The ripples on the lake surface became increasingly violent amid Shu Ci's laughter, her voice filled with mocking mirth, "So this is the temperament of the current Monarch?"
Her tone suddenly grew somber, "Has the Monarch, after staying so long in the Mortal World, forgotten that you are also a demon?"
Arao unconsciously tightened her fingertips, yet she remained unshaken, "Even if I am a demon, I am still my master's..."
Shu Ci stated almost piercingly, "But what if he knew you were not just any demon, but our Demon Lord? Would he... still want you?"
Even though she had long been aware of this reality, when she heard Shu Ci so bluntly disclose her most feared and unsettling secret for the whole world to hear, her body couldn't help but grow colder bit by bit.
