RPAGF Chapter 221 Extra·Qi Yuan
Chapter 221 Extra·Qi Yuan
Hu Ruifeng may or may not have died from anger; he may have died from a broken heart.
The Demon King didn't care; she was now focused on preparing to abdicate in favor of Qi Yuan.
“Actually, there’s no need to rush,” Qi Yuan felt something was off. “Is there something you’re hiding from me?”
"You saw it."
The Demon King said helplessly, "Ah Yuan, I really don't want to be the Demon King anymore."
"I sleep later than a dog, wake up earlier than a rooster, and my health isn't what it used to be..."
After playing the victim for a while, the Demon King handed Qi Yuan the Demon King Token before she could refuse, and said he had left her a gift.
After that, he left without saying goodbye and simply ran away.
Qi Yuan: "..."
She doesn't want to be treated like a beast of burden!
But seeing her subordinates who were practically begging for help, Qi Yuan still took over the responsibility.
Who hasn't dreamed of traveling to another world and becoming an empress?
Even though he's not an empress, being a demon king is pretty good too.
Before leaving, the Demon King arranged for a trusted person to teach Qi Yuan the ways of being a king, and Qi Yuan also had a special guard army dedicated to protecting him. Qi Yuan governed the northern demon domain very well.
Granny Nightmare watched from the side, feeling quite gratified.
However, she had something on her mind that she didn't know how to tell Qi Yuan.
The Demon King's demon core was in her hands. Before leaving, the Demon King instructed her not to let Qi Yuan know the origin of the demon core, but Granny Nightmare felt that Qi Yuan should know.
After struggling with this for a while, Qi Yuan brought it up herself.
"Grandma, did Mother leave me her demon core?"
Granny Nightmare asked in surprise, "How did you know? Did the Demon King tell you?"
Qi Yuan shook her head. "I guessed it. Before my mother left, she said she would leave me a gift. For the demon race, nothing is more precious than a demon core."
"Actually, I knew that my mother's health was already at its limit. A few days before the war started, I heard what you were saying."
Granny Nightmare sighed, "Ah Yuan, don't be sad, the Demon King..."
“I know,” Qi Yuan said softly, “Mother went to find her happiness. She should be very happy now, right?”
The old woman stared at her for a long time before nodding solemnly.
Under the rule of the new Demon King Qi Yuan, the Northern Demon Realm has become increasingly prosperous, even more so than during the reign of the previous Demon King.
Other demon kings who wanted to take advantage of the chaos and get a share of the spoils did not gain any benefit and could only be envious of the prosperity of the northern demon realm.
I thought the new demon king was just a little girl who would be easy to fool, but even though she's young, she's got a whole host of ideas.
As the days went by, the Northern Demon Realm grew stronger. Under Qi Yuan's deliberate efforts to win them over, the other three demon kings lived in harmony with the Northern Demon Realm and shared many benefits. For a time, the four demon kings were very harmonious.
Just like during the reign of the former Demon King, Qi Yuan maintained a friendly relationship with the royal family, which meant that all four Demon Kings were on good terms with the royal family, and the four major families of Wushang City had also become much more restrained.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Yuan had been the Demon King for over a hundred years. With peace prevailing throughout the land, her ministers began to worry about her marriage.
Some drew portraits of their own children and showed them to Qi Yuan, while others simply brought their children into the palace, saying they would leave them in the Demon King's Palace to serve Qi Yuan... Qi Yuan was extremely annoyed.
"I'll say it one last time: if you have no man in your heart, you'll naturally become a god when you draw your sword. I'm here to conquer the world; petty love and affection are unnecessary!"
The minister cried out in terror, "Your Majesty, are you planning a rebellion?!"
Qi Yuan: "..."
She could no longer tolerate it, "Rebel against your father! Get out, get out, both you and the portrait, get out!"
Seeing Qi Yuan's anger, the minister quickly led his men and the portrait away.
After they left, Granny Yan came out from behind and said, "Ah Yuan, don't be angry. They just want you to have an heir."
Although cultivators have long lifespans, unforeseen events can happen at any time. Only by having a successor can chaos be prevented in the Northern Demon Realm.
“Mother-in-law, I know.”
Qi Yuan hugged Granny Yan's arm and rubbed against her like a puppy. "I've made up my mind. I'll select some children from the clan to raise, and the best one will be my successor."
After all, her family does indeed have a throne to inherit.
"Have you really thought about it?"
"Think about it."
Granny Nightmare laughed and said, "Then let's do as you say."
Qi Yuan's decision was met with opposition from many officials, who believed that since Qi Yuan was so outstanding, her offspring would surely be even more outstanding.
Even without Qi Yuan suppressing them, someone jumped out.
They are other members of the royal family.
They finally had a chance to let their own son ascend the throne and change the fate of their whole family, and they couldn't let others interfere.
And so, they continued their war of words. By the time the fighting stopped, Qi Yuan and Granny Yan had already slipped out of the royal city together.
She instructed her subordinates to have the children take turns handling government affairs and to record their performance.
She then went to enjoy a rare vacation with Granny Nightmare, indulging in food and sightseeing, and traveled almost all over the Northern Demon Realm.
It wasn't until her subjects begged her to return to the capital for the nth time that she reluctantly left her leisurely vacation.
Sigh, it seems we need to choose an heir soon.
Qi Yuan performed many acts of chivalry along the way, and on the way back to the royal city, she chased away a group of shameless bullies who preyed on the weak.
The child being bullied was a snake-like creature with a terrifying appearance and no cultivation whatsoever.
He lay curled up on the ground, seemingly badly beaten.
Qi Yuan picked him up and gave him medicine to treat his injuries.
"Your injuries will heal soon. Take these spirit stones and go to the nearby Jici Temple."
It's very cold, and it looks like it's going to snow soon. This child with no cultivation will definitely freeze to death if he spends the night outside.
After Qi Yuan became the Demon King, he established many charity homes in various parts of the northern demon realm to help orphans and the elderly.
The child didn't want it and stood there with his head down.
Qi Yuan placed the spirit stone in his hand and turned to leave.
"What a pitiful child," Qi Yuan admitted.
But there are many pitiful people in the world, and she can't save them all. All she can do is offer some help.
But after taking a few steps, she turned around and saw that the child was following her, keeping a distance of two steps from her.
"Don't follow me anymore," Qi Yuan squatted down and said patiently, "I'm going home. You should go to Jici Hospital. There are houses to live in and food to eat there. No one will bully you anymore."
The child remained silent, but as soon as Qi Yuan left, he followed her.
Qi Yuan sped up, and he tried his best to keep up, but after all, he was just a child and had no cultivation yet, so he soon couldn't keep up.
But the child didn't give up; he kept following, falling down and getting up again, over and over again.
After falling again, he couldn't get up. He hadn't eaten for several days and was beaten up. The child had no strength left.
Snowflakes began to fall, but the child did not move, letting the snowflakes gradually bury him.
His entire family is dead, leaving him the only one left to eke out a living. His enemies are powerful, and he cannot cultivate. What is the point of living?
The child closed his eyes, quietly awaiting death.
"You silly child, if you didn't know better, you'd think you were a donkey."
So stubborn!