Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 354

Chapter 354: Han Xin distancing himself unsuccessfully.

However, the second round was a different story. Xiang Yu transformed into a fierce competitor. His focus was razor-sharp, his moves calculated. As he played card after card, the others began to sweat, their confidence waning.

The amount of Star Coins they were about to lose felt staggering. They were about to lose an equivalent of three months’ salary. But to Xiang Yu, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Seeing their discomfort, Xiang Yu leaned back in his chair, a smile playing on his lips. "Old Tong," he said, "I am not an unreasonable person. How about this? You answer my questions, and I will let this go."

Old Tong raised an eyebrow, sensing the shift in the atmosphere. He waved his hand, and the other two men quietly stepped away, giving them space. The old engineer’s impression of Xiang Yu began to change. Who had said this crown prince was useless? With each move, Xiang Yu was leading him deeper into a trap, and Old Tong was unwittingly falling for it.

"Whatever His Highness needs to know, I will try to answer truthfully," Old Tong replied, his tone shifting to one of cautious respect.

"Good," Xiang Yu said, leaning in closer, his voice low and serious.

Meanwhile, Han Xin had long since left the palace, rising early to avoid Xiang Yu waking up and finding him in his bed. After sleeping together last night, he sensed things were spiralling out of his control. _{freewёbnoνel.com}

He had tried multiple times to slip away unnoticed, but each time he found himself ensnared by the intoxicating scent of Xiang Yu, which lingered in the air. He slept more soundly than he cared to admit, a comfort he didn’t want to confront.

Determined to distance himself from the crown prince, Han Xin ignored all messages from Xiang Yu. When Zeus, his AI assistant, chimed in with an update, Han Xin was quick to cut it off. "Don’t tell me anything about him for the next twenty-four hours," he instructed.

"Yes, sir," Zeus replied, it’s tone compliant.

As Han Xin finished assembling his plasma rifle, the Stellar Viper, a sleek stealth aircraft, hovered silently above the desolate warehouse in the lower city. The atmosphere was tense, filled with anticipation.

"Are you ready?" Han Zhan asked, gripping his plasma gun tightly.

"Ready," Han Xin confirmed, pulling down his black mask, his mind focused.

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A soft breeze whispered through the dilapidated warehouse, stirring up debris in the contaminated zone of the lower city. The air was thick with the scent of decay, and wisps of green smoke curled upward, twisting and turning as if trying to escape.