Everyone left, and only the Little Demon Queen and Yun Che were left in the Demon King's Hall. The Little Demon Queen stood beside the throne with her back to Yun Che, and both of them remained motionless and silent.
This strange state continued for a long time. Finally, the Little Demon Queen turned around, stared at Yun Che indifferently, and then immediately looked away: “Are you satisfied now?”
“What is there to be satisfied with!” Yun Che stood up and said frantically, “Such a big matter… and it concerns my whole life! You actually didn’t discuss it with me, and you didn’t even tell me in advance!! In the Golden Crow Thunder Flame Valley, you raped me, and that was fine, but you actually raped me in such a big matter as marriage! You, you, you, you… Even if you are the Little Demon Queen, you can’t be so overbearing and unreasonable!”
“…Humph! Isn’t this just what you wished for?” The Little Demon Queen turned her head away, her eyes somewhat evasive.
The look on the Little Demon Queen’s face made Yun Che smile. The Little Demon Queen’s style of doing things was indeed tyrannical, but she did not discuss this matter with Yun Che, nor did she even tell him in advance. It was not because she wanted to be “dictatorial”, but because of her personality, her completely pale experience in love between men and women, and her long-term “indifference” towards Yun Che, she could not bring herself to tell him about it… The sudden change in her attitude towards him was too great a surprise for Yun Che.
Although it really caught him off guard...he's still a little dazed even now.
After all, she went from being cold and indifferent to him, never showing any emotion... to suddenly announcing to the world that she wanted to marry him, and in seven days... Even if Yun Che's nerves were strong, he would not be able to get over it for a long time.
He was sure that there would never be another woman like the Little Demon Queen in the world.
The Little Demon Queen was clearly panicking at this moment, and had clearly admitted her feelings for him, but she still had to pretend to be a cold and indifferent king... But her evasive gaze, erratic eyes, and slightly disordered breathing made Yun Che clearly see a bit of the delicateness of an ordinary girl in her. He smiled slightly, but with a very indignant expression, he shouted: "You finally honestly admitted that you like me. As your future husband, of course I should praise you for this. However, husband and wife should at least respect each other, tolerate each other, love each other, and be close to each other..."
“…What on earth do you want to say!” Yun Che’s words made the Little Demon Queen’s breathing even more disordered, and she interrupted him directly.
"I mean, after you marry me, you can't pretend to be cold to me like you did before or now. Instead, you should..."
“You seem to have made a mistake.” The Little Demon Queen interrupted Yun Che again and said solemnly, “It’s not that I’m marrying you, but that you… are marrying me!”
“Huh?” Yun Che was stunned.
"Hmph!" The Little Demon Queen turned her face away and said indifferently, "I have just made it very clear. After seven days, you will join my Demon King clan! From now on, you will be a member of my Demon King clan. From now on, any children we have... must also use 'Huan' as their surname. Do you still think that when I marry you, I am marrying you into your Yun family?"
“…” Yun Che’s mind quickly filtered through what the Little Demon Queen had said to King Langxun before. His expression changed slightly, and then he took a step forward and said firmly, “No!”
“What do you mean by ‘no’?” The Little Demon Queen glanced sideways.
“Because I’m a man!” Yun Che said calmly, “No matter how ordinary a man is, even if he can’t stand tall and proud, how can he enter a woman’s house? I, Yun Che… can never accept such a thing! If you want to marry me, you can only marry me… and marry into my Yun family!”
“What a joke! My Demon King clan is the imperial clan that rules over the Fantasy Demon Realm. Would it be an injustice for you to join my Demon King clan?” the Little Demon Queen said in a deep voice.
