“Oh…” Yun Che stretched his neck. Even he had not expected that the Little Demon Queen would suddenly make such an “inappropriate” move.
The hall was dead silent for a few breaths, and then a man slowly stood up from the seat on the east side. It was Prince Huai. He bowed and said, "Replying to the Little Demon Queen, it was arranged by the prince."
“Hmph!” The Little Demon Queen glanced at him coldly and said, “It has been ten thousand years since the Twelve Clans followed the Great Demon Emperor to conquer the world. Their seats in the Demon Emperor’s Grand Ceremony have also remained unchanged for ten thousand years! Why do you want to move the seats of the Twelve Clans? You must give this Queen a full explanation!”
The seating arrangement he made this time was meant to give the Little Demon Queen a warning, to let her know that the forces that originally belonged to the lineage of the Demon King had mostly turned to him. He didn't expect that she would suddenly attack him in such an occasion. He said calmly, "To the Little Demon Queen, I participated in the arrangement of this grand ceremony and did not dare to be careless. I asked the heads of the families and the princes in advance about their desired seating positions. I didn't expect that most of them wanted to sit in the East Seat, so I decided to change the seats of the twelve families and the princes' palaces without authorization. I hope the Little Demon Queen will atone for my sin."
People outside Demon King City naturally could not understand what Prince Huai said. They only felt a little strange that Prince Huai had to ask each family where they would like to sit when preparing for the ceremony. However, the forces within Demon King City naturally understood it clearly... The so-called "most of them are willing to sit in the east seat" clearly meant "most of them are willing to be loyal to this king"!
"Decision without authorization?" The Little Demon Queen narrowed her eyes slightly. This not-so-dramatic change in expression suddenly chilled the air in the entire hall. "Who gave you the power to decide without authorization? The status of the Twelve Clans and the Royal Palace is equal. The only one who has the power to change the seating order of the Twelve Clans and the Royal Palace is me! When will it be your turn to arrange the seating order of the Twelve Clans! Are you going to change my seating order at the next ceremony?"
“I dare not!” Prince Huai hurriedly bowed his head, his face full of fear, secretly gritting his teeth… In front of all the heroes in the world, being rebuked by the Little Demon Queen, he naturally could not retort, and could only bear it obediently.
The Little Demon Queen turned her gaze towards the guardian families and the royal palaces at the east side. She slowly raised her lips and uttered extremely bland words one after another: "You... all like... to sit at the east side?"
The East Seat has seven guardian families and sixty royal palaces. Under the gaze of the Little Demon Queen, their hearts tightened and their hands and feet were cold, as if an extremely cold blade was pressed against their throats. In addition, they had something to hide, so they didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone speak. They held their breath and didn't dare to breathe.
Yun Che, who was sitting in the western class, felt an extremely heavy sense of oppression. He couldn’t help but be secretly surprised… The aura of this little demon queen was really too terrifying. It seemed no wonder… A hundred years ago, her father died first, and not long after that, her newly married husband… and younger brother died. As the last person with the blood of the demon king, she had to shoulder the heavy responsibility… And in these years, some people wanted to take away the foundation passed down by her ancestors for thousands of years at this time…
The four words "hatred fills the universe" are not enough to describe her heart and soul.
Furthermore, she was too petite and delicate, with an extremely beautiful appearance. Without sufficient aura, how could she suppress all the heroes in the world?
There was a dead silence in the hall. None of the seven guardian families and sixty royal palaces dared to answer. They were leaning towards the Huai King because he was becoming more and more powerful. If they didn't make this choice, when the Little Demon Queen abdicated, even if they didn't perish, they would have a hard time. But their leaning towards the Huai King didn't mean they were not afraid of the Little Demon Queen.
"Master Helian, you are the one who will answer me. Why did you choose to sit in the East Seat?"
