When we arrived at the Moon-Eating Demon Palace, the main hall was already brightly lit. Two long rows of tables were neatly placed on both sides of the corridor, with various flowers and rare fairy fruits placed on them.
Most of the legion commanders and tribal leaders had arrived, and they all congratulated Meng Zirou with fists in their hands. The meanings in their eyes were different, some were envious, some were jealous, some were doubtful, or some were disdainful, but Meng Zirou accepted them all with a smile.
Thank you one by one.
Countless maids and attendants shuttled back and forth, setting out all kinds of fine wines, delicacies, and delicacies. However, the first table on the left was empty, with nothing on it.
Meng Zirou followed Lu Xiao to the desk on the right and sat down one by one. She was surprised to find Han Ji sitting next to the main seat, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a face full of spring, and her delicate skin was as dazzling as a girl. And the Demon Lord
His wife, Fairy Chilong, did not appear.
She had heard about Han Ji and Demon Lord’s dual cultivation for a long time, but this was the first time that she sat at the main table like this openly. Meng Zirou turned her questioning eyes to Lu Xiao, but found that he just smiled indifferently and said:
I didn’t say anything, didn’t ask too many questions, and waited quietly for the party to begin.
Xianyu and Xingyun stood upright behind them, guarding their masters loyally.
Seeing that the two of them were already seated, the Demon Lord waved his hand to signal everyone to stop talking.
After the banquet hall calmed down, the Demon Lord smiled lightly and said: "According to tradition, after every blood stone competition, we have to gather and celebrate the winners, and this year is no exception. But before we start, I have one more happy event
Announce."
After a pause, watching the people at the banquet whispering for a while, the Demon Lord nodded proudly and continued: "Han Ji will officially become my concubine, your second wife."
As soon as he finished speaking, compliments and congratulations started to sound one after another. Whether it was true or false, everyone looked ecstatic.
Only Xingyun stood there, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. Shock, anger, and jealousy were mixed with unspeakable painful eyes, and he shot Han Ji questioningly, but received no response.
Xianyu, who was also standing next to him, had a panoramic view of everything, but remained calm and watched the changes.
"Okay, the banquet begins now." Following the Demon Lord's order, groups of charming dancers Shi Shiran floated down in the center of the hall, dancing gracefully to the sound of music. There were toasts, clinking glasses, chatting and laughter, and the whole hall was full of people.
For a while, cups were exchanged, glasses were exchanged, and it was very lively.
After drinking for three rounds, the Demon Lord suddenly looked at Meng Zirou and asked, "I wonder what the Third Protector has planned in the future?"
Meng Zirou, who was observing the people around him attentively, was startled by the sudden question and was stunned not knowing how to answer.
Lu Xiao smiled and took over the topic: "Rou'er has just taken over as the Third Guardian. Many things have not been sorted out. The most important thing now is to find a suitable place to live. We will talk about the rest later."
Looking at Lu Xiao with a profound look, the Demon Lord smiled and nodded.
——"Then I have to worry about you, the protector. In less than a year, there will be a showdown between gods and demons that happens once in a thousand years. I wonder if there are any clues about the earth spirits?"
——"No, Rou'er has been reincarnated many times, and she no longer remembers what happened more than three hundred years ago. I have been in the mortal world for so many years, but I have not found out the whereabouts of the earth spirit."
"Oh, that's it!" He paused for a moment in embarrassment. The Demon Lord looked at Lu Xiao with a cryptic look on his face and said no more.
"I'm sorry, I'm late." As a deep and powerful voice rang out, the dragon mastiff's burly body appeared at the door, walked to the left swaggeringly, bowed and clasped his fists, and saluted his master.
The Demon Lord chuckled: "Dragon Mastiff, you are late, you should drink three drinks as a penalty."
"Yes." The Dragon Mastiff took the wine bottle handed to him by the attendant without any hesitation, drank heavily, and downed three glasses of strong wine in no time.
Wiping his wet mouth, the Dragon Mastiff looked at the empty table with dissatisfaction, and shouted in a loud voice like a joke: "Why, you don't even give me anything to eat?"
"I've prepared it for you a long time ago. It's an absolute surprise." Han Ji smiled charmingly. Although she was speaking to the Dragon Mastiff, her eyes glanced at Meng Zirou intentionally or unintentionally, and she clapped her hands twice.
A waiter walked in slowly carrying a huge dinner plate. There was a metal lid on the plate, and strange sounds were heard from time to time. The banquet hall fell silent immediately, and everyone stared curiously. Only Lu Xiao was uneasy.
