“Is there something you need?”
Just then, Ye Fan withdrew the killing intent from his body, regained his composure, and asked.
“Ah! Oh... I just came to see you,” Hu Niu stammered, snapping out of her daze and speaking with some embarrassment.
Ye Fan shifted his gaze to Gou Fenghuang and Hu Xian’er.
“I have business.”
“I have major business...”
Gou Fenghuang and Hu Xian’er spoke at the same time.
Ye Fan frowned. He didn't understand what kind of major business these two female demons could possibly have.
Still, he asked, “What is it?”
Gou Fenghuang and Hu Xian’er looked up at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Seeing this, Ye Fan wondered if there really was something serious going on.
Turning to Gou Fenghuang, he said, “You, come with me first.”
With that, Ye Fan stood up and led Gou Fenghuang into the adjacent room. “Speak. What is it?”
Gou Fenghuang unhurriedly sat in the chair opposite Ye Fan.
Wasting no time, she got straight to the point: “My grandfather is in contact with the demonic cultivators of the Northern Province. I don't know what they're plotting, but you should be careful...”
The moment the words left her mouth, Ye Fan's gaze narrowed, and he suddenly looked up at her.
“Is that true?”
“It's true,” Gou Fenghuang replied, staring at him with a deep, unfathomable gaze.
At the same time, she felt a bit strange. She didn't know why she had suddenly fallen for this 98th Prince, whom she had never paid attention to before.
Just one look, and she felt he was her destined dog...
This brainless love came out of nowhere, completely beyond her control.
Could this guy really have some extraordinary qualities?
Recalling the killing intent Ye Fan had radiated just now, she knew he was not simple.
But who was the person he wanted to kill?
After Gou Fenghuang left the room, she departed the estate directly.
“Hu Xian’er, what is it you want to tell me?” Ye Fan asked in a gentle voice.
He realized he really couldn't underestimate these female demons.
He hadn't expected Gou Fenghuang to bring such critical information.
Consequently, he began to take Hu Xian’er much more seriously as well.
Hearing Ye Fan's gentle tone, Hu Xian’er's face lit up with joy. She dabbed at the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.
“Brother Ye, I have some important news for you.”
With a warm smile on his face, Ye Fan said, “Go ahead.”
“My uncle is in contact with the righteous sects of the Eastern Province. It seems they are plotting something big.”
“Do you know the details?” Ye Fan asked, looking up sharply.
Hu Xian’er shook her head. “I don't. However, I think I overheard something about the Prince’s Tournament...”
She had only overheard a few scattered words by chance.
Even that had scared her half to death. If she were discovered, who knew what the consequences would be?
If it weren't for Ye Fan striving for the position of Crown Prince, she wouldn't have paid any attention to such matters at all.
General Dog was teaming up with the Northern Province, while Minister Fox was aligning with the Eastern Province.
It seemed everyone had their eyes on the choice meat that was the demon race.
They were probably plotting to take the throne of the Demon Emperor, too.
After seeing Hu Xian’er off, Ye Fan returned to the main hall and saw that Hu Niu was still there.
He couldn't help but ask, “Do you really not have any news?”
Hu Niu was taken aback. “No. But Little Fanfan, I'm a great fighter! Don't worry, if anything happens, I'll protect you.”
Ye Fan nodded, and then a sudden gleam flashed in his eyes.
“Hu Niu, do you have any spirit stones? Lend me some. All of mine were swindled away by our newly returned Little Ancestor...”
“What?! He actually swindled your spirit stones? I'll go snatch them back for you...”
Hu Niu pulled out a massive hammer, preparing to go cause trouble for Big Yellow.
“Don't go! Imperial Father will punish you.”
Ye Fan quickly stopped Hu Niu. You really are a reckless tiger!
If you go cause trouble now, Imperial Father will just turn around and take it out on me.
At the same time, Ye Fan was rather speechless. I asked you to lend me some spirit stones, did you not hear a single word of that?
