Chapter 615: Chapter 556: Inviting the Gentleman to Watch the Snow

Young Lord Mi Lu’s sudden outburst caused many among the Demon Clan seated there to break out in a cold sweat.

Before the Female Demon Lord ascended to the throne, when she was still a young child newly arrived in Mo City’s Royal City, Young Lord Mi Lu had treated her with utter disdain and disrespect.

It was indeed normal for a legitimate heir of the Demon Clan, born of royal blood, to look down upon a sister of lowly origin.

Even the Demon Lord himself had been neglectful and indifferent upon learning that his own bloodline existed in the lands of Wasteland City; it was normal for others to trample upon it as well.

However, this lady later achieved remarkable feats within the Demon World, whether it was pacifying the chaos caused by Qiongqi or sealing and suppressing the Beiyuan Demon Emperor. Either of these accomplishments alone had shaken the Demon World and earned the old Demon Lord’s high praise, leading him to exceptionally record her name in the rolls.

During the great war between the Demon World and the Immortal World, Young Lord Mi Lu became entangled in a taboo.

To preserve this legitimate heir, the old Demon Lord did not hesitate to spend half of his cultivation to forcefully transfer it to him, suppressing the calamity within his body.

But this came at a terrible cost; after the battle with Immortal Venerable Zhu Zhan, he suffered a crushing defeat, with his Demon Essence completely shattered.

The Immortal World intended to humiliate the Demon World, demanding the old Demon Lord hand over the Crown Prince. Otherwise, they would burn the lands of the Demon World with the Heavenly Karma Cleansing Fire for a thousand years, turning it into a land of fiery magma, the Death Realm.

At that critical moment, it was this demon-abandoned sister who volunteered to become the last sovereign.

At that time, the Demon World was weak, and the various mighty Immortal Officials from the Immortal World thoroughly suppressed and humiliated it. Young Lord Mi Lu, who had received half of the old Demon Lord’s cultivation, was proud and humiliated and chose to seclude himself in the old Demon Lord’s Netherworld Palace, heavily protected by the six rivers, untouched by even a speck of disdain or humiliation from the Immortal World.

On the contrary, his demon-abandoned sister, alone and precarious in her position, donned the crown and imperial robes without a chance to remove them, was suppressed under the Demon Suppression Seal on the Qilin Platform and subjected to extreme punishment by the Eight Desolate Heavenly Fire. She was then decapitated and dismembered, finally securing a century of peace for the Demon World and Young Lord Mi Lu.

Today, the Demon Lord has returned, holding a very different status.

Publicly, she is the sovereign, and Mi Lu is the servant.

Privately, he is deeply indebted to his sister’s favors. At the Monarch’s Return Banquet, his immediate alliance with outsiders and his challenging speech seemed highly improper.

Of course, these thoughts belonged only to the elderly survivors of that great Immortal-Demon War.

In the thousands of years of the Demon Lord’s absence, Mi Lu’s influence had grown. Even sealed for many years by Si Li, within the Demon World there were Yihe Shu Ci, Erhe Zangxin, and his most loyal Protector, Qi Ren, strategizing for him. Most of these were members of the new Noble Party, prioritizing lineage and bloodline.

They covertly supported Mi Lu as sovereign, believing the current Demon Lord only ascended to the throne due to dire circumstances back then.

Now, with peace established in all regions of the Demon World, and although Young Lord Mi Lu currently suffers a minor setback, he nevertheless possesses half of the old Demon Lord’s cultivation and the purest Demon Lord bloodline.

Compared to the present Demon Lord, who retained merely a remnant of life, Mi Lu’s future promises greater achievements.

Moreover, Mi Lu’s aggressive behavior today was not without reason. The Demon Lord, having returned, had yet to handle the great disturbances properly, instead opting to start with the Nine Serpents, possibly as a warning to others.

“Cough cough!”

From among those seated, an elderly lady with dark spots on her face and brown feathery skin on her hands coughed lightly and said, “In earlier years, I heard that the old Demon Lord left a Hand Token, passing the throne to His Majesty out of heartfelt emotion, compelled by the then-threatening situation, without yet verifying His Majesty’s disposition, strength, or qualifications to truly become a Demon Lord. Should it be discovered in time that His Majesty lacks the qualifications for the throne, it would need to be returned to Young Lord Mi Lu for succession.”

A previously silent Erhe Zangxin slowly spoke, “Now, with the Immortals flourishing and Demons declining, and the Demon World facing rebellion from dragons and disturbances from Malevolent Spirits, even the Beiyuan Demon Emperor, personally sealed by His Majesty, is showing signs of awakening.

Moreover, with potential threats from the Southern, Eastern, and Western Demon Emperors, possibly being summoned by the Beiyuan Demon Emperor, if His Majesty fails to achieve anything, I believe it would be appropriate to fulfill the old Demon Lord’s Hand Token during this Monarch’s Return Banquet, concluding the former Majesty’s wishes.”

“Laughable, where to even start with accomplishments? The Demon Lord shattered the Bronze Gate and saw daylight after a mere few months. The major issues of the Demon World mentioned by Lord Erhe have been accumulating for nearly a thousand years.

Even if all the River Lords banded together for a millennium, they couldn’t uproot these troubles fundamentally.

By your opening remarks, it seems as if His Majesty caused these troubles, or do you imply that by Lord Young taking over, he could suppress and annihilate the rebels within a month?”

The one who retorted was the oddly dressed Su Xi of Wuhe.

Su Xi, having recently taken up the position of River Lord, still counted as a young demon in the Demon World.

Typically seen as wild and mad, although hard to be utilized by Young Lord Mi Lu, Zangxin had not expected him to so clearly declare his stance at a critical moment.

Zangxin’s expression immediately darkened, but then he thought, what could the support of a mere River Lord from Wuhe and the old, crippled generation of Demon Generals do for her?

His gaze swept subtly across the hall, where high-ranking members of the Demon Clan continued to speak out in support.

“After all, that was a Hand Token left by the old Demon Lord. Our generation should strive to complete the Demon Lord’s final wishes.”

“Correct, moreover, His Majesty and the Young Lord are siblings by the same father. Traditionally, the elder brother acts as father. If Lord Young ascends in a grand ceremony, with the Demon Lord assisting before the throne, this way, the great lineage remains unbroken, and I believe it to be a complete and fitting solution.”