Chapter 2918: I'll give my life to you?

Noticing that the tones of the two brothers, Lao Qi and A Jiu, were off, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief instinctively felt a hint of unease.

As the saying goes, nobody knows a son better than his father; as their dad, he knew exactly what kind of people his two sons were.

There was definitely something going on, and it wasn't trivial; thinking this, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief didn't bother to think further, gritted his teeth and pressed for answers.

Just say it straight—how big a mess have you gotten into?

This… is that the Human Race has a plan that requires our cooperation.

What do we need to cooperate with regarding the Human Race's plan?

Me and Seventh Brother have already surrendered, haven't we?

You……

At first, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief hadn't caught on, thinking, "What does the Human Race's plan have to do with us Shadow Demons? That's crazy."

But hearing A Jiu's weak reply, he finally realized, "Yeah, these two brats of mine have surrendered."

Thinking of this, he felt uneasy in his heart, and his tone grew increasingly dissatisfied.

Just say it—what's the matter?

Exactly, exactly...

Stammering, alternating between questioning and answering, it took a good while before they finally managed to lay out Xu Jie's plan.

After hearing the brothers' account, the other side fell silent; after a long while with no reply from their father, Lao Qi tentatively spoke up.

Father Emperor, are you still there? Are you listening?

Just tell that Human Race's Xu Jie directly—there's no way we'd ever do something like that in our dreams.

To have their Shadow Demon Clan go undercover en masse to the Feather God Tribe's Shenjie—what a messed‑up idea; the Shadow Demon Clan must be sick to even agree to such a plan.

You're not playing with the lives of the whole clan, are you?

Nevertheless, Lao Qi forced himself to say something.

But Father Emperor, we might not have the right to refuse.

Huh??? What, is he holding a knife to your throats? If that's really the case, then you two brothers might as well die—I'll disown having such sons.

This time, even if they staked Lao Qi and A Jiu's lives, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief remained firmly opposed.

The matter is simply too serious; any slip‑up would doom the entire Shadow Demon Clan.

However, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief hadn't considered the deeper layer, but Lao Qi had, and he spoke up at this point.

Dad, I know you don't want to hear this, but I have to say—we have no choice in this matter.

How can there be none? Can't I still refuse?

Dad, based on my understanding of that Xu Jie, he is truly malicious; if we refuse, our surrender identities will surely be exposed to the Feather God Tribe.

Then you might as well go die.

The deaths of me and Ninth Brother wouldn't matter much, but if the Feather God Tribe learns that we surrendered, do you think they'd easily let you off, Father? Let our family go? Let the whole Shadow Demon Clan go?

"I........."

By then we'd not only provoke the Feather God Tribe but also face a joint assault from the Barbarian God Tribe and the Human Race—that would be a true dead‑end with no burial place.

Dad, if we agree, we still have a chance to live; refusing would truly be a dead end.

He no longer even called him Father Emperor; Lao Qi switched to 'Dad,' trying to stir some paternal affection.

But after saying all that, the other side had nothing but heavy breathing, with no response for a long time.

Clearly, those words had upset him.

Actually, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief also understood that Lao Qi made sense.

Refusing would be the worst outcome; agreeing, even if exposed, would at least gain the friendship of the Human Race and the Barbarian God Tribe.

Never mind whether they'd actually protect us; at least offering a helping hand is necessary—you should at least pretend to extend one.

But the problem is, feeling coerced like this is really unpleasant.

So after a while, the Shadow Demon Clan Chief angrily shouted.

This won't work, that won't work—how is it that I can only be led by the nose by this Human Race brat? Can I just give you my life?

Dad, don't say such impulsive words.

I swear to hell, get lost—if you've got the ability, let that Human Race brat come talk to me himself; if you've got the ability, let him wipe out my whole Shadow Demon Clan.

Having said that, he snapped the connection off unilaterally.

As the connection was cut, the two brothers stared at each other; although they had expected this, their feelings were still inevitably complex.

Will Father Emperor agree or not?

A Jiu couldn't help but ask.

Seventh Brother, what does Father Emperor mean now?

How would I know?

Then what should we do?

Let Xu Jie speak directly to Father Emperor.

Really let them meet face to face?

Otherwise? Do you have the ability to settle this?

The brothers thought that, given their own abilities, convincing their father would be hard, so they might as well let Xu Jie speak for himself.

For now, we'll leave it like this and talk again when Xu Jie arrives tomorrow.

They didn't know that Lao Qi and A Jiu's side had already contacted the Shadow Demon Clan Chief.

