I'll Speak for Them

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This matter is considered by most people on both sides to be the most fundamental conflict between them. Monsters eating people is, in principle, just like people eating cattle and sheep, a matter of course.

But Cheng Cheng, who knows both sides very well, knows that there are actually differences.

The concept of humans eating sentient, talking demons has been misinterpreted. Humans don't eat animals, not demons; they eat animals. Demons themselves eat cattle and sheep, so they're all the same. But once they eat intelligent beings, the nature of the problem changes. At least most humans have a strong psychological aversion to it and find it disgusting.

Therefore, it is not a fair comparison for monsters to eat people.

But then again, humans also kill demons for their cores, and even skin and dismember them for food, so that can be considered a form of "eating," making it equivalent from this perspective. Let alone Heavenly Being, even Dong Huazi has killed countless demons for their cores; surely he should be considered Qin Yi's kind.

It's a mess, there's no point in trying to explain it.

Chengcheng thought for Cheng Cheng and decided not to continue reasoning with them. Changing habits is indeed a very troublesome thing. They are used to eating human flesh, and suddenly forbidding them from eating it is something that cannot be done by reasoning; it requires force.

The Demon King doesn't need to reason with people; he can just use force to suppress them. After all, human flesh is not a necessity, so forceful suppression is perfectly fine.

While Cheng Cheng was thinking, Qin Yi in Brocade Embroidery Workshop noticed that Cheng Cheng in his arms seemed a little distracted and wasn't cooperating with that activity anymore.

This is truly rare. Cheng Cheng is incredibly skilled at using one soul to handle two things at the same time, her demon body and human body are equally adept at doing different things, and they rarely interfere with each other. This distraction must be because her demon body is dealing with something very important that she can't concentrate on.

So I couldn't help but ask, "What trouble have you run into? Can I help?"

My first thought was, "Can I help?"... This question Cheng Cheng melted Chengcheng's heart like water, and she whispered, "It's alright. It's not about eating people. If there's any resistance, I can handle it."

Qin Yi frowned as well. "Shouldn't I be considered to have some face now? Why is there still so much resistance? It's really strange. Logically speaking, no race is obligated to eat humans. It's not as tempting as the races of monsters who are natural enemies, is it? Is it due to long-term hatred?"

"Hatred can lead to killing, but not necessarily to appetite. I even heard them discussing that they actually think human flesh doesn't taste good..." Cheng Cheng sighed. "The real reason is that the Demon City forbids demons from killing each other and causing internal strife. The only intelligent creature they can eat is humans, so their taste is naturally different from that of mindless livestock."

"For the sake of prestige?" Qin Yi was speechless. "That's one? What else?"

"It's a matter of strength. The Demon City needs the sheep demons, so the tiger demons won't dare to provoke us easily. But mortals are too weak... too weak, they have no say. Not to mention that demons treat mortals like meat, even the powerful and wealthy in the human world have treated ordinary people like meat before. So what's the big deal about eating them... There's no such thing as equality in this world, it's just the law of the jungle. This is even more evident in the Demon City, where all reason is meaningless, and only fists matter."

"I see." Qin Yi then stood up and said, "I'll go there."

Cheng Cheng didn't react immediately. "Where to?"

"Attend court! Since the Demon City has no one to stand up for humanity, then I will!"

The Queen has gone to court, and the eunuchs are interfering in politics...

As the demons in the hall watched Qin Yi stride in, none of them uttered a phrase like "a hen crowing at dawn" or "a woman interfering in politics." Actually, calling him Queen was mostly a joke. The Demon City only cared about strength and had no rules of etiquette. Even if he were truly Queen, it wouldn't be strange for him to participate in politics.

Strictly speaking, Qin Yi Cheng Cheng are not married. If Qin Yi were to have an official identity, he would be a human cultivator who ascends to the Cloud Realm, a core disciple of a renowned powerful sect, and the head of a hall. He was invited by Ye Ling Wanli to treat the Great King, and subsequently became the collaborator and commander of the Demon City's exploration of the Rift Valley.

His status was quite prominent, not the gigolo everyone jokingly referred to. It's just that Qin Yi had a good temper, was always smiling, and wouldn't take people's jokes to heart.

In this capacity, one would naturally not interfere in politics on a daily basis, but it is only natural to offer advice when matters concerning oneself arise.

"I heard someone said that the next phase of Rift Valley development won't need me, Qin?" Qin Yi stood in the hall, looking around. "Who said that? Come out and let me see what they look like!"

All the demons were somewhat embarrassed, Bei Demon was even more embarrassed.

