Above all spirits

Chapter 425 Lilia (Part 1)

Seeing the Blood Sword disappear into the distance, Hai Wuyai abandoned his battle stance, turned around, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head.

"I'm sorry to have startled the Imperial Concubine."

"If needed..."

Consort Xu wearily fanned her hand, really not wanting to bother with the matter of the Blood Sword anymore; she shouldn't have agreed to see him in the first place.

No.

It would be better to meet them, otherwise the entire restaurant might not be at peace, and that would be even more counterproductive.

We shouldn't have kept him in the first place!

It's all that guy's fault for his sweet talk, plus I really needed his help at the time.

You have to understand, she wouldn't have survived this long alone in the imperial city...

Having finally made it through, I absolutely cannot disrupt my plans.

"Wuya, prepare our next arrangements. She's just a waitress in a restaurant, so let her be. The important matters are more important."

"Yes…"

All the demons seemed to accept this outcome as a matter of course.

Not a single demon stood up for her.

Not a single demon showed her any mercy.

Yes, but it wasn't my own good fortune.

Yes, but a slight unease, still shaken.

Whether they are guards or other staff members, all the demons who are busy setting up the scene are of no particular race. They are all at the very bottom of the demon realm, and they are used to all of this.

They are not qualified.

Except for Hai Wuyai, because he is qualified to do so.

Therefore, a rare hint of reluctance appeared in his eyes.

This was one of the reasons he consulted the Imperial Concubine.

If the Imperial Concubine agrees, he will surely teach that arrogant devil a lesson.

Unfortunately, Consort Xu refused.

Without Consort Xu's support.

Without the support of the Supreme Emperor Demon behind her.

He, a demon without a race, was still not qualified even though he had mastered the power of the domain.

He might have a fighting chance against Xue Lingjian, but he didn't even have the courage to raise his head against the Blood Cloud Demon Clan. Having escaped from the clutches of the Demon Lord, he had long lost the passion he once had.

The lowest-ranking demons in the demon realm are not without joy, anger, sorrow, or emotion, nor are they without a sense of justice; it's just that these demons don't have that right unless they pay with their lives.

...

On the street, Gu Yun looked around at the street vendors and shops, searching for anything that could help him.

As Werner said, the architecture of the Supreme Demon Realm is indeed very similar to that of the lower human realm, or more precisely, to ancient Chinese architecture. The architecture of the divine realm is probably closer to that of the West.

This made Gu Yun feel much more comfortable.

The shops along the street are of all shapes and sizes, but basically each shop's name has a different symbol in front of it. These symbols represent different merchant guilds or racial forces, all in order to gain the protection of the forces behind the symbols.

In the demon realm, those who want to engage in trade without the protection of a powerful force generally do not have a good ending.

Among them, symbols of family power are relatively rare. Generally, apart from those with a far-reaching reputation, they will not develop in other people's territories. The most common ones are the three top-tier well-known chambers of commerce that Werner told Gu Yun about.

A symbol of an eye outlined in black and red, the First Merchant Guild, the Eye of Calamity.

A black sailboat symbol, the Second Chamber of Commerce, Black River.

A snake biting its tail forms a horizontal 8 symbol: the Third Chamber of Commerce, Eternity.

Shops displaying the symbols of the three major chambers of commerce are the most common.

The rest are just a few scattered vendors with outstanding individual abilities.

Some of the items these people sell are much cheaper than those in shops, but Gu Yun can smell the blood behind those cheap items. He guesses that there is more or less bloodshed involved. If you buy such items, don't expect after-sales service. You will have to deal with the consequences yourself.

while walking.

Gu Yun happened to pass by a shop that seemed to be related to divination.

He stopped.

I slowly walked into the shop.

What attracted Gu Yun was not the crystal ball with a pale purple halo that was placed in the center of the store.

It wasn't the various strange spiritual treasures with a slightly extraordinary aura displayed around it.

It's not the voluptuous female demon sitting in the shop, wearing a huge hat, sporting dragon horns, and dozing off on the table.

Instead, it was the huge black and red eye on the side of the shop.

"The Eye of Calamity".

This is a shop protected by the Eye of Calamity.

I knew it! How could a royal territory not have its protected shops in the central area outside the capital?

He's seen many companies, including Heihe and Yongheng.

"Dong dong dong."

Gu Yun knocked lightly on the door to announce her arrival.

There weren't many customers in the shop. If Gu Yun's guess was correct, it was probably related to the vaguely worded sign in front of the shop that read "One hundred low-grade soul crystals at a time, 12% off for first-time customers."

This doesn't seem like something a normal demon could afford.

Regardless of where the consumption takes place.

Then he sat down alone in the guest seat.

The creaking sound made the female demon, who could be called the shopkeeper, rub her sleepy eyes, even though she had already noticed the noise.

Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful face appeared before Gu Yun.

Ok.

He retracted his previous statement.

From an objective point of view, if those eighty-eight low-grade soul crystals—no, even if it were a hundred—had been spent on her that time, quite a few wealthy young men would have been drawn to her.

The moment their eyes met.

A look of astonishment flashed in one of their eyes.

Of course.

It couldn't be Gu Yun.

He's not like Xiao Li, who gets all excited and forgets he's socially awkward when he sees a beautiful woman.

Although Gu Yun is not socially anxious.

"Wow, a Star Moon Demon Clan owner has actually come to my little shop!!"

"Looks like we can finally open for business this month."

"Hello, boss. My name is Lilia."

Gu Yun felt ashamed.

You're the boss, aren't you?

"If I'm not mistaken, today should be the latter half of the month..."

Gu Yun heard quite a few rumors along the way.

The most discussed topic was the recruitment of Heavenly Guards to be held at the Supreme Emperor Demon Palace at the end of the month.

After all, this is an opportunity for the lowest of the low to rise up.

Unfortunately, to Gu Yun's surprise, the recruitment of the Heavenly Guard of the Extreme Emperor Demon Clan did not seem to restrict the race of demons, or even gods. This meant that demons of other races also had the opportunity to participate.

Although all demons who participated in the trial and were selected, except for those of the Supreme Demon Clan, had to have a special restriction placed on their bodies, it was probably to prevent internal treachery.

However, most of these demons are probably seeking the support of the Supreme Emperor Demon Clan.

unless...

It's rather intriguing that someone like myself, a demon who is also royalty, would participate in the competition.

"Ah ha ha."

"It's normal, it's normal. As the saying goes, if you don't open for business in March, you'll be open for three months. That's me."