“The sinner Jiufang Kui… pays homage to the Little Demon Queen.”
As soon as he entered the stone chamber, Jiufang Kui fell to his knees. Although he tried his best to remain calm, his voice was still trembling.
“Master Jiufang,” the Little Demon Queen said with a cold gaze, “Helian Kuang was the master of the Helian Family, but I killed him. You are also a guardian of the master. In your opinion, was it right or wrong for me to kill him?”
Jiufang Kui took a deep breath and said in a panic, "Helian Kuang, as the guardian of the family, colluded with the traitor and intended to rebel. He ignored the great kindness of the Demon Emperor family and the guardian mission of the family... This traitor should have been cut into pieces long ago. The Little Demon Queen was right to kill him... Well done."
“Very good.” The Little Demon Queen nodded slowly, as if Jiufang Kui’s answer satisfied her. Then, her voice suddenly turned cold: “In that case, do you want to end your life, or do you want me to do it myself?”
The cold voice and murderous aura made Jiufang Kui's hair stand up instantly. He fell to the ground and begged hoarsely, "Little Demon Queen, spare my life, Little Demon Queen, spare my life! I was only bewitched by Helian Kuang and was temporarily obsessed, so I... did such a disloyal thing. But I really didn't know anything about the scandals of the Huai Palace that were so outrageous to both humans and gods... I surrendered to the Huai Palace just to protect myself... In order to let the Jiufang family live in peace in the future... I... I swear here that I will be loyal to the Little Demon Queen in the future, regard the Little Demon Queen's words as destiny, and never... never have the slightest rebellious heart again... Otherwise, let Jiufang Kui be struck by lightning, and let my entire Jiufang family die a miserable death..."
There was a barrier blocking the way, so no outsiders could hear or see anything. In order to stay alive, Jiufang Kui no longer cared about the dignity of the family head. He cried and begged desperately, swearing to curse himself. He was no different from any ordinary creature who was afraid of death... even more humble.
"It seems that the head of the Jiufang family has the courage to rebel, but not the courage to die!" The Little Demon Queen sneered disdainfully: "Since you are so afraid of death, I can give you a chance to live! Tell me everything you know about the Huai Palace, and all the ugly things that your Jiufang family has done in the past hundred years, especially the things that I don't know yet, tell me everything in full! There must not be any fabrication or omissions!"
“If your confession does not satisfy this queen…” The Little Demon Queen turned her eyes to Yun Che and said, “The young master of the Yun family is right here. This queen can seal off your profound energy and let the young master of the Yun family use the Profound Handle Soul Capture on you! If it is discovered that what you said is fabricated and concealed, your fate will be ten times more miserable than Helian Kuang’s!”
Jiufang Kui shuddered all over, and there was a little hope in his fear. Helian Kuang's body had just been dragged out, and there was no more terrible consequence than death. For the "chance of survival" mentioned by the Little Demon Queen, how could he dare to hide anything? At that moment, he racked his brains to recall everything he knew about the Huai Palace, and the scandals that his family had committed overtly and covertly over the years, and confessed everything. In order to "redeem his crimes", he even described in great detail the scandals committed by other guardian families and the palace, especially the Helian family, over the years, including the agreement they had made in the past few days to conceal each other's crimes.
By the time he had finished speaking, his entire body was almost exhausted. Although his confessions were more shocking than the last, and some of them made Yun Che gasp in astonishment, the Little Demon Queen’s aura and eyes remained calm. She stared at Jiufang Kui and said in a low voice, “The guardian family that has been glorious for thousands of years has now become so corrupt... Jiufang Kui, as the head of the family, you are truly responsible for this even if you die a thousand times!”
Jiufang Kui prostrated on the ground, no longer daring to speak.
"I will now give you two choices." The Little Demon Queen slowly stood up and walked towards Jiufang Kui. Every time she took a step forward, Jiufang Kui's body would shrink a little. "The first choice is that you, Jiufang Kui, die! Your corpse will be hung on the city gate for seven days! Your name will also be recorded in the annals of the Illusory Demons, and you will become the shame of Jiufang and be infamous for eternity! Your wives, concubines, children and grandchildren will all be executed as well!"
