One in Light, One in Darkness

"This... no news has come back yet." The Pig Demon shook his head.

"Hmph, useless!" the Bloodwing Bat King rebuked.

"Please quell your anger, Bat King."

The Pig Demon lowered his head, not daring to offer the slightest defense. He added, "This matter is quite strange. I ask the Bat King to instruct us on how it should be handled."

"Launch a campaign against the shameless Jing Kingdom, slaughter cities for a thousand miles, and avenge the Centipede Commander!" a demon chieftain loudly proposed.

"Slaughter the cities! Make the Jing Kingdom hand over the culprit!"

"Revenge!!"

The chieftains all chimed in.

When it came to shouting about killing and fighting, no one could shout too loudly—especially when they held the upper hand.

"Hmph. Revenge must naturally be taken, but we will not mobilize our forces. We will make the Jing Kingdom obediently hand over the culprit themselves. Only then can we cow the Human Race and restore our race's might."

The Bloodwing Bat King spoke coldly, then continued, "Once the culprit has been dealt with, we will attack the Jing Kingdom and make them understand just how foolish it is to offend our race."

"The Bat King is wise."

The Pig Demon flattered him, then asked, "Then should we first send an envoy to negotiate?"

The Bat King pondered for a moment. "Have Xi Tianlong question Li Chenggang. Ask whether his Jing Kingdom intends to change dynasties."

"Xi Tianlong?" The Pig Demon was slightly stunned.

The last time an envoy was sent to the Great Jing Kingdom, Xi Tianlong had gone—and made a complete mess of it.

Most of the delegation had died, and they had even stirred up the Southern Ming Li Fire.

There were also rumors that Xi Tianlong's Dragon Horn had been cut off.

That fellow was