“Then I am still the Young Master of the Yun Family!” Yun Che said without giving in, “The lineage of the Master of the Yun Family has only one son from generation to generation! My grandfather only has my father as his son, and my father only has me as his son! As the only heir to the bloodline of the Master of the Family in this generation, if I marry into the woman’s family, even my son cannot use ‘Yun’ as his surname. Then my Yun Family will become a joke in the Illusory Demon Realm! How can I be worthy of my family and my deceased grandfather…”
“Who dares to laugh at your Yun Family!” The Little Demon Queen interrupted him and said, “When the Young Master of the Yun Family becomes the ruler of the Demon Queen, the status of the entire Yun Family will be completely superior to all the forces in the Illusory Demon Realm! This will not only not bring shame to the Yun Family, but will bring unprecedented glory to your Yun Family! In your Yun Family, your son will be the Patriarch of the Yun Family in the future, and if he joins our Demon Emperor lineage... our son will be the future Illusory Demon Emperor! He will be thousands of times more noble!”
“This is different!”
“What’s the difference!”
“… In any case, it’s just not possible!” Yun Che shook his head vigorously. He was an extremely arrogant person… He knew this himself. All along, in his mind, “marrying into a woman’s family” was a sign of a man’s cowardice or incompetence. He had always sneered at such things and had never thought about it… nor would he allow such a thing to happen to him.
Even if the other party is the Little Demon Queen and is from the Demon King clan.
“I already have a wife in the Profound Sky Continent! She is also the only princess of a country! If I were to marry into your Demon King clan, I would not be able to explain to her when I return to the Profound Sky Continent… In short, this matter has crossed my bottom line, and I absolutely cannot accept it!” Yun Che’s voice, eyes, and expression were all extremely resolute.
The Little Demon Queen’s chest rose and fell. She stared at Yun Che with a changing expression in her eyes. Silently, she turned her gaze away and said slowly, “This Queen knows that with your temperament, doing this will indeed be hard for you to bear… But, after all, the Demon King clan is behind this Queen, and this Queen is the last member of the Demon King clan… This matter is not up to this Queen, and now that it has been announced to the world, it is no longer up to you!”
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Today's Demon King City seemed much more lively and bustling than usual. The streets were crowded with people, and groups of human figures flew quickly in the sky.
The news that the Little Demon Queen would marry Yun Che, the Young Master of the Yun Family, in seven days had caused the Demon King City, which had just calmed down, to boil over.
The Yun family was originally planning for Xiao Yun and Number Seven Under Heaven's wedding in a month's time. Now, the Young Patriarch's wedding has been interrupted... and it's with the Little Demon Queen! The whole Yun family was shocked by this shocking news... and then they became busy like crazy. From the elders to the servants, everyone in the Yun family put down everything they were doing. The clan competition in five days was directly cancelled, and the preparations for Xiao Yun's wedding were all put on hold. Everyone was fully involved in the preparations for the Young Patriarch's wedding, and they were busy like a spinning top being whipped madly.
Young Patriarch... Little Demon Empress... Just thinking about it... is so fucking exciting!!
Yun Che returned home. As soon as he entered the front door, he saw Yun Qinghong standing there motionless with his back to him.
"Che'er, you're back." Yun Qinghong turned around with an exceptionally calm expression. He stood here as if he was waiting for him to come back.
“…What was my mother’s… reaction?” Yun Che asked with some trepidation.
“Haha,” Yun Qinghong smiled faintly and said, “Your mother just went to Prince Qing’s Mansion to personally prepare the clothes you will use in the next seven days.”
"She... isn't angry?"
"Angry?" Yun Qinghong's face looked a little weird. "Why should you be angry? You are going to marry a woman who is unparalleled in status, appearance, and profound strength in this Illusory Demon Realm. As a mother, she should be overjoyed, so how could she be angry? If you think we would mind the age issue, then you are overthinking. When you reach the Sovereign Profound Realm, there is actually no essential difference between an age difference of one or two hundred years and one or two years. Moreover, in terms of appearance, the Little Demon Queen looks much younger than you."
“That’s good. But this matter…” Yun Che hesitated slightly, but still said: “The Little Demon Queen wants me to marry into the Demon Royal Family, not for her to marry into our Yun Family.”
Yun Qinghong: “…”
“However, rest assured, Dad, I will not allow such a thing to happen.” Yun Che said immediately: “Although she is the Little Demon Queen, whether it is for me personally or for our family, I will never accept such a thing. But the Little Demon Queen’s attitude is also very firm, and she has already announced it to the world... Sigh, after all, there are still seven days left, maybe it’s enough time for me to think of a perfect countermeasure.”
