After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Little Yama carefully observed his surroundings as he descended the city wall, and without any incident, he reached the bluestone path behind it.

At this point, Little Yama entered the Daming Palace.

This palace in the underworld was unlike the underworld capital that Little Yama had visited before; it exuded a cold and desolate atmosphere. As soon as Little Yama came down, he saw that dozens of buildings inside the palace walls were lit up with lanterns, making them bright inside and out. In the brightly lit areas, there were palace maids and eunuchs bustling about.

Little Yama also has many ghost generals and eunuchs under his command, but Little Yama's ghost generals and eunuchs, whether in terms of physique or appearance, all show signs of being inhuman.

Inside the Daming Palace, the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went were actually quite presentable, with both legs intact and rosy complexions.

This is getting more and more interesting.

Little Yama sneaked into a palace and waited to come out. He was already dressed in a dark brown eunuch's robe.

With uniforms, things become much easier.

Little Yama walked towards the nearest palace, which was lit up with lanterns.

Before they even arrived, Little Yama heard a majestic female voice.

"Clean it all up so that you can touch the ground with your fingers and palms and not see any dust, and come barefoot without getting a speck of dirt on you..."

Little Yama wisely bypassed this palace and went to another palace with the inscription "Datong Hall".

This time, before they even arrived, they heard a strange, hoarse voice.

“Little Dezi, you’ve been spending too much time with Prince Zuo these past few days…”

A clear and pleasant voice replied.

"The prince truly favors treacherous people..."

He said in a hoarse voice.

"This is not a good thing, Xiao Dezi. Let me remind you, His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, those important figures, they don't say anything when you play around, but when the time comes... Xiao Dezi, do you know that Xiao Guizi and Xiao Xiangzi were just like you back then, wanting to climb the social ladder by marrying into Prince Zuo's family? Prince Zuo also favored them. Go and see where Xiao Guizi and Xiao Xiangzi are now..."

A voice lowered its tone.

"They're dead... Prince Zuo is finished. To avoid ruining his reputation, he killed them all..."

A gasp of disbelief.

"Do you understand now? Your godfather came here specifically to tell you this for your own good. From now on, if you want to keep your life, you have to stay far away from Prince Zuo. Your godfather doesn't want you to be gone in a couple of weeks."

The expression on the face of the little Yama outside the door changed several times. The next day...

The eunuch inside the gate seems to be saying a lot of information.

But it's none of my business.

Little Yama withdrew from the palace lit by lanterns and candles. This time, Little Yama planned to go further afield and find the largest palace or the best courtyard to eavesdrop.

It's obvious that the largest palace and the best courtyard are where important people live, and Little Yama can guarantee that with his ability to control Yin energy, he will never reveal that he is not a local eunuch.

So you can give it a try and have some fun.

This idea was shattered halfway through the journey. Another

As soon as Xiao Yanjun walked through a garden, a violent explosion rang out in the distance. In the quiet Daming Palace, the explosion was piercing and abrupt, clearly intended to draw people's attention to it.

After the explosion, a firework that could illuminate half of the gloomy sky above the underworld shot into the sky and then bloomed.

Boundless brilliance.

Little Yama looked in surprise at the direction from which the fireworks came. If Little Yama remembered correctly, that direction seemed to be the direction where Leng Qing and Mu Yuan were hiding...

They've been discovered?

It wasn't entirely unexpected. These two demigods from the mortal realm had been staying in such a deep part of the underworld for so long that they were bound to be discovered by the spirits and monsters with keen senses. It's just that Little Yama didn't expect these two demigods to be discovered so quickly.

It's likely that these two demigods were feeling restless from being cooped up in one place, so they came out to check out their surroundings, only to be discovered by the ghosts lurking outside.

Thus, we have the fireworks and explosions that now illuminate the sky. It is unclear whether this is another attack by both sides or just Leng Qing and Mu Yuan creating a diversion.