He frowned. Han Ji's strange look just now gave him a sudden bad feeling.
The plate was placed in front of the dragon mastiff. As the lid was opened, Meng Zirou couldn't help but take a breath. A baby boy under one year old suddenly appeared on the plate, with his chubby little hands waving mischievously and his chubby little face.
On the top, a pair of clear big eyes looked at the unfamiliar world in confusion. The snow-white skin looked even more delicate and lovely against the backdrop of the red bellyband.
The dragon mastiff stared with a pair of ring eyes, leaned down, greedily sucked the baby's unique frankincense, and repeatedly praised: "It's so delicious!".
The baby boy was frightened by the smell of blood and began to cry. His mouth instinctively called out "Mom, Mom" for help. Although it was unclear, it hit Meng Zirou's crying heart hard.
The feeling of terror quickly spread throughout the body. The blood that was about to happen in front of her made Meng Zirou shudder. She stood up uncontrollably and knocked over the table in front of her: "Stop!".
The screams failed to stop the dragon mastiff's movements. The little body that was bitten in the mouth twitched painfully for a few times, and then lost all movement. Its soul was directly sucked into the bloody mouth, and it can no longer be reincarnated.
It's reincarnation.
With a loud shout, Meng Zirou angrily swung a fireball and hit the dragon mastiff hard on the forehead.
The Dragon Mastiff sat there at a loss, not knowing why Meng Zirou suddenly went into a rage and hit her at will without any regard for the Demon Lord present.
It wasn't until there was a burning pain on his forehead and his body was thrown to the ground that the Dragon Mastiff came back to his senses. He quickly turned over and stood up, leaving his bloody little body aside. A furious storm stirred in his eyes, and he looked straight at it.
Looking at Meng Zirou, he yelled: "Bitch, why are you so crazy?"
Although he was angry, Dragon Mastiff did not lose his mind. He would never dare to act rashly in front of the Demon Lord.
As if she hadn't heard anything, Meng Zirou walked step by step towards the baby boy who had long since lost his life. She gently held the little body in her arms, as if she was afraid of hurting her, and stared at the bloodless little face with dull eyes.
, walked outside the palace as if there was no one else around.
"Rou'er!" Lu Xiao looked at the puppet-like figure and called anxiously and helplessly, but there was no response at all.
"Humph!" Following a cold snort, a chilling atmosphere came from behind. Lu Xiao quickly turned around and saw that the Demon Lord had already stood up, staring at the retreating figure with stern eyes, obviously with murderous intent.
——"Please forgive me, Lord Demon. Rou'er recently lost her daughter and is feeling unhappy. I was stimulated just now, so I didn't mean to offend. I hope Lord Demon will forgive me."
Hearing Lu Xiao's plea, the Demon Lord's face softened slightly. He turned around, looked at Lu Xiao with a hint of irony, and said coldly: "It's rare for a great protector to intercede for someone. Since I opened my mouth, I naturally want to give him face.
But, who will pay for the face I have lost?"
"I will chase her back immediately and apologize to the Demon Lord in person." After saying that, Lu Xiao immediately turned around and chased her out, fearing that Meng Zirou would have another accident.
Chasing to the Broken Heart Lake, Lu Xiao found Meng Zirou sitting blankly on the grass, as if she had lost her soul, her hands numbly digging into the earth, and the body of the baby boy was placed next to her.
Apparently, the child's body had been cleaned by Meng Zirou, and he was lying quietly as if he had fallen asleep.
Looking at Meng Zirou's blood-stained hands, Lu Xiao grabbed them distressedly and softly persuaded: "Rou'er, don't do this."
He raised his head numbly, and there was not a single tear in his mysterious purple eyes. He just looked at Lu Xiao quietly, as calm as dead water.
——"You know, in the past, I thought that when I became stronger, I could protect the people around me, at least I wouldn't have to watch them die. But now, I still can't do anything. Tongtong, turned into ashes in front of me
Well, this child was also bitten to death by the dragon mastiff, all because of my incompetence, I can’t save anyone------"
Pulling Meng Zirou into his arms fiercely, Lu Xiao felt so distressed that he almost suffocated: "Rou'er, don't be like this, these are not your fault, don't use other people's mistakes to punish yourself, okay? Do you know that you
I feel so distressed by the look.”
Lying in Lu Xiao's warm arms, Meng Zirou's eyes hurt with pain, but she still couldn't shed a single tear.