Yun Qinghong did not have much reaction to Yun Che's words. This was because when the Little Demon Queen ordered King Langxun, she had already made it clear that she would "join the Demon King's clan". And even if she had not said this, it would only be possible for Yun Che to join the Demon King's clan, and there would be no possibility for the Little Demon Queen to marry into the Yun family.
Regarding this matter, he had thought a lot during the time he was waiting for the Yun family to return.
“Che’er,” Yun Qinghong did not confirm or deny Yun Che’s decision. Instead, he said calmly, “Tell me, how many years can the Little Demon Queen live?”
Yun Che’s eyes trembled instantly, and the sound in his throat rose halfway before being firmly suppressed.
“If you promised the Little Demon Queen that you can’t say it, then don’t say it.” Yun Qinghong smiled faintly, but he sighed deeply in his heart. He didn’t need Yun Che’s answer, and from his reaction, he confirmed what he was thinking.
“Dad, why do you… ask this?” Yun Che asked.
Yun Qinghong said sadly, “Because the Little Demon Queen’s strength change in a few months is really too big, so big that it is absolutely abnormal. Do you still remember that two months ago, on the day when Ming Wang appeared, he once said to the Little Demon Queen that her strength change was too exaggerated and there was no way there would be no side effects... I took all these words to heart at the time.”
Yun Che: “…”
"Some time ago, I suddenly remembered something your grandfather said to me more than a hundred years ago. At that time, your mother and I were not married yet. When he was instructing me to practice the Purple Cloud Technique, he secretly sighed that the Illusory Demon Realm had been peaceful for too long. This long period of peace and tranquility was gradually wearing away the loyalty and cohesion of the twelve guardian families, which was not a good thing. Then he suddenly laughed and said that even if the Demon King family did not have the twelve guardian families, once they revealed their last trump card, they could still cover the sky with one hand...but the price they paid would be too tragic."
“I asked about it at the time, but your grandfather didn’t elaborate. That’s because that was a secret that he and the previous Demon King had guarded together for the Demon King family.” Yun Qinghong looked at Yun Che deeply and said, “When you two met in the Profound Sky Continent, he should have given you this secret along with the Patriarch’s Order and the Demon King’s Seal.”
“…Yes.” Yun Che nodded slowly.
“The Little Demon Queen’s extraordinary profound strength, what King Ming shouted that day… and the ‘tragic price’ your grandfather mentioned accidentally that year, all of these made me unable to help but think in that pessimistic direction. If that’s really the case… she must have suffered so much.” Yun Qinghong sighed softly.
“Dad, do you want to tell me something?” Yun Che felt that Yun Qinghong had been waiting for him here, not just to confirm this matter.
Yun Qinghong nodded slightly, looked directly at Yun Che’s nod, and asked, “Che’er, with your personality, you will not be able to accept joining the Demon King clan, and your father is not surprised at all. But there is one question that you must answer me seriously…Are you willing to marry the Little Demon Queen? Or, let me ask you in another way…Have you and the Little Demon Queen already had a romantic relationship? Do you want to get married because you both love each other, and not because of the so-called ‘sacred will of the Golden Crow’?”
Yun Che looked at Yun Qinghong in surprise. Yun Qinghong smiled faintly and said, “You don’t have to feel strange. In the past two months, I have actually already vaguely noticed something, but I have always denied it… A month ago, you went to see the Little Demon Queen almost every day. When your mother and I returned from the Profound Sky Continent with serious injuries, the Little Demon Queen visited us in person about once a month. My blood and essence injuries are now much lighter than those of the past, and they can be healed. The frequency of the Little Demon Queen’s visits to me is much better than that of the past, and every time before leaving, she would intentionally or unintentionally ask about your whereabouts… In the past month, you don’t seem to have taken the initiative to see the Little Demon Queen again, and every time I see her, she will ask about you…”
"If we only look at the looks of the Little Demon Queen, there are almost no men in this world who can resist her, and my son is the most outstanding man in this Illusory Demon Realm. You two have been through hardships together in the Golden Crow Thunder Flame Valley for four whole months. It is reasonable that you would be attracted to each other and fall in love with each other. Now that I think about it, it can even be said that it is reasonable."
