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

Kyoto, Imperial Priest Palace.

Ji Lian, the only divine mage of the human race, was sitting in the center of the main hall at this moment.

The main hall was dimly lit, with only a few burning candles providing a faint glow around it.

A large white divine robe covered her small body. Ji Lian wore a hood, and her porcelain-white face seemed to glow softly in the orange light of the candle flame. The hem of the robe spread out on the ground like a round fan.

"Divine magic—"

"Precognition!"

Ji Lian used her divine magic to slowly open her amber eyes, which were gleaming with a faint light.

The crystal ball in front of them slowly floated up.

Immediately, an image appeared on the crystal ball.

"this......"

Ji Lian's eyes showed a hint of confusion and bewilderment.

"How did it go, High Priest Ji Lian? What did you see?" Long Ying, dressed in imperial robes, stood not far from her. Seeing that Ji Lian seemed to have completed her spell, he asked, "Will our Great Qin human race be in danger at this All Races Summit?"

Ji Lian remained silent for a long time.

"Reporting to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, I cannot be certain."

"Unable to determine?" Long Ying frowned slightly. "How could this be?"

"Your future-oriented divine power allows you to foresee what will happen in the future, doesn't it? And hasn't your divine power increased recently?"

Ji Lian paused for a moment before replying, "In the past, my divine magic could only observe some fragments of the future of the human land."

"Eight years ago, a sudden variable threw all the scenarios I had predicted into chaos."

"variable?"

"This variable is Lord Night Song."

"!?!" Long Ying exclaimed in surprise, "Ye Ge?"

“Yes.” Ji Lian flipped through the book of divine arts in her hand: “According to my original prophecy, Lord Ye Ge’s family, the Ye family, should have been completely wiped out a few months ago.”

Upon hearing this, Long Ying's heart tightened.

"But the Ye family is still doing well." Long Ying asked seriously, "So the prophecy failed, right?"

"Yes, my prophecy was wrong," Ji Lian said. "Lord Ye Ge is like something that shouldn't exist, but suddenly broke into this plane, disrupted the thread of fate, and changed the trajectory of everything in the future."

"After discovering this variable, I recalculated and ultimately saw two completely different outcomes for the future of humanity."

Long Ying: "A completely different ending?"

“Yes, one ending will lead humanity to prosperity, and another ending will lead humanity to endless hell.” Ji Lian continued, “I once reminded the late Emperor Long Hai that the relationship between the royal family and Ye Ge would determine the fate of humanity. But the late emperor didn’t seem to understand what I meant and chose to act according to his own ideas… and then he died.”

Long Ying: "......"

"Now, thanks to your combined efforts with Lord Yege, the Qin human race has stabilized and is becoming increasingly prosperous." Ji Lian's expression gradually turned solemn. "I originally thought that the human race would continue to develop towards a better outcome, but..."

"The scene I just saw in the crystal ball has once again become chaotic."

"Why is that?" Long Ying asked, puzzled.

Ji Lian replied, "My divine power is shallow, and I do not have the ability to see all things in the universe. I can only observe a part of the future trajectory of the human race."

"In the past few months, my divine power has improved slightly, so I have begun to try to use my future-oriented divine power to observe things across the entire map of all races, except for the human race."

"Then I discovered..."

"It's not just the human realm whose fate has changed; across the entire map of all races, many of the fate lines I can observe have become distorted."

Long Ying frowned deeply: "Why is this happening?"

"I don't know," Ji Lian said, "but I think there is one possibility."

"What's possible?"

"Lord Night Song is a variable. A small variable could bring about a huge butterfly effect. It is possible that Lord Night Song changed the thread of fate, and the butterfly effect caused by this also changed the history of other regions on the map of all races."

"..."

Long Ying seemed to be deep in thought.

......

It was 19:30 PM.

The opening ceremony of the Summit of All Races is about to begin.

Ye Ge, accompanied by a group of trusted ministers from the Ye family, arrived in Kyoto and went to the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony was held at the Ryusou Arena in Kyoto, which can accommodate 100,000 people.

With half an hour to go, the stadium was already packed with people inside and out: foreigners, locals, reporters, media, Imperial soldiers responsible for maintaining order, law enforcement officers, night watchmen, and celebrities from all walks of life trying to capitalize on the buzz.

As the ruler of the Southern Territory, Night Song naturally has a special VIP viewing room.

Right opposite the main stage is a separate room with a huge floor-to-ceiling window offering a panoramic view of the entire stadium. You don't have to fight for seats with other spectators, and there's air conditioning.

Ye Ge yawned several times and rubbed his sleepy eyes from time to time.

His dark circles are very prominent today.

Anyone could tell he wasn't in good spirits.

Seeing his expression, Li Shuying, who was sitting to the side, asked with concern, "My lord, did you not rest well last night?"

"Hmm..." Ye Ge thought to herself that she obviously hadn't rested well.

I just got back yesterday and Xue'er messaged me privately all afternoon.

When he got home that night, he was harassed by Yan Ji, who came to settle scores, and they fought a bloody battle all night.

After staying up all night until morning, I installed magic runes on the leaves.

These are all extremely energy-consuming tasks...

Although Ye Ge possesses the mental power of a demigod, he can't do it like this... after all, he still needs to allocate mental power to control his four clones.

"It's nothing," Ye Ge yawned again, "I'll just take a nap."

Upon hearing the word "sleep," Xia Xiyao, who was sitting on the left, immediately became excited.

'Saya wants to sleep, this is a good opportunity!'

'If Xue'er were here, she would definitely lend Xiaoye her shoulder so Xiaoye could lean on her and rest...'

'Now that Xue'er isn't here, as Xiaoye's second childhood friend, I... I should shoulder this responsibility!'

'But how should I say it? What if Xiaoye rejects me? What if she doesn't like my shoulder because it's not comfortable to sleep on?'

Xia Xiyao pouted, starting to feel anxious and uncertain.

She's been like this ever since she returned from the Nightmare Realm.

Although she knew that Xiaoye would definitely not treat her the way she did in that dream.

But the psychological trauma of that dream still made her subconsciously tense.

"Take courage, Xia Xiyao!"

'This is Xiaoye! My childhood sweetheart, whom I grew up with! What's there to be shy about?'

Xia Xiyao took a deep breath, her cherry-colored lips slightly parted, just about to speak.

"Lord Yege," Li Shuying said softly from Yege's right, "If you feel tired, why don't you lie down and rest your head on my lap for a while?"

Xia Xiyao: "???"