I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 457

Chapter 457: Chapter 186: Little thief, don’t mess around! The Empress baby’s special reward!

Feeling the sharp gaze as if needles on his back, Chen Mo’s eyebrows twitched, and he transmitted sound into ears: "Your Highness, please allow me to explain..."

How could the Empress listen to him?

"Zhu’er, let’s go!"

With her bosom heaving, she stood up abruptly.

Chen Mo knew well that with the Empress’s petty nature, letting her leave at such a moment would only make things harder to explain later!

"Wait, Your Highness, please stay!"

In a moment of urgency, he reached out to grab the Empress’s little foot.

?!

The Empress immediately stiffened in place, her apricot eyes glaring at Chen Mo, signaling for him to let go.

Chen Mo transmitted sound: "Your Highness, you wouldn’t want your identity exposed, would you?"

"..."

The Empress’s cheeks reddened, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed.

This little thief is brazen; if he really acts out in public and is discovered by these sect disciples, it would be a disgrace to the Imperial Family!

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly sat back down.

Lin Jingzhu asked suspiciously: "Auntie, are we not leaving?"

The Empress cleared her throat: "Cough cough, let’s wait for a moment..."

Fortunately, there was a desk blocking, and their small actions went unnoticed.

However, Shen Zhixia, leaning against Chen Mo, noticed something unusual, glancing at the figure wrapped in a black robe with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Your Highness, you’ve really misunderstood."

"I was temporarily tasked with maintaining order in the lecture hall. As you know, these sect disciples are unruly; to get them to cooperate, I came up with this method to build relations... otherwise, how would today’s matters have been so easily resolved?"

Chen Mo quietly took off his shoes, gently kneading the dainty toes while explaining through sound transmission.

The Empress’s expression slightly softened, yet she still eyed him suspiciously.

Chen Mo said solemnly: "Rest assured, Your Highness. I have conducted myself well without doing anything inappropriate."

The Empress rolled her eyes at him.

She wouldn’t believe such nonsense!

With this guy’s nature, surely he wouldn’t be honest!

But truthfully, today’s affair couldn’t have gone through without Chen Mo’s help.

"Your Highness, please don’t be angry with me, alright?" Chen Mo lightly tickled her sole.

"Hmm~"

The Empress shivered, nearly letting out a sound.

Shen Zhixia looked at Chen Mo sitting properly, then at the slightly trembling figure in the black robe, feeling something wasn’t quite right.

...

The sect disciples around them looked over, their gazes filled with confusion and shock.

"Isn’t that the Netherworld Sect’s Holy Daughter, Yu Hongyin? She seems to be quite familiar with Mr. Chen?"

Fairy, is she worried about him?

"Rest assured, Fairy, I know my limits..."

Ling Ningzhi saw he was stubborn and said in a low voice to Chen Mo: "Mr. Chen, you absolutely mustn’t agree. If you accidentally kill or cripple him, Martial Saint Mountain will come looking for trouble."

Zi Lianji: "..."

Chen Mo shook his head.

With this pretentious character, if he can’t be taught a lesson, he may continue to entangle in the future; better to settle it once and for all...

He pondered for a moment, then said: "Sparring is fine, but just fighting dryly is too dull. How about we set some stakes?"

Zi Lianji raised an eyebrow: "Alright then, magical treasures, gold or Spiritual Marrow, you name it."

Chen Mo shook his head: "These are meaningless. If you lose, I want you to sign the Sect Practical Rules and leave a Divine Soul imprint."

Zi Lianji’s brow furrowed upon hearing that.

The Sect Practical Rules are the government’s new regulations for sects. Signing it allows one to serve as an ’operative’ for the court, thereby earning contribution value to exchange for rare treasures and gain various privileges.

These operatives, backed by the government, naturally blur the lines between sects.

A just and open ploy.

"These sect disciples, having come to the capital, have no choice but to eventually sign the rules."

"But volunteering and being forced are essentially different."

"Moreover, if the chief of the Martial Saint Sect takes the lead in signing, it’s greatly beneficial for subsequent plan execution."

The Empress clearly understood Chen Mo’s intentions; he seemed quite invested in this matter, rubbing her foot against his calf in approval.