Jiufang Kui raised his head abruptly and pleaded in a trembling voice, "Little Demon Queen, spare my life..."
"Second rule!" The Little Demon Queen had walked in front of Jiufang Kui, looking down at him with cold eyes. She slowly extended her hand and pointed it at his forehead. A ball of red-gold flame burned in her palm: "Honestly accept the 'slave mark' that I will plant on you! In this way, you will still be the head of the Jiufang Family! Your wives, concubines, children, grandchildren, and the entire Jiufang Family will be safe!"
Jiufang Kui's whole body shook violently, his eyes widened, and his violently contracted pupils were filled with fear and despair.
Slave Mark, the cruelest spiritual mark in the world, if a person is planted with a slave mark in his soul, he will obey the orders of the person who gave him the slave mark, and will never disobey any of his orders. Even if he is asked to die, he will die without hesitation... He will not even have the slightest consciousness of resistance or rebellion. It is equivalent to becoming the other party's eternal slave and puppet.
Once a slave mark is planted, it is almost impossible to remove it. Even if the person who cast the slave mark dies, the person who has been planted with the slave mark will remember his will and be loyal to him for the rest of his life.
The Slave Seal is too cruel. Once planted, one's life and will will be controlled by others. For many people, it is more terrible than death. In the Illusionary Demon Law, the "Slave Seal" is strictly prohibited. No matter how big the family is, it must not plant the Slave Seal on the humblest servant. At the same time, planting the "Slave Seal" is not only mentally exhausting, but also extremely difficult to succeed. Even with the current strength of the Little Demon Queen, if she wants to plant the Slave Seal on Jiufang Kui, as long as the other party resists mentally, there is no possibility of success. Even when facing the Overlord, it is almost impossible to succeed.
If Nuyin wants to succeed, he basically has to rely on the other party's willingness and not to put up any mental resistance.
However, what lies ahead for Jiufang Kui is either to be branded with a slave mark, or to die... and to be in disgrace, with his wife and children buried with him.
“There are only these two paths, there is absolutely no third option!” The Little Demon Queen said coldly: “You brought this upon yourself, you cannot blame me, nor anyone else! I will give you five breaths to consider, do you want to live or die… After five breaths, if you still don’t make a choice, then I will send you to death!”
Jiufang Kui stood there in a daze, his eyes were empty and lifeless... After three breaths, he bowed his head heavily and said in a trembling voice: "Please... Little Demon Queen... grant me the slave seal..."
If it was a slave mark or a simple death, he might still choose death. But death would be accompanied by consequences that were a thousand times more cruel than simple death. The slave mark was his only choice. At least, he could live, at least, he would not be infamous for eternity, at least when facing others other than the Little Demon Queen, his soul would still belong to him.
“Very good.” Under the Little Demon Queen’s palm, the soul power carrying the aura of the Golden Crow immediately blasted into Jiufang Kui’s heart and soul… Jiufang Kui’s whole body was trembling, but he did not dare to resist or resist in the slightest. In just a few breaths, the slave mark from the Little Demon Queen was firmly planted in his heart and soul.
The Golden Crow's flame went out, and the Little Demon Queen retracted her hands. Jiufang Kui's originally dim eyes now had a bit more color. Facing the Little Demon Queen, he lowered his body even more, and his eyes and expression were filled with awe, fear, flattery, and fawning. He looked like a loyal dog wagging its tail in front of its master.
"Get lost!" The Little Demon Queen turned around and said coldly. Jiufang Kui's humble and pitiful attitude did not make the Little Demon Queen feel any sympathy. Family hatred, blood feud... If she was not the Little Demon Queen, if it was not for the stability and future of the Illusory Demon Realm, she would kill all these people in the most cruel way... Why would she go to such great lengths to let them live?
