The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Under a clear blue sky and amidst towering clouds, a magnificent demon ship sails steadily through the clouds.

The huge sails billowed in the wind, and intricate enchanting patterns were painted on them.

The demon servants on the demon ship were composed, polite, and each went about their own business.

Suddenly, the young demon servant responsible for gazing into the distance seemed to see something.

He turned and had his demon servant take his place, while he hurried toward the cabin.

A short while later, he and a middle-aged man dressed in black brocade robes came out of the cabin.

The middle-aged man walked ahead, asking the bowing and scraping demon servants behind him, "Are you sure it's a demon ship from Nine Qi City?"

"I heard they went to Qingqiu for the post-ritual ceremony. What a coincidence that we bumped into each other on the way?"

The middle-aged male demon cultivator strode swiftly onto the observation deck and then pushed aside the demon servants on the deck.

Only when he saw the huge and eye-catching number "nine" in the distance did he sigh and descend from the observation deck onto the deck.

He summoned the demon servant who had brought the message and said, "This is a trivial matter, no need to disturb Lord Shouzhuo. We'll make way for them."

The demon servant obeyed and relayed the message, while the middle-aged male demon cultivator returned to his cabin without a second thought.

Frostfall City and Nine Peaks City are forces of the same caliber, and have never had any enmity with each other, nor is there any question of who is afraid of whom.

However, since the day was free for birds to fly, they suggested that taking a detour was better than having a demon ship collide with another demon ship, resulting in neither of them being able to escape.

The demon ships from Jiuqi City were in a hurry to return, as they also had urgent business to attend to and needed to reach Ziya Blood Abyss as soon as possible to investigate the appearance of the Candle Dragon.

The detour taken by the demon ship from Frostfall City was observed by the people on a small spirit boat in the distance.

Since the day the incident occurred, only Xiao Qing and her demon servants remained on the demon ship of Jiuqi City, responsible for guarding the captured Hu Zheng.

Li Ji and the others moved onto Yun Yici's small spirit boat.

Bai Ruo used illusion magic to hide the spirit boat, so they could follow behind the Nine Qi City demon boat without attracting attention.

As for the whereabouts of the Frostfall City Demon Envoy, Bai Ruo asked Bai Wu.

Bai Wu said that the appearance of Zhulong had caused a commotion in the demon realm, and the demon kings of other demon cities had already sent people out to investigate.

The demon envoy from Frostfall City was heading towards the Blood Abyss of Ziya.

However, because they have a teleportation array in Qingqiu that can directly reach the Ziya Blood Abyss.

Therefore, after weighing the options, those who were closer to the Ziya Blood Abyss went directly there, while those who were closer to Qingqiu came to borrow a route.

They set off from Qingqiu, and the demon envoy from Shuangluo City was preparing to borrow a route through Qingqiu.

The group calculated the speed of the demon ship and determined that the most likely place for them to meet was an unnamed plain.

Tiger-like figures and the old followers of Nine Infants are likely lying in ambush there, waiting for them to fall, and then catching them off guard.

Yun Yici then steered his spirit boat at full speed to follow the demon boat, and only today did he finally see the demon boat of Frostfall City.

When it was discovered, Li Ji and the others all came out of the cabin.

Everyone witnessed the demon ship from Frostfall City making way for them.

Li Ji gritted her teeth in hatred: "Their plan is to seize the Star-Connecting Board and ram it into the Frostfall City's demon ship when they see it, taking advantage of our unpreparedness."

"Once we land, we will not distinguish between friend and foe, but will instead use my name to launch an attack on the people of Frostfall City."

The people of Frostfall City, seeing the people on the Nine-Headed Demon Ship launch an attack, will certainly retaliate regardless of any ulterior motives involved.

Besides the Tiger Clan and the old Nine-Headed Serpents, their group also had to face the people of Frostfall City.

Even if they manage to escape unscathed, the Demon King of Frostfall City will hold a grudge.

The stronger a demon cultivator's demonic power, the harder it is for them to have offspring. This may be the only child this demon king ever had.

To attack that demon king's only son is tantamount to stabbing him in the heart.

Seeing that Li Ji's hands were trembling with anger, Yun Yici quickly comforted her, "We'll find a way to get the spirit boat closer and explain the matter to the people of Shuangluo City."

Bai Ruo walked to the spirit boat, reached out and scooped up the clouds, and the invisible clouds were lightly held in his palm.

Then everyone saw a flash of white light in his hand, and the white cloud in his hand actually took shape and turned into a chirping little bird.

Its body and wings are made of pure white clouds, with drooping tail feathers, lifelike and the feathers are clearly visible.

Bai Ruo's lips moved slightly, and with a flick of white light in her hand, the cloud bird was ordered to fly towards the demon ship of Frostfall City ahead.

After doing all this, Bai Ruo said to Yun Yici, "I have sent a message to the demon envoy of Frostfall City. Let's go over there."

Approaching without reason is easy to be sunk directly, so Bai Ruosuo sent Yun Niao to her door to show her identity.

