Chapter 1301 - Revenge Plan (6)
His Majesty gave me control of the city before he left, if it becomes known that I allowed such rumors to float around then wouldn't it be me who failed?
"I... I don't know..." the guard gulped, "but they are saying the girls brought by the king from before is going to be the consorts. I thought... First Elder, I really don't know anything."
Almost wanting to smack this idiot before himself, the poor elder was burning fire in those eyes: "Go now! Go and investigate who began this rumor! If I hear another person talking about this nonsense then I want them disposed of! I only hope they can stop yapping their mouth before the king returns...."
The queen and king went through so much in order to be together, I can't allow something like this to get in-between them. If it does, then I'm the one at fault because I didn't do a good job.
The guard made a shudder over what he's going to say, knowing it's not what the other side wanted to hear. "First Elder... I'm afraid it's already too late."
Glaring in the eye: "What do you mean by that?"
"It's... It's around a year ago. The king's brother-in-law came and demanded to see His Majesty. He had inadvertently learned of the rumors and was very angry, saying he won't let the queen stay with the king."
Poor First Elder, he could already feel his soul flying away into the sky and leaving his mortal body.
The queen's younger brother already found out? In that case then....
Oh no... no, no, no....
"Send our messengers out this instant! Go find Her Highness's younger brother! No matter what, we must clarify the misconception before the king returns! If we don't then you and I and everyone else will have to offer up our heads do you hear?!"
"Yes Elder..." The guard complied and practically bolted it out of the back mountain.
Rubbing his own temple in frustration and suffering from a headache, These demons are so unreliable, why can't they keep a simple thing like a rumor down? The king always has to handle everything by himself.
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Inside the supposed harem of the palace.
Mu Xue was continuing her pompous behavior of conducting the other maids around when a rude and harsh voice broke in from the rear.
"What are you doing?!"
Dazed in the face, the leopard girl had to take a good moment to realize the holler was in fact directed at herself. "Me? Of course I am teaching these maids on how to do their job after seeing how lazy they are."
The guard's face darkened: "If they're lazy then what are you?"
Now Mu Xue didn't even know how to respond to that.
In this girl's view, she's the future consort of the king so how dare this puny guard tell her what to do?
"You don't know who I am?" asking while pointing to her own nose in shock.
The guard coldly snorts: 'You are nothing but a maid brought in to serve the little princess, what makes you think you are any different from all the rest here that you can order the others around? Now get moving and work!"
"You..." Flushing red from anger, Mu Xue couldn't take this, "I am the future consort!"
Consort?
Snickering derisively in the face, the guard didn't want to waste time and threw down the truth: "I have already confirmed it with First Elder just now when I went to meet him. The rumors about the king taking in a consort is only just that, a rumor. In this palace, there is only one queen."
That cold hard truth instantly causes the girl to go pale: "What did you say?"
Chapter 1302 - Revenge Plan (7)
"First Elder also opened his mouth, if there are rumors going around again using the consort title, then the punishment will be torture!"
In a stumble, Mu Xue nearly fell to the ground as she staggered backwards.
It's impossible, it's not possible!
It must be the First Elder defending that queen. He's a dog of hers so this guard must be lying as well!
Despite what she felt inwardly, this arrogant bitch from the leopard tribe would never show it openly. She may be pompous and overly proud of herself, but even she knew better than to offend the one in charge right now. As such, the resentment could only be hidden in those eyes.
"Furthermore, if I find out who is the one spreading all these lies and framing the king then it's the death penalty to that person!"
Now Mu Xue's has lost all color as the blood drained from her face. A flash of panic quickly filled those eyes in which she only managed to cover up by hanging her head.
If these people really want to check then they will definitely get back to me as the source. I can't let this continue! I can't let them get their way!
The guard left and didn't do much else after throwing this warning out there, however, it doesn't mean others weren't going to come over. Right as Mu Xue felt safe and raised her head again, a beautiful yet strong figure had appeared in front.
"I said so before, the king only brought us here to care for the little princess, it's not what you assumed." Mu Ying the older sister spoke with disapproving eyes, "And, I already promised Mother not to throw you out there."
But so what if I don't say anything? The fact that the king doesn't have any intent of taking a consort is already enough. They will eventually find out who's making the rumors without me spilling her out there.
Irritated by this, Mu Xue shoots a glare at her older sister before speaking in a low whispering voice: "It's just that elder trying to help the queen. If the king had no intention then why did he summon us into the palace in the first place? Just wait until the king returns, then you will see!"
"And do you think you will be able to wait until that day comes?" Mu Ying didn't get taunted and chuckled sarcastically, "First Elder is already starting to investigate the rumors. What makes you think they won't trace the source back to you when you've openly said it before the public?"
Growing cold in the face, Mu Xue clearly thought of that and retorted: "Sister, don't forget those maids who came into the palace with us are all from our tribe. Do you think they will rat me out when their family is in the hands of Father and Mother? If they so much as make a peep then it's enough for Mother to kill them!" Her voice sounded all somber and eerie to the ear, but thanks to the departure of everyone nearby, none was able to pick this fact up.
"Or are you assuming the elders in this palace are going to get involved with our tribe's internal affair? Besides, First Elder doesn't look like the type to randomly kill others. As long as those demons don't point to me then what do I have to fear?"
It's not like that old fart is going to kill every maid they brought in. If that does happen, the king won't let him off either!
Mu Ying's expression darkened over her younger sister's lack of care for their own tribeswoman. "Don't forget, there is also those two guards from that day. They also heard your speech in the open."
Shrugging over the small detail, Mu Xue obviously didn't think it's an issue based on her demeanor: "Then I can just say I overheard it from someone else. First Elder only wants to find the source, he never specified who. After I get a scapegoat going then all will be good. Sister, I advise you to get out of my business, otherwise you won't be able to escape death once I become the consort!"
Mu Ying honestly felt numb to the heart over the threat. Honestly, she's never thought her own younger sister would be such a vicious and evil person!
"Fine, I won't expose you Mu Xue, but don't say I didn't warn you... The king never said anything about taking a consort so you better pray for yourself." Giving one last glance at this disgusting girl that was her own blood, Mu Ying was done here.
Chapter 1303 - The Adorable Di Ling Yan (1)
Looking at the direction of her older sister's departure, Mu Xue's anger only increased until those nails had punctured the palm after clenching so hard. She actually drew blood and didn't even realizes it.
Just like that, the storm of the demon king taking in a consort gradually died down a bit after First Elder became enraged by the fact, it's just that.... As the saying goes, there wouldn't be waves without the wind. Those who wants to dream would continue to dream, and those who wants to believe would continue to believe. In the eyes of the public, First Elder was firmly in the queen's camp so his words weren't taken that seriously.
......
Several days later, a purplish figure descends upon the sky of this city, his silver hair fluttering against the wind and making him all the more daunting to those who dare to gaze upon his existence.
The citizens of the city seem to have sensed this strong aura as well and hurriedly looked up. In an instant, that stunning face was reflected into their eyes and causes the crowd to involuntarily take to the knee.
First Elder also noticed this and rushed out of his room like all the rest. When he did so and saw who it was, a happy expression promptly filled his face: "Greetings to the king."
"Greetings to the king!"
This resonated across the city, thus announcing their king's return.
