Hurry up and call me Mommy? Lu Ya: This is a single dog's hand!

Outside the Human Ancestral Land, Daoist Ci Hang finally managed to recover.

He glared at Zhao Gongming's mischievous grin, flushed with shame and stamping his foot.

"Junior Brother, stop joking with me!"

"I really don't have any weird fetishes!"

"I just look a little effeminate, but my Dao Heart is pure manliness!"

"Besides, that was the effect of the magic treasure, what does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Gongming chuckled and waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, I was just teasing you, look how anxious you are."

Then, his expression shifted, and his gaze turned towards the void not far away. He called out loudly.

"And to our friend hiding in the shadows."

"Golden Crow Crown Prince Lu Ya, since you're here, why hide?"

"As the Crown Prince of the Demon Court, why act so sneakily?"

"Are you also here to watch my senior brother transform?"

The void rippled, and Lu Ya, clad in a golden-red robe, with a hint of youth and heroism in his brows, awkwardly revealed himself.

Since he had been discovered, he stopped pretending.

Lu Ya took a few steps forward and bowed respectfully to them.

"Lu Ya greets the esteemed disciples of the Sages, and greetings to all senior brothers."

Although the Demon Race and the Mystic Gate had some friction.

It was still polite to return a smile for a smile, and proper etiquette was important.

However, after bowing, Lu Ya's gaze involuntarily fell on Daoist Ci Hang.

His eyes were incredibly complex.

There was shock, conflict, helplessness, and even a trace of...

I don't understand, but I respect my father's choice with tragic resolve.

Lu Ya's stare made Daoist Ci Hang's skin crawl, and he felt bewildered.

"I've never met this Crown Prince Lu Ya before, why is he staring at me like this?"

"And that look... why does it feel like he's looking at a new concubine who just joined the family?"

Just then, Zhao Gongming, who loved to stir up trouble, decided to have some fun.

He suddenly reached out, grabbed Daoist Ci Hang's shoulder, and pushed him half a step forward.

Then, he put on a stern face towards Lu Ya and spoke in the tone of an elder lecturing a junior.

"Crown Prince Lu Ya, this is where you're wrong."

"Since you know, why are you still so rude?"

"Aren't you going to call her 'Little Mother'?"

Daoist Ci Hang's eyes widened in horror, his eyeballs nearly popping out.

"Zhao Gongming, you bastard..."

He opened his mouth to roar and argue.

Zhao Gongming was quick, and his other hand immediately clamped over Daoist Ci Hang's mouth, silencing him physically.

"Shh—quiet, don't speak."

"Good boy, let the child acknowledge his mother."

Xuandu and Medicine Master on the side exchanged glances and immediately understood. They crossed their arms.

Adopting the standard posture for watching a good show.

Lu Ya looked at the restrained Daoist Ci Hang, and then recalled the scenes he had witnessed earlier. The last shred of hope in his heart was shattered.

"Father, oh Father, you kept this from your son for so long."

Lu Ya took a deep breath, suppressing the grief and the collapse of his worldview.

He bowed deeply to Daoist Ci Hang, his voice trembling as he called out.

"Lu Ya... greets Little Mother!"

"Pfft—Hahahaha!"

Xuandu and Medicine Master could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.

Zhao Gongming was also laughing uncontrollably, and only then did he release the hand that was covering Daoist Ci Hang's mouth.

"I can't live anymore!!"

Daoist Ci Hang finally found an opportunity to speak and yelled in despair.

"Lu Ya, are you out of your mind?!"

"You must have misunderstood something. I'm a decent person, I'm a man, a real man!"

"Why are you calling me 'stepmom'? If this gets out, will our Chan Sect still have any face?"

Lu Ya, however, said with a look of grief and indignation, his neck stiff.

"I know you're a man!"

Cihang was stunned.

"Then why are you still calling me that?!"

Lu Ya gritted his teeth, his eyes slightly red.

"What else could I do? That aura on you just now was clearly my father emperor's origin!"

"And it was... in that form too!"

"If my father emperor didn't have deep feelings for you... willing to change his image for you, how could there be such a projection?"

"The facts speak for themselves, stop pretending!"

Cihang almost couldn't breathe after hearing this.

He suddenly turned his head and glared angrily at Zhao Gongming.

"Look at you, look at you, this is all your doing!"

Afterward, he could only patiently explain the principle of the Divine King Magic Immortal Stick to Lu Ya.

"...So, that was just a projection summoned by a magic treasure!"

"It has nothing to do with your father himself! Understand?"

Lu Ya looked at Cihang suspiciously, then at Zhao Gongming, clearly not believing him.

