Starting as a complete failure, he leads the demon race to sweep across the lower realm.

Li Yang quickly waved her hand in refusal: "No, no, no, Mother, you've misread it. Didn't we agree that the decree would be lifted once we returned from the secret realm..."

"Hey, why don't you ask Cang'er's opinion?"

Feng Mo's gaze, which held a half-smile, swept over the two of them. "The Empress and I were planning to send you to the Five Great Powers with Li Su and the others."

“I…” Li Yang’s words caught in her throat. She blinked and changed the subject, “Oh, I think this… isn’t something we can’t consider.”

It's like someone brings you a pillow when you're feeling sleepy!

Li Yang leaned closer to Feng Mo mysteriously, "I'm only a Spirit Master now, can I still go?"

Feng Mo smiled and ruffled her hair. "You are now a princess of our Fengyang Kingdom. Every ten years, the royal families of the four kingdoms have two spots for exemption from the examination. Since the queen and I have no children, we have decided to give these spots to you. After the New Year, you can go with Li Su and the others, how about that?"

Ji Cang said coldly, "I didn't say I agreed."

Feng Mo slammed his hand on the table, "I'll trade you my second condition!"

Ji Cang's expression was somewhat strange. "There are only three conditions in total. You're using two of them on her?"

“Yes.” Feng Mo poured Rou Sheng a cup of tea, then poured one for each of them, and looked up with a smile. “Yang Yang is our precious child now. As long as she’s happy, I’ll pluck the stars off the sky for her.”

Rou Sheng covered her mouth and laughed, making eye contact with Feng Mo.

Once they develop feelings for each other and get together, do conditions still matter?

Ji Cang fell silent. He did need to go to the five major powers, but would bringing this girl along be a hindrance?

"You arrogant brat, you're wavering!" Li Yang leaned closer to him, covering her mouth and whispering.

Ji Cang did not deny it; he was indeed wavering.

It's better for Feng Mo to give him his official identity and let him in openly than for him to sneak in like a headless fly. Besides, Feng Mo said he would use a promise to settle the matter, so logically he couldn't refuse.

"Okay, but I won't acknowledge this engagement in public, and you shouldn't try to use it to bind me."

Feng Mo waved his hand, "Hey, this engagement was just a cover-up anyway, you can just consider it... dead in name only."

Ji Cang did not refuse. He drank the tea in his cup in one gulp and then stood up. "Is there anything else? If not, I'll be going now."

"Let's go, let's go." Feng Mo waved his hand.

After Ji Cang left, Li Yang quietly finished her tea. "Then, Father and Mother, I also..."

"Where are you going?" Feng Mo gave her a reproachful look. Li Yang shrank back and muttered, "Then I'll stay and eat your dog food..."

"What did you say?"

Li Yang quickly waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

Rousheng poured her another cup of tea. "Yangyang, you suffered so much injustice in the Xia family. We just brought you here because we wanted to make it up to you. You don't need to treat us like emperors and empresses. We are just your family who stand unconditionally by your side now."

Li Yang nodded. "Well, can I tell you something?"

"Of course, Yangyang, you can say it."

"Have Father and Mother investigated the whereabouts of the evil race regarding Lin Shuo and the other four people we killed in the secret realm?"

According to Bai Niao, the gerbil must have been corrupted by evil thoughts in Fengyang Kingdom, and if she guessed correctly, the evil person who spread the evil thoughts must also be the one who led Lin Shuo astray.

So what is their purpose?

Before entering the secret realm, Lin Shuo openly targeted her, and she was ambushed and seriously injured in the Silent Forest, and the ethereal cat was captured...

If the arrogant ghost hadn't arrived in time, that person wouldn't have just kidnapped the ethereal cat, but also her.

Therefore, the evil race's target has always been her!

She is the queen of the demon race!

Li Yang suddenly felt goosebumps rise on her back!

"Yangyang? Strange... I wasn't just spacing out..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Feng Mo handed her a piece of pastry. Li Yang had just come to her senses and reflexively took a bite before realizing that she should have taken it with her hand.

"I..." Li Yang wanted to speak, but she took a big bite and chewed it. Unfortunately, the pastry was too dry. Li Yang quickly took the pastry from Feng Mo's hand and grabbed the teacup with her other hand and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ahem, sorry, I was just spacing out."

Feng Mo and Rou Sheng smiled and said, "I heard from the common people that Yang Yang is a bit willful. But I think Yang Yang is a bit silly, like a confused cat."

Li Yang scratched his head awkwardly, "Father and Mother are just teasing me."

Feng Mo poured her tea. "I just said that the matter of the evil clan is extraordinary. I have already asked them to keep an eye out for any missing people recently. If so, they will investigate that area. Yangyang, you should go out of the palace less often recently. If you must go out, try to coax Cang'er to go with you."

"Huh?" Li Yang stuffed a pastry into her mouth. "No need, it's not good to keep bothering people."

Rou Sheng gave a disdainful "Eh," and said, "Yang Yang, you can't do this. You need to spend more time with Cang'er. Cang'er is strong, so you should let him protect you more."

Outside the courtyard, Ji Cang's hands, hanging by his sides, clenched tightly.

Sure enough, they had a purpose in keeping him here all along.

"Why do you say that, Father and Mother? Those with higher strength have no obligation to protect those with lower strength. I like following the arrogant ghost around only because I think he's lonely in the palace with no one to talk to except Gui Luo. I never intended to hide behind him if something happened!"

Ji Cang looked up in surprise. The sky was nearing sunset, and the lingering warmth of the setting sun made him feel hot all over. The deep orange sunset was as fiery as fire.

Li Yang's soft voice, still lingering in the courtyard, was still reaching his ears.

“I can protect myself on my own. Father and Mother, the last condition that Ji Cang owes me, I hope it will not be a condition that binds him. Ji Cang is an eagle in the sky, he should not be bound by us.”

Silly girl...

She didn't ask why he owed them three conditions; she saw the pride in his bones and chose to protect it in the gentlest way.

Feng Mo and Rou Sheng were touched. Rou Sheng raised her hand and said, "Yang Yang, come here to your mother. Your mother wants to hug you."

Holding the frail Li Yang in her arms, Rou Sheng's eyes reddened. "Yang Yang, how come you have no meat on your body? How could the heartless Xia family treat you so harshly?"

Li Yang smiled, subtly touching Rou Sheng's neck with her fingers, feigning a pitiful tone, "That's right, that's right, Yang Yang has never had a full meal in the Xia family, so Mother, could you let Yang Yang go out of the palace more often? Yang Yang really loves the food from Tianwailou!"

Feng Mo laughed loudly, "If Yangyang likes it, how about I invite the head chef of Tianwailou to the palace to prepare the New Year's banquet?"

"Huh? Really?!"

Li Yang suddenly realized that it was almost the New Year. She must have arrived here in the summer, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late autumn.

"By the way, you can leave the palace, but don't go near the Silent Forest, especially near that dilapidated temple. Remember not to go there."

"I will obey Father Emperor's command!"

Li Yang wriggled out of Rou Sheng's arms, finished her tea, and skipped away.

Rousheng quickly raised her hand, "Yangyang, slow down. Aren't you staying for dinner?"

Li Yang pouted, "Father and Mother are showing off their love, Yang Yang is already full."

As she pushed open the courtyard gate, it was already dark. Two palace maids carrying lanterns bowed to her.

As Li Yang closed the door and turned around, she saw a handsome figure leaning against the wall not far away.

"Hey, you tsundere, you're still here?"