The Demon Lord Relied on His Imagination to Get Together with the Protagonist. - Chapter 109

Chapter 109

Shi Zhihua was naturally protective of her own. Usually, the Demon Realm under her rule would rarely suffer any grievances. Firstly, the Demon Realm’s notorious reputation meant the outside world dared not provoke them. Secondly, as the Demonic Venerable, she was fiercely retaliatory. Anyone who dared to provoke anything belonging to her would face her retribution.

She embodied all the admirable qualities a villain should possess.

Therefore, after Ji Hui finished her tearful recounting, Shi Zhihua took her subordinates to confront the Dragon Mother.

Ah, no, rather than “confrontation,” it was more of a “smashing of the place.”

After preparing Tong Siqing’s appearance, she had Ji Hui recount the events of the past to Tong Siqing once more.

—The Dragon Clan had a curse. To honor the deceased Nature God, the Dragon King needed to give birth to nine sons within a hundred years to prevent the North Sea waters from drying up. However, the current Dragon King had only eight dragon sons, unable to gather the required nine.

Eventually, the Dragon Mother gave birth to a dragon daughter. The two of them tried to hide her from the spirit but were discovered midway by the Snake Clan. With time running out and the old Dragon King unable to conceal the truth any longer, he had no choice but to accept the Snake Clan’s offer. He brought Ji Wudu from the Snake Clan, bestowed the Emperor’s Scorn upon her, allowing her to transform into a white dragon to replace Ji Hui and become the ninth prince.

In exchange, the Snake Clan took Ji Hui, secretly cutting off her dragon horns, extracting her dragon tendons and meridians, and using various cruel methods to turn Ji Hui into a “golden snake.” They then erased a part of her memory and cast her into the Demon Realm to fend for herself.

Tong Siqing was speechless with shock upon hearing this.

Could there truly be such heartless parents in the world?

Completely disregarding their daughter’s life?

She had never encountered such a thing and felt immense pity for Ji Hui.

Shi Zhihua said: “Ji Hui is truly formidable. Even after losing her memory and being thrown into the Demon Realm, she still managed to find her way back to the North Sea to secretly seek her revenge.”

During the few days she was intimate with Tong Siqing, Ji Hui had smoothly recovered her memory, personally killed her enemies, and simultaneously uncovered the truth of the past.

It was originally a complex and bizarre affair, but they had done nothing; Ji Hui had resolved everything by herself.

While feeling sorry for Ji Hui, Shi Zhihua couldn’t help but secretly praise her in her heart.

Truly worthy of being my spiritual pet. Her actions are swift and ruthless.

If she were to abdicate as Demonic Venerable someday, Ji Hui could easily take up the position.

In terms of strategy, Shi Zhihua had to admire Ji Hui. She had lurked by her side for years without being discovered, silently achieving all her goals.

In terms of fortune, Ji Hui knew from a very young age to follow those with good luck. When Tong Siqing first came to the North Sea for her tribulation, Ji Hui sensed her good fortune. She risked her life to protect her, establishing an indissoluble bond even when struck by lightning and injured.

Shi Zhihua felt a sense of inadequacy.

Ji Hui was indeed very strong.

Shi Zhihua looked down at Ji Hui, still appearing as a young girl, and felt a moment of “my daughter has grown up” satisfaction.

As the Demonic Venerable, she despised the weak and greatly admired the strong and capable. Ji Hui was her spiritual pet, and also like a child to her. Both emotionally and otherwise, she was very pleasing to her.

But…

The price was too high. Although the winding experience had forged Ji Hui’s extraordinary strength, she was still just a young dragon girl, subjected to such treatment at such a tender age.

Shi Zhihua turned her gaze away, feeling a pang of unbearable pity.

“Let’s go smash the North Sea’s shrine and topple that Nature God statue,” Tong Siqing said. “Anyway, the North Sea and the Demon Realm are about to turn against each other. We might as well do all the bad things we can.”

Ji Hui wiped her tears: “Mm-hmm.”

Shi Zhihua turned back to Tong Siqing, slightly amused. Had she led her rabbit astray? Why did she sound more seasoned than the Demonic Venerable herself? Was “do all the bad things we can” something a Xianning Saint should say?

Shi Zhihua: “Alright, let’s go now.”

Bringing Qing Lin and Su Rong, the group from the Demon Realm aggressively set off to smash the place.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Mother had found Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen.

The Dragon Mother tearfully put on a pitiful display, accusing Shi Zhihua of killing the old Dragon King and insisting that Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen must preside over justice for the North Sea.