As cold as always in his expressionless face, Di Cang didn't waste any time and descended to the ground: "Did anything happen while I was away from the palace?"
Afraid the others might say something foolish in this case, First Elder jumps the gun and explained: "No Sire, there hasn't been anything as of late. The city is at peace right now. Aside from the occasional attacks from the Celestial Palace's people, nothing is notable."
"Mmm, then how about Dragony and Bai Xiao? Did you manage to locate the two of them yet?"
The departure of these two were Bai Yan's greatest ache so as her husband its only right for him to pay attention.
A layer of cold sweat flowed out of the elder's forehead: "Dragony has been found for a while now, and we are currently protecting her from the shadows. As for Sir Bai Xiao...." After a pause, he grits his teeth and decides to hide the truth: "We haven't found him yet."
If the king finds out about the rumors then he will definitely be outraged and might even punish me for failing to stop it. But.... if I can find the culprit behind it before he learns of the rumors on his own then I can at least redeem myself! What's more, I only said I didn't find Sir Bai Xiao yet, I never said anything about never seeing him before, that's not a lie.
Perhaps Di Cang noticed the strange behavior there, or he's just that aware of other people's tone, but he definitely pricked his brow. Even so, the demon king didn't dig deeper and instead changed the subject.
"Do you all only see me or something?"
At first the gathered crowd of demons didn't quite get the meaning behind that remark, but they soon realize why. Clinging to Di Cang's respective hands were two tiny soft buns....
First Elder was the quickest to react and the quickest to kneel: "Greetings to the little prince and little princess."
"Greetings to the little prince and little princess!"
Others also followed with that welcoming phrase, but because of Di Cang's existence, none dared to look up to gaze at the two adorable children.
Chapter 1304 - The Adorable Di Ling Yan (2)
"Mmm," only then did Di Cang's expression lighten up, "from this point forward, with the exception of my queen, the entire Demon Realm must obey the little princess and prince's command. Those who don't will be killed!"
The last word there reverberated across the air, causing all those who could hear having their back hair raising up. Furthermore, the doubt in their minds about the king wanting a consort was seriously in doubt at this point. Some are starting to completely lose that idea even.
Meanwhile for the princess herself, Di Ling Yan was acting rather nervously by having to stand before so many strangers and in an unknown environment. She's never left the Sky Mountain, nor have she ever left her mother. Aside from her immediate family, the little soft bun has never met another person.
Noticing this really quick, Di Cang softens up in his face: "Don't worry Ling Yan, this is your home, and your mother has the highest authority here. As her daughter, you can do anything that you wish."
"Really?" The girl asks with sparkling eyes.
"That's right. Aside from angering your mother, you can do anything to your heart's content, and if anyone dares to go against your will, I will take care of it for you."
Unlike the harsh and strict treatment to his eldest son, Di Cang only wanted to pamper this daughter of his.
Easing up, Di Ling Yan reveals that peachy smile of hers and then grabbed onto her old man's hand: "As if I will anger Mother, I love her the most. Also, Big Brother already said, I need to keep those bumpy people like Mother away from you Papa." When saying this, the little demon princess didn't forget to gesture to the chest area as if that would help.
Due to her extremely young age of barely past one, Di Ling Yan's knowledge of the female and male parts are still limited, therefore Bai Xiachen had to go out of his way to describe the characteristics of a woman to his younger sister.
Bumpy people away?
Going black in the face, Di Cang had to hold back the brewing anger inside to avoid scaring his own daughter: "Do you mean it was your older brother who taught you this?"
What sort of nonsense did that stinking brat teach his younger sister?
"Yes Papa, Big Brother said those bumpy people are all bad people if they try to get close to you!"
Blinking her eyes innocently, Di Ling Yan easily sold her big brother out without a second thought. The way she said that could even be called heredity because that's also the same manner in which Bai Xiachen sold his old accomplice Di Xiao Wan (demon princess) out to Di Cang back in the day.
"What is a bumpy?" Di Jin Tian (boy) asks with a look of confusion, "Why am I not bumpy, and why isn't Ling Yan bumpy either?"
Not bumpy? Scratching her own head after her brother's comment, Di Ling Yan (girl) also grew all confused in the face.
"It's probably because me and mother are not the same sex either."
Now Di Cang's already black face had grown distraught. If someone would have to describe the demon king's expression, it would be someone having their jaw dropped and eyes popping out in disbelief.
How did it turn out like this? All I did was leave these two in the care of that rascal for a little bit and they're already turning out this way!
Afraid his two children would spell out something even worse from those little mouths of theirs, Di Cang hurries to change the topic: "Didn't you two say you were hungry? Let's go, Papa here will get some really delicious food for you two."
Like any children of their age, food was the best lure to divert their attention. This was especially true for Jin Tian the little glutton. He's literally drooling at the mention of food.
Coming before First Elder with his kids in tow, Di Cang was about to make the command when he noticed the increased level of nervousness from the other side. "What's wrong, why are you so afraid of me? Are you hiding something?"
Chapter 1305 - The Adorable Di Ling Yan (3)
"I... wouldn't dare." Awkwardly forcing a laugh to calm himself, First Elder really wanted to make himself disappear right now. "Is there anything else you need of me Sire?"
"Let the maids I chose for my daughter to come over, I have something to say to them!"
"Yes Sire." Bowing his head, First Elder readily complied and went to carry out the order.
It didn't take long for the set of ladies to arrive due to being organized into one courtyard.
"Greetings to the king, princess and prince."
Among the gathered ladies here were of course Mu Xie. She's nearly cracked her own teeth due to the strong level of resentment coursing through those veins.
The queen really gave birth to a little princess?
Maybe.... it's just a coincidence! Even if the king has amazing power, there's no way he can predict the future and foresee his own child's sex!
In light of her own thoughts, Mu Xue had at least enough awareness to realize trying to show her true emotions here right now would be a death sentence. In the end, the leopard girl continued to keep her head down in order to avoid eye contact.
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"From this point forward, all of you are to serve my daughter the princess here. If anything happens to her then I won't let any of you go!"
The crowd shuddered under that threat and kept their heads even lower.
"Furthermore, I do not want to see any man get close to or approach my daughter! If there are any violators then the crime will apply to those who failed in this as well!"
When he chose these maids for his precious gem of a daughter, Di Cang specifically vowed to himself that no brat would get near. What if they teach her the wrong things and snatch her away while she's young? That would be terrible!
"Yes Your Majesty." The maids answered in unison but with a nervous note mixed into their voices.
Unlike when First Elder attempted to squash the rumors, this time Di Cang really did kill it off in its entirety. After all, rumors are rumors, this order here was the real deal.
As for Mu Xue, she's being devoured by jealousy at this point. Not even she could deny the fact that her own belief has been crushed. Nothing but a half breed born of a human woman, why does the king like this runt so much?!
Mu Ying naturally saw through to her own younger sister's thought pattern there. However, when she saw no noticeable change or outburst from the other girl, this eldest sister undoubtedly felt relieved, both for herself and her tribe.
"First Elder, also go find some more people to take care of the little prince." It's then that Di Cang got to caring for his youngest boy, "Jin Tian is still young, I don't want anyone using his ignorance to their advantage."
