Chapter 1011 – The Courtyard Surrounded in the Snow (1/2)
Chapter 1011 – The Courtyard Surrounded in the Snow
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Chen Changsheng was not Shang Xingzhou. He did not have the lofty ambition or the will to completely exterminate the demons, but he had his own thoughts.
He hoped for the demons to be rendered extremely weak so that for the foreseeable future, they would not dare to have any designs against the Human race.
The Demon Lord's expression was very calm, with no detectable rage. ”And then our races will begin trading, the two Imperial clans might even intermarry, and your race will suppress the Divine race's language and tongue, leaving only those paintings and sculptures? What a coincidence—this is my plan as well.”
Chen Changsheng said nothing, only gazed at the gradually freezing tea in his cup.
There had never been anything new beneath the starry sky.
This conversation, this negotiation, had no chance of continuing.
The Demon Lord asked, ”What I don't understand, since your stance is so firm, is why you came to meet me.”
Chen Changsheng replied, ”Because I wanted to know why you wanted to meet me.”
The Demon Lord looked into his eyes. ”Even if you're not willing to talk peace, we can still work together.”
If they could not talk of peace but could still work together, their target was naturally a third party.
This was what had confused Chen Changsheng the most before coming.
In the current circumstances, the Demi-human race had already decided to ally with Xuelao City, and their target was naturally the Human race.
What did the Demon Lord mean here by working together? Did he think that Madam Mu could no longer control the situation? That the demi-humans would still end up continuing their alliance with the humans?
If that was true, what reason did Chen Changsheng have to work together with him?
”The situation has changed.”
The Demon Lord raised his head to look up at the heavy snow falling from the sky. ”On that night four days ago, the entire smell of White Emperor City changed.”
Chen Changsheng knew what he was referring to. ”I do not need to feel uneasy.”
The Demon Lord shook his head. ”I do not know what the White Emperor is thinking, and neither do you.”
Chen Changsheng noticed that he spoke of the White Emperor, not Madam Mu.
The Demon Lord said, ”I've always suspected that the White Emperor is pretending to be asleep.”
After a moment of silence, Chen Changsheng said, ”Or perhaps something really did happen.”
The Demon Lord joked, ”Do you have such a pessimistic view of everything?”
Chen Changsheng replied, ”This is my optimistic view.”
The two understood what each other meant.
The Demon Lord replied, ”You are too naive. Anyone who underestimates a White Emperor will be punished, and this includes my mighty father.”
Chen Changsheng asked, ”If the White Emperor was not imprisoned while heavily injured, why is he hiding from the world?”
The Demon Lord explained, ”It's obvious. He's sitting on the mountain while watching the tigers fight… Don't forget, he's always been the world's most tyrannical tiger, cruel and shrewd.”
Chen Changsheng noted, ”You seem to be afraid of him.”
”Old people are all very scary, and they smell of rot.”
A disgusted look appeared on the Demon Lord's face, as if he really had smelled something nasty.
Chen Changsheng asked, ”What does this have to do with me?”
The Demon Lord looked into his eyes and said, ”Both of us are carrying a heavy shell, crawling forward, step by step. It's very tiring.”
Chen Changsheng said nothing.
The Demon Lord's gaze turned more profound. ”Let's help each other remove these heavy shells. How about it?”
Chen Changsheng calmly looked back. ”You want me to murder my teacher?”
”So what? I was even able to kill my father, and besides, that teacher of yours has always been a madman.”
A strange look appeared on the Demon Lord's face as he said, ”I just don't understand; why has he always found you so disagreeable to the eye?”