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Don’t forget, Lord Lan has already established the Demon Capital on the territory of Great Xia!

To put it mildly, that’s founding a city, carving out his own domain, being enfeoffed as marquis and general.

To put it grandly, that’s declaring a demon nation, standing as an equal to Great Xia! Both are ministers of their own countries, so on what basis is he the one who should kneel and bow to others?

But though the Green Demon wouldn’t kneel, the Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon that accompanied him was already drenched in cold sweat, almost unable to catch its breath.

Powerhouses... there are too many powerhouses here! It was like a ridiculous little ant here, completely not daring to show a hint of its presence.

”Just you lot...”

Different from the Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon’s trembling, the Green Demon was about to spit some ruthless words right to their faces.

But halfway through, he suddenly looked like he’d seen something, his expression jerking in surprise.

That obvious change in expression made everyone subconsciously follow his line of sight.

They saw that what the Green Demon was staring at was... the Second Prince’s red paper-folded eyes!

What is it?

What’s wrong with the Second Prince’s origami eyes? Worthy of such a reaction from this demon?

As if sensing the Green Demon’s gaze, the Second Prince’s paper-folded eyes slowly opened again.

That gaze was vividly lifelike; it just calmly swept over the Green Demon once, and in those eyes there seemed to flash a brief hint of disappointment, then they closed once more.

Sss!

The folded paper ignited without fire, quickly turning to ash and vanishing into the air.

Quite a few people were startled inside, but anyone standing in the court was used to great storms; naturally, their faces remained unmoved.

Only the two guards responsible for holding the tray quietly backed away with it, withdrawing from the court.

”That folding technique...”

The Green Demon’s mind flashed to Lan Yuhe’s blue paper crane.

Very similar!

Whether in technique or in every other aspect, it was too similar, simply... as if it had come straight from Lan Yuhe’s own hand!

But... Lan Yuhe had never folded this eye-shaped kind of origami.

”Green Demon Envoy, speak. Your demons razed our Great Xia city, killed our Demon Blade Army’s officers, swept aside our Demon Blade Army’s forces, and now swagger in here sending an envoy. I’m quite curious—what exactly do the demons of your Demon Capital intend to do now? Do you really think you have the ability to stand firm on this land? Are you here to declare war on us?”

The one speaking was none other than the Demon Blade Army’s commander—Bai Juetian!

That white-haired youth-like figure carried an innate air of authority; with just a single look, the Green Demon felt as if he saw overwhelming, sky-covering Evil Qi rolling off this man!

That greed-laced, temptingly violent aura made the agitation in his heart surge; just as he was about to lose control of his emotions...

Boom!!

Invisible killing intent swept through his entire body like a stream of air.

In an instant, the Green Demon seemed to be standing in Asura Purgatory, on an endless battlefield, war raging all around, flesh and blood flying, while he himself was at the bottom of a pit formed by piled corpses, clamped between two armies pressing in from both sides!

What is this?!!

The Green Demon’s pupils shrank slightly as he snapped back to himself.

Those visions, that killing-intent-soaked battlefield, had all vanished.

Breathing a bit raggedly, he looked at Bai Juetian, already wary in his heart.

Beside him, the Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon was still in a dazed stupor, apparently yet to escape from that killing-intent illusion.

”Oh?”

Bai Juetian’s lips curled slightly, seemingly surprised that the Green Demon could break free of his killing-intent Illusion Realm so quickly.

”Lord Bai, since the Demon Capital has sent an envoy, I’d imagine they’re not here to declare war. Otherwise they wouldn’t need to waste so much effort sending people thousands of miles to the Capital to seek audience with the Holy Emperor. It’s just unfortunate that His Majesty has no intention of seeing you. If you have anything to say, say it to us.”

A feeling like being bathed in a spring breeze swept over, and the Green Demon’s state eased considerably.

The Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon shuddered all over, and with the help of that Qi finally snapped out of it.

The Green Demon’s gaze swept over; the speaker was clearly the head of Wenda Academy.

After all, coming to the Capital as an envoy, he’d done his homework.

The Green Demon’s lips lifted. With the trembling Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon beside him as contrast, he appeared even more calm and confident, as if he didn’t place the entire assembled civil and military officials in his eyes at all.

They only heard the Green Demon speak slowly:

”Can you make decisions?”

A very simple sentence, but asked with vicious intent.

