Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

Seeing their master threatened, the surrounding guards, enraged, drew their weapons and glared menacingly at Lin Xueyin and her group, ready to draw their swords at the slightest provocation.

"Hmph, I think you'd better be pragmatic. These are all my men. In this Izumo City, not many people dare to challenge me. However, if you can let go, how about we call it even?"

Hollymus was about to utter a harsh threat when he realized that anyone who could hold his hand and restrain it was certainly not a weakling. Given that someone could do this, he naturally wouldn't easily provoke the dignity of a strong person.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Lin Xueyin was the first to be surprised. Shouldn't he have been more stubborn and told his subordinates to teach him a lesson? Why did he suddenly change his tune?

Hollymus was in a difficult position. Although he didn't want to let these people off so easily, what was the situation in Izumo City? The Demon King's favorite concubine was about to arrive. If they caused trouble at this time, not only would a mere playboy like himself have to think twice, but even the city lord himself would probably have to think twice.

"Hmph, you're smart to know what's good for you."

Upon receiving Lin Xueyin's gaze, Besna angrily flung the hand aside and returned to Lin Xueyin's side, protecting her like a guard under her wings.

"My name is Hollymus, son of the president of the Silver Garden Merchant Guild in Izumo City. I am very pleased to meet you all. However, there are some minor matters here, and I would appreciate it if you could refrain from inquiring about them for the time being."

Lin Xueyin frowned slightly, turned around, looked at the girl who was trembling and pleading with her, and shook her head.

"I don't want this matter to just pass by so easily. At least the milk tea tastes pretty good."

Lin Xueyin's smiling eyes made Hollymus raise an eyebrow. He had already made himself so clear, couldn't she just give a little more leeway?

However, with a powerful figure present, Hollymus felt he must have lost his mind to immediately clash with them. He had already decided to wait until the princess left before causing trouble for these people.

"In that case, let's just forget about it."

Hollymus waved his hand, signaling his guards to follow him. Just as he turned around, he seemed to remember something and took out a strange jade pendant from his sleeve.

"I bought this at an auction. Since I've come across it, I'll give it to you as a gift."

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Volume 9: The Demon Clan's Journey: Chapter 53 The Queen (Two chapters published together)

First, they tried to downplay the matter, and then they gave her a jade pendant. Lin Xueyin couldn't understand what the other party was trying to do, even though she had seriously trampled on this spoiled brat's dignity.

According to the novel, shouldn't she be furious and call for trouble? She was already prepared for a friendly sparring match with these people, but then things suddenly took a turn.

Hollymus handed over the jade pendant, his heart aching slightly. He had spent a fortune to buy it, and he wouldn't have done it if it weren't to keep these people at ease and let them stay there until the princess left.

Anyway, he can get it back later, so Hollymus can just pretend he accidentally lost the jade pendant. Moreover, more importantly, these girls are all beauties, beauties of the Winged Clan and the Human Clan. If he could capture them all, wouldn't that be even more perfect?

In the end, exchanging a jade pendant for so many beautiful women doesn't seem like a bad deal. Hollymus finally gave himself some psychological comfort.

"Young Master, we came out today to welcome the Princess with many officials. Where are you headed?"

When a guard saw that his young master actually wanted to turn back, he was quite dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to be here to welcome the princess with his master? How was he going to explain this sudden departure to his master?

"Uh, I had forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. But we left early this time, so the princess will probably be arriving in a while. I'll go back and get ready. After all, I'm meeting the current Demon King's favorite concubine, so I should dress properly to avoid being impolite."

Although he was a playboy, he naturally knew a lot of things through what he read and saw, and his mind was not completely ignorant.

"Let's go back first, and then we'll come out with Father and the others later."

Hollymus spoke and then hurriedly left. He didn't even look back at the jade pendant he had given away earlier, as if he had truly forgotten about it.

Watching the other person's hurried departure, Lin Xueyin was somewhat confused. Did this mean the matter was truly over? She scratched her head in bewilderment and turned to look at Besna, hoping she could offer some advice.

"Your Highness, let's leave it at that. I think since he didn't continue, there's no need for us to pursue this further. It's just that this tea-brewing girl..."

Besna glanced at the trembling tea-brewing girl beside her. Although she was somewhat thin, she possessed a unique spiritual quality that set her apart from others. Perhaps it was this spiritual quality that had caught the eye of that spoiled brat.

"Alright, we'll take care of this for you. Just stay here and relax."

She opened her mouth, wanting to express her gratitude, but saw that these benefactors had already walked ahead. Perhaps it was a small favor for them, but for her, it was a matter of life and death.

