"Qin Emperor!"
In the courtyard, Ji Zhou bowed respectfully.
Qin Shujian glanced at him, then motioned with his eyes. "Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Qin Emperor!"
Ji Zhou straightened and cupped his hands in thanks before taking an empty seat.
Several months had passed.
Now that he was facing Qin Shujian again.
He felt that the unseen pressure had grown even stronger.
It was as though the person sitting before him was not a heavenly being cultivator.
But an utterly terrifying existence.
Of course.
Ji Zhou also knew that although Qin Shujian was a heavenly being, his strength was already more terrifying than that of ordinary true immortals.
Looking at the man before him.
Qin Shujian said calmly, "You spent several months with the Thousand-Eyed Race. Now that you're back, I assume the Thousand-Eyed Emperor has made up his mind!"
"That's right."
Ji Zhou nodded and said, "My emperor has agreed. The Thousand-Eyed Race will formally ally with the Human Race."
Hearing this.
Qin Shujian smiled slightly, then his smile faded a little as he shook his head. "You've misunderstood something. The Thousand-Eyed Race won't be allying with the Human Race. It will become our vassal."
Ji Zhou had been away with the Thousand-Eyed Race for several months.
If the Thousand-Eyed Race had sincerely wanted an alliance with the Human Race, he would have returned long ago.
Yet.
Ji Zhou had returned neither early nor late, but precisely when the Demon Race was at its weakest.
Qin Shujian did not even need to think to know what the Thousand-Eyed Race intended.
They simply had not wanted an alliance with the Human Race at first.
Now that they saw the Demon Race weakening, they wanted to find someone to shelter them.
Normally speaking.
There was nothing wrong with such an