Seeing the Demon Emperor ask about the state of the Duke's residence in a rage, a flash of killing intent crossed Ye Fan's eyes.
At the same time, he wondered in his heart why Lu Ming and the others had done this.
Could they have discovered the image stones he had left behind?
He sneered inwardly. Did they think he was a fool? He had witnesses!
Immediately, he whipped his head up and glared at Lu Ming.
“It was him! They were the ones who stole everything...”
As for why he didn't point at Big Yellow, it was because the dog's identity was special.
The Demon Emperor might shield it, and the matter would end up being swept under the rug.
But Lu Ming and his companions were different. They were outsiders. Even if the Demon Emperor didn't kill them, he certainly wouldn't let them off easily.
When the time came, he would expose Lu Ming and the others as humans, crushing them in a single blow.
“Heavens above! 98th Prince, how can you go against your conscience and falsely accuse a good monkey like this?” Lu Ming cried out, wearing an expression of immense grievance.
Lu Ming was not surprised at all by Ye Fan's reaction.
The prince was bound to suspect them.
“Exactly... exactly...”
“How can you make baseless accusations against a good monkey?”
...
As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, Diao San and the others chimed in to support him.
“98th Prince, I must say a few words to you here,” Zhu Wuneng began, putting away his paper and brush as he looked at Ye Fan with deep disdain. “Just to embezzle the resources, you went ahead and decorated this perfectly fine manor in this so-called 'minimalist style.' But to go as far as falsely accusing honest monkeys like Great Sage Sun the Lesser and his crew is simply going too far...”
The Demon Emperor also nodded in agreement.
A piglet who could earnestly learn how to spoil his wife was definitely a good piglet...
He surely wouldn't accuse an innocent person!
Hearing Zhu Wuneng's accusation, Ye Fan snapped his head up, shooting a fierce, menacing glare at the pig.
That fat pig deserved to die...
“Lord Demon Emperor, look at your child! Now that his sore spot has been poked, he wants to slaughter this pig to silence me!” Zhu Wuneng was startled by Ye Fan's glare and quickly scrambled to hide behind the Demon Emperor.
“Rebellious son! You made a mistake yourself, and yet you dare to falsely accuse others...”
Ye Fan felt like he was about to explode with rage. Was this man—no, dog—out of his mind?
He just believed whatever others—no, whatever a pig said? Did he have absolutely no critical judgment?
Seeing Ye Fan being scolded by the Demon Emperor, Zhu Wuneng poked his tongue out from behind the Emperor's back and shook his head mockingly.
It made Ye Fan roll his eyes in sheer exasperation!
Lu Ming looked at Zhu Wuneng, feeling quite surprised. This natural ally was incredibly helpful!
He hadn't expected Zhu Wuneng to perform so brilliantly!
The Demon Emperor also noticed Zhu Wuneng's antics but merely shook his head. Such a simple-minded pig surely wouldn't lie!
“Father, it really wasn't me! I can call the lesser demons who decorated the Duke's residence to testify for me. I truly didn't take anything from this place...” At this point, Ye Fan looked up at Lu Ming and gritted his teeth, continuing, “Besides, I do not have the habit of digging up the ground...”
Only that damnable mortal would collect every piece of trash!
Hearing this, Lu Ming and his crew twitched their lips slightly.
What was wrong with digging up the ground? Could they not do what they liked?
The Demon Emperor was also somewhat puzzled by Ye Fan's words. Was it really not little 98th Prince?
Could it really be these monkeys? But what would they want with dirt?
He decided it was best to investigate properly, so as not to wrongly accuse either the monkeys or his son.
With this in mind, he sent out another sound transmission talisman, ordering his subordinates to bring over the lesser demons who had decorated the Duke's residence today.
A moment later, a group of lesser demons arrived at the Duke's residence. They were also stunned when they saw the state of the place.
They had no idea what had happened here.
How had it turned into this?
