Night Stay in the Royal Palace Again

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"That human Night Stay in the Royal Palace."

The Eagle Demon reported this to Ying Li.

Ying Li stood with his hands behind his back on the rooftop of his house, gazing at the misty palace in the distance. After a long while, he sighed, "Anyway, he stayed there for quite a while when he was treating the king's injuries. No, he stayed there more than two years ago, when he was injured."

"This is different, Hawk Commander. This time it's... it's very likely that..."

"Which one?" Ying Li suddenly turned his head, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's. "Do you have any right to criticize what His Majesty wants to do? Is His Wang Ping too Cihe, making you forget what hierarchy is?"

"No, I wouldn't dare." The subordinate wiped his sweat. Outside, there were still the heads of the monsters who had rebelled, hanging on poles, their flesh shredded and made into fillings... The Great King was never a "Cihe" king; she had none of the bloodthirstiness and ruthlessness that the Demon Race should possess.

The Demon Race is inherently structured this way, emphasizing power and hierarchy. Every demon king is an absolute tyrant; Cheng Cheng is relatively more Cihe.

Of course, a tyrant is a tyrant, and absolute control is control, but basic political literacy is still necessary. She wouldn't do or even consider things opposed by the entire tribe; the fate of the tribe is her own fate, and there's no longer a distinction between them. This cannot be done arbitrarily.

Ying Li turned back to look at the palace and sighed, "This human... His Majesty liked him before, and that's fine. If he were just an ordinary person, His Majesty's infatuation would have quickly faded. But he is no ordinary man... Not only did he save His Majesty again, but now even our fates depend on him. What right do we have to criticize him?"

"But what if from now on, the Demon Race becomes the one ruled by humans?"

This is the most fundamental issue. All talk of bloodline dilution is nonsense; who knows if you'll even have offspring? The real issue is the power of discourse—on a grand scale, it's the racial power structure; on a smaller scale, it's even the power to eat human flesh.

Eating, as long as you're not Grain Avoidance, is the most basic thing for intelligent life. Even if you are Grain Avoidance, you will still have the right to eat whatever you want when you want to eat.

After Ying Li asked in a low voice, "Do you want to awaken the Divine Beast Bloodline?"

"Think."

"Do you wish to seek the most suitable Cultivation Method and treasures within the ancient ruins of the Rift Valley?"

"...think."

Do you think he can help the Demon City, and even you and me, take a giant leap forward?

"...able."

"Then you don't even have the stance to say to the king after assassinating him, 'For the future of the Demon City, I am willing to be torn to pieces.' Saying that will not only lack the heroic spirit of facing death, but will also create an awkward silence. Most people will think you are an idiot who is meddling in other people's business and has harmed everyone."

His subordinate was drenched in cold sweat.

Ying Li smile, "You think I didn't consider doing this? But before I could make up my mind, I suddenly lost the right to do it..."

He paused, then added, "I don't even know how much he can do going forward. Maybe we should hope he stops here, and then we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and say we're all about the same?"

Similar conversations were not limited to Ying Li's Residence; they were happening in many powerful demon mansions.

But in reality, Qin Yi's so-called Night Stay in the Royal Palace wasn't what the monsters had imagined. The two had simply enjoyed their outing and naturally went back together. Having stayed at the palace so many times, neither of them had even considered whether it was appropriate.

If we really wanted to do something, why would we need the palace... We could have done it right there in the suburbs. Cheng Cheng never minded what happened between her and Qin Yi. They've flirted so many times. On the contrary, Qin Yi has never indulged himself.

Even her human form's words, "If you're so capable, take away my demon form's undergarment," could have been taken away if she had wanted to, but Qin Yi didn't.

Cheng Cheng rarely had the pure emotional experience of letting go of responsibilities and opening his heart, and he didn't want to add any more scheming to it; it wouldn't be meaningful.

Cheng Cheng was indeed very happy.

She had forgotten when was the last time she could completely forget that she was a queen and act solely in her own name... Perhaps it was back when her father was still alive and she was still a little princess? No, even back then she was never at peace, forced to try all sorts of methods to separate human bloodlines.

I've never truly acted for myself.

