Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

......

The next day, it was dawn.

Kyoto, the Imperial Palace!

A man in black knelt before Long Hai's main hall: "Your Majesty, this is the situation on the Southern Frontier battlefield. Duke Wang En is dead! All the other traitors, their accomplices, and their cronies have been captured or eliminated! The demonized beasts that appeared in the major city-states of the Southern Frontier have all been wiped out, and the vampire army has withdrawn from the imperial territory. Our side has annihilated at least 30,000 vampire soldiers! We have killed more than a dozen vampire viscounts and several barons!"

"Haha, good!" Long Hai slapped the armrest, stood up abruptly, and burst into laughter: "Now let's see if those guys from the Vampire Kingdom dare to be so arrogant again! Didn't they say that these dark races were ranked above our human race in strength? I think they're nothing special! They actually fled in disgrace so easily, hahahahaha..."

The priestess Ji Lian stood quietly to the side, remaining silent.

"By the way," Long Hai squinted at the man in black and asked, "In this battle against the vampires, the Ye family contributed the most?"

"This... is."

"Where are the Zhou family, the Qi family, the Yuwen family... and Marquis White Elephant, Marquis Pangdun, and the others?!"

"They..." the man in black reported awkwardly, "After the spatial gate opened and the vampires invaded the Southern Territory, they basically went into hiding and rarely showed themselves. It wasn't until the war was almost over, and the vampires were about to be driven away by the armies of the Ye family, Prince Longying, and the Spirit Demon Clan... that they led their troops out and pretended to chase after the retreating army for a while..."

"..." Long Hai's face twitched for a while, his trembling fists clenched, he was furious: "...These good-for-nothings! They are so cowardly and afraid of death!"

"Your Majesty, Marquis White Elephant and his men were tricked by the Ye family," the man in black said helplessly. "Before the vampire invasion, Marquis White Elephant and his men fought a major battle against Wang En's main army, which resulted in heavy losses. Marquis White Elephant's own combat strength dropped to less than half, which is why he's hiding and dares not come out..."

"Hmph, what kind of excuse is that?!" Long Hai glared.

"..." The man in black paused, then tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, given the current situation, Wang En was killed by the Ye family, and the Ye family also deserves the most credit in the battle against the vampires... So are you really going to bestow the title of Duke upon the Ye family?"

“…” Long Hai narrowed his eyes: “Of course, a king’s word is law. Originally, I was thinking that as long as Marquis Bai Xiang or the others performed even slightly better, I would grant them the title of duke. Who would have thought they would be so disappointing? Even if I wanted to side with them, it wouldn’t work.”

"It doesn't matter. Let them have the title of duke! It's just an empty title. Anyway, the real power in the Southern Territory is still in my hands!" Long Hai sneered.

Standing to the side, the priestess Ji Lian silently thought to herself, 'I'm afraid we'll have to go against His Majesty's wishes again this time...'

'The Ye family has likely used this vampire invasion to completely seize control of all real power in the Southern Territory, both overtly and covertly.'

'The current situation in the Southern Territory is probably beyond His Majesty's control...'

Ji Lian lowered her head, her beautiful amber eyes flickering, as if she were deep in thought.

......

Southern Territory, Federation Superhuman Association.

Inside the magnificent conference hall, there was a conference table that was over ten meters long.

The leaders of almost all the major powers in the Southern Territory were gathered here, sitting facing each other at the long table.

The heads of various noble families, the presidents of various guilds of supernatural beings, mages, and martial artists, the owners of various mercenary companies and corporations, the leaders of various sects, and the branch chiefs of the Night Watch and the Witcher's Southern Territory...

There were also presidents of major trading houses, officials from various logistics bureaus, transportation bureaus, and waterway bureaus, the dean of the Extraordinary Technology Research Institute, the director of the Southern Arms Control Bureau, and the director of the Extraordinary Energy Control Center...

Today's meeting wasn't a holographic projection anymore; all these bigwigs were actually invited in person.

These were once powerful and influential figures, each capable of turning the world upside down with a flick of their wrist. It would be quite difficult to gather them all together normally.

Today, not only did they come, but they all looked extremely timid. They all shrank their necks, their faces were tense and awkward, and they sat here cautiously. There was hardly a smile on their faces, and none of them dared to talk to each other.

Because they all knew that the people who had forcibly gathered them here today were from the Ye family.

"Squeak-"

After a while, the door to the conference hall was finally pushed open.

Accompanied by Gao Shenxue, Li Shuying, and Shen Tu, Ye Ge entered the place with a smile on her face.

The heads of noble families, sect leaders, guild presidents, and powerful figures all showed expressions of slight surprise.

They all initially thought it would be Night Owl who came in.

Who would have thought it would be the youngest young master of the Ye family?

When Xia Xun, the head of the Xia family, saw Ye Ge, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

How could it be Young Master Yege?

As a childhood sweetheart who grew up with his daughter, Xia Xun was naturally very familiar with Ye Ge.

Xia Xun was the only one among the many powerful figures present who didn't seem too nervous.

When the vampires invaded, he was the only noble in the Justice League to lead troops to defend Xia City against them.

Moreover, among the nobles present, he was the only one with a decent personal relationship with Night Owl, and his daughter even had a close relationship with Night Owl's son.

"It seems that all of you uncles and elders are quite surprised."

Ye Ge walked to the head seat of the long table in the conference hall, but did not sit down. She sighed softly, "I'm sorry, my father is a bit lazy. He said that he was eager to go home and sleep after finally finishing the war, so he handed over the task of holding this meeting with you all to me."

The bigwigs: "..."