Something momentous happened early the next morning.
Old Turtle, a veteran statesman of the Demon Dynasty and its prime minister, tendered his resignation to the Monster Emperor.
After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade him to stay, Prince Yu reluctantly accepted Old Turtle's resignation.
The position of prime minister of the Demon Race was now vacant.
Strangely, however, Prince Yu did not name a successor.
A new topic emerged after the court assembly: who would become the next prime minister?
Most believed it would very likely be Qingqiu Lan, the beautiful Nine-Tails woman. She had once held the position of state chancellor.
Back then, the Demon Dynasty had one prime minister and two state chancellors. Qingqiu Lan had been the left state chancellor.
Later, the Former Monster Emperor restructured the Demon Court's bureaucracy, abolished the position of state chancellor, and divided its authority into three portions, assigning them to the Monster Emperor, the prime minister, and Minister Zhen, who oversaw the law.
But that did nothing to diminish Qingqiu Lan's abilities. Besides, everyone knew she was close to Old Turtle. For a time, speculation about the next prime minister ran rampant.
None of the speculation about candidates concerned Cheng Yu. His task was to restructure the Demon Court's internal power hierarchy. A prime minister? A position designed to curb imperial authority. It needed to go.
At that moment, Cheng Yu was looking over the prospective Heavenly Martial Guard recruits Jin Yang had selected. Their strength was decent enough.
Cheng Yu looked at Jin Yang and said,
"Well done. But I value loyalty more than strength. You've always had good judgment, so I'll leave this matter to you."
Jin Yang nodded.
"Yes, Prince!"
After Jin Yang withdrew, a crow suddenly flew down from the sky.
It landed behind Cheng Yu and transformed