As the head of the Helian Family, Helian Kuang possessed the strength and status to look down upon the entire Illusory Demon Realm. His personality was just as his name indicated, arrogant and fearless. But when the Little Demon Queen suddenly mentioned his name, this Helian Family member was shocked. He stood up, bowed, and was about to speak when he was met with the Little Demon Queen's dark and cold gaze. He immediately felt a chill in his heart and his whole body. He opened and closed his mouth several times in a row, but he could not utter a single word.
No one expected that the atmosphere would suddenly become tense just as the ceremony began.
At this time, Yun Qinghong stood up and said respectfully, “Little Demon Empress, please calm down. I have something to say.”
The Little Demon Queen didn't look at him sideways, and said calmly, "Speak."
Yun Qinghong said, "Yes... Today is the 100th anniversary of the Little Demon Queen's reign. This grand ceremony has attracted worldwide attention, and heroes from all over the world have come from far away to share this day with the Little Demon Queen. Although the change in seating is a little inappropriate, seating is just seating after all. In Yun's opinion, it is not a big deal. If the Little Demon Queen is dissatisfied with Prince Huai's unauthorized arrangement this time, she can just order Prince Huai to change it back after the ceremony. There is no need to spoil her fun over such an insignificant matter."
Yun Qinghong half tried to persuade the Little Demon Queen to calm down, and half tried to taunt her. The Little Demon Queen's eyebrows slightly relaxed, and then she nodded slowly: "Master Yun is right, such a small matter is not worthy of this Queen to worry too much, Master Yun, please take a seat, Helian Kuang, you also leave!"
One said "please take a seat", the other said "step down". One called him "Master Yun", the other called him "Helian Kuang". Even a fool could tell who held a higher position in the Little Demon Queen's heart. The Helian Family had been suppressed by the Yun Family for ten thousand years. For the first time in history, they were extremely proud of themselves and kept provoking the Yun Family with their eyes. But now, they were slapped in the face by the Little Demon Queen... and they lost all face in front of all the heroes in the world.
As for Prince Huai who was still standing there with his head bowed, the Little Demon Queen seemed to have forgotten his existence and simply ignored him. Prince Huai smiled bitterly and sat down.
Yun Che thought secretly: This Little Demon Queen’s temperament is really tough and overbearing. Prince Huai used the seating arrangement to intimidate the Little Demon Queen, but the Little Demon Queen used this incident to give the other party two big slaps in the face… This woman must not be provoked!
Yun Che was just thinking when he suddenly saw the Little Demon Queen’s gaze turning towards him. He was startled and hastily pulled his head back, muttering to himself… Don’t see me… Don’t see me… Don’t see me…
The Little Demon Queen nodded calmly to Yun Qinghong, but suddenly, her eyes flashed and fixed on the person beside Yun Qinghong.
Yun Qinghong was startled by the sudden change in the look in the Little Demon Queen’s eyes, but he soon realized that the person the Little Demon Queen was looking at was not him, but Yun Che. He was about to stand up and ask a question when he heard the Little Demon Queen open her mouth and ask, “Master Yun, I heard that you adopted an adopted son some time ago, but is this person next to you?”
Yun Che: (!@#￥%…I was discovered after all!)
Yun Qinghong stood up and said, “To answer the Little Demon Queen, that’s right. My adopted son’s surname is also Yun, and his given name is Che. He has a great affinity with my family. Three months ago, he saved my son’s life and became sworn brothers with him. So I took advantage of the situation and adopted him as my adopted son… Che’er, why don’t you stand up and greet the Little Demon Queen?”
Yun Che stood up despite himself, and gave an extremely “honest” smile: “Yun Che of the Yun family… greets the Little Demon Queen.”
Even though Yun Che lowered his head, he could still clearly feel a murderous gaze piercing him, as if it wanted to pierce through his internal organs… Yun Che had always believed that looks could kill. For example, the gaze of the Little Demon Queen could definitely scare a person who was not very courageous to death on the spot.
Fortunately, this murderous look only lasted for a moment. Then, the Little Demon Queen's cold voice sounded, with only three words: "Sit down."
