The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 624 Demon King

Everywhere in this dragon palace, there were traces of her life with Xie Chang'an. Jiang Li finally became certain that she and Xie Chang'an had been a couple in the mortal realm.

They had been married for twenty years, so naturally they had children.

From Jiang Li's tone, Xie Chang'an could tell that she no longer felt the same unfamiliarity and wariness towards him as before. On the contrary, she seemed to have developed a familiarity and intimacy that she herself was unaware of. He then took the opportunity to make his request.

"Junior sister, may I still call you Little Tanuki in private? That's what I called you when we were in the mortal realm."

Jiang Li blinked. "Okay. Why is my nickname 'Li Nu'? Do I have a lot of cats at home?"

Xie Chang'an chuckled: "We do have quite a few cats at home. As for why her nickname is 'Li Nu', it's said that when your original owner was born, she was as thin as a kitten, so her mother gave her that name."

"Oh."

Jiang Li casually asked, "Then how should I address you?"

She regretted it as soon as she asked. What if he asked her to call him "husband"? She would never say it!

You usually call me 'Brother Chang'an'.

Xie Chang'an said softly, coaxing, "Little fox, will you call me that from now on?"

His deep, pleasant voice rang in her ear, as if a warm breath brushed against her face. Jiang Li felt her cheeks slightly flushed, and she mumbled an "Mmm" in response. Then, she made an excuse to go see Dandan and hurriedly put away the communication jade talisman.

As Jiang Li walked out of the Glazed Palace, she saw Mingxuan Zhenjun standing in front of the gate with a dark face.

Her face flushed, and she seemed quite flustered. Had her master heard everything?

To cover up her embarrassment, Jiang Li preemptively said angrily, "Master, isn't it normal for me to go down to the mortal realm to train, get married, and have children? Why did you seal my memories?"

When a spirit descends to the mortal realm and is reborn as a human, it will naturally experience the same life as ordinary people: starting a family, having children, and going through birth, aging, sickness, and death.

In the secular world, it is believed that men should marry when they are of age and women should marry when they are of age. If one does not get married or have children, wouldn't one be considered an anomaly?

It's not like it's anything shameful, so why seal her memories?

Mingxuan Zhenjun was furious. Everyone says that girls are outgoing, but this brat, she's not even married yet and she's already poking at her master's heart!

He decided to try and sow discord among True Lord Chonghua.

"If your master hadn't sealed your memories, I'm afraid you would have been heartbroken and your Dao heart would have collapsed as soon as you returned!"

Jiang Li asked in surprise, "Why?"

Mingxuan Zhenjun snorted, "Do you know why the Sword Sect acted first and informed us later, sending out invitations before proposing marriage?"

"Why?"

Jiang Li was also very curious. She had asked Xie Chang'an about this issue a few days ago, but he gave a vague answer, only saying that he was also a victim, without explaining why.

Mingxuan Zhenjun scoffed: "Because the Sword Sect's initial choice of his Daoist partner wasn't you at all! It was his junior sister, Ling Shuang Zhenren's disciple!"

Jiang Li was shocked.

She asked with great interest, "Did his junior sister later break off the engagement?"

Seeing that she was not only not angry, but also looked excited and waiting to hear gossip, Mingxuan Zhenjun's mood inexplicably improved.

This girl is still young and has lost her memories of the lower realm, so she hasn't figured things out yet. Young Chonghua will have to wait a long time!

In high spirits, True Lord Mingxuan recounted the whole story.

Jiang Li was a little angry when she heard that Chu Feixue had taken credit for her work and lied that Xie Chang'an was able to achieve Dao Heart Perfection with her help. Ling Shuang Zhenren then took advantage of the favor and asked Ziyang Sword Venerable to arrange for Xie Chang'an and Chu Feixue to become Daoist partners.

Even if she forgot, it doesn't mean that anyone else can steal her credit or lay a hand on her man!

"Where is his junior sister?"

Jiang Li put her hands on her hips, exuding a murderous aura.

Mingxuan Zhenjun glared at her: "What do you want to do? How can my disciple lower herself to act like a mortal woman, getting jealous and fighting over a man?"

