Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 22
It Seems This Senior is a Fairly Nice Person

This person must be the senior who created the heavenly garden in this mountain forest!

And the “reverse scale” he mentioned must be this heavenly garden!

Gui Fu’s miasma poison and Lu Jian’s sword energy almost destroyed the heavenly garden, which is why the senior suddenly appeared and angrily killed them!

Luo Ruying thought to herself.

Ning Yechen didn’t know what Luo Ruying was thinking. Seeing her step back, he thought he had scared her, so he said gently:

“The miasma poison in your body has been purged. Your injuries will heal in a few days.”

“Thank you, senior…”

Luo Ruying bowed slightly in gratitude.

This senior, who had acted so ruthlessly, was unexpectedly a gentle and kind person…

While the senior was still here, Luo Ruying hesitated for a moment, then confessed:

“Senior, there’s something I need to tell you honestly…”

“Hmm? What is it?”

Ning Yechen asked curiously.

Luo Ruying said with a guilty expression:

“Senior, my husband and I accidentally discovered your heavenly garden and gathered some heavenly herbs and spirit medicines…”

“I also plucked the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower…”

“If possible, I’m willing to exchange some heavenly treasures with you as an apology!”

“If you want to punish or blame me, senior, I will accept it. But please don’t blame my husband…”

“He’s just a mortal; he didn’t mean to offend you.”

After confessing, Luo Ruying felt extremely anxious and nervously observed the black-robed senior’s reaction.

She was worried that upon learning about the heavenly garden being casually harvested and the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower being taken, he might kill them in a fit of rage…!

After all, the heavenly garden was this senior’s reverse scale!

To be honest, even if she offered all the few heavenly treasures she had left, it wouldn’t be enough to compensate for the value of that one Seven-Colored Glazed Flower!

As Luo Ruying waited nervously, Ning Yechen chuckled softly and waved his hand dismissively.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. As long as you like them, feel free to take any of the heavenly herbs and spirit medicines.”

“Your so-called heavenly treasures are of no use to this… honorable master! Keep them.”

It seemed Luo Ruying had mistaken him for the senior who had created the heavenly garden…

But this was fine; it saved him from having to make up another excuse.

Moreover, he was touched that she was still concerned about him, even trying to take all the blame to protect him.

Luo Ruying was stunned, her mouth agape, when she heard that she could take whatever she wanted without any exchange.

Those were priceless heavenly herbs and spirit medicines!

He was just allowing her to take them as she pleased?

He didn’t even mind that she had taken the Seven-Colored Glazed Flower, not showing any anger or blame…

He wasn’t even surprised, as if he had already known that she had taken it.

This senior was unexpectedly quite nice…?

“May I ask for your name, senior?”

“If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely visit and express my gratitude!”

Luo Ruying bowed deeply once again, expressing her sincere thanks.

However, when she raised her head, the senior was nowhere to be seen. He had vanished without a trace, just as he had arrived.

Perhaps he was a recluse who didn’t want his identity known…

Luo Ruying didn’t dwell on it. Feeling relieved and safe, she couldn’t help but rejoice at being alive.

Although she had been prepared to sacrifice herself, when Lu Jian’s sword energy almost killed her, she still felt a sense of unwillingness and reluctance…

The figures of that man and her child involuntarily appeared in her mind…

She truly didn’t want to leave them like this…

Right! She had to hurry and find them!

Otherwise, it would be dangerous if they encountered other demonic beasts in the forest!

Remembering Ning Yechen and Luo Hongye, who had escaped, Luo Ruying’s heart tightened with worry, and she quickly rushed towards the forest.

…

Meanwhile

After leaving Luo Ruying, Ning Yechen reappeared outside a certain cave. He projected his voice coldly into the cave:

“All of you, get out here!”

In the next second, there was a commotion inside the cave, and three figures swiftly emerged, sliding to their knees before Ning Yechen.

“M-Master! Y-You, you’re looking for us…?”

The Sky-Swallowing Python asked nervously, cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

It had only been a short while, and they had been summoned by Ning Yechen twice in a row. They were scared to death!

They had been enjoying their card game when they heard his voice, and their souls almost left their bodies.

Seeing Ning Yechen’s icy cold expression, they were all terrified into silence.

They wondered who had the misfortune of provoking this Master again…

Ning Yechen looked at them and said indifferently:

“What were you doing just now?”

“Reporting to Master, we, we were playing cards…”

The Chaos Bull Demon replied weakly.

It was just a card game; he wouldn’t be held accountable for that, right…?

“Playing cards?”

“People have entered the Demon Realm Forest, disturbing my peace, and you’re here playing cards?”

“Do you truly not know why I keep you around?”

Ning Yechen said, frowning slightly, his tone laced with displeasure.

His words sent shivers down their spines. They frantically kowtowed and explained:

“Master, it’s a misunderstanding!”

“We, we thought those people were also your subordinates!”

The Chaos Bull Demon and the others were on the verge of tears, feeling incredibly wronged.

Xuan Lin, the Blackscale Dragon, had died because he attacked someone he shouldn’t have…

Learning from his mistake, the three of them obediently hid in the cave, but now they were being held accountable for letting those people pass…

Seeing their aggrieved expressions, Ning Yechen decided not to pursue the matter further. Instead, he pointed in the direction Su Sheng had escaped and said with a cold glint in his eyes:

“Someone escaped in that direction. You know what to do, right?”

“Understood!”

“We’ll go kill him right now!”

“For the crime of disturbing Master’s peace, he deserves to die ten thousand deaths!”

The Chaos Bull Demon declared, pounding his chest.

The others also nodded in agreement.

Ning Yechen gave them a disapproving look and said calmly:

“I want him alive.”

“If he dies, you don’t have to come back alive either, understand?”

“Understood…”

They nodded obediently.

“Then what are you still kneeling here for?”

“If you let him escape, don’t bother coming back. Just wait for me to find you!”

Ning Yechen frowned, his voice cold, as he looked at the three still sitting obediently.

If he wasn’t in a hurry to return to his wife and daughter, he wouldn’t have entrusted the task of capturing Su Sheng to them.

The Chaos Bull Demon and the others were startled and quickly scrambled to their feet.

However, their legs were still trembling from fear, and they almost stumbled. Ning Yechen couldn’t help but frown.

Could he really rely on these three…?

Should he just release his Apostle instead…?

Under Ning Yechen’s doubtful gaze, the three Demon Kings quickly transformed into streaks of divine rainbows and disappeared into the distance.

This concerned their lives, so they were all giving chase with all their might.

After watching them leave, Ning Yechen turned his head towards the other side of the forest.

He should also hurry back to his precious daughter and wife…

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if he was discovered…