Yun Che sat down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Yurou gently tugged at Yun Qinghong's sleeve and whispered, "Has our son met the Little Demon Queen?"
“I’m afraid I’ve seen it more than once.” Yun Qinghong said with a wry smile.
“But Che’er has seldom left the house recently, and the Little Demon Queen is definitely not someone that ordinary people can see. How could this be possible?” Mu Yurou asked in confusion.
Yun Qinghong remained silent, and then slowly said, “Three days ago, late at night, I noticed Che’er hiding his aura. He wandered around the house and headed north… He hid his aura perfectly. If I hadn’t accidentally seen a black shadow, even I wouldn’t have been able to detect it. Not long after that, the aura of the Golden Crow Flame came from the north of the city. Judging from the purity of the aura, it should have come from the Little Demon Empress. Not long after that, Che’er returned home… I didn’t think much about it at the time, but now that I think about it, something big seemed to have happened that night. That Golden Crow Flame might have been targeting Che’er.”
"This..." Mu Yurou was surprised.
The Little Demon Queen returned to the throne. Her mighty majesty like a mountain enveloped the entire Demon King Hall, suppressing the air to the point of stopping its flow, and her voice was so powerful that every word was heart-shaking.
Being discovered by the Little Demon Queen that he was not dead, and that it happened in this hall, Yun Che, with his extraordinary experience, was also quite frightened. Among the people he had met in these two lives, no one could compare to him in terms of the power of his coercion, the astonishing aura, and the sharpness of his eyes—of course, except for the perverted existence Jasmine. Compared to him, the Emperor Feng Hengkong of the Divine Phoenix Empire could be said to have no imperial coercion at all.
The Little Demon Queen’s words echoed in every corner of the hall. Yun Che did not continue to listen to what she was saying. Instead, he slightly closed his eyes and carefully sorted out the history of the twelve families that he had read in the past month, thinking about how to deal with the next situation… Although the Little Demon Queen almost cost him his life, as a member of the Yun Family, he still had to repay evil with virtue…
I, Yun Che, will actually have to repay evil with kindness one day!
"...In that case, let's start from the North Sea." The Little Demon Queen's gaze fell on the back of the hall: "Where is the Lord of the North Sea?"
A tall man dressed in blue stood up and said respectfully and cautiously, "Your Highness, I am Kong Jingcang, the current Lord of the North Sea. The North Sea currently has a total population of 73 million, with 91 races, 40% of which are humans and 60% are demons... Seventy-four years ago, the Wild Wolf Clan rebelled, which was quelled four years later... Fifty-three years ago, a natural disaster struck, and Mount Beihao erupted. Fortunately, the Little Demon Queen sent people to support us, so no major disaster occurred... The North Sea is now peaceful, without any disaster or chaos..."
"...I am Feng Daosong, the Lord of Xuan Yao City. Xuan Yao City and its surrounding areas now have a total population of 53 million, with 227 races. Currently, the core industries are still Xuan Zhen and foundry. Among the top ten most powerful Xuan Zhen masters in Huan Yao Realm, three are in my Xuan Yao City..."
"I am Lan Tengwu, the Lord of the Five Elements Territory... I have been guarding the border for a hundred years and have not dared to relax for a single day. I will never let the evil people of Tianxuan take even a single step into my territory..."
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The major lords began to describe the century-old events in their regions. In the center of the East Seat, the Huai County King looked relaxed, but his eyes were not so calm. He kept glancing at the location of the Yun family. Finally, one time, he and Yun Qinghong's eyes met. They both narrowed their eyes at the same time, and the Huai County King smiled faintly... Yun Qinghong also smiled slightly, but his smile was full of obvious contempt.
Prince Huai's brows furrowed sharply.
Although the two only exchanged glances and expressions for a short time, they also had an exchange that could be described as an "ultimatum". The Prince of Huai County was asking: Have you thought about standing by my side? This is the last chance for you and the Yun family.
Yun Qinghong's answer was just two short words:
hehe.
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