Yun Qi slowly walked out of the shadows, lazily turning the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

It's as if they're walking a fine line between good and evil.

For hundreds of years, Yun Qi has presented himself as someone who is almost cowardly.

This was also the first time he had used such ruthless methods in front of everyone.

To be honest, Yun Qi had no intention of helping Li Muge; they were mortal enemies. But for some reason, he saw through Li Muge's bravado in her almost heartless words.

"No need to be polite, Li Muge. Anyway, we'll be family soon."

Yun Qi's background is very mysterious. When he appeared in the Demon Realm, it seemed that no one knew where he came from, not even the old Demon Lord at the time.

But his abilities are truly outstanding.

They killed all the demonic forces who had gathered in one place intending to rebel without lifting a finger.

"You, you are all a den of snakes and rats." Phoenix Queen grabbed Yun Qi by the neck, suspending him in mid-air, and did not forget to threaten him: "Demon Lord, you dared to kill people from the Immortal Realm, are you not afraid of the Heavenly Realm's wrath?"

Li Muge found it amusing: "Why blame me? The Empress Feng is probably so kind that she has lost all sense of shame and brains. When has our Demon Realm ever needed to look up to the Celestial Realm?"

With her back suspended in mid-air, Feng Hou felt the force of Li Muge gripping her neck increasingly suffocating her.

"Li, Li Muge, you dare to kill your mother! This is an act that heaven and earth cannot tolerate."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Phoenix Queen, you are truly foolish. It was your confusion back then that led to this protector and Su Qing switching identities. Now Su Qing has returned to your side, enjoying your company."

Li Muge raised his right hand, and the Phoenix Cry Sword appeared in his hand: "Then, Empress Phoenix, this protector would like to ask you, where exactly are my father and mother now?"

"They were the ones who saved you back then. Just because they have ordinary blood, does that mean they are not fit to be parents?"

"Mu Ge." A sudden panic arose in the Empress's heart, and she didn't even dare to meet Li Mu Ge's eyes. Yun Qi stood on the riverbank, not saying a word, just watching quietly.

Suddenly, memories flashed through his mind of those nightmarish experiences he had also had.

"Do not call me by my name."

Li Muge used his spiritual power to control the Phoenix Cry Sword, aiming it at the Phoenix Queen's heart.

Just then, a five-colored phoenix flew in from the horizon and rescued the Phoenix Queen from Li Muge's Phoenix Cry Sword.

"Third Brother."

Li Muge couldn't help but utter the words of a title that was once familiar but now felt extremely strange.

The colorful phoenix transformed into human form.

It transformed into human form.

"Li Muge." After a burst of multicolored light, Su Xun emerged carrying the Phoenix Empress.

He was a prince adopted by the Phoenix King and Phoenix Queen from another royal family.

Although he was a man, he was androgynous.

His face was even more beautiful than a woman's.

During those days when Li Muge was barely clinging to life, he was the only person who treated her like family.

Su Xun held the unconscious Empress Feng in his arms, but did not blame Li Muge.

But there was still an undisguised heartache in her eyes.

Li Muge suddenly felt ashamed, knowing that her sins were beyond redemption.

"Mu Ge, take good care of yourself. Marriage is a major event in a woman's life, so you shouldn't make a decision lightly." After saying this, Su Xun carried the Empress into the void.

Li Muge stood in the distance.

I have many feelings in my heart.

From the moment she entered the demon realm in order to survive, there was no turning back.

Just as Yun Qi was about to go back, Li Muge suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his hand: "Yun Qi, I'm in a bad mood, come drink with me."

"Li Muge, let go! How can you repay kindness with enmity?" Yun Qi looked at Li Muge's hand as if it were some kind of virus.

"Hey, why are you such a fussy man? Anyway, we're going to be husband and wife soon." Li Muge cast a spell, directly binding Yun Qi's hands.

“Li, Muge.” Dark energy surged in Yun Qi’s palm: “Li Muge, you seem to have overstepped your bounds.”

"Yueju, what is that? Can we eat it?" Li Muge suddenly jumped onto Yun Qi and, without saying a word, "kissed" Yun Qi.

"My husband, I am very much looking forward to our wedding night."

Before Yun Qi could get angry, Li Muge snapped his fingers and disappeared into Yun Qi's arms.

Yun Qi angrily wiped his face vigorously.

Upon returning to the palace, he took ten baths.

When Li Muge heard this news in her palace, she laughed so hard her back ached: "Hey, Little Peony, you and Yun Qi are like two women. It's just a kiss, is it really that big of a deal?"

"What?! Protector, you kissed the Demon Lord! No, how could you kiss the Demon Lord? How could you kiss the Demon Lord? Aren't you mortal enemies?"

Little Peony looked on incredulously.

I feel like the world has become a fantasy.

Why would their master, who clearly despises the Demon Lord, kiss him?

"Guardian, you wouldn't have taken a liking to the Demon Lord, would you?" Little Peony asked tentatively, holding a few candied fruits in her hand, gossiping and eating them with relish.

"How could that be? Think about it, how could that be possible?" Li Muge tapped Xiao Shaoyao's head: "Yun Qi is my mortal enemy."

"Moreover, he's a person who causes a lot of trouble in daily life, and he also has obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness."

Every time I go to him about matters concerning the demon realm, even though it's a small matter that could be resolved in a few words, he insists that I take at least five baths before I can report any official business to him.

"That's fine. Does he have OCD? Anyway, he looks abnormal, so it's not unreasonable for him to have some kind of OCD."

“But, Little Peony.” Li Muge slammed her foot on the table, seemingly remembering something that angered her. “What I can’t forgive him for the most is that he’s so stingy.”

"Think about it, those ferocious beasts on Five Spirit Mountain caused the Demon Lord to lose so many men. Well, this protector stepped in and sealed them off in no time. And what did that stingy fellow do? He actually gave this protector a hundred spirit stones, like giving money to a beggar."

"Really, Little Peony, you know, even with all this, those old fogies still support him as the Demon Lord, isn't that just outrageous?" Li Muge said angrily, and Little Peony quickly brought her a glass of ice water to cool her down.

But he still looked gossipy: "Guardian, I still don't understand, what does this have to do with your Demon Lord?"

"Are you stupid? Even heroes have always had trouble overcoming obstacles." Li Muge conjured a bronze mirror and held it in his hand, carefully examining his own appearance.

Little Peony seemed to understand something, and she raised her hand in sudden realization.

“Guardian, you don’t want to become a beauty and make the Demon Lord fall in love with you.”

“Nonsense,” Li Muge punched Xiao Shaoyao’s head hard. “You little brat, I, the protector, am clearly a beauty, not a beauty.”