Chapter 034 Demonic Palace (Two in One)
At noon, Jini opened her eyes with a clear look.
She waited for several hours, expecting footsteps or approaching breath, but no one came to disturb her peace.
It seems that someone is not coming so soon for the time being. She sat on the bed and rang the golden bell.
The servants came in one after another, carrying toiletries. The man in the lead had a beautiful face and a graceful figure. He wore the same slim white clothes as the other servants, which made him look cool and elegant, with a sense of fragility and brokenness. He was a man with outstanding appearance and temperament.
"My Lord." The handsome man knelt down beside the bed and bowed his head respectfully. "His Highness Mingli said that when you wake up, please go to the main hall to discuss state affairs."
Jin Ni didn't know what was so important that she actually asked someone to pass on the message. She stood up and said, "Then change your clothes."
Now she looks calm and mature, completely different from before. It seems that only in front of the woman in blue will she show her naive and childish true side.
The handsome man was the only one who could touch Ji Ni. He took off her outer clothes and put on a thin black dress embroidered with golden patterns for her. For the demons, clothes that were not necessary must not be too restrictive or heavy. They loved freedom, liked to be naked, and were not afraid of the cold.
After helping her put on her clothes, the man stood behind her, gently lifted up her long red hair that was covered by her clothes, put some hair oil on it, combed it smooth, and tied it up neatly with a hairband.
Smelling a familiar faint fragrance coming from him, Jine looked at the dim sunlight outside the window and frowned in annoyance, "Don't imitate others and use perfume, it's disgusting."
The fingers that were tying her hair paused for a moment, trembling slightly, but he quickly concealed it and whispered, "Yes."
The other male servants in the back exchanged gloating glances: So what if he has slept with His Highness a few times, so what if he wants to win His Highness' favor by applying the same incense as His Highness Mingli? No matter how scheming he is, the master still looks down on him.
After getting ready, Jin Ni walked out of the dormitory barefoot. She didn't like to wear shoes, nor did she need to wear shoes. Shoes were for people who were easily injured, and she didn't need them.
After she left, the handsome servant slowly raised his head and looked around. Although the servants were gloating behind his back, none of them dared to show it in front of him, and they all avoided his gaze.
He didn't get angry, and said calmly: "Go to work."
The servants began to clean each section quickly and in an orderly manner.
In the demon world where there are no rules or laws and strength is respected, these weak men are extremely lucky to be able to work in the Imperial Palace. There are not many high-ranking people in the Imperial Palace, and most of them have stable personalities. They are not as irritable as the lower-level demons, who always have various desires to vent. Working here is relatively safe and free, and the remuneration is also high.
While they were cleaning the dormitory, Hime was strolling along the open-air corridor outside the house.
The sky in the demon world is always gloomy, with dark grey and red clouds covering the sky. Looking at such a sky, Ji Ni sometimes thinks of the bright blue sky in the human world, which is very clean and clear, too clean and clear.
She always felt that God was unfair, allowing the demons to be born in such a remote and desolate place. They had to climb out of the demon abyss with great difficulty, survive in a harsh environment, and their natures were full of all the evil thoughts and negativity in the world, making them unpopular. They were also judged and criticized by other races for being bloody and cruel.
——Why don't you criticize the heavenly law that gave birth to them? They are born this way, it is all determined by the laws of heaven.
The Imperial Palace is located on the top of the mountain, overlooking the Blood Killing City below. At this moment, the city is bustling with people coming and going.
Looking at the bustling city streets below, her troubled thoughts were dispelled. The peace and prosperity under her rule made her feel that she had not let her sister down.
Walking along the corridor into the main hall, I saw a woman in green working there.
"Xie Mingli, what state affairs do you want to discuss with me?" Her voice echoed in the empty and magnificent hall.
"My Lord, good afternoon." Xie Mingli, the woman in green, kept moving her hands, writing on the folded paper on the table, and looked up and said, "A few hours ago, I received news from the border that a group of demons who were buying and selling people were killed."
"It seems that our visitors do not like the way the demons act." Jini sat down in the main seat. It was easy to guess who did this. After all, it was not common for the demons to have messengers of justice. "Whose people were killed?"