Yun Che thought silently for a while, and said, “She has indeed occupied an indelible place in my heart. After leaving Golden Crow Thunder Flame Valley, I would think about everything about her every day. However, I am too weak, and she is too strong in every aspect. Even though I wanted to protect her, help her, and share some of her burdens, I simply could not do it. Therefore, I have always been a little at a loss. Today, she suddenly announced that she wanted to marry me... I was as surprised as you all.”
“If you want to help her, want to share something with her, isn’t this the best opportunity?” Yun Qinghong smiled.
Yun Che was stunned.
“If you are only marrying her because of the Little Demon Queen’s order, then your father will support your decision. If you really like her and want her to be your wife… then your father hopes that you can join the Demon King clan as she wishes.” Yun Qinghong said calmly, “And your mother also wants this.”
Yun Che was surprised. He couldn't accept joining the demon royal family. One of the reasons was that he cared about his parents and his deceased grandfather. Who would want their son... their only son to marry someone else, especially a top family like the Yun family? He didn't expect his father to say something like this: "You and mother... really don't mind at all?"
“If it were any other woman, no matter who she was, at least your father would not be able to completely let it go. But only the Little Demon Queen…your father would never object.” Yun Qinghong said calmly: “Although she is still called the ‘Little Demon Queen’, in fact, she is the supreme emperor of this Illusory Demon Realm. If she was just a princess of the Demon Emperor family, she might be able to marry down to protect the family, but she is the emperor who looks down on the world… How can she marry down? Otherwise, where is the dignity of the emperor? Moreover, she is the last member of the Demon Emperor family. As long as she is in power, the Demon Emperor family will still be glorious. But if she marries into my Yun family…the Demon Emperor family will be truly destroyed and disappear forever in the Illusory Demon Realm.”
"And you joined the Demon Emperor family and had offspring with her. At least in name, they are the descendants of the Demon Emperor family. The bloodline of the Demon Emperor family can be continued in this way..."
"The latter represents the bloodline of the Demon King family and the continuation of their glory. The former... represents the destruction of the Demon King family! How do you want the Little Demon Queen to choose?"
Yun Che: “!!!!”
“But you, Che’er, are completely different.” Yun Qinghong continued, “Although you have joined the Demon King clan, and your child with the Little Demon Queen also has the surname ‘Huan’, you still have two other wives, and you may even have other wives in the future. You and their children are all children of my Yun family. The bloodline of the head of my Yun family will never be broken. The Little Demon Queen knew a long time ago that you were married in the Profound Sky Continent, but she probably never mentioned it to you, and she didn’t ask you to divorce your current wife just to marry you.”
"She promised you the title of 'husband' despite her identity as the Little Demon Queen... These two words are very common to ordinary people, but to the Little Demon Queen, it means she values you very much and is telling the world that you will be her only one, and there will be no one else after you. Moreover, she silently allows you to have other wives... This is almost impossible for any daughter of a powerful family to do, but the Little Demon Queen has done this, and even your father cannot help but be moved... She is used to being cold and indifferent, but these are more precious than any passionate expression. Her love for you may be much deeper than you can imagine."
“…” Yun Che’s breathing began to become a little disordered, and his eyes were filled with agitation.
“And if you really like the Little Demon Queen and want her to be your woman, then… it’s so simple for her to join the Demon Royal Family, but it can fulfill her long-cherished wish. Can’t you compromise and not let her become the eternal sinner of the Demon Royal Family?” Yun Qinghong’s tone was a little heavier: “Or, in your world, the dignity that belongs to a man is far more important than the woman you like?”
“Of course not!!” Yun Che raised his head abruptly, raised his hand and slammed his chest fiercely, and said bitterly: “I was actually stimulated by the two words ‘marrying into the wife’, blinded my eyes, and plunged into a ridiculous dead end… Dad, don’t worry, I know what to do!”
Yun Che grinned at Yun Qinghong, turned around quickly, and turned into a beam of light and flew straight to the Demon King’s Palace.
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