Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress-Chapter 173
Chapter 173 - Just Accept It with a Grateful Heart
Late at night, Nanli Academy.
Inside the Dean’s office, Xia Guo sat at his desk with a long face, his brows tightly knitted, his expression contemplative.
The battle between immortals and demons that took place in Nanli City a few days ago felt as unreal as a dream even now...
But it was undeniable that it had indeed happened.
He also finally understood why Luo Hongye possessed such heaven-defying cultivation talent...
With Ning Yechen’s status as the Demon Lord, coupled with Luo Ruying’s apparent status as a daughter of the Heavenly Realm, it was no wonder they could give birth to a child with such heaven-defying talent...
Now, everyone in Nanli City knew of Ning Yechen’s identity as the Demon Lord, and there was no one in the city who didn’t fear him.
They didn’t even dare to approach that courtyard in the slightest.
Every day, they were terrified, afraid that the other demons hidden throughout the city would suddenly attack them...
Although no incidents of demons harming people had occurred these past few days, the fear of the demon clan was already deeply rooted in everyone’s hearts.
As the Dean of Nanli Academy, he was also completely helpless.
Any random person from the demon clan could easily crush him to death...
A few days ago, entrusted with the hopes of the masses, he had wanted to pay a personal visit to express his gratitude and, while at it, inquire whether the Demon Lord would continue to stay in Nanli City.
However, he was refused at the door and didn’t even get a chance to see the Demon Lord...
With his status, wanting to have an audience with the supreme ruler of the Demon Realm was indeed a bit of an overestimation of his own abilities.
Now what was he to do...
"Sigh..."
Xia Guo rubbed his brow and couldn’t help but let out a light sigh.
"Dean, currently, all across the world, in every region and state, rumors are spreading that the Demon Lord has appeared in Nanli City, that Nanli City has been occupied by the demon clan, that the city has been reduced to a sea of fire and ruins, and that everyone has been killed..."
"They have even started holding a memorial service for you..."
Lin Ya, standing before Xia Guo, reported the intelligence gathered from various parts of the Southern State.
Xia Guo held his forehead, so angry he wanted to hit someone.
What on earth is all this...
Although it was true that the Demon Lord had appeared and the demon clan had occupied Nanli City, the city itself was actually fine.
The public order was even more stable than before...
No one dared to cause trouble at all!
These fellows only know how to spread baseless rumors!
However, things certainly couldn’t go on like this. Nowadays, no one dared to approach Nanli City anymore...
"Sigh..."
Xia Guo couldn’t help but look up at the ceiling and let out another long sigh.
Just then, a serene and cold voice suddenly sounded by his ear.
"Dean Xia, you are sighing in despair. Is it because of my clan?"
Hearing the voice, Xia Guo instantly shuddered all over and quickly stood up from his seat in terror.
He saw the void before him distort, and Yue Qingyou slowly walked out from it.
Xia Guo and Lin Ya were startled and hurriedly knelt on the ground.
They had both witnessed Yue Qingyou’s power.
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"Greetings, Lady Yue...!"
"My sighing is just a habit, it has absolutely nothing to do with you or the demon clan!"
Cold sweat dripped down Xia Guo’s forehead as he hurriedly tried to explain.
It was just that, how could Yue Qingyou not see through his flustered attempt at an explanation.
However, she didn’t mind.
The immortals of the Heavenly Realm had to fear her Demon Realm to some degree, to say nothing of the people of the Mortal Realm, the weakest of the Six Realms.
It was only normal for tiny ants to feel fear.
"Dean Xia, there is no need to be nervous."
"I have come to deliver a message from the Demon Lord."
"In a few days, Demon Lord, Madam, and the Little Princess will return to the Demon Realm."
"At that time, all demons in the city will leave. Dean Xia can rest assured."
Yue Qingyou conveyed calmly.
