Tu Longjian looked at him with a half-smile and teased, "As far as I know, Senior Brother's Enchanting Eyes are extremely powerful, and fighting against the Demon Clan should be a piece of cake." These were things that his Third Senior Sister had told him during their chat.
An Lan turned her head away somewhat awkwardly, chuckling as she said, "Junior Sister, you are sharp-witted and quick-witted. I will go to the battlefield immediately."
"Wait, is Master alright?"
"Master is much better, but he still can't leave the bamboo forest. You don't need to worry." After An Lan turned around and left, a layer of bitterness welled up in her heart. Her junior sister cared about this and that, but never about him.
After several days of intense fighting, both armies were exhausted and stopped to rest. Unexpectedly, a major event occurred.
"That Demon Lord moved! His strength is terrifying!"
Demon Lord Mingying personally intervened and unleashed a massacre. The high-level cultivators who stepped forward to fight him were powerless to resist.
"Quickly go and invite the Ancestor to come out of the mountain! This great demon's strength is terrifyingly powerful, we are no match for him!" a Nascent Soul cultivator roared.
At the critical moment, Song Liqing suddenly had an epiphany and fought several rounds with the Demon Lord Mingying, but unfortunately he was still defeated and even fell into the clutches of the demon a second time.
The Demon Lord Mingying, holding Song Liqing hostage, called out evilly, "Yi Xuan."
Tu Longjian stepped forward in response and calmly asked, "What does Your Excellency wish to do to release my senior brother?"
"So he's your senior brother? No wonder you're so close."
“Easy, you take his place.”
“Okay.” Tu Longjian agreed readily. Demon Lord Mingying raised an eyebrow, suppressing the burning jealousy in his heart.
This damned woman knew she was lying to him and that he was doomed, yet she still dared to agree. Did she really like this man so much?
He chuckled, tossed Song Liqing aside, and opened his large hand, releasing a thick, dark demonic aura that drew Tu Longjian into his embrace.
Demon Lord Mingying held her tightly, as if trying to embed her into his very bones. He leaned close to Tu Longjian's earlobe in an extremely suggestive manner, as if about to kiss it, but what he uttered were words of bloodlust.
"You may not know what the consequences will be for deceiving me."
Tu Longjian remained calm, even managing a smile: "Unfortunately, I only deceived your heart; you cannot kill me."
The Demon Lord Mingying misunderstood and chuckled softly, "I will not kill you, but I will make you wish you were dead."
"That's premature. I'll show Your Majesty your heart right now."
Tu Longjian released the young Mingying, and the Demon Lord Mingying stared at him blankly.
His grip loosened, and he exclaimed in utter astonishment, "My...heart..."
Tu Longjian slipped out of his embrace like an eel, stood with his arms crossed beside the young Mingying, and declared in a clear voice: "This is the true Demon Lord—Mingying!"
"Demons, you don't know that the one who commands you before you is a fake, a substitute!"
"What?" The demon soldiers looked at each other, unable to believe their ears.
How can there be two Demon Lords? Is one of them a fake?
The sheer volume of information was overwhelming and somewhat shocking, slowing their movements. The two armies temporarily ceased hostilities because of this scene.
The leader of the Conservative Faction stepped forward with Wen Yang. She nodded to Tu Longjian before speaking very seriously: "After verification, that person is indeed the Demon Lord of our clan."
A disturbance broke out among the pro-war faction, but it was quelled after a signal from the peace-preserving faction leader.
She stepped forward with a beaming smile and bowed to Tu Longjian, saying, "Thank you, righteous man, for finding the true Demon Lord for my demon race."
Commander Wen swept his gaze across the demons behind him, while simultaneously declaring to the human cultivation world: "Our Demon Lord in office—His Majesty Mingying—has never had any intention of starting a war, as you all know."
"We don't know when it started, but the Demon Lord's temperament has changed drastically. He has become bloodthirsty and warlike, causing widespread suffering. We demons don't really want to see such a tragedy."
"After the great war between humans and demons, the spiritual energy has subsided, and both races are recuperating. We should focus on finding the path to ascension, rather than wasting each other's strength." When talking about ascension, Commander Wen's eyes revealed countless longings.
"This war is truly a result of our people being deceived by fraudsters, and it should be stopped!"
The human cultivation world is full of shrewd individuals, and upon hearing her initiative to seek peace, they all came out to echo her sentiments.
"I agree to a truce."
As she said, the purpose of the high-level cultivators present was to ascend to immortality. They had little interest in defeating the demons. They had to suspend their cultivation to defend their homeland from the invasion.
"truce!"
"truce!"
Public opinion was fervent, and the people chanted in unison.
"No, those damned demons killed my son, how can they be let off so easily!"
Dissonant voices arose from those who had lost loved ones in this war.
"If we don't cease hostilities, even more people will die. Since it was a fake demon lord who caused this trouble, let's execute him as an apology and appease the spirits of the dead." This statement was met with approval from everyone.
"The false demon lord—execute him to the extreme—to appease the heavens!"
"The false demon lord—execute him to the extreme—to appease the heavens!"
"The false demon lord—execute him to the extreme—to appease the heavens!"
Someone had to bear the blame for this battle to quell their anger, and naturally, that blame fell on the Demon Lord Mingying.
Even some demons who didn't want to fight blamed the tragic deaths of their brothers and sisters on the Demon Lord Mingying.
"I never wanted to fight. My husband and I were living a good life, but he died on the battlefield. You fake demon lord, compensate me for my husband!"
"Our demon realm is vast, unlike the human cultivation world which is crowded and full of deceit. If it weren't for the fake demon lord leading the way, I wouldn't even bother with their territory."
Amidst the uproar between the two armies, the pro-war faction was gagged and imprisoned at Commander Wen's order. At this moment, the hearts of the two hostile peoples miraculously united, strongly expressing their desire for a truce.
The Demon Lord Mingying was opposed by the whole world. Amid the condemnation, he seemed to have returned to a dark and damp cave. The light disliked him, and the darkness abandoned him.
He laughed in anger, his eyes brimming with emotion. Looking at Tu Longjian, who was determined to win, he rolled his eyes and smiled ambiguously. His voice, amplified by demonic energy, carried throughout both armies.
"He is my son," said Demon Lord Mingying, pointing to the young Mingying.
He beckoned to Tu Longjian with his finger, "Come here, stop being so temperamental. I didn't know you were pregnant after that night. My son has grown up so much."
"Come back, and I will crown you as the Demon Queen."
These words immediately caused a stir and sparked much discussion.
"To be honest, the new Demon Lord is younger than the fake one. It turns out that Chunxiang had been having an affair with the Demon Lord for a long time and was pregnant with his child."
"How credible is what she says now? She's been colluding with the devil for a long time, and might be helping them deceive us."
The needle was suddenly turned on Tu Longjian, and the man who had been betrayed and abandoned by everyone was now in a completely different position.
Tu Longjian was surprised that Demon Lord Mingying was so shameless as to plot against her, and she couldn't help but laugh in anger, while she also received his telepathic message in her ear.
“What I said is true. Do as I say, and I will forgive you and make you a noble Demon Queen, sharing the Demon Realm with me.”
"Pah, who cares?" Tu Longjian remained unmoved by his temptation, spat out a word, and said loudly, "This is a cunning devil's scheme to sow discord, you all should not believe it."
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