Unlike his trust in his daughter being all innocent, this father had a different opinion about his boy though. When it comes to the male of his family, Di Cang's certain both Bai Xiachen and Jin Tian would eventually want to learn about the differences between men and women. By then what if multiple girls try to seduce his son and use him? That's out of the question because the men of his family could only have one wife, just like himself!
Others did not understand the meaning behind their king's word, but First Elder did. Without saying a word to explain to the others, "Yes Sire, I will gather the necessary people for the little prince. I will also make sure they teach His Highness the needed lessons."
"Then go now."
"Yes..." Arching his fist, the elder left without delay.
Due to not foreseeing the new baby being a set of twins, no servants were prepared for poor Jin Tian by Di Cang. However, what this palace didn't lack were male guards. For that reasoning, it didn't take long at all for First Elder to organize a set of people he deemed worthy of teaching the new prince.
"Ling Yan, Ling Yan."
Chapter 1306 - The Adorable Di Ling Yan (4)
The little glutton ignored the guards brought over to serve him and instead stumbled over to his sister's side. Hand extending, "I want to be with Ling Yan."
"This..." unsure of what to do in this case, First Elder turns to his king and got a shake of the head as the answer.
For Di Cang, it's fine if the twins want to stay together. As long as the one feeding and caring for his children are these maids and guards then it's all the same.
"Come with me." The demon king signals for the elder to follow him into the study.
It's time I started preparing for the mission Yan'er gave me....
In a blink of an eye, both of the commanding figures were gone, leaving only the kids and servants behind.
"Alright, all of you can go down now, I will take care of the little prince and princess." Mu Xue says after seeing her chance here.
Based on what she saw, the king loves the two kids the most. If she could somehow please them then becoming the consort would be a piece of cake! Or that's what this leopard girl believes in anyways.
For the other maids that was arranged for Di Ling Yan, they are all from the leopard tribe so they would of course listen to Mu Xue's words. However, that's not the case for the palace guards who remained still along with Mu Ying.
Frustrated over her elder sister's behavior: "Did you not hear me or what? The princess and prince will be taken care of by me, you are not needed."
Mu Ying didn't pay any heed to that outburst and just kept quiet. She's not dumb enough to leave not knowing what her vicious younger sister would do. What if she hurts the royal family? That would be catastrophe to the tribe!
Red in the face after finding no movement, Mu Xue turns to the kids for help: "Princess, Prince, my name is Mu Xue, I've been tasked with caring for you two. I know how to make a lot of tasty food so tell them you only need me, okay?"
Which child doesn't like to eat? I only need to seduce these little rascals with food then they will cooperate with my plans as I see fit.
Jin Tian the little glutton was the first to respond by taking a step back despite his love for food: "Ling Yan, her smile is so scary, I'm scared. Is she the so-called bad people mentioned by Big Brother?"
Staring the girl up and down, Ling Yan wrinkles up her nose and placed both hands around her own chest: "There's no bumpy here though. Big Brother said only those with bumpy is the same gender as Mother."
Mu Xue's face instantly went green. True, she's flat chested, but there's no reason for these two rascals to make fun of this fact, right?
"Oh?" Jin Tian nods in agreement with his sister, "That explains why she's not as beautiful as Mother then, it's because she doesn't have bumpy."
"You..." Mu Xue's expression instantly darkened. Right as she's about to lash out and snap, the glaring looks from the nearby guards promptly stopped her in her tracks. Gulping and forcing a dry smile, "What are you talking about? Of course I am a woman."
"What is a woman?" Ling Yan asks, blinking her eyes all innocently, "Is it edible?"
Looking at her innocent appearance, it's really hard to guess the little soft bun meant anything else otherwise, yet it was devastating to the heart and crushing to the receiver's esteem.
Finally unable to bear this nonsense, Mu Ying steps forward and got down to ground level with the two kids. Smiling kindly in the face, "Both Highnesses, I am Mu Ying, a maid your father the king tasked in caring for you two. It's getting late already, mind if I take you to have dinner? There's some very tasty dishes I'm sure you will like."
Chapter 1307 - The Adorable Di Ling Yan (5)
Jin Tian blinked and blinked as he spoke: "Ling Yan, she has bumpy on her body, does that mean she's one of those bad people mentioned by Big Brother?"
Giving a serious look over Mu Ying the older sister, the little peachy princess shook her own head: "She did not get close to Papa so she's not a bad person. Big Brother said, do not let those bad people get close to Father, otherwise Mother will be angry."
For the little peachy thing, those who provoke or anger her mother are all bad people! Therefore, while they are alone here, she must listen to Bai Xiachen's words of keeping the female gender away from Di Cang.
"Oh." Nodding like he understands, Jin Tian the little glutton didn't have any objection to the logic.
Papa always said Ling Yan is cleverer so she shouldn't be wrong.
It's then a low growling voice came from the tiny boy's stomach. Without delay, the little glutton reverts back to his silvery fox appearance and lying there on the ground.
This sudden change instantly sent Mu Ying into an alarmed state of course. She didn't know what's going on or if she would be blamed for all this, which only made her face white and fearful.
"Don't be afraid, my second brother is always like this. Whenever he gets hungry, he will revert back to his fox form like this." Smiling brightly without any hint of ulterior motive, Ling Yan had the look of the perfect little girl.
Sighing in relief that it's not her own fault: "Then please follow me Your Highnesses, I will guide you two to the dining room."
Grabbing the tail end of her brother, Di Ling Yan happily toddled behind her new maid. Perhaps it's the thought of immediate food being on the table, but her eyes are also showing more interest than before.
Mu Xue on the other hand was seething with jealousy at this moment after being left behind. Hmph, what a hypocrite! Say you don't have feelings for the king? Then why are you trying to please the two highness? Damn bitch, just you wait. With average looks like yours, the king will never like you!
After that resentful thought, this spiteful girl then narrowed her eyes down into a glare towards where the princess was leaving, If the little princess is this cute then that means the queen can't be too far off. Compared to myself, which of us is going to be on top.... What am I thinking? The king is that handsome, the gene must be from the king himself! There's no way that human woman can be anything more than average, just like that blasted Mu Ying!
Thinking up to here, this resentful and overly confident wench that was Mu Xue has gained a new light in those eyes. She's firmer than ever and was determined to win over Di Cang.
Sooner or later that man is going to be mine, and everything that he controls will also be mine to wield!
In her view, whether it be Bai Yan, Mu Ying or the royal family, they're all her stepping stones to greatness. Heck, Di Cang was also a stepping stone, just that she doesn't realizes it yet. After she's squeezed the use out of everyone new her, she would readily toss them aside and move on.
Giving one final glance at the peachy princess's departing back, Mu Xue huffs a snort and turned away like a proud peacock. Maybe it's because she's been so obsessed with her own thoughts lately, or she's just that oblivious when the vile and jealous side comes out, but everything she did just now was under the careful scrutiny of those guards picked out by First Elder today. They all saw her behavior and was contemplating on how to report this to their liege.
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Study room of the palace.
Due to how oppressive the atmosphere was in this room, First Elder had started to act all uncomfortable and shaky. Did the king hear already? Did he find out about the rumors? But this isn't right either. If he knows then he would've exposed the whole thing before everyone, why bring me to the study?
Chapter 1308 - Di Cang's Provocation (1)
"Sire, is there something you need for calling me in here?" First Elder asks with a restless tone.