"Yes, yes... I'll get out right now, right now." Jiufang Kui shuddered as if he had heard an order from God that must not be disobeyed, and he quickly rolled over... and really "rolled" out.
Yun Che had heard of the "Slave Seal" before, but he had never actually seen one. But when he saw Jiufang Kui's expression, he couldn't help but shudder all over.
One is pardoned and the other is executed. The former gives hope, and the latter gives deterrence. The slave mark beneath the hope and deterrence is the Little Demon Queen's real goal.
Jiufang Kui also left alive, which undoubtedly gave the people behind him greater hope. The process after that was much simpler. It was basically the same as dealing with Jiufang Kui, making him choose between "death" and "slave seal", but this "death" would bring disaster to the whole family and clan, and humiliate them for ten thousand years, so "slave seal" became their only choice.
But not all people have only these two options. Helian Kuang died, Jiufang Kui, Bai Yi, Nangong Zhi, Lin Guiyan, Chiyang Bailie, Xiao Xifeng, all were given slave marks, and among the kings, 30% of the county kings who were just for self-protection were pardoned like the Xuan King.
The family heads and princes who were planted with the slave mark would never betray again in their lives, and their families and palaces would be completely under the control of the Little Demon Queen. And the princes who were pardoned would be loyal in the future out of gratitude and shame.
It was not until dusk that the Little Demon Queen completed her punishment of all the guardian families and palaces. As the last palace hurriedly left, the Demon King's Hall became empty, and the silence was filled with oppressive silence.
Planting slave marks consumes a lot of profound energy, and even more mental energy. Even if she is as strong as the Little Demon Queen, planting nearly fifty slave marks in one afternoon would make her exhausted. But with her extremely stubborn personality, she would certainly not let this kind of exhaustion show... especially in front of Yun Che.
“This Queen has granted your wish. Now, you can leave.” The Little Demon Queen left the throne, turned her back to Yun Che, and said coldly.
Her back was slender and petite, like a little girl who had not yet grown up, but she was carrying the heaviest burden of the entire Illusory Demon Realm alone... She had no relatives, and even her life only had the last three years left.
Everyone was in deep awe of her, except Yun Che, who, when facing her, only felt deep pity... and a trace of pain that could not be relieved.
Yun Che stayed alone, hoping that he could help her in some way, at least so that she wouldn't have to face all the pressure alone. However, the Little Demon Queen was different from an ordinary woman after all. She had unparalleled profound strength, unparalleled deterrence, and enough wisdom, scheming, and courage. She didn't need him to do anything at all.
The whole afternoon, he felt that he was totally unnecessary sitting there... and even a bit of an eyesore.
“That…” Yun Che took a few steps closer to the Little Demon Queen and said slowly, “Before you became the Little Demon Queen, you were the ‘Colored Princess’. You have been wearing the grey robe all these years, probably because of the deceased Demon King and the Little Demon King, who have been dead for a hundred years now. The Huai Palace was also completely destroyed, leaving only the Ming King who has lost a lot of his essence and blood. Unless he can escape from the Illusory Demon Realm, it is only a matter of time before he falls into your hands. You have avenged them… So you should not need to wear this grey robe anymore.”
"..." The little demon queen had her back to him, motionless and without any response.
“Besides being the Little Demon Queen, you are also recognized as the most beautiful woman in the Illusory Demon Realm. Although this ugly outfit cannot hide your brilliance, if you wear something a little more… ordinary, you will definitely look so good that even the heavens will be jealous.” Yun Che said very seriously. He really didn’t like the fact that the Little Demon Queen always wore a loose gray outfit. That gray outfit was like a dark cage, preventing the Little Demon Queen from being freed from the oppression and shadow.
The Little Demon Queen turned slightly to the side and said coldly, "Then what do you think I should wear?"
“Well…” Yun Che thought hard and said, “Although we have known each other for such a long time, I have never seen you wearing other clothes. Oh, to be honest… you look really good without clothes.”
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