Starting as a complete failure, he leads the demon race to sweep across the lower realm.

Chapter 11 Mother's Love

"impossible!"

"Absolutely not!"

The two spoke in unison, and a tense atmosphere began to spread as they stared at each other. Li Yang pouted and glared at Ji Cang, her little mouth babbling as she began to accuse him: "Father, Mother, she is your daughter. How can you bear to marry me off to someone like this?"

Guiluo, who had been hiding in the corner with the ethereal cat, retorted sharply upon hearing this, "What about our Lord? Do you know who our Lord is? He is..."

"Ghostfall!"

Ji Cang's warning made him quickly change the subject he was about to say, "Our Venerable One is His Majesty's younger brother!"

"Heh." Li Yang's lips twitched. "Such a powerful status."

The Emperor looked at the group of people in the courtyard with a headache and waved his hand, saying, "There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. Cang'er, you must remember what you promised me. And Yangyang, your intimate relationship... has already happened. I will give you ten days to think it over. This time, I will let Cang'er accompany you into the royal secret realm. If you are still unwilling after ten days, then my words will be null and void."

Li Yang let out a resentful sigh, "Fine, then I'll listen to Father."

Although the emperor and empress doted on her, it was indeed inappropriate for her to repeatedly disobey the emperor since she had just entered the palace. Moreover, the emperor had given her a way out, suggesting that she endure for another ten days at most, which would also be a good opportunity to find a way to rescue the spirit cat.

Rou Sheng silently breathed a sigh of relief, and after stealing a glance at Ji Cang, who did not show any anger, she waved for everyone except the Emperor and Rou Hong to leave.

Watching everyone leave, Li Yang also bowed and walked out, her eyes catching sight of the small grass swaying in the corner of the wall without any wind. She smiled slightly, and a wisp of spiritual energy floated from her fingertips, unnoticed by anyone.

She was truly loved by the emperor and empress. Li Yang's courtyard was right next to the empress's courtyard, just a few steps away.

She glanced at the handsome young man standing with his hands behind his back at the end of the palace path, snorted coldly, turned into her courtyard, and slammed the door shut.

Ji Cang never expected that Li Yang, this little girl with only good looks, would be so arrogant. Very well! She has an innocent-looking face, but her heart is more petty than anyone else's, huh!

He coldly flicked his sleeve, walked straight out past Guiluo who was still educating the illusory cat.

Li Yang didn't have time to pay attention to him; she had to eavesdrop on what was going on in the next courtyard!

She hadn't expected there to be a grass spirit in the Empress's courtyard. If the grass spirit hadn't called to her, she might never have discovered it. Her fingertips touched, and a flash of blue light appeared on the fox tail birthmark under Li Yang's eye. The next second, the Emperor's voice rang clearly in her mind.

"Will Yangyang hate me if I do this?"

Empress Rousheng took a sip of tea and replied, "Yangyang's level is not high enough right now. If she enters the secret realm alone, she will surely perish under the siege of the remaining disciples. I guessed you would choose Cang'er to protect her, but I didn't expect you to use such a reason..."

"Huh? Will Yangyang really hate me in the future?" Feng Mo asked with a bitter face. "It's all because of Ji Cang's personality. If he had a better personality, I wouldn't be worried that Yangyang would look down on him!"

Li Yang couldn't listen any longer after hearing this; her eyes welled up with tears. She had thought they were concerned about her reputation, but it turned out the Emperor and Empress were thinking much further ahead.

Li Yang unconsciously thought of her parents and took out the necklace her mother had placed under the memorial tablet from her bosom. It was a necklace studded with gemstones, and the pink gemstone in the center, as big as a pigeon egg, was crystal clear. She held the necklace up in the sunlight and examined it for a long time before putting it on herself.

As she put on the necklace, the surrounding space suddenly distorted. Li Yang was somewhat surprised, watching as she, who had been standing in the courtyard, suddenly appeared in a waterfall full of wisteria. The wisteria growing on the waterfall swayed as it was hit by the cascading water, but its roots still clung tightly to the rock wall. Wisteria is usually the weaker party under the waterfall, but here the wisteria gave her an aura of being able to compete with the waterfall.

"My little Yangyang, do you miss Mommy?"

Li Yang quickly gathered her thoughts as she watched a face that resembled hers eight-tenths as it flew out of the waterfall and landed in front of her.

"Welcome back, Yangyang! Yangyang's first challenge is to cross the waterfall and reach the valley behind it, where Mommy has prepared a treasure for you."

Li Yang glanced at the waterfall in front of her, a flash of pink light crossing her bright eyes, and two large tails of different colors appeared behind her. She pushed off with her right foot, her taut body instantly rushing towards the surging waterfall.

Strangely, despite her demonic power reaching the Spirit King level, she still felt significant resistance when rushing towards the waterfall. After two or three consecutive failures, confusion slowly filled Li Yang's bright eyes. She stopped blindly wasting her demonic power and began to ponder as she looked at the waterfall.

Xia Zhu's illusory figure landed on the shore and watched her quietly, neither helping nor stopping her.

Li Yang only needed a moment to think before she came to a conclusion. She shook her twin tails back to shake off the water and charged upwards again, but this time her goal wasn't to rush into the waterfall, but to fly towards the wisteria flowers on either side of it. She grabbed a thick wisteria vine and swung towards the waterfall, disappearing in front of it.

The illusory figure on the shore was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled with satisfaction, "This little girl is much smarter than your father, that stinky fox."

Li Yang thought there might be a dark cave behind the waterfall, but it turned out to be a paradise.

A two-story wooden house, its roof and outer fence covered with wisteria. A few acres of land were plowed in front of the house, planted with unknown grass. Behind the yard was a tall tower, the material of which was unknown, but she felt that it could easily knock down a high-rise building made of reinforced concrete.

“Yangyang, this is the house where your father and mother used to live. This black tower contains the treasures your father and mother have been searching for over the years. Because we didn’t know what you liked to learn, we searched for all sorts of books, such as alchemy and weapon crafting. There are also demon cultivation techniques that your father personally copied, as well as information on the forces of demons in various places. Yangyang, you can take a look when you have time and choose one or two that interest you to learn. If there is an opportunity in the future, your father and mother will teach you personally.”

After saying this, the phantom in mid-air disappeared with a smile.

Li Yang lowered her head, and a drop of water silently disappeared into the grass. It's a pity that you are all dead, and you will never have the chance to see Li Yang return, nor will you know how hard Li Yang's life was in that world, and how she longed for her parents' embrace in the dead of night.

After Li Yang calmed down, she started browsing the Black Tower. Inside, rows of towering shelves were filled with books and all sorts of treasures. In case Li Yang didn't know how to use those treasures, they had thoughtfully written instructions on how to use them.

Li Yang withdrew her gaze and looked down to see a fan lying at her feet. She picked it up and opened the fan. It was a peach-pink folding fan with lifelike peach blossoms on the surface, making it seem as if peach petals were falling. When she gently waved the fan, Li Yang seemed to smell a faint fragrance of peach blossoms.

A sign hung on the fan ribs. Li Yang turned it over and softly read, "Peach Blossom Fan."