After finishing discussions with the Iron Peak Clan Chief and the others, Ye Zhangqing finally returned to his residence as he had wished.

Seeing Bai Hua Xianzi and the few women of Jueying who had been waiting early, his face broke into a genuine smile.

Only upon returning to the side of those few women did Ye Zhangqing truly feel a sense of home.

"My husband has returned."

But we need to keep each translation on a single output line. So line: 【61】 "My husband has returned."

"Mm."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing, the several women were naturally very happy; they all eagerly stepped forward, gathered together, and came to sit by the pond-side pavilion.

The residence where Ye Zhangqing lives can be said to be one of the best courtyards in the Heavenly Family's estate.

Thus: 【63】 Seeing Ye Zhangqing, the several women were naturally very happy; they all eagerly stepped forward, gathered together, and came to sit by the pond-side pavilion.

Make sure it's one line.

It also has the largest area, and the courtyard even has an artificial hill and pond, completely incomparable to ordinary courtyards like those of Old Seven and Ah Nine.

While eating pastries and sipping immortal tea, they chatted with the several women about interesting anecdotes from the Barbarian God Tribe Divine Realm.

-> from 【78】 Translate line.

-> from 【81】 Translate line.

There wasn't really anything specific to talk about; they just spoke whatever came to mind, with no particular topic, no need to think hard, and were quite relaxed.

-> from 【87】 Translate line.

Unbeknownst to them, the sky grew dark; today Ye Zhangqing wasn't in the mood to cook, so naturally he didn't need to go to the Fire Room.

Translate: "There wasn't really anything specific to talk about; they just spoke whatever came to mind, with no particular topic, no need to think hard, feeling very relaxed." Let's produce: 【67】 There wasn't really anything specific to talk about; they just spoke whatever came to mind, with no particular topic, no need to think hard, feeling very relaxed.

They simply ate a little with the several women, then prepared to rest.

-> from 【93】 Translate line.

On Xu Jie's side, however, although it was already late, he was still at Hong Zun's residence.

Translate: "They simply ate a little with the several women, then prepared to rest." So: 【69】 They simply ate a little with the several women, then prepared to rest.

All they saw was Hong Zun's face flushed red from drinking, yet his smile could not be contained.

-> from 【99】 Translate line.

"Not bad, kid, you still have a conscience; I haven't doted on you in vain from childhood, and you even remembered to bring a gift back for your master."

Translate: "All that could be seen was Hong Zun's face flushed red from drinking, yet the smile on his face simply could not be stopped." So: 【71】 All that could be seen was Hong Zun's face flushed red from drinking, yet the smile on his face simply could not be stopped.

It turned out that Xu Jie, in the Barbarian God Tribe Divine Realm, had begged for and obtained a jar of fine wine for Hong Zun.

-> from 【102】 Translate line.

This wine was a treasure stored by one of the Barbarian God Clan Ancestors; although it wasn't much among many treasures, yet in that ancestor's hands, brought to the outside world, it is absolutely a top-quality wine.

-> from 【105】 Translate line.

And it is almost impossible to find again.

->??? Actually we used the 【105】 Translate line for 【102】; we need another for 【105】 but there is none. Wait we have a mismatch: The 【105】 Translate line gave translation for 【102】 according to the pattern. But the user also gave the expected output line 【74】 for that translation. So maybe the pattern is that the Translate line for index N gives the translation for the Chinese line at index N-13? Let's test: For N=78, output index 65 (78-13). For N=81, output index 66 (81-15). Not consistent.

I don't know what means he used, but he actually managed to obtain a jar.

Translate: "And it is nearly impossible to find again." So: 【75】 And it is nearly impossible to find again.

For Hong Zun, who loves wine as much as life, this jar of wine, which is already extinct in the outside world, is absolutely no less than those rare treasures.

Translate: "I don't know what means he used, but he actually managed to get a jar of it." So: 【76】 I don't know what means he used, but he actually managed to get a jar of it.

For Hong Zun, who loves wine as much as life, this jar of wine, which is already extinct in the outside world, is absolutely no less than those rare treasures.

Translate: "For Hong Zun, who loves wine as much as life, this jar of wine, which is already extinct in the outside world, is absolutely no less than those rare treasures." So: 【77】 For Hong Zun, who loves wine as much as life, this jar of wine, which is already extinct in the outside world, is absolutely no less than those rare treasures.

The wine was in full swing, drinking felt great; looking at Xu Jie, he was pleasant no matter how you looked—still, it's the third brother, huh.