The meeting was leaked, and the traitor was the King himself... This is really embarrassing. Everyone knows that Rift Valley still needs Qin Yi. It's one thing for monsters to talk nonsense among themselves, but who would say such a thing if Qin Yi himself were standing here?

Who would have thought that Qin Yi would come to the palace in person to ask this question...

Since he'd been asked, the Bei Demon could only bite the bullet and say, "I did. As the rift expands, everyone is acquiring more and more inheritances, and we're becoming more and more confident in things like breaking restrictions and dismantling formations..."

Qin Yi squinted. "Oh... so you're an ingrate..."

Humble Origins laughed to the side. There were also Wolf Demon in the hall, who remained expressionless and silent. Everyone knew the wolf family was involved, so this matter couldn't possibly be unrelated to them; they weren't just collateral damage.

Qin Yi sneered, "Since you don't need me, Qin Yi, then from today onwards, your clan will participate in all the secret realm explorations I lead, how about that?"

The Bei Demon was speechless for a moment. Whether or not Qin Yi led the team wasn't up to it, but rather a matter of the entire Demon Race's needs. If Qin Yi truly led the team and they weren't allowed to participate, it would be tantamount to being completely marginalized by this grand Demon Race strategy. Then, while other races would have their own inheritances, they wouldn't. And after this matter was over, their entire race would be reduced to livestock...

The Wolf Demon finally spoke up for its close relative, "That was a rash remark by the Bei Demon. But it's one thing for Mr. Qin to have been kind to us, but it's quite another to use that kindness to blackmail us for repayment."

"What do you mean by 'taking advantage of someone's kindness'?" Qin Yi said coldly. "Your ancestors have already said that the human race is one of the myriad races. This Demon City is nothing less than a microcosm of all races. Why can't the human race have the rights of other races? This is not me taking advantage of someone's kindness, but rather you forgetting your ancestors."

Many of the monsters were stunned for a moment.

It turns out that Qin Yi was not only fighting for the issue of whether or not to eat human flesh, but also for the human race in the Demon City to be established as a race with the same status as other Demon Race, and with a very legal basis. The ancestor had said that if you were not Qi Ingestion, you could ask the Vermilion Bird.

Since they are all of the same Demon City clan, and since Wolf Demon cannot eat sheep demons at will, they naturally cannot eat humans at will either; they are all the same.

So this matter is very simple. It simply requires someone who can support the establishment of the human race, speak for them, and allow them to stand equally among the myriad races of the Demon City.

"It all boils down to fists." Qin Yi clenched his fist, cracked his knuckles, and then his smile turned ferocious. "If you think humans are weak and can be eaten at will, then I also think you wolves and jackals are weak. From now on, how about your two clans become everyone's livestock?"

The Wolf Demon knew it was no match for Qin Yi; it had only recently condensed its core, while Qin Yi had already reached the fifth level of the Cloud Ascension Realm. However, it wasn't without its arguments. "There are many powerful human cultivators outside who kill us to take our cores, and we haven't complained."

"When people from the heavens come to humiliate you, I, Qin Yi, stand on the side of the Demon City and fight back. That's why I say I represent the human race within the Demon City, and I have every right to say so." Qin Yi said calmly, "Come on, let's have a race-by-race competition within our Demon City to see who deserves to be the livestock."

The internal laws governing this group were so tight that many originally neutral monsters began to nod in agreement.

Because Qin Yi didn't just say it; he actually did it, and he was truly righteous and confident.

According to Qin Yi's reasoning, the humans within the Demon City are indeed qualified to be considered an equal race.

The Bei Demon reluctantly replied, "Even if you are powerful, you are still just one person. It doesn't mean that the humans of the Demon City are qualified."

"I'm enough on my own." Qin Yi pointed at the Wolf Demon, then at the Bei Demon, and then gestured in a circle. "Anyone who disagrees with this, come at me together."

The demons were in an uproar.

Your strategy of targeting the two wolf and wolf tribes individually is at least somewhat strategic. What if you attacked them together?

Even at the fifth level of the Cloud Ascension Realm, one is not invincible. Even if Ying Li doesn't make a move, there are still many demons at the fourth or fifth level of the Core Formation Realm in the hall, plus a large group of Core Formation Realm demons. How could you, Qin Yi, possibly defeat them?

Qin Yi then added an even more arrogant remark, "I'm wearing the Myriad Demons Magic Robe, so I'm too embarrassed to use it to resist your attacks. How about this: if your attacks touch me, I'll consider it a loss!"