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

"This..." Musa seemed to have something difficult to say, after all, this concerned the previous Demon King, and there were some things he shouldn't have to say.

Knowing that her question was somewhat unreasonable, Lin Xueyin waved her hand and said, "Alright, you can go now. If I want to know later, I will ask His Majesty the Demon King myself."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. I will leave now. If you need anything, you can simply ask the servants at the palace, and they will take care of it for you."

He left after speaking, without taking any guards with him. The guards who had escorted him all the way were now all left at the palace, occupying all the key points and guarding all the blind spots to prevent any emergencies.

As Musa stepped out of the palace gates, he looked back at the massive palace. The woman who had lived here for so long had vanished overnight after learning about the Demon King, and no one knew where she had gone since. He could only hope that nothing bad had happened here.

"Aris, you stay here and protect the princess's safety. Remember, no matter what happens, the princess's safety is the top priority. I give you the highest authority. Anyone you think poses a threat to the princess can be killed on the spot."

"Understood, Lord City Lord. I will protect the safety of the Princess and her entourage and will certainly not let you down."

The burly man with the lion's head clenched his fist and pounded it against his chest, his eyes filled with unwavering loyalty to the city lord.

"Yes, that would be best. You know, this princess is no ordinary person, no less so than the previous one. We must be careful. At the city gate, she may have already developed some resentment towards our Chuyun City. We must not let her misunderstandings escalate further."

After a moment's thought, Aris said, "Lord, I don't think the Queen Consort has that much influence on our Izumo City. After all, Izumo City has always been His Majesty the Demon King's direct territory, and we have always maintained our loyalty to His Majesty the Demon King. I think His Majesty wouldn't do anything to you for the sake of a woman."

After a slight pause, Musa shook his head with a wry smile. "You're still thinking too little. Although we are very loyal to Her Majesty the Demon King, who knows if the Demon King will listen to her and have a bad impression of us? Sometimes, once the Demon King's attitude wavers, many people will naturally come to kick us when we're down. There's no need for the Queen to say anything more."

Ares fell silent. This kind of thing had never been his forte. As long as Musa gave him a task, he would complete it without fail.

"Alright, I still have things to do. At the very least, I need to go to the Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce."

He had already sent someone to inquire about the incident from the girl who was brewing tea. Although he didn't know the details of the incident, his intuition told him that it was definitely related to the girl who was brewing tea.

Sure enough, the waiter he had previously instructed rushed over and reported everything he had found out.

"How audacious! They really think that Izumo City belongs to their Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce?"

I heard that Hollymus actually dared to lay a hand on the princess. This is simply provoking a tyrant. No wonder the princess didn't want to attend the banquet. How could she possibly have any goodwill towards a place where someone would try to attack her?

If Lin Xueyin knew the panic in Lord Musa's heart, she could only helplessly say, "Actually, you're overthinking it. She just wanted to trick Holimus. Although she made a move earlier, she was stopped by Besna and didn't get hit."

Lin Xueyin wasn't so petty; she just wanted to give him a small punishment to prevent him from taking revenge on the tea-brewing girl while she was away.

However, Musa didn't know what Lin Xueyin was thinking at this moment. But even if he didn't know, he still had to put on a good show. At the very least, an ordinary playboy who dared to lay a hand on the princess had already committed an insult to the Demon King, and this matter could not be taken lightly.

Musa, who was still on his way back to the city lord's mansion, ordered his coachman to turn the carriage around and head towards the Silver Garden Merchant Guild.

"You few, hurry to the city guards and gather a battalion of troops. Go to the Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce and surround it completely. No one is allowed to enter or leave without my order."

"yes..."

Two mounted attendants hurried towards the city guard's camp. Judging from the city lord's expression, the matter had probably escalated significantly, and the military force would need to be mobilized.

Inside the Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce, Hollymus covered his swollen cheek and looked innocently at his furious father, "Father, why did you hit me?"

"I'll hit you, see if I don't punish you! Tell me, did you flirt with Her Highness the Princess? You really have audacity, daring to touch anyone. Don't you know that she is His Majesty the Demon King's most beloved woman?"

His son still looked completely innocent, which fueled Marias's anger even more. "Don't you know what day it is today? The Queen is coming to our Izumo City. I told you countless times not to cause trouble, not to cause trouble. What did you do? Tell me, what did you do?"

“Father, I really didn’t know she was the princess at the time, and I didn’t flirt with her, I really didn’t flirt with her.”

