In the past, he feared that this guy would swallow him whole, so naturally, he didn't dare to tease her like this.

But perhaps because he advanced to the Silver Level, his courage grew as well.

No wonder the demons in Hell all want to grow stronger; if your strength doesn't match up, you'd miss out on so much fun.

On the surface, however, it was a different story.

Just as the two were bantering, Mia suddenly lowered her voice and her tone turned serious.

"By the way, there's something I need to remind you about, recently someone has been pressuring the Demon King Management Department through the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Luo Yan chuckled lightly.

"Oh? And what is the opinion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"They don't have much of an opinion, just the same old things, like thinking that since the Maze in Thunder County has settled down, the Faith Tax should be submitted and stuff. But don't you find it strange? You haven't used any resources from the rear, so why should you have an unjustified burden? I even scolded them in the meeting that time!" Mia said indignantly.

Being the only newcomer in the entire Demon King Management Department who dared to point at the superior's nose and scold them during a meeting was probably her.

Luo Yan, however, didn't have much of an emotional response and even comforted Mia instead.

"Calm down, they just made a suggestion, they haven't implemented anything yet. At worst, I'll just invite them to visit my Maze, and arrange for a few adventurers to train them up a bit. But come to think of it, their rush to amend the Vassal Contract is indeed a little odd. I'm supposed to have a 'novice protection period' of 50 years, so why change the contract less than a year into my tenure?"

"Exactly! That's the problem here," Mia muttered softly, "Although I don't have any evidence, it's obviously someone from the Dragon family, right? After all, you haven't provoked anyone else, have you? My guess is that maybe they're jealous of your achievements at Black Wind Castle and the Maze of Thunder County."

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow, pondered a moment, then smiled: "So, they want to cause some trouble for me again?"

Mia didn't answer directly, she just gave him a glance: "Don't underestimate them, the Dragon family has a solid foundation in Demon City, although they're slightly inferior to us... I'm just reminding you to be cautious, since that last duel, you're no longer a nobody in Demon City."

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow, fully understanding the implication.

It seemed dear Mia was secretly helping him quite a bit again.

"Thank you."

"Wh-what are you thanking me for? I didn't help you with anything..." Mia's tail stiffly wagged, the tips of her ears turning slightly red, but she stubbornly said, "I'm just reminding you to be careful and not to steal the spotlight or cause trouble. If something happens, I shouldn't have to clean up after you..."

Luo Yan didn't refute her explanation, a slight smile playing on his lips, understanding her goodwill.

Though he rarely expressed it, he remembered all the help the Padric Family had given him.

Seeing that heartwarming smile, Mia's face turned crimson, nearly dripping with blush, and she clumsily changed the subject.

"Oh, by the way, the day after tomorrow evening, my birthday party... you're attending, right? You said in your letter you were coming back, so I didn't send you an invitation, planning to tell you in person instead."

"It's your birthday?" Luo Yan looked at her in surprise.

Mia was momentarily stunned, a hint of clear confusion in her dreamy eyes.

"Yeah... wasn't that the reason you chose to come back now?"

Luo Yan paused, gently patted his already tidied cloak, and elegantly nodded slightly.

"That's right."

"Wait a minute—explain yourself!"

Just as Mia wanted to question further, a loud voice suddenly pierced through the hall's main door, rushing in like a hurricane.

"Bro!!! You're back?!"

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