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

The Xue family's spirit boat is far inferior to the Sun and Moon Shuttle.

The Sun and Moon Shuttle traveled from the human realm to the demon realm in less than a month, as Yun Yici remembered.

The Xue family's spirit boat took a full month to fly out of the Demon Realm.

Xue Han finally discovered the difference between the Demon Realm and previous years.

He secretly approached the Crimson Flower Demon Lord and inquired, "Demon Lord, on our return journey, it seems we haven't seen any human slaves in the Demon Realm. Why is that?"

The Crimson Flower Demon Lord was forced onto the ship by Shen Huaichuan, and he had nowhere to vent his anger.

He said rudely, "How should I know?"

"Does your Xue family still want to interfere in the affairs of my Demon Clan?"

"Humans who have entered the Demon Realm are our people. What we do to them is none of your business."

Xue Han was scolded by the Crimson Flower Demon Lord, but this actually made him feel more at ease with the Demon Clan's familiar attitude.

Regardless of what the demons did to those humans, it couldn't possibly be that they were protected as precious spiritual objects.

Xue Han was unaware that he had actually guessed correctly by sheer luck.

He sent people to inquire about Shen Huaichuan every day, ensuring he had good food and drink three times a day without fail. On one occasion, he even carefully selected and sent over two beautiful women.

Yun Yici said mischievously, "This Xue Han probably isn't even this good to his own father."

Shen Huaichuan smiled helplessly and said, "I have no wife or children, Sect Leader is joking."

They didn't touch the food Xue Han brought, and they returned him to his place as before.

Thus, amidst the trepidation of the Xue family uncle and nephew, the spirit boat flew for four whole months before finally arriving at the Xue family's lair.

Yun Yici stepped out of his room on the ship and looked down at the surrounding landscape, discovering that this city was completely different from the desolate human cities he had seen along the way.

The city is filled with buildings standing side by side, and beautiful pavilions and towers can be seen everywhere.

Shen Huaichuan took the opportunity to pull Yun Yici off the boat with him.

In order to prevent the Xue family from being blind to her true nature, looking down on her, or offending her.

Beneath the spirit boat, Xue An, the head of the Xue family, who had already received the news, was waiting with his clan members for the Demon Lord to arrive.

On both sides of the road were cultivators trained by the Xue family.

Dressed in identical attire, with the same numbness and expressionlessness, they respectfully welcomed the distinguished guest who had traveled from afar from the Demon Realm.

Yun Yici found this scene absurd.

Unlike Xue Han, Xue An was a handsome man with a refined and elegant demeanor.

Although he is Xue Han's older brother, when the two stand together, people would believe that Xue Han is Xue An's father.

When Xue An saw Shen Huaichuan approaching hand in hand with Yun Yici, his eyes lit up and he stepped forward enthusiastically: "Demon Lord, seeing is believing."

"The journey is long, please come to my Xue family to rest first."

Xue An had prepared a carriage, draped in a magnificent black and gold gauze, through which the fragrant soft pillows could be faintly seen.

This elegant and luxurious vehicle was mounted on the back of a majestic and extraordinary black elephant.

The two thick, long, sharp tusks beside the elephant's trunk gleamed with a cold light.

Its body was also carefully decorated, inlaid with gleaming golden spirit stones.

However, before Shen Huaichuan and Yun Yici could sit down, a chilling bird cry came from afar.

The bird's cry echoed in all directions, and everyone's expression changed drastically.

Even the mighty and extraordinary spirit elephant began to tremble, showing signs of collapsing and fleeing.

Xue An exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?"

Yun Yici thought to herself, "Isn't this exactly what your Xue family wants us to see?"

Xue Han and Xue An had already secretly made contact.

They had planned to make Shen Huaichuan, the "Demon Lord," encounter the demon clan behind Xue Ziyan.

Shen Huaichuan will surely be furious after being humiliated by the demon race.

The demon race fears the demon race, and they will definitely need the Xue family to mediate.

With three powers standing side by side, one can remain invincible.

The Xue family mastered the art of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.

Unfortunately, they overlooked one thing.

Their scheme was overheard.

Shen Huaichuan feigned a stern expression: "What is the meaning of this from the Xue family?"

"Are you trying to intimidate me, the demon race?"

Seeing Shen Huaichuan's anger, the Crimson Flower Demon Lord quickly summoned his three hundred demon generals.

The atmosphere was tense and ready to erupt at any moment.

Xue An said aggrievedly, "I'm innocent! Demon Lord, how could I dare to offend you?"

"I really don't know what happened!"

"Look, look at the birds in the sky."

Xue Zixu immediately said, seemingly unintentionally, "Ah, Father, these spirit birds in the sky are all birds of prey, somewhat resembling the original forms of the demon cultivators of Ximing City."

"Could it be that Sister Ziyan has arrived?"

Xue An asked anxiously, "Why does this girl still love to show off so much?"

"I clearly instructed them..."

