"You rendered great service. How could Master forget? Besides, the Devil Alliance has only just been founded and needs talented people from every region more than ever. Rest assured, within a year at most, you two will become the chief and deputy chief of the Devil Sect's Northern Headquarters."
"Thank you, Devil Child!" Qin Shitian and Wu Laowa were overjoyed.
The Hundred-Illness Devil Child said slowly, "Once this matter is settled, I hope everyone at the Northern Headquarters will lend me their full support in competing for the position of deputy alliance leader."
"We will spare no effort!" the two declared loudly.
The Hundred-Illness Devil Child turned to look out the window and smiled faintly. "As I rise step by step-deputy alliance leader, supreme alliance leader-the entire Human Race beneath heaven will be beset by a hundred illnesses. Then the world will finally enjoy universal harmony."
Qin Shitian and Wu Laowa exchanged glances, their faces expressionless.
Only a hundred illnesses? This Hundred-Illness Devil Child was far too kindhearted.
Inside a newly built house not far from the Dead Devil Lands, several black-clad figures stood at the doorway, gazing toward the small hill where Li Qingxian was staying.
"He certainly knows how to keep his composure. Never impatient, never restless, cultivating every day. No wonder he reached the fourth rank so quickly. Someone capable of becoming an enemy of the Devil Sect truly is out of the ordinary."
"He is Chief Minister Zhao's successor and Gang Feng's son, after all. Otherwise, he wouldn't qualify to be our Devil Sect's opponent."
"In the end, he underestimated the Devil Sect."
"Not even in his dreams would he imagine that the people who betrayed him are right there in the imperial court. Still, it's rather amusing when you think about it. Our Devil Sect