After Silver Palace Demon Lord finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a moment.
Only the dark red flames in the brazier flickered gently, giving off faint crackles.
Red Abyss Demon Lord still wore a smile, but his hand slowly clenched inside his sleeve.
Inwardly, he gritted his teeth.
I hope that Qingwu Heavenly Lord stays a little more stubborn.
Whatever you do, don't let this show of force scare you.
If he obediently hands over the Qilin and you people from the Golden Qilin Holy Court dust off your backsides and leave...
How are we supposed to avenge the Blazing Lion Holy Court?
How are we supposed to swallow that fat morsel, the Purple Cloud Domain?
The more he thought about it, the more certain he became that things must not head in that direction, yet he dared not let a single word slip.
Because how this unfolded was not his decision to make.
He could only lift his wine cup and drain it in one gulp.
"Rest assured, both of you."
"I know what needs to be done. When the time comes to cooperate, I certainly won't let you down."
Silver Palace Demon Lord glanced at him without saying anything more.
Golden Mystic Demon Lord set down his wine cup and rose.
"Then let's not waste any more time."
"We'll go to the Border-Guard Fortress across the way now and have the humans call out that Qingwu Heavenly Lord."
"We don't have much time. We can't afford to waste it on them."
Silver Palace Demon Lord stood as well.
Her long silver-white dress stirred without a breeze, and her aura spread an icy chill, like a cold pool whose surface had been gently disturbed.
Seeing this, Red Abyss Demon Lord cursed inwardly.
*Off we go just like that?