Hearing this, Shen Yue looked at the richly dressed man beside him and smiled.
"It was no easy feat to earn a favor from you, young master. Why would I use it lightly?"
Cheng Ming smiled wryly. After thwarting the Demon Race's plans in the Southern Continent, he had immediately set out for the Northern Abyss Islands to dismantle Humankind's arrangements there and restore balance to the Eternal True World. Who could have known that Shen Yue would arrive before him?
With Shen Yue personally overseeing the purge, Humankind's schemes in the Northern Abyss Islands had been swept away.
This had left Cheng Ming in an awkward position.
After all, although Cheng Ming had acted with the Heavenly Dao's tacit approval, the Qilin had merely withdrawn into seclusion. They had never formally declared their departure from the Demon Race.
As far as loyalty was concerned, Cheng Ming's actions in the Southern Continent amounted to the grave crime of betraying the Demon Race. There was no justifying them, no matter how he tried.
Only by also thwarting Humankind's schemes in the Northern Abyss Islands could he barely preserve the Qilin's neutral stance. Yet Shen Yue had struck first, leaving Cheng Ming with no moral ground to stand on.
Only then did Shen Yue smile at the helplessly grimacing Cheng Ming and say,
"When Uncle Yu was still around, he praised your talents more than once. If you were to join our Demon Dynasty, my elder brother and I would both regard you as our teacher and humbly seek your guidance in all matters."
Cheng Ming replied with a wry smile,
"You flatter me far too much, Moon King. What merit or ability do I possess that would qualify me to join the Demon Dynasty?"
Shen Yue chuckled.
"If even you aren't