The two demons couldn't bear to look directly at it and quickly turned their heads away.

The White Ape Demon King was somewhat stunned by the attack. If it weren't for the fact that its strength was inferior to that of the Demon Emperor, it would have really fought back.

"A bunch of useless trash!" The Demon Emperor's face was extremely ugly.

It seems that only it can handle this matter on its own.

The Demon Emperor couldn't help but glance at the sky outside the barrier and frowned.

It feared that if it made a move, it would be unable to suppress the powerful aura emanating from its body, which would attract a lightning tribulation.

It doesn't want to die!

"Get out of here, all of you!" the Demon Emperor roared.

"Yes!" The demon kings were eager to leave to avoid being beaten, and immediately withdrew after hearing the demon emperor's words.

"That bastard! When I become stronger one day, I'll definitely give him a good beating!" the White Ape Demon King said angrily.

"Brother, calm down. Go back and heal your injuries. There may be other opportunities like this in the future!" the Azure Scale Demon King said softly.

"Tell me... who is lying, the Demon Emperor or Ye Xianya?" the White Ape Demon King couldn't help but ask.

After hearing its words, the Tengshe Demon King's lips twitched. After a long while, he said, "No matter who is lying, it is much more difficult for us demons to ascend than for humans and spirit beasts. Even though we are already demon kings, we still have a lifespan limit. We need to cultivate to the level of an emperor before we have a chance to ascend. That is too far away for us!"

“That’s right!” The Azure Scale Demon King nodded. “Right now, the ones who are most eager to ascend are definitely our Emperor and that Sect Master Ye. They are also the ones who most want to open the path to ascension. Why don’t we wait and see how things develop?”

Upon hearing this, the White Ape Demon King nodded: "That's right. That bastard Demon Emperor only knows how to use us as pawns. We need to be careful and not lose our lives like the Red Scorpion Demon King and the Centipede Demon King. That would be a loss that doesn't outweigh the gain!"

Although it got beaten up, at least it's still alive.

"If the Demon Emperor gives us any more orders in the future, when we do things for him, we should just do what we're supposed to do and not be foolish enough to rush forward and lose our lives for nothing!" In other words, as long as things are done superficially, that's enough. People like the Demon Emperor are not worth them paying too much for.

"Yes!" Tengshe Demon King and Qinglin Demon King nodded hurriedly.

"Tell our powerful demons to avoid going to the Great Yan Dynasty, especially the capital, or they'll just be throwing their lives away!" The Demon Emperor didn't care about the lives of his demons, but the White Ape Demon King did.

It's not easy for everyone to cultivate themselves; being able to live peacefully and steadily is better than anything else.

...

March 18th is the day Ye Xianya comes of age.

Empress Ye Miaoyun specially held a grand coming-of-age ceremony for her daughter.

Ye Xianya didn't really care about these things, but since it was her mother's good intention, she had no choice but to do her best to cooperate.

She, who usually doesn't pay much attention to her clothes and appearance, was dressed up carefully today by the people sent by Ye Miaoyun.

Looking at the beautiful woman in the mirror, Ye Xianya was a little surprised.

In this life, she is even more beautiful than in her previous life, but she is still young and has not yet fully matured, occasionally giving people a sense of childishness.

Today she changed her hairstyle and dressed up carefully, as if she had grown up all of a sudden.

Ye Miaoyun personally put the last hairpin on her daughter's head. It was specially made for her by the Imperial Household Department and was very beautiful.

When they arrived at the banquet venue, Ye Xianya discovered that her mother had invited quite a few people, all of whom were female relatives of royalty and high-ranking officials. She also saw Qi Yu, the daughter of Prince An.

She seemed particularly well-behaved today, following Princess An's side.

Ye Miaoyun is only two months pregnant, and this has not yet been announced to the public, so no one knows about it.

Seeing Ye Xianya and her daughter enjoying such a glamorous life, Qi Yu's face was filled with hatred.

“Yu’er, you mustn’t do that. This is the palace, not our residence,” Princess An said softly, taking her daughter’s hand in her ear.

“Mother, if it weren’t for Ye Xianya, Grandmother wouldn’t have been confined to the palace, and I wouldn’t have been whipped by Father,” Qi Yu said through gritted teeth.

Last time in the palace, she and her grandmother offended Ye Xianya and her daughter. As a result, her grandmother was confined to her quarters, and she was sent back to the Prince's Mansion. Her mother had already punished her, but when her father found out about it, he whipped her several times.

From childhood to adulthood, her father never laid a finger on her. It was all because of those two wretches that she was beaten and ridiculed.

She didn't want to go to the palace today, but her father and mother insisted that she come.

They even told her to try her best to please Ye Xianya, which made Qi Yu extremely angry.

“Yu’er, the Emperor has no son yet. Your brother is very likely to be adopted by the Emperor and become the Crown Prince. At this critical juncture, you must not hold him back. Also… although the princess is not the Emperor’s biological daughter, she is very favored. If you go against her, you will only be asking for trouble.”

"Just wait, once my brother becomes the crown prince and inherits the throne, I'll make them pay," Qi Yu said through gritted teeth.

The mother and daughter were very close and spoke softly, so they weren't worried about being overheard.

But Ye Xianya was no ordinary person; she overheard their whispers.

“Even if your brother becomes the crown prince or the emperor, you can’t touch them. I heard from your father that Ye Xianya was a member of the Taiyi Sect in her previous life. She knows mystical arts and is not someone we can mess with. Behave yourself, or I won’t take you out of the manor from today onwards.” Princess An gently patted her daughter’s hand and said in a low voice.

"So what if it's the Taiyi Sect? There are other forces in the world that can rival it. I heard from my brother that the demon race has risen to power, and they're not afraid of the Taiyi Sect. Uncle Ba is doing quite well in the Jiyuan Kingdom, and we..."

Before she could finish speaking, Princess An interrupted her: "Alright, stop talking. Be careful, walls have ears. That Ye Xianya is quite capable."

"I don't believe she can hear me." After saying that, Qi Yu subconsciously looked up at Ye Xianya sitting above, only to find that Ye Xianya was staring at her with a sarcastic expression on her face.

Qi Yu's smile froze on her face.

Could it be that she can really hear what she and her mother are saying?

No, no, no, it must be my imagination.

The next moment, Qi Yu heard Ye Xianya's voice: "Qi Yu, is your father, Prince An, still in contact with Qi Yanping?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu was shocked and subconsciously said, "No, my father and Qi Yanping have long since severed ties and have never been in contact."

"That's good. Qi Yanping is not only a rebel, but also has demon blood. Everyone has the right to kill him. Anyone who gets involved with him is a traitor!"

"Princess, you jest! The Prince would never have such thoughts!" Princess An was also startled and quickly stood up to say.

Logically speaking, since Ye Xianya questioned her prince's connection with the traitor Qi Yanping in front of so many people, she should have cried and made a scene to fight back.