The voice inside the Token held no emotion and allowed no room for argument.
Demoness Ji was used to the Heavenly Snake Crown Prince's attitude, but she still felt displeased by those words.
It wasn't the "lowly servant" part. It was how casually he'd threatened to take away her right to live.
"Bring him along." Another voice came from inside the Token.
Who else could "him" mean but Hua Yunfei, who was right there?
Demoness Ji's heart lurched, and her brows drew together. The Heavenly Snake Crown Prince definitely had no good reason for wanting to see Yuan Fei.
She knew that word of her approaching Yuan Fei would inevitably reach the Heavenly Snake Crown Prince, but she hadn't expected him to find out so quickly while still in seclusion—or to summon them both.
"He's a native of the Three Thousand Dao Realms. He isn't qualified to enter the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake Clan's territory." Demoness Ji tried to refuse with an excuse.
She didn't want Yuan Fei to go with her. It was too dangerous.
She'd approached Yuan Fei because she wanted to work with him. How could she take him to the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake Clan to die? That wasn't what she wanted.
"Do you think you have a choice?"
"..."
"You can refuse to come. After the Enlightenment Tea Party, I'll personally destroy the Yuanyang Realm—and your ridiculous ally along with it."
With that, the Token merged into the void and disappeared.
"Haah." Demoness Ji sighed and looked at Hua Yunfei with a wry smile. "I regret getting in touch with you so soon."
"If not now, when were you planning to get in touch with me?" Hua Yunfei was remarkably calm. Having weathered plenty of storms, he naturally wasn't worried about something like this.
"At least wait