She became a god

Ye Qingzhou was startled, but remained calm on the surface and said indifferently, "Does this contract and letter provide any strong evidence of my collusion with the high priest of the cult? If it is only based on appearance, then I cannot agree."

Ye Xingming said angrily, "You unfilial son, are you still going to be stubborn even now?"

Of course she'd stick to her guns!

If she doesn't stand up for herself, what if the Empress Dowager, in order to show her loyalty and distance herself from the cult, kills her as a sacrifice to the heavens?

Ye Qingzhou never imagined that a powerful demon like the Queen Mother, whose lust for power far outweighed her maternal love, would unconditionally accept everything about her.

Ye Xingming could only accept the glory brought by her son, but not the disaster he had brought.

To protect himself and live a more comfortable life, Ye Qingzhou always reported good news to Ye Xingming from a young age, never bad news.

Although she had few worries growing up, they were few and far between.

Ye Xingming murmured, "Is this my retribution?"

Thinking that he could preserve his life by devouring the true spirit and that the reincarnation of the mysterious true spirit could help him achieve his grand ambitions, he forgot to find out the true spirit's origin.

If she really is the reincarnation of a cult remnant, wouldn't I have committed a heinous crime?

But... he only has this one son in his entire life!

If she were to abandon this son, she would have no choice but to pass the throne to her distant nephews.

Back then, Ye Xingming killed her aunt and sisters in order to seize the throne.

Now, she can't bring herself to hand over the throne she's worked so hard for to a distant relative!

Ye Xingming's expression changed several times before she finally waved her hand and said to Ye Qingzhou, "You may leave now!"

Ye Qingzhou secretly rejoiced that he was an only child; if he had a sister, he would probably have been beaten up at least once today.

The Queen Mother just seemed to have said something about retribution.

Perhaps having only one son in this life is God's retribution for her slaughtering her own family!

A short while later, a member of the tribe came to report that the chief of the goose tribe had arrived.

Ye Xingming was puzzled. The panda clan and the goose clan had only a so-so relationship. The last time they had a formal interaction was when she took Xuan An as her husband and asked a matchmaker from the goose clan to arrange the marriage.

The Wild Goose Clan is one of the few races in the demon realm that follows a monogamous system. When the upper echelons of the demon realm arrange marriages, they often hire matchmakers from the Wild Goose Clan to arrange the marriage in order to show respect and care for the groom.

Why did the chief of the wild goose tribe suddenly come to find me?

Although Ye Xingming was puzzled, there was no reason to keep guests waiting when they came to the door.

Besides, the red panda tribe is currently in the eye of the storm, and if they close themselves off from the public at this time, there will only be more rumors and gossip.

After Ye Xingming greeted the chief of the Wild Goose Clan, she was taken aback when the chief explained his purpose. "Fellow Daoist Wild Goose, could you please repeat yourself?"

"Phoenix Clan Granny Feng Ai is in love with your only son Ye Qingzhou and intends to form a marriage alliance between your clans. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Ye would be willing to agree to this marriage?"

Ye Xingming's expression was complicated. Marriages between women were not common in the demon realm, but they were not uncommon either.

She never imagined that this would happen to her only son.

In the past, she would have flatly refused the marriage proposal.

No matter how noble the Phoenix Clan's Queen Mother is, she cannot sacrifice her own lineage just to curry favor with her!

But things are different now; the red panda tribe is now at the center of public opinion.

Ye Qingzhou was a hot potato; he couldn't bear to kill her, but he also didn't know how to deal with the trouble she caused.

Feng Hui is the Demon Lord's cousin, and they are close. If he were to marry her, the rumors and gossip would naturally subside, and those troublesome issues that were giving him a headache would no longer be a problem.

However, Ye Xingming wanted to know, "Fellow Daoist Yan, does His Majesty the Demon Lord know about this?"

"This matter is precisely because the Demon Lord entrusted me to propose marriage to your family."

Ye Xingming no longer hesitated and smiled, "I agree to this."

After saying this, he not only exchanged birth charts with the matchmaker, but also gave her a generous gift.

It was seven days later that Ye Qingzhou learned he had a fiancée.