Fearing that Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen might shield the Demonic Venerable, the Dragon Mother did not press her case too hard.

While speaking, she secretly observed Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen’s reaction.

Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen showed no reaction. A mask concealed all his inner turmoil. The Dragon Mother could only see his pale gray eyes and the compassionate expression of one who pities all living things.

The Dragon Mother was somewhat uncertain, tentatively asking Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen to apprehend the Demonic Venerable.

Sheng Wen nodded coolly: “Good. This Venerable will render justice for your North Sea.”

The Dragon Mother finally sighed in relief—Indeed, Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen, being such a Sage, would not be swayed by private sentiments. In such a major matter, he would still handle it justly.

Sheng Wen extended his sleeve: “Please lead the way.”

Dragon Mother: ???

Lead what way?

What guiding?

Aren’t we going to find the Demonic Venerable?

Just as she was completely confused, a subordinate from the North Sea suddenly stumbled in, frantic as if the sky had fallen, and reported in panic: “Disaster! The shrine has been breached by external enemies, and the statue! It’s destroyed!”

Dragon Mother: !!!

That was the Nature God who protected the North Sea! The faith of the North Sea’s countless people! How could it be destroyed?

Who?

Who dares to be so audacious!

In her fury, she forgot to continue her pitiful act and immediately snapped sternly: “A bunch of good-for-nothings! How could such an important place be breached by outsiders! Who broke in? Tear them into ten thousand pieces!”

Subordinate: “…The Demonic Venerable brought her subordinates in, and it seems… Saint Siqing of the Xianning Sect was also there.”

Dragon Mother: “…”

Sheng Wen: “…”

The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence. The Dragon Mother glanced at Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen, her heart pounding.

She secretly cursed—The Demonic Venerable is truly malicious, dragging Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen’s daughter into such an act?

This is going too far.

She wondered how Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen would handle it.

The diplomatic Dragon Mother immediately slapped the reporting subordinate: “Useless! You must have been mistaken! Say again, who was there?”

The subordinate covered his face and immediately realized his mistake: “Yes, yes, yes, I was mistaken! Only the Demonic Venerable and her subordinates. No one else entered.”

The Dragon Mother withdrew her hand, turned to Sheng Wen, and said: “Heavenly Venerable, since the Demonic Venerable arrived in my North Sea, she has committed numerous heinous crimes—assassinating the Snake Clan elder, destroying the Nature God statue in the North Sea shrine, and even brazenly killing our Dragon King. This is an offense against both gods and men!”

Sheng Wen nodded.

Still without expression.

Sheng Wen: “Please, lead the way.”

The Dragon Mother gritted her teeth, summoned the strongest warriors and generals of the North Sea, and hurriedly led everyone towards the shrine.

Inside the shrine.

Shi Zhihua stood aside, watching Tong Siqing squat down to examine the fragments of the statue.

Shi Zhihua said: “We need to run quickly, or it will be difficult to leave when the North Sea people arrive.”

Tong Siqing was still concentrating on the shattered statue on the ground: “Zhihua, don’t you think this statue looks familiar?”

“Familiar in what way?” Shi Zhihua couldn’t see it at all. All she saw was a pile of broken stones. She said, “Are you saying it resembles someone?”

Tong Siqing nodded: “Yes, to me, it’s very familiar, like… my father.”

Shi Zhihua: !!!

Everyone was shocked and quickly gathered around to examine it.

The North Sea’s statue was towering. Upon falling, it became a pile of rubble. Tong Siqing was located exactly at the position of the statue’s eyes.

And the statue’s eyes—they were made of gentle, gray sea jade.

Tong Siqing was Sheng Wen’s daughter. Even if she wasn’t extremely close to him, she had seen his eyes countless times. She had a strong premonition that this statue was modeled after her father’s face.

Shi Zhihua asked: “Have you seen your father’s true face?”

Tong Siqing shook her head: “My father has never allowed anyone to see his true face.”

But a mere glance was enough for her to recognize her father.

She recognized people, especially those she was close to, mostly through an intuition.

And as a person of the heavenly mandate, her intuition was usually very accurate.

She was certain that this was her father’s true appearance.

Tong Siqing looked back: “Zhihua, can we briefly piece him back together? I want to see what my father originally looked like.”

Shi Zhihua indulged her unconditionally, not minding that it would take up time. The moment Tong Siqing finished speaking, she cast a spell to piece the statue together.