"Did nothing really happen while I was away?" Smirking at the uncomfortable appearance of his subordinate, Di Cang could tell something's bothering the old demon.
Feeling a rock drop in his old heart, the elder makes a guilty expression: "Truth is, after you and the queen left the city, Sir Bai Xiao came to see you."
Immediately, a flicker of frost flashed within Di Cang's narrowed up eyes, "Bai Xiao came to the city?"
"Yes..." the elder replied timidly, "but after hearing you and the queen were away, he left immediately. I couldn't stop him because I was in closed-door training and only became aware of this recently."
In the end, this old man still felt its best for himself to keep the rumors away from the limelight. He's just too afraid of what would happen if he blew that out there before this man.
For a long time, no words were exchanged between the two of them until it got very awkward.
"Regarding the matter of my brother-in-law, I will personally handle it by sending my own subordinate. Right now I want you to complete another matter I have on hand!"
"Please instruct me." Kneeling on the ground, First Elder readily complied.
"Pass the message down, say... in three days, I'm holding a gathering and is inviting those from the Celestial Palace to attend. Let's see if those bastards will actually have the courage to attend!"
The most direct way in bringing those people would be to send a challenge!
And it must be known to all to work!
"Yes Sire." Though a bit surprised by the order, First Elder didn't question his liege's command. Without hesitation, he left to carry out his mission.
Murmuring to himself as he watches that old departing back: "Yan'er, I have given you a chance now, the only chance I will give you...."
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Right after leaving the study, the old elder had intended to go begin preparations for spreading the word when he got stopped by one of the guards. "First Elder."
Frowning in the face: "What happened?" Did something happen to the prince and princess?"
"No First Elder, it's something else regarding the maids tasked with caring for the princess... Among them is a maid called Mu Xue. She's unwilling to follow the order given and attempted to drive away the other maids in order to monopolize the princess."
This news made the old senior darken up in the face. He's lived for many years so he's well aware of what that maid intends to do.
"Leave them for now, there's many more important matters to handle first in the palace. However, have some of the guards keep an eye out for those maids, I'm suspecting the source of those rumors is somehow related to that group!"
Eyes narrowing in, First Elder felt frustrated at how many things there are to do for himself. Otherwise, he would've dug deep into this matter and pull out the one responsible for his own troubles right this instant.
"Yes Elder." The guard obeyed and left without struggle.
Chapter 1309 - Di Cang's Provocation (2)
Sitting inside a wonderland like valley, Bai Yan was entirely focused on her task at hand when a rumbling thunder struck her head, causing her hands to tremble heavily and partially losing control of the cauldron in front.
This condition continued even until the last moment of her refinement, but in the end, she's done it. The pills inside the container was completed and it smelled amazing!
"Sky Core Dan Pill, it's finally finished."
Making a heavy heave with her breath, Bai Yan felt a weight off her shoulders as she held the five little beads in her palm. It's taken a lot of efforts on her part to complete this creation and there's no better time to take it than right away.
Sitting cross legged, she pops one into her mouth and felt an incredible amount of power surging from within.
Maybe it's the scent of the pills that's attractive, but after making themselves scarce during the entire refinement process, the animals of the Sky Mountain finally decides to pop their heads out. It's just that.... Right then, from above their heads, a loud rumbling thunder appeared again. It's terrifying for these creatures who's never experienced anything like this, which they quickly hid again as a result.
Thankfully the breakthrough trial didn't last very long. Only a couple of minutes and it was over. However, the changes in Bai Yan's body was on a whole new level, she's now at the High Divine stage!
"This isn't enough. If I want to deal with those from the Celestial Palace, I need to prepare several more things just in case." Faintly furrowing her brow, she once again turns to the alchemic book in her possession.
Through the various pages and recipes, there are many Bai Yan could try making right now to help her cultivation. However, that's not the type she needs. The kind she's looking for was the type that could help make a difference during intense combat.
"Hmmm, Metal Heart Dan Pill, can make the heart hard as metal. Unless the opponent is a Demi Divine Lord ranked, they cannot injure me on the spot. The effects will last for half an hour."
"Afterimage Dan Pill, can boost the user's speed to incredible levels. It's a good pill to use if I want to run away from my opponent, but other than that, it won't help if my foe is much stronger than me."
Caressing her own chin, Bai Yan continues to read the book until she eventually stops at a page near the end.
"Demi Divine Dan Pill, able to push the user's strength directly into that level. But the side effects are extremely dangerous! Not only will I not be able to get out bed for months, each person can only consume this once in their lifetime!"
In other words, whether it be this pill or other type of forceful recipes that can increase her strength for short durations, she could only take them once out of precaution.
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Clenching her fist over this bad news: "I'll save this for backup, I can't waste this unless I have to."
This time I will make those bastards pay a heavy price!
"Ooowoo." Finding its safe to come back out, the celestial fox decides to come up and lick Bai Yan's hand. Its face said it all, she's sorry for hiding and such.
Chapter 1310 - Di Cang's Provocation (3)
After some more back and forth between the two of them, Bai Yan eventually got the gist of what this little fella wanted. "You are saying you want to leave with me?"
A heavy nod comes from the fox.
She has been in this place for many years already, she's long grown tired of it. Now that a chance has come for her to leave, there's no way this celestial fox would give it up!
Smirking at her little friend's behavior: "Don't you hate men in general? If you leave with me then you are bound to meet a lot of men in the outside world. Can you guarantee you're able to control that temper of yours?"
That brought a wave of hesitancy in the fox. However, it's only a brief delay before she nodded firmly again.
"Alright, then can you contract with me?" Bai Yan asks with a happy grin.
The fox nodded again of course. After a year of sharing this valley with Bai Yan, she's long grown a strong attachment to this woman and her two children. Take these days for example, having no company to play with was killing the celestial fox.
"Very well then, relax yourself while I complete the soul bond with you." Closing her eyes, Bai Yan sent a part of her soul into the fox's head and promptly signed a contract like she always does.
Unexpectedly for the celestial fox, once that was done, she felt an odd and confusing sensation circulating across her own body and memories.
Why.....
Why does this human's soul give me such a familiar feeling?
Oohh... why can't I remember anything....
Knocking her own head in frustration, the celestial fox wanted to shake away this confusing and uncomfortable state.
If only Bai Yan paid more attention to her new familiar's behavior in that moment, she would've dug deeper to find out why. Unfortunately she wasn't, the lady's too busy harvesting some more herbs for the next batch of pills she's going to refine.
......
At the same time over in the Celestial Palace, the Keepers are all outraged while gathered together.
"Those demons got some nerve, how dare they provoke us!" Keeper Ling says that with a dreadfully dark expression, his words seething with anger at those he considered enemies of this world.
Keeper Zun was similarly the same in his tone despite being the kindest of the bunch: "We were planning to go persuade the demon king to produce a young fox for us anyways, this might be a good opportunity to do just that. However, I do not recommend only one of us attending considering how cunning and sly that person is. I'm sure some sort of trap is lying in wait for us!"
"This.... they wouldn't, right? The Demon Realm may have weakened considerably compared to before, but they were once considered a realm equal to the Celestial Realm. Doing that would undoubtedly tarnish their reputation." Another Keeper wearing a teal green robe asks the others with a gloomy face.
