Lu Ming looked at the Golden Core that had flown back into his body, leisurely rotating inside his dantian.
Then he looked at the Demon Emperor lying on the ground, his life or death unknown.
It was over, it was over. He had caused a disaster, a massive disaster...
Not daring to delay, he quickly squatted down to check on the Demon Emperor's condition.
The Demon Emperor's eyes were tightly shut, and he was completely motionless.
Terrified, Lu Ming quickly reached out a hand to feel for his breath.
“Thank goodness, thank goodness. He's still breathing...”
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Big Yellow quickly pulled out a top-grade recovery pill and handed it to him.
Lu Ming deftly stuffed it into the Demon Emperor's mouth.
Although this recovery pill usually worked wonders for them, its effect was barely noticeable on the Demon Emperor.
Perhaps the pills Lu Ming refined were simply too low in grade for someone of his level!
“Cough...”
Just then, the Demon Emperor let out a soft cough and slowly opened his eyes.
“Pfft...”
He then spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Once the black blood was out, the Demon Emperor actually felt much more comfortable.
“Your Majesty, are you alright?”
“Woof, woof!...”
Seeing the worried gazes of Big Yellow and the others, the Demon Emperor managed a weak smile and spoke softly, “Little Ancestor, don't worry. I'm fine...”
“Woof! Woof!...”
Seeing the Demon Emperor wake up, Big Yellow also let out a sigh of relief.
You little grandson, you scared the life out of me. If you died, we wouldn't be able to pay for it...
At that moment, the Demon Emperor shifted his gaze to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming scratched his head awkwardly. “Your Majesty, if I say I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?”
The Demon Emperor was startled, his eyes filled with doubt and curiosity.
Even so, he spoke softly, “I believe you!”
Hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Whew... It's good that he believes me... It's good that he believes me...
Fortunately, his Golden Core hadn't caused a massive catastrophe this time. If it had blown the Demon Emperor to bits, he wouldn't even know how to face Big Yellow.
After all, no matter how romance-addled this Demon Emperor was, he was still quite good to Big Yellow.
Thinking of the Demon Emperor's romance-addled mind, Lu Ming suddenly felt that the Demon Emperor seemed a bit different now.
As for what exactly was different, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Just then, the Demon Emperor reached into his storage bag and pulled out a fist-sized pill, stuffing it into his mouth.
Seeing the size of the pill, Lu Ming and Huang Tianbao exchanged a look.
Isn't the pill the Demon Emperor is eating a bit too big?
However, seeing that the Demon Emperor had closed his eyes to recover, Lu Ming didn't disturb him. Instead, he began rummaging through the storage bags that Ye Fan and the others had left behind as compensation.
Well, look at that!
Some of the pills in there really were the size of a fist.
As expected of pills meant for the demon race—they were just massive.
If a human tried to eat one of these, they would probably choke to death.
A moment later, the Demon Emperor stood up, having recovered quite a bit.
He looked at Lu Ming and said, “Thank you, young friend, for saving my life...”
“Woof, woof!...”
Before Lu Ming could say anything, Big Yellow barked.
Thank him for what? He is my sworn brother of a different father, mother, and species. He is also your Little Ancestor!
“Uh...”
Big Yellow's words completely stumped the Demon Emperor.
Little Ancestor, that's not how seniority works, is it?
“Ah... Let's just keep our relations separate. Your Majesty, please don't mind him...” Lu Ming quickly tried to smooth things over.
Having the Demon Emperor call him Little Ancestor was indeed a bit inappropriate.
After all, the other party was a Demon Emperor and a Unity stage powerhouse, while he was merely at the Golden Core stage...
Still, he was a bit curious. Why was the Demon Emperor thanking him?
Was he thanking him for not blowing him to death?
Or did the Golden Core blow up something he disliked?
“Right, right... Let's keep our relations separate!” the Demon Emperor quickly agreed.
