The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 425: Can I Rest?
Hanzo and the others immediately went to the imperial palace to find the Demon Emperor, but when they arrived, they discovered he was not there. They then asked the imperial guards about the existence of the emperor, but when they heard the answers of the imperial guards, Hanzo and the others were shocked.
“Your Majesty is cleaning up the vineyard Master Jiu Shen?” Hanzo frowned, but he immediately walked out of the imperial palace and headed straight for the lotus building. He was somewhat skeptical about the words of the imperial guards.
“Mr Hanzo, what do you think of this? I feel that the imperial guards did not lie.” Demon Ancestor Jun said with a blank expression on his face.
Hanzo shook his head slowly. “I'm not sure, but those imperial guards won't dare to lie to us. There may be a reason why His Majesty did this, so let's go there and find out for ourselves.”
When the group reached the front of the lotus building, they immediately entered the gate and headed straight for the park.
“Your Majesty?” Hanzo and the others called out with dumbfounded gazes.
In front of them were two people who were cleaning the garden with wooden brooms. One was an average-looking human wearing a straw hat, while the other was a ferocious demon with similar clothes.
At this moment, the two of them were happily chatting while sweeping away the leaves that had fallen on the ground.
When Balmond heard someone calling him, he turned his eyes and saw Hanzo with some other people. He then frowned when he saw their current state.
After examining them using his spiritual vision, he realized that their injuries were quite severe! Hanzo in particular suffered the worst. His internal organs were in a mess and some of his bones were broken! One of his arms was even cut off!
Hanzo and the others suddenly knelt in front of Balmond. Hanzo then reported what they had experienced in the Sacred Beast Continent. He told the emperor about the fallen sacrifices as well as the achievements of everyone. After which, he emotionally took out a spiritual herb that took the lives of their comrades and handed it over to the Demon Emperor.
“It's a spiritual herb, Your Majesty!”
Each herb is placed inside a special jade box that can retain its herbal properties and true essence.
Balmond took out a jade box with a heavy gaze. He was happy that he finally had the chance to heal his son, but he was also saddened by the death of his competent subordinates. “The families of those who died will receive compensation from the imperial palace. If you have their bodies, make sure that they will be buried with honor.”
“Yes Your Majesty!” They answered in unison.
Hanzo and the others were a bit confused when they heard this.
Ask Wine Master Jiu Shen to create a cultivation technique for them? Despite their curiosity, no one dared to question the Demon Emperor.
Balmond only smiled when he saw their puzzled expressions. He then took out some high-tier healing pills and gave them to the kneeling demons. “Go and recover well. There will be a war in a few days. I need you to be with me in battle!”
Hearing this, the faces of Hanzo and the others became grim. They knew about the dispute between the Bloodfallen Family and the other two founding families. However, they were a little surprised that the battle between them would soon arrive. Even so, they all bowed to the Demon Emperor as they said. “Yes Your Majesty!”
Upon seeing them off, Balmond's expression became slightly melancholic. He could not help but tightly grip the jade box in his hand.
“You have an excellent subordinate, Brother Balmond. You should treat them well.” Yue Bo stood beside her and patted the demon's shoulder.
Balmond nodded unconsciously. “I know. Now, I just need to wait for Wine Master Jiu Shen. Hopefully, he will approve my request. That way, those people can be rewarded decent.”
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“Your Majesty, I've taken the resources and treasures from our vault. Everything is inside this storage ring.” Lou Baiqing said as she handed the golden ring to the Double Demon Empress. Inside this storage ring were many high-level spiritual plants and cultivation resources. The quantity and quality of the items here were even greater in overall value than the ones the Lycan Family and Torgrim Family gave a while back.
The red-haired beauty took the ring. “Baiqing, come with me to the lotus building. We will give this to Balmond and ask for his forgiveness. Our Narda Kingdom must be allied with the Bloodfallen Family. If we do the right thing, we might even receive the recognition of Jiu Shen.”
The Double Demon Empress was somewhat reluctant to do this. She was an arrogant woman and she did not want to bow her head to someone, but she had no choice. Standing behind Balmond and the Bloodfallen Family was a giant that could easily kill him and destroy the Narda Kingdom. He was afraid of taking careless actions that could incite Jiu Shen's anger.
Meanwhile, Lou Baiqing's face twitched. ‘Your Highness, can't you let this lowly fellow rest for a moment? I'm busy dealing with problems on your behalf so I don't even have time to eat and sleep ..’
“Ah, this... May I take a short break-Haha! Sure was! I'm not tired at all! How can I be tired? I will prepare a carriage for us, Your Majesty! Please wait for me.” Lou Baiqing quickly left the mansion.
The Double Demon Empress glanced at the silhouette of Lou Baiqing fleeing with a smile. He then glanced at the golden ring in his hand and muttered. “Jiu Shen...”.