"Okay, since you didn't harass her, then why did your jade pendant end up in her hands? Don't tell me she snatched it from you."

He glared fiercely at his troublesome son, who was practically there to cause him trouble.

"What, you can't say anything now? That jade pendant was found in ancient ruins. If the previous owner hadn't spent a lot of money, we would never have been able to buy it. And you gave it away to me. Tell me, how did that jade pendant end up in the Princess's hands?"

I... Can I say that I was going to hit her, but someone stopped me, and I wanted to calm these people down so I could get revenge later? If I said that, I'd probably get my legs broken.

Then they'll really flatten my chest, break my dick, smash my head, and I'll never see them again. Hollymus suddenly felt like all he had in front of him were plates of lettuce, and that he really had nothing but lettuce.

"What, you have nothing to say? If you have nothing to say, then I'll just take you to apologize to the princess."

"Huh? Apologize? I already gave her the jade pendant, why do I still have to apologize?" Hollymus was instantly agitated when he heard that he had to apologize to that woman. How come he was the one whose hand was grabbed, the one who spent money, and in the end, he was the one who had to apologize? Is there no justice in this world? Is there no law in this world?

"You disagree? Fine, as long as you don't acknowledge me as your father anymore, it's up to you."

"There's no need to be so ruthless." Hollymus understood, of course, that everything he had now was based on being the young master of the Silver Garden Merchant Guild. Once he lost that identity, he would be nothing.

"Ruthless? Ruthless than you betraying your father? Don't you know who that is? That's the most beloved woman of His Majesty the Demon King. You dared to lay a hand on her, in broad daylight, in front of everyone. Your actions have already been defined. Do you think the Demon King won't find out about this?"

The Demon King wouldn't know about this. What was it? Did he even need to think about it? It was the matter of planting grass on the Demon King's head! Hollymus suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him. His whole body was ice-cold.

"Father, what should I do? What should I do? If the Demon King finds out, I... I'll..."

"You? Let alone you, even if our entire Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce were to perish with you, you still say you won't apologize?"

"Father, is an apology even useful? What if that woman doesn't agree to our apology now? We'll be doomed then!"

Hollymus, completely lost and disoriented, now only wanted to cling to his father as his last lifeline, hoping that he could give him a way out.

"What else can we do? Now, apart from the elves who haven't completely fallen, where else can we run? Don't worry, I heard the princess is a priest. As long as we prepare a gift for her, I think she will definitely forgive you. Now I just want to know what exactly happened between you and the princess."

Volume 9: The Demon's Journey - Chapter 56: The Melancholy Hollymus

After telling his father, who was already furious—no, furious—Holymus suddenly felt a sense of despair. What does it mean to be unreasonable? This is unreasonable. What does it mean to be unjust? This is unjust.

Hollymus felt wronged no matter what he thought, but little did he know that his father, after hearing his son's words, no longer felt the panic he had felt before. Fortunately, thankfully, it wasn't about planting grass on the Demon King's head.

Although his son was going to take action, he ended up suffering the loss. As long as he could get the princess to stop pursuing the matter, everything would be peaceful. But how could he get the princess to stop pursuing the matter?

This matter definitely needs careful consideration. After all, my son was caught harassing a girl and then tried to hit her. Although he didn't actually hit her, his behavior constituted disrespect for the Princess and His Majesty the Demon King. This matter cannot be downplayed. This is the most basic bottom line. Otherwise, I won't be at peace.

“Father, I didn’t hit her, and I gave her the jade pendant. Shouldn’t we just let this matter go and make a small thing out of a big one?”

"Turning a big problem into a small one?" Marias almost choked on his breath. Is this something that can be turned into a small one? What on earth is going on in this kid's head?

Marias suddenly felt a pang of regret for spoiling him so much, which had led to him being unable to grasp his own position and situation when faced with this kind of situation.

"Is this something that can be downplayed? Think about it. At best, your behavior might be considered ignorance, but at worst, it's disrespectful to the Queen and the Demon King. In some cases, it could even be classified as treason."

"Treason? I only laid a hand on them, how is that..."

"Hmph, so what? If you didn't want to betray the country, why would you lay a hand on the princess? I'm afraid that in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, calling this treason is an understatement."

Looking at his son, who was filled with disappointment and fear, Marias could only sigh helplessly. "Listen to me carefully. You'd better behave yourself in this matter, or no one can protect you."

Who knows if Lin Xueyin's seemingly casual remark was intentional, perhaps stemming from her anger at her son's actions?