"King Misha," Xie Mingli said, "She is hunting them down everywhere and has issued a wanted warrant worth one thousand magic crystals."
"Don't worry about it. She can't catch anyone anyway." Jin Ni leaned her head on the armrest of the chair with her right hand, looked at Xie Mingli working at the desk on the left, and changed the subject, complaining, "I thought she would strike while the iron is hot after coming to the demon world and sneak in when I was sleeping, but she hasn't come yet."
"What is she waiting for?"
"Obviously, he is waiting for an opportunity to get out of this unscathed." Xie Mingli wrote "No" on the memorial, rejecting the proposal to build an abyss park in the demon world to attract tourists.
"If she really wants to leave, I won't stop her." Jin Ni said, "I'm just curious about her, and we are indeed short of talent. You also said that if she can stand on our side, it will be of great benefit to us."
Ji Ni seemed confused, "What's wrong with joining us? Humans haven't treated her well anyway. If she wants revenge, we can help her. It's easy for her to do it herself. After she's done with her revenge, there are so many sects that the human world will definitely not be able to accommodate her. Isn't it good for her to join our demon clan? I can even make her a king."
"After getting her revenge, she can go anywhere else. She can't bear to work for you." Xie Mingli put down the pen in his hand, stood up, stretched, twisted his waist, and loosened his muscles.
"You don't like the demon world so much?" Jin Ni said casually, "I'll help her conquer the human world."
Xie Mingli smiled and said, "My Lord, I'm afraid we don't have that kind of strength yet."
"You are really turning your elbow outward. It turns out that you are still on the side of the human race." Although he said this, Jine did not show any anger.
Xie Mingli said helplessly: "Just telling the truth."
The strength of the demon world cannot crush the human world. It is precisely because the strength of the three worlds is almost the same that they can now live in peace.
Jine slumped back, nestling into the soft blanket in the large armchair, looking at the dim clouds outside the palace, half-closed her eyes, as if she was sleepy again, "I wonder how Xiaoyuan is doing."
Xie Mingli thought seriously for a moment and said, "Your Highness Chengyuan is an old acquaintance of that person, and he did not participate in the extermination of Ming Yan's family fifty years ago, so he should be fine."
"She's so useless. I asked her to bring people back, but she was kidnapped instead, and her base was exposed." Jin Ni curled her lips, "She doesn't look like her sister at all."
When it comes to the topic of the late emperor Ji Yuan, Xie Mingli will not answer. Ji Yuan is Ji Ni's close disciple, and anything he says will easily become blasphemy. Ji Ni does not need her answer.
Jine really didn't care that she didn't respond, and sighed, "If only my sister was still here, I wouldn't have to worry about anything. I just had to beat the guy who flew over to cause trouble."
Xie Mingli sat back in his seat and lowered his head to write something on the paper.
At this point, Ji Ni's face darkened and she said coldly: "One day, I will make all human beings be buried with my sister, especially those from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect." When her face was cold, she actually had a bit of the coldness and power of the Demon Emperor.
Xie Mingli lowered his head and drew without responding.
After looking at her, Ji Ni calmed down and changed the subject: "I remember that you met Ji Weihang once. I wonder if she still recognizes you."
Xie Mingli paused and said, "That was fifty-one years ago."
"You were still a child back then." Thinking back to those days, Jinyou found it interesting and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
At this time, Ji Weihang, who was being talked about by them, was only two miles away from the imperial palace.
On the busy streets of Xuesha City, Wei Hang and Fu Xuan, in disguise, were eating wontons at a roadside stall.
"Sister," Fu Xuan leaned close to Wei Hang and asked in a low voice, "What kind of meat is this?"
On the small table in front of them were two bowls of steaming wontons. Under the thin white dough, the meat filling was about to burst out, dotted with green onions, and the aroma slowly rose.
It looked delicious and the customers around him all looked satisfied, but Fu Xuan hesitated and didn't dare to eat it.
Wei Hang knew her concerns. After all, rumors of the demons eating people had spread all over the continent. Everyone thought that the demon world was full of blood and flesh. Once humans entered the demon world, they would definitely be eaten. Wei Hang whispered, "It's not human flesh, don't worry."
