Inside the room—
Liu Wuji's eyes were cold and sharp.
He was furious.
He felt humiliated.
He was a dignified Vast God from the Divine Realm, yet his own wife looked down on him like this.
It was something he simply couldn't tolerate.
And the root of it all was that so-called His Highness.
If that prince hadn't appeared, according to his plan, he would've been able to slowly win over Xu Qingxue's heart.
Honestly, he really wanted to kill that man outright.
With his means, killing someone didn't even require a direct confrontation.
He had all kinds of ways to make someone die without a sound, without a trace.
But if he acted rashly, it would definitely implicate the Xu clan—and even himself.
He used to be one of those high-ranking powerhouses himself. He understood their mindset very clearly.
When those people got angry, they didn't care whether someone was innocent.
For example, if someone he cared about died in a city, he'd just wipe out the entire city.
If that crown prince died at the Xu clan's place, whoever backed him might slaughter the whole Xu family.
"If I can't kill him, then I'll ruin his reputation. Humiliate him in public. Destroy his name."
The first thing Liu Wuji thought of was an evil technique he mastered—Desire Demon Divine Art.
This technique could summon a desire demon and let it enter another person's body.
Once that happened, the target's desires would erupt uncontrollably.
That night, Liu Wuji secretly activated the Desire Demon Divine Art.
It took him most of the night, but he successfully summoned a desire demon.
Then, he sealed the creature's power inside his own divine consciousness, ready to release it at just the right moment.
The next day—
More and more people came to visit Yang Cheng.
He couldn't just keep refusing everyone—unless he left Canglan City altogether.
But since his mission wasn't done yet, leaving wasn't an option. So he decided to just meet everyone all at once.
That day, the major powers from Canglan City and nearby cities all gathered at the Xu clan's estate.
It was the most glorious moment in the Xu clan's history.
Every Xu clan member's face glowed with excitement.
Even though all these big shots came for that crown prince, it was still their Xu clan hosting him. That gave them a real sense of pride.
It was obvious—after this event, the Xu clan's influence would definitely rise to a whole new level.
In the main hall of the Xu clan—
Yang Cheng sat at the head seat.
All the high-ranking guests below looked up at him.
"Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
One official in the group suddenly recognized him.
"You know who I am?" Yang Cheng smiled.
The official was overwhelmed, his voice trembling. "Your servant... Your servant once attended your third birthday banquet in Fengtian City. I saw you from afar."
The room instantly erupted.
They'd thought maybe this man was just some prince or noble heir.
They never imagined he was actually the Crown Prince.
That meant he was the Vice-Emperor of Great Zhou!
"Your servant pays respects to the Crown Prince!"
The prefect of Canglan City reacted quickly and dropped to his knees on the spot.
The others snapped back to their senses and all knelt down in unison.
The members of the Xu clan felt a jolt through their minds and bodies—like being struck by lightning.
Some had guessed this possibility before, but now that it was confirmed, the impact hit them like a wave.
In no time, everyone from the Xu clan also knelt down.
Except for two people still standing.
One was Xu Qingxue.
Her mouth hung open slightly, clearly still stunned by the news.
The prince was actually the Crown Prince. That was way more prestigious than she'd imagined.
Not only that, tied to his waist was the very pouch she'd given him yesterday.
It made the whole thing feel surreal.
"Ahem."
Xu Wanhe coughed urgently.
That snapped Xu Qingxue out of it. She quickly dropped to her knees.
The other one still standing—was Liu Wuji.
He really didn't want to kneel.
But with everyone else kneeling, him staying upright made him stand out like a crane in a flock of chickens.
In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and kneel down too.
"Making me kneel? Just wait—let's see how I make you lose face!"
Liu Wuji's jaw clenched in hatred.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes. He was just about to release the desire demon.
At that exact moment—
Yang Cheng looked over at him.
'Judging by Liu Wuji's expression, he's planning to release the desire demon on me?'
Though Yang Cheng hadn't interacted much with Liu Wuji in his past life, over those hundreds of years, Liu Wuji's stories and biographies had spread all across the Wasteland Realm.
So Yang Cheng knew him quite well.
In the early stages, Liu Wuji typically relied on two tricks against enemies—either direct assassination or using a desire demon.
Knowing that, how could Yang Cheng not be prepared?
Just in case, he had already told Hu Po about it.
Hu Po had been keeping watch for this moment.
As soon as Liu Wuji's expression turned sinister and an odd fluctuation rippled around him, she picked up on it.
Others might not notice, but Hu Po was a Martial Saint—there was no way she'd miss it.
Without the slightest hesitation, she used her spiritual power to silently lock down the space around Liu Wuji.
She was the most powerful person present. No one else noticed a thing.
But Liu Wuji instantly felt something was wrong.
Just as he released the desire demon, it slammed into an invisible wall.
The very next second, the demon rebounded and crashed straight back into his own sea of consciousness.
Caught off guard, Liu Wuji didn't have time to seal it away again.
The desire demon seized the opening and immediately erupted inside him.
Right then, kneeling in front of Liu Wuji was the wife of the Canglan City Prefect.
The prefect's wife was no beauty—she was broad-shouldered, thick-waisted, and most notably, had an extremely large backside.
She'd become the prefect's wife solely because of her powerful background.
The prefect himself owed his position to her family's connections.
Under the control of the desire demon, Liu Wuji lost all reason. He lunged forward without thinking.
His face slammed right into the prefect's wife's huge buttocks.
"Ah!"
The prefect's wife screamed on the spot, completely shocked.
Everyone around turned in unison. One by one, their jaws dropped.
In their eyes, the Xu clan's live-in son-in-law Liu Wuji had turned into some perverted beast, desperately gnawing at a very particular part of the prefect's wife.
"You bastard!"
The prefect of Canglan City flew into a rage.
Even if he didn't care much for his wife, she still represented his face in public.
Now someone was molesting her in broad daylight, in front of so many people—he was utterly humiliated.
"It's... it's the Xu clan's son-in-law..."
Everyone from the Xu clan froze in shock.
The rest of the crowd also recognized Liu Wuji at this point.
"Isn't that the Xu clan's useless son-in-law?"
"I heard he was a degenerate who ran off to the brothel on his wedding night. Thought it was just slander, but now it seems I gave him too much credit."
"This guy's not just lustful—he's like a sex-crazed demon. In front of all these people, he couldn't even stop himself from lunging at the prefect's wife."
"That said... while her face might not be much, that backside really is big."
The whole place exploded with noise. Voices overlapped in waves of chatter and laughter.
"You beast—utter beast!"
Xu Wanhe was about to pass out from sheer anger.
Xu Qingxue's face went completely pale. Her body swayed like she might collapse.
No matter what, Liu Wuji was still her husband.
And now, with him doing something this disgusting in public, she felt nothing but humiliation.