Among the Demon Race, there was a famously stunning beauty.
Ming Rao.
The Palace Master of the Shixin Palace.
This woman possessed peerless beauty and formidable cultivation, but what made her even more famous was her colorful romantic history that spanned the entire Demon Realm.
More than half of the top powerhouses in the Demon Realm had some sort of past with her.
Demons did not need to carry a child for ten months to reproduce.
By blending their demonic essence and essence blood, they would place the embryo into a demonic artifact or an area rich in demonic energy to nurture it. Once the bloodline stabilized, the child could be born.
Convenient.
Fast.
And it didn't delay the search for the next demon companion.
Ming Rao had mastered this entire process to perfection.
Rumor had it that she had left children behind in almost every major faction of the Demon Race.
As for exactly how many children she had...
Even Ming Rao herself probably didn't remember clearly.
Xue Heng's suspicion lessened slightly, but she still did not release the two.
“Even if Ming Rao is your mother, that still doesn't prove you are of the Palace Master's bloodline.”
“I have proof!”
Xue Mingzhao said confidently, “My mother said that my father has a blood-red moon birthmark on his buttocks!”
Xue Heng narrowed her eyes.
She had never heard of this before.
However, Xue Mingzhao was completely confident.
In the original novel, Ming Rao had once publicly teased the Palace Master of the Mingyue Palace, Xue Ge, about this birthmark.
At the time, Xue Ge had nearly drawn his blade in sheer embarrassment and anger.
This matter was absolutely true; she remembered it clearly.
“If you don't believe me, feel free to ask your Palace Master.”
“As long as he really has a blood-moon birthmark on his buttocks, it's enough to prove the relationship between my mother and him.”
Xue Heng hesitated for a moment. With a sweep of black energy, she bound the two of them tightly to the side.
She took down the token at her waist and infused it with demonic energy.
The blood-colored moon runes immediately lit up.
A moment later, an old, deep voice came from the token.
“What is it?”
Xue Heng said solemnly, “Elder Yin, this subordinate has an urgent matter to confirm with you.”
“Speak.”
“Does the Palace Master have a blood-red moon birthmark on his buttocks?”
The other end of the token instantly fell silent.
It remained silent for a long time.
It was so long that Xue Heng thought the transmission had cut off before Elder Yin's voice rang out again.
“Xue Heng.”
“This subordinate is here.”
“Have you grown tired of living?”
Xue Heng quickly explained, “This subordinate captured two little brats... two youths outside Nanli City.”
“They claim to be the children of the Palace Master and Lady Ming Rao, and they even accurately described the location of the Palace Master's birthmark.”
The other side of the token fell silent once more.
“Why do you think you should ask this old man about such a thing?”
“This subordinate only has your transmission imprint.”
“Can't you ask the Palace Master yourself?”
“This subordinate dares not.”
“So you want this old man to ask?”
Xue Heng said earnestly, “You are an elder.”
Elder Yin: “...”
The transmission token went dark.
About half a stick of incense's time later, the blood-colored moon runes lit up again.
This time, the voice coming from inside was even deeper and carried an intense pressure.
“I hear someone is claiming to be my child?”
Xue Heng immediately knelt.
“Reporting to the Palace Master, it is these two captured by this subordinate.”
“I didn't ask you.”
Xue Heng shut her mouth. “Oh.”
Hearing that the main person had arrived, Xue Mingzhao opened her mouth and cried, “Father!”
“I'm your daughter!”
“Have you forgotten my mother, Ming Rao?”
Xue Ge, on the other end of the token, fell silent for a moment.
“What proof do you have to show that you are my child?”
“My mother said you have a blood-red moon birthmark on your buttocks!”
“She also said that the birthmark is exceptionally beautiful, like a blood moon fallen upon the snow.”
“For so many years, she has remembered it with absolute clarity!”
Elder Yin was standing right beside Xue Ge.
Hearing this, he wished he could seal his ears immediately.
Back then, after Ming Rao obtained Xue Ge's essence blood and successfully nurtured an offspring, she immediately turned around and got together with the Sect Master of the Nine Underworlds Heaven-Burning Asura Gate.
When Xue Ge found out, he furiously charged into the Nine Underworlds Heaven-Burning Asura Gate and fought that Sect Master for three days and three nights.
In the end—
He lost.
Logically, Xue Ge should have hated Ming Rao to the bone.
Yet, upon hearing Xue Mingzhao's words, he actually let out a low chuckle.
“Rao'er actually still remembers that birthmark.”
“It seems that over all these years, she has always kept me in her heart.”
Elder Yin: “...”
As long as the Palace Master is happy.
Seeing that he believed her, Xue Mingzhao quickly seized the opportunity to push further.
“Father, save us!”
“This woman tied us up and said she was going to kill us!”
Xue Ge corrected her, “Call me Royal Father.”
