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

Yu Li stared blankly at the blueprints in front of her, her little head filled with big question marks.

She had just finished refining the first-tier potion yesterday. Even just experimenting with the proportions and key points of the refining process took her almost a week.

As soon as she finished refining the potion, Night Song immediately produced the second stage of the potion recipe??

This...isn't that a bit too fast?

"What's wrong?" Ye Ge asked. "Is there a problem with this ratio chart?"

"No...no." Yu Li shook her head: "You said last time that the potion recipe you made was something you just figured out not long ago, but this time..."

“Yes.” Night Song nodded: “This new potion recipe is something I just figured out these past few days.”

Yu Li looked surprised.

"What's wrong?" Ye Ge feigned ignorance: "Shouldn't this kind of thing be like a fabricated essay assigned by a language arts teacher, something you can just write a bunch of on the spot?"

Yu Li: "......"

......

ducal mansion.

Duke Wang En certainly knew why Chu Wanhe had come today.

The Duke's mansion was well-informed; he had heard about everything.

"Now you've really put yourself in the spotlight."

Duke Wang En shook his head.

He originally thought that only spoiled brats like Ye Shengxiong would do such a stupid thing, but he didn't expect Chu Wanhe to be so reckless as well.

Chu Wanhe's face turned pale: "Duke, save me..."

“I’m sorry, I can’t help you.” Duke Wang En stood up, put one hand behind his back, and walked to the window, looking at the dazzling night outside. “However, I can help you buy some time with the capital and the law enforcement officers, so that they will not pursue your case of smuggling soul crystals for the time being.”

Chu Wanhe's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this, as if he had found a glimmer of hope, but they quickly dimmed again: "But, even so..."

“Let me tell you, His Majesty the Second Emperor has long wanted to eliminate the Ye family, but he hasn’t had the opportunity.” Duke Wang En looked at him and said calmly, “Actually, I knew you would come, so I contacted His Majesty and discussed your matter. If you can use this opportunity to eliminate the Ye family, this scourge of the empire, perhaps His Majesty will be lenient towards your past actions.”

Eliminate the Ye family!

Chu Wanhe gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, "How easy is this?"

Before he arrived, he had already calculated the combat strength of the two sides.

Even if Ye Quan, the patriarch of the Ye family, doesn't take action, their Wanjian City's chances of winning won't exceed 10%!

The Second Emperor's decision to have him do this was likely merely a ploy to use Ten Thousand Swords City to test the strength of the Ye family...

Chu Wanhe said, "I hope the Duke can lend me some extraordinary warriors..."

"Borrow?" Duke Wang En glanced at him disdainfully. "Can you even return it?"

"..." Chu Wanhe was speechless for a moment.

"What you should be doing right now is figuring out how to defeat the Ye family," Duke Wang En said indifferently, his face expressionless.

"I understand." Chu Wanhe gave a wry smile.

Without a doubt, he has no way out.

However, it's at least better than before, when he had to face pressure from both the Ye family and the law enforcement officers.

But now, at least he has secured a chance!

Chu Wanhe walked out of the Duke's mansion, took a deep breath, and his expression gradually darkened, as if he had made up his mind.

We have no choice but to use the last trump card that our father left to Wan Jian City!

......

When Yege returned to the Demon Realm, it was almost completely different.

The Demon Realm is now more than three times larger than the original Black Abyss Secret Realm. Everywhere you look, you can see colorful, strangely shaped Demon Realm plants covered with demonic patterns. The entire forest is predominantly black and purple, while in the distance, the Demon Realm Trees soar into the clouds, estimated to be a thousand meters tall. They rise right into the black cloud vortex of the Black Abyss Well in the clouds, as if connecting the upper and lower levels of the Black Abyss Secret Realm to the Black Abyss Well.

Ye Ge was secretly alarmed.

Each time he returned to the Demon Realm, the growth rate of the Demon Realm Tree always surprised him...

At this moment, several ghost-like creatures suddenly emerged from the black forest and slowly approached Night Song.

Ye Ge immediately became alert, his brows furrowing.

Those ghosts looked like women in human form, but their bodies were incomplete. Their lower bodies floated in the air like spirits, and one could vaguely sense that they possessed some demonic energy.

However, the female ghosts seemed to have no hostility at all. Instead, they lined up and bowed slightly to Nightsong, showing great respect, before orderly moving to the side as if they were going to do some work.

While Ye Ge was still puzzled, Hong Kou appeared.

"Master, you are back."

Hongkou's appearance remained as mature and beautiful as ever. Her fiery red hair, as red as seaweed, reached her waist, and a long black and red dress accentuated her charm. Unlike last time, she had now fully absorbed the nutrients and could walk on the ground like a human, relying on her pair of fair, jade-like legs.

Ye Ge nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then looked at the female ghosts: "Those are...?"

“A demon spirit is one of the lowest-ranking demonic beings created by the Demon Tree.” Hongkou said with a smile, “After the Demon Tree is resurrected, the souls of demonic beings that once died and were wandering the world will be attracted back and then conceived anew by the Demon Tree to become new demonic life. According to your understanding, you can think of it as reincarnation.”

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow: "I see..."

That sounds quite interesting.

“Those demonic spirits don’t have much combat ability; they are all nurtured by these ‘demon-patterned flowers.’” Hong Kou reached out and gently stroked a huge flower with strange colors and an appearance that resembled a man-eating flower by the roadside. “Their main job is to collect various spiritual resources within the Demon Realm and then transport them to the Demon Realm Tree.”

"..." This suddenly reminded Ye Ge of some real-time strategy games he played when he was a child.

The main castle creates farmers, who can cut down trees and then create various barracks. Soldiers then go out to conquer and collect various resources...

It should mean something similar, right?

"Speaking of which, there's something I've always wanted to ask."

Night Song looked around: "The territories of the demon races I've seen before are basically decaying wastelands, accompanied by severe demonic energy pollution. Places polluted by demonic energy are practically lifeless; no other life can survive except for demons. But here, why do I feel nothing?"

Hongkou smiled faintly: "The seed was activated by your blood, and of course it inherited your will. Similarly, things that appear dark may contain completely different substances, and darkness is not necessarily destined to bring pollution and harm."