After Ning Yechen and Lord Void departed, the remaining attendees in the hall skillfully and naturally began placing bets.
"Place your bets! Place your bets!"
"Guess how long it takes the Demon Lord to throw Lord Void out this time?"
"Three minutes!"
"Two and a half at most!"
"One minute!"
Less than a minute later, a blur of motion shot out of the void and embedded itself with a resounding thud in the hall's wall.
"Forty-five seconds!"
"So fast!"
"Lord Void has set a new record!"
"Looks like the Demon Lord is genuinely angry this time..."
"The Demon Lord didn't hold back at all..."
The crowd exclaimed, not even needing to see who had been thrown.
As they were discussing, Ning Yechen strolled leisurely out of the void, hands clasped behind his back, and settled back beside Luo Ruying.
Everything proceeded as if nothing had happened.
The others were accustomed to this routine. They casually sent two guards to pry the embedded Lord Void from the wall.
With this minor farce concluded, the banquet resumed its usual rhythm of music and dancing.
The Night Sky God and Lord Void were the first to step forward and pay their respects to Luo Ruying. The other Demon God Generals then took turns approaching her, offering toasts and introducing themselves.
Although Luo Ruying had met nearly half of the thirteen Demon Gods seated at the table before, she didn't know their names. This formal meeting was her first.
"Third Seat Demon God, Chihuan, greets you, my lady."
"Fourth Seat Demon God, You Lian."
"Luosi..."
"My turn! Sixth Seat Demon God, Mad Prisoner! Hahaha!"
"Seventh Seat Demon God, Rakshasa..."
In response to their enthusiastic introductions, Luo Ruying nodded to each one in turn, her wine cup emptying and refilling repeatedly.
"My dear, are you sure you want to drink more?" Ning Yechen, seated beside her, asked with concern. He knew her limits all too well.
"Don't worry, husband! I'll suppress the alcohol with my spiritual power!" Luo Ruying turned to him with a confident wink and a determined expression.
Ning Yechen remained skeptical. The wine they were drinking was the strongest in the Demon Realm. The last time she'd had just a sip, she'd collapsed. He didn't know where she found such courage.
After the Rakshasa finished his toast and withdrew, a guard standing beneath the raised platform suddenly stepped forward, knelt before it, and bowed his head.
"Puppet, the Eighth-Rank Demon God, pays his respects to the Lady and the Little Princess."
*Hmm...?*
Luo Ruying's face showed surprise.
She had noticed the Night Sky God's followers as she passed by earlier, but she didn't recall seeing this man in guard uniform...
Moreover, why would an Eighth-Rank Demon God disguise himself as a mere guard?
Seeing Luo Ruying's puzzled expression, Ning Yechen smiled slightly and called out to the hall:
"Puppet, come out."
As his words faded, several more figures rose from the banquet.
Their identities varied, as did their genders and ages.
There was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, a handsome young man, and a stooped old man...
"They... are all Eighth-Rank Demon God Generals?!" Luo Ruying asked, staring at Ning Yechen in astonishment.
"Why are there so many Eighth-Rank members...?"
Ning Yechen shook his head with a smile, his expression thoughtful as he considered how to answer.
"What my wife says is both right and wrong...!"
Luo Ruying frowned slightly, completely bewildered by Ning Yechen's explanation.
*What do you mean, right and not right...?*
Ning Yechen gestured to the group of people who had stepped forward and explained leisurely, "My dear, they are all the same person!"
"The same person?!"
"Precisely. They are all Puppet Bodies."
"They are all Puppet Bodies," Ning Yechen replied.
The Eighth Seat Demon God was an extremely mysterious figure in the Demon Realm. Unlike Luosi, who concealed her face, no one in the Demon Realm had ever seen the Puppet, or if they had, they didn't realize it!
This individual had never appeared in their true form, instead operating through controlled puppets or hiding among the crowd. The puppets they created were virtually indistinguishable from ordinary people, a result of a secret art that completely reshaped the physical body. The puppet art had reached a level of divine craftsmanship, akin to Nüwa creating humanity.
Each Puppet Body could be controlled by a wisp of Divine Soul or simply by Divine Sense. It was even possible that tens of thousands of guards disguised in the human world might actually be puppets controlled by them...
Hearing Ning Yechen reveal that these individuals were all puppets, Luo Ruying's shock intensified.
*Puppet Bodies?!*
She hadn't sensed at all that these people were actually puppets in disguise!
They were indistinguishable from real people!
She could even sense the faint Demonic Spirit Aura emanating from each of them.
"How incredible..." Luo Ruying couldn't help but exclaim in awe.
To simultaneously control multiple bodies without revealing any trace of his actions—his mastery of puppets was truly divine!
"You flatter me, my lady," the Puppet said modestly.
Though he spoke humbly, his face glowed with pride and joy.
After glancing at Luo Hongye, who was sitting in Luo Ruying's lap, the Puppet rolled his eyes thoughtfully.
He then silently retreated to his original position, once again becoming an inconspicuous guard.
As soon as the Puppet left, the lively and cheerful Yan Lili eagerly leaped down from the platform, winking playfully at Luo Ruying and Luo Hongye.
"Ta-da~ The Demon Realm's most adorable beauty, the 10th-ranked Demon God, Yan Lili, makes her dazzling debut~"
The crowd: "...(⊙ˍ⊙)"
The hall fell silent, the atmosphere frozen in place.
Luo Ruying looked around in confusion, wondering why everyone had suddenly fallen silent.
She thought Yan Lili's vivacious and delicate demeanor was quite rare in the Demon Realm.
This was probably the most normal and cute girl Luo Ruying had ever seen in the Demon Realm!
"I've seen you before," Luo Ruying said with a smile, taking the initiative to speak.
She remembered this girl performing fire-breathing and juggling fireballs in the streets, her face always lit up with a lively and sunny smile. She never expected her to be a demon.
"Oh my~! You remember me, Madam? What an honor~!" Yan Lili's face lit up with delight at being recognized.
"Allow me to present Madam and the little princess with my most outstanding..."
"Alright, alright, next!" Ning Yechen quickly interrupted Yan Lili, waving his hand to signal her removal.
Who in the Demon Realm didn't know Yan Lili?
Despite her cute and harmless appearance, this girl was a thoroughly dangerous pervert!
She absolutely adored crafting and collecting skeletons!
Her so-called "most outstanding performance" involved instantly burning a skeleton into existence on the spot!
The children would have nightmares if they saw that!
"Hey...!"
"Demon Lord, I haven't even started my performance yet!"
"Mmmph mmmph mmmph...!"
At Yue Qingyou's signal, Night Sky God and Mad Prisoner stepped forward and forcibly dragged Yan Lili away.
Yan Lili pouted in displeasure, struggling like a petulant girl until her hands, feet, and mouth were all bound and gagged as she was carried away.
"Husband, why didn't you let her finish her performance?" Luo Ruying asked Ning Yechen, watching Yan Lili's figure recede into the distance.
The others around them also seemed to be wary of letting Yan Lili perform...
Ning Yechen didn't know how to explain to Luo Ruying, so he simply said meaningfully, "If she had been allowed to perform, it might have frightened you and the child..."
"You'll understand in the future, my dear..."
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