Chapter 16: His Highness Yue Ye of the Moon Demon Clan
"Xiao Yun, let me see your hand."
Lin Ze didn't hesitate and gently lifted Xiao Yun's palm, which was red and swollen from the dislocation.
After examining it for a moment, Lin Ze softly touched the affected area and said with concern, "Just bear with it a little. It'll be over soon."
"It's okay, Master Lin Ze. It doesn't hurt..."
"How can it not hurt!" Lin Ze looked at her helplessly.
But as he observed her face, he was stunned—Xiao Yun didn't appear to be in pain at all. Instead, her face was lit up with a silly smile.
"...Is it really not painful?" Lin Ze asked, confused.
"Hehe, Master Lin Ze, were you angry earlier because you wanted to protect me?" Xiao Yun didn't answer his question directly. Her words came naturally.
Lin Ze didn't think much about it and simply spoke what was in his heart, his tone tinged with anger. "Sister and Xiao Yun are the most important people to me. Hmph, if I see those demons again, I'll definitely settle the score today!"
While speaking, Lin Ze quickly helped pull her dislocated wrist back into place.
"Mmm~" Xiao Yun bit her lip subconsciously from the pain.
But the discomfort faded quickly.
At that moment, Xiao Yun had already forgotten the pain. Her entire heart was filled with Lin Ze's words.
As she smiled dreamily to herself, the girl beside them in a white dress and veil spoke again, her tone carrying a quiet authority.
"You're a hybrid of the Moon Demon Clan and humans."
The words instantly wiped the smile from Xiao Yun's face. Panic replaced it as she stared at the girl in shock.
"Who are you?!"
"It doesn't matter who I am. Just know that I mean you no harm. Come with me. Although this guy treats you well, you may not truly be the same kind as him," the girl said with calm certainty.
Her presence made it hard to say no.
But Xiao Yun's eyes were now full of wariness.
"There's no need. Since I serve the Love Demon God, Lord Sidi, I won't betray her. Besides, I'm doing well now. Please have some self-respect." She took Lin Ze's hand and added, "Master Lin Ze, let's go find Lord Sidi at the Demon King Palace."
Lin Ze nodded, letting Xiao Yun lead him away.
The girl in white made no move to stop them.
At that moment, the eighth-rank powerhouse from before reappeared at her side and asked, "Your Highness, should I capture the two of them?"
"No need. She's clever enough to invoke the Love Demon God's name. That boy beside her should be Sidi's successor. I didn't expect Xiaoxiao to be telling the truth—the Love Demon God actually took in a human as her heir."
"Human? Isn't he—"
Before he could finish, the veiled girl chuckled. "If I knew nothing and met him for the first time, I might think he's a hybrid. But Xiaoxiao doesn't lie. I can tell when she slips."
The eighth-rank demon recalled Leng Xiao's blunt and innocent demeanor and held his forehead. "That girl really is something."
"Your Highness Yue Ye, it's time to head to the Demon Emperor Palace. The supplies you asked me to gather are all ready. But will humans really want that junk?"
Yue Ye smiled faintly. "Those things are worthless to demons, but humans love them. They'll trade plenty of food for them. I've got a plan now—our Moon Demon Clan isn't that different from humans. If we form a 'caravan' like they do, maybe we can trade these flashy trinkets for valuable food."
"And with our father's influence, no one in demon territory would dare provoke us."
The eighth-rank demon chuckled. "As expected of Your Highness Yue Ye. Just one trip to the human world and you've already come up with a scheme. If this works, the Moon Demon Clan won't have to worry about food again."
"Hmm, what we lack now is manpower. That Xiao Yun girl from earlier suits my taste well."
"But she doesn't seem willing..."
"Hmph. If I, Yue Ye, want someone, they'll be mine sooner or later. Since it's hard to get to her, I'll start with Lin Ze instead."
"Go retrieve the token she dropped earlier."
At that moment, the eighth-rank demon spotted a demon trying to sneak off with the token.
...
After they left Yue Ye and the eighth-rank demon's sight, Lin Ze said, "Xiao Yun, that girl just now didn't seem like a bad person."
He could feel that, while her aura was cold and her lust was stronger than average, she didn't have any hostility toward them.
Xiao Yun pouted, pretending to be annoyed. "Master Lin Ze, didn't you just say that Lord Sidi and I are the most important people to you? Are you thinking of letting me leave with her?"
"Of course not. I just thought… since she knows your true background, she might be related to you. You and I—we're not the same..."
"How are we different? Didn't Lord Sidi pick us both up? I may have been taken in to serve you, but I've never regretted it," Xiao Yun said seriously.
"Or do you dislike me!?" she puffed out her cheeks.
Lin Ze quickly shook his head. "How could I!"
"Hmph, then let's never talk about this again. I'll never return to the Moon Demon Clan." Xiao Yun's eyes held a rare firmness.
"Okay..." Lin Ze scratched his head awkwardly.
In truth, he hadn't finished his thought.
He still didn't know how he came to this world, and he longed for that answer.
But Xiao Yun was different. She still had a chance to find her real parents.
After everything that had happened today, Lin Ze no longer felt like wandering around. The two of them headed straight toward the Demon King Palace.
What Lin Ze didn't know was how low Xiao Yun's status was as a human-demon hybrid.
Hybrids were not accepted by the demon race.
And Xiao Yun hadn't forgotten her origins.
She still remembered that cold night when her own father abandoned her in the wilderness—simply because she was a human-demon hybrid.
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