Chapter 18: Of the Entire Demon Realm, You Are the One I Cherish Most

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It was not even two days later when Lin Xihe was released by Yu Tingye, as though the whole thing had merely been a game.

“What kind of madness has gotten into Yu Tingye?” Lin Xihe asked Ajiu.

Ajiu: “...”

—

“She’s been released again?” Tang Xin’er stared at her maid, Huawu, in disbelief.

Huawu nodded and answered with two words: “Yes, she has.”

Furious, Tang Xin’er snapped a flower in two. “That damned old hag. Just wait. I refuse to believe I can’t destroy her.”

—

The Council Hall.

Hua Ren thanked Yu Tingye profusely. Yu Tingye waved him off, uninterested. “Go back. I have matters to attend to, and I have no desire to listen to you ramble.”

Embarrassed, Hua Ren promptly fell silent. He bowed, then withdrew.

“Let me in! I want to see Yu Tingye!” Shuangyu was stopped by the guards and shouted furiously.

Hua Ren felt a pang of concern for him, but decided not to meddle any further and went on his way.

“Get out of my way! Let me in!” Shuangyu kicked and struck at the guards, but they held him fast.

“Outrageous!”

Luoxue appeared out of thin air and struck Shuangyu in the chest with one palm. He was sent flying and rolled several times across the ground. Ignoring the pain, he shouted at Luoxue, “You’re all bullying people!”

When he finished, his eyes had inexplicably reddened.

“Let him in.”

Yu Tingye’s voice came from within the Council Hall.

Luoxue waved her hand, and the guards nearby stepped aside.

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Shuangyu rose to his feet and walked into the Council Hall.

When Yu Tingye saw him, he closed the booklet in his hand and tossed it aside. “What do you want with me?”

Shuangyu knelt before him. “Please, save my elder sister.”

Yu Tingye was somewhat surprised. The boy had actually knelt before him. “What happened to your sister?”

“She was mistreated by Mengyan. Please, save her.”

Leaning back in his chair, Yu Tingye touched his lower lip with his long, immaculate fingers. “The weak being bullied or killed—isn’t that perfectly normal? It conforms to the laws of survival in this world. There’s nothing wrong with it.”

“Yu Tingye, you...” Shuangyu pointed at him. How could someone so cold and heartless possibly deserve to be their master?

Yu Tingye rose to his full height and walked over to him. “When you beg someone for help, you should at least have the proper attitude, shouldn’t you?”

Shuangyu raised his head and gazed up at him. “So long as you’re willing to save my sister, I’ll do anything you ask.”

Yu Tingye crouched before him. “What should you call me?”

Shuangyu froze for a moment. “Lord... Lord Tingye.”

Yu Tingye patted his adorable cheek, then straightened. “Stand up and speak.”

Shuangyu rose.

“How old are you?” Yu Tingye asked.

“By human reckoning, I’m already sixteen.”

Sixteen. At that age, Yu Tingye himself had only been eighteen. He sank into thought...

After quite some time, Yu Tingye finally returned to his senses and called toward the door, “Luoxue.”

Hearing him, Luoxue stepped inside. “Lord Tingye.”

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“Go with Shuangyu. Bring his sister back from Mengyan, and find them a safe place to settle.”

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The Tiger Tribe.

The duck that had been all but in his mouth had flown away. Mengyan was so furious that he kicked over the table.

His subordinate, Zhuo Quan, was indignant on his behalf. “Your Majesty, Lord Tingye clearly doesn’t take you seriously. He even dares to snatch away a woman...”

At that moment, Yu Tingye entered with four beautiful women.

“Lord Tingye.”

Mengyan hurriedly led his subordinates in saluting him.

Yu Tingye glanced at Zhuo Quan behind Mengyan, his gaze seeming to hold a smile and yet not a smile. “Repeat what you just said.”

Zhuo Quan’s legs gave way in terror, and he fell straight to his knees.

Seeing this, Mengyan kicked him in the chest. “You useless fool!”

Yu Tingye said, “Are these four beauties enough?”

Mengyan looked over the faces of the four women one by one. Every one of them was a peerless beauty, all far more beautiful than that wretched girl Shuangyi.

“Thank you, Lord Tingye.”

Yu Tingye placed a hand on Mengyan’s shoulder and leaned close to his ear, speaking in a low voice. “In the entire demon realm, you are the one I value most. Do not disappoint me.”

“Yes.”

Before leaving, Yu Tingye glanced at Zhuo Quan, who was sprawled on the ground, too frightened to rise.

The moment Zhuo Quan met his gaze, a chill ran through his entire body.

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