"You...you..." Yun Waitian and Yun Duanshuqi were trembling all over. Even though they knew that this was clearly a malicious attack by the Seven Guardian Families, they had no words to refute. The sin of losing the Demon King Seal has been like a mountain pressing on the Yun family for many years. Even though a hundred years have passed, it is still so heavy that they can't breathe.
Compared to Yun Che's previous identity, this was the real Achilles' heel of the Yun family. It was like a nightmare that they could not get rid of, and had tortured them for a hundred years. Unless they could find the Demon King Seal one day, they would have to bear this felony yoke for generations.
No matter how powerful the Yun family is today, no matter what kind of geniuses have emerged in the past hundred years, and no matter what contributions they have made... they cannot escape this fatal flaw that can be exploited by other families at will.
“Enough!” The Little Demon Queen stood up and said in a cold voice, “The Yun family lost the Demon King Seal unintentionally. Now they have suffered a hundred years of heavy punishment. I will not pursue it anymore. When will it be your turn to bring troops to punish them again and again!”
“Little Demon Empress, the Yun family’s heinous crimes cannot be redeemed by a mere hundred years of punishment!” Helian Kuang shouted with a face full of grief: “What the Yun family lost was the Demon Emperor’s Seal… the Demon Emperor’s Seal! What was destroyed was the future of the Demon Emperor’s lineage! Such a heinous crime would not be too much even if the entire family was exterminated. A mere hundred years of punishment cannot make up for even a tiny bit of it… Moreover, the punishment that the Yun family has endured in the past hundred years is just a restriction on resources. How can it be called a ‘heavy punishment’!”
Jiufang Kui said, "Patriarch Helian is right! And this must be the voice of all the people in Demon King City for the past hundred years. The Yun family's crime is too great, and the Little Demon Queen is too kind. She has been tolerant of the Yun family for a hundred years. Who in the world would accept such a big crime being tolerated to this extent? The Little Demon Queen is unwilling to really punish the Yun family severely, and is unwilling to expel the Yun family. We can only obey your orders, but you want to give this 'Bahuang Pill' to the Yun family... Please forgive me, the Jiufang clan cannot accept it!"
As soon as Jiufang Kui finished speaking, Nangong Zhi continued, "We are definitely not jealous of this Overlord Pill. It's just that since the Little Demon Queen ascended the throne a hundred years ago, countless people have assisted her and made great contributions, but the Little Demon Queen wants to give this Overlord Pill to a family that has committed a heinous crime... As a guardian family, we have to obey the Little Demon Queen's orders. But even if we accept it, once this matter is spread, it will inevitably set off a wave of public opinion in the Illusory Demon Realm, attracting countless resentments and accusations, and it will also have a great impact on the Little Demon Queen's holy name and reputation... Please think twice, Little Demon Queen."
“We are doing this for the Little Demon Queen and for the reputation of the entire Demon Emperor lineage that has continued to this day!”
The seven guardian patriarchs of the East Seat gave advice one after another, and every word was directed at the Yun Family, but every word was sonorous and righteous. In their words, the Yun Family had long been an unforgivable clan, and if the Little Demon Queen gave the Overlord Pill to the Yun Family, they would be a "tyrant" that would make the whole world resentful.
If only one family opposed, then the Little Demon Queen could easily suppress it. However, the seven major families had clearly discussed it in secret and stood out together. Their words and attitudes were extremely tough. Even those who were sitting in the corner of the Demon King Hall and had no idea about the situation in the Demon King City could clearly feel a heavy pressure.
Xiao Xifeng, the head of the Xiao family, said loudly, “We, the twelve guardian families, have worked together to protect the lineage of the Demon Emperor for ten thousand years, but it was destroyed by the Yun family. No matter who the Overlord Pill is given to, our Xiao family will not have the slightest objection. But if it is given to the Yun family alone, our Xiao family will be extremely disappointed… Countless people in the world will also be disappointed, thinking that the Little Demon Queen, as the Emperor of Illusionary Demons, is so indiscriminate in rewards and punishments, making the guilty happy and the meritorious feel cold. This Overlord Pill must not be given to the Yun family!”
"In addition, the person who lost the Demon King Seal was Yun Canghai, the previous head of the Yun family! The previous emperor made him the king and valued him very much, even giving him the Demon King Seal to guard. However, Yun Canghai betrayed the previous emperor's trust, broke into the Tianxuan Continent, and eventually lost the Demon King Seal. He was extremely reckless and stupid, and his crime was unforgivable. He is no longer worthy of the honor of the 'Demon King'! So..."
"Shut up! Don't insult my father!!"
"Shut up! Don't insult my grandfather!!"
Before Xiao Xifeng could finish his words, two thunderous roars sounded at the same time. Xiao Xifeng, who was at the third level of Emperor Sovereign cultivation, was actually shaken by these two roars and his whole body trembled. Even his heart contracted violently. He turned around and met Yun Qinghong's face, which was terribly gloomy due to anger.
These two roars, one came from Yun Qinghong, and the other came from Yun Che.
When the Little Demon Queen proposed to give the Overlord Pill to Yun Che, Yun Qinghong and Yun Che both thought that the King of Huai would definitely ask the seven families or the various royal palaces to interfere, and the best reason would naturally be the Yun family’s crime a hundred years ago. Therefore, they were not surprised by the joint targeting of the seven families, and they just watched coldly without saying a word.
But Xiao Xifeng's words were clearly an insult to Yun Canghai... and they had severely touched their bottom line! !