"And why wouldn't they?" Keeper Ling surprisingly agrees with his counterpart Keeper Zun for once. "You think the Demon Realm is strong? Remember, back then Di Cang exhausted his powers in order to resurrect that girl's soul! Otherwise why would we be able to seal the Demon Realm until today!" Gripping his fist, this senior who has been known to have a temper towards his enemies felt frustrated and angered for not being able to destroy the threat in the past.
"And don't forget, that demon king is a fox. Foxes are inherently sly and devious. Even if he's weakened and not at his prime, I'm sure there are many tricks he's conspiring to use against us!"
The gathered group were quiet without objection to that idea. True, in their view the fox race are all cunning and sly creatures that would use everything in their means to defeat a foe, even if its underhanded and dirty.
Chapter 1311 - Di Cang's Provocation (4)
"So..." Keeper Ling seemingly calms down somewhat in his voice, "I, Keeper Zun and Keeper Hyun will go together. The others here will remain in the palace in case anything happens."
The others didn't object to the idea after some thought and felt it reasonable. Though they did have opinions about the matter, but they too understood there weren't any better options.
"Keeper Ling, when will we set out then?" Keeper Hyun who normally don't speak up asks after slowly getting off the seat.
"We will set off now since the demon king set the date to be three days from now." The grumpy keeper snickers a sneer at the impending gathering.
In Keeper Ling's view, it would greatly hurt the Celestial Palace's credibility if they refused the invitation. Moreover, he also needs to confirm it in person if that demon king was the real deal or some fake!
"But..." Keeper Hyun pauses over his own words, "What if this matter becomes known to the Celestial Lord. How do we solve that?"
Celestial Lord....
The room turned silent over that title and grew unnervingly creepy in the air.
"Do you really think that the Celestial Lord loves that woman to that extent?" Clenching his fist until it's making a crunching sound, Keeper Ling's anger started to boil over again, "Do you think he will go that far for her?"
Isn't that the case?
Despite the firm belief from the elder, the others in the room weren't so sure on this topic. After all, the Celestial Lord did and continued to leave them for a thousand years just for her, that's a fact.
"Hoho, you are all foolish." Snickering a grin, Keeper Ling went ahead to explain his reasoning: "Did you forget how we won the war back then? For the sake of this world, for the sake of the Celestial Realm, the Lord abandoned her back then! And for the same reasoning, he will do it again!"
That's right, the Lord has the world in his heart, there's no way he would abandon everyone for the sake of a single woman.
That finally settled the matter for the rest of the Keepers. Sure, they are in agreement one woman couldn't possibly compare to the whole wide world, but they are also aware of how much regret that incident back then caused Chu Yi God..
Keeper Ling didn't care for what the opinion was at this point, he only wants to see it for himself. Walking out of the room, he snarls sarcastically: "Demon King, I like to see how much ability you have left after a thousand years!"
This time, even if the Lord tries to stop me, I must send the Demon Realm and its foul abominations into destruction!
......
Regarding the date set three days later, Di Cang actually didn't send it directly to the Celestial Palace, rather it's to the entire Celestial Realm. Even if these Keepers respected their Celestial Lord, their pride and esteem would never allow them to ignore the provocation.
At this moment not far from the Celestial Palace, a certain teal dragon was hovering above the sky, its head carrying a majestic white tiger while flying.
"White Tiger, Mistress said the place should be here..." Tsing Yi the Azure Dragon gazes down at the open land with cold harshness, "This is the bordering area around the Celestial Palace with lots of disciples living here. You say, what if we destroy this place, what will those people feel?"
"Isn't it obvious? Those bastards will probably come chasing us once they find out we trashed their territory." Little Rice proudly proclaims, his appearance mighty and strong in his grown teenage form. "But I'm a good tiger, I always listen to Mistress. Since she doesn't like this place, I'm going to ruin this area for her sake!"
The thought of two years ago where Bai Yan suddenly removed the connection between himself and her still lingered in the tiger's heart. So, right after he got word from her to attack this place, this loyal cat wasted no time to come here.
Chapter 1312 - Di Cang's Provocation (5)
"Mistress said there's likely a barrier around here, otherwise the Celestial Palace wouldn't dare to let their disciples come here to train." Blinking his tiger eyes after saying that, Little Rice then falls in a contemplative expression: "But... I think I have a way to get in."
......
Celestial Palace.
A series of hurried running footsteps quickly shattered the quiet here.
"Respected Keepers, something big has happened!" A guard barges through the doorway and enters the gathering hall, which made the gathered seniors here frown at the intrusion.
"What happened to make you come in such a rush?" A yellow robed Keeper asks with an unhappy voice.
"It's... It's about the area where the most talented disciples are training in, they've been attacked by a white tiger and green dragon! The strength of both demons are at the High Divine! If something isn't done right away, I fear it will be too late!"
What?
The faces of these people all changed greatly over the horrible news.
Green dragon and white tiger? Aren't those the Demon Generals? Why are they still alive in this world?
The yellow robed Keeper clenches his teeth and fought to press down his anger: "Are you sure those two are what you described?"
"Yes, please make your decision respected Keepers. If we wait any longer, then those talented disciples might be completely wiped out at this rate!"
But the bad news doesn't stop coming. Before these seniors could comment or come to a decision, another guard of this place had come running in to report. "Respected Keepers! The back mountain's herb garden has been destroyed by someone!"
Their expressions were already ugly to begin with, now it only got worse and became drearily dark and dangerous.
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Those demons got some nerve! Do they think just because we accepted the demon king's invitation that we don't have anyone left in the Celestial Palace?
The yellow robed Keeper continues to ask for more info while struggling to keep himself from snapping: "Who did it? Is it the demons who destroyed the herb garden in the back mountain?"
The guard meekly replied: "Uuuh, it's a child that looks to be about seven or eight. He's not incredibly strong, but that child is surrounded by demonic beasts. Among the pack is one that's at the High Divine level! Keepers, should we send people of similar strength to go capture those intruders?"
Turning to his peers, the yellow robed Keeper didn't speak right away this time. Instead, he's thinking up a plan on the best course of action.
"Everyone, right now the Celestial Palace only has us left here. It used to be that old coot who is the strongest among us, followed by Keeper Ling and Keeper Zun, but all three are unavailable to help in this case. Keeper Fire, Keeper Rock, the two of you will take that white tiger and green dragon. Though both of them were only at the peak of the High Divine in the past, but it's been many years since then, we don't know how powerful they truly are. For insurance sake, both of you need to take absolute precaution and not underestimate them!" That said, he then turns to the remaining people in the hall. "As for the intruders in the back mountain, I, Keeper Sky and Keeper Wu, the three of us will go handle that boy and his pack of monsters. I speculate the child is likely the demon king's child, the current prince. If we capture him then it will be a great card for us to use in our upcoming plan."
Chapter 1313 - Good Granddaughter, You've Returned (1)
A flash of killing intent flickered within the yellow robed Keeper's eye. He's never found the practice of Keeper Ling to be wrong. In his view, the Demon Realm and its creations all deserve to be treated the same, and that's crushed firmly under their feet!
"Keeper Red, you stay at the Palace!"
The order was directed towards an old lady. Though her contour has been well maintained without much wrinkles at all, but that white in the hair told everything one needs to know about her true age.
After instructing everyone he needs to instruct, the two groups promptly sped towards the back mountain and training area.
......
