Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess

Hearing Jiang Chenghai's words, Jiang Shouzhong was quite surprised.

Because, as he previously knew, the Heavenly Dog Divine Demon was a demon with an ancient bloodline, and due to its previously exhausted Demon Qi, it had fallen into slumber and was eventually discovered by him by accident.

Yet now he learns that this dog was once the gatekeeper of the Divine Prison.

What on earth is going on?

Reflecting on the words previously said by the Demon Mirror, Jiang Shouzhong had a vague guess in his mind.

The real Heavenly Dog Divine Demon might have already died as its Demon Qi depleted.

Its body was occupied by the Demon Soul of the Divine Prison Dog.

This means that the immortals of Taoyuan Holy Land, in their search for the Red Rain Sea, encountered the Divine Prison Dog, and believed it had been killed, not realizing that the residual soul of the Divine Prison Dog had escaped and possessed the Heavenly Dog Divine Demon's body.

This is also why it could be subdued by the Zodiac Map.

On the other hand, the Zodiac Map is most likely also the Red Demon's.

The dog demon roared and rushed towards Jiang Chenghai.

"Hmph, a demon of the Saintly Ascension Realm is indeed formidable, but alas, here... I am the master!"

Jiang Chenghai raised a hand and lightly pressed down on the dog demon.

Suddenly, a mirror appeared above.

At the same time, a dense network of fine threads descended from the mirror surface, crisscrossing unpredictably, firmly binding the dog demon.

Jiang Shouzhong watched in confusion.

Logically, Jiang Chenghai's current cultivation should not surpass the Heavenly Hook Divine Demon, so how could he exert absolute suppression?

Could it be that the Mirror Demon's power has a hidden strength?

"Master!"

At that moment, a sorrowful voice suddenly came through.

It was Zhou Zhilin who appeared out of nowhere, looking up at Jiang Chenghai in mid-air with a face full of grief: "Master, why did you deceive us? Why did you do this?"

Jiang Chenghai sighed: "Silly disciple, I sent you down the mountain in the hope that you could save your life, but I didn't expect you to return."

"Master, you—"

Zhou Zhilin wanted to say something but his body was suddenly lifted upward.

The next moment, Jiang Chenghai grasped his neck.

Jiang Chenghai stared coldly at him:

"I promised her I would take good care of you, and when there's no other choice, give you a way out, even give you Mingjing Valley. But the premise is, you have to hold onto it.

The opportunities you receive depend on destiny... Lin'er, you have ultimately let your mother down, and me as well. Since you've chosen this path of no return, I... can only follow the will of the heavens."

Jiang Chenghai closed his eyes, fingers slightly exerting force.

Crack!

The sound of the throat being crushed left Zhou Zhilin silent,

Jiang Chenghai tossed Zhou Zhilin's corpse aside, looked directly at Jiang Shouzhong and said:

"Yan Changqing took only one disciple in his life, I have no ability to kill him, so I can only let you pay the debt. This is your fate, blame no one else."

Jiang Shouzhong chuckled: "Are you so sure you can kill me?"

Jiang Chenghai's gaze turned as cold as the icy water of winter: "Jiang Mo, you wouldn't really think that you could—"

Before the words were finished, a dull "puff" sound suddenly rang out.

A hand suddenly pierced through Jiang Chenghai's heart from behind without any warning. Blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing into the air and blossoming into a flower of blood.

Jiang Chenghai slowly lowered his head, looking at the bloodied hand through his chest in disbelief.

"Master, you were right, fate is determined by the heavens."

The previously breathless Zhou Zhilin had now appeared ghost-like behind Jiang Chenghai.

However, unlike the former Zhou Zhilin, now he was surrounded by a malevolent aura.

Zhou Zhilin slowly withdrew the blood-stained hand, his movements deliberate, as if admiring a piece of art.

He looked down at the still-beating, but darkened by Demon Qi, heart in his palm, curled his lips, and softly laughed at Jiang Chenghai, who lay dead on the ground with eyes wide open:

"The Demon Mirror is not to be used in such a fashion."

Saying that, he suddenly clenched his fingers and crushed the heart.

Instantly, the sound of shattering glass resounded in succession, as if the whole world began to break apart, transforming into an array of various-shaped mirrors.

These mirrors floated in the air, reflecting the images of Jiang Shouzhong and the others.

"As expected, the Demon Mirror isn't so easy to kill. You were hiding within Zhou Zhilin's body."

Jiang Shouzhong said indifferently.

Zhou Zhilin flicked his fingertips lightly, fragments of the mirrors swirling around him, smiling as he said: "Jiang Mo, let's make a deal, what do you think?"

"Oh? What kind of deal, tell me about it."

Jiang Shouzhong raised an eyebrow.

Zhou Zhilin slowly turned his head, his gaze landing on the alluring Jiang Yi, and said:

"The owner of this body, and of course, me as well, is very interested in this naturally enchanting woman, especially since she practices the Heavenly Demon Technique.

Let her cultivate with me for forty-nine days, and I'll give you the whole of Nanjin Country, how does that sound?"

Jiang Shouzhong said: "What if I disagree?"

Zhou Zhilin sighed faintly: "A forced melon is not sweet at all, but when there's no choice, it can quench thirst. Whether you agree or not won't change the outcome."

Jiang Yi's eyes were full of disdain and ridicule, she said coldly:

"You want me to practice Dual Cultivation with you, shouldn't you ask for my opinion first? He, doesn't have the authority to decide for me."

Zhou Zhilin was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter, his gaze filled with contempt and arrogance:

"In my eyes, women are nothing more than commodities waiting to be priced and sold. They were never born with the right to control their own destiny but must obediently mark their prices, waiting for men to choose. You're no exception."