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

Yun Yici was worried about Shen Huaichuan and Wannian facing the angry imperial edict, so she hurriedly returned after checking, only to find the three of them getting along harmoniously.

Even the servants of the city lord's mansion served the three of them tea and refreshments.

Feeling uneasy, Yun Yici took the initiative to apologize to Di Zhao as soon as she entered the room: "Senior Di Zhao, I'm sorry."

Although it was a task assigned by Shen Huaichuan, Di Zhao had helped them and their disciples a lot along the way, so it was really impolite of her to treat them like thieves for a month.

Emperor Zhao put down his teacup and smiled, "It's alright. It was my fault. Fellow Daoist Shen has already explained it to me."

Yun Yici thought to herself, "As expected of Shen Huaichuan, his reasoning is sound and his arguments are well-founded. Even the imperial edict is convinced."

Little did she know that Shen Huaichuan had directly revealed her true identity.

Shen Huaichuan's previous words, which the emperor had ignored, were recalled and pondered again.

He was intelligent to begin with, and after setting aside his prejudice against Shen Huaichuan, he thought about it again and realized that there was indeed some truth to it.

After reflecting on his actions, Emperor Zhao realized that he harbored prejudice against the human race.

If Yun Yici were not human, but of the same race as him, he would never regard many potential threats to Yun Yici as monstrous floods.

The reason for this is that he has lived in the demon realm for a long time, and the human race are his servants whom he captured.

If he had been asked to choose a human as a partner from the beginning, Emperor Zhao would have scoffed at the idea.

His encounter with Yun Yici began with a misunderstanding.

Even after the misunderstanding was cleared up, he was still attracted to her.

He realized that he wanted to be with Yun Yici, not another phoenix maiden of noble birth.

However, he made a mistake from the very beginning.

What he was thinking was that status was not important; he could give Yun Yici a noble status.

It doesn't matter if Yun Yici doesn't work hard at cultivation; he will find a way to share his lifespan with her and protect her forever.

His self-righteous sacrifice, like bestowing a favor, led him to boast to his master that he would not be reborn in Nirvana.

The underlying idea behind all of this is that her status is too lowly, and even with diligent cultivation, she cannot achieve a lifespan equal to his, and she cannot ascend to the upper realm with him.

It turns out that he had never shaken off his prejudice against humans from beginning to end.

With Yun Yici's intelligence, he probably already had a vague feeling about it.

The emperor decreed that if a woman treated him this way, he would not be moved; he would only feel that she looked down on him. He would not feel love, but rather disgust.

Having found the root of the problem, the emperor's edict became completely obedient.

Therefore, the imperial edict that Yun Yici was seeing was as amiable and pleasant as she could possibly imagine.

After delivering the imperial edict, the emperor personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yun Yici.

Before Yun Yici could even finish a cup of tea, a servant came in to report that Xiao Xun had arrived.

Having remained here for ten thousand years, the one outside is undoubtedly the real Xiao Xun.

Fortunately, Yun Yici intervened in time, preventing Xiao Xun from burning out his life essence.

Xiao Xun was accompanied by Pei Heng.

As soon as the two entered the hall, Pei Heng said urgently, "Fellow Daoist Yun, you consumed too much spiritual energy when you fought that demonic cultivator, and the spiritual energy in your meridians is somewhat disordered. You should rest well."

Yun Yici was worried about the imperial edict causing trouble, and only listened halfway through the conversation before Pei Heng said, "It's nothing serious..."

She ran away.

Pei Heng happened to meet Xiao Xun on the way when he caught up, and the two of them came together.

The emperor saw that this young man had an outstanding temperament and handsome appearance, and ignored everyone else except Yun Yici, showing concern for her and almost relapsed into his old habit.

But after hearing the meaning of Pei Heng's words, he agreed with him: "Xiao Ci, you should go and rest first."

Yun Yici said, "It's alright, I'll wait a bit."

Xiao Xun must have come here for a reason.

Given the identity of the imperial edict and the unusual incident of the demon attacking Tao Jiang, it was impossible for Xiao Xun, as the city lord, to remain completely indifferent.

As expected, after Xiao Xun sat down, he went straight to the point and asked the emperor, "May I ask who this fellow Daoist is?"

When the Emperor left the Demon Realm, he made the spirit bird take a long detour to avoid the test of seeing evil spirits.

Otherwise, with Emperor Zhao's outstanding appearance, the cultivators guarding the gates of Juexian City would surely have been deeply impressed.

Before the emperor could answer, Shen Huaichuan said, "This is my friend, Fellow Daoist Di Zhao."

Xiao Xun's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was considering something.

Yun Yici realized that Xiao Xun was right on the edge of the Demon Realm, and must have heard of the Demon Phoenix long ago.

She stood up and said to Pei Heng, "Fellow Daoist Pei, I suddenly feel some discomfort in my wrist. Could you please take a look?"

Pei Heng believed it to be true and was immediately led away by Yun Yici.

As soon as Pei Heng left, Xiao Xun immediately became wary: "Senior Shen, do you know that he is the Demon Phoenix?"

If it is the same name, how can we explain the emperor's magnificent and exquisite red robes that are unique in the world?

Shen Huaichuan said, "It's not what you think. Although Fellow Daoist Dizhao is in the Demon Realm, he has not done anything immoral."

Xiao Xun said coldly, "Senior Shen, you are new to Juexian City. Are you aware that the Demon Phoenix is ​​notorious for hunting human cultivators as its captives and food?"

Imperial edict: ? ? ?

Are you going to say that again?

Emperor Zhao recalled that Yun Yici had asked him this question before, and his face darkened: "Me, hunt human cultivators? They only have two choices: serve me or be ravaged by other demons. Guess what they will choose?"

"Also, my food must be absolutely clean. You human cultivators think too highly of yourselves."

It was all just hearsay that spread, making him out to be a heartless cannibal.

Xiao Xun also felt that if things were to proceed according to the rumors of the imperial edict, how could he possibly sit down and have a peaceful conversation with him?

He hesitated, but Shen Huaichuan said, "Actually, there's something I haven't told you yet. We were able to anticipate the enemy's moves this time thanks to Fellow Daoist Dizhao's help."

“The servants of Fellow Daoist Di Zhao were all rescued from the Demon Clan. He did not maliciously attack or steal them back.”

The imperial edict did not stop Shen Huaichuan from speaking, and Shen Huaichuan then recounted what the bone bird and those servants had done for this war.

After listening, Xiao Xun remained silent for a long time. He bowed to Emperor Zhao and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Emperor Zhao. Please also thank them on my behalf."

"However, let's put this aside. Does Fellow Daoist Di Zhao still intend to return to the Demon Realm?"

Xiao Xun was cautious about anyone associated with the Demon Realm.

His biggest fear was that if the imperial edict returned to the Demon Realm, he would be turned against the Demon Clan and become their accomplice to evil.

The imperial edict originally came in pursuit of Yun Yici and the other person. Since they were already here, they might as well go back and plant the Immortal Wutong Seeds.

However, he would not reveal his whereabouts to someone as hostile to him as Xiao Xun.

The emperor squinted and said, "What does my whereabouts have to do with you?"

Shen Huaichuan said, "I originally planned to take Xiaoci to the Demon Realm to find something, thinking of leaving her in Juexian City to train for a while before going to the Demon Realm."

"Now it seems the timing is just right."

The emperor, who had been pretending to be profound, couldn't hold back any longer: "The safest place in the Demon Realm is my territory!"

He first lured the person over, then made proper arrangements to ensure that Yun Yici would be so happy she would never want to leave.