Tearing it down and smashing it was easy, but piecing it back together was incredibly difficult.

Qing Lin and Su Rong joined the Demonic Venerable’s spellcasting process without a word. Three streams of cultivation simultaneously went into the repair, instantly greatly shortening the process.

Tong Siqing and Ji Hui also joined in.

Just as they were all casting spells, the statue suddenly underwent a slight change.

Just as the eldest prince had planned—this statue would absorb the merit and fortune of cultivators.

It was said that only when the statue received sufficient offerings would the spirit be satisfied and protect their North Sea, perhaps slightly expanding the North Sea waters.

But—

For some unknown reason over the years, the North Sea waters had never become abundant, and the spirit rarely manifested.

Excluding a small number of informed people, everyone in the North Sea, including the eldest prince, didn’t know that the ninth prince’s identity was fabricated. They believed the deity didn’t bless the North Sea because the offerings of merit and fortune were too little.

Therefore, everyone frantically offered sacrifices and piled up various forms of incense to barely maintain the status quo.

Some even resorted to insidious measures, setting up spells on the statue to absorb the merit and cultivation of those who came to worship, forcing every powerful figure who came to contribute a little to flatter the spirit.

At this moment, the Demonic Venerable and her subordinates were all affected, making it difficult for them to escape.

Shi Zhihua frowned: “How could this happen?”

At the same moment, Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen, who was halfway there, suddenly frowned as well, and his fingers involuntarily curled beneath his wide sleeves.

The Dragon Mother didn’t notice Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen’s abnormality, still righteously inciting the emotions of her warriors, preparing to capture the Demonic Venerable in one swoop.

“Heavenly Venerable,” the Dragon Mother said softly to Sheng Wen after making her preparations, “If you are concerned, you can first go in and secure the Demonic Venerable to prevent her from escaping.”

These words, of course, were not what they seemed.

The implication was—Heavenly Venerable, you go in first and take your daughter away, then I’ll bring the people to attack the Demonic Venerable.

Sheng Wen agreed and entered the shrine alone.

Inside the shrine, the group of people caught red-handed in the act of destruction looked extremely awkwardly at Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen.

Tong Siqing dragged out her voice, pleading with her father for help: “Fa—ther—help—”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

It’s over. I can’t run away.

She even saw sparks of anger in Sheng Wen’s eyes as he looked at her!

So Sheng Wen does get angry.

Shi Zhihua knew she was out of luck. She probably couldn’t avoid this.

She closed her eyes: “Heavenly Venerable, please take Tong Siqing away first. Don’t let her see what she shouldn’t.”

Even if he were to punish her, he shouldn’t harm the father-daughter relationship between Tong Siqing and Sheng Wen. Otherwise, it would be even harder to deal with later.

Shi Zhihua was rarely this accommodating, and it was all for Tong Siqing’s sake.

Sheng Wen seemed to agree. He immediately rescued Tong Siqing, and despite her protests, directly tucked her into his spatial ring.

On the scene, only the Demonic Venerable and her subordinates remained.

This was indeed an excellent opportunity to wipe out the Demon Realm in one go.

The Dragon Mother, waiting outside, felt the time was right and entered as well.

The first thing she saw upon entering was Sheng Wen conjuring a spell. The spell was high-level, injected with powerful cultivation, capable of delivering a fatal blow to the Demonic Venerable…

The Dragon Mother was somewhat incredulous. Even though she knew Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen wouldn’t let the Demonic Venerable off, she was still shocked to see him personally about to inflict a fatal injury on the Demonic Venerable without any consideration for their past interactions.

Did the Heavenly Venerable of the Xianning Sect truly, truly have no regard for private sentiment?

The Dragon Mother’s emotions were complex, and she felt a faint sense of lingering fear.

She stood rooted to the spot, gazing ahead.

In front of her were the Demonic Venerable and her subordinates, completely immobilized, clearly ready to surrender.

Alas.

Just consider it witnessing a turmoil in the three realms. From now on, the Demon Realm was about to change hands.

Everyone from the North Sea looked deeply moved, standing blankly behind Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen to watch the spectacle.

Just when they thought they could be fearless with Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen in control.

Suddenly.

Heavenly Venerable Sheng Wen turned around and directed the move he had just summoned at the North Sea people.

The immortal light blazed brightly, tearing apart all things. The shrine was filled with white light. When the strike, infused with the Heavenly Venerable’s astonishing cultivation, came towards them, everyone was stunned.

This time, Shi Zhihua was also dumbfounded.

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