Snow meant that a new year was approaching.
In the Eternal True World, however, the new year was hardly a major holiday. It merely marked the day when the heavenly cycle of stars completed a revolution and returned to its original position.
On this day, both the Demon Race and Humankind went about their lives as usual.
Of course, things were a little different among the Demon Race.
A vicious-looking burly man got into an argument with the guards outside the Jade King's Residence. In a deep, gruff voice, he said,
"Do you know who the hell I am?!"
One guard replied coldly,
"Then do you know where you are?"
The burly man shouted,
"Of course I do! Otherwise, why would I come to this place crawling with cowards!"
Another guard bellowed,
"Insolent fool!! This is the Demon Capital! The seat of His Majesty the Monster Emperor! What madman dares spout such outrageous words right under His Majesty's nose!"
Just as the confrontation was about to escalate, Steward Yu strolled out, still smiling as he said,
"Hehehe, so it is Lord Nian Beast. Forgive this old man for failing to come out and welcome you."
The burly man, who was none other than the Nian Beast, looked at Steward Yu with a slight frown.
"Old man, you seem to have gotten stronger again."
Steward Yu replied with a genial smile,
"Not at all, not at all. Compared with you, Lord Nian Beast, how could this old man's paltry tricks possibly count as strength?"
A trace of a smile stretched across the Nian Beast's vicious face, though with his brutish features, it looked hideous no matter how one viewed it.
"Is the Great Sage here?" the Nian Beast asked.
Still smiling, Steward Yu gestured for him to enter and said,
"His