On the demon ship of Frostfall City.

Not long after the middle-aged male demon cultivator returned, he saw the demon servant who had summoned him earlier rushing over to see him again.

His expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Didn't I tell you to make way?"

"What, are those people from Jiuqi City deliberately trying to make things difficult for us?"

"I'll go meet them."

After he finished speaking, he aggressively prepared to go up to the deck to negotiate with the people of Jiuqi City.

The demon servant trembled with fear at the anger in his voice and quickly handed over the cloud-shaped note in his hand: "We had only changed direction a short while ago when a bird made of cloud flew in from the clouds."

"After we caught the cloud bird, the bird turned into this cloud letter."

"We dare not make a decision, that's why we came to see you, sir."

These low-ranking demon servants were not qualified to open such documents.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged male demon cultivator's eyes gleamed. He took the cloud-patterned letter, opened it, and read it quickly.

After reading it, he closed the cloud-patterned letter and said to the demon servant beside him who was waiting with his head bowed, "Slow down the speed of the demon ship. I will go and invite Lord Shouzhuo."

This letter is Bai Ruo's visiting card, stating that the demon ship of Jiuqi City is acting strangely and is heading towards them.

Bai Ruo finally said that she wanted to board the ship and discuss the matter with their demon envoy.

In the short time that followed, Yun Yici also steered the spirit boat toward the side of the Frostfall City demon ship.

When they were not far from the demon ship, Bai Ruo removed the illusionary disguise from the spirit ship.

The sudden appearance of the small spirit boat startled the demon servants on the demon boat.

They were on guard duty and hadn't noticed the spirit boat approaching at all.

High atop the demon ship, a handsome and refined young man stood surrounded by people on the veranda outside the cabin, watching the suddenly appearing spirit ship.

The young man said to the middle-aged male demon cultivator who was respectfully attending him, "It really is Priest Bai Ruo in person. Ordinary cultivators cannot hide this entire spirit boat invisibly."

The middle-aged male demon cultivator looked at the design of the spirit boat and advised, "I observe that this demon boat is not a common design in our realm; rather, it resembles a human spirit boat."

"Lord Shouzhuo, please do not be careless."

Human cultivators have become rare in recent years; the most recent instance was when the Candle Dragon was born, and there was a legend that someone was a cultivator who sat on the head of the Candle Dragon.

But the rumors circulating outside were so vivid that these demon cultivators, who had never seen it with their own eyes, were only half-believing and half-doubting.

That's Zhulong!

Even these great demons could not bear such humiliation, let alone Zhulong?

The young man named Shouzhuo laughed and said, "You'll know when you see him. Let's go down too."

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Yun Yici and his group boarded the ship under the wary gazes of the Frostfall City demon servants, only to be greeted by the sight of the young man slowly walking towards them, surrounded by a group of people.

The young man was tall and straight, dressed in a luxurious gold and purple robe, with black hair and an extraordinary demeanor.

But what impressed me most were his eyes.

The young man had delicate features and upturned eyes, but his left eye was red and his right eye was green.

Yun Yici's heart skipped a beat. This unique appearance... I think this person was mentioned in the original plot.

Good news, he's a good person.

That goes back to when Mu Yunjian kidnapped the female lead to the demon realm. Ning Tinglan chased after her to the demon realm alone, only to run into obstacles everywhere she went.

Finally, with this person's help, the female lead was successfully rescued.

Afterwards, Mu Yun was furious, but because he had received kindness from this person when he was of low status, he had to give up his desire for revenge.

However, the changes in power in the book do not include Frostfall City.

Yun Yici was unaware that the other party was the son of the Demon King of Frostfall City.

Now this kind man is looking at everyone with a smile in his eyes.

The middle-aged male demon cultivator beside him stepped forward and introduced, "This is the demon envoy of Frostfall City, Lord Shouzhuo."

The group boarded the demon ship in Frostfall City from the spirit boat; they were all on their own and did not bring any demon servants.

Bai Ruo then took on the responsibility of introducing herself: "I am Bai Ruo, the priest of Qingqiu."

"This is Lady Li Ji, the former Demon King of Jiuqi City."

When the conversation turned to Wen Fuyue and the others, Bai Ruo said, "This is Lady Li Ji's friend."

"Fellow Daoist Emperor, Fellow Daoist Mingwu, Fellow Daoist Wen Fuyue..."

"After the post-ceremony, Lady Li Ji and her party returned to Jiuqi City. I accompanied them because of some personal matters, but I did not expect to find something strange on our boat along the way."

"Thanks to Young Friend Yun for having a spare spirit boat, we were able to switch to this one."

The middle-aged male demon twitched his nostrils slightly, and said warily, "I do not doubt the identities of the High Priest and Lady Li Ji."

"But these human cultivators..."

"Moreover, I have never heard of any offspring being born from the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan in all these years."

"Since you've returned from Qingqiu, the Nine-Headed Servant recommended by the post-sacrifice ceremony must also be here. I wonder who it is?"

Without changing his expression, Mu Yunjian stepped forward and gave a salute.