The sharp-eared customers nearby heard their conversation and burst into laughter. They started to tease the handsome young man behind the stall, shouting, "Boss, there's something here that the young lady thought was human meat stuffing! Why don't you tell them what it is?"
The handsome young boss Lang was using a strainer to scoop wontons out of the hot soup pot. Hearing their noise, he looked over and said with a smile, "This is Mahe fish meat." There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, "I am also a human, how can I cook human flesh?"
He said seriously: "These are all minced meat made from fish that my Lord personally caught from the Ma River. They are definitely not human flesh."
Facing the sincere and kind boss Lang, Fu Xuan felt a little embarrassed and coughed lightly, "I'm sorry."
Wei Hang didn't feel embarrassed at all and lowered his head to eat a bite of wonton.
The young boss Lang smiled gently, didn't care, and continued to make wontons for other customers.
The demon customer next to them wanted to talk to them, and said with a smile: "You have to update your concepts. After signing the friendly coexistence agreement four hundred years ago, the master forbade us to eat human flesh, and said that eating people will make people stupid. Don't think that human flesh is a hot commodity. All demons want to eat it even if they break the rules.t"
Fu Xuan was still somewhat resistant to the demons and didn't want to pay any attention to them, but she was afraid of encountering a demon with a bad temper, so she hesitated for a moment. Wei Hang calmly let her eat the wontons and glanced at the demon. The demon felt dangerous and immediately turned his attention back to the wontons on his table.
Fu Xuan took a bite of the wonton with some trepidation, and his eyes immediately lit up. The meat was firm and elastic, and because it contained a trace of demonic energy, it tasted a little pungent and spicy, and the tongue was slightly numb. It was very delicious.
After eating the wontons, Wei Hang threw a pill to Fu Xuan. This is a pill that can expel the demonic energy from the body. Living in the demon world, one will more or less absorb demonic energy. If it accumulates too much, it will make people become irritable and difficult to control their desires.
Demonic energy is a manifestation of the turbid air between heaven and earth, so unlike nether air, absorbing it will not cause the cultivator's spiritual power to be stressed and uncomfortable. As long as you live in this world, you will be accompanied by turbid air. Even if you are a natural spirit, after birth, you will gradually be contaminated by turbid air. Therefore, absorbing a little demonic energy is not a problem.
After taking the pill, you will feel the turbid air in your body slowly being discharged from your pores and quietly merging into the world.
This is because the demonic energy has not accumulated much. If it accumulates too much, it will become turbid matter visible to the naked eye and will not be suitable for excretion from the body on the street.
It was his first time in the Demon Realm. Walking on the street, Fu Xuan looked around with curiosity.
The architecture here is not much different from that in the human world, and people of all races walk on the streets. Everyone wears light and simple clothes, and even men can show their skin without anyone noticing.
Fu Xuan had only been to the human world. Without money, strength, or power, it was impossible for her to go to the demon world for business or travel. Therefore, she was curious about everything.
Seizing the secret realm qualification of a certain major sect's daughter was one of the most daring things she had ever done in her life.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh. Although the people who were chasing her had disappeared after she quit the game, when she returned to the town to find the long-distance teleportation array, she clearly saw that they were still looking for her.
She didn't know when those people would come after her. She didn't have any "tea money" to give to the guards. If they were determined, they would definitely find out where she was. Although she knew that she wouldn't be caught with Sister Weihang around, this was exactly what she was worried about. She always felt that it would cause trouble for Sister Weihang.
"Would you like to eat?" A red candied haws was dangling in front of her, dispelling Fu Xuan's unnecessary thoughts and worries. She smiled at Ji Weihang and took the candied haws. "Okay, thank you, sister."
Seeing the worry on Fu Xuan's face disappear, Wei Hang breathed a sigh of relief. He took two candied haws, one for each of them, and ate them while walking.
The candied haws were imitations, and the maker's skills were obviously not up to par. The taste was a bit weird, not bad, but not delicious either. I could only say it was an "exotic" meal.
"Sister, when are you going to go..." Fu Xuan asked in a low voice. In order to avoid being overheard by others, she concealed the destination "Imperial Palace".
"I'll go there soon." Wei Hang said.
Fu Xuan nodded, "I'll wait for you in the city?"
