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

"Li Yang has been coming back a bit earlier these days. Have you all been itching for a beating since you've been punished?"

Sensing the noise in the master bedroom subside, Dong Xiubei, shirtless, held his teacup and looked at the black mist floating to the side.

"Master, please forgive me. That Li Yang launched a sneak attack. You know my evil power is not high. I was afraid that I would not be able to serve you in the future, so I retreated first!"

Dong Xiubei crushed the teacup in his hand, and a few drops of the splashed tea landed on the bandage wrapped around his chest. His face was gloomy. "If you're afraid of dying, just say so."

The black mist dared not speak, silently floating in mid-air.

"After so many night raids, they probably wouldn't have expected us to dare show up during the day, would they?"

The black mist trembled and quickly replied, "Understood!"

The next morning, the knocking sounded on the door right on time. Li Yang, who was lying in bed, didn't even open her eyes, but stiffly got up and opened the door as if a program had started.

"Oh dear, Yangyang, you look terrible. Have you been too tired lately? Let me take you out for a walk to cheer you up."

When Li Yang opened her eyes, she saw Rou Sheng looking at her with a pained expression, while Lian'er stood behind her, secretly laughing.

"I……"

Is it possible that you're tired and need to sleep instead of going out for a walk?

"Alright, I'll do as Mother says." Li Yang raised her head and glanced at Lian'er with a forced smile. "Lian'er is happy too, isn't she?"

Lian'er: ?

You stayed up all night fighting evil spirits, and I was supposed to be asleep?

I stayed up all night to make as many hairpins as possible!

But on the surface, she was still an excited little girl, exclaiming, "Wow, can I go too!"

The streets were bustling with people.

The people finally smiled and were no longer afraid.

"Yangyang, is your cat awake yet?"

Li Yang shook her head. "No."

Not only is the colorful cat still not healed, but Dong Xiubei's injuries are also healing extremely slowly.

"Should we ask Yun Leizi to take a look at it?"

Li Yang felt like she hadn't brought her brain with her when she went out today, and her mother wasn't much different.

"No need, Senior Yun Leizi is a human healer, not a veterinarian."

Actually, he wasn't very good at treating people. He was like someone who just studied books blindly, only knowing how to prepare medicines without any doubt. If a patient didn't get sick according to the medical books, he would definitely be helpless.

Li Yang wore a polite smile, and she and Lian'er each held Rou Sheng's arm on either side. Every now and then, people would steal glances at her.

Rou Sheng looked displeased, leaned towards Li Yang to protect her, and said with a gentle smile, "What does Yang Yang want to buy? Your mother will pay."

Li Yang forced himself to look up, "I want to buy..."

Who knew that when she looked up, the people around her swarmed around her like flies to dung, their eyes lighting up, and they rushed forward with their wares in hand.

"Princess, would you like a purse? I'll make it myself!"

"Princess, would you like some candied hawthorn? It's free!"

"Princess, look at the pastries, they're still warm!"

"Princess……"

A large crowd surrounded Li Yang, even pushing Rou Sheng and Lian Er out of the way.

The two looked at each other blankly.

"What's going on here?"

"I do not know……"

"No need, no need, I don't need that many..." Li Yang laughed bitterly, when suddenly a string of candied hawthorns of some kind of fruit was stuffed into her mouth, suffocating her and leaving her speechless.

Now the people were even more brazen in giving her things.

"Oh no! The second young lady of the Zeng family has suddenly been possessed by an evil spirit!"

The sound of hurried footsteps grew louder as they approached. The Imperial Guards saw Rou Sheng and their eyes lit up as they rushed to her side.

Just as Rou Sheng was about to ask what had happened, the Imperial Guard running at the front looked around expectantly, "Where's the princess! Where is the princess?"

Today, Shan Hong was off duty, so he was on duty. Luckily, he had taken a detour around the palace before his patrol and learned that the princess had come out today. Otherwise, he would have had to run back to the palace to find her like Young Master Zeng.

Rou Sheng looked displeased. "Why do you have to ask Yang Yang for everything? Can Yang Yang handle being possessed by an evil spirit? Take me to see her. Lian'er, you escort the princess back to the palace!"

"No, Your Majesty!" The Imperial Guards panicked. At that moment, a fair hand was raised by the common people, and they sensibly parted to make way for them.

"The princess is here!"

"Princess, please slow down!"

"Thank goodness the princess is here!"

The people looked at Li Yang as if she were a hero going to war, if it weren't for the huge, stick-sized candied hawthorn in her mouth...

Li Yang tossed everything in her arms to Lian'er, finally freeing her hand to pull out the candied hawthorn. "Shake it, let's go see!"

"Let's go!"

The common people had only heard the Imperial Guards praising Li Yang at night, and this was the first time they had witnessed it in person. By now, the number of people following Li Yang could circle the entire palace.

"What is the relationship between that Miss Zeng and Zeng Xu?" Li Yang asked Rou Sheng curiously.

“Miss Zeng Yao is his younger sister,” Rou Sheng said. “Is Yang’er going? Remember to hide behind Mother later.”

“Yes, we’re going.” Li Yang nodded. Since she’s Zeng Xu’s sister, we should still save her.

Rou Sheng's eye twitched as she glanced at the crowd following behind them. There were more people than at the emperor's coronation! If Feng Mo saw this...

Rou Sheng thought of the man in the bright yellow robe throwing a tantrum in front of her.

Well, it's best if Yangyang wins the hearts of the people.

The gaze shifted to Zeng Yao.

She knelt on the ground, clutching her head in pain, her fingernails slowly growing longer.

Closest to her was a white cat, further away were the palace guards and several imperial guards pointing weapons at her, and on the outermost layer were a few bold civilians watching the spectacle.

"What... the main force of the Imperial Guard came and then ran away!"

"I heard they went to find the princess. Commander Shan isn't here right now, and the Imperial Guards can't do anything about this!"

"If the Second Miss is corrupted by evil,... can we defeat her?"

"Why don't we restrain the Second Miss's hands and feet now? It's better than waiting for her to become completely evil and indiscriminately kill innocent people!"

The white cat, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly bristled, its icy blue eyes staring intently at the person who had spoken those words!

The guard, terrified, pushed back, gripping his sword to frighten the white cat, "You lowly beast, how dare you glare at me!"

Zeng Yao struggled to open her eyes, feeling her consciousness being slowly swallowed up.

"Mimi, let's go back to your home."

"Meow!" The white cat turned and ran back into her arms. Zeng Yao felt the soft fur of the white cat, and tears streamed down her face. In her increasingly blurred vision, she saw the long sword that the guards were stabbing at her mercilessly. "Quick... run! If I die, no one will... protect you!"

"Meow!"

The white cat suddenly looked up and saw a flash of white light. Before anyone could see what happened, the soldier who had made the move had already been sent flying.

A woman with cat ears stood in front of Zeng Yao, her soft voice carrying a resolute tone, "I will protect my sister!"

"Mimi!" Zeng Yao sobbed uncontrollably, but she no longer had the strength to speak.

The people cried out as if they had seen something terrifying: "A cat...it's a cat demon!"