This Love Is Rather Baffling

Lu Ming looked at the crowd of princes clamoring to drag him out and execute him, utterly speechless.

What the heck? They wanted to execute him already?

Zhu Wuneng hadn't even said anything yet!

This is reality. Can you guys please stop acting like brainless side characters in a mindless power-fantasy novel?

Don't you know you're just begging to get slapped in the face like this?

At this moment, Zhu Wuneng was also completely dazed by these princes.

He was just asking the Demon Emperor to uphold justice for him. Why did these guys want to execute his life-saving savior monkeys?

Big Yellow was also incredibly furious. They actually wanted to kill his cross-species sworn brother, whom he had barely managed to keep alive by selling out his own feelings!

This was simply going too far. Just as it was about to speak—

Right then, the Demon Emperor's icy voice rang out, and a wave of pressure instantly flooded the entire hall.

“Shut up!”

The princes instantly fell as silent as cicadas in winter, their shouting vanishing without a trace.

Seeing the furious Demon Emperor, many of the princes rejoiced.

This newcomer and his helpers were dead meat.

As for Minister Fox and the others, they were more than happy to watch the show.

They loved watching these princes bite each other's heads off.

If they all died, maybe it would be their turn to rightfully become the Demon Emperor...

Just then, the Demon Emperor's furious voice rang out again:

“You are all such grown demons. Can't you grow some brains? What did this little pig demon even say for you to want to execute his life-saving savior?”

As he spoke, the Demon Emperor even pointed at Big Yellow.

The Demon Emperor's words instantly stunned Lu Ming and his group.

This guy... no... this dog actually had a functioning brain for once!

The princes were also dumbfounded by the Demon Emperor's scolding.

Had the little pig demon not finished speaking?

Had he not said that Lu Ming and the others bullied him?

But looking at the little pig demon's expression, he clearly looked like he had been bullied!

They couldn't possibly be wrong.

Looking at this scene, the Demon Emperor grew even more exasperated.

Back before he had married his wife...

...some people also loved throwing dirty water and pinning false charges on his wife before others could even finish speaking...

He was all too familiar with this; he had experienced it far too many times.

He just hadn't expected his own sons to be such stupid dogs as well.

“Continue,” the Demon Emperor said, looking at Zhu Wuneng.

Zhu Wuneng swallowed hard and looked around. Can someone please tell me what just happened?

But seeing everyone's eyes on him, Zhu Wuneng finally remembered his actual business.

“Your Majesty, you must uphold justice for me! Our young master came to attend the centenary wedding anniversary of you and the Empress. On the way, he was ambushed and killed by the young master of the Tyrant Tiger clan... His current status is unknown...”

Once Zhu Wuneng finished speaking, the princes were left utterly embarrassed.

What a joke this turned out to be. Not only did these Huaguoshan monkeys not abuse the pig, they were actually his life-saving saviors...

After finishing his explanation, Zhu Wuneng even turned around to look at the princes.

Seeing that they remained silent, he couldn't help but prompt them:

“Hurry up and speak up for justice! Just like how you were filled with righteous indignation just now, help demand justice for our young master!...”

Zhu Wuneng's words instantly made the fur on the princes' faces tremble with sheer embarrassment.

How could that be the same?

These Huaguoshan monkeys had no strength and no backing... If they died, they died.

But the Tyrant Tiger clan was a major power within the demon race, with an ancestor at the peak of the Unity stage.

Besides, word had it that the Tyrant King only had one son. If they spoke up for Zhu Wuneng and made trouble for his son,

even if they were princes, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand the retaliation of the Tyrant Tiger clan.

Therefore, after Zhu Wuneng spoke, the princes looked at the ceiling, the floor, and the pillars—anywhere but at him.

Zhu Wuneng was also somewhat puzzled. Did these demons not hear me?

Looking at his sons, the Demon Emperor couldn't help but sigh.

Was there not a single one who could step up?

Ye Fan's eyes flickered; he noticed the Demon Emperor's disappointment.

However, he didn't say anything.

Because the current him couldn't afford to provoke the Tyrant Tiger clan...

“Why did the young master of the Tyrant Tiger clan intercept and try to kill your young master?” the Demon Emperor asked again.

Zhu Wuneng blinked. How should I know?

But since the Demon Emperor was asking, if he didn't say something, would the Demon Emperor get angry and execute him?

At this thought, Zhu Wuneng's face turned pale. Suddenly, a stroke of genius hit him, and he blurted out:

“Because of love!”

“Pfft...”

The moment the words left Zhu Wuneng's mouth, Lu Ming almost choked on his own spit. What the actual fuck?

The other demons also stared at Zhu Wuneng in utter shock...

Zhu Wuneng's words also left the Demon Emperor completely bewildered.

“Do your young master and the young master of the Tyrant Tiger clan share a mutual love interest?”

Zhu Wuneng shook his head. He had no idea about this!

He was just a temporary odd-job worker...

All he knew was that his young master had a fiancée.

The Demon Emperor pondered for a moment, then asked again:

“Are there many female demons who like your young master?”

Zhu Wuneng thought about it. He hadn't heard of any and didn't know, so he shook his head again.

The Demon Emperor thought about it. This love is indeed rather baffling!

“Guards, check if the young master of the Tyrant Tiger clan has arrived. If he has, bring him here...”

“Yes!”

A guard complied and left to investigate.

After the guard withdrew, the old guard walked in carrying a box.

“Your Majesty, the Bloodline Decree has been brought.”

With a wave of the Demon Emperor's hand, the box flew automatically into his grasp.

Then, in a flash, the Demon Emperor appeared beside Big Yellow.

“Come, test your bloodline.”

The entire hall instantly became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Every demon stared intently at the box in the Demon Emperor's hand.

With a gentle flick of the Demon Emperor's finger, the box popped open.

Inside lay a token. It was completely pitch-black, shaped like a Xiaotian Dog with its head held high, with a small groove in the center.

Seeing this fist-sized token, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel curious. So this was the Bloodline Decree.

Could it really verify bloodlines? Was it as accurate as a paternity test from his previous life?

At this moment, the Demon Emperor gently presented the Bloodline Decree to Big Yellow, his voice calm yet majestic:

“Drip a single drop of blood into the groove of the token. Real or fake, the bloodline will be revealed instantly.”

Big Yellow looked at the Demon Emperor, then at the Bloodline Decree inside the box.

“Woof woof!?”

The Demon Emperor raised an eyebrow. “Extremely. We have all tested it.”

“Woof woof!?”

The Demon Emperor frowned slightly. “No!”

Meanwhile, the princes stared at Big Yellow in speechless exasperation.

However, no demon said anything more this time. After all, they were about to find out the truth.

Hearing that there was no other way, Big Yellow helplessly raised its paw.

Then, it pulled a spirit sword out of its storage bag.

It lined the sword up against its paw. But just as all the demons widened their eyes, waiting to see Big Yellow drip its blood, it put the spirit sword away again.

“Woof woof!?”

Hearing this, the corners of everyone's mouths twitched. What the actual fuck?

Lu Ming, Huang Tianbao, and the members of the Heavenly Demon Sect behind them all had smiles on their faces.

What a crappy testing method. Couldn't they just test a hair sample instead of making the Second Sect Master suffer for nothing?