Bigshot's Sweetie Is a Cat!-Chapter 1199: The Demon Lord Is Here Too
"For thousands of years, our Cat Demon Clan has had no enmity or grievance with your Demon Clan. Yet now, your Demon Clan has caused the ruin of our families and destruction of our homes. Still, you won’t let us go, even attacking on the joyous day of our Cat Demon Princess’s wedding. Do you have any humanity left? If the Demon Lord Nie Jiuque knew his subordinates had become merciless beasts, besmirching the reputation of the Demon Realm, it would probably cause him to come back to life in anger." The speaker was another Elder.
The Three Great Protectors and Thirteen Banners, who hadn’t shown much reaction, finally displayed some expression upon hearing these words.
Their gazes naturally drifted towards the man in black clothing at the rear...
"How did the Demon Realm spawn a group of heartless executioners like you?"
"We Cat Demons are not ones to fear death. Since you have come to us, we will settle this today."
"Let Zuo Yan come out and face his death."
"Kill them, avenge our unjustly slain clansmen."
The crowd unsheathed their weapons, preparing for battle.
Despite the disparity in strength, not a single person retreated.
"Everyone, we have not come today to settle a score, nor do we wish for a deadly battle with the Cat Demon Clan."
The speaker was Moyu, one of the Four Great Protectors of the Demon Realm.
"Hmph, not here to settle a score? Don’t tell me you brought so many people just to congratulate our Cat Demon Princess on her wedding?!" Elder Li sneered coldly.
"Believe it or not, the previous affairs between the Cat Demon Clan and other tribes were all caused by Zuo Yan alone. At the time, I and the other two Protectors were sent away by Zuo Yan, and by the time we became aware of his actions, it was too late to stop him. I, Moyu, have always taken responsibility for my actions. Whether you believe me or not, I simply don’t want my name to be stained."
The situation was indeed so.
Zuo Yan initially found an excuse to send him away, and then another Protector as well.
The other Protector was in seclusion.
The Thirteen Banners had long been in seclusion at the Five Dome Mountain and were not particularly concerned with the affairs of the Demon Realm.
Since they had always only obeyed the orders of successive Demon Lords, after the Demon Lord Nie Jiuque’s soul scattered, they rarely appeared.
Zuo Yan seized this opportunity to commit rampant slaughter and create animosity everywhere, turning their Demon Clan into the hated villains across the lands.
The reputation built over thousands of years was ruined overnight.
Even a thousand years ago, when the Demon Lord Nie Jiuque raged over a beauty, costing so many innocent lives, they didn’t end up with such infamy.
"How can you shamelessly say such things?! Do you think we would believe it? Pushing Zuo Yan out as a scapegoat, clearing yourselves and the Demon Clan of any wrongdoing, is indeed the style of your Demon Clan. Aren’t you afraid of ridicule?"
Moyu frowned slightly, his expression turning grim: "Let me tell you something you won’t like to hear; even if we were involved, what could you possibly do to us? Since when was the Demon Clan ever afraid of you, that we would need a scapegoat to survive?!"
"You..."
Elder Li was so infuriated by Moyu’s arrogant and unbridled words that he was momentarily at a loss for a retort.
"I can’t be bothered arguing with you. Today, even if I, Li Changqing, die, I’ll make sure to take a few of you down with me."
As Elder Li spoke, his aura shifted sharply, and his hands formed claws, rapidly gathering Spiritual Power.
His long hair and wide sleeves billowed fiercely in the windless air.
Seeing this, the others also quickly entered combat mode.
"I said, we’re not here to make enemies today, nor are we after your lives," Moyu said in a deep voice.