The middle-aged male demon cultivator sneered, "This is a fraudulent demon. Even if Nine Qi has no one else, they wouldn't recommend a fraudulent demon..."

Before he could say anything more offensive, Shouzhuo waved away his servants and stopped the middle-aged male demon cultivator from speaking.

"Stop talking. Senior Li Ji and Priestess Bai Ruo are both my elders. The candidates recommended by the High Priestess must have been considered by my elders."

"I believe Fellow Daoist Mu must have extraordinary abilities, and there may be opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"My subordinate spoke carelessly for a moment, please don't take it to heart, young friend Mu."

"Esteemed seniors and fellow Daoists, I have prepared a feast. Please come in."

Shouzhuo was unassuming and generous, and his words won everyone's favor.

Although the middle-aged male demon cultivator was somewhat agitated, he had no choice but to obediently push aside after being reprimanded by Shou Zhuo.

Shouzhu led the way, guiding everyone into a spacious hall inside the cabin.

The demon ships of Frostfall City were no less luxurious than those of Nine Crest City, and the demon servants in the hall were also very well-behaved.

Yun Yici and her group were in no mood for a banquet.

Shouzhuo saw this and dismissed the demon servants in the hall, leaving only the middle-aged male demon cultivator from before.

Shouzhuo took the initiative and said, "The invitation says that you have something to discuss with me. May I ask what it is?"

"Do you want us to help you retrieve the demon ship?"

Shouzhuo was unaware of what had happened to Li Ji and her group, and could only guess from their act of abandoning the ship and fleeing that the spirit boat had been stolen.

However, if Li Ji and Bai Ruo are defeated even when they join forces, he may need to reconsider the strength of his opponents.

Li Ji hadn't expected to be laughed at by the younger generation. She breathed heavily and said, "That's not the case."

"It's not that we abandoned the Demon Ship; it's still under our control."

She revealed the entire plot of the Tiger Clan and the former Nine Infants.

Shouzhuo and the middle-aged male demon cultivator were both shocked to hear this, never expecting that they had become pawns in someone else's scheme.

The middle-aged male demon cultivator immediately advised, "If that's the case, it's an internal factional struggle within your Nine Qi City. What does it have to do with our Frostfall City?"

"Lord Shouzhuo, we should leave this place of trouble as soon as possible."

The signboard of Jiuqi City is Jiuying.

Li Ji said that this was a decision made by Jiu Ying's former subordinates behind Shi Tian's back.

But what if this is only Li Ji's side of the story?

In the eyes of the middle-aged male demon cultivator, there was no need to risk offending the Nine-Headed Serpent Clan by joining forces with Li Ji.

Shouzhuo pondered for a moment and then said, "Tell me your plans."

The middle-aged male demon cultivator exclaimed in surprise, "Lord Shouzhuo!"

......

Above the azure sky, the two giant demon ships were so conspicuous that they could be seen as soon as one looked up.

Seeing one of the spirit boats turn around and take a detour, the leader of the tiger-like demon cultivators who were lying in ambush cursed in frustration: "The people of Frostfall City are such cowards."

"Why haven't Li Mu and the others made a move yet?"

"Hurry up and urge them on, or the demon ships of Frostfall City will fly away."

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of joy appeared on his face.

The demon ship with the nine-character sail actually turned its bow and headed straight for the demon ship of Frostfall City.

"Good, good! If the people of Frostfall City had given way and then been hit, they would have been even angrier, hahahahaha."

He laughed loudly and immediately summoned the Tiger Clan members who were lying in ambush in the shadows.

"Once the spirit boat lands, we'll catch them off guard!"

"Remember, there's no need to kill anyone! As long as we shift the blame eastward, the clan chief's revenge can be avenged!"

The Tiger Clan members dared not shout loudly for fear of attracting the attention of the heavens; each of them had a fierce glint in their eyes.

Among the Tiger-Zheng clan, there are a few outliers, who are the former subordinates of the Nine-Headed Serpent.

To be precise, they have the bloodline of the Nine Infants, but they are not pure-blooded Nine Infants of the Nine Infant clan.

When Shitian's father established Jiuqi City, he took in a group of such outcasts from his family.

They obeyed Shitian's father and Shitian himself, but they could not obey Li Ji, who was not Jiuying.

This is the most fundamental conflict between them.

Moreover, the presence of Lady Li hindered their interests.

A simple example is the selection of the empress; they had a bad relationship with Li Ji, so they neither hoped for it nor ever mentioned it.

When Shitian ascended to the throne, the former subordinates of Jiuying were overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, after Shi Tian took the throne, he still listened to Li Ji and even chose a demon as the successor to the sacrificial ceremony!

Shi Tian ignored their opposition.

The former followers of Jiuying finally realized that if they wanted to establish Jiuying's demon city, Li Ji could no longer return to Jiuqi City alive.

Otherwise, the Nine-Headed Serpent would exist in name only.

Even if Shitian and his father abandoned Jiuqi, they could return to their clan and live well. But they were different; their only destiny was Jiuqi!