"Where am I?"

"A small wood not far from the battlefield. Lord Demon King need not worry, the battle has ended, and your army has emerged victoriously; they are now cheering the victory... The only regret is that your condition looks somewhat bleak, so I brought you here to rest."

Chin resting on her interlocked fingers, Qianqian paused for a moment, then continued with a smile.

"Besides, I sent that little spider away, after all, you wouldn't want anyone to see you lose your composure, would you?"

Due to the heavy fog on the battlefield and its location in the woods, the victory cheers had drawn everyone's attention.

Apart from Alakdo, who was quite close to him at the time, probably only a few noticed that he had fallen unconscious in the blink of an eye.

Actually, even if they knew, it didn't matter.

In the course of a great battle, his strength had grown from steel to silver.

Those who could discern his power would only be surprised at his rapid breakthrough.

As for the humans, they had no idea about his depth; the most they could grasp was that "not even the full force of the Chaos God could harm a single hair on him."

That extra thousand daily faith points were no doubt contributed by them!

As the queen of the Land of Nightmare, Qianqian had considered the intimidation factor for the surface dwellers, so she spared no effort in preserving his dignity.

"Land of Nightmare" needed a powerful Demon King to deter unfriendly external forces.

Therefore, the astoundingly clever Qianqian immediately steadied herself on Alakdo's back and used an excuse to bring herself here to rest after the battle.

Though he was unconscious, he was not completely unaware of his surroundings.

"...It wasn't a loss of composure, just that the expenditure of Magic Power was a bit beyond my expectations," he said.

Qianqian replied with a fitting smile.

"Isn't managing expectations part of your job? Ah... I mean no criticism, but please do take more care for your safety. Besides, Dark Night Elves are unreliable; should trouble arise, that bunch of opportunists will flee faster than anyone... You should be aware, they have already betrayed their own deity once and only then turned to serve Lord Demon God."

Luo Yan nodded, accepting the well-meaning advice of his subordinate.

"It was a matter of circumstance this time, next time I will take care," he said. "And... thank you for today's matter."

Upon hearing the words of gratitude, Qianqian's lips curled up slightly, unable to hide the joy in her smile.

"No need for thanks, I am merely fulfilling my duty as a vassal, please don't read any further into it. After all, the Land of Nightmare has already changed rulers once; at least during my reign, I do not wish to change lord again... That would be quite troublesome, wouldn't it?"

Luo Yan: "Indeed."

Qianqian said with a smile.

"Do you have any further orders?"

"I plan to get up," Luo Yan said, gazing at the face almost directly before his own.

If he were to get up now, his head would be perfectly blocked by hers.

"As you wish."

With a mischievously triumphant smile, Qianqian lifted her head and with a flutter of her wings flew up into the air.

Luo Yan sat up from the ground, dusting the mud off his shoulder, and then stood up.

At that moment, two figures suddenly flew towards him from a distance.

"Great, great King! Are you here?!"

"King! The surface dwellers want to join us in celebrating the victory! How unusual! And what's more, the Dark Night Elves have brought out their treasured fine wines! Eh?! Lord Demon King? What are you and Lady Qianqian doing?"

That boisterous and naive voice, Luo Yan knew without guessing that it was that Little Demon flying in the lead.

And—

He had already guessed what would happen in the next three seconds.

"...Yousi, have you not heard the saying, children should not meddle in adults' affairs?"

That sharp gaze was like a sword hidden in a seemingly smiling but menacing red pupil.

"Eek!"

Frightened by Qianqian's glance and breaking into a sweat, Yousi dropped to the ground with a thud, stammering, "I dare not! The, the wine..."

"Let's set the matter of wine aside," Qianqian turned back to look at Luo Yan, nodding with a smile, "Esteemed Lord Demon King, shall we accept the surface dwellers' invitation to feast?"

"Of course," Luo Yan replied without hesitation.

"It's a victory we share, and besides, I have quite a few matters to discuss with them."

"As you command."

Seeing the smiling queen, Mi Xi, who nervously followed behind Yousi, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Though he was clueless about what had transpired between the two Demons, it seemed he had lived yet another day...

Fortunate indeed!

And he had Yousi to thank for holding him back.

He had narrowly escaped a needless death.

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