Demon Emperor

Chapter 4 The Demon Lord Descends to the Mortal Realm
Once Ruan Hu learned to speak politely, his "illness" quickly disappeared.

Inside the antique-style hall adorned with bright yellow tasseled curtains, a screen blocked the view.

Ruan Hu sat behind a pile of documents on a vermilion imperial desk, the shadows cast by the bronze lamp with kui patterns resembling winding mountains.

"Yes, the Great Sheng Dynasty."

After all, even though he had been here for several days, he still hadn't figured out what this place was called or what the situation was like outside.

But as he looked around, Ruan Hu noticed something was amiss.

His status as emperor seems to be somewhat illegitimate.

The other person is also named Ruan Hu, just a different Hu.

It sounds as if Ruan Hu has entered a parallel world and stolen the destiny of his alternate self.

His dynasty was called Dasheng, and it was said to have been established two or three hundred years ago, but the real Dasheng had actually died out several decades ago.

Later, the former emperor, who possessed blood from a collateral branch of the imperial family, was supported by the powerful clans of Xicheng and ascended the throne in Xicheng, thus "reviving" the Dasheng Dynasty.

However, in reality, they could only hold onto their western territory and remain stagnant, lacking any ambition for advancement.

However, he still considers himself the rightful ruler of the Nine Provinces and the common master of the world.

They even went so far as to bury their heads in the sand and issue orders to the outside world while indulging in their own self-admiration behind closed doors.

Ruan Hu raised his eyebrows.

Before, I heard those eunuchs, civil and military officials calling him "Your Majesty" one after another.

He spouted nonsense about "all land belongs to the king, all people are subjects of the king," and sang praises and danced every day, saying that his dynasty was at its zenith. He actually believed that this was the emperor of a powerful dynasty.

Looking at it now, it's not even close to being the last emperor, let alone at the height of his power.

Just as the eunuch serving ink was about to change the freshly brewed Junshan Silver Needle tea, a sound came from outside.

"Your Majesty, General Pei Yuanxiao, the Pillar of the State, requests an audience!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the man walked in.

The golden armor gleamed coldly in the twilight as Pei Yuanxiao, sword in hand, ascended the steps and entered the palace.

Ruan Hu raised his head, and a burly figure was vaguely visible outside the screen.

Even though Ruan Hu didn't know much about etiquette, he could still see the arrogance and domineering nature of this action.

"Your Majesty, I, Pei Yuanxiao, inquire after Your Majesty's well-being."

The sound was like metal hitting the ground.

No matter how arrogant and domineering the other party may seem, they will ultimately have to kneel and pay their respects to him, the emperor.

"I had just returned to the capital when I heard that Your Majesty was in grave danger. I was extremely worried and rushed here overnight."

Even though Pei Yuanxiao was kneeling on the ground, he still didn't take the emperor on the throne seriously, because he was the one who had helped the emperor to the throne.

Without him, the other party could not have become emperor.

However, Pei Yuanxiao forgot that the other party relied on him before becoming emperor, but the situation would be different after he became emperor.

But at this moment.

He only remembered how ridiculously the other man's hands trembled when he led his troops to protect him as he ascended the throne a few months ago during that great chaos.

When faced with chaos, the other party was like a quail shivering in the rain, which Pei Yuanxiao looked down on.

"Pei Qing, please rise."

The voice coming from behind the screen was unhurried. Ruan Hu scrutinized the figure outside the screen, trying to get a closer look at the other person.

At the same time, it also allows the other party to see themselves more clearly.

"Remove the screen and let me see my trusted ministers, the pillars of my Great Sheng."

"Let him see for himself whether I am good or not."

Perhaps because they were both "tigers and wolves," Ruan Hu understood the mentality of this ambitious subject very well.

The more weak you appear, the more he will take advantage of you.

Furthermore.

Even if this tyrant asked him to pretend to be submissive, he couldn't pull it off. It would be more satisfying to just stab him in the head.

A eunuch standing nearby waved his hand, and two servants stepped forward.

The screen was slowly pulled open, and Ruan Hu walked out from behind the desk step by step.

Pei Yuanxiao, being a military general, used this as an excuse to pretend he didn't know etiquette.

As for Ruan Hu, he truly didn't understand any etiquette.

He walked out from behind and sat on the steps in front of Pei Yuanxiao, looking down at the golden-armored general kneeling on the ground with an air of superiority.

Feeling the shadow cast down from above, Pei Yuanxiao slowly raised his head.

For an instant.

Pei Yuanxiao felt his vision blurring, as if he saw a pair of terrifying eyes staring at him, and heard a deafening roar in his ears.

