I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

The pages for these demons also lit up, and anyone who had made contact with them could be granted a title. Bai Qingyu didn't think much about it and completed the task with a few simple strokes.

Although these little monsters are enemies, they are quite pitiful. It would be good to bestow titles upon them, since it's just a matter of moving a finger.

Conferring titles upon demons wasn't entirely without its benefits; for each one conferred a title, Bai Qingyu would receive a considerable amount of merit upon himself.

Make a note of the monsters you recognize but aren't familiar with, and the rest are the kids.

Nothing more was said that night, and the next day arrived.

Before even having breakfast, Bai Qingyu called all the children over, and they gathered in a circle to look at the demon book in her hand.

Bai Qingyu opened the Demon Book and turned to the page containing the Peach Blossom Demon. She then briefly explained the connection between the Demon Book and the investiture, as well as what the investiture was and how important it was.

Having been a teacher for several years, Bai Qingyu is quite eloquent.

A few simple words made everyone understand the meaning. People like Zhen, Higanbana, and Tamamo-no-Mae realized the key point, while Xiao Yao and Miketsu simply wanted to know how Bai Qingyu would write an introduction for them.

Actually, the introduction to this thing doesn't need to be too detailed; just a general overview will suffice. Considering the personalities of the two little girls, Bai Qingyu wrote many words of praise.

After finishing writing, Xiao Yao and Yu Zhuan Jin were both stunned for a moment. After accepting the title, Xiao Yao looked at Bai Qing Yu and said sweetly, "Mother looks so much prettier now. She gives me a very comfortable feeling."

Bai Qingyu thought that Xiao Yao was praising her on purpose, but unexpectedly Yu Zhuan Jin also nodded.

After conferring some doubts, Bai Qingyu bestowed titles upon the remaining individuals and learned another detail.

That is, the favorability of the monsters who are conferred titles will increase to a certain extent. Bai Qingyu doesn't know exactly how much they will increase, but since everyone likes her, they can't see any difference.

Please vote for me, sob sob!

Volume 1: Chapter 177 Before the Wedding

In Bai Qingyu's opinion, favorability is something that is dispensable, but having it is better than not having it. There are so many demons in the demon book, and she cannot guarantee that every demon will be friendly. There will always be a few who will dislike her and think that her home is like children playing house.

This is where this point comes in handy, as long as we don't become enemies.

Otherwise, if he were to actually be granted an official title by his enemy, Bai Qingyu felt he would be depressed for a long time.

"Alright, the investiture is over. Go have some fun. I need to go to Nanshan."

Patting Xiao Yao's head, Bai Qingyu put away the Demon Book.

There are still a few demons in Nanshan who need to be officially recognized: the Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji brothers, as well as Momiji and Onikiri. I might as well take this opportunity to check out the situation at the Nanshan Demon Gate and verify if my thoughts are correct. If it's really as I think, then I'll have to go to the underworld again sometime in the future.

Bai Qingyu's figure disappeared in the courtyard. Bi'anhua pulled Zhentian aside and asked him about the details of the matter.

It's true that the Demon Register can bestow titles, but the demons listed are not limited to just a few. There are many demons that have never shown their faces. Should Bai Qingyu also bestow titles upon these demons? What are the costs and benefits of bestowing titles upon demons? These are all questions that the Other Shore Flower wants to know.

Not only her, but Tamamo-no-Mae on the rooftop also looked over.

Whether it's Tamamo-no-Mae or Higanbana, they both have rather aloof personalities. They usually treat their family as if they don't care and don't intend to interfere much, as if it doesn't matter whether it's there or not. However, when something really happens, they get anxious.

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In the Nanshan Mountains, Bai Qingyu could see the Demon Palace towering on the mountain from afar. The Nanshan area was basically a miniature version of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Before Bai Qingyu even arrived, countless little demons around the Demon Palace started to make a fuss, making it seem to anyone who didn't know better think that this group of demons was about to hold some grand ceremony.

Amidst the shouts and commotion of the surrounding little monsters, Bai Qingyu landed from the sky on the plaza in front of the main hall.