Jiang Li huffed, "She took credit for my work! Aren't you angry, Master?"

Mingxuan Zhenjun rolled his eyes at her: "Have you forgotten what your master always taught you? What's yours is yours, and what's not yours you can't take even if you try. If someone can take it away from you, it means it's not meant for you!"

“Master, you also said that anything is possible with human effort, and that human determination can overcome fate. My destiny is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!”

Mingxuan Zhenjun choked, then said irritably, "How can you lump these together? Go back and copy the Tao Te Ching ten times!"

"Yes, Master!"

Jiang Li pouted and went back to copy the scriptures, feeling dejected.

Mingxuan Zhenjun was distracted by her and forgot to tell her about the Demon Emperor.

The Demon Emperor learned about the Soul-Eating Insects because of Chu Feixue.

The demon race's territory stretches across the Chaos Mountain Range at the intersection of the three realms, with its core area called the "Demon Realm Mystic Realm".

Here, the peaks rise one after another, and in the primeval forest that stretches as far as the eye can see, the ancient trees with their gnarled branches that block out the sky have branches that hang down and are entwined with eerie blue flames. The mist in the forest flows like a light veil, the stream shimmers with fluorescence, and the red spider lilies growing in clusters along the stream bloom in a bright and fiery color.

The entire demon realm is both wild and magnificent, with every inch of land exuding primal vitality.

The Palace of Ten Thousand Demons is located deep within the Mysterious Realm of the Demon Domain, built on Kunlun Black Iron and perched atop a solitary peak ten thousand feet high.

The palace walls are made of millennia-old blood jade, which glows with a warm red light under the moonlight. Two giant lion statues stand guard in front of the palace gate, each breathing out demonic mist. If anyone tries to invade, the lions will come back to life and tear them to pieces.

At this moment, the Demon Emperor was sitting on his throne in the main hall, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at an exquisite invitation.

He stood tall and straight like a solitary peak, his black robe trailing on the ground. The fabric was woven from the feathers of countless demons, with dark gold patterns flowing through it. His face was deep and handsome, his pupils were dark red, and a strange red pattern flew diagonally at the corner of his eye. His gaze was filled with an indifferent look that looked down upon all living beings.

He toyed with the invitation in his hand, chuckled, and called out, "Someone come here!"

A charming fox spirit gracefully entered and bowed respectfully: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"Please invite Fairy Chu here!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Before long, Chu Feixue, looking nervous, entered the main hall with trepidation, half accompanied and half held hostage by the fox demon.

"Prepare a seat for Fairy Chu!"

The Demon Emperor glanced at her disdainfully and said indifferently.

The fox demon snorted and reluctantly brought over a chair. Chu Feixue thanked him and sat down sideways.

She felt uneasy, wondering why the Demon Emperor had summoned her.

Not long ago, she learned that the Purple Sun Sword Master had personally gone to the Beast Taming Sect to ask for Xie Chang'an to marry Jiang Li, the youngest disciple of True Monarch Mingxuan. She was filled with jealousy and resentment. Why was it her again?

He stole her senior brother and her opportunities in the lower realm, and now that he's back in the upper realm, he wants to take them from her again!

Overwhelmed by burning jealousy, Chu Feixue remembered that True Monarch Ling Shuang possessed a token of the Demon Emperor, which allowed him to directly enter the Demon Realm and request an audience with the Demon Emperor.

She immediately hatched a wicked plan, secretly took the token, left a letter for her master saying she was going out to relax, and headed straight for the demon territory.

With this token, Chu Feixue was able to meet the Demon Emperor without any problems.

Without further ado, she told the Demon Emperor, embellishing the story of Xie Chang'an and Jiang Li killing the Soul-Eating Insects in the Small World.

The Soul-Eating Insect Clan was originally a noble clan among the demon race. Surprised, the Demon Emperor summoned the Soul-Eating Insect King for questioning and learned that his youngest son was missing. Based on the information provided by Chu Feixue, the Soul-Eating Insect King confirmed that the Soul-Eating Insect that was killed in that small world was his missing youngest son!

The Soul-Stealing Insect Demon King was furious and requested the Demon Emperor to send troops, demanding that the human race pay for their blood debts!