(Um, I promised to fix everything last night, but a few cold medicine pills slapped me in the face. More work tonight. Goodnight.)

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The tea tree swayed from side to side, its leaves slapping against the tea leaves' faces and bodies, making it look terrible.

"Ah, ah, ah, Mingyao, you little bitch! If I were still alive, I would definitely kill you, ah, ah..."

"That sounds awful." Mingyao flicked her finger, and a piece of tea bark fell from the tea tree, landing right on the black tea's mouth and covering it.

Yao Sanqian's expression darkened. He looked up at Fan Ye and said, "Isn't this going a bit too far?"

Fan Ye shrugged. "Fighting is an excessive thing to begin with."

"you!"

"Mingyao, are you over it?" Fan Ye asked.

Mingyao shook her head and said with a queenly air, "No, I want her to know who the little bitch is."

Fan Ye chuckled softly, "That won't do. How can you vent your anger if you don't make a sound?"

“Okay, I’ll listen to my clan leader brother.” Mingyao readily flicked her middle finger, and green demonic energy swirled around her fingertip, causing the bark covering Hongcha’s mouth to fall off.

"Mingyao is so good," Fan Ye praised, his smile very gentle.

"Ah, ah, ah, I was wrong, ah, Mingyao, I, ah, please, ah, let me go, it hurts so much..."

Hongcha was truly terrified. Her face began to ache. If she were disfigured, what right would she have to claim the title of the most beautiful woman in the demon realm?

Mingyao said angrily, "Now you know you're wrong? Who's the bitch?"

“I, I…” Hongcha burst into tears; she had never suffered such injustice before.

"Hmph, you shameless woman! You're clearly a member of my fox clan, yet you dare to side with outsiders. Tell me, how did you betray the fox clan? Tell me and I'll let you go."

"I...I didn't betray the fox clan, yes, yes..."

Just as the tea was beginning to ripen, a sudden gust of demonic wind arose, black smoke burst through the tea tree, and the figure of Yao Sanqian flashed past the tea tree and carried it away.

Hongcha leaned against Yao Sanqian's chest and started to cry. Her face was already swollen from the beating, and the tears made the pain even worse.

Mingyao was forced back several steps by the demonic power, and Fan Ye flew over and caught her small body.

"Demon Three Thousand!" Mingyao stood firm, her eyebrows furrowed, hands on her hips. "What do you mean? No outsiders are allowed to help during the competition, not even if you're her husband! Don't you know the rules?!"

Yao Sanqian gently patted Hongcha's back to comfort her, his eyes darkening. "Rules? You've almost killed my wife. Which is more important, rules or your wife?"

"Pah! If you can't handle losing, then don't accept the challenge!" Mingyao cursed angrily.

Fan Ye put his hand on Ming Yao's shoulder, signaling her to stop talking.

Mingyao snorted and turned to walk towards Fuyao.

Fan Ye looked up at Yao Sanqian and said, "Since you broke the rules first, then I will change the rules as well."

Since Yao Sanqian was in the wrong first, he couldn't argue with her now. "What do you want to change it to?"

"The rules remain largely the same, and Zui Mei will fight in my place!"

Upon hearing this, all the demons behind Fan Ye turned to look at Zui Mei.

Zui Mei was ranked as the strongest among the fox clan, but since the fox and wolf clans trained together to become stronger, they had never seen Zui Mei make a move again.

Yao Sanqian also looked at Zuimei, as he knew Zuimei's strength from half a year ago.

"good."

"My lord." Hongcha was deeply moved.

Yao Sanqian placed her on the ground and whispered something in her ear.

A glint flashed in Hongcha's eyes, and he nodded.

"Zui Mei, it's up to you now. Don't disappoint me." Fan Ye stretched out his hand and conjured a water-condensed fan out of thin air, gently fanning himself.

Zui Mei emerged, her ink-painting-like robes swaying gently with each step. Her features were sunny and handsome, and her every gesture exuded a clean and refined air.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't let you down."

Yao Sanqian also stepped forward. The two faced each other, yet neither harbored a trace of killing intent. However, they both sensed the oppressive aura of the other's power.

Both of them were empty-handed; neither of them was carrying a weapon.

At this moment, Yao Sanqian realized that the information he had gathered before was wrong, and Zui Mei was definitely not as undeserving as it seemed.

But even with just that, he couldn't tell Zuimei's true level; he had to try.

"Drunken Beauty, I've heard you're strong in both demonic power and martial arts. How about we choose one to compete in?"

"Okay." Zui Mei smiled gently, already knowing what he would choose. But, does it really matter what he chooses?

"Then let's compete in demonic power." Yao Sanqian raised his hand, and thick black smoke billowed out.

Zuimei raised his hand, and a pure white, crystalline light surrounded it, as if snowflakes were falling.

The monsters watching the battle all stepped back a distance.

Zui Mei's eyes sharpened, and she unleashed a burst of pure white demonic power with one hand. Yao Sanqian also made his move in an instant.

The two beams of light, one black and one white, collided, creating a huge black and white halo that swept past them and behind them.

With a wave of his fan, Fan Ye created a sky-blue barrier that appeared before everyone. The light circle dissipated rapidly upon touching the barrier.

The demons behind Yao Sanqian were not so lucky. Several snake demons joined forces to resist the attack of the light circle and almost died.

As Zuimei and Yao Sanqian's demonic powers converged at a point that gradually increased, pure black and pure white intertwined and resisted each other, with the black one surprisingly gaining a slight advantage.

Yao Sanqian felt a slight soreness in his arms, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. Zui Mei's strength was far greater than he had imagined.

Zui Mei's hands were extended forward, motionless, a slight smile playing on her lips, and a murderous intent flashing in her red eyes.

You dare to lay a hand on my brother, Yao Sanqian! I will never let you get away with this!

The enchanting demonic power intensified, and she withdrew her hands, then pushed forward again. Another layer of snow-white light surged forth, like waves crashing against the black light, forcefully pushing it back by half.

Yao Sanqian was shocked; a metallic taste filled his throat, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

No, he can't keep fighting against Zui Mei; he's no match for her!

As soon as Yao Sanqian had this thought, he withdrew his demonic power and dodged to the side. The pure white demonic power, mixed with snowflakes, rushed straight behind him. The demons facing the demonic power had no time to dodge and were sent flying in all directions, crashing into trees and rocks, spitting blood and dying.

Yao Sanqian glanced around and saw that the red tea was gone.

"good!"

"good!"

"good!"

...

The wolf demons and fox demons cheered excitedly in unison. They had finally seen just how strong the strongest fox in the fox clan really was. He was so powerful that they could only look up to him in awe.

In the demon realm where strength reigns supreme, Zui Mei's victory has won the hearts of all demons.

Zui Mei withdrew her hand, looked at Yao Sanqian, and showed a hint of disdain in her red eyes, "The way you ran away was really ugly."