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

As Lin Xueyin returned to the palace, Ailiya followed closely behind, asking her with concern. The sudden appearance of the assassin had caught everyone off guard, except for Besna, who rushed out immediately, and Ailiya was the only one who reacted quickly.

Although Ariel and the others wanted to help, they were stopped in the room by Maca and the others. The situation outside was too chaotic, and these children had no ability to protect themselves. Going out would only be a burden to Lin Xueyin and the others. It was better for them to stay protected in the room.

“What could I possibly have to do to make those resurrected guards hide? Remember, they are all dead.”

Seeing that no one was around, Lin Xueyin instructed Ailiya to temporarily hide the guards she had resurrected, and to cremate all the assassins. This way, the guards could temporarily escape the rats' sight.

Volume 9: The Demon Clan's Journey - Chapter 62 Chaos Arises

"You're saying that all our men were killed by that woman Lin Xueyin, while she emerged unscathed?"

A startled and angry voice came from a makeshift tent in the reconstructed ruins, as if the news was utterly unbelievable to him.

"Yes, clan leader, all the experts we painstakingly trained have perished here. If we don't take action soon, we'll probably be found out about this place very soon."

He couldn't understand why his clan leader would secretly send out all his experts to assassinate the princess, thus alerting the enemy and putting the entire Izumo City in a tense state, as if a storm was brewing.

He had originally thought that the experts he had painstakingly trained would be able to easily injure Lin Xueyin. This would allow him to vent his anger and also destabilize the entire Chuyun City, giving him a greater chance of bringing Chuyun City under his control. However, all of this was ruined by Lin Xueyin. Damn it, was it really that difficult to injure her?

"Hmph, they're more trouble than they're worth. Since we're forced by circumstances, we have no choice but to move up our plans."

A cold voice came from outside the tent. The maid who had been released by Lin Xueyin earlier had changed her clothes and walked in. The person who came into view was the former barbarian chieftain.

"If you have any objections, we can each do our own thing. I think the people behind you would like that too, wouldn't they?"

Looking at this clearly ambitious but dim-witted barbarian chieftain, the woman bit her lip lightly and then dropped the subject.

He took out a token from his pocket, handed it indifferently to the barbarian warrior dressed as a guard, and then said.

"This is the token to control the city guards. Take this token and quickly take over the city guards. After that, immediately have your arrangements outside the city move into the city. Only in this way can you take over Izumo City as soon as possible."

Korizod twirled the token in his hand, then glanced at the woman in front of him with a sneer. "If you give me this token, you're handing over the administration of Izumo City to me. What will you get in return?"

Having reached the position of clan leader, Korijod is not the kind of fool who would disregard everything for the sake of profit. Since the other party dared to hand over military power to him, there must be other motives.

"As expected of the chieftain of the barbarian tribe, we naturally have our own demands. First, we want to capture Lin Xueyin alive and hand her over to us. Second, we also want to have the right to operate in the dozens of cities surrounding Chuyun City."

Operating rights? Corey frowned slightly. These operating rights were of great significance, and the other party's vague statement suggested they had ulterior motives.

"You don't have much time, so we hope the clan leader can make a decision as soon as possible."

Korijod glanced at the guard beside him. It was this guard who had fought his way out of the encirclement during the most difficult time and helped him escape. He had stayed by his side ever since.

"Alright, but I have a condition: I want to enjoy Lin Xueyin for a few days before giving her to you."

Thinking that it was all because of this woman that she was in such a sorry state, he was unwilling to let her go without taking revenge. At most, he would not kill her. Of course, in the hands of these people, death might be the best outcome.

"Kana, go to the city guards and take command of them. Tonight at midnight, launch a surprise attack on the city lord's mansion and the palace, and capture everyone inside alive if you can."

Korizod knew he couldn't kill them. If he killed all the officials in the city lord's mansion, the entire order of Izumo City would be disrupted, and he wouldn't be able to maintain the city's stability.

"clear."

Seeing that Korijod had agreed to her suggestion, the woman chuckled and stepped out of the tent, leaving behind only a light, melodious laugh in their ears.

As the laughter continued, Corejord's expression grew increasingly grim. The feeling of being manipulated by the other party was truly unpleasant to him.

"Chieftain, I'm coming right now..."

"No need. Let's talk about it tonight. Your situation is complicated right now, and I don't want to alert them. Go to the city guards after nightfall and join forces with their commander to attack the city lord's mansion."

"But what about the imperial palace..."

"I will go to the palace myself. This time I will capture that woman with my own hands and make her use her body to atone for the blood feud between our barbarian tribes."

