Chapter 349


    Just as Vananeru spoke, Jonathan spotted Gd.


    Gd had been stripped naked, and there was a dog cor around his neck. He was tied to one of the


    pirs of the temple and unable to stand on his feet.


    A metal chain had been pierced through Gd''s abdomen as well.


    That was truly karma.


    Whatever he had done to Wretched was happening to him right now.


    As far as Vananeru was concerned, her father held an esteemed position in the country. When she saw


    the state he was in, she felt an intense heartache that instant.


    Vananeru rushed forward to her father.


    Gd looked up weakly. When he saw his daughter, he appeared to be very calm.


    After concealing a certain body part, he smiled nonchntly and asked, “Vananeru, what are you doing


    here?”


    “Father, I''m here to take you home. I''m so sorry,” said Vananeru as tears flowed down her face. She


    wanted to remove the dog cor from Gd''s neck but to no avail.


    She walked up quickly to Jonathan and begged, “Please save my father. I''m willing to do anything for


    you as long as you can save him.”


    Jonathan did not feel sorry for Gd at all. He cast a nce at Vananeru before saying, “Back then,


    your father had given cacodemon the same treatment. No matter how much we begged of him, he


    refused to change his mind. This is his retribution.”


    Vananeru was taken aback. She got down on her knees and continued to beg, “No matter what my


    father has done, this is punishment enough. I beg you. Please save my father. As long as you can help


    him, I''m willing to do anything for you.”


    Jonathan reached out to help Vananeru back to her feet. She refused to get up, so Jonathan had to


    force her to. In the end, she had no choice but to stand up. He said, “Well, first, I''m unable to save your


    father. Now that Wretched the Great is no longer a cacodemon, he won''t listen to me. Second, I don''t


    wish to save him.”


    When Vananeru saw how cold-hearted Jonathan was, she lost all hope. She ran up to Wretched, got


    down on her knees, and pleaded, “Wretched the Great, please let my father off. I''m willing to do


    anything for you if you let him go.”


    Wretched looked at Vananeru coldly and with pity. “Anything?”


    Vananeru nodded. Her face was covered with tears, and she looked extremely pitiful.


    Wretched said calmly, “All right, then. I have thirty-six ghost messengers here who have never been


    with a woman before. I want you to remove your clothes right now and serve them. If you''re willing to


    do so, I''ll release your father.”


    In that instant, Vananeru trembled violently. She did not expect such a cruel consequence.


    “What''s the matter? You aren''t willing to do so?” asked Wretched.


    Vananeru was at a loss for words. She turned to Jonathan for help.


    Jonathan could not help but speak up for her. “Cacodemon, she''s a friend of mine. Please don''t do this


    if you have any respect for me.”


    “Insolence!” shouted one of the ghost messengers. “Wretched the Great is here. How dare you address


    him as cacodemon?”


    “You''re the insolent one!” Wretched red at that ghost messenger. “Jonathan is my friend. Seeing him


    is as good as seeing me. If anyone of you dares to be disrespectful toward him, you''re asking for your


    death!”


    That ghost messenger was shocked to hear that. He shivered in fear and immediately apologized to


    Jonathan.


    Jonathan ignored that ghost messenger and looked at Wretched instead.


    Wretched said, “Jonathan, are you in love with this woman? If that''s the case, I''ll release this sly


    bast*rd if she''s willing to be your wife.”


    Jonathan shook his head. “No, but we''re friends. I hope you can show my friend some respect.”


    Vananeru cut in, “Jonathan, I beg of you. I''m willing to marry you. Please save my father.”


    Jonathan was slightly taken aback and began to hesitate.


    Although he did not want to rescue Gd, he did not mind giving in to Vananeru''s request.


    As long as I admit that I like Vananeru, then Wretched will be willing to let Gd go. There''s no harm in


    it, isn''t it?


    Just as he was contemting, Wretched said, “Jonathan, you''re my closest friend. Please don''t lie to


    me. You''re fully aware of my hatred toward this sly bast*rd and the way he treated me in the past.


    Please don''t trample on our friendship.”


    Jonathan did not know what to say.


    Vananeru continued to beg Jonathan, “Please.”


    Just then, Gd sat cross-legged and said calmly, “Vananeru, just go. This is between the two of us.


    There''s no need for you to get involved.”


    Vananeru was put in a difficult position.