"Don't you want to go?" Wei Hang asked.
"I'm afraid of holding you back." Fu Xuan said honestly.
That’s the Demon Emperor.
"No need to worry about that. Just go if you want to." Seeing Fu Xuan nod hesitantly, Wei Hang said, "Go back first."
They had been in Blood Killing City for a while. When they were looking for a teleportation array in a small market on the border, they saw a place where people were being sold. Disgusted by this behavior, they let everyone go and beat up the person in charge, and then arrived at Blood Killing City through the teleportation array in the chaos.
Because we were transported in a group, the "group transport fee" was also low. I didn't hit the wrong group of guys.
The demons didn't take rules too seriously, and even during the martial law period, they didn't ask for identification or anything like that, and people could come and go as they pleased. The martial law was just a formality.
After they arrived at Xuesha City, they found Feiyan Tower to stay and rest, and only came out to eat lunch not long ago.
Back in the No. 1 room of Feiyan Tower, Wei Hang released Ji Chengyuan. Because Fu Xuan had been disguised, he was not worried about being seen by Ji Chengyuan.
When Ji Chengyuan came out, he was still lying on the ground, with his hands behind his head and one leg crossed over the other, looking very leisurely.
Noticing the change in environment, she opened her eyes and looked around, "We are in the demon world."
She could tell at a glance that this was the demon world from the demon-themed furnishings in the No. 1 room.
Sitting up, her eyes swept over the two people standing, and finally fell on the sky outside the window, "It's afternoon." Even though the sky in the demon world has always been mixed with dark red gloomy sky, the demons can still tell the specific time.
She sat cross-legged and asked, "Do you have something to ask me?" She knew that Ji Weihang would not let her out easily, and he must have something to ask her.
Wei Hang said: "Introduce some noteworthy people in the Imperial Palace."
Ji Chengyuan hummed a long sigh, stretched out his hand, looked at Fu Xuan, and said with a smile: "Then, young lady, please pour me a glass of water."
Fu Xuan glanced at Ji Weihang and seeing that she did not stop him, he poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ji Chengyuan.
Ji Chengyuan held the teacup but didn't drink it. He spoke directly, "The first one is of course my aunt Ji Ni, the Demon Emperor, in the Spiritual Transformation Stage, you all know her."
"Then, it should be Xie Mingli," she paused, and said to Wei Hang, "You have met her once. Fifty-one years ago, the little girl who called me back was her. She is now my aunt's deputy. Although she is not very talented and has low cultivation, she is loyal and intelligent. Her status is like that of your human race... Prime Minister or something like that?"
Ji Weihang recalled and remembered the stubborn little face that was red from the cold, the little girl who tightly held Ji Chengyuan who was unwilling to go back and insisted on taking her away.
"She is so powerful now. Everyone except my aunt has to listen to her. But it's boring. It's annoying to listen to my aunt too much." Ji Chengyuan took a sip of tea and frowned. "It's bitter. Why do you like to drink this kind of thing?"
"Xie Mingli likes to wear green clothes and always has a stern face... boring, you will recognize him anyway."
"...Then, it seems that there is no one worth noting." Ji Chengyuan said thoughtfully, "After all, my aunt has no children, and there are no other masters in the imperial palace."
"As for the men who sleep with me, you probably won't be interested." Ji Chengyuan remembered something and smacked his lips. "Although there is a man who is really good-looking and is quite popular with my aunt, he doesn't have a rank, so he probably isn't within the scope of what you want to know."
"No captain of the guard?" asked Ji Weihang.
"No." Ji Chengyuan said with a smile, "Does my aunt still need guards?"
...It is indeed not necessary. Ji Ni is the Demon Emperor, equivalent to the Spiritualization Stage. There are few people in the entire continent who can match his strength. Four hundred years ago, Ji Ni had just broken through the Spiritualization Stage, and he single-handedly stabilized the demon race that was in chaos after losing the Demon Emperor. Now he is even more like a stabilizing force. No one thinks that they can successfully assassinate Ji Ni.
"Where is the location of the secret passage in the imperial palace?" Ji Weihang asked.
"Why are you asking about the secret passage? The Imperial Palace doesn't even have guards. You can easily sneak in without going through the secret passage." Ji Chengyuan said, "Going through the secret passage is much more troublesome..."
