Chapter 390: Yet Another Great Merit

"Oh, so you're Wei Yuning's younger brother; then... how should I address you?" the female demon lord furrowed her brows.

"Your father's younger brother, you should call me uncle," Wei Yuning said with a smile.

The female demon lord wrinkled her nose, nodded, and said, "Oh, my mother never taught me any of this; she only likes to have me practice cultivation every day."

"Who exactly is your mother? What does she look like? Is she beautiful?" Wei Yuning asked again, nervous.

"Beautiful?" the female demon lord giggled, "My mother is a famed beauty of the demon realm; do you think she's beautiful or not?"

"Then what's her name? You can at least tell me that, right?" Wei Yuning persisted, feeling uneasy until he got a clear answer. Though the appearance of a spike demon is extremely hideous, who knows what its new demonic body looks like; it might just be the demon realm's beauty.

The female demon lord's expression grew heavy at once, and she shook her head, saying, "I can't tell you; once I say her name, she'll know I've left the demon realm!"

"So you slipped away from the demon realm, but how did you end up here?"

"I was meditating just now when I suddenly sensed a bond object of mine in the Mortal Realm, so I came over—simple enough! Now I understand we share blood ties; no wonder I ended up on you!" the female demon lord glanced around, smiled, and said, "Outside is boring, nothing like the Mortal World described in books, but this little hut is quite nice; it has a comfortable aura!"

"If you find it comfortable, stay then!" Wei Yuning said with a smile. This was the dwelling of the supreme demon Jiumo, and for a demon lord, it was naturally a good spot.

Without knowing who this cheap daughter's mother was, Wei Yuning couldn't feel close to her at all; moreover, she was a heart demon, able to reach him from afar merely by a bond object, indicating she was a high‑rank great demon lord, even though she should be very young.

A demon lord can rely on memory inheritance and doesn't need to learn slowly, so he shouldn't treat this demon lord as an ordinary child.

While Wei Yuning was dazed, the female demon lord's complexion suddenly changed, and she said, "Uncle, I'm called Jin'er, you should leave quickly; a formidable enemy is approaching!"

The hut's door slammed shut, swayed a few times, then vanished.

A howling cry suddenly came from afar; Wei Yuning turned his head and saw a platinum‑colored light sword approaching from the distance.

He relaxed, noting that the sword's shape was a perfect replica of a Heart Sword Sect disciple's flying sword.

A fragment of divine consciousness transmitted, "Lord Wei, get out quickly; you've stayed too long!"

Then the flying sword vanished abruptly.

In the courtyard of the right‑road military camp, ten Heart Sword Sect disciples simultaneously halted, and half of them spat out a mouthful of heart blood.

"Comrade Shui, have you found Lord Wei?" Qin Wu asked hurriedly from the side.

"Fortunately, I shall not disgrace the command!" Shui Yong said weakly.

Half a month had passed since the demon lord's raid on Di Kun Residence; during that time, scattered demon cultivators still kept arriving outside Di Kun Residence, but the protective formation blocked them, forcing them to retreat.

From the surviving celestial soldiers' mouths, the source of this demon lord invasion gradually became clear.

Among the returning celestial soldiers, a heart demon had already hidden itself, also controlling some puppets. Because of this, the Di Kun Residence's celestial soldiers failed to notice any flaw.

After entering Di Kun Residence, the heart demon originally planned to lie low for a while before acting. Unexpectedly, after they ate the morale‑boosting meal sent by the Heavenly Fire Kitchen, the heart demon immediately revealed its true form; helpless, it swiftly summoned demonic qi and transformed most of the accompanying celestial soldiers into corpse demons.

During this time, a lucky celestial soldier who escaped disaster ran to the plaza and spread the news.

So, if it weren't for the meal from the Heavenly Fire Kitchen exposing the heart demon, the losses at Di Kun Residence would have been countless times greater, and it might have fallen back into demon cultivators' hands.

As for why this happened? No one knows.

However, after Wei Yuning woke up, everything was explained. The qi‑blood energy he added to the morale meal was the key to all problems, and Captain Zhi Hua's lover happened to be a celestial soldier possessed by the heart demon.

Unintentionally, he earned another great merit.

In the following days, the celestial soldiers guarded the place rigorously, no longer letting anyone in casually; even officer‑rank celestial soldiers were the same—only those vetted by Deputy General Wei and Monk Cheng Xin could enter.

Although the camp's highest commander was Advisor Yao, whenever celestial soldiers at any camp faced indecision over matters big or small, the first they consulted was Deputy General Wei. Whatever Deputy General Wei said, no one disobeyed; his prestige was no less than ten thousand pounds.

Yao Guangyuan harbored discontent in his heart but dared not show any sign. On the day of the demon cultivators' invasion, he immediately hid in a secret room, waiting until the outside calmed before emerging.

Though only his personal guards knew of this, his insecurity and guilt prevented him from meddling in camp affairs.

On a morning two months later, the anti‑demon army's expeditionary force finally returned.

Three immortals lent their aid, and none of the three large star‑sky teleportation points on this side encountered the great demon lord; astonishingly, this extremely risky battle was won.

The staff of the Heavenly Fire Kitchen were preparing lunch when messenger Zhi Hua sprinted into the kitchen like a flash and said to Wei Yuning, who was chatting with Monk Cheng Xin, "General Wei, General Wan summons you; hurry and follow me!"

Wei Yuning waved his hand, shook his head, and said, "I won't go; can't you see I'm busy?"

"Orders are as solid as a mountain; if you keep this up, watch out for General Wan chopping off your head!" Zhi Hua, having recovered from the sorrow of losing her lover, began to smile.

"Fine then, I'll wait for you!" she said without urging.

This made Wei Yuning a bit embarrassed; he hesitated and asked, "If you can't bring anyone, won't General Wan cut off your head?"

Zhi Hua shook her head, hummed, and said, "You're now the anti‑demon army's top merit holder; no one's head will be cut off, let alone yours. So nothing surpasses your affairs; since you're busy now, that's the biggest matter, and it's fine to let General Wan wait!"

"Really? The general just returned and already knows about my great merit? Sigh, some people speak too fast—it's just defending Di Kun Residence, not a huge achievement!" Wei Yuning said proudly.

Zhi Hua hummed in agreement, offering no rebuttal.

In fact, the greatest contributor to killing the heart demon was Shui Yong of the Heart Sword Sect, but he refused to take the spotlight and gave the credit to Wei Yuning.

Nevertheless, Wei Yuning made the heart demon reveal itself, earning comparable merit; plus, as the chief manager of the Heavenly Fire Kitchen, it was only natural for him to be magnified as the main hero.