"What kind of symbol of power is this? The dignified Demon Clan royal family actually places their hopes on external forces. How insecure are they?" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the eldest prince with a face full of bruises, looking at the old demon leader with displeasure.
Seeing An Ge's gaze shift towards him, he immediately put on a smile and gave her a "leave it to me" look.
Ange... This development really didn't expect her.
"The First Prince?" The opponents felt a little confused. Were they getting senile? How could they see the First Prince opposing them?
Lu Qingyang puffed out his chest. "It is I, the prince. What, you disagree with what I said? Our Demon Clan royal family is noble because of our bloodline, not because of any Holy Tower or Demon Tower. As a member of the Demon Clan royal family, how can you be so petty and disgraceful?"
Demons... Has the Crown Prince taken the wrong medicine today? Wasn't he the one most opposed to opening the Holy Tower?
The old devils realized what was happening and immediately turned their attention to the eldest prince. This time, they were determined to oppose the order, and no amount of persuasion would change their minds.
Then An Ge witnessed the First Prince's verbal battle with the demons, which infuriated the old demon to the point of rage.
The old demon leader pointed a trembling finger at the eldest prince, "You, you're being unreasonable."
The eldest prince, his face beaming with fighting spirit, declared, "This prince calls it persuading people with reason."
An Ge and the others were stunned, especially the demons who had been persecuted by the First Prince. They originally thought the First Prince was reckless, brainless, arrogant, and self-righteous. Now that the First Prince was pointing the finger at others, it felt really good.
The eldest prince spoke eloquently, explaining the importance of opening the Holy Tower to the demons from top to bottom and inside to outside, displaying an attitude of fighting to the death against anyone who opposed him.
The Demon King watched his eldest son perform in silence, realizing for the first time that his son had some merit. He knew he couldn't say these things to the royal family directly, but having the eldest prince speak out would not only avoid unrest but also make the demons believe that not all royal families opposed the opening of the Holy Tower; at least the Demon King's lineage was acting in the best interests of the entire demon race.
The royal family lost the verbal battle and tried to threaten them with force, but how could the eldest prince be afraid of that?
"Father, if the royal family intends to force the emperor to abdicate, please allow me to annihilate these opponents directly." As soon as the eldest prince finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.
The eldest prince is truly brave! Looking at it this way, his antics in the demon realm over the past century have been relatively restrained. If he hadn't, the demon realm might already be engulfed in war.
The fact that the royal demons dared to confront the Demon King shows that they were confident in the Demon King's hesitant and indecisive nature. If the Demon King were to truly target the royal family, they would be powerless to resist.
"Demon King, please don't listen to the First Prince."
"Father, I think my suggestion is quite good." The demon race has been extremely peaceful for the past hundred years, and most of them have never even left the demon realm, let alone fought a proper war. The warlike demons have been itching for a fight for a long time, and it is only natural to target the demons who oppose the Holy Maiden.
"No, no, no, we are not against it. After listening to what the Crown Prince said, we feel that Her Highness the Holy Maiden's proposal is for the good of the entire Demon Clan, and we firmly support it."
"Yes, I support it."
Seeing that the Demon King seemed somewhat tempted by the Crown Prince's suggestion, the demons quickly echoed his sentiments.
The Demon King breathed a sigh of relief; he truly hadn't expected the First Prince to dare speak like that. Seeing the royal family's reaction, the Demon King felt old once more. Although the First Prince was incompetent, he seemed superior to him in some ways.
He was about to speak when he heard Lu Qingyang's displeased voice, "You were just cursing the Holy Maiden, aren't you going to apologize?"
"Apologize! Apologize!" The demons apologized to An Ge one after another, their tone as sincere as could be.
An Ge stared speechlessly at the demons who were smiling brightly at her. Her lips twitched, and her heart was screaming with frustration, but she maintained an extremely calm expression. Finally, she managed to suppress the urge to roll her eyes and nodded to the demons.
Looking at An Ge like this, the demons all felt that she was indeed a saintess with a great sense of righteousness, willing to endure unwarranted insults for the future of the demon race.
A rebellion that the royal family had united against was resolved by the eldest prince's tantrums and threats, without any bribery or inducement. As the person involved, An Ge didn't even say a word.
Looking at the Crown Prince's ingratiating smile, An Ge was speechless. After she had taught this guy a lesson last night, he seemed to have been possessed and was even more protective of her than the Crimson Flame Demon Lord.
As An Ge left the Demon King's Palace, she nodded to the First Prince as a way of thanking him for his protection. This simple gesture deeply moved the First Prince.
This is an existence even more powerful than the God of Darkness! Perhaps Her Highness the Holy Maiden truly is a blessing bestowed upon the demon race by the Demon God. As for the God of Darkness's claim that there is no Demon God, the First Prince now harbors deep doubts.
The demon god's judgment was indeed excellent; the saintess he chose was broad-minded and didn't hold it against him for making such a big mistake, completely forgetting that he was still bruised and battered.
Rhodes' influence on the eldest prince was to make him believe that a god must exist. After his original faith collapsed, the eldest prince abandoned the darkness and found a new faith in just one night.
Compared to that illusory demon god, the Holy Maiden before him was clearly more real. Rationally, Lu Qingyang felt he should believe in the demon god, but emotionally and practically, he had more faith in An Ge.
An Ge felt the increasingly strong power of faith emanating from Lu Qingyang, and was utterly speechless at the Crown Prince's thought process. If she had known earlier that a beating would completely change Lu Qingyang, she wouldn't have bothered with so much effort or even tried to engage in any political maneuvering with him.
Since joining Ange's side, the eldest prince has devoted himself wholeheartedly to her and would not tolerate any problems during the ceremony. As the wealthiest demon in the demon realm, he has contributed both money and effort, turning an ordinary ceremony into a grand event for the demons.
Looking at the magnificent saintess robes, An Ge felt that she would probably look like a peacock with its tail feathers spread out if she wore them. "There's no need to make it so grand, it's just a ceremony."
“That won’t do. This is the first Holy Maiden Ceremony of the Demon Clan in ten thousand years, and it’s also an important moment to showcase the Demon Clan’s image to the outside world. We can’t be careless.” Lu Qingyang felt that the Holy Maiden was just being modest and must be doing this because she was afraid that the Demon Clan would waste resources and manpower.
An Ge… No wonder the First Prince has been hanging around her every day lately, muttering to himself all the time. He's probably learning her words. She even suspects that the First Prince has a collection of sacred sayings.
An Ge guessed correctly; the eldest prince really did have a book of quotes.
Since joining An Ge's side, the Demon King's affection for him was no longer superficial, and the Four Demon Lords no longer treated him with disdain. This made the eldest prince even more certain that following the Holy Maiden's lead was the right thing to do, and he felt a sense of gratitude in addition to his trust in An Ge.
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