There was no helping it; that was simply the nature of demons.
As their strength grew, the life essence within their bodies also became increasingly abundant.
A longer lifespan was only natural.
And once one's lifespan increased, the years that had once seemed long no longer felt so long.
So what made Varimathras sigh was not actually the vast stretch of time.
It was that throughout that vast span of time, Li Yun remained much the same as he had been over two hundred years ago, without any major changes.
Not only in his physical appearance, but even his feelings for Prince Evelina had not changed in the slightest.
Over the past 252 years, Varimathras had only heard a few times that Li Yun had carried out missions for the Demon King, along with news of several periods of self-seclusion.
Never had he heard any rumors of the man falling in love with some female demon and enjoying the pleasures of passion.
Such behavior would have been exceptionally rare among most other races in the outside world.
Let alone the fact that Li Yun was a demon!
More than once, Varimathras had suspected that if this fellow were not a demon, he would surely have long since received the Sacred's favor and become one of the God's Favored or God's Chosen One...
If not for the lesson from their drinking session 252 years ago still being fresh in his mind, Varimathras truly wanted to grab Li Yun and demand to know what exactly was going through his head!
Unfortunately, he did not dare.
Besides, that was not why he had come today.
A response came through his extended spiritual sense. The person he had been waiting for had already emerged from Flower Willow Grace Court.
Varimathras watched Li Yun approach