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

Ye Ge didn't know how much time had passed.

All I could hear were the birds chirping outside the window.

He sat on the floor, while Yan Ji stood by the window, and the two remained silent.

The reason I sat on the floor was because the bed collapsed, the chair broke, and the sofa was burned; if I didn't sit on the floor, there was nowhere else to sit.

Cracks were everywhere on the floor, walls, and ceiling.

This room looks like it's been through an 8-magnitude earthquake.

"Ugh......"

Ye Ge sighed softly.

Unfortunately, he doesn't smoke.

Otherwise, I would definitely take a bite right now.

Yan Ji had her back to Ye Ge, so no one could see her expression. Her deep red dress swayed gently in the wind. Her back view was breathtakingly beautiful, yet majestic and cold. She was graceful and charming, yet full of danger. Her mere presence could overturn the world.

Night Song has now truly experienced just how terrifying this thorny Demon Flame Rose can be.

"hiss......"

Even now, Ye Ge couldn't help but grimace, gasp, and touch the wound on her shoulder.

There was a hot, scarlet scar there, as if it had been lashed by a barbed whip.

His skin was completely torn open by the Demon Flame Thorns, and the wound was almost festering. Even with Ye Ge's constitution and the continuous use of the Holy Soul Purification Technique, it had not yet healed.

Ultimately, it's the strength of a Soul Emperor...

Fortunately, he activated the Azure Dragon Star of the House, which greatly enhanced his physical defense; otherwise, he might have been injured even more severely.

Fortunately, he didn't suffer a complete loss in this battle.

Flame Princess was clearly also injured and had lost a lot of blood.

It seems she even shed a few tears.

Ye Ge was merely a transcendent being at the Asura Realm, yet he managed to make a Soul Emperor Realm demonic descendant shed tears—that was no disgraceful achievement.

After a long silence, Yan Ji finally spoke in a very cold tone: "You'd better be careful at this All Races Summit."

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Yan Ji said, "All war activities of the Demon Clan have ceased. The Demon Lord has ordered all Demon Warriors to await orders."

Night Song seemed lost in thought: "Oh..."

"The dark races will also be participating in the All Races Summit this time. Although I don't know why, it's probably not as simple as it seems on the surface," said Yan Ji.

Ye Ge said, "So, you're telling me all this out of concern and to remind me?"

"...Of course not!" Yan Ji's expression immediately turned even colder: "I wanted to scare you, to intimidate you! To make you live in constant fear, to make you paranoid and see enemies everywhere. Haven't you heard of the tactic of 'bluffing'?"

Night Song: "...What a bluff! But now that you've told me everything, how can you still bluff?"

"The art of war is inherently a mix of deception and reality, truth and falsehood." Yan Ji sneered, "If I tell you now that I'm bluffing, and you think I'm bluffing too, who knows, one day I might actually lead my troops to attack... I'm warning you in advance, if we really meet on the battlefield, you'll be the first person I kill! And I'll make sure you die a horrible death at my hands! A horrible death where you're unrecognizable and crying for your parents!"

Night Song: "Actually, tsundere has already fallen out of favor among humans."

"What is tsundere?" Yan Ji frowned.

"...It's nothing." Ye Ge couldn't help but smile. "Okay, I understand. Thank you."

Yan Ji coldly turned her head away: "No need to thank me. I told you, this is a tactic, just to confuse you and make it hard for you to tell the truth from the falsehood."

"Ok."

"And about last night," Yan Ji paused, then said expressionlessly, "that was merely me using you. I advise you not to have any extraordinary thoughts about it. The difference in our status is too great; there is no possibility of anything between us, understand?"

Night Song: "..."

After saying that, Yan Ji raised her hand and waved her sleeve, her figure turning into demonic flames and dissipating into the air, leaving this place.

Ye Ge touched his nose.

If there really is an eighth war between all races in the future.

Even if this woman were to be shattered to pieces on the battlefield, her mouth should still be intact, right?

'but......'

'My premonition was right after all.'

Ye Ge looked out the window of the room and squinted.

This time he was certain.

Indeed, the power of the "Tail" star, one of the Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon, is present on Yan Ji's body!

But isn't this woman a demon? How could she have received the inheritance of the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations?

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Lord Ye Ge!"

It was the sound of leaves.

Ye Ge stood up, walked over, and opened the door.

"Lord Yege, breakfast is ready... Huh!?!"

Dressed in a maid outfit, Ye Zi stood blankly at the door, her mouth agape in surprise as she stared at the messy room: "Um... Lord Ye Ge, did your room have an earthquake?"

Ye Ge glanced back and said softly, "Oh, it's nothing. Last night, an assassin broke in, I fought with her, and then this happened."

"An assassin!?" Ye Zi was surprised again: "Such a powerful assassin? How could they fight Lord Ye Ge to this extent?"

Then she noticed the severe injuries on Ye Ge's shoulders and arms: "You're injured?"

"Hmm..." Ye Ge gave a wry smile. With his current self-healing ability, the internal injuries caused by the Soul Emperor realm expert would probably take at least a month to fully recover.

"By the way, Ye Zi, how's your Life Spirit cultivation going? I heard you've already reached the Hundred Souls Realm?"

"Mmm! Ye Zi has been working hard at her cultivation!"

Ye Zi nodded her head vigorously, as if she were pounding garlic.

"Perfect timing, come in and help me heal my injuries."

"Ok."

Yezi entered Yege's room, and Yege took off her shirt so that Yezi could heal her wounds.

Ye Zi rubbed her hands together, channeling her soul power, and a ball of green light condensed in her palm. Then, she gently placed her cool little hand on Ye Ge's wound.

A vibrant, life-giving energy, like the revival of all things, flowed into Ye Ge's body.

Ten minutes later, the wound healed.

Ye Ge thought to herself, "Life-Nourishing Spirit is indeed powerful. Ye Zi is only at the Hundred Soul Realm, yet she can purify the cell damage caused by a Soul Emperor Realm demon descendant."

"Ye Zi, do you want to become stronger quickly?" Ye Ge asked.

"Get stronger quickly?" Ye Zi pondered for a moment, her ahoge (cowlick) twitching slightly, and said, "Hmm... Of course I want to! If I get stronger quickly, I can help Lord Ye Ge and my brother, right?"

Ye Ge smiled slightly: "Then I'll give you a gift."

Ye Zi's emerald green eyes lit up: "What gift?"

Ye Ge took out one hand, palm up, and slowly spread her five fingers.

In his palm floated an ancient demonic character.

"What is this?" Ye Zi asked curiously.

“A demonic rune,” Night Song said.