Chapter 13: 1 Entering the Daughter Kingdom

As the emotions of the mountain cave's demons were ignited, Jin Qianbao, now rejoining his cautious self, slowly established dozens of rules for the upcoming Longqi Escort Agency, speaking as thoughts came to him.

Faced with all these concerns from Jin Dangjia, the demons—who prided themselves on being coarse and uncouth—stared in stunned silence; fortunately, Jin Qianbao patiently explained each point, and the demons reluctantly agreed.

Yet though they agreed, they only remembered a few key points: no eating humans, no robbery, no theft, no revealing their true forms, no casually using demon magic, no falling in love with mortals, no leaving the group without permission, no making casual friends with mortals.

The demons' hearts had already drifted to Chenshi; eager to leave, they ignored all the rules, promising with chest-thumping lies while letting the words flow in one ear and out the other.

Seeing the demons ready to depart, Jin Qianbao's heart tightened—he worried about this unknown journey and the countless accidents the demons might cause along the way.

Fortunately, older demons like Lao Hou, who possessed some cultivation, strongly endorsed his rules, repeatedly stressing the importance of "no eating humans, no robbery," and sharing their own experiences to warn the little demons of the Earth Immortal Realm's power and their attitude toward demons.

Thus, to avoid being killed by Earth Immortals the moment they stepped out, the demons finally calmed down.

With all preparations complete, the Longqi Escort Agency set out.

Along the way, the wind was refreshingly clean, the birds delightfully charming, and even the usually hated blazing sun seemed suddenly kinder.

At first, the demons had grown restless from lack of food, but soon they passed several villages and traded some of the goods they'd previously stolen from merchants for a modest amount of grain and dried meat.

As Jin Qianbao had predicted, the demons reached the Daughter Kingdom on the third day after descending the mountain.

But when they saw the Daughter Kingdom's jade-white city gate, the demons erupted in excitement, surged with emotion, and forgot every single rule Jin Dangjia had laid down.

Thus, the moment the demons used Eye-Obstructing Techniques to slip into the city, the entire Daughter Kingdom burst into chaos: two female demons fought violently over a pink silk scarf, then several young maidens summoned family reinforcements to compete for a handsome male demon.

As the situation worsened, as some male demons lost control, as demons like Lao Ma began being snatched up by the citizens of the Daughter Kingdom…

Jin Qianbao finally realized his so-called rules meant nothing in a land where women went mad at the sight of men.

He began doubting his own abilities and felt guilt, especially when recalling how Lao Hou had kindly warned him about this place—and how he'd ignored it.

Yet if female demons fighting over pretty trinkets and male demons being chased by women were tolerable, what happened next made Jin Qianbao slap himself hard.

The incident began with Lao Hou.

While the demons were lost in their own pleasures, this ancient, white-furred monkey had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful girl, barely sixteen or seventeen.

Because Lao Hou was old and ugly, and kept grinning to display his yellow teeth, he finally scared the girl—whom had been considering finding a lover—into tears.

Perhaps the attention lavished on the young male demons ignited Lao Hou's long-buried passion; after seeing her cry, he showed no restraint and shamelessly unleashed Demon Magic.

Intent on abducting her.

As the saying goes: "Those doomed to die won't live."

Just as Lao Hou thought he'd succeeded, the girl's faction arrived: a squad of Patrolling Soldiers burst from a street corner, surrounding the group where the old monkey stood, then three Cannon Salvoes echoed from within the city.

Immediately, Jin Qianbao saw a Female General clad in Heavy Armor, escorted by Guards in Golden Armor, riding a towering steed, racing toward him at incredible speed from the distant Imperial City.

Seeing he'd caused trouble, Lao Hou's lust vanished instantly; without hesitation, he shoved into the crowd of onlookers and used an Illusion Technique to disguise himself as an elderly woman.

But Jin Qianbao, slow-witted and slow to react, lacked Lao Hou's speed; by the time he realized what was happening and tried to blend into the crowd, the Golden Helmeted Guards had already surrounded him with a Formation infused with Earth Immortal True Power.

Watching Lao Hou, now disguised as an old woman, pretending disgust and pointing at him with the other women, Jin Qianbao was seething with rage.

But he had no time to confront Lao Hou—the Female General had already leveled her Long Spear at his neck.

Feeling the Spiritual Power surging along the spear's tip, Jin Qianbao dared not resist, frantically waving his hands and babbling, "I'm just passing through!" "I know nothing!"—foolish words.

The Female General on horseback ignored him; with the spear's tip, she gently lifted his chin, her eyes instantly brightening as she cried softly, "I assumed the man harassing the Princess's maid would be hideous—but you, a handsome fellow with thick brows and bright eyes, are the one who did this?"

Jin Qianbao cried out: "The one harassing the common girl? He's an ugly monster—old and repulsive, so disgusting you can't even look at him!"

Hearing Jin Qianbao's words, Lao Hou knew his Dangjia was furious; he wasn't angry, though—he quietly stuck out his tongue and subtly bowed his hands at his waist, mimicking a pleading gesture.

The Female General, impressed by Jin Qianbao's righteous tone and heroic bearing, decided to help him; she turned to the beautiful girl and asked, "Bi Luo, was he the one who harassed you?"

Though the girl had been momentarily flustered by Lao Hou's pursuit, she wasn't foolish enough to falsely accuse the innocent; she shook her head and said, "Not him—but this man seems to be with that old villain."