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

"Ye...Lord Yege?"

Both female knights were somewhat bewildered.

When did Ye Ge go in?

Ye Ge waved his hand: "No need for formalities. The Empress will be late for court. You can go in and help her change." After saying that, he turned into black mist and left.

The two female knights were left looking stunned.

They exchanged a glance, then hurriedly rushed into the Empress's palace.

The usually dignified, noble, and aloof Empress Longying was now sitting on the headboard of her bed, her beautiful eyes unfocused. She would stare blankly for a moment, then giggle foolishly, and then, with her arms wrapped around a pillow, she would roll around on the bed like a girl caught up in love.

The two female knights: "..."

"......His Majesty?"

"Um?!"

Long Ying suddenly woke up with a start.

She looked up and saw the two female knights. She quickly dropped the pillow in her arms, sat up, coughed twice, and resumed her usual noble and indifferent expression. Her voice was cold and authoritative: "Who gave you permission to come in without knocking?"

"us......"

The two female knights were startled and immediately knelt down, kowtowing and admitting their mistake: "Your Majesty, we are so sorry! It was... it was Lord Night Song who said you would be late for court and asked us to come in to help you change... We didn't think much of it..."

Long Ying blushed when she heard it was Ye Ge.

That bastard...

"Fine, I won't blame you this time," Long Ying said calmly.

"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"

"Come and help me change my clothes."

"Yes!"

Long Ying, supporting herself on the headboard, slowly and laboriously stood up.

However, the moment her pair of delicate, bare feet touched the ground, she stumbled and almost fell.

The two female knights quickly helped her up: "Empress, be careful!"

Long Ying: "......"

Long Ying paused for a moment, then said coldly, "No one should overthink it, understand?"

"Mmm-hmm." The two female knights nodded like chicks pecking at rice: "We know!"

"..."

......

"Xiao Ye, why did you stay in the palace for so long last night? You didn't come back all night?"

Xia Xiyao leaned on the table in front of Ye Ge, looking at him curiously and asking.

Ye Ge said with a serious face, "The resource plundering competition of the Ten Thousand Races Summit will start in three days. Of course, I need to discuss countermeasures with the Empress. In the process of discussing, I accidentally forgot about the time."

Xia Xiyao: "Oh, you're right..."

“Lord Yege is now not only the leader of the Ye family, but also one of the important leaders of the human race. The pressure he bears must be immense.” Li Shuying said gently and with concern, “But you must also take care of your health and get some rest. You must not overwork yourself.”

"Cough cough cough... Okay." Ye Ge coughed lightly twice.

"Xiao Ye, Jiang Xue seems to be missing." Gao Shenxue walked over at this moment and looked at him, saying, "I haven't been able to find her since I came back last night."

"Don't worry, this girl is quite playful, she's probably off wandering off somewhere again." Ye Ge wasn't worried at all, as if she was used to it: "The capital is so lively now, with visitors from all races everywhere. It's her first time seeing so many different races, she'll definitely be very excited."

"Visitors from all races..." Xia Xiyao's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Xiao Ye, then... then let's go join the fun and go out for a stroll, okay?"

Ye Ge smiled slightly: "Okay."

......

So Ye Ge took six girls—Gao Shenxue, Xia Xiyao, Li Shuying, Bai Qing, Yu Li, and Ye Zi—to the busiest street in Kyoto.

The three days following the opening ceremony of the Myriad Races Summit are trading days for all races.

During this period, merchants, adventurers, and treasure hunters from all over the world can open shops or set up stalls here to sell their goods after being approved by the organizers.

Weapons, equipment, props, potions, scrolls, elixirs, animal bones... as well as ornaments and trinkets from various ethnic cultures, and even delicacies from various ethnic groups, are all available.

The organizers, namely the human empire, can also profit by collecting "booth fees" and "taxes" from these foreign guests.

That's why the Summit of All Races is a huge opportunity for any host race or nation, bringing enormous economic benefits to the entire race and nation.

Because the multi-race resource competition will be held in three days, many alien warriors can be seen in the market selecting weapons and items that they can use in the competition.

Bai Xueling, in the form of a kitten, lay asleep on Ye Ge's shoulder.

Yege raised her hand and stroked her snow-white fur: "It's so lively here, why don't you come out and stroll around in your catgirl form?"

The kitten opened its eyes halfway, glanced at the scene with little interest, and then closed them again: "Boring."

She had witnessed countless such gatherings of all races in her previous life when she was the Spirit Demon Empress.

It might have seemed a bit novel when we were kids.

But as a great spirit demon with thousands of years of history, she was already immune.

I haven't slept on my owner's shoulder yet... it's not as comfortable as sleeping. (The kitten silently suppressed the first thought that popped into its mind.)

“哇啊~~~！”

Xia Xiyao and Ye Zi were the most excited, running back and forth between the stalls.

Actually, it was mainly Xia Xiyao who was running, while Ye Zi followed behind her like a cute little maid.

For the girls who were still in their innocent period, each of these stalls with different kinds of foreigners aroused their curiosity.

A barbarian sorcerer covered in tattoos was holding a ram's head staff and howling incomprehensible incantations. His stall was filled with talismans from other races.

The sounds of frying and cooking emanated from a stall run by a half-humanoid insectoid, while the aromas of grilled insect eggs, cocoon noodles, and bursting insect cakes filled the air.

There are also the Flame Clan, whose bodies are perpetually engulfed in flames; the Naga women, bare-chested, with scales covering their skin, human heads and snake tails; the ogres with pale blue skin, two heads arguing with themselves; the fox spirits with fox faces, yet dressed in human clothes; and the Shadow Clan, entirely black, with indistinct faces and almost translucent flesh...

"Wow, so many foreigners..."

Bai Qing couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the first time I've ever seen so many alien creatures."

Li Shuying saw some merchants from advanced civilizations, whose stalls were filled with various red-quality items, which left her speechless. These items were something she had never seen in human territory before.

A sense of insignificance arose from the bottom of my heart.

Compared to all other races, humanity still has a long way to go...