At this time above the herb mountain, a dragon with a strange head was hovering in the sky while carrying a young boy on its back. As the leading head of this pack, Dragon Flame watches on as the rest of the weaker monsters trampled across the garden, trying their very best to wreak as much havoc as possible.
For the defenders of this mountain, they from the Celestial Palace naturally felt outraged at being unable to stop this. They wanted to fight, but their bodies were well beyond exhausted and injured to move anymore after being knocked down so many times.
"Pahh!" It's then the old goat saw the resentful eye from a person below and slapped him across the face. Due to this, the poor guy got sent flying and landed several meters away, blood spitting out from the mouth.
"When did I the great Dragon God allow you to stare at me with such eyes? You humans here are all nothing good. Want to slaughter the Demon Realm? Now I'll let you know what it means to offend our kind! Also, this Celestial Palace really is useless, sending all these weaklings that can't do shit to this back mountain!"
Every word he threw out were like knives for these defenders because it's the facts right now. They are proud people who already felt humiliated for being stationed in the mountains, now they aren't even worthy of doing that in the eyes of these animals!
"Dragon Flame, those bad people from the Celestial Palace should be coming soon, we should leave first." Bai Xiachen says, remembering clearly the main objective of this mission wasn't to fight, but to lure the remaining Keepers away.
Puckering that goat mouth displeasingly, Dragon Flame shoots one final glare at the humans beneath himself before giving in.
"So where are we going now?"
"Go and meet my mother." Taking out a medicine bottle and tossing it over to the old goat, "Mother said to use this when we need to run. It's a type of pill that can increase the user's speed so hand them out to the rest of the demons down there."
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If there wasn't such a pill in her possession then Bai Yan might not allow her son to do this thing on his own. After all, it's no secret regarding the importance of her son and the temptation of capturing him.
"Okay."
A pill each after handing it out, every one of these demons were elated to find their bodies amazingly light after consuming the item.
Chapter 1314 - Good Granddaughter, You've Returned (2)
After issuing everything out, Dragon Flame wasted no time to move onto the next step of destroying this place. In one full breath, he ignites the entire mountain in a thick layer of flame using his own fire.
"Little Master, the people of the Celestial Palace are all evil, there's no reason to grieve for them. They've all stained their hands with the blood of us demons so it's best to kill them here before they turn around and bite us in the back!" The old goat says after noticing the saddened expression along the boy's face.
Furthermore, it's a good way to delay more time by killing these defenders.
Pinching his lips into a thin line of unhappiness: "I understand your approach, but... this is a whole mountain's worth of herbs here, those plants are all innocent. Now they're all wasted because its burned. Imagine giving it all to Mother, how great would that be....."
Looking at the boy's regretful expression, Dragon Flame just couldn't stop twitching in the corner of his mouth.
Originally the old goat believed the kid's saddened over the loss of life, yet it turns out it's the polar opposite! Clearly he's overthinking things and worrying for nothing.
"Oomph," making a dry cough, he pulls out a storage bag and hands it over, "although I'm not a alchemist like your mother, but I can still distinguish between the herbs giving off a strong spiritual presence. I picked the couple I deemed valuable in there so you can give her these."
That great news instantly turned that frowning little face into a happy one. "Then we should hurry, I don't want Mother to wait long. Remember, from now on everything you do must be in the best interest of Mother."
In the eyes of this son, Bai Yan was his most important person so whether it be materials or man power, he would always want to offer only the best. Just like that, the group left as fast as they came, leaving no traces of their presence once gone.
......
At the same time as well, all was quiet after most of the Keepers has left the Celestial Palace. Most didn't know why they had left in such a rush, but they didn't need to because a loud smacking bang quickly occupied their minds after the front gate was blown apart.
Running outside, they were all met with a beautiful woman floating there in the air. She wore a blood red dress, expressionless and cold in the face, and her features were oppressive and dangerous to the eye.
"Who dares to come make trouble at the Celestial Palace!" An enraged voice booms out from within, followed by a group of heavily armed guards brandishing some very shiny weapons in their arms.
Unexpectedly though, instead of attacking right away like they should, these men only showed shock along their faces once they got a better look at the assailant.
Why... why does this twenty something year old looking woman look so much like that Bai Ning?!
"You... Who are you?!"
It's understandable for these men to react this certain way. Several years back, Bai Ning had personally attacked the Celestial Palace while the Keepers were in closed door training and wreaked havoc to the defenders. The bunch here was among the survivors so the experience was still considered a nightmarish taboo for them.
"Who am I?" Smirking with contempt in her smile, Bai Yan's eyes grew frosty, "Of course someone who is here to kill you!"
Of course someone who is here to kill you!
Chapter 1315 - Good Granddaughter, You've Returned (3)
Bang!
This time the lady in the air no longer waited for the crowd to speak. Raising a longsword, she slashes down with roaring ferocity and sends those unable to dodge into a pool of blood.
The remaining individuals were stunned by this horrific picture, only staring upwards at the increasingly dark image of the female who gave them fear and a sense of dread.
"High... Divine?"
This woman is actually in the High Divine level?
"Quick, go call the Guardian Knights!"
But......
Due to Bai Yan's incredible level of aura swarming over the entire place, these people in fact didn't need to shout for help. Before they knew it, a squadron of heavily armored soldiers had rushed out from within again. Unlike the last group though, these people are clearly well trained based on their uniformed footsteps.
"Girl, you've only recently broke into the High Divine level, how dare you come make trouble at the Celestial Palace? Don't think it will be so easy to leave after causing this much damage!" Speaking out was a middle-aged man who led the knights in front.
Even if the Keepers had left, there are still plenty more powerful individuals within the premise. For example, these Guardian Knights are the elites of the elites, each wielding power equal to a High Divine in their own respective way.
"But... I Wu Ling will never kill an unnamed individual. Now tell me, what is your name girl!" Flickering with light in those eyes, this knight by the name of Wu Ling locks onto Bai Yan like a hawk.
There's really no other reason for this man to be so obsessed with formalities, it's because he hates Bai Ning from the hearts down. When the lady besieged the Celestial Palace back then, he too was at the forefront defending this place. Sadly for him though, he too suffered defeat despite using all the resources at his beckoning. Now that another woman has come and looked so similar, how could he not be obsessed?
Bai Yan on the other hand wasn't so patient as to cater to some nobody though. Wielding her Godslayer, the sword continues to grow bigger and bigger until it covered the entire sky on her location.
"You are unworthy of knowing my name!"
Boom!
Wu Ling was shocked as that gigantic blade came swinging down at himself. Without hesitation, he retreats up to several meters to one side just so he could narrowingly avoid the attack. However, that's not to say the couple of people next to him were so fortunate. They were squashed like ants under that mass of metal, thus turning them to mush.
This shocked everyone involved, especially the leading knight that was Wu Ling. He may not know the makeup of that blade, but he does know his peer's strength. Among one of the knights that got killed there was a low level High Divine, just like Bai Yan herself! Imagine being killed in one hit, that's ridiculous!
That sword.... What is it made up of?
"Kill, kill, kill!"
It's then right when everyone's expression was looking terribly ugly due to what has happened, a mad crazy laugh interrupts their focus. As a result, even Bai Yan has had to turn to the side and see what's going on.
