"After a moment, led by a female demon wearing a white mask, Ye Yu walked through the Lord of the Chaotic Demon City’s mansion."
"Earlier, after the lecture in the city ended, she was the one who sent him a mental message."
"She introduced herself as Sang ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) Yuyun, the chief supervisor of Chaotic Demon City."
"This made Ye Yu quite curious—why would the Lord suddenly want to see him out of the blue? It made no sense at all!"
"Facing this question, Sang Yuyun did not answer but instead began to lead the way."
"So here they were now."
"Watching the swaying figure ahead, Ye Yu couldn’t help but wonder what her face beneath the mask looked like."
"Was it beautiful?"
"Sang Yuyun’s voice came from ahead, her tone colder now, even tinged with some anger."
"Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and said, 'That question isn’t very meaningful! If I say yes, you’d think I was flattering you. If I say no, you’d feel insulted. So I’m not planning to tell you the answer.'"
"Hearing this, Sang Yuyun was slightly stunned, suddenly feeling there was some truth to it."
"But continuing to lead the way like this felt somewhat uncomfortable."
"She then took a huge cloak from her storage ring, draped it over herself, completely covering her graceful figure."
"This action made Ye Yu feel a bit strange."
"This female official’s defensiveness seemed excessive; she didn’t look like a mere attendant serving the Lord, but more like some princess from elsewhere!"
"Ye Yu shook his head slightly and didn’t think much of it. After all, demons’ personalities vary; perhaps this Sang Yuyun was just that shy."
"Soon, under her guidance, Ye Yu arrived at the Lord’s main hall."
"There, he saw the legendary Chaotic Demon City Lord, Ye Jizui."
"He was a round-faced man with bright, sharp eyes, though his graying hair diminished his heroic appearance."
"'Lord,' Sang Yuyun reported softly with added respect, 'Ye Yu has been brought here.'"
"Ye Jizui waved slightly and slowly descended from his throne, staring Ye Yu up and down for a long while."
"Then he softly laughed, 'That was quite a good lecture. Though all that talk about righteous labor made me drowsy, the part about having three enemies really caught my attention—it was quite interesting!'"
"Ye Yu glanced at the pool of water in front of the throne."
"Undoubtedly, this man also enjoyed illusions and mirages—a master who understood the world without leaving his gate."
"Ye Yu cupped his hands and said, 'Those were just some trivial thoughts I had, not fit for the stage!'"
"Ye Jizui laughed, 'Truths don’t have sizes. As long as it helps demons, it’s a good truth! A wonderful lesson, and it also saved your own life!'"
"Ye Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat puzzled."
"Then Ye Jizui waved his long sleeves; ripples stirred across the pool, and soon scenes from the lecture appeared."
"Various demon clan leaders were picking up their younglings, the scene lively and bustling."
"Lu Linian stood awkwardly, wanting to step forward but not daring to."
"That was because all these demon clan leaders were overwhelmingly powerful; the dense demon aura they radiated put enormous pressure on him, someone not yet an Immortal Demon."
"If possible, Lu Linian really wanted to turn around and leave—it was too uncomfortable here."
"Fortunately, these powerful demon clans were only retrieving their own kind and paid no attention to him, a lowly demon clan member."
"Seeing this scene inside the Lord’s mansion, Ye Yu immediately lost his composure!"
"Where did so many demons come from? How could they snatch demons while I wasn’t around?"
"Ye Jizui smiled but said nothing."
"Sang Yuyun stepped forward and said sternly, 'You should thank Lord Ye, or else you would have long been torn to pieces by these demons!'"
"Ye Yu frowned."
"Only after Sang Yuyun’s explanation did he finally understand everything."
"It turned out all these demons were clan leaders of various demon races in Chaotic Demon City, including those who attended his lecture outside."
"They appeared in Ye Yu’s classroom because of their younglings."
"Indeed, at the moment these young demons hatched, their clan leaders sensed their aura."
"Not every demon clan leader was as calm and wise as Chen Mingzi."
"Many impulsive demon clans existed."
"So on that day, some demons planned to kill Ye Yu and take their younglings back."
"But they were stopped by demons sent by Lord Ye Jizui."
"And they claimed Ye Yu would not harm these young demons—they could guarantee that."
"The leaders were told to observe quietly."
"With this, the demon clan leaders calmed down."
"And now, here they were."
"After hearing this, Ye Yu’s expression grew serious."
"No wonder he had recently felt several powerful auras observing the situation over there."
"So that was why."
"Previously, he had suspected it was that bastard Jing Yanxin causing trouble. Turns out it wasn’t!"
"Wait, according to Sang Yuyun, all these young demons had been stolen."
"Doesn’t that mean Jing Yanxin dug a huge pit for himself?"
"Sending Ye Yu to this Chaotic Demon City was pure suicide!"
"Thinking this, Ye Yu felt furious but didn’t fully trust Sang Yuyun’s one-sided story."
"Instead, he fixed his gaze on Ye Jizui and asked solemnly, 'Why are you helping me?'"
"'Someone specifically instructed me to take good care of you, so all these years I’ve been watching over your actions.'"
"'From the Bone-Splitting Mountains Flying Ascension Realm to the Myriad Profound Mountains Heavenly Demon Realm, it only took you five short years.'"
"'Tsk tsk tsk, you truly deserve to be called a prodigy.'"
"'You’re not even thirty-five years old in demon age yet, right? It’s quite astonishing.'"
"Ye Yu was suddenly shocked; he clearly hadn’t expected Ye Jizui to have investigated him so thoroughly."
"And who was the person Ye Jizui mentioned?"
"Could it be him?"
"Ye Yu shook his head repeatedly. Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Meanwhile, Sang Yuyun also widened her eyes in disbelief."
"'Under thirty-five and already at the Heavenly Demon Realm? This is simply unbelievable!'"
"'Even Lord Ye himself probably couldn’t achieve this by thirty-five.'"
"Why did he say all this so calmly?"
"Ye Jizui seemed quite pleased with Ye Yu’s shocked expression, then clasped his hands behind his back and said softly,"
"'I’ve already assigned people to find out who truly stole the young demons—it’s the traitor Jing Yanxin from the Sword-Tail Centipede clan. Someone will deal with him.'"
"'Just stay here in Chaotic Demon City for a while. Progressing too fast isn’t a good thing—you’ll burn out!'"
