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

"You said you came here to thank me?"

Ye Ge crossed his arms and looked at the Yan Clan members in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Bai Xueling stood beside him.

"Yes, yes..." The King of the Flame Clan wiped the elemental smoke rising from his head, which was considered the sweat of the Flame Clan.

Ye Ge's expression was strange: "I blew up your Yan Clan's private room with one shot, killing almost all of your Yan Clan ministers inside. Your Yan Clan's general died because of me, and your queen also died in the explosion... and you say you came here to thank me?"

"Yes Yes."

"Are you perhaps an M?"

"..."

The King of Yan said, "Of course not."

"Then why are you thanking me?" Ye Ge asked.

The Yan Clan King sighed: "Actually, before this, I was already a king in name only."

"Dead in name only?" Ye Ge raised an eyebrow.

After a moment of silence, he roughly understood why the Yan Clan King wanted to thank him.

"I see," Ye Ge chuckled, "So you've been sidelined by him, haven't you?"

If he guessed correctly, Huo Xiao was probably a Yan Clan specialist player ranked 59th in the world in his previous life's game. Based on his understanding of the Yan Kingdom and the Yan Clan royal family, once he reached a certain level of strength, it should be an easy matter for him to control the Yan Clan royal family's regime.

"Yes..." The King of the Flame Clan sighed again, "Huo Xiao is a genius that our Flame Clan has only seen once in a thousand years. He has an extraordinary talent for controlling fire at the SS level and has made great contributions to our Flame Clan."

"At first, I was naturally very happy, after all, such a talented person had emerged in the clan, and I valued him highly, making him the Grand General. But who would have thought..."

The King of Yan clenched his fists, his face filled with resentment: "He actually used his power to replace all the important ministers of my Yan court with his own people! He even forcibly took my queen! My queen is a slut; when he saw Huo Xiao gain power, she directly sided with him and helped him monitor my every move!"

"It wasn't until a few years ago that I learned that at least 70-80% of my Yan clan ministers were his confidants!"

"Even the prince I raised as my own son for over a decade, the one I trusted for so long, turned out to be him and the queen..."

Ye Ge stroked his chin: "So, all the Yan Clan ministers I killed with that cannon shot during the day were exactly..."

"Yes!" The Flame Clan King nodded vigorously: "They are all Huo Xiao's confidants! Including that wretched queen!"

Night Song: "Good heavens..."

Is it possible to achieve something by accident like this?

However, the King of Yan was truly pitiful. His queen was taken by another man and raised his son for over a decade. All his subordinates in the court had become the servants of the Fire Demon, turning him into a complete puppet king...

If it weren't for Ye Ge's Holy Thunderfire Bomb, he would probably have continued to live in such humiliation, being manipulated by others.

Although he himself was nearly killed by the Holy Thunderfire Bomb, the Flame Clan lost the opportunity to fight for territory and subordinate races at this year's All Races Summit because of the Fire Demon's actions. The ranking of the All Races will definitely drop significantly, and without resource territories, their future development will certainly be limited.

But Ye Ge helped him eliminate all his major threats in one fell swoop, so what does it matter if he gets injured a little? What does it matter if he loses his qualification for the Myriad Races Summit?

At least I won't have to be a puppet anymore!

No wonder they came to thank Night Song.

"So that's why!" The King of the Yan Clan, with tears streaming down his face, excitedly stepped forward and grasped Ye Ge's hand tightly. "I am so grateful to Mr. Ye Ge for sending me this bombshell; it has simply saved my life!"

Night Song: "..."

Ye Ge's expression didn't change much as she pulled her hand away from his: "If that's the case, why were you looking at me with that resentful expression at the hotel entrance just now?"

"Well... cough cough..." The King of the Yan Clan coughed twice, "I can't exactly act all ecstatic and celebrating, can I? The political struggles within the Yan Clan royal family are, after all, internal matters. Such a scandal, if it were to spread, would be far too unpleasant to hear... so I still have to maintain appearances..."

“That’s true.” Ye Ge thought for a moment, “Now that Huo Xiao is dead, are all his confidants dead too?”

“They’re not all dead yet,” the Yan Clan King said. “But it doesn’t matter. Those you killed during the day were among the Yan Clan’s strongest warriors. They were all Huo Xiao’s men, and they formed a huge power network that could already surpass my control over the entire Yan Clan kingdom… Now that they’re all dead, I only need to exert a little more effort to eliminate all the remaining remnants in the court and then reinstate ministers loyal to me…”

"Oh, congratulations then." Ye Ge glanced indifferently at the Flame Clan King, General Blue Flame, and the several high-ranking Flame Clan warriors behind them. These people should be the strongest warriors left in the Flame Clan.

"However, you all went to such lengths to come to my room tonight, surely it wasn't just to express your gratitude?"

"..."

The King of the Yan Clan gave Ye Ge a deep look, then said, "Mr. Ye Ge, you truly live up to your reputation as a legendary figure who led the Ye Clan to a miraculous turnaround. My little scheme couldn't possibly escape your notice..."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "There's no need for flattery."

"Sigh..." The King of the Yan Clan sighed again, his expression dejected, "Although the crisis of the Yan Clan royal family has been resolved with the death of Huo Xiao, the Yan Clan has also lost its right to compete in this year's All Races Summit. Although our Yan Clan is currently ranked 45th among all races, I estimate that after this summit, we will at least drop to below 90th..."

"Moreover, dropping to 90th place among all races may not be the end."

The Flame King said solemnly, “The higher a race ranks among the myriad races, the more power they enjoy, the greater their voice in the Light Alliance, and the more resources they control on the map of the myriad races.”

"These resources and power will allow a race to develop and become powerful at an extremely rapid pace. Their military strength will increase, their funding will rise, their economy will improve, and the next generation will receive more resources for development..."