After being stared at by Ji Weihang for a while, Ji Chengyuan drank the tea in one gulp as if surrendering, frowned bitterly, and then said:
"Well, I can tell you a secret way."
——
"I think I should take a nap." Unable to bear the thought of reading the memorial any longer, Ji Ni laid on the table and looked pitifully at Xie Mingli who was sitting on his left.
"You shouldn't." Xie Mingli said, "You just got up and it's only been a few minutes since you read the memorial."
"How dare you! How dare you let the master work without rest." Ji Ni slammed the table angrily.
Xie Mingli: "I have been working without any rest until now." As he said this, he turned his face away with a look of fatigue that could not be concealed.
"..." Looking at that face, Jin Ni instantly lost her confidence, but still argued, "It's not me who asked you to work all the time."
"My Lord, since you don't want to work, naturally I have to do it."
Xie Mingli's voice was calm and without any accusation, but Ji Ni felt a little guilty for no reason.
Come to think of it, Xie Mingli is only sixty years old. Does this count as exploitation of child labor... ?
Ji Ni thought of some rules of the human world, coughed lightly, lowered his head to look at the memorial, and secretly sent a message to the servants outside the hall, asking them to go to the kitchen and bring some food.
Seeing that she finally calmed down and read the memorial, Xie Mingli nodded with relief.
A moment later, the servants brought food into the hall, led by the handsome servant from before.
Ji Ni doesn't eat anything, so this is naturally for Xie Mingli.
Xie Mingli glanced at Ji Ni and saw that she was holding her head high with pride. He knew that it was she who arranged it, so he smiled and invited her, "Master, will you eat something with me?"
"Okay." Jini nodded proudly.
The food was placed on the table to the right of the main seat, and they sat opposite each other.
At the same time, Ji Weihang and his companion, who had already sneaked into the imperial palace with the servants who were serving the dishes, were observing in the shadows.
Fu Xuan carefully looked at the legendary Demon Emperor Ji Ni, who was said to be irritable, murderous and murderous.
Like most high-level demons, Jini has long red hair, but the color is like blood, not fire. Different from other high-level demons, her eyes are dark purple instead of red. There are mysterious red patterns on her face, which appear and disappear like breathing, which looks strange. She is dressed in black and looks majestic and steady.
However, judging from the way she spoke to the woman in green, she was not as scary as the legend said. She was even considerate and easy to talk to.
As for the woman in green, she was obviously a human being with a low level of cultivation, so she looked tired due to lack of rest. She must be Xie Mingli.
Fu Xuan grabbed Ji Weihang's sleeve and gently tugged it. Their eyes met and she mouthed, "What should we do now?"
There was no sign of the memory crystal, and no one knew where it was. The most likely possibility was that Jine had it with her, but the chances of stealing it without getting caught were slim. There was also a high chance that she stole a fake one.
She knew that her sister had been deceived once by a fake person.
Ji Weihang blinked to indicate that there was no problem, and Fu Xuan immediately felt relieved, believing that his sister would be able to find a way.
"How about I give you a vacation?" Ji Ni looked at Xie Mingli and said, "Go on vacation and stop thinking about these things. The demon world was fine before you were gone."
Xie Mingli paused and looked up at her, "Master, do you mean that my presence is not necessary?"
Jine was stunned, "No..." How can it be interpreted this way?
The time is now!
Taking advantage of the moment when Ji Ni was dazed and scratching his head to think of words, a shadow quickly spread up, and a scarred arm appeared, strangling Xie Mingli's neck and retreating backwards.
The dishes and chopsticks made a crisp sound when they fell to the ground.
The servants around him cried out in surprise and stepped back.
"Why do you appear like this?" Jin Ni looked at the figure that suddenly appeared and gritted his teeth and said, "Can't you let her finish her meal?"
Ji Weihang looked at Ji Ni and said to Xie Mingli in front of him: "I'm sorry, I'll treat you to a meal next time."
Xie Mingli remained calm and said, "No Fang."
Fu Xuan poked his head out from the shadows behind Wei Hang and glanced at Ji Ni. His eyes moved around and landed on the handsome servant in the corner.
——Huh?
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