Canglan City Prison.
Liu Wuji was locked up here.
"This guy always looked like a useless bum, but turns out he's savage."
"To assault the prefect's wife in public—just how desperate do you have to be? No wonder he ran off to the brothel on his wedding night. Guess he thought the Xu family's young miss couldn't satisfy him."
"Heh, obviously. A girl like Xu Qingxue looks so proper—she wouldn't know how to please a man, let alone let loose. The brothel girls are different. They're bold, full of tricks, and with enough money, you can get several at once."
A few jailers chatted nearby.
"Shut the hell up!"
Liu Wuji's eyes gleamed with cold fury.
He didn't care if they mocked him—but if they dragged Xu Qingxue into it, he wouldn't stand for it.
"Oh? Still trying to act tough when you're already dead meat?"
A jailer sneered. "Liu Wuji, the investigation's complete. You really did kill those dozens of people. The prefect has sentenced you to death. You'll be executed in three days."
"You better behave and suck up to us. If we're in a good mood, maybe we'll let you eat something decent before you die."
"Executed in three days?"
Liu Wuji's pupils shrank sharply. Even the last trace of hope inside him was crushed.
Looks like he had no choice but to escape.
Before, he'd planned to rely on the Xu family's resources to rapidly strengthen himself in the early stages.
Now the situation had flipped. Staying meant certain death—his only choice was to flee Canglan City.
"Liu Wuji, you really are bold to the extreme. Being a horny beast is one thing. With the Xu family's power, they could've easily protected you."
"But you actually killed so many people. You really do deserve to die."
The other jailers also mocked him.
At that moment, footsteps echoed outside.
Soon after, a few jailers saw the prison warden respectfully lead two people inside.
When they saw one of them was a three-year-old boy, the jailers immediately realized who he was.
Clang—
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
All the jailers dropped to their knees.
"No need for formalities," Yang Cheng said.
The jailers stood, faces full of excitement.
"Qingxue! You came to see me!"
Liu Wuji stared at Xu Qingxue with excitement.
Xu Qingxue didn't say a word, her face ice-cold.
The maid beside her stepped forward. "Liu Wuji, if you still have a shred of conscience, sign this divorce agreement."
Even without a divorce agreement, Xu Qingxue could still dismiss him.
But only a divorce agreement was officially recognized. A dismissal letter only had force in the eyes of commoners—it held no legal power.
Of course, with Yang Cheng's authority, he could easily have someone forge a legally binding divorce agreement.
But he didn't. He wanted Xu Qingxue to divorce Liu Wuji personally.
"Divorce?"
Liu Wuji froze on the spot.
"Obviously. You're about to die. If you don't sign the divorce agreement, you want our young miss to live as a widow?"
The maid snapped.
"No! I won't die!"
Liu Wuji said urgently, "Qingxue, believe me—I won't die. In the future, I'll make you a thousand times more glorious than now. I'll even take you to the God Realm."
"Hahaha!"
"This guy's lost his mind, huh?"
Even the jailers couldn't help laughing.
Xu Qingxue and the maid were utterly embarrassed.
"Liu Wuji, the prefect already pronounced your death sentence. The governor has approved it too."
The maid said, "In three days, your head will roll. Stop dreaming. Hurry up and sign the divorce agreement, don't make me despise you more."
Liu Wuji's hand on the iron bars trembled.
He stared hard at Xu Qingxue. "Qingxue, believe me… you must believe me!"
"You want me to believe you?"
Xu Qingxue gave a sorrowful smile. "On our wedding day, I chose to believe you. I thought you'd let go of the past and change. But you ran off to a brothel on our wedding night and made me the laughingstock of the whole city."
"Even after that, I didn't give up on you. I still gave you chances."
"And you?"
"You forced yourself on the prefect's wife in broad daylight, in front of everyone."
"Even then, I still held on to a sliver of hope for you."
"But now I realize—I truly underestimated you."
"You're actually a bloodthirsty killer. In just seven days, you murdered dozens of people. How terrifying is that?"
"Even now, what I brought is just a divorce agreement, not a dismissal letter."
"Liu Wuji, if you have even a bit of true feeling for me, sign this divorce."
"No… why is this happening?"
Liu Wuji's eyes turned red.
With his abilities, reborn in such a tiny mayfly world, wasn't he supposed to crush everything and rise quickly?
So how did things end up like this?
"Liu Wuji," Yang Cheng said, "for Xu Qingxue's sake, if you're willing to sign the divorce, I'll have Prefect Yuan use the Dog-Head Guillotine on you in three days."
The Dog-Head Guillotine might sound unpleasant, but it was actually the preferred execution for convicts. It killed swiftly, slicing the head off in an instant with no pain.
Executioners, on the other hand, often had shaky hands. They couldn't finish the job in one stroke. It was far more painful than the Dog-Head Guillotine.
"So it's you!"
Liu Wuji glared hatefully at Yang Cheng. "Ever since you arrived, everything's gone wrong!"
"Liu Wuji, you're truly beyond saving."
Xu Qingxue scolded him. "Did His Highness the Crown Prince make you assault the prefect's wife? Did he tell you to kill people?"
"Besides, when you went to the brothel, His Highness hadn't even arrived in Canglan City."
"You clearly committed all these crimes yourself. Not only do you show no remorse, but you blame others? Ridiculous."
"Hahaha, why are you in such a rush to defend him?"
Liu Wuji burst into laughter.
"You… you…"
Xu Qingxue's face turned red with anger.
"Fine, very well. Xu Qingxue, you want to divorce me just so you can cling to power? Maybe even become a royal consort someday?"
Liu Wuji was completely enraged. "Then I'll grant your wish. Just don't regret it in the future!"
He swore to himself—one day, he'd storm the Great Zhou palace and crush this Crown Prince underfoot.
Then Xu Qingxue would realize just how terribly wrong her choice was today.
"Hmph."
The maid immediately handed the divorce paper and brush to Liu Wuji.
This time, Liu Wuji didn't hesitate. He signed his name.
Ding!
[Shocking! What just happened?]
[The host brought the Swallowing Heaven Ancient Demon's beloved wife Xu Qingxue to meet him.]
[But Xu Qingxue pulled out a divorce agreement. The Swallowing Heaven Ancient Demon, humiliated, signed it in fury.]
[For any man, being forced by his wife to sign a divorce in public is one of the greatest disgraces under heaven.]
[The host's revenge against the Swallowing Heaven Ancient Demon has become an art form.]
[Congratulations, Host. Achievement points have reached legendary level. The Heavenly Dao Divine Book is now unlocked to the eighth level!]
[Would the Host like to claim the reward, or continue the mission?]
Yang Cheng silently chose the former.
"Your Highness, let's go. The air here is too foul. You're far too noble to linger in a place like this," Xu Qingxue said.
"Alright," Yang Cheng replied.
Liu Wuji's heart grew even colder.
But Yang Cheng knew full well—Liu Wuji wouldn't die that easily.
Still, there was no rush.
There were still three days left until the execution. He wanted to see what Liu Wuji would do to try and survive.