Pei Yan, having taken off his sunglasses and moving freely, completely ignored Sifuer's eyes which transitioned from compassion to doubt and then to shock, finally turning into anger. He swaggered over to the dining table, picked up a bun from the plate, and started eating it voraciously, muttering in Mandarin while he ate, "Sis, your buns perfectly inherited Dad's craftsmanship."

"Mr. Shitang, quite a good appetite indeed! I thought given your imposing accusations, you'd be spending the rest of your life with a wheelchair!" Sifuer retorted angrily as she sat back on her chair.

"Miss Sifuer, there's no need for sarcasm at this time!" Pei Yan covered up the anomaly in his right eye with a disguise imprint, and said, as he took a sip of porridge, switching to the Demon Race language, "We fully accept the explanation you provided without any doubts, isn't this the most satisfactory result for everyone? Last night, I truly almost died from an ambush, everyone present can testify! It's not excessive to want to find out the truth about such an incident, is it?"

Listening to Pei Yan's words, Sifuer felt a wave of fear. It was indeed the best outcome for her that Pei Yan survived. If he had been killed due to this incident, her partnership with the investigation hall would be terminated, and all her earlier efforts might have been overturned. Without the indication from the Holy City, she had consecutively killed several asylum controllers, and hadn't achieved a single feat, even if she had previous victories in Bull Territory, she would be facing the judgment of the Holy City.

Thinking of this, she involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask, "So, has this incident left any lasting trauma on your body? Can you still participate in the subsequent actions?"

Pei Yan swallowed the bun in his mouth and didn't answer, giving a knowing glance to Wang Wenze next to him, who raised his hand in understanding, summoning a ferocious dog that shot towards the distance.

Pei Yan raised his hand in the direction the dog was running, suddenly a lightning bolt descended from the clear sky striking directly onto the dog, followed by the rumble of thunder from the horizon.

Looking at the scattered ink and charred soil where the lightning hit, Samikina turned back to gaze at the young man in front of him, sensing the bizarre energy within him, and said solemnly, "It seems, Mr. Shitang, this time you've gained a lot and progressed rapidly!"

"I can only say I turned misfortune into fortune, walking a round on death's door to get some advantages." Pei Yan said this while grabbing another tray of buns his sister had just brought up, eating them voraciously, as he was truly hungry! He hadn't eaten for several days, and after waking up last night, his sister only let him have a little porridge and bread to avoid upsetting his stomach, compounded with the absorption and evolution overnight, now he was truly famished, not caring about his image, he ate while saying, "I just didn't expect the internal strife among your Demon Race to be so intense! This is truly a case of a fire at the city gate affecting the fish in the pond."

"Is there no such intrigue and power struggles among the ability users in the Foundation Plane?"

Samikina's words reminded Pei Yan of the bunch from God Desire, and thinking about some norms in society, he couldn't help but be choked, unable to refute, and could only lower his head silently continuing to eat.

Seeing Pei Yan's expression, Samikina knew he hit a sore spot for the other party, also reached out to pick up a meat bun on the table and put it in his mouth slowly chewing, "I think such things would happen in any plane, do you think this is merely our Demon Race's internal intrigue? Mr. Shitang, this matter is much more serious than you imagine!"

Pei Yan was taken aback, glancing at Gu Shenghui who also seemed puzzled, then turned to Samikina in confusion and asked, "Do you mean that the individuals who intended to harm your family will affect our collaboration in the future?"

Samikina did not answer Pei Yan's question but continued eating the bun in his hand bit by bit, Bailang beside him took over the conversation explaining, "This is only a small part of the reason, Mr. Shitang, do you know why when I heard it was an issue with the Demon God Core I was so shocked and adamantly disbelieved?"

Seeing Pei Yan shake his head in confusion, Bailang sighed and said, "Because no one dares to tamper with the Demon God Core!" Saying this, Bailang clenched both fists, his eyes instantly turning red, gritting his teeth and saying, "The core decomposed from the Demon God's body is the highest gift from the Demon God to us Demon Race! The Demon God Core which holds laws can even be regarded as a family heirloom, no one would dare tamper with it, and no one would dare! Because that's desecrating the grace of the Demon God, an action that will incite contempt and public outrage from all Demon Race! Once such a thing occurs no matter how high-ranking the noble is, only death awaits them, and their entire family will pay the price for it!"

Pei Yan and Gu Shenghui exchanged glances, they hadn't expected the Demon God Core to have such significant importance for the Demon Race. At this moment, Lin Junzhao's sarcastic voice suddenly echoed in Pei Yan's mind, "Look how they treat their source embodiment like an ancestor, and then look at you guys! Hmph!"

Ignoring Pei Yan who continued to lower his head eating buns to hide his embarrassment, Gu Shenghui tapped the table with his finger meaningfully saying, "But despite such a huge risk, someone still did this, which means...."

"This means that family has completely betrayed the Demon Race, and currently, the only force that can lead such a great noble family to betray is the Disaster Legion." Finishing the last piece of bun skin in his mouth, Samikina said with a bitter smile, "Such families are now hiding within the Holy City, when did they rebel? Is it just this one or are there more hidden ones, we remain completely unaware! Our futures are precarious!"

"Uncle Grandfather!" Seeing Samikina showing some signs of dismay, Sifuer held his aged hand sorrowfully.

Samikina patted his granddaughter's hand with resolute eyes saying, "Don't worry, I haven't fallen to the point of losing hope, what must be done still needs doing, the path is taken step by step, the Demon Race has weathered storms for over ten thousand years and won't easily be destroyed!"

Having said this, Samikina looked at Gu Shenghui candidly saying, "Since the misunderstanding is cleared and your student's body is intact, can the upcoming battle proceed smoothly? The around-the-clock Red Disaster has ended and all sides are awaiting our news."

"There's no problem on our end, we're ready to move at any time, has your army completed the assembly? You decide the specific time to start the battle!" Gu Shenghui considered and responded.

"Then good, let's decide the time will be in three days, armies from different regions requiring time to gather due to varying road distances. Once all troops are assembled in three days, we'll launch the Snow Peak Territory campaign!"

After having a round of discussions and negotiations on the battle plan once more, Sifuer and the other three symbolically tasted the food prepared by the investigation hall for them, ending the meeting amidst uncertain plaudits. While sending the three people out of the estate, Gu Shenghui timely presented a pack of tea leaves and informed them of the brewing method, which Samikina accepted the gift quite gladly and willingly.

The prologue of a grand war thus slowly unfolded amidst laughter.