    Wretched looked at her and said, “I don''t think you know your father well. He''s probably the most


    selfish person in the world. I told him that if he licked my toes, I''d let him off, but he refused to. There


    were close to three thousand vigers in my custody. If he had been willing to lick my toes, I''d have


    released them. But once again, this cold, selfish father of yours had refused to. How can someone as


    selfish as he pretends to be a holy master?”


    Vananeru looked at her father, who remained silent. That could only mean that what Wretched said


    was true. In reality, Wretched was a person who disliked lying.


    Vananeru was stunned. She looked perplexedly at her father and asked, “Father, why? As the leader of


    the country, those three thousand lives must be more important to you than your knees. I believe that


    Wretched the Great will honor his words and let you go if you do as he says.”


    Gd looked calm at first, but he suddenlyughed out loud. “What do the lives of those lowly


    peasants got to do with me? Wretched can take my life and humiliate me, but he can''t change my mind


    and determination. There''s no way I will bow down to him to prove his brilliance!”


    Vananeru was shocked beyond words.


    Gd seemed to be meant it.


    Once Gd removed his front as a kind and just leader, all that was left was a cold-hearted man.


    That revtion stunned Vananeru to the core.


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    However, Jonathan was not surprised. People who practiced the Destino Art had a very resolute will to


    the point of stubbornness. They rarely changed their mind once they had made a decision.


    Wretched wanted Gd to kneel down because getting Gd to yield would be a great achievement


    for him. Such an achievement would create a magical force field.


    Just like a king who had won a battle, his prestige would increase.


    Emperor Waylon was one good example!


    On the other hand, no one remembered his father, Emperor Jude.


    They were both emperors. Yet, the difference was huge.


    “Fine!” Wretched spoke up. “Jonathan, since Vananeru is your friend, I don''t mind respecting her. But


    Vananeru is his daughter. As far as rtions are concerned, you aren''t as close to her as this sly


    bast*rd. Am I right?”


    Jonathan had no idea what Wretched was up to, so he did not respond.


    Wretched continued, “If this sly bast*rd bows down to me, I''m willing to let both father and daughter go


    safely. If he is unwilling, then don''t me me for being cruel. I want these thirty-six subordinates of


    mine to take turns and torture her.”


    Wretched then turned to look at Gd. “The decision lies in your hands, not mine. You said the lives of


    those lowly peasants have nothing to do with you. How about now? Does the life of your precious


    daughter have anything to do with you? You know me well enough. Once I say something, I will do it. I


    told you before that if you refused to bow to me, I''d ughter all three thousand vigers, and I have


    already done so. So you should know that I won''t spare your daughter.”


    Gd looked at Wretched and, without any hesitation, said, “It''s your call. Before Fyeor attained


    enlightenment, he had suffered tremendously, but he refused to give up. In the end, he became Fyeor.


    Even the enemy of the first emperor had threatened to ughter his parents. Yet, he was unmoved. If


    he could do it, why can''t I? It doesn''t matter how you torture and humiliate me. You can never change


    my mind.”


    “Demonic path!” Jonathan jumped forth. He could no longer control his anger. “If this is what you


    believe in, you''re on a demonic path. In the past, I might have hated you, but I admired you


    nheless. Right now, I think I''ve gotten it all wrong. You are not fit to be a human being.”


    Gd shut his eyes and could not care less about what was going on around him.


    Wretched was also upset by his decision.


    Jonathan was so frightened that he jumped in front of Vananeru to protect her.


    At that moment, Vananeru was utterly dested. She was very disappointed in her father.


    In the past, she had always thought that her father doted on her the most. All he had cared about was


    her. Yet now she realized it was all just a joke.


    Cruel. This is too cruel.


    Jonathan said to Wretched, “Cacodemon, don''t hurt her. She''s a poor thing.”


    Wretched looked at Jonathan and said coldly, “Her father doesn''t even care about her life and death.


    Who do you think you are? Her savior?”


    “As long as I''m still alive, I won''t allow anyone to hurt you. Likewise, I won''t allow you to hurt her either.”


    “Who is shepared to me?” asked Wretched as he eyed Jonathan withplex emotions.


    Jonathan was taken aback. “Cacodemon, you''re no longer a cacodemon. I don''t know what to tell you.


    As for Vananeru, I''m doing this because it''s the right thing to do. Back then, I saved you because of the


    kinship between us. If I were a cold-blooded person, I wouldn''t have done these things for you and


    saved Zoe too. We have what we have now because of who I am. Do you understand?”


    Wretched looked at Jonathan in bewilderment. “I think I do. Forget it. I give up on this sly bast*rd. I


    doubt anyone can change his way of thinking anymore.”