The girl wanted to tell them that this spoiled brat would definitely not let it go, but the words stuck in her throat. She was afraid, yes, she was afraid of being retaliated against again, so she could only choose to remain silent.

Is she repaying kindness with enmity? She did nothing, said nothing, just remained silent, for her own sake and for the sake of her family. Perhaps many people would despise her selfishness.

However, while these people can leave, she cannot, nor can her family. Sometimes, reality is like this: you may want to be a good person, but in the face of reality, you have to stop or even back down.

I'm sorry... Watching their retreating figures, all I could say was this one sentence, filled with remorse.

Besna's ears twitched slightly, and she just sighed. People's choices are sometimes so strange. However, since she had made her choice, she could only continue down this path.

Watching the girl next to him enthusiastically picking out various trinkets from a nearby stall, and also helping the girls around her choose different accessories, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

"Hey, Besna, what do you think of this headdress on Aria? Doesn't it look great?"

Lin Xueyin adjusted an exquisite butterfly hair accessory on Ailiya's long hair and showed it to Besna, but was met with a glare from the other woman.

“Aria is a knight, and she usually wears a simple ponytail with hair accessories, which is just a burden. Are you sure you’re doing this for her own good and not harming her?”

Besna was somewhat exasperated. What was this girl thinking? Didn't she know that as a knight, she should minimize the items she carried?

Lin Xueyin was unhappy with Besna's words. "I said, Ailiya doesn't always have to be in combat mode. She can..."

“What do you mean? As your guardian knight, Aria has to be on high alert all the time, except when she's sleeping. This is for your safety and it's her job. Even when she's resting, she has to be ready to go at any time. Do you think she can afford these kinds of decorations?”

Just as Lin Xueyin was about to retort, she was pulled back by Ailiya. She turned her head with some confusion and looked at her friend, only to see that her eyes were full of determination.

"Yukine, I know you mean well, but Besna is right. As the Demon King's guard commander, she is much more professional than me. Although I am a guardian knight, I am already much better. I don't really like these external things."

Lin Xueyin looked at the two people in front of her, and could only shake her head speechlessly to indicate that she understood. She then put the butterfly hair ornament back, and just as she was about to withdraw her hand, she saw a hair tie for tying up hair on the side.

"Um, is this headband okay?"

Lin Xueyin seemed to have forgotten the previous unpleasantness, so she picked up the black silk ribbon and handed it to Besna for a look.

"No problem, and the color matches Besna's hair color very well, not bad, not bad."

As if encouraged, Lin Xueyin forcefully tied the hairband up for Ailiya despite her refusal.

Her already striking and spirited face became even more radiant after her hair was tied up, making Lin Xueyin want to lick it a few times. However, thinking about the consequences of licking it, she decided that saving her life was the priority.

"Sister Aria is so cool."

Lin Xueyin didn't say anything, but others could see the change in Ailiya. The first to speak was Lilia, the impatient little girl.

The people around her nodded in approval when they saw Aria's new hairstyle, which made Lin Xueyin feel relieved. She turned her head to look at Besna and saw that she also had approval in her eyes, which made her feel truly at ease.

"Alright, alright, let's continue our stroll. I reckon the city lord won't be here for a while."

The Demon King had already told the city lord to come here early to greet him, but due to some reason, he arrived here ahead of time, which probably caught the city lord off guard.

Although she should have arrived earlier, she had taken a shortcut and had agreed to arrive before the city gates closed, but she arrived in the morning. Lin Xueyin felt a little guilty, so she lingered in front of the shops outside the city to pass the time and give the city lord a way out.

Time flew by, and soon after Lin Xueyin finished her lunch, she saw hundreds of well-equipped demon soldiers filing out of the city.

"Make way, make way, make way for me."

The spears and swords gleaming with a cold light left some civilians who had been pushed aside daring not to speak out in anger, and they could only helplessly be pushed to the sides of the road.

The soldiers stood on both sides, completely blocking the middle of the road and preventing anyone from passing. The ordinary stalls weren't treated so badly; they were simply forced to close temporarily. They were forced to close without any reason.

Lin Xueyin frowned as she looked at these things. It was obvious that this was disturbing the peace, and she had absolutely no liking for this approach.

“Your Highness, you should know that this is inevitable. Lord Musa will definitely do this, although it is for the sake of etiquette, but most importantly, it is for your safety.”

Besna whispered in Lin Xueyin's ear, in a voice only the two of them could hear, which could be considered an attempt to exonerate the city lord named Musa.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Haven't we seen similar things in the news? Lin Xueyin said she could understand and continued to watch what the soldiers were doing.