Moreover, it was unclear why Lin Xueyin was angry. Was it because she was almost beaten, or because she saw Hollymus flirting with the tea-brewing girl, or perhaps both? This left Marias unsure of how to proceed.

Just as Marias was feeling things were getting a bit tricky, he suddenly heard a soft knock on the door.

"Come in."

Marias gestured for Hollymus to stand up and stand aside, then told the people at the door to come in.

A waiter pushed open the door and entered. The young master was standing to the side looking aggrieved. Although there was no dust on his knees, you could see wrinkles that must have been caused by heavy pressure.

"Guild Master, Lord Musa is outside..."

"President, President, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Before the waiter could finish speaking, a guard who was supposed to be standing guard at the door rushed in in a panic, his eyes filled with fear.

"What's with all this panic? What's going on? Tell me slowly, the sky isn't going to fall down."

"You go first."

Pointing at the flustered guard, Marias had already sentenced him to death in his mind. No matter what happened afterward, this guard could no longer work for him. He should just be fired.

"President, at the gate, our residence is surrounded by the city guards. No, not just the residence, the officer in charge said they've also surrounded our chamber of commerce headquarters."

What? So fast? It seems Musa already knows what happened. The waiter probably wanted to tell me that Musa had arrived at his door. But by now, he'll probably be coming in soon.

"President Marias, we meet again."

Sure enough, just as Marias was thinking about this, he heard Musa's long laugh, and then the imposing city lord slowly walked into the room.

With a fierce look in his eyes, he had already taken in the entire room. Seeing Hollymus's expression, he understood that the chairman had probably already learned the truth from his son.

"Lord Musa, we don't need to beat around the bush. What would you like to do about this?"

"Great job, President Marias is indeed very generous." Since the president was cooperating so readily, Musa naturally knew how to reciprocate.

"The main reason I brought troops here this time is to prevent you from secretly letting Hollymus go. Since he is still here, it means there is still room for maneuver in this matter."

Indeed, if someone runs away, it would be considered fleeing from a crime, and it's hard to say exactly which crime that crime is. In that case, their life or death would truly be out of their control.

Musa glanced at Marias, whose face also bore a worried expression. As the city lord, he had dealt with this merchant guild president more than once. He naturally knew how much Marias doted on his son, but this matter was no longer within his control.

“President Marias, I hope you can think more positively. If we can’t get the Princess to agree in time, the Silver Garden Chamber of Commerce’s centuries-old history may be wiped out.”

Silence fell. Marias fell silent, and even Hollymus fell silent. This merchant guild, the Silver Garden Merchant Guild, which had been passed down for hundreds of years and generations, was being destroyed in their own hands.

"I have decided to send Hollymus to apologize to the Queen. As for whether to kill or punish him, that is entirely up to her."

Suppressing his grief, Marias made the difficult decision to sacrifice his own family for the greater good. The sorrow and resentment within him tormented him, making it difficult for him to control himself.

"This is..."

"I'm not going, I'm not going. I've already apologized to her, and I even gave her a jade pendant. I'm not going, I absolutely won't go. I'd rather die than go."

Hollymus was devastated when he heard that he was to be sent to Lin Xueyin, where he could be killed or tortured at will. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he the one suffering all the misfortune?

"are you going?"

When Marias heard that Holimus was still there, brazenly saying he didn't want to go, he became enraged and was about to attack, but Musa stopped him.

"I'll do it."

"Lord Musa, you..." After receiving a reassuring look from the lord, he said nothing more.

"You really aren't going?"

With his tiger-like eyes wide open and his imposing figure exuding a strong sense of oppression, he slowly approached Hollymus.

"I'm not going, I'd rather die than go."

"Well, in that case." A cold glint flashed, and the long sword was drawn. A chilling aura was already pressed against Hollymus's neck. Marias looked at the scene and was about to speak, but then he remembered Musa's look earlier and stopped, choosing to watch from the sidelines.

Are you sure you don't want to go?

"I... I mean, I'm going right now, I'm going right now, you might have misheard me, hehehe..."

Volume 9: The Demon Clan's Journey: Chapter 57 The Lurking Black Hand

Of course, Lin Xueyin, who was unaware that her prank had put Hollymus in a terrible predicament, was already sitting on the cleaned-up bed.

The girl, dressed in casual clothes, was about to take a bath. Her long, jade-like legs pressed against the soft mattress. Her innocent face and clear eyes quietly watched the maid in front of her.