The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 452 The Prize
Wu You couldn’t help but take a look at Li Ye when she heard that. She thought in her mind, “When did you have 800 singers and dancers in your mansion? When you were in Chang’an, almost all the people in Prince An’s mansion left… when you were in Pinglu, I heard that you were busy with politics and had no time to lead a life of pleasure. There were only a few maidservants in your mansion…”

But Steward Little Bear didn’t know these things. He only knew that the mortal world was much more prosperous than the demon clan. As the grand prince of the royal dynasty, Li Ye might have been living a luxurious life, and only the life of seven sages could be mentioned in the same breath. In this way, he did be slighted in the City Lord’s Mansion.

So he quickly said, “No problem. I’ll gather all the singers and dancers in the mansion, and you can choose at will!”

Li Ye frowned and said, “Hmm?”

Seeing Li Ye’s unhappy face, Steward Little Bear immediately said, “No, you don’t have to choose, Prince An. They are all yours!”

Li Ye was even more reluctant. “What did you say?”

Steward Little Bear opened his mouth, but was speechless. “Are you still unsatisfied? What do you want me to do?” Suddenly, he remembered the order of the demon bear. So he bit his teeth and finally made up his mind, saying, “All the female demons in the mansion can be chosen and enjoyed by you at will, Prince An!”

Hearing that, Li Ye could say nothing.

“Do I mean that? I even refused the innkeeper, and will I accept the female demons in your mansion?”

Li Ye’s face darkened. He said, “It’s not the female demons that I want!”

Steward Little Bear opened his mouth again. After a while, he swallowed his saliva and said difficultly, “Is what you want… male demons? Er… it’s also no problem.”

But he said in his mind that the mortal’s hobby was really strange and there were even such requirements.

Li Ye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He thought it was about time, so he said directly, “Let all the cultivators whose cultivation is above the Ground Immortal Realm in the City Lord’s Mansion come to my courtyard at once, and I’ll have fun with them!”

“Okay, I’ll do it right now!” Steward Little Bear immediately promised. But after hesitating for a moment, he couldn’t resist his curiosity and asked tentatively, “Do you want all the cultivators in the Sky Immortal Realm, or just the male demons in the Sky Immortal Realm?”

“Get away!” Li Ye was furious.

Steward Little Bear ran away immediately.

Wu You asked curiously, “Why do you want to see the cultivators in the mansion, Brother Ye?”

Li Ye smiled and said quite mysteriously, “I want their magic treasures.”

Li Ye and others had strolled most part of the City Lord’s Mansion, so they went straight back to their courtyard. Li Ye took out the deck chair again and placed it on the stone steps at the door, then he lay on it comfortably, waiting for the arrival of the people of the City Lord’s Mansion.

Maybe the demon leopard thought that there would be many cultivators coming, so he didn’t sit on the stone bench in the courtyard, but stood beside Li Ye with arms crossed before his chest. Now his momentum was highlighted, which fitted his identity of a guard.

Wu You, the innkeeper, and other demons took out chairs and were sitting beside, waiting to watch the show. The innkeeper got some melon seeds from somewhere. At the moment, Wu You and she were eating leisurely.

The sparrow was still standing on the branch. As a bird as well as a scout, it was reasonable that he liked to stand on the high ground. Compared with other people, the sparrow looked the most excited, as if he couldn’t wait for a good show to play.

Soon, Steward Little Bear came here with a group of all sorts of cultivators.

There were many cultivators in the City Lord’s Mansion, but most of them were in the Real Immortal Realm or below. The proportion of those above the Ground Immortal Realm was small, but the absolute number was also quite large. In total, there were more than 100 cultivators above the Ground Immortal Realm.

So many demons came together, which made Li Ye pay special regard to Steward Little Bear’s ability of handling affairs. Sure enough, the City Lord did not need to be so wise, but he must be surrounded by highly resourced staff and a smart steward who could solve problems quickly.

In fact, Steward Little Bear’s identity was also extraordinary. He was a relative of the demon bear, so he could handle things so quickly.

In addition, there were few demons in the City Lord’s Mansion who knew that the demon bear had assassinated Li Ye. Only two henchmen knew that, because the demon bear had made a third party the instrument of assassinating Li Ye. So most of them were curious about Li Ye. Besides, they came here for fun nominally, so everyone was in high spirits and didn’t have much resistance.

Of course, not all the demons were willing to submit to Steward Little Bear and Li Ye, for example, the demon python, the chief of city guards at the front.

He was now in the form of human. He looked slim and had a feminine face. But no one dared to underestimate him, not only because of his deep eyes, which were always full of fierceness, but also because he was in the Great Completion of Real Immortal Realm.

The demon python had a good opinion of himself, and was not convinced of the demon bear, because he didn’t think the demon bear was wise. When the Steward Little Bear went to find him before, he didn’t want to come at first. But Steward Little Bear’s words made him have to come.

“It’s better for you to see Prince An now than to be found by him,” said Steward Little Bear

The demon python suddenly understood.

Although he looked down upon Li Ye’s cultivation, he could not help but be afraid of Li Ye’s wisdom. He was the ruthless man who had gone to the City Lord’s Mansion and taken away all the magic treasures of the demon bear. The demon python thought that himself was no smarter than the demon dhole, who even couldn’t do anything to Li Ye, so he had to be careful.

“Prince An, all the cultivators above the Ground Immortal Realm in the mansion are here. If you have any orders, please tell me,” said Steward Little Bear, cupping one hand in the other before his chest.

Li Ye was very satisfied and looked around the demons. His eyes brightened, as if he was looking at mountains of gold and silver. Among these cultivators, there were a lot of cultivators in the Sky Immortal Realm, and several cultivators in the Real Immortal Realm, which meant that there were many magic treasures.

