The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

The Li Long birthday banquet was held on the third floor of the restaurant. All the noise from downstairs was blocked by the formation. Apart from Li Long himself, none of the guests present knew what was happening downstairs.

Not long after the dragon demon general left his seat with a wine jug, he led a handsome young man who had transformed into human form and a human girl to sit at the very end of the banquet.

Chu Xiu had just fought with the Li Long demon general, and his demonic aura had not yet fully dissipated, yet he took the girl to sit down and, as if no one else was there, began to serve her food.

This oppressive aura, sharp as a needle's point, had no effect on the girl beside him, but it made the guests present feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Most of these guests were demon generals and their personal guards who were on good terms with Li Long, and their cultivation levels ranged from around the mid-stage of the Qiankun Realm.

The moment they saw and sensed the demonic power emanating from Chu Xiu, their expressions changed, and they all turned to look at him.

Only the four people sitting on either side of the Li Long Demon General continued to drink and chat without changing their expressions, but they all kept their eyes on Chu Xiu, the newly arrived guest.

After all, even they were not qualified to make the Lilong Demon General personally leave his seat to greet them.

Who is this person?

This question arose in the minds of all the guests at almost the same time.

Before anyone could ask a question, a maid who had been serving at the main table suddenly stood up. After receiving a nod from the Li Long Demon General, she came to Chu Xiu's seat and bowed.

"General Tuolong, General Lilong, please move to the main table to dine with us."

Chu Xiu looked up at the sound.

He saw that among the three little demons he had saved yesterday, the woman named Zhizhi was wearing an elegant long dress and was bowing gracefully to him.

"Crocodile?"

"He's actually the Alligator Dragon Demon General?"

"How can it be!"

"Isn't the Alligator Demon General and the Black Dragon Demon General mortal enemies? Why would the Black Dragon Demon General personally go out to greet him and invite him to take a seat as chairman!"

"...Didn't you sense the demonic power emanating from him? When did this alligator dragon become so strong?"

When the personal maid of the Lilong Demon General, Zhizhi, bowed to Chu Xiu and revealed his name, the expressions of the guests present changed drastically, and exclamations of surprise and doubt arose from all sides.

The alligator dragon demon general's desire for fame and fortune was common knowledge throughout the entire demon camp.

His actual strength ranked almost at the bottom among the three thousand demon generals, and there was even a hint that his status and position would be replaced by his personal guards.

But the alligator dragon that everyone saw with their own eyes was not the incompetent creature of legend.

The demonic power and oppressive aura emanating from him were such that, apart from the four demon generals who were on par with Li Long and sat in the second seat, almost no one could remain unmoved when he arrived.

"Oh? It's you?"

"You are actually Li Long's personal maid..."

Ignoring the fearful and questioning looks from the crowd, Chu Xiu gently rubbed the girl's head in his arms, shook his head slightly, and chuckled at Zhi Zhi:

"Please thank the Demon General Li Long for me. I still need to take care of this child's meals, so this position is quite good."

Zhi Zhi had initially ignored the girl in Chu Xiu's arms, assuming that this human girl was merely a peculiar fetish of his savior.

Unexpectedly, she saw a tenderness called compassion and care in the eyes of this alligator demon general who had transformed into a handsome young man.

This emotion is by no means a savage, animalistic desire.

The legendary bloodthirsty alligator dragon demon general actually showed great care for a human girl?

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could anyone believe me?

Zhizhi turned slightly and sent a telepathic message to its master, the Lilong Demon General, conveying Chu Xiu's wishes.

Upon seeing this, the guest sitting opposite Chu Xiu sneered, "It has to be said that this alligator is ungrateful, daring to refuse the olive branch of the Lilong Demon General..."

"Or does he have the self-awareness to know that if he were to actually sit in the chairman's seat, he would become the target of everyone's criticism?"

"I think he knows he's not good enough for her, right? Hahaha..."

At that moment, the actions of the Lilong Demon General left everyone present in disbelief.

When the dragon demon received the message from his personal maid, Zhizhi, he only pondered for a few moments before getting up and strolling over to Chu Xiu, who was sitting at the end of the banquet, carrying a wine pot.

Behind him, several guards moved his table and chair to this location, joining Chu Xiu's last seat.

"Brother Tuolong, what's wrong? Are you unwilling to do me the honor of having a feast and drinks with me?"

The dragon demon general plopped down next to Chu Xiu and laughed loudly:

"It's alright, it's alright. Since you don't want to go, it's the same if I come over!"

"After all, wherever I am, that is where I am the chairman!"

Chu Xiu was taken aback upon seeing this, then smiled helplessly:

"It's already an inconvenience that I've brought my adopted daughter to this banquet today; Brother Lilong, there's no need for such politeness..."

"What trouble is this? It was my personal guard who offended you first. If it weren't for Brother Tuolong's magnanimity, I would have lost a personal guard that I had spent a lot of resources to train."

The dragon demon general grabbed the wine jug, filled the wine cups in front of the two men, then raised his cup first and laughed:

"Drink this cup of wine, and let our past grievances be settled, shall we?"

The dragon demon's actions once again drew the attention of the guests.

No one expected that the Demon General Li Long, as the host, would actually toast a guest.

And this guest was none other than the Crocodile Demon General who had previously been at odds with him!

If word gets out about this, it will definitely cause a huge uproar!

After all, the Lilong Demon General was extremely outstanding among the three thousand demon generals of the Yuling Sect; otherwise, the Jackal Demon General would not have promised him the position of deputy commander in the future.

Faced with the repeated overtures from the Lilong Demon General, Chu Xiu simply complied with his request. After all, being in the demon camp meant having one less enemy and one more friend.

"Just as the general said, let's settle our grudges with a drink!"

Chu Xiu raised his wine cup to the Li Long Demon General before drinking it all in one gulp.

Upon seeing this, the dragon demon general was overjoyed and also drank his wine in one gulp: "Good! Brother Alligator Dragon is truly a hearty drinker!"

"Lilong? What are you doing?"

The four demon generals who were originally sitting in the second seat and were on par with Li Long, who had been observing coldly, all sent out questioning messages.

The dragon tilted its head slightly. "This alligator dragon is no longer what it used to be!"

"He just got into a fight with my personal guard downstairs. I just wanted to teach him a lesson, but I almost died from one of his straight punches!"

"His current strength is probably above yours and mine!"

Upon hearing this, the four demon generals exchanged glances, then rose one by one, smiling, and approached Chu Xiu, raising their wine cups to him in turn.

"So it's General Tuolong! I've heard so much about you!"

"The four of us will toast General Tuolong together!"

Chu Xiu's gaze swept over the four demon generals. Although they were not under the command of the Jackal Demon General, they were still powerful experts in the late stage of the Qiankun realm. If he ignored them in front of everyone, he would inevitably attract hatred.

Chu Xiu smiled and raised his glass in return, but still did not get up, letting the girl sit in his lap and bury her head in her rice.

"This child?"

The dragon demon general looked at the girl in Chu Xiu's arms and asked curiously.

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and casually made up an identity for the girl: "She is the orphan of a maid in my household."

Her deceased mother had served me diligently for many years, and I couldn't bear to see her orphaned child destitute, so I adopted her as my daughter.