The meeting with Hai Shu'er ended on bad terms.
Since the incident had unfolded in public, with countless eyes and ears in the palace, word quickly spread in every direction.
Eight Lords immediately sent someone to placate Zhou You, making it clear that this had never been his intention. He also sent people to warn Hai Shu'er not to act recklessly.
The other Lords, eager to make a spectacle of things, sent valuable gifts through the trusted aides of the guards.
They did not expect such petty measures to pry loose a corner of the wall, but as long as they could make things difficult for Eight Lords, that was enough.
Zhou You's status was far too important. Once a rift developed between him and Eight Lords, unforeseen changes might arise in the future. The uproar even became something everyone in the streets and alleys had heard about.
Lian Feihong also came to persuade Zhou You not to lower himself to Hai Shu'er's level. Those Sea Martial Artists had lived beyond the Fifty Provinces for too long, keeping company with island barbarians, and knew nothing of proper etiquette.
The matter left Hai Shu'er utterly disgraced. Public opinion all pointed at her—an overseas woman, crude and uncouth, and so on.
Had Hai Tianfan not restrained her, Hai Shu'er's demonic nature would have become impossible to suppress, and she would have started a massacre in the capital.
With nowhere to vent the fire blazing within her, Hai Shu'er's demonic nature only grew fiercer, providing the Remnant Demon Hook with ample nourishment.
In the middle of the night, the Demon Weapon suddenly spoke. Its voice was that of a mature woman.
"There is something strange about the Heart Demon Ring!"
Hai Shu'er was startled at first. In the past, whenever the Remnant Demon