Chapter 338: This Is How You Use the Demon Emperor Order!

Previously, to express his gratitude, Mo Qi had reluctantly knelt on one knee before Ren Yidao.

But at this moment, the rebellious Black Moon Dog knelt with incomparable decisiveness.

From him, Ren Yidao could only see one word.

Loyalty!

And damn it, loyalty at that!

Mo Qi's loyalty was naturally not directed at Ren Yidao, but toward the token in his hand that still retained a scorching warmth.

Ren Yidao stroked the token, his eyes scanning over the patterns, and asked:

"What is the function of this Demon Emperor Order?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Demon Emperor Order represents the will of the Demon Emperor. Whoever holds it is as if the Demon Emperor has arrived in person, and they may command all demons."

Ren Yidao nodded silently, gaining some insight into the effect of this token.

A Tiger Tally of the Demon Race? Or perhaps an imperial Sword?

"Is it very difficult to obtain?"

Was the difficulty high?

Mo Qi's face twitched. He was silent for a moment, then continued with difficulty:

"This order… can only be issued by the current Demon Emperor. Including the one in your hand, only nine Demon Emperor Orders have been issued to date, and the previous eight have all been recalled."

He looked at the token in Ren Yidao's hand with burning eyes, suppressing his own excitement:

"The one in your hand is the only one in existence today."

The only one?

"Oh."

Although Ren Yidao's reaction was flat, he was actually full of surprise.

He did not understand why this Demon Emperor, whom he had never met, would suddenly extend such a massive olive branch to him.

It was true that he had displayed his talent, and it was normal for a superior to show some appreciation and display goodwill.

But to give such a huge benefit right from the start was somewhat abnormal.

Ren Yidao keenly sensed something unusual.

"When things are abnormal, there must be demons at play…"

With the Demon Emperor's status, a slight show of favor should have been enough; surely there was no need to be so condescending to a subordinate?

Ren Yidao touched the feather patterns on the token with his fingertips, secretly heightening his vigilance.

"The water temperature seems a bit off."

And… "Your Highness," was it?

After Ren Yidao received the token, Mo Qi directly changed his attitude, respectfully addressing him as Your Highness.

It seemed that in Mo Qi's eyes, who Ren Yidao was did not matter, and any conflict between them was not worth mentioning.

But the Demon Emperor's attitude was very important!

"Cunning."

Ren Yidao glanced at the husky, who was much sharper than his appearance suggested, shook his head without saying anything, and then looked around.

Ren Yidao looked up; at this moment, it was not just Mo Qi who had knelt on one knee around him.

About thirty percent of the prodigies gathered around were also kneeling in his direction.

They stared tightly at the Demon Emperor Order, their expressions filled with excitement, as if they had seen some long-awaited hope.

As for the remaining seventy percent, forty percent did not kneel but still nodded slightly, bowing their heads to show their respect.

And the final thirty percent… were a different story.

They deliberately straightened their backs, held their heads high, and looked down their noses at people, as if they wanted to treat the Demon Emperor Order as nothing.

However, the envious glances they cast from time to time had long since betrayed their true feelings.

On the surface, they appeared to disdain the token, yet they revealed their longing in secret.

"What truly complex emotions."

It felt a bit like being tsundere.

Ren Yidao took in everyone's reactions and secretly raised an eyebrow.

"This… is interesting."

From the reactions of the people before him, Ren Yidao drew a conclusion from these clues that surprised him.

The Demon Emperor's seat was not sitting firmly.

"Wherever there are people, there is a world of conflict, and even the Demon Race cannot avoid it."

Judging from the subconscious reactions of these prodigies from various clans, the situation before him was slightly better than Ren Yidao had previously estimated.

The interior of the Demon Race was not a monolith.

"Thirty percent Demon Emperor Party, forty percent Wavering Party, thirty percent Anti-Demon Emperor Party… not necessarily one hundred percent accurate, but it should be close enough."

Having sorted out the chaotic clues, Ren Yidao felt deeply moved:

"Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world; I knew this matter wouldn't be that simple."

Aside from Ren Yidao and Yaoyue, who were both country bumpkins and somewhat confused, no one else present was unaware of the value of this token.

As long as Ren Yidao accepted this Demon Emperor Order, his work was actually already finished.

The rest did not need to be managed; they would proceed spontaneously on their own.

Watching those prodigies take sides so distinctly, Ren Yidao wanted to laugh.

"So, Demon Emperor, by intentionally giving me this hot 'gift,' you have placed me in a disadvantageous position."

Ren Yidao had been caught off guard and had been directly branded as a direct descendant of the Demon Emperor.

Personally appointed by the Demon Emperor, a true member of the Demon Emperor Party.

"This counts as being directly valued by the boss, and then immediately joining the party."

As expected, gold will always shine; my excellence is something that cannot be hidden.

