"Oh?"
"So that's the law of the Western Desert Demon Dynasty?"
Jiang Ding looked a little surprised, then troubled. "I am indeed merciful and generous, as everyone knows, but how could the law be broken for my sake alone? That wouldn't be fair."
"Better to exterminate all nine generations of their clans."
"This..."
The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord was at a loss for words. Her heart went cold.
"What? You can't bear to do it?"
"That won't do, Your Majesty."
Jiang Ding spoke with earnest gravity. "Once laws are made, they must be obeyed. Otherwise, why make them at all? If everyone acts this way, the law's authority will vanish."
"If that is what you wish, Celestial Lord..."
The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord cupped her hands and forced out her reply. "I will return and discuss it with my mother at once. I should have a forty or fifty percent chance of exterminating the clans below the royal line that attacked you."
"The royal line will be more difficult. It is truly beyond my power."
She looked troubled.
She had not promised to settle the matter as soon as she returned. Instead, she had seriously considered whether it could be done. Her sincerity could hardly have been greater.
Most people would surely be delighted and proud to have such a sincere friend.
"Excellent."
"Your Majesty truly has the bearing of an emperor of old."
Jiang Ding was slightly moved. He praised her: "Your Majesty is worthy of being the ruler who restored the Western Desert Demon Race to prosperity. Compared with you, True Lord Jianyang, True Lord Xufang, Tianyang True Lord, and the younger generation's Blood Cloud True Lord and True Lord Qingyun... oh, and you too, Ice Blood True Lord, all fall far short."
Mu Tianxue lowered her head,