Coming out was an old coot wearing a set of ragged looking clothes, his hair messy like a bird's nest and clapping that hand with excited glee. "Awesome! These bunnies should all be killed! Hahaha!"
Against this strange picture, Bai Yan couldn't help but frown at the stranger. Likewise, the old coot also noticed the woman and gazed upwards. But unlike the former who was frowning, he actually started to stutter in the mouth when speaking like a rock's stuck in the throat. "Bai... Bai? My good granddaughter, you're back, you're back... I knew it, how could you have left your grandpapa behind? I knew you would return..."
Chapter 1316 - Demi Divine Pill (1)
"Are you referring to me?" Bai Yan finally asks after growing hesitant but did so anyways due to the intense look from the old coot.
"Bai Bai? You don't recognize me? I'm your grandpapa. Is it because of them? Did you lose your memories because these bastards killed you? It must be them!" Growing maddeningly red in the eye, the crazy old coot gradually shifts his gaze towards the back mountain where some of the Keepers were currently at.
But that quickly changed when he turns back to Bai Yan. This time there's only kind warmness in his voice. "Good granddaughter, don't be afraid of those bastards, your grandpapa here will protect you. I won't let them hurt you."
Instantly, a wave of aching pain filled Bai Yan's heart when staring at this old man's appearance. She couldn't stop it nor know why she's so emotional to the point its suffocating.
No, I can't procrastinate any longer, I must hurry and deal with these guys before those Keepers come back.
Thinking up to here, Bai Yan's indecisive mindset swiftly firmed up: "I am not that granddaughter you keep mentioning about, you've got the wrong person. I got other things I need to deal with, can you leave this place first?"
Wrong person?
The old coot's eyes suddenly got dull like the soul just left him: "No, how can I recognize the wrong person? You are my good granddaughter. I am not wrong! Bai Bai, do you still blame me for what happened back then, for not being able to protect you? Is that why you won't recognize me...." He then extended his hand out like a child wanting to plead for forgiveness. "Ooohoo, Bai Bai, I know my wrong so don't leave me behind..." The more he sobbed, the more painful and heart aching it was to the ear like he's trying to convey the pain and loneliness he's suffered over the years.
For the only company Bai Yan brought along, which was the celestial fox, she didn't like the way was panning out at all. For one thing, the Keepers who went to the training ground and Demon City wouldn't return as quickly even if they got the message, however, those who went to the back mountain could easily return in no time at all. For the sake of her mistress and herself, the fox hurried to lick the lady's hand to remind her to move it less they get trapped here!
"Celestial Fox, you take this old man and leave this place first, I'll come after I finish up here." Bai Yan orders after understanding the issue here.
"Awoo." Complying by jumping down from her shoulder, the fox wasted no time to bite down at the old coot's robe to drag away.
But the dull daze state of this crazy old coot wouldn't last long. After a short distance, he suddenly regained himself and pushed the fox away to run back over to Bai Yan's spot."
"Bai Bai, good granddaughter, grandpapa will not leave you, I will never leave you again in this life...."
Boom!
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Before more could be said, Bai Yan had already brandished her Godslayer to release its power. As a result of that, the recoiling force had sent the old elder flying back several steps.
"Impudent wench!" Wu Ling sneered, drawing his own sword as well to confront the lady.
Unlike his peers, this leading Guardian Knight moved like lightning. With one leap and he was already in front of Bai Yan, his blade aiming straight for her face.
Chapter 1317 - Demi Divine Pill (2)
Bai Yan immediately raised her Godslayer to defend herself. With a loud bang as metal scratched against metal, sparks flew everywhere as their strength collided head on. However, it's clear who was gaining the advantage here as the lady's footing continued to crack and sink in from the crushing force.
Fortunately she had a backup plan...
Taking out the readied bottle from her storage bag, Bai Yan pops the cork and swallows the pill without delay. Immediately, she could feel the effects taking place from within and lightening up her body, thus allowing her to disappear from within view of Wu Ling's blade.
This pill was the exact same type she gave her son before, called Swift Wind Dan Pill. Unless the foe wielded the power of a Demi Divine Lord, Bai Yan would be able to make circles around the opponent using this.
Seeing the incredible speed portrayed by the woman from out of the blue, Wu Ling's expression promptly turned dark. He wanted to catch her and swung wildly as a result, sadly, all he caught were the afterimages and nothing more. Then before he knew it, a swinging flash of metal had come smashing down for his face. If not for the years of experience and instinct that told his body to move it, he would've been slashed into two!
The rest of the Guardian Knights knew they couldn't stand back after seeing how close their captain came to losing his life there. Without further ado, everyone quickly surrounded the lady from all sides in a circling formation. Unfortunately for them though, speed would always come out on top. Forget about injuring Bai Yan, they couldn't even knock a corner of her dress!
Very soon, a flustering look could be seen across Wu Ling's face. "Who the hell are you? What's your relationship with Bai Ning? Why are you attacking the Celestial Palace?"
He had thought the other side wouldn't answer his questions, but who knew Bai Yan would by breaking out into a laughter.
"I am the wife of the Demon King, the Queen of the Demon Realm! And I am here to get revenge!"
And I am here to get revenge!
The proclamation hit the crowd hard, causing them to go pale and horrified in the face.
"Good! Hit them harder! These bunnies should all be killed! That's what they get for bullying my granddaughter!" Already forgotten the grief he showed earlier, the crazy old coot was clapping his hands repeatedly with glee in the face. "Those who bully my granddaughter all deserve to die. My granddaughter is so good, why would they want to bully her? And that what Yun Rou whatever, she and that group of bunnies are all the same!"
It's bad enough already for Wu Ling to contend with a foe that he dreaded, but to be hassled by the old coot as well with those damning words were just indignant and frustrating.
Damn this old coot, he's also a member of the Celestial Palace, why is he helping that blasted demon queen? What happened in the past to make him hate us so much?
Chapter 1318 - Demi Divine Pill (3)
Boom!
Suddenly from out of the blue, a strong gush of wind came flying over from the air, aiming straight for Bai Yan's body and forcing the lady to dodge. Thankfully she did so too because the next thing she knew was a huge crack along the ground from where she was standing before.
Moments later, a figure gradually emerges from the void to reveal the perpetrator. It's an old woman based on her appearance, but the clear indicator of her old age wasn't the face, it's that immense pressure exuding out of her body. She's clearly a Demi Divine Lord!
Bai Yan's breathing rhythm definitely grew faster at the sight of this new entry. Sure, she already knew things wouldn't pan out exactly in the way she imagined things, that's why she prepared that pill ahead of time to flee if need to be. It's just that, having things outside her expectations was still worrying....
"Oh crap!" The old coot rushes over to Bai Yan's side after muttering that aloud, "Good granddaughter, hurry and leave this place, that woman is bad, she will try to hurt you."
Recognizing who it was, the old woman's gaze promptly turned cold and hard, Does this crazy old coot really recognize me?
"Old Coot, did you forget you are also a member of the Celestial Palace?" Dry and hoarse in her voice, Keeper Red barks this out with extreme frustration and anger.
Stomping his feet in annoyance, the old coot clearly had other thoughts about the idea: "Who is a member of the Celestial palace? I only want my good granddaughter, I don't want to collude with you bunch of little rabbits!"
