Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

I should have realized this yesterday. I forgot that the Zhenmo Gong Mansion behind Hongmanlou is the family of the Queen Mother of the East.

Previously, all I knew was that the Eastern King liked beautiful women and was repeatedly plotted against by other princes because of them.

I originally thought that the stories about the Eastern King's romantic affairs were deliberately exaggerated.

In retrospect, this was not an exaggeration at all.

How dare they brazenly demand people right in front of me!

The atmosphere in the private room was a little tense at this moment.

"Brother, don't be angry. She's just a maid."

"Giving it to me won't cost you anything; in fact, I'll compensate you with a lot of resources!"

...

"Brother, do you know that she is more than just my maid?"

"If word gets out that I'm giving up my woman for someone else, how can I ever face anyone in Daxia again!"

"I'll pretend today's events never happened. You were just drunk and talking nonsense."

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, knowing all along that these two women were troublemakers.

In this world, the strong possess everything.

Even if she was a source of trouble, he had no intention of parting with her.

Putting aside their cultivation level and strength, just considering their appearance and temperament, I wouldn't bear to send them out to my own forces.

Xia Donghai laughed heartily, then said, "Royal brother, don't try to fool me."

"I have a knack for observing women, and your maid is still a virgin."

"Don't worry, she won't be wronged if she's with me!"

Xia Zhaoyan couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this.

With a muffled thud, the wine glass was deeply embedded in the table.

"I'll say it again, I will not give her up."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now!"

What a damn bad luck! If I had known this would be the case at the banquet, I wouldn't have bothered coming at all.

Xia Donghai's expression changed, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart.

You are a prince who has lost the competition for the throne. I'm giving you face because you're a prince.

If I don't give you face, who do you think you are?

"What, is Prince Ren not going to give me any face?"

...

"Hmph, who do you think you are? So what if you don't give me face!"

"Since you care so much about saving face, how about you cede your queen to me as well?"

"Rest assured, I will also provide you with abundant resources as compensation!"

Damn, we're all princes, who's afraid of who?

With his father protecting him, at least his life was guaranteed until he grew up.

Xia Donghai was shocked by Xia Zhaoyan's rude words. He couldn't believe that this man, who was praised by outsiders for his gentleness and refinement, would say such rebellious things.

If Xia Zhaoyan knew what he was thinking right now, she would probably laugh out loud. You dared to ask me to give up my maid, so what if I ask you to give up your princess?

Morality? What is that? It doesn't exist in my world.

"presumptuous!"

"How could your maidservant be compared to my queen!"

...

"Why not? The princess you admire is less important to me than my maid!"

With that, he got up and left.

But a single sentence from the Eastern King behind him made him stop in his tracks.

"Your Majesty, I only wished to have a peaceful conversation with you today."

"Since you're not going to give me face, don't blame me for not giving you face in return."

"From this day forward, I will do everything in my power to suppress your Heavenly Punishment Division."

"And then there's your mother's family business. With the status of Hongmanlou, I could easily isolate and leave your mother's family completely helpless with just a word from me!"

"And your maid is not to be allowed to step out of the palace again, otherwise, who knows what might happen."

"For example, they went missing..."

A murderous glint appeared in Xia Zhaoyan's eyes and then vanished. He turned around and looked at Xia Donghai.

"Idiot!!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xia Donghai sat there in a daze, his face gradually turning red.

He actually called me an idiot! Who has ever dared to call me that since I was a child?!

Very well, very well, what a benevolent king! He won't listen to reason, so he'll have to suffer the consequences!

...

As the carriage rolled along the road, Xia Zhaoyan inside finally made no attempt to conceal his true feelings.

His face was contorted with rage, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

He knew that his current mindset was a bit off; he rarely acted so impulsively and lost control of his emotions before.

In fact, it all started with the awakening of the mystery within the womb and the changes that followed the awakening of the system.

To put it bluntly, their egos gradually inflated after they got the system.

However, Xia Zhaoyan himself was unwilling to revert to his old personality.

I've already transmigrated and have a system to rely on, yet I still have to be someone who, to put it nicely, is kind, gentle, and refined, but to put it bluntly, is cowardly and insecure.

Whoever wants to be that kind of person, let them be!

"Hmph, Eastern King... Demon Suppressor..."

In the Prince's mansion, after listening to Xia Zhaoyan recount the events, both Shi Feixuan and Wanwan wore expressions of murderous intent.

Especially Wanwan, who is a member of the Demonic Sect, has a decisive and ruthless personality and acts in a somewhat unorthodox way.

"Your Highness, I will kill him tonight."

"How dare you so brazenly ask you to give up your own woman!"

"I can't swallow this!"

Originally, Shi Feixuan was also very angry, and for the first time, her heart was filled with murderous intent.

But upon hearing Wanwan shamelessly claim to be His Highness's woman, he instantly rolled his eyes.

"Witch, that's enough."

"When did you become His Highness's woman?!"

Not to be outdone, Wanwan started arguing with Shi Feixuan.

This gave Xia Zhaoyan a headache, and his eyes began to glaze over.

They're already arguing like this with just the two of them now; what will happen if there are more women in the future? They'll probably tear the house apart.

"Alright, you two, quiet down!"

"We must take the Eastern King's threat seriously, but I am not afraid of him suppressing the Heavenly Punishment Bureau."

"It's mainly my maternal family; they're just a small merchant family."

"They simply cannot withstand the Eastern King's suppression!"

"This matter arose because of me, and I cannot ignore it!"

"Wanwan, inform Hongyang and the others, and have them secretly investigate the Eastern King's background for me."

Besides the maternal clan of the Demon Suppressor, the Eastern King naturally had other forces behind him.

Whether in the imperial court or in the martial arts world, there are always powerful figures with influence.

"Understood, I'll go right away."

Xia Zhaoyan urgently needed manpower at this time, and seeing the vitality in the cauldron, he still refrained from making a sacrifice.

With only a slim chance of survival, the rewards obtained from the sacrifice would probably be negligible.

Forget it, let's wait a little longer!

...

Xialin City is the county seat of Xialin County, and Jiang Renjie and his group have returned here once again.

In recent days, with the underworld's secret encouragement, the Mangshan Sect has been making increasingly big moves.

It not only attracted the attention of the entire Jianghu of Qingmang Prefecture, but also drew the attention of the Jianghu of half of the northern neighboring prefecture.

After all, Mangshan Sect is a force that can be considered one of the top powers in the entire Jianghu of the northern neighboring state.

Grandmaster-level martial artists are considered quite famous in the current martial arts world.

They made a grand show of force to cause trouble for the Underworld, hoping to make the Underworld's name known throughout the northern neighboring states through the Mangshan Sect.