On the very day I joined this Demon Race company, I was promoted to Chairman's secretary in an exceptional move.

But at the same time, Ren Yidao was also a bit speechless, tossing the token up and down.

"If you want me to do things, that's fine, just pay me more."

On this point, the Demon Emperor was quite righteous, directly prepaying the salary and giving him considerable authority.

"But now that the money is here, you have to give me some hints!"

At least tell me what you want me to do!

Otherwise, I won't feel secure holding this money.

Do you want me to act as bait, deliberately inciting disputes between them? Or is it...

"Could it be, a stirrer?"

"I go play the stick that does the stirring, and they go play the solid-liquid mixture being stirred."

Ren Yidao blinked, feeling that this didn't seem like something unacceptable.

"It's not impossible."

"I don't really care, it just depends on whether they cooperate."

And just as Ren Yidao was preparing to take the money and do the job, another silver light streaked across the sky.

Whoosh—

The silver-white light had much less momentum than the Demon Emperor Order before, but its speed was faster, immediately attracting everyone's gaze.

"Another one? Who is it this time?"

Ren Yidao looked at the silver light, his brows twitching slightly; he felt some familiar power from it.

The power of moonlight, or rather... Taiyin Power.

"In this Demon Emperor City, there are also experts who cultivate Taiyin Power."

He stared at the approaching light and was just about to raise his hand to catch it, but his eyes suddenly blinked, and he controlled the urge to raise his hand.

Wrong.

That moonlight is not coming for me.

Sure enough, the moonlight turned in front of Ren Yidao and landed in front of Yaoyue, who was yawning.

"Ha~ ugh!?"

Yaoyue was startled, her half-finished yawn choked back, emitting a strange sound.

If Ren Yidao hadn't stirred up trouble, she would have been the most dazzling one at this moment.

The Demon God's Child with nine thousand feet of Blood Flame!

Yaoyue would be surrounded and chased by everyone, being carefully fawned over.

But now, those who should have been surrounding her were all attracted away by this guy Ren Yidao.

The limelight was all stolen by him.

Logically speaking, Yaoyue might feel unfair at this time, or even harbor feelings of jealousy in her heart.

But she didn't, not at all.

Yaoyue only felt that these guys were noisy.

With those troublesome matters snatched away by Ren Yidao, she felt relaxed instead, even relieved.

In Death Valley, Yaoyue had also been the master of all demons, the true king who led the tribe.

She was already accustomed to, and even a bit tired of, those expectant gazes.

Yaoyue's final agreement to follow Cang Lanlan to Demon Emperor City was never to gain any status, she just couldn't refuse her pleas.

If she could, Yaoyue would hope that Ren Yidao could always charge to the front to attract fire, so she could take the opportunity to hide herself.

But now...

"Tsk!"

Hiding behind Cang Lanlan, Yaoyue curled her lips, clicked her tongue, and muttered in a low voice:

"It's coming for me, looks like there's no way to keep hiding."

After complaining, she poked Cang Lanlan, who was kneeling on one knee in front of the silver light, with her finger and asked:

"Hey, what does this thing mean? Do I need to do something?"

Poke, poke.

Cang Lanlan wasn't angry after being poked; she had completely let out a sigh of relief after the silver light appeared, letting her hanging heart settle down completely.

"This is the communication order from Lady Mingyue Priestess; she already knows we have returned."

She stood up, reached both hands into the moonlight, and respectfully held out a jade tablet.

Cang Lanlan lowered her eyes, silently sensing the information within, and then smiled with peace of mind.

She held the jade tablet high, her face full of heroic spirit, and announced loudly to the others present:

"Mingyue Priestess has an order for me to take Her Highness Yaoyue back to the mansion."

"Her Highness Yaoyue will stay temporarily at the Sacrifice Mansion; if you all have other matters, please find another time to visit the Sacrifice Mansion later."

Regarding this spirited appearance of Cang Lanlan, the others didn't feel surprised, because in their impression, she had always been like this.

But for Ren Yidao and Yaoyue, who were used to seeing Cang Lanlan suffer, this appearance was a bit rare.

"This little friend Cang Lanlan, this confident look is quite nice! However, it's still a bit lacking compared to her miserable look."

"Cang Lanlan has finally returned to her previous self! That's great, I thought she wouldn't be able to change back!"

"But then again..." ×2

Thinking of this, the two exchanged a look with a tacit understanding, both seeing the smiles and thoughts in each other's eyes, and they nodded slowly with a smile.

At this moment, the two foxes did not speak a word; merely through the exchange of their eyes, they reached a highly unified consensus!

"I still like watching her get frustrated!" ×2

The high-spirited Cang Lan is certainly handsome, but a frustrated Cang Lan is even cuter!

