Monarch Night

And while the Starlight Master sat on the throne, he wondered in his heart, how long would their feelings of respect and admiration for me last?

Humans cannot remain on the divine throne for long.

Because if one day they are knocked down, the fantasies they have woven will shatter with a crash.

It would instead be a form of turmoil.

So the Starlight Master thought, the third phase of the heart-clearing plan should commence. The appearance of Yemo to kill people serves not only to eliminate those annoying fellows but also to lay the groundwork for the third phase of the heart-clearing plan.

"Yemo has visited; what are your impressions of him?"

The Starlight Master asked.

"Very fearful, afraid to approach, even afraid to speak."

Zheng Yunqi expressed everyone's truest feelings.

The Starlight Master smiled bitterly, somewhat disappointed, and said: "Before, when you saw me, perhaps you felt I was quite prestigious, and my cultivation wasn't bad... right. But today, seeing Yemo, let me tell you, in this world, there is a kind of person called Heaven's Chosen One."

"And today, you have seen a Heaven's Chosen One."

The Starlight Master sighed with an infinitely complex emotion: "Yemo is indeed a Heaven's Chosen One!"

This statement truly had no one denying it.

Yemo is indeed a Heaven's Chosen One!

Compared to the Starlight Master, one is the bright moon in the sky, unattainably high, while the other is a very real person right before your eyes.

"The words of the Leader, we acknowledge."

Zhao Wushang said, "Lord Night Demon is indeed a Heaven's Chosen One, whether in terms of circumstances, encounters, or talent, and cultivation speed... he is unmatched, truly incomparable."

"But you, Leader, are also a legendary figure. While we can't reach someone like Lord Night Demon, at least we can still strive to follow you."

Zhao Wushang's words were simple, showing they came from the heart.

The Starlight Master squinted his eyes, chuckling strangely: "Why, after seeing Lord Night Demon, you have no thoughts? Following him would be much stronger than following me."

"That's different! With someone like Lord Night Demon, firstly, we couldn't keep up, and secondly, we wouldn't dare to."

Zheng Yunqi smiled bitterly, "How dangerous is it around Lord Night Demon? Moreover, Lord Night Demon doesn't regard human life with importance, nor does he consider our interest. In the eyes of someone like Lord Night Demon, perhaps only Lord Yan Beihan, Lord Chen Yin, and a few others can be comparable, what are we? To put it bluntly, if we wanted to follow Lord Night Demon, we might be directly refused, or even killed."

"But it's different with you, Leader. Though you also have a temper, we can sense that you truly care for us. Moreover, you are paving a path for our future. Perhaps you also have personal motives, but precisely because you have such motives, we feel secure."

"Therefore, if we had to choose ourselves, we wouldn't choose to follow Lord Night Demon. We'd only choose to stay by your side, being a small head of the escort."

Zheng Yunqi's words expressed the thoughts of everyone.

Each person felt that she spoke exactly to their hearts.

Yes, that's exactly what I thought!

One by one, they nodded fervently.

Even those girls who idolized Yemo were nodding vigorously as well.

Indeed, Yemo is an idol.

After seeing him tonight, this idol-like aura has become even clearer, even more solidified!

To anyone, they could say: Yemo is my idol!

There is no doubt about this!

But... to say follow the idol... heh, let's forget about it.

I want to live a few more days.

This was the truest mentality of this group!

The Starlight Master faintly smiled, with a somewhat bitter tinge to it.

Looking at everyone, he smiled and said, "Today, Lord Night Demon came and destroyed the dignity I've maintained for so long in an instant. So, let's just treat each other as friends today and have a good talk."

He stood up, paced with his hands behind his back, his voice carrying a sense of age and vicissitude: "You surely don't understand why I treat you so well."

Indeed, this sentence piqued the interest of Zhao Wushang and the others.

Isn't it because you have personal motives?

Wasn't this already mentioned?

"Speaking of personal motives, that's something far off in the future, not guaranteed whether I'll live to discuss it with you..."

The Starlight Master smiled faintly: "Ah, the rivers and mountains, endless years, countless battles, life and death at every step. Everyone, personal motives... let's not mention them for now. It's just a reason."

Everyone thought, indeed, that's true.

Going on like this, to speak of personal motives for decades or even a hundred years later... it's indeed very vague.

The Starlight Master smiled faintly and said: "Because, from my perspective, we all belong to the outsiders, the collateral lines."

A sentence like thunder.

Striking on everyone's head.

Outsiders!

Collateral lines!

This is exactly the pain of everyone; no matter how talented, they are blocked by these four words from the family's core circle.

Moreover, the more talented, the more they're controlled and suppressed—because once you grow up, the family's main lineage would surely be disrupted.

When a collateral line dazzles and rises, the entire family will undergo a bloodbath.

Because... bloodlines repel!

And such matters are even more common within the families of the Wei Wo Zheng Sect.

Thus there is a saying: "Collateral talents fall easily."

But for this reason, when collateral talents grow, they become even more ruthless! Because they must eliminate the obstacles of the direct descendants to gain power!