Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor novel Chapter 644

Inside a medium wooden house, a woman had dinner ready as she waited for her husband. She sat in a chair, waiting for at least a few hours before a man entered the room. After seeing someone waiting for him, the man's face became stiff: "Honey–"

"Where have you been?" asked the wife.

"I went to Shi Yaozu's house to help him on his farm."

"It's been more than hours since the sun has set." She looked at the food on the table. "And the food is already cold."

"I'm sorry. I didn't pay attention to time. And when I realized how late it was, it was already dark outside."

The wife did not immediately reply. She stared at the food she had spent hours cooking before sighing out loud: "Who is she?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't treat me like I'm stupid! I know you're cheating, and I want to know the other woman's identity."

"No, no, honey. In the name of the Death Controlling King, I swear there is no other woman."

"I don't believe you," replied the wife. "I want a divorce."

"Nothing but this," said the husband as he knelt before his wife. "Please, forgive me. I won't do it again."

"I've forgiven you three times already. And each time, you promised me you would not do it again. But then?"

The husband did not know what to say.

"It's because you know I'll forgive you that you keep doing it. Well, I've had enough," continued the wife. "Tomorrow, I will apply to the magistrate to annul our marriage."

After saying that, the wife stood from her chair to walk toward the bedroom. _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

"No, no, no," muttered the husband. According to the kingdom's law, he would lose more than half of his property(farm) because of his infidelity after the divorce. Then, there is the stigma associated with a divorced man; he did not want to live his life like this, shunted by his community.

The husband's eyes suddenly turned red, and he lost his mind. He took one of the knives on the table and rushed straight into his wife's back, stabbing her more than a dozen times.

When the husband regained his mind, he found blood all over his clothes, and he was holding a knife. His wife of 7 years was bleeding heavily on the ground. The husband took a step back, questioning what he had done.

However, before he could think properly, something magical occurred. The wounds on his wife magically healed, and her pale complexion returned to normal. The scene scared the husband, so he instinctively stabbed her again. However, a magical shield manifested out of nowhere and protected her.

The husband watched the fear and dread in his wife's eyes, and a new realization dawned on him. Without wasting time, he rushed outside the house. Unfortunately for him, people from the kingdom's public security had already surrounded his home. And when they saw the blood on his clothes, they took their weapons.

Then, the leader said to the husband: "We have detected an attempted murder in this location. And according to the law, killing is an illegal act."

The husband did not resist since he knew it was pointless. The patrolman from the Public Security Bureau arrested him before taking the wife's statement. Attempted murder is one of the highest crimes in the Empire, so the husband will probably spend the rest of his life in a dark cell.

Undying Kingdom, Royal Palace:

The Death Controlling King, Li Wei, sat on his throne, overlooking his ministers.

"Is this necessary?" he asked.

"Yes, your majesty," replied the Prime Minister. "These people have committed the greatest sins and must be executed. Furthermore, our prisons are getting too crowded: we must either eliminate some people or build more."

Li Wei did not immediately respond. A few minutes later, he sighed before waving his hand to manifest a black talisman that would release a strange black-and-white light. All the citizens of this kingdom are immortal, but only the king has the power to strip this immortality from them.

"I need you to supervise the entire thing," ordered the King.

"As you wish."

Li Wei dismissed everybody and stayed in the Throne Room. He sat for hours, alone with his thoughts. He was only disturbed when Queen Wang Hong entered the room with today's dinner.

"Are you alright?" she asked as she checked his forehead for temperature. "You've been distracted–even dazed–the past few days."

"You remember how this kingdom started?"

She did remember. Back then, they were struggling to feed themselves and survive. So, her husband took a job as an executioner since it was good pay, and few people wanted to do this dirty job.

However, after being forced to kill a family that was most likely innocent, he began to question things–including his sanity. Then, one day, an immortal came to see him and offered him the power to create a kingdom where everybody was undying; a kingdom where only he could decide a person's fate–including life and death.

"Ever since that day, I've been thinking about why the Immortal chose me for this mission. I wonder if there is a reason."

"We've had this conversation before: we cannot fathom the Immortal's mind. So, for the sake of our family and this kingdom, don't think about these things," pleaded his wife.