.

She struggled to retort, but her throat had been tightly gripped by Xiao Cangqing, so she could only utter a faint groan.

Just then, the cell phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.

When Xiao Cangqing saw the note on the caller ID, he slowly loosened his hand that was pinching Gu Shuling's neck, pressed the answer button, and walked out of the bedroom.

Gu Shuling finally broke free from Xiao Cangqing's grip, gasping for breath.

Exhale all the dirty air in your lungs.

Panic and fear surged into her heart like a tide, and she felt like she had struggled out of a raging wave, only to be immediately drawn into another, even more terrifying whirlpool.

She lay on the messy bed, all the strength drained from her body, only tears welling up in her eyes and finally sliding down silently.

The choices I made were not as good as I imagined.

Chu He's figure suddenly appeared in Gu Shuling's mind.

The man who was once familiar yet unfamiliar, his eyes and emotions were always consistent, calm and gentle, like a clear lake, bright and clean.

She remembered what Chu He said when signing the divorce agreement: "So you also believe those rumors outside?"

At that time, Gu Shuling's heart was filled with anger and confusion, and she had no patience to listen to the meaning behind this sentence.

But thinking back on it now, she suddenly felt an inexplicable panic.

Would Chu He really do something like neglecting his duties and seeking fame?

All his past contributions are real and there is no falsehood.

Even when she was in the magic cave, she had the urge to give herself completely to Chu He, but was rejected.

Chu He told Gu Shuling that the crisis in the magic cave has not been resolved yet.

He was afraid that one day something unexpected would happen to him and cause her unbearable pain.

This detail kept echoing in Gu Shuling's mind, like a flash of lightning across the night sky.

Chu He might not be as rumored by the outside world, and he might really have been wronged.

Tears welled up in her eyes and finally flowed down uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)