Chapter 114: The Demon King Is Actually a Little Loli!

The Demon King could only give an awkward greeting.

“Are you saying hello to me?”

“I suppose… I am?”

“Ha… hello.”

Zhu Qiu stopped explaining and pulled the Demon King out of the shadow with a single tug.

“Ah!”

The Demon King cried out in pain as she tumbled onto the hard rock, while Zhu Qiu landed steadily to the side.

Seeing the black shadow suddenly vanish and transform into a human form, Zhu Xiaxia walked over step by step to see what was happening.

Lying on the ground was a little loli in tattered clothes, with black hair and purple eyes.

She was less than 1.5 meters tall, with a pair of smooth, cute horns on her head and a thin tail behind her that ended in a triangle.

This was the Demon King’s true form? Even her clothes were in rags.

‘Is she really just a little girl wandering the streets?’

Zhu Xiaxia wondered. She looked nothing like the towering, broad-shouldered, powerful figure described in books.

Based on her features, she was definitely of the Demon Race, but whether she was actually the Demon King was uncertain.

“Regardless of who you are, you bullied my Xiaguang, so I’m going to punish you!”

Standing to the side, Zhu Qiu angrily stepped on the little loli’s thigh, seeking justice for the fallen Xiaguang.

“Take your filthy foot off me! I am the famous Demon King who makes the entire world tremble!”

With that, the little loli raised her right hand, curling it like a cat’s claw in an attempt to release magic.

Zhu Xiaxia quickly prepared a spell in her hand, ready to deal with any sudden emergency.

“DARK MAGIC!”

10 seconds passed, the birds in the sky flew away, but there was still no reaction from the little loli’s hand.

The black-haired little loli could only laugh awkwardly.

‘I’m finished! I used up all my Magic Power with that last attack!’

“Ha… haha… Can you please not hit my face? I—I’m afraid of pain…”

“What do you think? You hurt my people and expect not to get beaten? There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world!”

After saying that, Zhu Qiu raised her hand, preparing to use the Holy Sword to completely eliminate the Demon King.

“Wait a minute!”

“Do you have any last words?”

“Weren’t you trying to save those two mother dragons? During the battle just now, I deliberately poisoned them. Only I can neutralize that poison. If you kill me, they won’t live either!”

The little loli blurted this out in a desperate attempt to survive.

“Poison? Fine! I didn’t expect you to dare use poison. Hand over the antidote right now, or I’ll kill you this instant!”

Zhu Qiu excitedly pressed the Holy Sword against the little loli’s neck.

“If I give it to you now, will you let me go?”

“No. Your actions have already sparked my rage. I’m still going to kill you.”

The little loli was speechless.

She had intended to hand over the antidote to survive, but this person was hell-bent on her death.

“Then I won’t hand it over. If I die, I’m taking those two with me.”

“You!”

Zhu Qiu was furious.

“Believe it or not, I’ll tickle you!”

“I am a Demon King who has fought 100 battles. Do you really think I’d be afraid of a little tickling?”

The words had barely left her mouth when the little loli’s expression changed drastically.

“Hahahaha! No, stop! Don’t tickle me! Hahahaha!”

Zhu Qiu had started before the little loli could even prepare herself.

“This is for not giving me the antidote! I’ll tickle you to death, tickle you to death!”

“Hahahaha, I… I’ll give it… I’ll give you the antidote!”

“That’s more like it.”

Zhu Qiu stopped, but the little loli was still indignant.

She turned her head away and huffed.

“Hmm? Are you going back on your word? Or do you want to keep being tickled?”

“Of course not. It’s just that I don’t have the antidote on me. I know the formula, but refining it takes a bit of time. I can’t give it to you immediately.”

“Huh?”

Zhu Xiaxia, unable to watch any longer, stepped in.

“Zhu Qiu, stop wasting time with this girl. We need to get Xiaguang back to the Dragon Race Imperial Palace for treatment immediately. As for this stupid loli, since she says she can refine the antidote, we’ll take her with us. It’s an emergency; we need to hurry.”

“Okay!”

Zhu Qiu agreed immediately.

With that, Zhu Xiaxia dug Xiaguang and her mother out from under the rocks.

She transformed into her Dragon Form and placed them on her back.

“Zhu Qiu, hurry up and get on.”

“Coming, Mother!”

Zhu Qiu used magic to weave a shimmering rope and tied up the black-haired little loli.

Indeed, this was something Ilanka had taught her.

“Behave yourself. You’re coming home with me!”

“Hmph!”

The little loli kept her head turned away, still looking very defiant.

After the two of them boarded the dragon, Zhu Xiaxia took flight back toward the Dragon Race Imperial Palace.

—

Inside the Dragon Race Territory, because Zhu Xiaxia had used Ancient Magic without permission, everyone had been momentarily blinded by the flash.

Some ordinary members of the Dragon Race simply thought they were hallucinating, but Nidhogg Holtz, the Administrator of the Second Major District, recognized it instantly.

“Daughter, were you just blinded by a flash?”

Nidhogg asked as he pushed open Ilanka’s door.

Ilanka, who was lying on the bed reading a novel, looked puzzled.

“My vision did go white for a moment, Father. Is there a problem?”

“I suspect our plan has been leaked,” Nidhogg said, stating his guess boldly.

“Plan? Father, what plan? Even though we are Dark Dragons, our style of doing things is quite upright, okay?”

“I don’t mean it like that. I mean, our plan for the Dark Dragons to seize the throne has been leaked.”

“Oh, that. I almost forgot since you didn’t mention it.”

Ilanka had started eating, drinking, and playing the moment she got home, having long since pushed those matters to the back of her mind.

“So, you mean the Queen is secretly studying Ancient Magic—specifically Light Element Magic that counters us Dark Dragons—just to stop me from defeating her?”

“Yes, exactly.”

Nidhogg nodded.

“The flash we just experienced was actually a type of ancient Light Element Magic. Currently, all Ancient Magic Books are strictly controlled. Because they are too powerful, difficult to learn, and carry a high risk of backlash if handled improperly, it’s impossible for average members of the Dragon Race to encounter them. These Ancient Magic Books are stored in the Imperial Palace, and no one except the Dragon King can touch them. Therefore, that ancient Light Element Magic could only have been cast by the current Dragon King.”

Hearing this, Ilanka had a sudden realization and sat up in bed.

“Father, I understand the logic, but what does that have to do with our plan being leaked?”

“Didn’t you just say it? It’s to counter you!”

“Then I just won’t be the Dragon King.”

Ilanka lay back down to continue her novel.

“How can you be so lacking in ambition!”

Nidhogg grew angry.

“From now on, you must return to your previous study habits. You can’t slack off just because you became a Teacher! It’s settled. I’ve heard there’s an area below us with many powerful, incompletely evolved Wild Dragons. That should be a good place for you to practice actual combat. You’re going first thing tomorrow morning.”

“Fine, fine. I’ll do it.”

Ilanka nodded and agreed.

Meanwhile, inside the Dragon Race Imperial Palace…