Yu Xin sat on the stone chair next to her, chattering away. She and Ge Yiyuan were lucky during the Thunderfire Tribulation. They were not injured by the power of the Thunderfire Tribulation explosion, and were not even affected by the residual power of a single Thunderfire Tribulation. Later, when they resisted the attack of the righteous disciples, they received help from the spirit of the demon god and did not suffer even the slightest injury.
Her right elbow rested on the stone table, her chin propped on her hand, as she rambled on, "...The four elders and the twelve protectors are such opportunists. They were silent and wouldn't show their faces a few days ago, but then, Young Master Lin... oh, no, I mean His Majesty, after His Majesty gained the support of the clansmen with the Chi You Banner, they came forward the very next day. However, I heard that His Majesty's attitude towards them is very indifferent; he doesn't rely on them much. But thinking about it, it makes sense. How could His Majesty possibly value such opportunists? He might even replace them one by one in the future!"
Liuli listened in silence without saying a word.
Yu Xin paused for a moment, then turned to look at Liu Li, a wicked smile playing on her lips. She said, "I've also heard something else, Miss."
The rocking chair where Liuli sat creaked, and she remained silent, her eyes tightly closed, whether asleep or not.
Yu Xin waited a while, then frowned and asked, "Miss, you're not asleep, are you?"
Liuli finally spoke, her lips parting slightly as she said calmly, "Speak, what is it?"
Yu Xin chuckled wickedly, “The four elders and twelve protectors proposed to select concubines for His Majesty, trying their best to offer him women from their own clans. But His Majesty didn’t give them any face at all and didn’t accept a single one!”
Liuli paused for a brief moment in the rocking chair she sat on, but the pause was so short it was almost imperceptible. She remained silent, offering no response to Yu Xin's words.
Yu Xin sighed softly, and said meaningfully, "I think the reason why His Majesty refused to accept the women that the elders and protectors offered him might be because he's waiting for someone. Don't you think so, young lady?"
Liuli's calm face remained unchanged, and she remained silent.
Yu Xin pouted and tapped the stone table absently with her fingers. She looked up at the verdant bamboo leaves and said softly, "I didn't realize it before, but now I find it so boring staying in the clan. Nothing compares to the Central Plains. Sigh..."
Central Plains.
Liuli frowned slightly, unable to help but think of that tall, thin monk. She had retreated hastily back to the Demon Realm a few days ago without even having a chance to say hello. She wondered how he was doing now, whether he was still tirelessly working on the Thunderfire Tribulation.
Now it is extremely difficult to re-enter the Central Plains, and I don't know when I will be able to see him again.
At this moment, Liuli knew that it would be difficult to see that monk again, but she did not expect that she would not see him again for a hundred years.
"...Girl, girl!"
Suddenly, Liuli vaguely heard Yu Xin calling her. She opened her eyes and saw Yu Xin standing up and looking at her, muttering in a low voice, "Miss, you're not asleep, are you... Uh, Miss, you're awake? Yu Ke is here to see you."
Liuli sat up straight and looked ahead. She saw a frail-looking man dressed in scholar's robes standing under the pavilion. It was Yu Ke.
"What's wrong, Yu Ke?" She sat in the rocking chair that was still swaying, propped her elbows on her legs and rested her chin on her hand, and asked Yu Ke in a low voice.
Yu Ke bowed slightly and said softly, "If you have some free time, could you please visit His Majesty? The death of the previous His Majesty and his wife was a great blow to him. He has been guarding His Majesty's tomb for a day and a night. I tried to persuade him to come back, but he refused no matter what."
Liuli lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment. Just one day and one night ago, the four elders and twelve protectors paid homage to Li Molin, which also signified that he had firmly secured his position as Demon Lord. In other words, after finishing his business as Demon Lord, he went to guard his parents' mausoleum.
A moment later, Liuli got off the rocking chair, brushed off her wrinkled clothes, and said calmly, "Okay, I understand."
"Yes." Yu Ke bowed again and said, "Thank you, young lady."
Yu Ke quickly left the bamboo forest with Liu Li. Yu Xin sat there listlessly for a while, then muttered to herself, "Forget it, I'd better go cultivate. Maybe in three years I, Yu Xin, can become a Demon General! Hehe, the first female Demon General in history..."
After saying that, she stood up and walked out of the pavilion, onto a path in the bamboo forest. Her slender figure quickly disappeared into the bamboo forest.
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