"It really was her."
A flicker of surprise crossed Greedy Wolf's eyes. Back then, he had made a wager with Lian Xing and won the Heavenly Star Stone from her, causing Lian Xing to bear a grudge against Xu Chunniang.
After losing the wager, Lian Xing had attacked her. On a whim, he had rescued her from Lian Xing's hands and casually tossed her beyond the realm.
Now, more than a hundred years had passed. Xu Chunniang had broken through two realms in succession, rising from a minor cultivator in the Human Demon Realm to the Heavenly Demon Realm.
When he had sent someone to take her beyond the realm, he had said that once she reached the late stage Earth Demon, she would be allowed to return to the Devil Realm.
Unexpectedly, she had not paid any heed to his people. Through her own efforts, she had cultivated all the way to the Heavenly Demon Realm, returned to the Devil Realm, and even fought the two highnesses he had personally appointed without falling into the disadvantage.
Greedy Wolf rubbed his fingers together, excitement glimmering in his eyes.
From Xu Chunniang's way of doing things, he could tell that she was a capable woman with a mind of her own.
And the Northern Territory needed such fresh blood.
"Go investigate Xu Chunniang's background."
"Yes."
After bowing, the subordinate withdrew, and silence returned to the hall.
Greedy Wolf stepped down from the throne and slowly walked through the side door toward the terrace, quietly gazing at the suspended map of mountains and rivers beside it.
The Devil Race was a warlike race. Though the Fourth Heaven appeared peaceful, it had never truly known tranquility.
A few sparse lines divided the map of mountains and rivers into four portions.
The northern territory