Now, Li Ye only needed to cheat them into giving him all their magic treasures.

Of the more than 100 cultivators of demon clan, about half were female demons.

These female demons were different from the male demons, and there were no demons like the demon python among them. Their eyes on Li Ye were as bright as Li Ye’s eyes on them. From time to time, they gathered together to whisper and chuckle.

According to their appearance, it seemed that they wished they could touch Li Ye.

Li Ye stood up, coughed twice, and said with a smile on his face, “I seldom come to Panfeng City and really want to make friends with all the heroes here. When I was in the Tang Empire, I liked to contact with the heroes from all over the world. Now I am in the City Lord’s Mansion, if I can’t make friends with you, it will be a great pity in my life, won’t it?”

Hearing Li Ye’s words, most of the demons were very happy.

“I’m wondering how you are going to have fun. Do you want me to prepare a banquet, Prince An?” said Steward Little Bear tentatively.

Li Ye waved with his hand and said, “You don’t have to prepare the banquet now. Since you are all heroes, we can drink at any time. I would like to see your skills most!”

Of course, he wouldn’t let Little Bear to prepare the banquet, and also didn’t want to enjoy the singing and dancing. It was a waste of time. He had to make full use of every minute to get the magic treasures of these cultivators and upturn the City Lord’s Mansion.

Li Ye looked at the demons and said with a smile, “Before I came, I heard that the cultivators of demon clan are the most powerful and brave. If people in the same realm fight with each other, they can easily defeat those from the Immortal Court, not to mention the cultivators from the mortal world! So I’ve made up my mind to see your power before coming.”

“How do you want to see, Prince An?” said the demon python in a deep voice. He had a cold and bloodthirsty temperament, which was very obvious when he spoke. It seemed like the bloody smell from his nostrils, which made people feel particularly uncomfortable. At the moment, he glanced at Li Ye and said arrogantly, “Do you want us to fight one by one for you to watch?”

When other demons heard that, their eyes change slightly. These female demons were also hesitant. If so, what was the difference between them and monkeys? The cultivators of demon clan were fierce and advocated freedom. They had strong self-esteem and no servility. They were definitely unwilling to do such things.

Hearing that, Li Ye still smiled. He said, “What you said is improper. How dare I slight the warriors of demon clan? Since I want to see your skills and power, of course I need to experience it personally.”

As he said, he beckoned and You Daxiao, who had prepared, came with two cushions and a case table, and placed them in front of the demons.

Li Ye said to all the demons calmly, “I’m just an ordinary person and only in the Ground Immortal Realm now, but I’m also competitive. All of you are heroes. I’m wondering if someone would like to come and challenge me in arm-wrestling.”

After that, he glanced at the faces of the demons. Although he didn’t particularly make any provocative actions, his eyes showed everything.

The cultivators of demon clan was in a uproar.

Now they understood that Li Ye was going to fight with them in person. This made them surprised. After all, Li Ye was the Grand Prince of Tang Empire. That he condescended to fight with them was a kind of respect for them.

However, when they saw Li Ye’s eyes, these cultivators, who had strong self-esteem, couldn’t restrain themselves immediately. The meaning of Li Ye’s eyes was very clear. It meant that he just wanted to see if they dared to challenge him.

It was not that Li Ye wanted to see the power of the cultivators of demon clan. Obviously, he thought he was more powerful than them. If not, how dare he challenge them?

“I’ll fight against Prince An!” A cultivator in the Sky Immortal Realm who appeared to be a little bit young came out first.

This was related to the dignity of the cultivators of demon clan. They had to fight. Furthermore, Li Ye had been praising the cultivators of demon clan just now, and they were all happy when they heard that. If they didn’t fight at this time, it would be a shame.

This cultivator stepped forward. But before he sat down at the desk, Steward Little Bear grabbed him and said with a darkened face, “Prince An just said that he is in the Ground Immortal Realm, but you are in the Sky Immortal Realm. Don’t you feel shameful if you fight with Prince An? Will you be honorable if you win?”

The cultivator was stunned. He thought it was reasonable. His realm was higher than Li Ye’s. Even if he won, it would not be exciting.

Seeing that the other side was stopped, Li Ye still showed a smiling expression, saying nothing.

“Let me do it!” A demon sheep in the Ground Immortal Realm came out.

“Okay. This warrior, please!” Li Ye immediately greeted the other side and sat down by the desk first.

The demon sheep sat down, rolled up his sleeves, showing his solid arms, and put them on the desk first.

Li Ye did not hesitate. He also raised his arm and put it against the other side’s wrist.

The demon sheep took a deep breath. When he was about to start, Li Ye suddenly said, “Wait a minute!”

The demons were all confused. It was about to start, why did it stop? Did he feel the cultivation of the demon sheep and think that he couldn’t win the demon sheep, so he’d better give in first? The demon python snorted coldly and said, “Are you going to change your opponent, Prince An?”

He asked politely. But in fact, his words were full of ridicule. If you only chose those who were weaker than you when you chose opponents, what was the meaning of fighting?

Li Ye said with a smile, “No. I just think that it’s not interesting that we’ll lose nothing no matter who wins. How about setting a prize?”

“What prize do you want to set, Prince An?” The demon sheep wondered.

Li Ye pondered for a while, silently took out Luke Sword and put it on the desk. Then he said to the demon sheep with a serious expression, “This is my sword. I’ve been fighting here and there and killed countless enemies with it. Although it’s not a good treasure, it’s also a magic treasure with middle class-ranking. I’m willing to use it as a prize. If I lose, I’ll give it to you.”