Baby Serendipity: The Whole World Fell In Love With Me-Chapter 701 - 700: Can he be released now?
Chapter 701: Chapter 700: Can he be released now?
The courtiers each harbored their own thoughts, but the Demon Emperor didn’t care.
He now felt an endless surge of energy every day, spending his time dealing with state affairs or training with the Spiritual Child, and then seeking pleasure with his concubines in the Harem.
Thinking of training, the Demon Emperor’s gaze turned to Mianmian.
Mianmian was somewhat unhappy because Su Ji had been locked up.
She frowned, looking at the Demon Emperor.
The Demon Emperor also wanted to make Mianmian happy, to draw more spiritual power from her, so he asked with feigned concern, "Why does Princess Anning frown? Could it be that today’s meal did not suit your taste? Bring today’s cook here; I must ask him why the meal prepared for Princess Anning was unsatisfactory."
To show his special care for Mianmian, the Demon Emperor generally had food specially prepared for her, appropriate for humans.
On hearing the Demon Emperor’s command, the attendants had already brought the demon who had prepared the food.
All who mingled in the Palace knew that being summoned directly by the Demon Emperor usually did not bode well. The demon knelt on the ground, incessantly pleading for mercy.
Mianmian’s frown deepened.
"Tell me, what did you prepare for Princess Anning today? Why does she look so unhappy? Speak, Anning, and if you found a dish unpalatable, I’ll chop off one of his fingers."
The mention of chopping fingers terrified the demon.
He listed the dishes he had prepared, and tried to defend himself: "These...these were decided after I went to the Human Realm and consulted their menus. Princess Anning, please, tell me what the problem is, I will surely correct it."
Mianmian hurriedly said, "It’s not that the dish was a problem, Mianmian is just a bit unhappy herself."
The Demon Emperor then asked, "What has made you unhappy?"
Mianmian fell silent, her intuition telling her that if she mentioned being upset over Su Ji’s punishment, it might still anger the Demon Emperor.
After thinking it over, Mianmian had no choice but to say, "Mianmian saw that pretty sisters all had jewelry, but Mianmian didn’t, so Mianmian is unhappy."
Her lack of jewelry was true, since she was always busy with training. But to say that she was upset over it was a lie to the Demon Emperor.
The Demon Emperor didn’t care if what Mianmian said was true or false. Following her words, he ordered someone to bring Mianmian a large tray of jewelry. Gold, silver, jade, pearls, there were all sorts, placed directly in front of Mianmian.
Mianmian picked out a pearl necklace and wore it around her neck: "This is so beautiful." freēnovelkiss.com
She then giggled, appearing genuinely pleased.
Finally satisfied, the Demon Emperor ordered everyone to continue as they were.
The incident with Mianmian provided a distraction for some courtiers who had their own agendas to conclude their discussion. Just then, a black bear demon stood up and directly reported to the Demon Emperor, "Your Majesty, I have a child who greatly admires you and wishes to receive your guidance. Could the Demon Emperor fulfill my child’s dream? I would be immensely grateful."
This was an invitation to the Demon Emperor to go to the fighting arena.
With a faint smile, the Demon Emperor gestured grandly: "Of course, I am always benevolent and willing to fulfill the wishes of the younger generation."
The banquet thus ended prematurely, and everyone moved to the fighting arena together.
The Demon Emperor changed into battle attire and stood on the platform.
The child of the black bear demon entered the arena, a young man of robust build who spoke with a deep, resonant voice: "Greetings to the Demon Emperor, thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty."
The two engaged in combat, and in no time, the young black bear demon was sent flying by the Demon Emperor, landing on the ground and turning into a little black bear, vomiting blood.
This was just after a brief encounter.
The black bear demon felt anxious inside. He exchanged glances with a few other courtiers and began showering the Demon Emperor with sycophantic praises.
But the Demon Emperor didn’t listen and instead fixed his gaze on several courtiers, "Old Snake, we haven’t sparred in a long time. Come up here; let me see if you’ve made any progress recently."
Mianmian watched from the side too.
She saw that Old Snake, after being called out by the Demon Emperor, trembled like a sieve, appearing profoundly afraid.
Mianmian couldn’t understand why and thought of asking the Empress Dowager once she got back.
She continued to watch as Old Snake stepped onto the platform, only to be knocked away by a punch from the Demon Emperor.
Old Snake lay there, spitting blood, his complexion pale. But unlike the previous one, he didn’t suddenly transform into an animal. The Demon Emperor called several more names, making those summoned to ascend to the stage for a spar.
"Every time it’s just one punch that sends people flying," Mianmian said while waving her little hand to the Empress Dowager, with a face full of confusion, "It’s Su Ji’s birthday banquet, so why did the Demon Emperor lock Su Ji up and beat so many people?"
The Empress Dowager looked at Mianmian’s puzzled face and patiently explained, "Because the Demon Emperor now feels that he is very, very powerful. He wants everyone to know just how formidable he is, so he must beat all those people up."
Mianmian shrank her neck: "Will the pretty sisters get beaten up too? One of them was beaten in the face, and it’s all crooked now."
Mianmian knew her pretty sisters were up to no good with the Demon Emperor; her concern was sincere, genuinely frightened at the thought of the pretty sisters being beaten.
It was this childlike sincerity that made the Empress Dowager find her all the more endearing.
She pinched Mianmian’s chubby cheek gently with the tip of her finger, "I don’t know if you’re more worried about me or about my pretty face."
Mianmian’s face was squished out of shape, and she looked up at the Empress Dowager earnestly, saying, "I am really worried about your face."
The Empress Dowager couldn’t help but laugh until she was nearly doubled over, and upon loosing her grip, she rubbed Mianmian’s reddened cheek: "You don’t need to worry. Just keep practicing well and look forward to meeting your parents."
Soon, very soon, they would be able to spring their trap and let that old thing, the Demon Emperor, gloat for a while longer.
The Demon Emperor was indeed very proud.
He used to be only a bit more powerful than his senior courtiers, unable to knock them flying with a punch, but now he could! He could even fight many courtiers without getting hurt.
This was wonderful news!!
In his delight, the Demon Emperor did not forget to send more gold and silver jewelry to Mianmian.
Mianmian herself couldn’t wear all those precious and beautiful things, so she gave them to every pretty sister who came to see her. She distributed them until everyone was happy, as the Demon Emperor didn’t care.
In the eyes of the Demon Emperor, the women of the Harem existed only to wear jewelry and provide him with pleasure.
Mianmian was still worried about Su Ji and asked the Demon Emperor cautiously when he visited, "Your Majesty, Su Ji upset you before, but now you are no longer angry, can you let him out now?"
It was only then that the Demon Emperor remembered he had a grandson in the Water Prison. With a wave of his hand, he ordered Su Ji to be fetched, to be brought before Mianmian for her to see.
The Water Prison of the Demon Clan was no friendly place; inside, it contained an Array of dual calamities of ice and fire.
After half a month in there, Su Ji had become extremely haggard. Standing in front of Mianmian, with disheveled hair, she barely recognized him.