He had taken control! He had been controlled just a moment ago, and it was the kind of force that defied all reason. His body and even his voice had been taken from him.

Inviting Lu Changsheng into the carriage had been no wish of his. He had been used, and the invitation had come out of him. An ability like that was both uncanny and frightening, and it was unlikely that any demon outside could do something similar.

Lu Changsheng gave a slight smile. "My lord, since you became a blood descendant, your energy has been boundless, and the old injuries you carried for years have not come back once. Barring any accidents, living out a full hundred years will cost you nothing at all.

"It is a fine thing being a blood descendant, is it not? The world outside calls me the Flesh and Blood Progenitor, by the way."

The marquis's face changed in an instant upon hearing Lu Changsheng's...