Yun Qinghong respected his father all his life and regarded his father as his God. When he saw his father's old and dry body a month ago, every time he thought of it, he felt guilty, self-blame, resentment and pain as if thousands of arrows pierced his heart... Yun Canghai was Yun Che's grandfather, and he was the one who saved Yun Che from Xing Tian's sword with his own life. With his own death, he explained to Yun Che what a close relative is.
They can remain calm about everything, but how can they tolerate slander against Yun Canghai!
Facing Yun Qinghong's anger, Xiao Xifeng's heart skipped a beat, but in front of so many people, he couldn't lose his momentum. He sneered, "Insult? This fact that everyone in the world knows has become an insult? Did I say a word wrong? If it wasn't for Yun Canghai back then..."
“Shut up!” Yun Qinghong’s face turned pale. “My father has lived an upright life. He is worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the late emperor, and worthy of the Yun family! You are a villain, you are not even worthy of mentioning my father’s name! If you dare to slander my father again, I, Yun Qinghong… will personally kill you one day!!”
These overly excited words showed the rage in Yun Qinghong's heart. Obviously, he had lost his composure somewhat when it came to Yun Canghai's affairs. Yun Qinghong frowned and said, "Father, such evil-minded villains are not worthy for you to deal with personally! I have something to ask them!"
Yun Che took a step forward, looking coldly at the seven clan heads standing there, and said with a faint smile: “You seven clans are really united in preventing my Yun family from obtaining the Overlord Pill! Yes… the heinous crime of losing the Demon King Seal, what a perfect handle! Then let me guess, you will definitely not honor the Purple Vein Divine Crystal that you just lost to our Yun family!”
Yun Che used a questioning tone, not a doubt!
The faces of the seven family heads all changed slightly. They had communicated with each other before, and had already colluded. They would never really hand over the Purple Veined Divine Crystal to the Yun family... let alone five kilograms, not even a penny would be given! After preventing the Little Demon Queen from handing over the Overlord Pill to the Yun family, the next step was to jointly put pressure on them and deny the five kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal.
Now that Yun Che had revealed the truth, none of them showed any embarrassment. Instead, they said, “Yun Che, you guessed right! My Chiyang clan will definitely not give these five kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal to your Yun family!”
"We in the Jiufang family will never give it to you!!"
“Hahahaha, it seems we all think the same thing! Even if my Nangong family destroys these five kilograms of Purple Vein Divine Crystal, we will never give a single cent to the Yun family!”
"It's the same with my Lin family! Not to mention five kilograms of purple vein divine crystal, we don't even have five hairs!"
"Your Yun family has committed numerous crimes. How dare you accept the Purple Veined Divine Crystal that we use to protect your family?!"
They were clearly denying it shamelessly in public, but they were shouting with high spirits and heroic spirit... Obviously, the Yun family's "big crime" known to all was their support and confidence. Yun Che sneered: "Five pounds of purple veined divine crystals were promised by you! You also lost the previous duel! But now you are denying it so high-soundingly. You are a dignified guardian family that has stood for ten thousand years, but you are actually like this. It's ridiculous and pathetic! Aren't you afraid that your ten thousand year reputation will become a laughing stock in the Illusory Demon Realm!"
"So what!" Bai Yi, the head of the Bai family, said, "We would rather become the laughing stock of the world than give your Yun family even a single bit of the Purple Veined Divine Crystal!"
"The Yun family's crimes are unforgivable. Exile is the lightest punishment, and slaughtering the entire family is not an exaggeration! But for a hundred years, they are still on equal footing with us guardian families, which has caused the world to question. If we hand over the Purple Vein Divine Crystal to the Yun family, the Yun family will surely rise strongly, and we will surely weaken... The Yun family is the sinful family that destroyed the lineage of the Demon King! ! Instead of receiving the punishment they deserve, they are even more superior to other guardian families. If this is true, the Demon King City will be in chaos, and the Illusory Demon Realm will be in chaos! The ancestors of the Demon King will not be able to rest in peace even in the nine springs!"
"Compared to the chaos among the phantom demons, the reputation of the Demon King has been tarnished. Even if we are ridiculed as treacherous people, what does it matter!" Helian Kuang said with a tragic look on his face: "We have been loyal to the Demon King for thousands of years. If we were the Demon King, we would not be afraid of death! What does it matter if our reputation is damaged!"
It was clearly a despicable and shameless denial, but under the cover of the Yun family’s sin, it was transformed into a “feat” of loyalty to the Monster King and responsibility for the Illusory Monster Realm. This almost made everyone in the Yun family explode with anger, but Yun Che laughed out loud: “Hahahaha! What a great ‘loyalty’! What a great ‘if I were the Monster King, I would not fear death’! Since all of you big families are so loyal, you can even give up your face for this ‘loyalty’! Then…”
As soon as the laughter died down, Yun Che’s face suddenly turned cold and hard. He took a step forward, his eyes like an eagle, pointed at the heads of the seven families, and said in a thunderous voice: “A hundred years ago, when the former Demon Emperor fell into the Profound Sky Continent, my grandfather went to save him at all costs... Then what about you!? Where are you? Why was it my grandfather, our Yun family, who was fearless of life and death and desperately tried to save the former Demon Emperor! And not you so-called ‘loyal and unswerving, if it were the Demon Emperor, we would not be afraid of death’ families!!”
"Where were you at that time? Where was your so-called loyalty?!"
Yun Che’s angry questioning caused all the family heads who had been making impassioned speeches to be speechless for a moment.
[I’m going to Harbin tomorrow… It’s over 20 degrees below zero there… I don’t know if I can come back alive…]
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