As for the person in question, Cang Lan, after finishing dealing with the heaven's prides of various clans, she turned her head and happened to see the two, Yao Yue and the other, exchanging meaningful glances.

Caught red-handed.

???

Since when did their relationship become so good?

She could not understand at all why such a development had occurred.

Weren't we enemies with him before?

How could you betray the organization!!?

Huh?

As the bridge between them, Cang Lan could not understand at all why the relationship between these two was getting better and better.

Why on earth!?

"Ahem! Ahem!"

Feeling betrayed, Cang Lan coughed hard twice, then glared at Yao Yue and said coldly:

"Your Highness, don't waste any more time on irrelevant people. Come with me; I will take you to pay respects to the Priest."

After Cang Lan finished speaking, she grabbed Yao Yue's small hand and dragged her away with big strides without any room for argument.

Throughout the whole process, she looked straight ahead, not even glancing at Ren Yidao, treating him like air.

"Irrelevant person? Heh, why are you such a petty woman!"

Ren Yidao, having been sarcastically needled, shook his head with a laugh and stepped forward to follow behind them.

But before he had walked more than a few steps, Ren Yidao had to stop his pace.

"Your Highness, please stay."

Mo Qi, who was a head and a half taller than Ren Yidao, blocked Ren Yidao's path; although he did not dare to act presumptuously, his expression was very firm.

"Do you have business?"

"This subordinate has no business, but His Majesty the Demon Emperor has bestowed an order; this matter is of great importance, so please go to the Demon Emperor Palace to pay respects first."

Ren Yidao frowned and did not answer immediately.

If possible, Ren Yidao did not want to face the Demon Emperor right now; he still had some details he had not thought through.

However, he did not have the right to choose.

"... Fine."

After analyzing that he had no right to refuse, Ren Yidao chose to accept reality as expected.

He called out to the two who had already walked far away:

"You go ahead first, I will come find you later."

Cang Lan did not look back, but her slight nod did not escape Ren Yidao's eyes, not to mention Yao Yue, who was being dragged away, nodding hard at him with a determined face.

You must come!

If you don't come, I can only face this alone!

"..."

The speed of Yao Yue's attitude change was something not only Cang Lan could not accept, but even Ren Yidao found it hard to adapt to.

What is up with this girl? Was she always this quick to get familiar with people?

Watching the two walk away, Ren Yidao was just about to let Mo Qi lead the way when a thought flashed through his mind.

"Come to think of it, I can use this token right now, right?"

Mo Qi:?

What are you going to do?

Although he was extremely confused in his heart, Mo Qi still answered honestly:

"... Yes, it can be used at any time."

"But only a used Demon Emperor Order will be taken back by the Demon Emperor. I ask Your Highness to think thrice."

Do you really want to use up the Demon Emperor Order so easily?

"What are you going to do?"

Ren Yidao smiled meaningfully and then whispered:

"Nothing special, I'm just going to try it out, really just trying it out."

Then, he immediately raised the token and said with a brilliant smile to the heaven's prides of various clans who were preparing to leave:

"You all..."

The moment Ren Yidao raised the Demon Emperor Order, the atmosphere on the scene became extremely tense.

The power of the Demon Emperor Order is astonishing; among the previous eight holders, no one had ever used it on the very day they received it.

What is he going to do!!?

But Ren Yidao did not give them time to speak and loudly announced the order he issued in the name of the Demon Emperor Order.

"Everyone!"

All eyes on me.

Watch closely!

This is how the Demon Emperor Order is used!

He said:

"All of you, give me... grab each other's hands, link arms, and dance together!"

In an instant, everyone present and all the existences watching this place from the shadows were stunned.

"... Huh?"

This...

What did he say?

Dance?

"Hehe, didn't understand? That's fine, I'll explain it to you."

Ren Yidao laughed joyfully while quickly pointing out the two groups of the Demon Emperor Party and the Anti-Demon Emperor Party.

"You two groups, grab each other's hands one-on-one, interlock your fingers, and look into each other's eyes."

Finally, he pointed to the remaining members of the Wavering Party.

"Don't just stand there, come over and supervise; if anyone fails to do it, help point it out for them."

???

Amidst the astonishment, chaos, and expressions of incomprehensible confusion, only Ren Yidao's smile was bright and sunny.

Might as well dance!

"What's wrong?"

Why do you all have such bitter, hateful looks on your faces?

"Is there any inconvenience in this? Aren't you all fellow members of the Demon Race?"

If you are, then there's no problem at all!

Since you haven't completely torn off the mask, you're still good brothers~

All of you, dance properly for Huhu, hand in hand, dance with emotion!

"Alright, you dance now, I'm leaving."

Ren Yidao turned around with a smile, leaving everyone with a dashing back view.

That appearance was as if to say:

Keep the music playing!

Keep! On! Dancing!