If they answered yes, that would leave them open to criticism for overstepping the Lord Emperor and seizing control of the court.

Although they’d always acted that way, it was with the Lord Emperor’s permission, a tacit understanding; being able to do it was one thing, saying it out loud was quite another.

If they couldn’t make decisions, then would they have to invite the Lord Emperor out? For a mere Demon Capital Envoy, they would actually trouble His Majesty himself?

Just as those few old foxes, mindful of face, were hesitant to speak...

”Quit dithering! If you’ve got business, spit it out! If not, get the hell out! This household just can’t stand you demon beasts putting on airs there!”

The sharp, piercing voice rang out once more.

It was Mr. Xu speaking again.

But this time, no one found Mr. Xu’s voice unpleasant; he was practically their mouthpiece, his crude words hitting the mark and neatly resolving the dilemma.

No wonder the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master hands everything over to this Eldest Godson Mr. Xu to manage, and favors him most; at critical moments, he’s indeed reliable.

On any other day, hearing such words, the Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon would have already flown into a rage, fury soaring to the heavens.

But right now, it only shrank back, hiding behind the Green Demon, trembling, its mind seemingly a blank, not daring to show any reaction.

The Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon had certainly seen big scenes before.

But a scene this big, coming straight to the strongest Human Imperial City, standing in the Imperial Palace court, facing countless Human powerhouses—it only hated itself for wanting to show loyalty by following the Green Demon to Shangjing. Otherwise, if it had stayed in the Demon Capital as second-in-command to a Demon King, wouldn’t life be comfortably easy? Where would there be this constant terror and anxiety?

”What an awful sound, rooster-throat. Your voice is really disgusting to listen to!”

The Green Demon tilted his head slightly, slanting a glance at Mr. Xu.

”What did you say!!”

Mr. Xu’s aura was just about to explode when an old hand gently pressed down on his wrist.

Mr. Xu’s body trembled and instantly reined in everything.

But that brief surge of pressure, whether for the Green Demon or the Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon, was palpable.

This neither-male-nor-female thing had an ugly voice, but his strength was anything but simple.

The Green Demon’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Seeing the hostile gazes of the people on the court one after another, he decided not to waste more words with these men.

He clasped his fists and raised them high, speaking in a clear voice:

”I, this Envoy, in the name of the Demon Emperor of the Demon Capital, have come specially to the Great Xia Royal City to seek peaceful coexistence between the two races and a mutually beneficial cooperation!”

Peaceful coexistence?

Mutually beneficial cooperation?

That’s it?

Everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

So after all that fuss, you actually came to beg for peace, to tuck tail and admit defeat.

A demon envoy coming here with bent back to plead for peace, yet his spine still sounded pretty stiff!

”Cooperation? How do we cooperate? Coexistence? And how exactly do we coexist? Go on then, tell us how your Demon Capital intends to do this.”

Army Commander Bai Juetian spoke with mocking tone.

His killing intent was the heaviest here, his ferocity the fiercest; it was his men who’d suffered losses in the prior operation.

Among everyone present, the one who most wanted the Demon Capital wiped out was naturally him!

So though his words sounded like banter, in truth he was exerting pressure on the Green Demon.

Yet...

”The Demon Capital is willing to take Great Xia Dynasty’s place in guarding the frontier! To become the Great Xia Dynasty’s sharpest spear and strongest shield! To help the Great Xia Dynasty resist foreign enemies! To repel invasions from other demons! And to establish with the Great Xia Dynasty an enduring era of peaceful coexistence!”

They’d been at sword’s edge just a moment ago.

Now he’d started flattering them?

To be honest, few believed the Green Demon’s bullshit. They even felt that his affected posture was like mocking Great Xia Dynasty’s incompetence for failing to clear out this frontier Demon Capital—otherwise, how would today’s situation exist? How would this little Demon Capital dare send envoys here to beg for peace?

Back in Great Xia’s heyday, the Demon Capital wouldn’t even be allowed to exist for a single day; troops would be raised on the spot for a personal campaign and it’d be completely eradicated then and there! There’d be no chance for them to strut around!

”So you’re saying that your Demon Capital really is here to sue for peace?”

Lord Jing asked in puzzlement.

”Naturally,” the Green Demon replied.

”In other words, this time you’ve come representing all demons of the Demon Capital, specifically to become our dog lackeys?”