After the fireworks burst in the sky, the light and the explosions diminished simultaneously until they disappeared.

Little Yama clasped his hands together and prayed for the two demigods, hoping they could safely leave the area and, ideally, escape back to the human world.

After praying, Little Yama went to two nearby courtyards, the best in terms of environment, where sounds were still emanating.

It's not time to sleep now. The owner of this courtyard seems to be having a pleasant chat with his friends, his tone quite cheerful.

"...Yingyu, Lord Jiufeng has promised the Emperor that he will lift Chudu up from the underworld and bring it back to the mortal realm later!"

Little Yama's expression changed.

"Really? Lord Jiufeng is indeed the guardian deity of our Chu capital, capable of single-handedly lifting Chu capital back to the mortal realm..."

"We haven't been back to the human world for hundreds of years. When we go back this time, we don't know whose family name will be changed."

"It's alright. With the protection of the Nine Phoenixes, we, the people of Chu, will have a place in this vast world."

A series of clear, crisp laughs echoed from the courtyard.

The little Yama outside changed his expression several times, then sighed sadly.

Is Jiufeng going to carry the capital of Chu from the underworld to the human world?

This is why Jiufeng could destroy the world, yet was sealed away.

After that, the two dignitaries started talking about snacks, relatives, and witty remarks.

Unable to hear anything of substance, Little Yama turned and left, preparing to go to the next place to eavesdrop.

As soon as he left the courtyard, Little Yama arrived at a square near the courtyard.

There weren't many people in the square, but as soon as Little Yama took a few steps, a dense sound of footsteps approached from afar.

Turning his head toward the source of the sound, Little Yama saw a group of soldiers dressed in neat armor, their bodies still covered in the blood and flesh of living people, looking like normal humans, marching in orderly from the east entrance of the square.

Then came the point.

Behind the soldiers, Leng Qing and Mu Yuan, who had been blessed by the Little Yama King, were revealed. These two demigods were chained, with their necks and hands bound by shackles.

The two demigods looked to be in bad shape, their clothes were torn and their hair was messy. Mu Yuan, in particular, was a demigod who looked like a social elite, but now all that was left on his face was a pair of glasses.

The two sides must have fought before.

But this place is the abyss of the underworld, with heavy yin energy and cold. Mu Yuan was not used to the local environment and could not muster even half of his strength, so he was captured by these soldiers.

Before Little Yama, the soldiers led Mu Yuan and Leng Qing to a palace called "Da Qing Palace".

Upon arrival, most of the soldiers stopped outside the palace, except for two of the tallest, strongest, and slightly overweight junior officers who grabbed the chains tied around Mu Yuan and Leng Qing's necks and forcibly dragged the two demigods inside.

Little Yama watched from outside, pondering whether he could go in and save the people.

Is there any way to rescue these two demigods while ensuring my own safety?

A figure walked past Little Yama at this moment, and Little Yama's heart stirred, so he quickly said.

"Hey you in front, wait a minute!"

The person seven in front of Little Yama was a eunuch dressed in the same clothes as Little Yama. This eunuch was carrying a wooden tray with a teacup and a teapot on it.

Little Yama clearly saw that the little eunuch was heading towards the Great Sunshine Palace. If nothing unexpected happened, the little eunuch was delivering tea to someone in the Great Sunshine Palace.

"This eunuch..."

The eunuch carrying the tea looked Little Yama up and down.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Little Yama walked up to the eunuch and forcibly snatched the tea. The eunuch's expression changed, and just as he was about to say something, Little Yama struck him on the chin with the sole of his hand. The eunuch's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground.

Little Yama hid the eunuch in a palace, then used underworld magic to control him, ensuring he wouldn't wake up for three days. After that, he went back to the original spot to get some tea and headed towards the Great Sunny Palace.

There were dozens of soldiers guarding outside the Daqing Hall, but these soldiers had no reason to stop a eunuch who was serving tea and water.

