Chapter 437: You wouldn't count me in as well, would you?_1
Hearing Lu Chen's response, Xue Linglong snorted coldly and then said, "Everything I know, you've already known, what's the point of further interrogation? You might as well just kill me."
Seeing that Xue Linglong had become emotional, Lu Chen immediately felt a desire to tease her, "No matter what, you are a Demon Sect Sorceress. Killing you so easily would be letting you off too lightly, wouldn't it?"
"But then again, there aren't any strong guards in Prison A 001, and you could have totally escaped earlier if you tried. Why didn't you run?"
Hearing what Lu Chen said, Xue Linglong got irritated. She sneered and retorted, "Run? Don't you, Prince, know exactly what methods you've used on me? Where could I possibly run to?"
Even if she were to escape now, she would eventually return to Lu Chen's side, driven by the yearning deep in her heart.
Lu Chen hadn't just imprisoned her body, he had captured her heart. While one could flee from physical captivity, how could she flee with her heart so confined? Wherever she went, without being beside Lu Chen, it felt no different from being in prison.
At this time, Xue Linglong stated, "I think, Prince, you are more like a member of the Demon Sect than I am."
Lu Chen smiled faintly, walked to the bedside, and, lifting her chin to look into her peach blossom eyes, said, "Oh? Is that so? Since you've said as much, then I shall have to use some Demon Sect interrogation techniques on you."
Xue Linglong closed her eyes slightly, putting on a fearless demeanor, "Go ahead, kill me. I don't want to live anyway."
Lu Chen chuckled, and then pushed her onto the bed. Just as Xue Linglong wondered what he was going to do, she suddenly heard a ripping sound, followed by her lips being sealed.
Xue Linglong cursed in her heart, this goddamn man, still knowing to do such things to her. Wasn't he planning to discard her after using her? He might as well just kill her.
Although Xue Linglong harbored deep resentment toward Lu Chen at that moment, thinking of him as a heartless scoundrel who intended to cast her aside after exploiting her,
soon, her resentment toward Lu Chen dissipated without a trace. Under Lu Chen's interrogation, Xue Linglong felt herself becoming more and more unusual.
Lu Chen used many methods on Xue Linglong that even Wang Qingci had not experienced before.
When Xue Linglong awoke the next morning, she found a bell tied around her neck. Recalling the events of the previous day, Xue Linglong turned her head and shot an intensely fierce look at the nearby Lu Chen.
Seeing Xue Linglong awake, Lu Chen revealed a faint smile, then said, "I am a man of my word. A promise once made must be kept."
"I said you would at least have the status of a Consort, so I can't possibly kill you."
"But on the other hand, it seems like you quite enjoyed being tormented, didn't you?"
At these words, Xue Linglong's face suddenly flushed with color, and she didn't understand why. When that despicable man tormented her, she somehow felt excited.
What's wrong with me?
Just as Xue Linglong was about to say something, Lu Chen's expression suddenly darkened, and he said, "That's right, from now on, you must address me as 'Master'!" Find exclusive stories on empire
Seeing Lu Chen's gloomy face, Xue Linglong's heart trembled, enveloped by fear. She couldn't quite grasp what this man was thinking.
But this time, Xue Linglong did not defy Lu Chen's command, "Master... this... this slave understands."
Hearing her words, Lu Chen raised his hand, stroked Xue Linglong's black hair, and commented, "Mhm, that's more obedient."
At that moment, Xue Linglong wished she could bite down on Lu Chen's hand.
The despicable scoundrel, to actually treat her as nothing more than a plaything.
Seeing the venomous look in Xue Linglong's eyes, Lu Chen's face once again became stern, "As my pet, you dare to look at me with such eyes? It seems you haven't been fully tamed by me; some lessons are in order."
Upon saying this, Lu Chen tugged at the rope, pulling Xue Linglong in front of himself, and then continued to "teach" Xue Linglong.
Soon, cries for mercy echoed once more from the room.
"Prince, spare my life, this slave has learned her lesson..."
"Master, mmm..."
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Lu Chen didn't know how long he "taught" the Demon Sect Sorceress, but by the time Xue Linglong regained consciousness again, she had lost all her defiance.
Lying on the bed and embracing the pillow, she asked in a low voice, "So this is your true facade, Prince?"
Lu Chen replied, "Everyone has a dark side in their heart; I just rarely let it out."
Xue Linglong responded, "It's my bad luck, to have fallen into your hands, doomed to be your toy for life."
Lu Chen said with a smile, "Bad luck? If it weren't for me, you'd still be controlled by the Leader of the Taiyin Sect, continuing as his blood slave."
Xue Linglong huffed, "But am I not your Female Slave now?"
Hearing her words, Lu Chen leaned close, whispering in Xue Linglong's ear, "What, you're unwilling?"
At the sound of Lu Chen's deep voice, Xue Linglong felt a chill down her spine, and her body began to grow restless again.
"Oh well, who asked for this slave to be born with such a lowly fate."
Xue Linglong had accepted the reality; she realized that Lu Chen's earlier cruelty was merely a trick to add some excitement, and his nature was not really so.