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

Neither Yun Yici nor Yun Yici had personally smelled that strange fragrance, and for the time being they could only guess at it from the possibility of a magical potion.

As the two were talking, a knock came from outside the courtyard.

"Madam Yun, my wife would like to give you a message before she leaves."

Yun Yici recognized the voice as that of the female demon cultivator who had previously helped her take care of Suiyi.

Just as she was about to go out and open the door, she heard someone outside say, "My lady says that Xuedu is not a place to stay for long. If you have nothing else to do, you should leave as soon as possible."

Before Yun Yici could reach the door, she saw the spirit birds carrying Xue Ziyan and her daughter Suiyi flying out of the Snow Capital.

It was faintly the direction from which the demon race of the daytime had come.

Yun Yici knew that this matter could not be easily resolved.

She went back to her room and relayed what she had heard to Shen Huaichuan.

Zhu Jian speculated, "Xue Ziyan must have lost her sense of security, so she went to reunite with her demon partner."

“If it weren’t for Xiao Shen’s wake-up call today, her daughter would have been killed.”

Yun Yici sighed, "That's possible."

Originally, the intention was to use Xue Ziyan to connect with the demon realm and, incidentally, uncover the secrets of the Xue family.

Who knew that the demons would make a move and kill his own father?

They know Xue Han is very bad, but Xue Ziyan might not believe it.

The words of advice given before leaving can be seen as a well-intentioned reminder, but can also be interpreted as a threat.

Just like Xue Ziyan, her attitude is ambiguous.

Shen Huaichuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about them. Why don't you see how your senior brother and the others are doing?"

When they left, Shen Huaichuan left the Mirror of Illumination in the Demon Palace, sharing the perspective with Emperor Zhao and the others.

The emperor's decree was so readily accepted, and he didn't insist on coming along.

However, to avoid being discovered, they had very little contact with their companions in the demon realm.

Shen Huaichuan splashed the tea on the table into the void, and a water mirror immediately appeared.

In the water mirror, a handsome young man in a fiery red dress came into view.

The emperor decreed that whenever he had nothing to do, he should sit in front of the mirror, hoping to catch a glimpse of Yun Yici's reflection.

But when he actually saw it, he became unhappy again.

The emperor personally heard those ignorant humans call her Lady Yun!

He was almost furious.

This clearly acknowledges her relationship with Shen Huaichuan.

The emperor was still angry about the matter, so when the water mirror was connected, he had a solemn expression that was neither speaking nor smiling.

Yun Yici asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Di Zhao, has something happened?"

Di Zhao shook her head stiffly, then looked at Shen Huaichuan behind her.

"Shen Huaichuan, you've gone too far."

"You, a demon lord, should have stayed in the demon realm, but now you've dumped a whole mess of things on me."

If anyone's going, it'll be him and Yunyi resigning from the Xue family!

Didn't you hear that the Demon King of Ximing City is a member of the Feathered Clan?!

According to Yun Yici, he was appointed by the emperor, and his profession was a perfect match!

Shen Huaichuan said with a smile, "You've worked hard these past few days, Fellow Daoist Dizhao."

"We contacted Fellow Daoist Di Zhao this time to ask if he knows the true origins of those demon cultivators from Ximing City?"

"I don't think I've ever seen this kind of demonic bird in its original form in the Xuanling Domain."

The emperor didn't want to pay any attention to him, but he saw Yun Yici staring intently at him in the water mirror.

He couldn't help but say, "I noticed they all have a tuft of green hair on their heads in their original forms..."

Yun Yici recalled, "Did I?"

"I only remember that their demonic forms resembled white cranes, and they had black crests on their heads."

The Emperor decreed: "Humans cannot see; only by using your divine sense can you distinguish truth from falsehood."

“When we saw the Feathered Clan of Ximing City through the water mirror, no one else could see them with the naked eye; only Mu Yunjian and I could.”

Fearing that Yun Yici might misunderstand, the emperor added a sentence to the imperial edict: "What I am wearing is a golden crown."

Yun Yi asked curiously, "Then what is the reason for this?"

She had traveled extensively in the Yellow Spirit Domain before, and had only ever seen the tail feathers of the Feathered Clan change color. This was the first time she had heard of the crest feathers changing color.

The Emperor decreed: "They are sinners banished from the realm of the gods."

"That distinctive crest of feathers is evidence of his exile."

Yun Yici exclaimed in surprise, "They're birds from the gods? Doesn't that mean they're like you?"

The emperor scoffed, "That's different."

"It is obvious that their ancestors were exiled to the Yellow Spirit Domain, and after their offspring were born there, their bloodline was diluted generation after generation, which is why they are so weak."

"We need to keep an eye on the Demon King of Ximing City who hasn't shown up yet."

"The descendants of the Feathered Clan have the potential to revert to their ancestral form."

"But you can rest assured, even if the Demon King of Ximing City's bloodline reverts to its ancestral form, I can still suppress him."

The imperial edict was just waiting for Yun Yici's word.

He would rush over from the Demon Realm whenever she needed him.

Zhu Jian, sitting on the table, offered his opinion: "Actually, I think if we're talking about reversion to ancestral traits, the little girl named Suiyi is more likely to be the one."

"Atavism means that one's current body cannot bear the bloodline of one's ancestors, and it will inevitably be accompanied by defects."

Poor little Suiyi, unable to speak, was initially thought by Yun Yici to be a side effect of the union between a human and a demon.

The emperor disagreed: "That little girl is a half-demon, just like Mu..."

"Half-human and half-demon, her demonic power is already insufficient. If the remaining half of her demonic bloodline also exhibits ancestral reversion, that little girl definitely won't live for more than a few years."

Yun Yici had a sudden inspiration: "Perhaps Xue Ziyan has other plans for returning to the Xue family this time."

"If our speculation is true, is there any secret treasure that can resolve the hidden dangers surrounding Suiyi?"

After thinking for a moment, the emperor said, "Yes, just like your senior brother, he had a blood transfusion."

"Replace the human bloodline with the higher-level demon bloodline."

"But she probably doesn't have your senior brother's good luck. Your senior brother's demon bloodline is the E-Yao, which means he can use any demon bloodline."

"If Suiyi's bloodline has truly reverted to its ancestral form, the only way to replace it is with the bloodline of a divine beast clan, and preferably a divine bird clan."

"Just like your senior brother, she received the approval and assistance of Jiuying to refine it. Otherwise, she would not be able to refine the divine bird's blood essence independently at such a young age."

The imperial edict is just speculation, though.

Depletion of vital essence and blood can, at best, severely damage one's vitality, and at worst, cause a decline in one's spiritual realm.

Mu Yunjian was truly lucky; after Jiuying died, he voluntarily gave away his essence and blood.

But it's a living Nine-Headed Serpent; such a wonderful thing could never happen, not even in a dream.

Yun Yici thought of something and rummaged through her storage bag, finding a blue feather.

She smiled and said, "This is a blue phoenix feather that I won from Ci Ying two hundred years ago."

"The Azure Phoenix has sent word; if Xue Ziyan is after the divine bird, this feather might be a good test for her."

The imperial edict was so far away that he almost had "I want to come find you" etched onto his face.

"If I were by your side, her demon companions would surely follow my lead, and you wouldn't have to work so hard."

Shen Huaichuan followed up by saying, "The Emperor decrees that Fellow Daoist must prioritize the overall situation."

“With you gone, there will be no one to suppress the demon realm, and I’m afraid Xiao Ci will have even more to worry about.”