Xue Mingzhao felt no psychological burden whatsoever. “Royal Father, save us!”
Xue Ge's voice suddenly turned cold.
“Xue Heng.”
“Why do you want to kill my children?”
Xue Heng quickly explained, “Palace Master, this subordinate was originally setting up a blood sacrifice formation here to enter secluded cultivation and break through.”
“But the two young masters suddenly descended from the sky and blew up my formation and the Panyue Rock.”
“This subordinate was caught off guard and almost suffered qi deviation.”
Saying this, she secretly bit the tip of her tongue.
“Pfft—”
A large mouthful of fresh blood spat onto the ground.
The sound was so loud that it could be heard clearly on the other side of the token.
Xue Ge was silent for a moment. “They are indeed the ones at fault in this matter.”
“After you return to the Mingyue Palace, go to Elder Yin to collect a Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Marrow Crystal. Consider it a compensation this Palace Master is paying you on their behalf.”
Xue Heng's eyes lit up instantly.
“Thank you, Palace Master!”
A Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Marrow Crystal! Absorbing it would allow her to break through at least one minor realm!
Let alone having her formation blown up once...
If the two young masters weren't satisfied, she could even let them blow it up a few more times!
Xue Ge asked again, “What are your names?”
“I am called Xue Yi. My elder brother is called Xue Er.”
“Good names.”
“Xue Heng, escort them back to the Mingyue Palace.”
Hearing this, Xue Mingzhao quickly stopped him, “Royal Father, absolutely not!”
The voice on the other side of the token grew slightly heavier.
“Why?”
“Could it be that Rao'er still refuses to acknowledge me to this day?”
“Of course not!”
Xue Mingzhao's tone was incredibly sincere.
“Mother has always kept you in her thoughts.”
“She had us siblings infiltrate human sects because she wanted to plant agents for you in advance, helping you unify the Demon Race in the future!”
Xue Ge said in confusion, “When did I ever say I wanted to unify the Demon Race?”
“You indeed have never said it,” Xue Mingzhao replied, her expression unchanged.
“But Mother said she could see it in your eyes.”
“Though you do not say it, you have always held this ambition in your heart.”
“Aside from us siblings, many of our other brothers and sisters have also been arranged into different factions.”
“Everything we do is to pave the way for Royal Father's future grand enterprise!”
There was no sound from the other end of the token for a long time.
Elder Yin carefully looked at Xue Ge.
Could this even be believed?
But he saw his own Palace Master's eyes turn slightly red, his expression deeply moved.
“I knew it.”
“Rao'er didn't truly abandon me back then.”
“Her departure must have been due to her own difficulties.”
Elder Yin closed his eyes.
He felt a bit tired.
Xue Ge's voice came from the token once more.
“Since this is Rao'er's arrangement, you two shall continue to stay among the humans.”
“Fulfill the tasks she assigned to you well.”
Xue Mingzhao agreed immediately.
“Your child will definitely not disappoint the expectations of Royal Father and Mother!”
“Call her Honored Mother.”
“Your child will definitely not disappoint the expectations of Royal Father and Honored Mother!”
Xue Ge added, “Xue Heng.”
“This subordinate is here.”
“Hand over your Mingyue Token to them.”
“In the future, if you encounter any problem you cannot resolve, you can use the token to contact Elder Yin.”
Xue Heng looked down at her own token.
“Palace Master, if the token is given to the two young masters, how will this subordinate return to the Mingyue Palace?”
“Go wait at the secret contact point in Nanli City.”
“Elder Yin will send someone to pick you up.”
“For your merit in finding the two young masters this time, you will be promoted to Demon Envoy upon your return to the palace.”
The last trace of reluctance in Xue Heng's heart instantly vanished into thin air.
“Thank you, Palace Master!”
The transmission ended, and the light on the token slowly faded.
Xue Heng immediately dispersed the black energy around the two of them and presented the Mingyue Token with both hands.
“Young masters, this subordinate was highly offensive just now.”
Xue Mingzhao took the token and spoke very politely as well.
“It's fine.”
“We stumbled in by accident and destroyed your blood sacrifice formation. We were indeed at fault.”
Xue Heng smiled and said,
“Actually, this subordinate had just set up the formation and hadn't officially started the breakthrough yet.”
Su Ye glanced at the pool of blood on the ground.
“Then the blood you just spat...”
Xue Heng looked a bit embarrassed.
“I bit my tongue.”
“If I didn't make it sound serious, how could the Palace Master compensate me with a Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Marrow Crystal?”
Su Ye: “...”
Xue Heng gathered the remaining materials from the formation and hurriedly left.
She had to rush to the secret contact point in Nanli City.
Even a step too late, and she feared the Palace Master might regret it and take back the Ten-Thousand-Year Demonic Marrow Crystal.
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