Hearing this, Xia Guo’s spirits lifted, and he instantly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He hurriedly bowed his head in gratitude and said:
"Thank you, Demon Lord!"
Clap clap!
Yue Qingyou clapped her hands twice softly.
In an instant, the void behind her distorted again, and several shadow guards emerged, carrying one magnificent, exquisite, and heavy treasure chest after another.
The treasure chests landed on the floor, making a dull thud.
"Lady Yue, this is...?"
Xia Guo looked at the treasure chests that were continuously being stacked up high before him, almost filling the entire room, his expression somewhat stunned for a moment.
"This is a small reward from Demon Lord for Dean Xia’s care of my Demon Realm’s Little Princess during this time."
"The supreme ruler of our Demon Realm does not like to owe favors to others."
"Just accept it with a grateful heart."
Yue Qingyou said calmly.
"Th-Thank you, Demon Lord..."
Xia Guo didn’t think too much about it and quickly kowtowed in gratitude.
"You can open one to see if you are satisfied."
"If you are not satisfied, you can also ask to exchange it for something else."
Yue Qingyou extended an arm, gesturing for Xia Guo to go ahead.
Xia Guo tremblingly stood up and cautiously opened one of the treasure chests in front of him.
In an instant, the spiritual light that burst forth from the treasure chest illuminated the entire room, so bright that Xia Guo and Lin Ya couldn’t open their eyes.
Only after their eyes adjusted did they discover that the chest was filled to the brim with brilliant spirit stones!
The purity of the spiritual energy contained within them was comparable to that of celestial spirits!
Spirit stones with this level of spiritual energy purity were extremely rare in the entire mortal realm!
The quantity before his eyes was simply far beyond Xia Guo’s imagination.
A single chest of these spirit stones was enough for a person to cultivate for ten years!
To be honest, he had never thought the Demon Lord would give him any reward.
Let alone that he would be so generous and extravagant...!
"De-Dean...! Y-You, look...!"
Lin Ya also got up and opened several other chests in front of her, and was instantly left dumbfounded by their contents.
Some chests were filled with all kinds of immortal cultivation manuals, while others were full of rare herbs and celestial-grade medicinal pills...
The moment they were opened, a rich, fragrant medicinal aroma filled the entire room.
Xia Guo and Lin Ya were like country children who had just entered a city, looking back and forth at the contents of the chests with faces full of shock.
Yue Qingyou asked with an indifferent expression:
"Well, are you satisfied?"
"Er... Lady Yue, this... isn’t this a bit too much...?"
Xia Guo asked with a face full of disbelief.
These items were enough to rival the treasury of a top-tier sect in the world.
Although he really liked them, he was truly too embarrassed to accept...
Nanli Academy had only let Luo Hongye study in its preschool for a short while, yet received such a huge reward in return.
He even felt a little overwhelmed by the favor.
"It’s nothing."
"These things were going to be thrown away sooner or later anyway."
"You can just take them."
Yue Qingyou said with disdain.
Just these few things, to Demon Lord, or even to the entire Demon Realm, were merely grains of sand in the ocean.
Even if they threw away more, she wouldn’t care.
Hearing that these things were even going to be thrown away, Xia Guo’s eyes widened in shock.
What extravagance and waste...!
Any single one of these items would probably be enough to cause countless cultivators to fight to the death over it...
But thinking about it, for that supreme ruler of the Demon Realm, he indeed wouldn’t think much of these things.
What else could Xia Guo say? He hurriedly kowtowed in gratitude and said:
"In that case... please convey my thanks to Demon Lord!"
"My Nanli Academy will always welcome the Demon Lord’s presence!"
Her business concluded, Yue Qingyou did not stay any longer. Her figure faded and vanished from the spot in an instant.
The group of shadow guards also stepped back into the distorted void and left.
The room returned to tranquility, with only Xia Guo and Lin Ya left, prostrated on the ground.
After a long while, the two of them cautiously stood up, their clothes already soaked through with cold sweat...
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