It was unclear whether it was the roar of a dragon or the howl of a tiger.

"Roar!"

Pei Yuanxiao looked at the emperor sitting on the steps, and his pupils contracted sharply in an instant.

At that moment, he seemed to see a ferocious beast sitting at the head of the table, staring at him menacingly.

"hiss!"

Pei Yuanxiao felt that the emperor today was different from the one he had seen a few months ago.

The other party is not afraid of him.

wrong.

It wasn't that she wasn't afraid of him, but rather that she was looking at him like a tiger or leopard scrutinizing its prey. Those eyes stared at him without flinching, and she asked him loudly and with a hint of amusement.

"how?"

"Does this emperor, me, possess any semblance of magnanimity?"

This time, it was Pei Yuanxiao who dared not look the emperor in the eye.

He immediately lowered his head, bowed and kowtowed again, and his voice became respectful.

"Your Majesty's divine might is inviolable; your humble servant dares not look directly at Your Majesty's countenance."

Finally, this trip to meet the emperor came to an abrupt end.

Pei Yuanxiao's original strategy of increasing his troops by intimidating the emperor and further extending his influence into the capital was never implemented.

Pei Yuanxiao left the imperial city and stood on the Imperial Street, looking back at the palace.

His brows were furrowed.

His face showed a hint of surprise and doubt.

At this moment, the deputy general who was leading the horse also noticed it.

"My lord, has something happened? Why do you look so worried?"

The more Pei Yuanxiao looked into the depths of the imperial city, the more uneasy he felt, though he didn't know the source of his fear.

As a result, he became somewhat afraid of the entire capital city.

"I have led my troops into battle on all sides, and I have never been afraid of arrows and blades clashing."

"However, when I saw the emperor again after several months, his demeanor was like that of a dragon or a tiger, and his aura was so majestic that no one dared to look him in the eye."

"When he looks at me, it's as if he can see right through me."

Startled, Pei Yuanxiao let out a long sigh.

"Is there really such a thing as destiny in this world? Is the so-called emperor truly protected by the heavens in the dark?"

Pei Yuanxiao looked up at the sky and felt as if there were a pair of eyes watching him from the heavens.

"I can't see this emperor again."

Pei Yuanxiao didn't know, and he didn't see it either.

A tiger-shaped demon transformed into a terrifying shadow, its outline merging with the fortunes of the Great Sheng Dynasty, and was menacingly overlooking the entire capital city from the sky.

If someone could penetrate that illusion and see the terrifying sight of the demon with its gaping maw seemingly ready to devour the world.

I'm afraid she'd faint from fright in an instant.

Everyone says Pei Yuanxiao has a rebellious streak and harbors treacherous ambitions.

However, compared to Ruan Hu, an extraterrestrial demon from the lower realm and a living demon star, he is nothing but a small fry compared to a big fish.

"Something feels off about Xijing. It's not the same as before. I'm afraid something has happened. Could it be that someone is plotting against me?"

"We shouldn't stay here any longer; let's go back quickly."

In just a few months, the capital city seemed to have undergone earth-shattering changes to him.

Only by returning to the army and his fiefdom can he feel safe.

Pei Yuanxiao left Xijing with surprise and doubt.

But don't know.

With his departure, he completely lost the opportunity to suppress Ruan Hu.

And at this moment.

The gaze travels through layers of palaces, reaching the depths of one of them.

From the perspective that only Ruan Hu could see, the tiger emerged from his body again, seemingly extremely excited.

"Roar!"

Tigers circled around him, walking through the hall, seemingly starving.

Ruan Hu looked at the tiger and seemed to know what it wanted to do.

"You said."

"If you eat Pei Yuanxiao's soul, will you bring me some good things?"

The tiger couldn't speak, and it seemed to have no real consciousness.

Or rather, it is a kind of outward appearance of Ruan Hu.

Its devouring desire is also Ruan Hu's intention.

At this moment, it lay obediently at Ruan Hu's feet, its identical demonic eyes shining as it gazed outside, its blood-red maw wide open.

They seem to be saying something.

"Yes, yes, I know."

Ruan Hu nodded.

Although this emperor was not a true emperor, and his position was not very stable.

However, Ruan Hu seemed to be more comfortable with this impending storm and the impending chaos.

It seemed as if some evil spirit was clamoring within him.

They were making a ruckus.

"Let it get chaotic! Let it get chaotic!"

"Kill kill kill kill kill kill!"

Until Ruan Hu put the tiger away.

(End of this chapter)