Ye Qingzhou didn't understand, "Ah-Hei, why did you ask a matchmaker to propose marriage to me?"

Feng Rui's smile faltered for a moment, then she said calmly, "After you became my fiancée, did the gossip about you decrease significantly?"

Ye Qingzhou nodded, a few drops of cat urine dripping from his eyes, and patted Feng Ai's shoulder forcefully. "No wonder everyone says that sisters are like limbs, and men are like clothes. My dear sister, you're willing to sacrifice your marriage for me, I'm so touched! Don't worry, if you ever fancy any handsome young man in the future, I'll definitely help you get him. I'll pay for your pet servants!"

Feng Sui rolled her eyes at her. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll throw you out."

Ye Qingzhou pretended to tremble and nestled into Feng Hui's arms, "Waaah, Feng Hui, you are a magnanimous demon, please forgive me!"

For once, Feng Hui didn't push her away and tell her to get lost and stop being cheeky. Instead, she put her arm around her and said, "Since you're here, I'll show you around so we can solidify our relationship."

Ye Qingzhou blinked, indicating that she understood.

Is it just for show? She knows what she's doing; if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way.

Seeing how close they were, Longyan felt a bit conflicted.

Back then, the reason Longyan agreed to go to the panda tribe for a blind date was because of Ye Qingzhou's good looks and Ye Xingming's promise that if they had no children for a thousand years after marriage, the wife's family would take a concubine.

Although Longyan remained devoted to Qingluan and was unmoved by this condition.

However, Ye Qingzhou's overall qualities, coupled with the condition that he could only take a concubine after a thousand years of childlessness, made him very popular among the demon realm's emperors and nobles.

Fortunately, he had only talked about introducing Ye Qingzhou to his best friend before, and had never actually done it.

Otherwise, not only would she offend her aunt, but she would also harm her daughter-in-law.

If she tries to steal the Demon Lord's love interest, her little niece's fate will definitely be either death or serious injury!

Long Yan inwardly scoffed, but outwardly teased, "Should I call you Little Zhouzhou now, or Auntie?"

Ye Qingzhou blushed instantly. "Long Yan, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Long Yan glanced at Feng Xiu's expression, trying to guess her thoughts, and smiled at Ye Qingzhou, "Since you're not married yet, I'll continue to call you Xiao Zhouzhou. Once you're married into the family, I'll call you Auntie."

Ye Qingzhou had never been so embarrassed. Marriage really is a big problem!

Feng Rui looked at Ye Qingzhou, who had buried her head in her arms, and laughed, "Stop teasing Zhouzhou, where's Qingluan?"

"Replying to Aunt, my wife has been working tirelessly on government affairs day and night recently, and just went out to investigate a case three hours ago."

Feng Wei said with relief, "Yan Yan is capable, so I'm relieved."

An hour later, Ye Qingzhou asked listlessly, "Have you turned around enough?"

"You're already tired after not even seeing a quarter of your tribespeople?"

"We've seen almost a quarter of them, why haven't we seen His Majesty the Demon Lord yet?"

Feng Rui asked curiously, "Why do you want to see His Majesty the Demon Lord?"

Ye Qingzhou rolled her eyes at her, "You must have forgotten that my fifth birthday wish was to meet Her Majesty the Demon Lord. She's my idol!"

Feng Hui asked with a strange expression, "You admire my... my sister?"

"Yes, yes! I've vowed since I was little to become a peerless heroine like the Demon Lord!"

"If it wasn't Feng Jing who proposed to you, but Feng Jiaojiao, wouldn't you be happier?"

Ye Qingzhou thought for a moment, and finally answered truthfully, "Of course I'd be even happier! But how could His Majesty the Demon Lord possibly propose to me? Besides, I'm already very grateful to you for sacrificing your own marriage to save me from this crisis."

Feng Wei suddenly hugged her tightly, silently apologizing in her heart.

Ye Qingzhou thought Feng Hui was touched by his warm and empathetic reply, so he patted her on the shoulder and said, "My dear sister, let's walk together for life, through thick and thin! Come on, let's drink until we drop!"

Feng Hui grasped Ye Qingzhou's hand and solemnly said, "We will share honor for life."