Xue An seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, so he deliberately covered his mouth and pretended to apologize to Shen Huaichuan: "Alas, I guess my niece has been spoiled by the demon king of Ximing City and has become so lawless, which is why she is so bold."

"I will definitely make her come and apologize to you then."

The Crimson Flower Demon Lord roared, "What good are apologies? You must pay with your niece's life!"

At this moment, the flock of spirit birds above their heads had already approached.

Upon landing, these birds of prey transformed into valiant and robust cultivators.

One of them seemed to have overheard the Crimson Flower Demon Lord's words, and he roared, "How dare you speak so arrogantly!"

Shen Huaichuan released his oppressive aura, directly forcing these demon cultivators to prostrate themselves on the ground.

Besides the demon cultivators, even the Crimson Flower Demon Lord knelt down.

Not to mention the demon generals, the Xue family members, and the Xue family cultivators.

Only Yun Yici, who was closest to Shen Huaichuan, remained standing.

Xue An's eyes showed shock, and a barely perceptible hint of fear flashed across them.

The demon before them was stronger than any of them combined.

Shen Huaichuan said unhurriedly, "Call out those of you who can take charge."

The demon cultivator who had spoken first was pressed down by his oppressive aura until his eyes bulged with blood: "You...you are a demon."

Before Shen Huaichuan could speak again, a clear female voice suddenly came from the sky: "Senior, please spare my clan's guards."

"I was unaware that you were here, senior. I apologize for any offense I may have caused. Please forgive me."

Yun Yici looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the sky was full of rosy clouds in the distance, with hundreds of birds circling in the clouds. In the midst of the rosy clouds, a cloud beast was pulling a magnificent chariot soaring through the clouds.

Inside the vehicle sat a beautiful woman in a purple dress, with a delicate and adorable little girl beside her.

Shen Huaichuan only withdrew his oppressive aura when the cloud beast was about to pull his mount to the ground.

The woman in purple led the little girl forward and bowed to Shen Huaichuan: "My name is Xue Ziyan, and this is my daughter, Suiyi."

“I married into Ximing City many years ago and haven’t been home for a hundred years. Today I’m bringing my daughter home to see her maternal grandmother.”

"It was my fault for offending you, senior."

"My husband was tied up with some trivial matters and arrived a little late. I will apologize to you when he arrives."

Xue Ziyan was beautiful and elegant, and the little girl she was holding was also bowing with her hands clasped in the same manner as the adults.

Yun Yici reached out and tugged at Shen Huaichuan's sleeve, and Shen Huaichuan readily agreed, "If that's the case, then let's let it go this time."

Seeing that the conflict that had been so hard to stir up had been resolved, Xue Han said anxiously, "You rebellious daughter, you haven't come back for a hundred years, and the first thing you do is cause a huge disaster!"

*

The Xue family would not allow Shen Huaichuan to let the matter rest.

Yun Yici suddenly spoke up: "I haven't seen any other women along the way, it's really boring."

"I feel a connection with this older sister. Once I'm settled, can I go visit Sister Xue?"

Xue Han felt like vomiting blood. Who said there weren't other women?

He sent several groups of people back and forth to Shen Huaichuan, but they were all sent back each time.

Shen Huaichuan said, "Whatever makes you happy."

Xue Ziyan, having discerned the relationship between Yun Yici and Shen Huaichuan from their earlier closeness, replied affectionately, "Of course."

“I grew up in the Xue family before I got married, so I am very familiar with this place.”

"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle, to arrange for us to stay in the neighboring courtyard, so that my sister and I can look after each other."

The little girl named Suiyi, who was next to Xue Ziyan, ran over to Yun Yici in a few steps and took her hand.

It was only then that Yun Yici noticed something was wrong with the girl.

—She can't speak.

The Xue family members, who had failed in their attempt to steal a chicken and ended up losing more than they gained, all looked grim, yet they still forced smiles.

Xue An said, "In that case, I will arrange another courtyard."

He looked gloomily at Suiyi, who was close to Yun Yici.

It's good to live nearby.

When demons are hungry, they eat anything and everything, without distinguishing between you and me.

After some twists and turns, Yun Yici and Shen Huaichuan finally arrived at the villa that the Xue family had arranged for them.

The entire Xuedu area belongs to the Xue family.

As requested by Xue Ziyan, Xue An arranged for them to stay in an adjacent courtyard with Xue Ziyan and her party.

It's just that the little girl Suiyi keeps pestering Yun Yici.

Seeing that Yun Yici had a clean and gentle temperament and was very patient with Suiyi, Xue Ziyan asked her to take care of her, saying that she was going to see her mother.

Yun Yici thought to herself that this person was also strange.

How could you so boldly entrust your daughter to a stranger after only meeting her once?

However, she was worried about how to get more information about the Xue family out of Xue Ziyan, so she readily agreed.

The little girl, perhaps having inherited the demon bloodline of her father's clan, kept trying to lift Yun Yici's sleeve.