The woman moved through the palace again, slipping away and, taking advantage of the absence of others, entered the same hidden door she had used before.

"How's it going?"

"It's all taken care of. That idiot thought he was clever and actually tried to assassinate Lin Xueyin, but he had to start the uprising ahead of schedule, which gave us plenty of time to prepare."

"Yes, when their uprising fails, we will slowly infiltrate them. Before long, we will become the true rulers of Izumo City."

"But isn't doing this a waste of time?"

The woman was somewhat confused. If infiltration was done little by little, it would take a very long time. And if it took this long for just Izumo City, what about the other places? The Demon Clan's territory was so vast; if it was this slow, when would it ever be possible...?

"Of course not. We need a stable territory, and Izumo Castle is just right, so we need to put more effort into it. As for other places, we can just use force."

"Yes, but by then, wasn't Her Majesty the Demon King's position even more secure? Wouldn't it be too late to fight against her then?"

"Ha. It's too late. You're thinking too little. Look at this Demon King now. She's nowhere near as imposing as the previous ones. Before, it was all about threatening with force. But now she's talking about winning people over with virtue. Winning people over with virtue? What a load of rubbish! Look at those lords. Once a more powerful one appears, will they still listen to her? It's utterly ridiculous. A woman like her is only capable of this much."

The woman remained silent for a moment, feeling somewhat unconvinced. Regardless of the circumstances, the Demon King's policies had brought about a life that many powerful groups and ordinary people had never imagined before. If they were to return to the past, they probably wouldn't agree.

"Hmph, don't worry, I was prepared for this a long time ago. However, she is quite good-looking. It would be a good thing to have that little priest serve me along with her."

Thinking about the unique charms of both the Demon King and Lin Xueyin, the man's tone became slightly frivolous.

Volume 9: The Demon Clan's Journey - Chapter 63: Chaos Arises (Two chapters published together)

Sunlight shone into the palace again, restoring its former tranquility to its bustling state. The newly appointed guards patrolled every corner of the palace with even greater caution to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's incident.

The maids were busy preparing various things for the young girls living there, including water, food, airing out the quilts, and cleaning all parts of the palace.

Each person performed their duties and had their own tasks, bringing life back to the otherwise deserted palace at night. Similarly, the maids were filled with curiosity about the princess.

After all, it's unprecedented for a human priest to become the Demon King's favorite concubine, especially since both of them are girls, which makes people even more curious.

"Hey, do you think the princess and the demon king will have offspring in the future? After all, he's the demon king, so they must have offspring, right?"

"Yeah, it's probably impossible for two girls to have one."

Several maids who were cleaning a garden had a concerned (and gossipy) discussion about the future of Lin Xueyin and Elufina.

"Don't you know? It's said that succubi are also female. Maybe the Demon King has a way to deal with them."

"That's true. Come to think of it, maybe the Demon King has already asked the succubus clan to help her. Then, the Queen will probably have a child soon."

"That would be wonderful! When the princess has a little prince, she will surely receive even more favor from the demon king."

"Yes, that's right. The princess is such a good person, she will definitely be very happy." Unlike the other demon nobles, Lin Xueyin was not too harsh on these maids, and was even very polite, which made these maids respect the demon king's favorite concubine from the bottom of their hearts.

Fortunately, Lin Xueyin couldn't hear the maids' conversation. If she had, she probably would have been so frightened that she would have hidden herself away. How could she possibly let Elufina make her stick out her belly? Unfortunately, at this moment, Lin Xueyin was discussing some more important matters with Musa and the wealthy merchants of Izumo City.

"Tell me, what is there to say between the princess and those wealthy businessmen?"

"Alright, stop talking. Didn't you see those people have already come out? They all look terrible. I bet what we talked about caused them some losses. Otherwise, why would their faces look so grim?"

Seeing the crowd file out of the central palace, their faces contorted with grief, the maids could tell they had suffered at the hands of the Queen. But what did it matter to them?

Inside the palace, her delicate hand gently caressed her lips, revealing an eerie and inexplicable smile.

Musa, the lord of Izumo City, also looked displeased, seemingly very dissatisfied with Lin Xueyin's remarks. According to her, it was tantamount to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs—she actually wanted to raise the city's commercial tax. This would severely impact the commercial system of Izumo City that he had painstakingly built.

"No, Lord City, we need to have a proper talk with the Princess again. We can't let her act so recklessly."

A wealthy merchant holding a jade pendant was annoyed and turned back, wanting to go back into the palace to argue with the person inside, but was stopped by his friends.

"Alright, you know what kind of relationship that person has with His Majesty the Demon King. Be careful, or he might leave and never come back."