“Boss, what's going on here?” A lesser demon with a rat's head asked their leader, a Black Crow demon, with a puzzled look.
Looking at the scene where the ground had been dug up three feet deep, the Black Crow demon stroked his beard and analyzed, “Could it be that the Little Ancestor of the imperial clan, who just returned today, disliked the previous layout and had it demolished to be redecorated?”
Hearing their leader's analysis, the group of lesser demons behind him nodded in agreement.
“Boss, I think your analysis is spot on. That must be it,” the Rat Demon chimed in repeatedly.
The Black Crow leader surveyed the area once more and continued to analyze with grand confidence, “Though the demolition was a bit harsh, this is actually a good thing. We can redecorate everything from scratch...”
At the same time, he couldn't help but mutter to himself that he would be able to pocket even more benefits when the time came.
Looking at the ruined Duke's residence, the other lesser demons were also filled with joy.
This was a massive project!
They would surely get a lot of kickbacks as well.
This Little Ancestor of the imperial clan was indeed a wonderful Little Ancestor.
“Everyone, look sharp! Make the Lord Demon Emperor believe that we definitely have the capability to handle this project...”
“Yes!” the lesser demons responded loudly.
Then, the group of lesser demons followed the Black Crow leader into the main hall.
Seeing the state of the main hall, the lesser demons became even more shocked and excited.
Even the main hall had been stripped completely bare?
The project was quite massive. If they wanted to move in quickly, they would probably have to work overtime to meet the deadline...
As for the Duke's residence being robbed, the thought never crossed their minds.
After all, what thief would steal things by digging up the ground three feet deep?
It was cleaned up even better than when they did demolition work...
“Greetings, Demon Emperor...” The lesser demons paid their respects to the Demon Emperor with cheerful smiles.
Looking at the smiles on some of the lesser demons' faces, the Demon Emperor couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Why were they all so happy?
Could it be that little 98th Prince had bribed them and given them massive benefits?
Lu Ming and his group were also a bit puzzled when they saw the expressions of the lesser demons. What were these guys so happy about?
“Where did the things in the Duke's residence go?” the Demon Emperor's cold voice rang out.
“Ah!...”
The Black Crow leader, who was still mentally redesigning the layout of the Duke's residence, was taken aback.
What was going on? What did the Demon Emperor just ask him?
Why did he feel like he hadn't heard clearly?
Where did the things go?
Wasn't it because the Little Ancestor disliked them and had them demolished?
“I'm asking you a question! What are you standing there in a daze for?” Ye Fan raised his foot and kicked the Black Crow leader, shouting at him.
The Black Crow leader cursed inwardly. Is being a prince so amazing?
Does being a prince mean you don't have to treat lesser demons as living beings?
The Black Crow leader looked around, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Wasn't it because the Little Ancestor disliked them and had them demolished?”
“Woof, woof!...”
As soon as the Black Crow leader finished speaking, Big Yellow barked in displeasure.
What nonsense are you spouting, you black crow? When did I say I disliked it and had it demolished?
Hearing this, a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on the Black Crow's back.
“It wasn't you who demolished it? Then who did?”
“Woof, woof!?”
You're asking me? Who should I ask?
Didn't you guys decorate it in this minimalist style?
Hearing Big Yellow's barks, the Black Crow stared at it, completely speechless.
He really wanted to say: Little Ancestor, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about minimalist style?
Minimalist style is a low-key, luxurious, and meaningful style of decoration.
It is not digging up the ground three feet deep and reducing a fully furnished estate into bare concrete!
At the same time, a sense of impending doom washed over his heart.
We're doomed... we've stumbled into some massive conspiracy...
“Thud...”
The Black Crow leader knelt down without a second thought.
The moment the Black Crow leader knelt, the lesser demons behind him followed suit.
They knelt with such force that the loose soil on the ground flew up.
They had also realized something was terribly wrong. If they weren't careful, they might lose their lives!
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