The Ten Thousand Radiance Hall fell quiet.
Zhu Yao had said everything she needed to say, and everyone had asked everything they needed to ask.
The remaining mysteries-Gu Hong's identity, the truth behind the Mortal Forbidden Zone, the whereabouts of the otherworldly race...
Those answers lay not in the Demon Realm, but in the Immortal Realm.
"All right, all right."
Black Mountain stretched and patted his belly with a bear paw. "My head's about to explode. Can't we eat something first?"
For once, Red Wind agreed with Black Mountain, because his head was about to explode too.
Xie Changsheng glanced back and forth between Si Chen and Red Bean, then smiled and rose, cupping his hands toward Zhu Yao. "Imperial Lord, we've learned so much today that we need some time to digest it. If there's nothing else, we'll go..."
Zhu Yao waved a little hand, cutting him off. "Just call me what you used to."
Xie Changsheng paused, then smiled.
"All right, Red Bean."
Zhu Yao nodded and flicked her little hand, sending a voice transmission into the void.
A moment later, a middle-aged man in dark gold armor entered from outside the hall and dropped to one knee.
"Imperial Lord."
"Take our honored guests somewhere to rest, and treat them to a feast."
"Yes."
Black Mountain's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward. "Will there be meat?"
The middle-aged man gave him an expressionless look. "...Yes."
"Let's go, let's go!"
Black Mountain slapped a bear paw against Red Wind's back, pushing him toward the exit.
Red Wind staggered under the blow and turned to glare at him, but followed him out anyway.
Xie Changsheng, Zhou Yan, Song Chi, Luo Hongyi, Murong Li, Jiang Ling, and Gray Gray filed out.
At the doorway, Gray Gray suddenly stopped and glanced