Sure enough, after Cheng Yu said those words, Shen Qian's face paled further. Yet, perhaps through the so-called power of love, she raised her head stubbornly and looked at him.
"Second Brother, I don't believe you don't know what I mean."
At that, the smile vanished entirely from Cheng Yu's face. He looked calmly at Shen Qian and said,
"Are you unaware of the current relationship between the Demon Race and Humankind? No, you know perfectly well. Calling us mortal enemies might be a little excessive, but our two races are certainly hostile to one another right now. Under these circumstances, as the reigning Monster Emperor's aunt and the younger sister of the Demon Race's Great Sage and Demon Race Sage, do you know how much upheaval and turmoil your union with a human would cause among the Demon Race? Do you know how much effort your third brother, Tian'er, and I would have to expend because of this?! Our eldest brother loved and protected you in every way while he was alive, and this is how you repay him-by disregarding the Demon Race he entrusted to us! Disregarding the Demon Dynasty he entrusted to us! Disregarding the two children he entrusted to us! All for that so-called love of yours?!!"
By the end, even Cheng Yu, who had always maintained his graceful composure, had unwittingly raised his voice. At the same time, the power he usually kept contained within his body erupted uncontrollably.
Every servant in the Jade King's Residence lay prostrate on the ground, trembling. They did not know what had happened, but they knew that the master of the residence, the Demon Dynasty's regent and the Demon Race's Great Sage, was furious.
The orange-red sunset sky was now blanketed in dark clouds, lightning flashing within them, as