Let me explain, it's not what you think.

Zi Yao smiled.

"She didn't do anything. Instead, she repaid evil with kindness and healed the monster's wounds!"

"Huh? Isn't that being stubborn? Helping your enemy too?" Lu Chen was dumbfounded. He definitely couldn't do that.

"Later on, the monsters that came looking for her no longer chased after her. They began to stay by her side, protecting her from harm and driving away those ill-intentioned visitors. One, two, three, more and more appeared, and eventually they became her guards, and no one dared to touch her."

Lu Chen: "..."

"Later still, she met the Black Flood Dragon King. At that time, he was just a low-level black flood dragon who was seriously injured and was saved by her. After he recovered, he didn't leave until he broke through and became the Black Flood Dragon King. She then naturally became..."

Zi Yao straightened up from his shoulder, swaying slightly, and looked at him.

"Her greatest skill isn't healing, but winning people's hearts. The demons are willing to believe her not because she's strong, but because she's kind. So when she said you weren't a demon today, all the demons in the room believed her."

"It hasn't been easy for Sister Brigitte to get to where she is today."

"That's true..."

The hall was quiet for a while.

Jiang Yu walked out of the side hall, holding Ling'er in her arms. She had already coaxed her to sleep, and the little one was sleeping soundly, clutching her collar.

She handed Ling'er to Yu Ning, who came to greet her, and stood beside Lu Chen. She looked at Lu Chen, then at Zi Yao, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Seeing her hesitant expression, Zi Yao spoke first.

"Just say what you want to say, don't act like we're bullying you!"

Jiang Yu lowered her eyes.

"The bloodline of Sister Brigitte's clan has not been continued to this day."

"As the patriarch of the Agate Swan clan, she was clearly capable of leading her clan to prosperity, yet the clan itself perished under her rule!"

"Why is that? Her cultivation level is too high, so she can't conceive?"

"That's not it. It's because the Agate Swan clan has a very difficult time producing offspring. Their prerequisite is that both the male and female must have the same attributes. If their attributes don't match, there will be no result!"

"Furthermore, Sister Biji and the Black Dragon King have conflicting attributes, making it even more impossible!"

"So that's how it is."

"So, my husband, it's still very likely that Sister Biji will go to find that sorcerer. After all, she has no choice but to do so for the sake of her family!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Lu Chen exclaimed in disbelief.

"Bridget is the kindest and most law-abiding person I've ever met; she would never do anything out of line!"

"Oh, I hope so!" Zi Yao glanced at Lu Chen.

"What about Murasaki? What's wrong with her? Why does my heart race whenever I see her?"

"Sister Ziji, she is from the Demon Dragon Clan, and is extremely powerful, renowned for her formidable combat strength! As for why my husband's heart races upon seeing her, I have no idea!"

"That's not right. She's a dragon, how could she become a jiao...? Shouldn't dragons be nobler than jiaos?"

"My lord, you may not know, but Sister Ziji... comes from the West. The dragons there are different from ours; they have wings!"

"Furthermore, they are all extremely tyrannical and greedy. She only joined the Black Dragon King because she coveted his treasure."

"I see……"

Meanwhile, the demons who had returned to the depths of the demon realm had separated, leaving only Biji and Ziji.

"Hey, Sister Brigitte, what do you think of that guy named Lu Chen?!"

"Huh?" Brigitte felt a pang of panic.

"What do you mean, 'how'? I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh, it's his skill level that's known to everyone, isn't it?"

"Go to hell! I have my back to him, and there's a screen between us!"

"Alright, alright, sister is really boring. If I had known, I would have gone over and kept an eye on him!" Zi Ji smiled charmingly.

"Alright, alright, now that we know he's not a demon, let's put this behind us and go investigate the others!"

"Um."

Zi Ji nodded and flew towards her territory without looking back.

As Biji watched Ziji's retreating figure, she unconsciously raised her fair wrist, where there were still red marks from Lu Chen's grip.

"This is... utterly absurd! How could I..."

As she blushed, she suddenly sensed a surging life force in her sleeve!

She took it out and saw that it was actually the jade bottle that Lu Chen had given her!

"What's going on? I've already checked; they should all be dead. Why is he suddenly unleashing such a terrifying aura? Could it be... he really is a demon?!"

"But why... did his life force erupt only after a delay? Could there be some secret that prevents him from even realizing he's a demon?"

"What a pitiful child..."

As she spoke, Brigitte picked up the jade bottle in her hand and began to examine it carefully. The more she looked, the more shocked she became.

"How...how could this be so terrifying? This is such an amazing treasure of life..."

She held the jade bottle in her hand and gently stroked its surface.

The bottle walls are very thin, and you can feel something slowly flowing inside, warm and dense, like a ball of life fire compressed to its extreme.

She closed her eyes, drew out a wisp of that vibrant energy from the bottle, and carefully sensed it.

In an instant, the life energy stored within her body by the agate swan, which had been dormant for so long, was awakened.

It wasn't hunger, but a more ancient, deep-seated longing, like parched earth yearning for rain, like withered flowers longing for spring.

"A perfect match..."

Her fingers were trembling, from her fingertips down to her wrists, and from her wrists down to her shoulders.

She took a deep breath, tucked the jade bottle into her sleeve, turned around, and looked back somewhat guiltily.

The demons dispersed, and no one remained.

She stood there and watched for a long time.

She remembered many years ago, when she was just a young agate swan, huddled in the reeds, watching her elders being torn apart by a black bear.

Later, she gradually rose to prominence, healing countless monsters and earning the respect of all the demon race.

But she was unable to cure the Agate Swan clan.

This ethnic group is about to be wiped out in her hands!

Brigitte looked down at her lower abdomen. It was flat, soft, and completely still.

The Black Dragon King wasn't bad; he treated her very well, always obedient and compliant.

However, his nature is completely incompatible with hers; they are like fire and water. There can be no future for them, and they can never be together. This is the way of heaven, and no one can change it.

Sometimes, in the quiet of the night, she would even think, what if she had met someone else with compatible attributes instead of the Black Dragon King…

She quickly shook her head, trying to shake the thought off.

But it was no use; she couldn't shake it off no matter what she did, and it became clearer and clearer.

More importantly, that person has now appeared.

She gripped the jade bottle hidden in her sleeve tightly.

Her perception of life was an innate instinct; she could sense how astonishing the vitality contained within the bottle was.

As long as they use it... their Agate Swan clan will never have to worry about continuing their lineage again.

Furthermore, their attributes match!