Little Yama entered the Great Sunshine Palace without any hindrance. He didn't need to search for anything; the room with the brightest lights and the loudest noise was definitely the one.

Little Yama walked to the room with the brightest lights and the loudest noise. The door to this room was half open, and sounds were constantly coming out from the crack in the door.

"Your Highness, these two seem to be from the mortal realm..."

Then came a male voice that even Little Yama found eerie and unsettling.

"People from the mortal realm are rare guests..."

Little Yama lowered his head, pushed open the door, and walked into the room.

There were five people in the room: Leng Qing, Mu Yuan, two junior officers holding Leng Qing and Mu Yuan hostage, and a handsome man sitting in the main seat at the front, dressed in brightly colored Hanfu that even Xiao Yanjun couldn't tell what era it was from.

This person must be the Left Prince.

"Your Highness, your tea..."

Little Yama bowed and walked to the left prince's side, placing the tea on the table.

The Left Prince didn't even bother to look at the little Yama who came to serve tea; he just kept staring at Leng Qing and Mu Yuan, who were bound in shackles.

This flamboyant-looking man patted the back of his hand and spoke to his two junior officers.

"Look, look, those who can come to our place and survive are all outstanding individuals. These two captured are both handsome, just what I desire."

The two junior officers looked at each other, and the fattest one clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Since Your Highness is pleased, then it is entirely up to Your Highness to decide what to do with it."

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Left Prince

One bedroom.

Zhou Yan lay on his bed, his eyes vacant. Chu Daoyun sat beside him and said with a smile.

"You initially refused, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative later."

Zhou Yan turned over, his back to Chu Daoyun.

Chu Daoyun stood up.

"Little one, take a good bath and get some rest. I'll cook for you again tomorrow."

Chu Daoyun stretched and walked out of Zhou Yan's bedroom.

I feel so refreshed after forcefully eating my little cutie.

"Snapped……"

Zhou Yan's bedroom door closed quietly.

Zhou Yan, who had his back to the door, turned over again and muttered to himself.

"Brother Yan..."

"Dude, you're the one who's saving me now."

"Please don't not come..."

If Little Yama doesn't come, I'll only become a rich woman's plaything.

……

The underworld, the capital of Chu.

Hidden in a corner of a small house, Little Yama felt an itch on his nose. He quickly contracted the Yin energy within his body, suppressing the sneeze that was about to come out.

The Seven Little Yama Kings touched their noses.

What's going on with Si?

Is Zhou Yan talking about himself?

The only people in this world who can be mentioned by Little Yama, besides Zhou Yan, are his maternal uncle, with whom he is only related by blood.

Of course, that villain who would abandon his own niece in the mountains to fend for herself for a little wealth probably wouldn't be talking about himself.

Several gusts of cold wind blew by, hitting Little Yama's face. Little Yama quickly hid in the shadows.

At the end of i Street, four legless sedan chair bearers slowly floated by carrying a sedan chair decorated with dragons and phoenixes.

Little Yama sensed the situation. Regardless of the people inside the sedan chair that floated over, the four sedan chair bearers possessed extremely strong Yin energy, with a faint, chilling aura emanating from them. Furthermore, this place was the Abyss Underworld, permeated with Yin energy, which naturally suppressed Yang-type creatures. Yin-type ghosts and spirits had a significant advantage over them. If Leng Qing and Mu Yuan were to confront these four sedan chair bearers head-on, they would likely not fare well.

It's not impossible for them to die at the hands of these four sedan chair carriers, but it would be quite difficult for two highly awakened demigods to die at the hands of these four sedan chair carriers.

The sedan chair bearers carried the sedan chair, swaying and drifting past Little Yama.

Just as they arrived in front of Little Yama, a pair of fair, jade-like hands lifted the curtain hanging on the sedan chair window, revealing an extremely clean and elegant face, like snow in the wind or frost on plum blossoms.

Little Yama squinted as he watched the sedan chair travel from one end of the street to the other.