Soon, a beautiful female demon came forward and said, "Welcome, Divine Phoenix Lady. Lord Shuten-dōji has gone out to gather ingredients for Your Highness and ordered us to wait here. Please come with me to the palace for a seat."

As the lord of Nanzan, it's normal for Shuten-dōji to have such a grand display, but Bai Qingyu isn't used to these rules and regulations.

"Never mind, I'll go sit in that little courtyard outside and wait for Shuten to come and find me when he gets back."

"Yes, Divine Phoenix Lady."

As Bai Qingyu walked down the mountain, he looked around the courtyard. He had to admit, Shuten was living a good life; it was definitely much better than back in Tongzhou. It was true that letting go was the right decision once the kid grew up. If he hadn't let Shuten go back then, he probably wouldn't have achieved what he has today.

While pondering, Bai Qingyu arrived at the foot of the mountain. The little monsters around her were watching her from a distance, which made Bai Qingyu quite helpless.

After entering the small courtyard where Zhen Tian and the others had stayed, Bai Qingyu found a place to sit down and quietly waited for Shuten-dōji to arrive.

A bewitching female demon brought in tea and pastries, quietly put them down, and then quietly left.

Not long after, Shuten returned, his small basket filled with a jumble of precious ingredients he had painstakingly acquired. He slammed them all down on the stone table in front of Bai Qingyu as he entered, laughing heartily, "I've been wanting to bring something back to see my sisters for a while, but I haven't had the time. These are all for my sisters, Auntie, what do you think?"

"That's really good, you've put a lot of thought into it."

"Hehehe, then you'll have to call me in advance when you're cooking."

"I knew it was you."

"There's not much good food in the mountains, is there?" Shuten scratched his head, completely unlike the simple and honest appearance of the demon king.

"Now that you're the Demon King, what delicious food can't you eat?"

"None of them taste as good as my aunt's cooking."

"Alright, I'll call you then. I called you here today because there's something I need to tell you."

Bai Qingyu used a barrier to isolate the courtyard and explained the matter of the Demon Scroll to Shuten in detail. After listening, Shuten's honest smile disappeared, replaced by solemnity. His perspective was now much broader than before, and he understood everything after Bai Qingyu's simple explanation.

"This trip is no small matter, Auntie, do you need any help?"

"No need for now, just keep an eye out for me. The monsters recorded in the Demon Register are too difficult to find; ordinary people can't even tell them apart."

"Is Auntie planning to go out?"

"I do have this idea. I came out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to travel the world. I'll take this opportunity to look for those I'm destined to be with, and I'll grant them a title if we're not. We can talk about those we're not destined to be with later."

The demon book was opened, and the page corresponding to Shuten-dōji was turned to. Bai Qingyu stared at him, pondered for a while, and wrote a row of small characters on it. The demon book flashed, and the text she wrote was automatically formatted. A row of golden ink appeared behind the demon-faced demon in the picture.

"You felt it, didn't you? That's the investiture ceremony."

Bai Qingyu turned to the page with Ibaraki in the Demon Book and wrote a description of the four demons.

She didn't miss any of the demons, and by then all the demons she knew had been officially recognized.

Putting away the Demon Book, Bai Qingyu continued, "You don't need to worry about the Demon Book. I have my own plans. The children are still so young, I won't take any risks. Besides the Demon Book, there's another matter I wanted to discuss with you today."

"Please speak, Aunt."

"After you went to the Gate of Hell, what did you see?"

"It's just a gray blur, nothing else," Shuten-dōji replied honestly.

"Can't you see a world? A dark red earth, a blood-red sky, and a gray River Styx."

“I did see that, it happened a while ago. At the time, I was worried about losing my way inside, so I didn’t dare to go any deeper and stayed within the area shrouded by the Gate of Hell.”

Bai Qingyu habitually stroked his chin, nodded after listening, "It's always good to be careful. If you really stepped into the underworld that day, you might not be able to come back. If I'm not mistaken, the Ghost Gate is the entrance to the underworld. You didn't enter the underworld because you're still within the Ghost Gate's range."

"And I have also found the exit of the Ghost Gate, which is in Shangchuan Prefecture."