"Magic treasure?"

"There's actually a magic treasure in this world that can summon my father emperor's projection and arbitrarily alter his image?"

"I don't believe it, unless you can prove it to me!"

Cihang was so anxious he was jumping up and down, pointing at Zhao Gongming.

"If all else fails, if you have suitable materials, let my junior brother refine one for you, and you can try it yourself!"

Lu Ya looked at Zhao Gongming, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"Fine, let's try it!"

"Anyway, I'm the Crown Prince of the Demon Court, the youngest and most pampered one. If I don't have anything else, I have plenty of resources!"

As he spoke, Lu Ya flipped his palm, and a golden feather emitting the Great Sun Golden Flame and circulating with supreme imperial aura appeared in his hand.

"This is the Natal Golden Feather shed by my father emperor when he took human form. It contains a trace of the Heavenly Emperor's might. Is that enough?"

[Ding! Detected high-grade artifact refining material: Di Jun's Natal Golden Feather.] [Rating: Excellent.] [Matching plan: Can refine a dominion/command type conceptual magic treasure.]

Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up. This was a good item!

"Enough, more than enough!"

Zhao Gongming took the feather. To showcase his master craftsmanship, he didn't rush to refine it but gave a mysterious smile.

"Since the Crown Prince can afford the price, this Humble Daoist will naturally show off his skills."

With that, Zhao Gongming extended his right hand, waved it in front of Lu Ya, and asked with a smile.

"Crown Prince, what do you see here?"

Zhao Gongming originally intended to say it was a hand that could turn decay into magic.

However, Lu Ya stared at Zhao Gongming's hand for a long time.

He suddenly looked up, his clear, large eyes filled with sincerity, and said earnestly.

"It's a... single person's hand that has never held the tender, fragrant little hand of a female immortal?"

A deathly silence followed.

"Pfft--Hahahahahaha!"

Cihang, Medicine Master, and Xuandu burst into laughter instantly, unable to straighten their backs.

Cihang even had tears streaming down his face from laughter.

"Hahaha, a single person's hand, that's too accurate! Junior brother, that really hits home!"

Zhao Gongming's smile froze on his face, veins bulging on his forehead.

This little Golden Crow... his mouth is so venomous?

"I'm not refining anymore!"

Zhao Gongming shoved the feather into Lu Ya's arms, his face dark.

"I'm not doing this business anymore, find someone else!"

Lu Ya, however, remained calm, showing no panic at all.

He said slowly.

"Senior Brother, don't rush."

"I have money, I have resources."

"As for female immortals, my Demon Court has plenty!"

"From various races, fox tribes, cat tribes, bird tribes..."

"As long as Senior Brother helps me refine it, I can let you pick whatever you want, as much as you desire!"

Hearing this, Zhao Gongming stopped in his tracks and immediately turned around.

A righteous expression appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands.

"If you don't despise me, Gongming is willing to..."

However, before he could finish speaking.

A faint sense of a Saint's gaze, originating from beyond the thirty-three heavens, suddenly descended upon Zhao Gongming's head.

It was the care of Sect Master Tongtian, and perhaps the attention of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Zhao Gongming shivered all over, cold sweat breaking out instantly.

"Cough, cough!"

He quickly changed his tune, waving his hand with a righteous expression.

"I am willing... willing to refine magic treasures for you!"

"As for female immortals and such, do not speak of it again!"

"This Humble Daoist's heart is set on the Dao, how can I be someone who covets beauty? Absolutely not, absolutely not!"

Lu Ya shrugged, expressing his regret.

Afterward, Zhao Gongming took out the Nine Dragon Cauldron and began to refine the magic treasure in earnest.

A moment later.

A golden crown was forged, but on either side of the crown, two fluffy, moving beast ears grew.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successful refinement!]

[Magic Treasure Name: Beast-Eared Girl's Crown]

[Grade: Houtian Spirit Treasure (Conceptual)]

[Conceptual Attribute: Absolute Domination.]

[Effect: Upon wearing the crown, you can designate one Demon Race individual whose realm is lower than yours (single target) and issue commands to them.]

[The target must obey absolutely, unable to resist, even if ordered to their death.]

[Side Effect: Cute disguise.]

[Restriction: When used, the user's appearance will be forcibly transformed into a cute beast-eared girl form (race is random)]

[And every sentence must end with 'meow', otherwise the command will be invalid.]

Zhao Gongming looked at the crown in his hand, a sly smile curling the corner of his lips.

"Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission."

"This magic treasure will absolutely allow you to greatly increase your prestige in the Demon Court...!"