Snarling with disdain in her face, "I really wonder if you've actually lost your mind or just acting at this point. To think you would know how to use the word collude in your situation."
Giving a glare in retaliation: "You are the crazy one, your whole family is crazy! You bunch of crazies aren't allowed to bully my granddaughter!"
"Hahaha!" Cackling a laugh over that insult, the old woman only found it funny: "Old Coot, if it was a thousand years ago then I might be afraid of your strength, but you've long devolved beyond comparison after that shock. Now you want to threaten me? Don't think for a second you are a match for me anymore!"
From underneath that messy hair nest of his, the old senior actually revealed an aggrevated light in those eyes before he walked up to the old lady who had already descended to the ground.
"Are you regretting it now? You want to return..." But that sentence didn't even get to finish before the most unbelievable thing occurred.
Right in front of the crowd for all to see, the old coot actually spat onto Keeper Red's face!
"That way your face will be cleaner, hahaha."
Talk about being humiliated. The old woman swiftly wipes away the stain along her face and then swiped her sleeve towards the other side.
"Careful!"
Bai Yan's heart nearly leaped out of her chest in that second. Without thinking, she had already grabbed hold of the old man to drag him over. But it's too late. In the end her gesture was too slow and allowed the old lady's palm strike to land on the grandpa's shoulder.
"How are you?" Bai Yan asks with an urgent face after getting him to safety.
Chapter 1319 - Demi Divine Pill (4)
Looking all pitiful like an injured child, the old coot tears up: "Hurt, hurt...."
"You wait here," placing the old grandpa down to one side, Bai Yan shoots a magma level glare over to that Keeper Red.
"Girl, so you are that demon queen? I have to say, you do have a lot of courage to come cause trouble here in the Celestial Palace!" Snarling with disdain, the old woman didn't mind the look and even found it amusing.
"I'm not here to make trouble, I'm... here to kill you!" Bai Yan's voice was full of arrogance and condescending attitude towards everything around herself, which promptly earned a laughing fit from the other side.
"Hahahaha! Little girl, a thousand years ago you were not an opponent for us, what makes you think it will change this time around? Without Demon King Di Cang's protection, you aren't even worthy of coming into my eye! But don't worry, I'll give you an opportunity to live if you follow through with the proposal I have!"
Unmoved and rather annoyed by the constant rattle coming out of the old lady's mouth, Bai Yan moves to take the shining pill from her storage bag. This was the Dan pill she created back in the Sky Mountain, a forbidden product that a user could take only once in their lifetime less they suffer immense consequences for repeated use.
"And what opportunity would that be?" She asks with indifference after swallowing her secret weapon.
Not missing what Bai Yan did there of course, Keeper Red didn't care and frankly answered. In the granny's view, the other side couldn't possibly contend with her own powers regardless of whatever means she resorted to, whether it be a weapon or drug.
"Ruo Xi was harmed by you back then, which led to her long years of stagnant growth. If we want her to recover then we are going to need the blood of a female fox of the highest degree, and it must be a youngling as well." Pausing to smirk over her next words, "If you are willing to give birth to a daughter with the demon king and then give the young baby to us, then I can speak for the Celestial Palace to forgive you for your sins."
Bai Yan's heart instantly tightened up over what she's heard. They want to go after my daughter Ling Yan? No! I can't let this continue on! I need to hurry and finish up here and return to the city!
In light of her swirling emotions of urgency and panic, she didn't let it show on the surface and kept it hidden.
"Based on what?"
That's right, based on what could these scumbags from the Celestial Palace demand the sacrifice of a newborn's life? In no part of a reasonable or sane mind could one make such a demand, let alone demand that of an enemy! That's what you call a brazen narcissistic mindset!
"Like I said, we need to help Ruo Xi recover her health in order to avoid the incoming calamity!" Now growing impatient in the face, Keeper Red grew more forceful in her voice, "Moreover, what does it matter? It's going to be a newborn fox anyways. I doubt you are going to have any attachment to such a small spec of life. Compared to the life of this world, what does a single fox matter?!"
Bluntly speaking, all this old hag meant was that your daughter's insignificant and their own lives are what matters so hurry and pony up the baby fox.
Growing cold in her tone as well now, Bai Yan smirks dangerously at the shameless bitch: "And what does it matter to me if this world lives or die? I, Bai Yan, will never sacrifice my own daughter, that's something you can forget about me doing!"
"How can you be so thick headedly stubborn like back then?!" Snapping out in frustration, Keeper Red was clearly getting impatient: "No matter, it's not like the decision is only up to you, it's your husband the demon king who has the final say doesn't he? I'm sure he will gladly offer up the newborn fox if it means saving his own hide and the Demon Realm. But don't worry, once we get what we want then the grudge between both the Demon Realm and Celestial Realm can be considered squared, that I can promise you!"
That obvious fake promise only few a mocking and contemptable chuckle from Bai Yan.
Chapter 1320 - Demi Divine Pill (5)
"You think the feud is over just because you say its over? Sorry, but between the Celestial Realm and the Demon Realm, only one will survive by the end of it!" Bai Yan scornfully retorts.
"Haha!" The old woman's anger grew deeper, "That's not up to you anymore. If you didn't come to the Celestial Palace then you might still have a choice, but you're already here at our doorsteps, that means we no longer have a reason to let you go. Also, it doesn't seem that pill of yours is having any effect is it? Your alchemy may be exceptional back then, but from what I can see, you're only struggling for naught."
"Is that right?" It takes time for the Demi Divine Dan Pill to take effect, that's why she's willing to talk so much with the old hag. However, the more they spoke, the angrier Bai Yan was becoming, especially when she remembered that sad face of her child and the fact that the old coot got hit.
"You..." It's then Keeper Red finally realized the gradually increasing power growing out of the girl from across herself. Going slightly white in the face, she grits her teeth: "What did you just take?!"
Smirking: "Demi Divine Dan Pill."
Getting very ugly in the face at the name: "To think I would make such a big blunder!"
She's also an alchemist so there's good reason for this old woman to be angered and afraid. Though she didn't know exactly what the pill does at its core, but the increasing power level told her all she needs to know.
By this point Bai Yan was finished in her preparations and no longer needed to rely on the Swift Wind Dan Pill to help her. In an instant, she's swinging down her sword at the old hag's face and stirring a gush of wind in its wake.
Watching this sudden turn of event from his precious granddaughter, the crazy old coot promptly climbs up from the ground and made a worried face: "How did my good granddaughter get so strong? Is she going to be alright afterwards?"
The celestial fox didn't miss that remark of course since she's the closest to the elder. Isn't this old man supposed to be crazy? Why does he know so much? Moreover, he keeps calling Mistress his good granddaughter, what is his relationship with her?
Due to the small brain in her head, the celestial fox only found it painful and annoying to dwell on the matter, hence her deliberate attempt at ignoring the issue.
"I got it!" From out of the blue, the old coot pats his own forehead like he's enlightened to a great idea. Without anyone noticing, he makes a run for the inside of the estate, seemingly going to get something.
Startled by the sudden behavior, the fox wanted to give chase at first, but her legs stopped after thinking it through out of worry for Bai Yan....
Under the oppressive atmosphere of the gloomy dark sky, the old hag that was Keeper Red continued to deflect the blade using nothing but her hands. Even so, she was already feeling the strain on herself and the recognition of the danger she's put herself in.