The Evil King's Favorite: The Princess Is Too Cruel

The golden sunlight shines on the gray city walls, as if covering the ancient and weathered city of Youcheng with a layer of golden gauze.

Under the city tower, the city gate was wide open. The city lord Zhao Yang personally led a group of soldiers waiting at the city gate. They were looking forward to the envoys sent by the empire to negotiate with the demons.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about a quarter of an hour, they finally saw a white unicorn walking towards them from afar.

No, there were two people sitting on the unicorn's back. The woman had a delicate face and a light blue gauze dress that made her skin look even whiter, as if it was glowing. Behind her, a tall and handsome man had his arms around her waist. The two of them were in an intimate posture, just like a couple in love.

Zhao Yang: “…”

Although the two handsome men and beautiful women opposite are a perfect match, can't they restrain themselves a little in public? Isn't that dog abuse?

When the two men and the beast approached, Zhao Yang immediately put away the speechless expression on his face, then walked forward with a smile, saluted respectfully and said: "Your humble servant greets His Highness Prince Lin."

Previously, Mo Lintian had come to Youcheng to fight on the battlefield as a student of the Imperial Academy, so Zhao Yang naturally knew him.

"You're welcome, City Lord Zhao."

Mo Lintian got off the unicorn's back. He first reached out to help Zhao Yang up, then turned around and prepared to pick Su Qingning up, but he didn't expect that she had already jumped down first and put the unicorn into the space.

"..." The corner of Mo Lintian's mouth twitched. He looked at Su Qingning helplessly, then changed from hugging to holding, reaching out and holding Su Qingning's hand.

Zhao Yang didn't notice this awkward episode. His eyes fell on Su Qingning's face and he said with a smile, "This must be the head of the Su family!"

Su Qingning nodded politely and said hello, "Hello, City Lord Zhao."

Zhao Yang quickly responded with a smile and a nod, his heart full of surprise: he had heard that the Su family had replaced a young patriarch some time ago, but he did not expect that this patriarch was really so young, and was a girl.

It’s not that Zhao Yang looks down on women, but in the Demonic Martial Continent, whether it is the major families or the major sects, most of the people in power are men, and there are few women who can take on such important tasks; so, a situation like Su Qingning’s is really special.

However, judging from the fact that the head of the Su family just casually put the unicorn away, she should be a summoner. This would explain why the previous head of the Su family chose her to inherit the position of head of the family.

In the Demonic Martial Continent, summoners have a high status, not to mention that Su Qingning is now the head of the Su family, one of the five major families. Zhao Yang naturally looks up to her more and is more polite to her.

"Master Su, Your Highness Prince Lin, thank you for traveling all this way! I have already prepared a sumptuous feast at home as a token of my appreciation. I hope you will move to the City Lord's Mansion and let me show my hospitality."

After saying that, Zhao Yang turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

Su Qingning nodded slightly and said softly, "City Lord Zhao is so thoughtful. We would be disrespectful to refuse such a generous hospitality."

"It should, it should."

Zhao Yang smiled, turned around and led Su Qingning and Mo Lintian towards the city.

The people in the city were already curious when they saw the city lord and the generals waiting at the city gate early in the morning. Now, seeing them enthusiastically welcoming a very good-looking young man and woman into the city, their curiosity became even more intense, like a cat's claws scratching them.

"Who are those two people? Why is the city lord so polite to them?"

"I don't know, but they are really good-looking."

"Looking at their elegant demeanor, they must be from the imperial capital!"

……

The onlookers were very curious about the identities of Su Qingning and Mo Lintian. They guessed that they should be from the imperial capital, but they didn't know that they came to Youcheng as envoys to negotiate a truce agreement with the demons.

All I can say is that City Lord Zhao did a great job of keeping secrets. Of course, things haven't come to a conclusion yet, and the truce agreement hasn't been signed, so naturally, no news can be leaked.

Otherwise, if the peace talks fail, not only will the people be happy for nothing, but it will also bring criticism and trouble to Su Qingning and Mo Lintian.

After walking along a long street, everyone finally arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Just as Zhao Yang said, the City Lord's Mansion had already prepared wine and food. As soon as Su Qingning and Mo Lintian sat down, the wine and food were brought to the table by the maids.

After three rounds of drinks, everyone started talking about business after eating and drinking.

"Master Su, His Royal Highness Prince Lin, I wonder what you think about the truce agreement suddenly proposed by the demons?" Zhao Yang asked.

Zhao Yang and others did not know about what happened in the Tiandao Sect, so naturally they did not know what connection Su Qingning had with the demons, or why the demons specifically asked her to come and negotiate a truce agreement.

At the same time, Zhao Yang and others were still a little wary. They were worried that the so-called truce was just a cover for the demons, and perhaps there was a bigger conspiracy behind the demons.

"It's hard to jump to conclusions on this matter right now." Su Qingning put down the wine glass in her hand and said calmly, "We'll talk about everything after we meet the demon envoy tomorrow."

"Patriarch Su is right." Zhao Yang nodded, temporarily suppressing his doubts. "Whatever the demons are planning, we can only know after seeing them."

"If the demons are truly sincere in their truce with us humans, then that would be great. However, if the demons are using the guise of a truce to plot behind the scenes, then we humans are not afraid of fighting either."

The gentle smile on Zhao Yang's face faded, and his whole body exuded a murderous aura. It was the murderous aura and hostility condensed from years of fighting on the battlefield, which was not something that ordinary people could possess.

Su Qingning deeply admired and respected the city lord who had been stationed in Youcheng for decades to defend his country. There was no doubt that Zhao Yang and every soldier in Youcheng were heroes of the Longteng Empire.

"City Lord Zhao, there is no need to worry so much. Maybe things are not as bad as you think. The demons may really want to live in peace with humans sincerely." Su Qingning comforted everyone.

The cool and gentle voice soothed the violent anger in everyone's hearts. They gradually calmed down, and a gentle smile appeared on City Lord Zhao's face again.

"Patriarch Su is right. This city lord is just worrying too much." Zhao Yang shook his head and said with a smile, "The human and demon races have been fighting for a hundred years. If they can coexist peacefully, that would be the best. Of course, even if the contract is not signed, the result will not be any worse. At worst, we can just maintain the status quo."

"City Lord Zhao is indeed a sensible man." Mo Lintian raised his wine glass and gestured towards Zhao Yang, "I offer a toast to City Lord Zhao."

Hearing this, Zhao Yang quickly picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Mo Lintian from a distance.

After that, the group chatted for a while, and then Zhao Yang asked the servants to take Su Qingning and Mo Lintian to the guest house to rest.