Chapter 173: The Eternal Forest
“Hehehe… Divine Healer Yun, what do you mean by that? This king doesn’t understand.”
A flicker of panic flashed across the demon king’s eyes as he instinctively avoided her gaze. “Li’er is, of course, my daughter—the princess of the demon realm. Have you forgotten? You saved her before and even helped her recover her inner core!”
Yun Jiao didn’t respond. She simply looked at him with an unreadable expression—her face as calm and serious as ever. The demon king’s eyes darted away again, his face shifting uneasily, his composure visibly cracking.
“Do you really think that excuse is convincing?” Yun Jiao said bluntly, cutting straight through the lie.
“…” The demon king froze on the spot.
“Even if you didn’t say it, we could probably guess the truth.” Yun Jiao continued, her tone cool and steady. “That girl Ji Li—she must have some connection to the late demon king, Zi Chen. Is she his descendant… or his reincarnation?”
The demon king’s eyes widened in shock.
“So, a reincarnation then,” Yun Jiao said, confirming her deduction from his reaction. “A wolf demon calling a cat demon his daughter was strange enough. What’s more suspicious is that even Ji Chen seems to believe she’s his real sister. The level of brainwashing it takes to make someone believe that—clearly, you went to great lengths.”
“You…” The demon king’s expression twisted with guilt and helplessness. His hands clenched into fists at his sides, and after a long silence, his shoulders slumped as if all his strength had left him. He sighed deeply, closing his eyes.