Faced with the bear king's words, the woman's expression remained unchanged, and she calmly nodded: "Of course I know."
"Since you know that the human race uses your people's fur to make luxurious clothing to flaunt their status..." The Bear King's gaze sharpened, and his voice suddenly rose, "how can Chief Li so calmly say that he wants to cooperate with the human race?"
Faced with this sharp question, Chief Li raised his head, and his clear eyes were surprisingly a pale purple, quite similar to Zhu Li's.
She looked directly at Xiong Huang and asked in return, "The cloak that Chief Lu is wearing is of extraordinary quality. It must have been taken from some powerful demon beast, right? Don't your people usually eat mostly wild beasts from the mountains? Have those beasts ever caused Chief Lu any trouble because of this?"
The Bear King was taken aback by the question, narrowed his eyes, and said with a hint of displeasure, "How can these be compared? My demon race has always adhered to the law of the jungle. These beasts died at the hands of those who are stronger than us. It is their fate. What injustice can they have to complain about?"
"Since Chief Lu himself said that the law of the jungle is the ultimate truth of the universe..."
The woman's voice remained steady, "Then what injustice is there in those beasts dying at the hands of humans who are stronger than them? Humans capture beasts, and beasts will also attack and eat people. All of this is inseparable from the word 'strength and weakness'."
We prey on wild beasts as the strong, while humans utilize them as the even stronger—what difference does it make? Before this most primal law, what moral justice or fairness can be found in racial distinctions?
"..."
Putting everything else aside, if we follow this logic carefully, who among us hasn't eaten beef?
If we were to be so petty and seek revenge, wouldn't that Bull Demon King be mortal enemies with most of the people in the hall...?
At this moment, the Li clan chief stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the assembled demon kings, and said sincerely, "Gentlemen, I understand your anger and indignation at seeing your kin slaughtered by humans. But we are demons, not wild beasts!"
If any of my Poling clan members are bullied by other races without cause, I, Li Yun, as the clan leader, will naturally be the first to stand up and seek justice for them!
But the world is teeming with countless beasts; the strong prey on the weak, and nature selects itself. All things have their own destiny and fate. We are not gods who wield the laws of heaven, so how can we forcibly control the natural order of the universe? And regard all humankind as mortal enemies?
His words left everyone speechless.
"Slap... slap... slap..."
Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, a few lonely claps, clearly carrying a mocking tone, came from behind.
Everyone looked over and saw the Serpent King sneer, slowly clapping his hands: "Chief Li's words are easy to say. I naturally can't be bothered with other serpent clans. But those human ants killed my clan's members, skinned them, and used them to refine magical artifacts. If I, as the clan chief, were to follow Chief Li's example and 'follow the will of heaven' and let it go, wouldn't that chill the hearts of the entire clan?"
"..."
Li Yun fell silent, knowing that this involved the personal grudges between the Snake King and the human race. She had no right to interfere or offer advice, so she slowly sat back down and said nothing more.
"Weren't we talking about how to deal with the Blood Sect? How did we get so far off topic?"
Seeing the crowd fall silent, the Bull-Horned Demon King impatiently slapped the armrest. "Clan Chief Li, enough with the empty platitudes! Just tell me, how many of you here would agree with your idea of cooperating with the righteous path? I certainly don't want to deal with those hypocrites! But..."
She turned to look at Ye Wushang, who remained silent on the throne, and said, "If Your Majesty issues an order, I will naturally obey! Without hesitation!"
"This is also my intention; I am unwilling to cooperate with the human race... but I will obey Your Majesty's orders!"
"Me too!"
With the other demon emperors echoing his sentiments, the final decision ultimately rested with the black-robed demon emperor who sat high on his throne and had remained silent until now.
At this moment, Li Yun also turned her expectant gaze to Ye Wushang on the throne.
Although she failed to completely convince the demon emperors to accept the idea of cooperating with humans, after her debate, their attitude towards contacting humans changed from the deeply ingrained "absolutely not" to "follow orders".
Throughout the entire ordeal, even though the Bull King and the Snake King nearly came to blows, Ye Wushang, sitting on the throne, did not change his expression at all, as if the Sacred Fire Palace council hall were a marketplace.
Now that everyone's attention was on him, Ye Wushang remained silent for a long time before turning his gaze to the man sitting at the head of the right row, who, like him, had not spoken throughout the entire process.
Like Lei Yucheng, this person had striking short silver-white hair and wore a well-tailored, exquisitely crafted gray-white animal skin coat. Unlike the Xiong Huang opposite him, who exposed his body to display his strength, this person exuded a sense of composure and etiquette that had been restrained by rules amidst his primal wildness.
"Clan Chief Lei, what do you think?"
Ye Wushang remained as concise and economical as ever, posing the question to the wolf clan leader, whose status was comparable to that of the Bear King.
Upon hearing the Demon Emperor call his name, the Wolf King pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I believe... Chief Li's words do indeed have some merit. The Blood Sect is powerful, and it is indeed unlikely that our demon race alone can directly wage a full-scale war against them, but..."
At this point, the Wolf King changed the subject, looking at the female Demon King sitting beside him, "Clan Chief Li, the righteous path of the human race is not like our demon race, which has a supreme ruler issuing unified orders. They are divided into numerous factions, each with its own agenda. If we really want to seek cooperation, then who should we consult with? Who can truly represent the righteous path of the human race to make promises and ensure that other sects will not stab us in the back?"
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Li Yun frowned deeply, clearly feeling somewhat troubled as well.
“If this were in the past, we could have discussed it with the Tai Xuan Dao Sect, but then that incident happened near the Dark Abyss not long ago…”
As she spoke, she subtly glanced at Ye Wushang above her, without continuing, but the demon emperors present all understood her unspoken words.
Not long ago, Ye Wushang personally rescued a human from Elder Guimu of the Blood Sect, an event that caused a great stir and was known throughout the continent.
The Blood Sect's initiative to cause trouble this time is most likely retaliation for this incident.
It's worth mentioning that the human that Ye Wushang saved was precisely the target that the Tai Xuan Dao Sect was relentlessly hunting down...
The demon emperors will not concern themselves with the demon emperor's actions, but because of this matter, a rift has certainly arisen between the demon race and the Tai Xuan Dao Sect.
At this point, it would be somewhat awkward and wishful thinking to take the initiative to discuss cooperation with the Tai Xuan Dao Sect.
"Tch!" The Serpent King sneered, breaking the brief silence. "Tai Xuan Dao Sect? The bunch of idiots who can't even clean up their own backyard? They probably don't even know how many spies the Blood Sect has planted in their sect! Cooperating with such a sect is truly like trying to get something out of nothing!"
Bull King: "???"
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