Throne of Gods: Divine thunder descends, and the Qilin descends upon the world!

Chapter 53 Cai'er: Oh, so that's how it is?
(Thanks to Tingyun Yuechuan)
The stream suddenly became still for a moment.

Cai'er paused slightly as she wiped her arms, water droplets dripping down her slender wrist.

Wang Yuanyuan, who was not far away, also pricked up her ears and unconsciously moved a few steps closer.

"No," Cai'er replied, trying to remain calm.

"Eh—?" Chen Ying'er drawled out her words, then suddenly asked a surprising question: "Won't the commander be feeling really uncomfortable?"

"Pfft!" Wang Yuanyuan choked on her water.

Cai'er suddenly looked up, her usually calm eyes unusually rippled with emotion.

(Is this really what girls talk about?)
Having always been a loner, she had never had a late-night chat with her best friend, and at this moment, she only felt her ears burning.

“I heard from others,” Wang Yuanyuan said, wiping her mouth and adding with a serious expression, “that it is indeed harmful to a man’s health to hold back for too long.”

Cai'er lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes casting dappled shadows in the moonlight.

Amidst the babbling of the stream, her snow-white earlobes were subtly tinged with crimson.

(Was this something that needed to be considered before?)
The stream rippled slightly, and Cai'er unconsciously stirred the water, causing glistening water droplets to slide down her flushed earlobes.

"Then what should we do?" Her voice was so soft it was almost drowned out by the sound of running water.

A sly glint flashed in Chen Ying'er's eyes, and a cryptic smile curled at the corner of her lips.

She leaned close to Cai'er's ear and whispered a few words, her warm breath brushing against Cai'er's sensitive earlobe.

"Is this really okay?" Cai'er's eyes widened suddenly, her long eyelashes trembling, her cool face filled with disbelief.

Chen Ying'er took a half step back with a mischievous smile, put her hands on her hips and said, "You and the leader are already like this, wasn't this just a matter of time? Can you bear to see the leader continue to suffer?"

Under the moonlight, Cai'er lowered her head, her pearly white teeth gently biting her lower lip.

After a long silence, he replied in an almost imperceptible voice, "I understand."

……

After taking a bath, Cai'er and her two companions returned to the campsite, their bodies still damp with moisture.

"Now that everyone's here, let me tell you about the Moonlit Caravan." Moonlight's voice instantly perked everyone up.

Everyone unconsciously sat up straight, their eyes fixed intently on him—after all, no one could ignore the forbidden spell that could summon the projection of the Moon Demon God.

“First, let’s confirm one thing: Moonlit Night is indeed related to the Moon Demon Clan.” Moonlight’s purple eyes appeared exceptionally deep in the firelight. “She is the daughter of the current Moon Demon God, Agares.”

"What?!" Long Haochen stood up abruptly. "Captain, you knew all along? She's a demon?"

Yuehui raised her hand to signal him to calm down: "I knew that from the day I recognized her as my older sister."

He glanced at the puzzled expressions on everyone's faces and continued, "But do you know why I don't care?"

Seeing the bewildered looks on everyone's faces, Moonbeam sighed softly: "Because Moonbeam is not a pure demon—she is a hybrid of a moon demon and a human."

"Mixed-race?" Lu Xi clicked his tongue, unable to hide his shock. "A demon and a human can actually..."

Moonlight's gaze swept over everyone: "Is it strange?" He shook his head slightly, "The race of the first three pillar demon gods looks almost identical to humans."

His voice lowered, carrying a hint of heaviness: "In the demon realm, such mixed-race individuals are not uncommon. They are neither accepted by the demons nor considered outsiders by humans."

"I once asked her how she viewed her identity."

"She said..." Yuehui paused, as if recalling their conversation.
"She never considered herself a demon, but she dared not hope to be accepted by humans—after all, the fact that she had the blood of a moon demon could not be erased."

"She chose to become a merchant traveling between the two realms simply to survive." Everyone fell silent, even the most lively Chen Ying'er pursed her lips.

Long Haochen slowly loosened his clenched fist and sat back down on the ground.

(I actually doubted the leader, I... I will never do it again!)
“So,” Moonbeam continued, “she is not our enemy. She brought back resources that were only found among the demons for the Holy Alliance, and also provided the demons with necessary food. That’s all.”

Moonbeam lightly tapped the spatial ring with her fingertip, and as a purple halo flowed, several exquisite sets of Moon Demon Clan clothing appeared out of thin air.

The clothes shimmered in the faint morning light, their fabric embroidered with crescent-shaped patterns that seemed to flow in the breeze.

"This was specially prepared by Sister Yueye."

His slender fingers picked up an amethyst box and gently opened it. Inside were dozens of crystal-clear demonic eyes, each one as if carved from the purest amethyst.

"We need to disguise ourselves as Moon Demons and head to the Cavern of Fear and Howl."

Lu Xi took a Moon Demon Robe, and the icy touch on his fingertips made him shiver involuntarily.

"Commander, are we really going to have to infiltrate in disguise?" He swallowed hard, his voice tense. "What if we get caught?"

“In the demon territory,” Moonbeam’s voice carried a reassuring calmness, “no demon dares to look directly at the people of the top three demon gods. As long as we don’t take the initiative, no one will dare to cause trouble.”

He surveyed the crowd, a hint of authority flashing in his purple eyes: "Remember, the Moon Demon Clan never needs to explain themselves when they move; that's our best cover."

"Yes!"

……

Two hours later, the morning light had completely dispelled the darkness of night.

Moonbeam and his party had already changed into the magnificent attire of the Moon Demon Clan and were heading towards the Central Province of the Demon Clan.

In the hazy morning mist, their figures appeared and disappeared, like nobles descending from the moon palace.

Apart from Lu Xi, who seemed a little nervous, everyone in the team perfectly embodied the image of the Moon Demon Clan.

Yuehui walked at the front, her long purple robe embroidered with silver moon patterns fluttering in the wind, her eerie purple eyes gleaming with a noble yet aloof light.

Cai'er and the others followed closely behind, their gorgeous attire highlighting their outstanding appearances, and every gesture exuding the elegance and pride unique to the Moon Demon Clan.

The demons they encountered along the way, whether they were low-level dual-wielding demons or ferocious avian demons and berserker demons, all hurriedly gave way when they saw this group from afar.

Some immediately knelt on one knee and bowed their heads deeply; others even prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to breathe.

...

After ten days of trekking, Moonbeam and his group finally arrived near the mission location.

Just as they were about to enter, dust billowed ahead as a troop of demon cavalry galloped towards them.

Moonlight narrowed her purple eyes slightly, and made a concealed gesture behind her back with her right hand, signaling her companion to remain calm.

He elegantly raised his chin, placed his hands behind his back, and exuded an innate air of arrogance.

The purple robe fluttered gently in the wind, with delicate moon patterns faintly visible on the hem.

He scoffed, a disdainful smile playing on his lips as he looked down at the approaching demon cavalry.

"You filthy demon, get away from me!"

(End of this chapter)