Shuten-dōji frowned slightly. "Are there demons listed in the demon register in the underworld?"

"It seems you've indeed become smarter over the years. That's right, there are also monsters I'm looking for in the underworld."

"Then Auntie..."

"I'm not going, at least not for now. I won't take the risk until I'm sure of the outcome. Don't worry."

After learning about the Ghost Gate, Bai Qingyu wasn't in a hurry to show off. Instead, she had Shuten-dōji show her around the main hall of the Nanshan Demon Clan. It has to be said that after destroying the Life Sect and the Demon Subduing Sect, Shuten-dōji's side suddenly became a wealthy demon clan, and the entire Nanshan Demon Clan was rolling in money.

Bai Qingyu felt that if it weren't for the recent troubles in the capital, most sects would probably have come to extort money from him. He would have managed to squeeze some money out of Nanshan.

Besides visiting the main hall, Bai Qingyu also got to know the little demons outside. At first, she wanted to try her luck, thinking that maybe one of the little demons in Shuten-dōji's group was a demon recorded in the demon book. Now it seems that she was overthinking it.

It was already evening when, under Shuten's guidance, they entered the so-called sacred land of Nanzan, which was also the location of the Ghost Gate.

Just like the first time I saw this gate of hell, the difference was that the gate, which was originally half open, had opened outwards quite a bit, and behind the gate, just as Shuten had said, there was nothing but a misty fog.

Bai Qingyu wondered what would happen when the door was fully open over the years, as the crack widened slightly each time someone came out.

Are demons and monsters in the underworld allowed to emerge from behind doors without restriction?

"Don't go in again. The world behind the door is dangerous, and there are powerful monsters in the underworld."

“I understand, Auntie.”

"Alright, I'll be going now. Come home and visit more often when you have time." Bai Qingyu tiptoed and flicked Shuten-dōji on the head before disappearing from the spot.

Looking towards the Gate of Hell, Shuten-dōji touched the spot where he had been struck by lightning.

“My dear friend, do you know that my aunt is the best demon in the world? When I first met her at the beach, I thought she was really powerful, more powerful than any other demon I had ever met. I thought to myself, if I could defeat her, wouldn’t I be able to become the Demon King?”

Shuten-dōji spoke to Ibaraki-dōji with a touch of emotion.

"That night, my former leader led a group of demons to confront the villagers in the human village. In that atmosphere, I ran over to challenge my aunt. She just gave me a flick on the head like that, and I sat down on the ground."

"Many monsters came over to pull me away, afraid that I would anger my aunt, since my aunt was the most powerful one present at the time."

"Then at the end, my aunt suddenly told me that she lived on the far east side of the village and that I should go to her the next day. She said that if I could defeat her, she would tell me how to become stronger."

"I didn't think much about it at the time. If I could really beat her, then I wouldn't need her to teach me."

"Then I squatted behind her house all night. When she came out the next day, I tried to ambush her, but I got flicked on the head and fell to the ground. But she still let me follow her when she left. When we got home, she made me eat the best food in the world."

"Then, she taught me to box, like this."

Shuten-dōji took a deep breath, activated his Demon Sword Technique, and combined it with his Demon Fist. With one punch, he blasted the newly appeared Demon Gate, causing it to tremble violently. A deep fist imprint appeared on the gate.

"So my dearest friend, Aunt will always be my aunt."

Ibaraki hesitated, wanting to say something but then swallowed it back.

What else could he do? He couldn't persuade Hongye about her situation, so he couldn't persuade Bai Qingyu either.

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The matter of the Demon Book did not affect Bai Qingyu too much. After returning from Nanshan, her daily life remained peaceful, either taking care of her child or teaching students at the private school.

She's been taking a lot of time off lately because she's teaching Bai Xiaoya how to speak.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Qingyu got up early that day, tidied herself up, changed into her favorite long dress, and even did her makeup and hair.

There's something important going on tomorrow, and she needs to get it today.

That was the grand wedding of the Imperial Advisor Xu Yuanqing.

Volume 1: Chapter 178 The Girl Holding a Demon Sword