Zhu Jian scratched at Yun Yici's skin with her little paws before she realized that Sui Yi wasn't interested in her sleeves, but rather in Zhu Jian's presence.

Yun Yici touched Suiyi's little bun: "That's not something you can play with."

She picked up the tiny, baby-faced Suiyi and said, "Come on, let's go out and play."

Only Shen Huaichuan and Yun Yici stayed in the villa, while the Crimson Flower Demon Lord and his subordinates were arranged to stay nearby.

Even though Suiyi in her arms was only a little girl of three or four years old, Yun Yici did not dare to be careless.

After all, the age of demons is truly unpredictable.

Although Xue Ziyan left, another demon cultivator was guarding Suiyi by her side.

Previously, out of concern for Yun Yici, they had been guarding outside the room.

Now that Yun Yici was taking their young master out, he naturally followed closely behind them.

To avoid upsetting Shen Huaichuan, Xue Ziyan only kept female demons.

Yun Yici asked curiously, "Are all the citizens of Ximing City from the Feather Clan?"

Shen Huaichuan had only just given their clan a taste of their power, so it would be strange if the demon cultivators were still polite.

The female demon standing guard said stiffly, "Most of them are winged people, but there are also a few other demons."

Yun Yici said, "So that's how it is."

She didn't ask the original incarnations of these winged race members; that would be too impolite.

She focused on playing with Suiyi for a while, when she heard someone from the Xue family in the outer courtyard inviting the Demon Lord and Madam Yun to a banquet.

Yun Yici's lips twitched. What kind of person is Madam Yun?

She handed the little girl back to the demon cultivator from Ximing City and went out to ask, "Sister Xue, are you going?"

The Xue family envoy replied, "Of course, the young lady is waiting for you at the Xue family home."

Yun Yici then asked, "If that's the case, shall I also take Suiyi to Sister Xue?"

The servant hurriedly said, "Madam Yun, you may not know this, but on such an important occasion, if the young lady were to cry and make a scene in public, wouldn't that disturb Lord Demon again?"

"We can't afford to offend them."

"My aunt knows about this too. She said that Miss Suiyi can be looked after by the people she brought."

Yun Yici looked at the female demon left behind by Xue Ziyan.

The female demon, taller than a man, glared angrily at the Xue family envoy: "If you can't afford to offend the demon race, can you afford to offend my demon race?"

"You have treated my young master so poorly. When the city lord arrives, we will definitely make you pay for this."

The servant was so frightened that he trembled but dared not utter a word.

The demon was furious and grabbed the little girl, intending to take her back to her own courtyard.

But the three- or four-year-old toddler opened his arms, wanting Yun Yici to hold him.

Left with no other choice, Yun Yici took the child and said, "I'll take her with me. The Demon Lord won't blame me."

Shen Huaichuan happened to receive the news and came out from the inner room. Seeing that Suiyi was trying to pull off Yun Yici's veil again, he took the unruly girl with him.

"Let's go, it's alright."

“It would make me seem petty to argue with a three-year-old.”

The female demon following behind the two was stunned. Before she could even react, Suiyi was pulled into the arms of the ferocious demon lord.

She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "How strange it is that this family of three looks so happy and harmonious."

Yun Yici and Shen Huaichuan brought Suiyi to the banquet.

When Xue An, who was receiving everyone, saw Shen Huaichuan holding the child, he was stunned for a moment before recovering.

Xue An asked, "Demon Lord, what is this?"

Shen Huaichuan said, "The child can't be separated from his mother, so I brought him along on the way."

Xue Ziyan looked up and saw Suiyi nestled in Shen Huaichuan's arms.

Startled, she quickly stood up and stepped forward to catch Suiyi: "Senior..."

Yun Yici carefully examined Xue Ziyan and saw that there was still some moisture in her eyes, indicating that she had been crying.

Actually, Xue Ziyan said she wanted to see her mother that afternoon, so she wanted to tell her the truth.

She simply couldn't figure out Xue Ziyan's stance, so she kept quiet about it.

I wonder what Xue Ziyan saw today.

Xue Ziyan held Suiyi in her arms, and the two of them sat opposite each other at the table.

Xue An dared not sit in such a setting, so he sat next to Xue Ziyan.

"My Lord Demon Lord..."

Xue An gave a fake smile and raised his hand to lift his cup when suddenly a loud roar and the cry of birds came from somewhere.

Upon recognizing the voices of her clansmen, Xue Ziyan immediately stood up: "What's going on?!"

Shen Huaichuan also looked up and saw the commotion and dust in the distance. He could see countless cultivators maintaining order rushing towards the riot.

That was their villa.

Shen Huaichuan said quietly, "Someone wants to incite a demon riot, take the opportunity to kill your daughter, and then frame us."

The bamboo chopsticks in Shen Huaichuan's hand were like blades. With a flick of his fingertips, the slender chopsticks grazed Xue An's neck and pierced through the magnificent wall of the guest hall.

"Clan Chief Xue An, who do you think this person is?"