Tanzhou.
Changsha Commandery.
The Xiang River flows north, winding around the city here.
At the tip of Orange Isle, the cold forest is vast and desolate.
Inside a deep limestone cave.
A pungent stench of blood fills the air, and white bones are piled high.
Several pine torches are stuck into the cave walls, casting flickering light across the vast space.
Thick animal hides cover the ground, and several stone tables are laid out, covered with bloody food.
Seated in the center is a Golden Lion Demon King.
This fellow has a wide mouth and fangs, with disheveled hair standing up like steel needles.
He wears a set of golden armor stripped from who knows where, chest bared, with knotted muscles all over his body.
At this moment.
He is clutching a thigh, tearing at it with large bites.
"Pah!"
The Golden Lion Demon King spits out a piece of bone and curses.
"Damn it, these country bumpkins taste sour and bland, no chewiness at all!"
To his left.
Coiled there is a green-scaled giant python; its upper body is transformed into the form of The Effeminate Man, while its lower body remains a thick snake tail, slowly slithering on the ground.
"It's good enough just to have something to eat."
The Green Snake Demon gives a sinister smile, picks up a wine bowl, and takes a sip.
"That Lotus Planting Martial Artist newly dispatched by the Demon Suppression Division has terrifying methods. If Big Brother were to encounter him alone, he might not necessarily be a match for him..."
The Golden Lion Demon King snorts coldly, "His strength is decent, but I'm no pushover either. If you ask me, we should just launch a direct assault on Changsha Commandery, trample those wretched city walls, and devour every citizen in the city. Wouldn't that be satisfying?!"
"It's just that the Old Demon Saint insists on us dragging our feet. It's truly frustrating!"
A Black Panther Demon sitting in the corner also chimed in:
"Big Brother is right."
"We've been suppressed long enough. Now that the Demon Saint is about to emerge, we should kill to our heart's content!"
"In my opinion, tomorrow we should all charge into the city together. Even if we don't slaughter everyone, we should at least snatch a few thousand boys and girls for a snack!"
Hearing this, the demons all broke into fits of eerie laughter.
For a moment.
Inside the Immortal Cave, Demonic Qi was thick, and the air was filled with ghostly wails and wolf-like howls.
Right at this moment.
A very soft sound of footsteps came from the entrance of the cave.
The Golden Lion Demon King was in the middle of boasting when he heard the noise. He frowned and roared impatiently:
"Who's the blind one? Can't you see the Kings are in the middle of a meeting?"
In the shadows.
A maidservant dressed in a pink skirt walked out.
This maidservant was quite pretty, but between her hair buns, a pair of long rabbit ears was faintly visible.
The Golden Lion Demon King glanced at her, a hint of lewdness flashing in his eyes.
"Oh? Where did you come from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
After saying that.
He reached out his large hand to grab the maidservant.
However.
At the very moment his large hand was about to touch her.
Swish—
The pink-skirted maidservant suddenly looked up.
In her originally submissive eyes, a cold light suddenly appeared.
Slap!
A crisp sound rang out.
The maidservant did not dodge; instead, she raised her hand and delivered a hard slap to the back of the Golden Lion Demon King's hand.
"Awoo—!!!"
The Golden Lion Demon King shrieked in pain, clutching his wrist as he stumbled back, his eyes full of disbelief.
"You... you little demon! You dare hit this King?!"
"Rebellion! This is absolute rebellion!"
The Green Snake Demon and the Black Panther Demon also stood up abruptly, their Demonic Qi surging as they prepared to strike.
"You're blind!"
The pink-skirted maidservant snorted coldly, "Don't you see who has arrived? How dare you be so insolent here?!"
The three great demons, who were originally furious, suddenly froze.
This aura... did not come from this little Rabbit Spirit.
It came from... behind her!
The demons instinctively looked up.
At the deep cave entrance, several figures had appeared at some point.
Two women with enchanting figures walked out slowly.
These two women also retained some rabbit-like features, with ruby-like eyes that held a hint of charm.
But at this moment.
They were carefully supporting another figure.
It was an extremely slender figure.
Dressed in a plain white gown, she was untainted by a speck of dust.
Her long black hair was not tied up but draped casually behind her, reaching all the way to her ankles.
"Moun... Mountain Gazing..."
The Green Snake Demon's pupils constricted, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
"Could it be... the Silver Bone Demon Venerable?!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The cave fell into a deathly silence.
Silver Bone Demon Venerable!
She was one of the most brutal Demon Venerables under the Old Demon Saint!
Rumor has it her true form is the Silver Bone Cold Mist Rabbit, and her methods are sinister and ruthless.
Countless great demons had their eyes gouged out just for stealing an extra glance at her.
Without the slightest hesitation.
The three great demons, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, all knelt on the ground.
"This humble demon... pays respects to the Demon Venerable!"
"We did not know the Demon Venerable was arriving and failed to welcome you. We deserve death! We deserve death!"
The Silver Bone Demon Venerable paid them no mind.
Supported by her maidservants, she walked slowly to the stone table in the center.
She cast a look of disgust at the bloody mess on the table.
With a wave of her sleeve.
Boom—
The leftovers on the stone table were instantly flung into the faces of the three great demons.
A discerning maidservant brought out a soft couch covered in snow-white animal hide.
Only then did the Silver Bone Demon Venerable sit down lazily.
Her slender fingers gently combed through her long hair draped over her chest.
"You may all rise."
The three great demons stood up tremblingly, ignoring the filth on their heads, and waited with bowed heads.
"I have just arrived from overseas, following the decree of the Old Demon Saint."
The Silver Bone Demon Venerable looked up slightly, her gaze sweeping over the demons.
"The long journey has been quite exhausting."
"I thought that since Changsha Commandery is a major town and you have been operating here for many days, you would have made some progress."
At this point.
Her tone suddenly turned cold.
"But listening from outside the cave just now..."
"It seems you haven't even taken down a small place like Changsha Commandery?"
"Uh..."
The Golden Lion Demon King was about to speak in defense when he felt a twitch in his calf; he had been nudged discreetly by the Green Snake Demon.
He had heard that most Demon Venerables had eccentric temperaments.
If he talked back, he might instantly be turned into shredded meat on the ground.
Immediately.
The thick snake tail slapped the ground hard, and he prostrated himself completely before the soft couch.
"May the Demon Venerable judge clearly!"
"It's not that we aren't trying our best, nor is it because we are afraid of death."
"Your Excellency may not know, but Changsha Commandery is guarded by a Demon Quelling General, and its defenses are formidable."
"Two days ago, a Human Race Prodigy named You Wujiang arrived."
"This man has a cultivation of Lotus Seed Perfection, and his methods are extremely terrifying."
At this point.
The Green Snake Demon stole a glance at the expression of the one on the couch.
Seeing that she hadn't lost her temper, he summoned his courage and continued, "Although the Black Panther and I are only at the Ink Dot Realm, Big Brother is a Lotus Cultivation Demon King. If we attacked together, we might be able to take Changsha."
"However... there would surely be heavy casualties. If we were to ruin the Old Demon Saint's grand plan for the sake of a mere Changsha Commandery, we could never atone for our crime even with ten thousand deaths!"
Hearing this, the Golden Lion Demon King and the Black Panther Demon also nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"That's exactly what we were thinking!"