Overall, it was not bad, and no major conflicts broke out, which gave Lin Xueyin a general impression of the city lord Musa whom she was about to meet.

When everything was almost ready, a large number of people dressed in formal attire filed out of the city again. Demons? Various races, perhaps. Just as Elufina had said, this city was indeed a mixed settlement of demons.

"The lizardman at the very front is Musa, the lord of Izumo City."

Looking at the burly lizard dragon riding a tall war tiger slowly walking towards them, they felt that his face wasn't much different from that of the lizard race.

Lin Xueyin said she couldn't tell the difference between the Lizard Dragon Clan and the Lizard Clan; they all had the same lizard face.

“Your Highness, take a closer look at the head of the Lizard Dragon Clan. It is even more similar to that of a dragon. Moreover, the scales on the Lizard Dragon Clan's body are even closer to those of a dragon, and it has strong physical and magical resistance.”

After listening to Besna's explanation, Lin Xueyin turned her attention back to the city lord of Izumo City. Upon closer inspection, she could indeed see that the scales on his face were very different from those of the lizard tribe.

Musa, who was leading the city's officials and wealthy merchants to greet the queen, had already raised his guard to the highest level. This was the Demon King's only queen, and it was said that he had spoiled her to an unreasonable degree. If anything went wrong with her, he would probably be blown to pieces by the Demon King.

While he was somewhat welcoming of the princess's arrival, he was mostly wary of her. Yes, wary. He didn't know why the princess had suddenly come to his place. As the lord of the city, he had to think about many things and prepare to resolve many problems in advance.

As they moved forward, they scanned the surrounding crowd to prevent any villains from hiding among them and posing a threat to the princess.

His bloodshot, emotionless pupils suddenly widened as he stared at the two girls in the crowd who were still whispering to each other. His heart leaped into his throat.

"Your Majesty...Your Highness..."

Musa quickly dismounted from the war tiger and bowed down. Wasn't this princess supposed to arrive before the city gates closed? How did she suddenly arrive here? Could it be that she really wanted to secretly investigate him?

"Your Highness, Lord Musa of Izumo City is late, please forgive him."

Lin Xueyin was unaware that the city lord was already lost in thought. She simply smiled slightly and raised her hand in a gesture of support, saying, "There's no need for that. I arrived early. I didn't expect there to be a shortcut here, so we took the shortcut and arrived ahead of schedule."

With a wry smile, he realized that the city lord had indeed felt the pressure. "I was worried that I would be late and keep you waiting, but I arrived early instead."

Judging from the princess's tone, it seems she doesn't intend to pursue the matter further. However, you can't judge a book by its cover, so who knows what she's really thinking?

"Lord Musa, please rise. Let's go inside the city and talk."

Just now, because Lord Musa suddenly came like that, not only the people around him, but even the crowd in front of Lin Xueyin were all dumbfounded. They just stood there blankly and made way for Lin Xueyin and the others, allowing them to walk out of the crowd smoothly.

"Lord Musa, thank you so much for troubling you to come out and greet us."

"No, no, Your Highness, it is only right. Your presence is an honor to our Izumo City. It is also the Demon King's greatest recognition of us."

Hearing Musa's words, Lin Xueyin thought of what Elufina had said when she recommended the place to her. "It's true. We originally wanted to go somewhere else, but Nana recommended this place, so we came here. I hope we haven't bothered you."

"No, Your Highness would never bother us. We would be more than happy to welcome you."

He chuckled a few times, and seeing that Lin Xueyin and the others had no means of transportation, he quickly ordered the soldiers to find a carriage so that they could return to the city in time.

"We don't need a carriage. We have our own. Just have a few soldiers and Ariel bring the carriage and our mounts over."

Because there were many people, it was inconvenient for Lin Xueyin and the others to ride horses or carriages, so they left these things on a mountain road not far away and asked Keno to look after them there.

"You lot, quickly go with this young... young lady and bring back the princess's carriage and horse. Remember to be careful. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Lin Xueyin's instructions, Musa quickly ordered his soldiers to help pull over the carriages and other mounts. He felt somewhat relieved; since she had asked him for help, it proved that she didn't harbor much hostility towards him.

Volume 9: The Demon's Journey: Chapter 54 The Terrifying Hollymus (Two chapters published together)

Back home, I took a nice hot bath, changed into new clothes, and happily led my servants and family elders back to the city gate.

The Demon King's Beloved Consort. It is said that the Demon King himself is already a beauty that could topple kingdoms, so the one who can be her consort must also be a beauty of unparalleled grace. Just thinking about the scene of the two beauties whispering sweet nothings to each other makes him feel hot all over.