Helpless, Ye Fan had no choice but to ask again, “Hu Niu, do you have any spirit stones? Lend me some first.”
“Oh, come on... why are you talking about borrowing between the two of us? What's mine is yours...”
With that, Hu Niu handed a storage bag directly to Ye Fan.
“If it's not enough, just tell me. I'll ask my dad for more...”
“It's enough... it's enough.”
Ye Fan took the storage bag and checked inside. It was indeed a substantial amount, more than enough!
He had originally planned to forge a magical artifact for General Tiger, but now he was unable to forge anything.
He wanted to see if he could buy one for General Tiger instead.
Looking at the intelligence reports in his hands, the Demon Emperor almost choked himself.
A perfectly good demon race had been nearly ruined entirely by his own hands.
Now, the demon race faced internal strife and external threats; not a single place was stable.
Every clan with even a bit of strength was preparing to rebel and overthrow him as the Demon Emperor.
General Dog seemed to have ties with the Northern Province.
General Tiger was planning to join forces with the Variegated Tiger clan.
Minister Fox also appeared to be in contact with the Eastern Province.
Even his own Empress was not simple...
If it weren't for their Little Ancestor returning with the Beautiful Monkey clan of Huaguoshan, the foundation of the Xiaotian Imperial Clan would have been destroyed by his own hands.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but thank Big Yellow and Lu Ming once again.
They were truly the saviors of the Xiaotian Imperial Clan!
“Report! Minister Fox requests an audience!”
Hearing Siyang's report, the Demon Emperor was taken aback.
Hasn't that old fellow partnered with the Eastern Province?
What is he coming to see me for at this time?
“Let him in,” the Demon Emperor said.
A moment later, Minister Fox stepped inside.
“Greetings, Your Majesty the Demon Emperor.”
“Rise. I wonder what business brings Minister Fox here today?” the Demon Emperor asked, looking over the documents in his hands.
Minister Fox looked at the Demon Emperor seated on the high throne with bewilderment. Why did it feel like the Demon Emperor was slightly different?
Yet, upon closer inspection, he couldn't find anything amiss.
“Well? Is there something on your mind, Minister Fox?” Seeing that Minister Fox remained silent, the Demon Emperor couldn't help but ask.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Minister Fox hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Your Majesty, someone from the Eastern Province has contacted me. They intend to harm you...”
In the end, Minister Fox decided to inform the Demon Emperor.
As for what the Demon Emperor would do about it, that was beyond his control.
He had already made up his mind. Once he told the Demon Emperor, he would take the items given to him by the Supreme Elder of the Haoran Sect and return to his clan's territory.
Then, he would lead his clan to relocate. As for the Haoran Sect's retaliation, he wasn't afraid of it for the time being, as their focus was entirely on the Demon Emperor and they still had to deal with the Northern Province.
By the time they finished dealing with all that, he would have already fled far away with his clan.
As for actually cooperating with the Eastern Province, he had never even considered it. Plotting with tigers for their skins would only lead to death sooner or later.
From the very beginning, his plan had been to swindle a batch of resources and run.
“Oh?”
Hearing Minister Fox's words, the Demon Emperor looked up at him in surprise.
He hadn't expected this old fellow to actually warn him.
“What, you don't plan on cooperating with the Eastern Province?” the Demon Emperor asked, somewhat surprised.
While Minister Fox was startled, he was also quite surprised.
From the Demon Emperor's tone, it seemed he already knew about this?
Wait, had he stopped being in love?
Thinking of this, he glanced left and right. To his surprise, the Empress was indeed nowhere to be seen.
The sun must have risen from the west today. The Demon Emperor was actually reading reports instead of keeping the Empress company.
Noticing Minister Fox's gaze, the Demon Emperor felt a bit embarrassed, but he still spoke up, “Minister Fox, this Emperor was previously ill, but I have recovered now...”
Minister Fox's eyes widened. “You've really recovered?” he asked in disbelief.
The Demon Emperor felt even more embarrassed. It seemed he had indeed done quite a lot of absurd things in the past!
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