"Then, are we just going to watch her completely ruin the excellent situation in Izumo City?"

The annoyed voice elicited wry smiles from those around him. Musa, too, gave a wry smile as he glanced at the wealthy businessmen around him before speaking.

"You all go back first. I'll have a proper talk with the Princess and see if we can rescind the order."

"Lord, what if..."

Although Musa looked bitter, he still comforted everyone, saying, "Don't worry, even if things get really bad, the Demon King won't do anything to me for the sake of a favored concubine. Besides, I'm just going to talk to her. I think the Queen won't be so petty."

As he spoke, he gestured for everyone to leave first. After the wealthy merchants had left, Musa turned around and went into the palace.

"Your Highness, I'm back."

The girl sitting in the chair next to the throne looked expectantly at the lord of Izumo City below the stage.

"Your Highness, just as you said, some of the wealthy merchants in the city have already shown signs of other ambitions."

Musa shook his head with a wry smile. He really hadn't expected that these wealthy merchants would actually collude with rebels and prepare to launch a rebellion in Izumo City. Didn't these people ever think about how the dark, war-torn life of the demon race under the previous Demon King's rule was really good? The people were displaced, and everywhere was scarred by war. That was what good was.

After a period of recuperation, although life was not exactly peaceful and prosperous, it had settled down. Each lord was fulfilling their duties, and each race was developing in its own way. They could even be said to have become the hegemons of the continent. Was this not good enough for the demon race? Why did they still want to launch a rebellion and force the demon race to return to their former way of life?

"As expected, I didn't expect those people could actually bribe these wealthy merchants. Musa, it seems the enemy's identity is not simple." With her legs crossed, revealing a glimpse of her long, slender, and fair legs, the city lord dared not look up at the girl on the stage for a moment.

Unaware that she had just exposed a bit of her skin, the girl's attention was now focused on guessing the enemy's identity.

"Hey, Musa, who do you think has the ability to win over so many wealthy merchants? Their combined guards in the city must be quite a lot, right?"

Musa fell silent, recalling the scene he witnessed last night when he went to the city guard camp with Lin Xueyin. It was truly shocking. If the princess hadn't noticed something was wrong, he probably wouldn't have even known that Chuyun City had changed hands.

"What, can't figure it out? Never mind then, we'll probably find out tonight."

"Your Highness, what do you mean by this?" Musa was somewhat confused by Lin Xueyin's sudden statement. How did she know that there would be results tonight?

Lin Xueyin seemed confident, "Think about it, their attempt to assassinate me last night indirectly proves that there is a hostile force in the city. You will definitely do your best to investigate. So, the longer we wait, the greater the danger they will face. Conversely, it will be more advantageous for us."

Musa immediately understood and nodded in realization. "That's right, Your Highness is right. If I were them, I would act as soon as possible. But why tonight, and not tomorrow?"

"Didn't I already add fuel to the fire? Let these wealthy businessmen pressure them to act quickly. This way, although we have less time to prepare, they have even less time to prepare. Only in this way will our chances of winning be greater."

"Your Highness is wise."

Musa then realized that this little girl wasn't what he had thought, that she was favored by the Demon King only because of her looks; her own abilities were probably one of the reasons as well.

Leaving the palace again, Musa still looked worried. Turning back to look at the palace, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Night fell quickly as the sun set. Two moons, especially the scarlet one, hung in the sky. Izumo City was as lively as ever, but this liveliness was different from the past.

The shouts of killing forced many shops to close early and caused many pedestrians to scatter and flee towards their homes.

Korijord, the chieftain and king of the barbarians, had arrived in front of the palace, surrounded by his entourage.

The massive palace gates could not withstand the clan leader's casual strike; the gates swung open, revealing the guards inside who were already prepared and ready for action.

As a princess, Lin Xueyin did not hide in the back. Instead, she stepped forward and calmly glanced at the rebels in front of her with her azure eyes, devoid of any emotion.

"You've really made something of yourselves, demon soldiers, actually obeying the orders of a fallen king. Where is your dignity as demons? Has it all been eaten by dogs?"

With a stern voice and a look of disappointment and pity for their misfortune, Lin Xueyin continued her tirade against the somewhat ashamed soldiers who were being reprimanded.

"Hmph, aren't you just a little human girl too? What, you're allowed to swagger around here, but I can't bring people to overthrow your corrupt regime?"

Speaking of this, Lin Xueyin suddenly felt like laughing. It was really ridiculous that a ruler of a fallen kingdom would utter such laughable remarks. Did he really think that freedom of speech meant he could say whatever he wanted?