Upon learning that the royal court was unharmed, the little demon queen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zuan suddenly frowned and walked to the huge map of the demon race: "The Second Prince passed through those places, as we found out before."

“He passed through here, here, and here before…” Kong Nanwu picked up a small stick and pointed on the map. Indeed, these were all remote and barren places, with extremely harsh living conditions even for the demon race.

Zaun stared at the map, lost in thought. After a while, his expression suddenly changed: "He's going to attack the human reinforcements!"

It wasn't that Kong Nanwu and her father lacked wisdom, but rather that as demons, they were subconsciously more focused on the royal court. In addition, their attention was entirely drawn to the sealed land, so they weren't quite aware of the human reinforcements' route.

Zu'an happened to know this, since he was the one who decided on the human race's marching route and even sent Tu Shanyu to meet them. So, after seeing the Second Prince's marching route, he guessed it.

Upon hearing this, Kong Nanwu's expression changed drastically: "Oh no! If the human reinforcements are attacked, it could easily provoke a war between our two races. If that happens, the world will be in chaos, and the Second Prince will have an even easier time taking advantage of the situation!"

She instantly guessed the Second Prince's plan.

...

Meanwhile, the human reinforcements marched north, and as darkness fell, the army was setting up camp.

Inside the main tent, an elderly man dressed in a python robe was leisurely drinking tea, while two young men were arguing heatedly at the table. One of them had thick eyebrows and big eyes, while the other was rather handsome.

"Your Highness, we should send more scouts to patrol the surrounding areas. What if there is an enemy attack at night?"

The old man was none other than Liang Wang Zhao Yi, the leader of the human reinforcements, while the young man was Qin Guangyuan and Qin Yongde, the two sons of the Qin family.

Because of the Qin family's misfortune, the two brothers wanted to restore the family's glory. Having just recovered from their injuries, they volunteered to join the army heading north to provide support.

Even Qin Yongde, who used to live a life of debauchery, has become much more composed now.

King Liang calmly said, "Everyone is tired from the march. Let the soldiers rest so they can maintain their fighting strength."

"But we can't skimp on scout work, no matter how tiring it is," Qin Guangyuan said anxiously.

“This is the territory of the demon race. The King of Qingqiu escorted us all the way and treated us well. If we send more scouts, wouldn’t that be a clear sign that we don’t trust the demon race? If we ruin the peace that the two races have worked so hard to achieve, can you bear the consequences?” King Liang glanced at them.

"We're just soldiers, we don't know that much, we only know that as soldiers, we have to ensure the safety of the army," Qin Guangyuan retorted stubbornly.

"If you're still worried, then go out on patrol your own with your own men!" King Liang said impatiently.

The two brothers grew anxious: "But these days it has been our men patrolling and guarding that have been doing it all, and they are exhausted. So we hope that Your Highness will send some more men."

Snap!

"Isn't this your own doing?" King Liang slammed his fist on the table. "I've tolerated you for too long. You've been interfering all along the way. Who's the commander-in-chief here, you or me?"

"Do you still think the army is your Qin family's territory?"

"Get out of here!"