Big Yellow looked at the Demon Emperor, completely speechless, and sighed inwardly:
Sigh... What an unperceptive fellow. Do you have any idea what you just missed out on? A hundred million... no, the chance to be the protagonist's descendant.
Hmph... I found an ancestor for you, and you're actually unhappy about it...
The Demon Emperor really couldn't bear to look at his Little Ancestor's expression. It was far too embarrassing...
How could one just casually recognize someone as an ancestor?
Nevertheless, he was still very grateful to Lu Ming.
Even though he didn't know what method Lu Ming had used, he had still discovered the issue inside his own body.
Because the moment that thing exploded inside him, his mind had instantly cleared.
He recalled how madly in love he had been with the Empress over the years...
It was clearly abnormal. Right now, he felt that he didn't love her at all!
What did this mean?
It meant there was a problem with his body, and the Empress had a problem too.
He tried to recall when exactly he had inexplicably started liking the Empress.
It seemed to be the year he went to General Dog's house as a guest.
He had found the Empress being bullied, beaten until she was covered in blood.
Unable to bear the sight, he had rescued her...
When he held her, his body had been smeared with her blood.
From then on, he had fallen madly in love with her!
Clearly, there was something wrong with the Empress's blood!
But why did she want him to fall in love with her?
What kind of conspiracy was behind this?
The Demon Emperor's eyes grew deep as he fell into contemplation.
Lu Ming and Big Yellow exchanged a look.
They didn't understand what was going on with the Demon Emperor.
Why did he seem so strange? It was as if... he was suddenly out of love.
After contemplating for a moment, the Demon Emperor decided to play along for now and see what they were actually trying to do.
Over the years, the demon race had been severely ruined because of his "love."
He absolutely would not let her off...
Turning back to Big Yellow and the others, he said, “Little Ancestor, let me arrange a new residence for you!”
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow still shook its head repeatedly. “No need! Really, no need...”
The Demon Emperor suddenly stared at Big Yellow. “Little Ancestor, why can't you speak human language?”
Lu Ming, Huang Tianbao, and the others also looked at Big Yellow with curiosity.
They didn't understand why Big Yellow couldn't speak either.
Generally, demon beasts that cultivated to the 3rd-rank could speak.
Yet Big Yellow had never spoken. Because Big Yellow had always communicated in dog language and they could understand it, they had never paid it much attention.
Big Yellow blinked its eyes and shook its head.
“Woof, woof!”
I don't know!
The Demon Emperor suddenly raised his hand, sending his spiritual energy into Big Yellow's body.
Seeing the Demon Emperor's brow furrow, Big Yellow couldn't help but grow anxious.
“Woof, woof!?”
What's wrong? Do I have some incurable illness?
“Second Senior Brother, don't worry! Even if you have an incurable illness, we'll sell everything we have to cure you...” Huang Tianbao couldn't help but say in worry as he saw the Demon Emperor's furrowed brow.
Niu Lansan and the others nodded in agreement.
Zhu Wuneng also looked at Big Yellow with a face full of pity.
Such a good dog, how could he have an incurable illness?
Smack!
Lu Ming raised his hand and slapped Huang Tianbao on the back of the head.
“What nonsense are you spouting?”
Couldn't he see that the Demon Emperor hadn't even spoken yet?
Having withdrawn his hand, the Demon Emperor looked at Huang Tianbao and the others with utter speechlessness.
Good grief, you guys certainly have wild imaginations! Why can't you think of anything good?
“Little Ancestor, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. There's nothing wrong with your vocal cords either. You should be able to speak!”
“What?”
Hearing the Demon Emperor's words, everyone looked at Big Yellow.
Big Yellow swallowed hard. I can speak?
How come I didn't know?
Seeing Big Yellow's expression, Lu Ming knew exactly what the fellow was thinking.
“Why don't you try saying something?”
“Yeah, yeah... Second Senior Brother, give it a try!” Huang Tianbao urged.
The Demon Emperor also chimed in, “Little Ancestor, you're perfectly fine. You can speak...”
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