"It’s still too early to conclude this matter. Not only our Cat Demon Clan, but the entire Demon Realm has never had any enmity with the Demon Realm. Nie Jiuque has no reason to give this order. I think this time, it’s mostly Zuo Yan acting on his own, causing trouble. If this Blood Poisonous Insect is indeed driven by Nie Jiuque, I believe it’s mostly to punish Zuo Yan," Elder Ye speculated.
Although he had only met Nie Jiuque a few times and didn’t know him well, Nie Jiuque was definitely not someone who liked to stir up trouble and make enemies. On the contrary, he was a good king who loved his people like his own children, was easy-going, and protected his own.
Moreover, everyone was aware of Zuo Yan’s ambition.
The other elders nodded slightly in agreement with Elder Ye’s statement.
After all, Nie Jiuque’s reputation wasn’t bad at all.
"What should we do now? And the Medicine King has disappeared at this critical moment."
"We can only wait to find the Medicine King to deal with the issue of the Blood Poisonous Insect. It’s getting late, and everyone should go back and rest. Lately, none of us have rested well because of clan affairs, and tonight’s matters, thank you all for your help," Elder Ye stood up and thanked everyone.
"Elder Ye, you’re being too serious. We are all family. Ye Qi, this child, grew up under our eyes, just like our own kids."
"Ye Qi, you should rest well. Don’t worry too much about the Little Princess. Although she is inexperienced, naive, and innocent, always playful and mischievous, she’s smart and has never suffered a loss; she’ll surely be fine, and so will the Medicine King."
"Mm," Ye Qi responded faintly.
As everyone was about to leave, an elder suddenly remembered something.
He couldn’t help but pause, pondered for a moment, and then turned to look at Elder Ye.
"Elder Ye, if the Demon Lord really isn’t dead, could that entity in the Netherworld also still be alive?"
The other elders who were about to leave also stopped at this.
"No one knows how deep that entity’s cultivation is, but it’s certainly no shallower than Nie Jiuque, and it’s inherently from the Netherworld. If the Demon Lord isn’t dead, it shouldn’t be either," an elder voiced his opinion.
Things seemed to be getting more serious.
After a moment of silence, Elder Ye didn’t express an opinion but reminded everyone, "Don’t spread the news that Nie Jiuque might still be alive, to avoid unnecessary trouble."
After the elders left, Ye Qi struggled to get up from the bed.
Elder Ye quickly reached out to support him, "Take it slow."
"Father, it’s Nie Jiuque, it’s definitely Nie Jiuque. When Zuo Yan locked me in the dungeon, his words always implied something else, and he mentioned he was forced, just a subordinate following orders—disobeying meant death. It must be Nie Jiuque who has returned; he surely has discovered Xiao’ai, cough, cough..."
Ye Qi, very emotional, grasped Elder Ye’s hand and spoke a whole paragraph, completely losing his usual composure. The source of thɪs content is novel⁂fire.net
"Don’t get agitated," Elder Ye gently patted his back.
"I have to find Xiao’ai; I need to bring Xiao’ai back," Ye Qi said as he was about to get out of bed, but Elder Ye immediately stopped him: "In your current state, where can you go? How would you search?"
"To the Human Realm. Xiao’ai kept saying she wanted to go to the Human Realm; she must have gone there. I can find her."
Xiao’ai has been away from the Cat Demon Clan for six whole months, marking the first time she’s been away from the clan for so long, and the first time she’s been apart from him for so long.