The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1568 447: The Unfathomable Demon King Finally Returns to His Loyal Great Graveyard (4)

Maybe it was because all the Little Demons in the Land of Nightmare were living the rich life now.

This "Child King" of the Land of Nightmare finally had spare funds to buy pretty new dresses, and this time she'd finally changed into something he'd never seen before.

"Lord Demon King, do you know how much this humble concubine missed you?" Qianqian traced circles with her index finger, twisting her body as she gazed at that handsome face, her wine-red eyes full of melancholy.

Luo Yan smiled and said,

"Hahaha, it really has been a while! Speaking of which, thanks for your help with the previous matter! Thanks to the food you sent over, the corruption of the Great Graveyard has already seeped into the Twilight Forest!"

"Being able to help you is this humble concubine's greatest honor."

Praised, Qianqian's face lit up with unconcealed joy. Her pressed-together legs swung back and forth, and her bright red lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Even though she didn't know where the Twilight Forest was, nor was she interested in anything outside the Great Graveyard, just being able to help Lord Demon King was enough to put her in an impossibly good mood.

Luo Yan nodded with a smile and went on.

"I've kept all your merits in mind, and I'll grant you the rewards you deserve. By the way, how have you all been while I was away?"

"We're all doing fine. Recently, fewer Adventurers have come by. The Humans outside seem busy with other things, and my people have also found pranks far more interesting than stealing pumpkins."

"Oh? Like what?"

"Winemaking."

Seeing the Demon King's faintly puzzled look, Qianqian covered her mouth and giggled. "Just imagining the Humans in the Holy City drinking their foot-wash every day and loving it so much makes them hop joyfully when they're stomping grapes… hehe, they really are a bunch of energetic idiots. But as long as they're having fun, it saves me a lot of trouble."

Luo Yan also let out a laugh at that, though it was a bit awkward.

He couldn't remember if he'd drunk any of it. Let's just assume he never tasted this particular vintage.

Seeing the smile on Lord Demon King's face, Qianqian's lips curved up as well, though very soon that smile turned into a wistful expression again.

"Anyway, all thanks to your wise rule, we've been doing very well. It's just that when you're not home, this humble concubine occasionally feels a bit… lonely?"

"Oh right, I heard that there's no such thing as engagement in Demon City? S-So that means you actually haven't decided who your Demon King's Consort will be yet… ah, please don't misunderstand, this humble concubine is merely concerned about Your Majesty, there's not a shred of impropriety in it, just curiosity."

The left brain and right brain of a Little Demon seemed to be constantly at war.

Normal people had a hard time following their jumpy thought process, and at this moment even the Demon King was struggling a bit.

Maybe she heard the awkwardness behind the Demon King's chuckle, but the loyal cat stepped forward, her respectful yet unyielding voice bailing him out.

"...Princess Qianqian, please get off Lord Demon King's knee. That is not the place for a mere Vassal."

Yes yes, hurry up and get this disgusting bat off him!

Alakdo nodded excitedly, for once taking the same side as this stinky cat.

Without a doubt, Lord Demon King's knees were reserved for pets!

Finally noticing Sarah standing to the side, Qianqian moved her gaze away from the Demon King's face, a hint of surprise flashing through her eyes.

"You broke through to Gold?"

"Sort of… still a bit short of Platinum." Sarah's tone was flat, as if she were talking about something trivial, yet she still tacked on an extra half-sentence at the end.

"Oh? That's some fast growth… not bad, not bad. Looks like our esteemed Demon King will soon have another Demon General under his knee."

Qianqian's beautiful eyes narrowed lazily, but in those wine-red pupils flickered a dangerous light.

This dumb cat…

might not be so easy to look down on.

She'd never really regarded Sarah as a rival, because it was obvious that Lord Demon King only saw this furry thing as a pet, nothing more.

And speaking of nobility, elegance, and proper manners, while she couldn't compare to the Demons in Demon City, she at least shouldn't be outdone by a stray cat with unknown origins.

By coincidence, Sarah hadn't considered her a rival either. Calmly, she said,

"I'm merely a Guard who shares Lord Demon King's burdens. Please don't overthink it, Queen of the Land of Nightmare."

Just as sparks were flying between the two in midair, a slightly mocking voice drifted over from not far away.

"Is causing trouble for our esteemed Your Majesty the only thing you two can do?"

Stepping out from behind a stone pillar was Thanos.

On that cold face, half was disdain for the Little Demon and half was fear of the Demon King.

If Qianqian was the Great Graveyard's number one loyalist, then this man was the number one turncoat.

Our esteemed Demon King still had dirt on him to this day.

And it wasn't the kind of dirt you could just laugh off.

Compared to the last time they met, Lord Demon King's power seemed to have grown even further.

If Thanos's guess was correct, the Demon King who one-shot Elder Zakro back then had to at least be at Master Level strength, maybe even a Demigod!

And what was above Demigod?!

Thanos practically didn't dare imagine how insanely powerful our esteemed Demon King must be…

Aside from the Shadow Demon General, the clones of "Blood Blade Demon General" Glak, "Thorny Demon General" Bransia, and "Cold Iron Demon General" Valgur also arrived one after another at this Audience Hall.

Including the Gray Wind Tribe's chieftain Terrell Moonblade, the Soul of Rock and Earth's Immovable Elder, the Moleman Zhuangzhuang of the Iron Teeth Tribe, and so on.

The originally spacious hall instantly became crowded.

Seeing their "two-person world" shattered, Qianqian really couldn't keep clinging to Your Majesty's knee anymore. With a flicker of her figure, she retreated to the bottom of the steps and stood with her hands respectfully lowered like the other Demon Generals.

Bransia shot her a jealous sideways glance, cursing the shameless little bat in her heart, but didn't let the jealousy show on her face. Instead, she cast an adoring gaze up at the throne.

"Your Majesty, it has been a long time… your strength has grown once again! Please allow me, on behalf of the Demons and Demonfolk of Desperate City, to offer you our highest congratulations and respect—"

"I accept your sentiments, Lady Bransia, but save the polite words for later. Right now, I have a more important matter."

Luo Yan nodded with authority, returning to the role of Demon King and drawing in his joking expression.

Everyone's faces turned solemn.

Even Qianqian, who'd been chatting and laughing with him earlier, now wore a serious expression as she awaited his command.

Their instincts told them that His Majesty hadn't come back just to check on his Vassals—he had important tasks to entrust to them.

Not just tasks—

but opportunities!

Unlike the previous Demon King Regi Dragon, the Demon King standing before them had never shortchanged his underlings.

Precisely because they knew this, those stern gazes all shimmered with barely concealed anticipation.

Not letting them down, Luo Yan spoke on in a voice filled with authority.

"The threat from Chaos is closing in on the land beneath our feet."

"Those dragged into it will not only be the Campbell Duchy, nor just the Ryan Kingdom and the Imperial power behind it, but also us and Hell behind us."

"This is not alarmism."

"Over the past year, I've traversed more than half the Empire's territory with my own feet, and with my own eyes I've witnessed this giant beast dying bit by bit—and our Hell is far from peaceful as well."

"To avoid being caught in the fallout of that chaos, and to ensure our homeland prospers forever, we can't just limit ourselves to the Maze beneath our feet. We must make preparations for the Future."

"And this time, I've returned precisely to do that."

Looking at the subordinates gazing up at him, Luo Yan announced in a clear and resolute voice,

"I will grant each of you the seed of greater power, to awaken the potential within your Souls."

"Of course—"

"Whether this seed will ultimately sprout, and how far it will grow once it does, will depend on your own loyalty and resolve!"