"Why... why did you suddenly do this?" Strolling through the palace, Cheng Cheng couldn't help but ask, "Was it really not intentional, that you were using your human emotional manipulation tactics on me?"

"No." Qin Yi scratched his head. "I just... often can't tell which one is you."

Cheng Cheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what Qin Yi meant.

Qin Yi had always felt sorry for Cheng Cheng's fragility in her Human Form Cheng Cheng, and unknowingly transferred this feeling to her physical body.

Then I actually felt sorry for her because she was also pitiful, and I felt indignant on her behalf.

What is this...? This is stupid.

Pity a king who has the power of life and death?

Cheng Cheng looked up at the sky, feeling a bit like laughing, but her heart was truly filled with sweetness, and she couldn't laugh at all. Then, the corners of her mouth curved slightly, and she was laughing at herself.

What does it matter who I am? What matters is how I am in his eyes.

When they entered the palace, their hands, which had been tightly clasped together, had already parted under the watchful eyes of the guards. But now Cheng Cheng grasped his hand again, smiling as she pulled him toward the Fragrant Aroma Hall: "You blew leaves for me earlier, so I'll have them dance for you. They're very beautiful."

Qin Yi said, "I'm playing the leaf flute for you, shouldn't you be dancing for me?"

Cheng Cheng shook her head. "I can't... how could I possibly have learned that kind of entertaining art?"

That being said, she still felt a bit reluctant due to pride. With her level of training, she could learn dance moves with just a glance, without even needing to rehearse.

"Never mind." Qin Yi lowered his voice and whispered in my ear, "There will come a time when you will willingly dance for me."

Cheng Cheng blushed and pushed him away, saying, "Fine, I won't watch them dance, but I won't let you watch either. Your eyes are so lecherous; what if you sneak a bite when I'm not around?"

"When did I ever act lecherous?"

Cheng Cheng puffed out her chest. "Look at me here. Just now, under the tree, we were kissing, and I wasn't behaving myself..."

More than just unruly, they've already tested the material's malleability, shaping it into all sorts of forms...

Qin Yi awkwardly turned his head away. "Then I'll go cultivate... Oh right."

"Um?"

"How do you Demon Race filter out the influence of Demon Power on your wild nature? Can I use this method? Otherwise, I'm always afraid of being affected..."

Liusu sighed inside the stick, "So you finally remembered the important thing?"

Of course we need to get our hands on this method! Even setting aside whether it will affect us, just the fact that we have to knock him unconscious every few days makes our cultivation unsustainable! And you only thought of this now...

Cheng Cheng gave a half-smile, "Haven't you already been influenced, yet you're deliberately holding back?"

"Yes," Qin Yi admitted, "Otherwise, you would have eaten me whole without even bones."

Cheng Cheng looked him up and down, as if she had seen through his true nature.

There was no trace of Demon Power remaining on him, and he was completely unaffected. His wildness and domineering nature today were clearly his own.

She smiled slightly and continued to pull Qin Yi toward the Fragrant Aroma Hall: "In that case, come with me."

"Where to?"

"That secret chamber at the bottom of the palace, half of it is filled with Earth Fire, and the other half is filled with hot springs, you know that."

"Is that what the hot spring is for?"

"Soaking it beforehand will help filter out that influence in the short term..." Cheng Cheng's eyes darted around, and she added, "But it won't completely remove it; a little bit will remain, which you need, right?"

"This is tailor-made for you." Qin Yi entered the Fragrant Aroma Hall, opened the secret chamber with practiced ease, and was about to go in when he suddenly paused, "You came along too?"

Cheng Cheng retorted confidently, "This is my room, why can't I go in?"

Qin Yi clutched his collar. "But I want to soak in the hot springs!"

Cheng Cheng grinned and said, "What a coincidence, I want one too."

"Whoosh!" She suddenly pulled, and Qin Yi fell directly into the hidden compartment. The floor above quickly closed, Cheng Cheng skillfully snuggled into Qin Yi's arms, reliving the scene of him holding her and slowly falling down in her full strength.

Qin Yi remained expressionless, while Liusu had a bellyful of complaints, but didn't know how to express them.