Wow! What you said makes so much sense!

Those brainless exorcists deserved it, uh, although I was also an exorcist... ptooey, the original owner of this body was the exorcist!

"But, but he can't be emperor! He's a demon!" Yu Ling said in such a hurry that she accidentally slapped the emperor's shoulder.

Before transforming, Yu Ling was on the table. Now, as the alluring red-clad beauty Yu Ling, she is also sitting cross-legged on the emperor's table. From a distance, this posture looks as if she is sitting in the emperor's lap.

The emperor, as the supreme ruler of the human race, remained composed, propping his elbow on the table in the same posture, and replied with a playful, pet-like air, "Why? Are you discriminating against monsters?"

What? I'm a demon, why would I discriminate against demons?! It's clearly the will of Heaven that discriminates against demons!

However, Yu Ling dared not say these words aloud, fearing that the Heavenly Dao would hear and make things difficult for her. She could only patiently explain:

"Your Majesty, a demon truly cannot be emperor. You must have cultivated through dragon energy as well. If the Prime Minister forcibly ascends to the throne, he will die a terrible death, and it may even affect the entire nation's power!"

"Oh?" Tell me more!

Sensing that the other party was willing to communicate, Yu Ling used her silver tongue to exaggerate the outcome to the extreme, making it sound as terrible as possible, hoping to persuade the emperor to quickly take over this mess. Alas, the leaves of the spirit deer were certainly not taken for nothing.

Who would have thought that the emperor himself tacitly approved of this, and the reason given was—he was too bored? It's obvious he had too much money to burn and was just bored out of his mind.

"Ahem, um, alright, I understand. When the Prime Minister calls later, I'll just give him a token resistance."

The Emperor found it somewhat amusing to see Yu Ling racking her brains to convince him, but out of politeness, he didn't laugh out loud. He said,

"Alas! I had originally intended to take this opportunity to fake my death so I could wander the world and see its beautiful scenery. But now it seems I'll have to stay confined to this palace again."

Yu Ling: You don't want to live such a comfortable life? If you don't want to, then give it to me!

After Yu Ling's persistent persuasion, the emperor finally decided to take action. Although it might be a common flaw of every emperor—he wanted to see if anyone had betrayed him, so he delayed for a while—at least his attitude was good.

On the other side, the system fox that had been thrown out ran all the way into the Pure Prison-type cell, where it chattered and gestured to the Grand Tutor for a long time.

But the communication was ineffective, so the system simply wrote with its claws to tell Shen Qingyun that the emperor had not actually been affected and was even more powerful than him, urging him to take action quickly.

After learning the truth, Shen Qingyun, who had been controlled by the dragon for so long, was even angrier than Yu Ling and swore for the first time in her life.

He quickly used his strongest magic to escape, and released all the brainless celestial masters who were only dragging his feet. Only then did he rush back to the imperial court to try and stop Prime Minister Jiaolong.

The Taoist priests were dismissed and returned to their homes. Qin Yueting was finally reunited with her brother, but she did not see Yu Ling. She stubbornly insisted on waiting at the inn and refused to leave the capital.

Of course, the focus of this scene is still on the palace.

Since the Jade Lotus Transformation Pill was purchased with money, it wasn't canceled to revert to the original owner's face. Instead, she followed behind the emperor to watch the battle, appearing as a devilishly handsome man.

The sight of the fox-spirit beauty and the majestic emperor infuriated the dragon. Even demons were siding with humans instead of him? He felt wronged!

This dragon's abilities were indeed profound. If it were governed by a fair and just Heavenly Dao, this battle would have been a close call. However, the emperor, whose luck was maxed out and whose dragon aura was on his body, had extremely high defense. Moreover, he had the Imperial Advisor Shen Qingyun by his side to help him. The dragon's defeat was inevitable.

Actually, this guy knew when the emperor revealed his cultivation level that he was just a clown being laughed at, but after being beaten down, he still couldn't help but shed tears.

Waaaaah, his inspiring story of struggling to survive as a demon is a complete joke!

Yu Ling couldn't stand it anymore. Who wouldn't feel aggrieved in this situation? This Heavenly Dao is really something. Even if it can't treat everyone equally, it should at least consider the feelings of the demons. The imbalance between the two sides is too great, which can only exacerbate the conflict.

"Alright, stop crying!"

With her charming and beautiful face, Yu Ling was much more manly than Jiao Long. She strode forward, lifted the person up from the ground, and swayed him from side to side.

"This is for your own good. Demons can't be emperors of the human race! If all else fails, we'll find a way to reform the demon race, and you could be the clan leader."

The dragon sobbed, looking quite pitiful. After years of hard work, he was back to square one. Seeing how beautiful Yu Ling was, the demon abandoned the emperor, the victor, to comfort him. He was truly moved.

"Is it really possible? But I've done something so outrageous, won't His Majesty the Emperor be angry?" the dragon asked.

Yu Ling: No, he'll be having a great time watching you jump around, and he might even want to give you a tip.

"The Prime Minister's identity need not be announced to the world for now, lest it cause unrest among the people. I hereby grant you the authority to govern all the demons under heaven, and you may do so with peace of mind." The Emperor affirmed Yu Ling's words.

People with higher status and greater abilities are more tolerant. The emperor didn't have much prejudice against monsters. This dragon hadn't killed anyone or done anything evil, which was quite inspiring and brought him joy in his boring life over the years. Letting him go was perfectly acceptable.

"Your Majesty..." The dragon was speechless. "Your subject obeys the decree."

Shen Qingyun: The boss has made peace with the enemy, so all these years, he's actually the only one who's been worried, right?

It was only then that the Imperial Advisor remembered there was a fox demon who had suddenly appeared, and while paying homage to the Emperor, he couldn't help but mention it:

"Your Majesty's grace is boundless, long live the Emperor! Uh... who is this monster???"

"Oh, a female Taoist priest asked me for help..."

Yu Ling was about to continue making up stories.

He was interrupted by the emperor:

"This fox spirit has rendered meritorious service in saving the Emperor; I hereby bestow upon it the title of Imperial Pet and keep it in the palace." This is, of course, his new toy after the Prime Minister!

"Yes, Your Majesty." Shen Qingyun had already come to terms with it. She had already dealt with a demon as prime minister, so having another demon pet was not unacceptable.

Yuling:? ? ?

Fortunately, the system fox was exactly the same as his demon body, so it wasn't a problem for Yu Ling to let the system accompany her while she lay down, and she acquiesced.

And so, Yu Ling would sometimes transform back into a celestial master to kill red-named monsters with the imperial advisor, and other times transform into a fox demon to kill red-named monsters with a dragon. She would take turns with the system fox to serve the emperor, and soon a year had passed in the palace.

[Ding! Main Quest: Survive! (Completed) Side Quest: Eliminate Red-Named Evil Monsters (Completed 20/20) This is a cumulative quest. You will gain 100 survival points each year you survive. Survival points earned within a year will not be counted towards the total reward. Please keep up the good work!]

System Fox: Yay!