Chapter 119: The Props are Out

“Good, next question. Xiao Hei, why did you attack Xiaguang?”

Zhu Qiu, who had been giggling just one second ago, immediately became serious.

“It’s just because they stood in my way.”

“I want the truth!”

“The truth is, I wanted to come to the Dragon Kingdom, but they wouldn’t let me, so we fought. Whose fault is it that they couldn’t beat me? Besides, I’m the Demon King. I do whatever I want, and you can’t stop me!”

Xiao Hei said righteously.

But Zhu Qiu was not satisfied with this answer.

“You hurt people and think you’re in the right? It seems I need to keep punishing you to beat that hostility out of you.”

She walked to the box Zhu Xiaxia had brought and began rummaging through it.

Since Zhu Xiaxia could pull something out of there to restrain Xiao Hei, there had to be other similar items inside.

For example…

“Found it!”

“What did you find? Hurry up and let me go, I’ve already told the truth.”

“Hehe~”

Zhu Qiu walked over, clutching a whip in her hand. “I found something fun.”

The Demon King stared and looked indifferent.

“I thought it was something serious, but it’s just a whip. What? You want to lash me? I’m not afraid of you.”

Her voice was noticeably quieter than before.

“Yes! I’m going to whip you for bullying my Xiaguang!”

With that, Zhu Qiu swung the whip without hesitation, striking the Interrogation Chair.

The blow instantly smashed a piece of iron plating off the chair.

Before the Demon King could even react, Zhu Qiu was the first to be surprised.

“Whoa, this thing is so powerful? If I lash you with this, Xiao Hei, will you just drop dead? What do you think? Don’t forget, you have no Magic Power right now~”

Danger! The Demon King finally remembered that her Magic Power had been drained.

If that whip came her way, she would truly have to take it with her bare flesh! Danger!

“I was wrong! Don’t whip me! Waaaaah~”

She had no choice but to lower herself and beg for mercy.

“No, you don’t know you were wrong; you’re just scared,” Zhu Qiu said a heart-wrenching but very realistic truth.

“Waaaaah~ I’ll confess everything, I’ll confess everything! Just don’t hit me.”

“Then I’ll reluctantly give you one chance.”

Zhu Qiu put the whip away. She had only intended to scare Xiao Hei anyway.

“Ugh… I was originally just an ordinary member of the Demon Race living on a small island in the northeast corner of the world. I lived a peaceful, natural life, barely met anyone, and had no name. Then a very, very old man went through a lot of trouble to find me. He said I was the daughter of the Demon King. The Demon King died, so naturally, I became the Demon King.”

“Since then, I’ve sat on the highest throne in Demon King City every day, and everyone started calling me ‘Lord Demon King’.”

“Once, that very, very old man told me I should fulfill my father’s last wish. He sent me alone to the Dragon Kingdom to defeat the current Dragon King and avenge my father.”

“Then I ran into those two female dragons blocking me, so I hurt them. And that’s it. That’s how it all happened, ugh~”

“I’ve told you everything. Let me go.”

Beside her, Zhu Qiu stared with eyes full of suspicion.

Although she didn’t know much about the Demon Race, these words seemed wrong no matter how she looked at them.

When the Demon King was speaking, her eyes kept darting around.

She didn’t look like she was telling the truth at all; rather, she looked like she was making up lies as she went along.

“You’re lying!”

Zhu Qiu decided to test her reaction first.

“Mommy, Daddy, I’m really not lying! This is all the truth, waaaah~”

*Sigh*—This reaction didn’t seem like lying either.

Zhu Qiu was a bit unsure now.

“Ha… hmmm…”

She let out a yawn.

“I’ve told the whole truth! Can you let me go now?”

Xiao Hei opened her eyes wide, and with the tears reflecting in them, they looked quite sparkly.

“I’m a little sleepy. We’ll talk later.”

Zhu Qiu left the room and brought in a small bed from somewhere, placing it by the window.

She lay down right under the Demon King’s nose.

The Demon King was dumbfounded.

‘You’re going to sleep, but what about me? I’m still tied up!’

“Let me go! Let me go!”

“I suggest you don’t disturb me, because I hate it when people interrupt my sleep.”

“Let me go, let me go! If you don’t, I’ll annoy you to death!”

The Demon King started causing trouble again.

Zhu Qiu climbed out of bed impatiently.

She generated a Magic Orb of just the right size and stuffed it into Xiao Hei’s mouth.

Having dealt with the source of the noise, she lay back down to continue sleeping.

“I told you not to disturb me. Now it’s quiet.”

“Mmmph~”

By the time Zhu Qiu woke up, it was already night.

She turned on the light, and the little Loli on the Interrogation Chair had fallen asleep.

Zhu Qiu rubbed her sleepy eyes and climbed out of bed. She was so hungry.

It was no wonder she was hungry, sleeping until night.

It seemed she hadn’t eaten anything all day, and after taking a nap, it was time to go out and forage for food.

“It’s so dark. It turned night so quickly.”

Zhu Qiu pushed the door open and happened to bump into Zhu Xiaxia, who was carrying something.

She asked curiously, “Zhu Xiaxia, what are you carrying?”

“Of course, it’s a new dish Mother made. It’s dinner time, and I was just about to let my daughter have a taste.”

“Huh?”

Hearing it was something Zhu Xiaxia had made, Zhu Qiu already planned to flee.

“Has Xiaguang woken up yet?”

“I checked just now; she hasn’t. She’ll probably wake up tomorrow.”

“Alright then.”

“So, come and try it.”

“Uh… well, I have something to do outside, so I won’t eat. Bye!” It was too late.

Zhu Qiu’s legs were faster than her brain; she had already reached the Imperial Palace entrance and slipped out.

“Well… okay then.”

Zhu Xiaxia wanted to reach out and stop her, but things being as they were, since Zhu Qiu couldn’t taste such “delicious” food, then… anyway, there was still one more in the house.

She definitely hadn’t eaten, so it was perfect to let her try the flavor.

Thinking this, Zhu Xiaxia carried her “delicacy” into the room where the Demon King was held.

Upon entering, she saw the little Loli slumped over the Interrogation Chair, asleep.

It seemed her precious daughter had some skill to be able to question such a stubborn Demon King until she fell asleep from exhaustion.

“Wake up. Stop sleeping. It’s time to eat.”

Zhu Xiaxia tapped the Demon King’s head.

“Who is it!”

The Demon King looked up and found that the person in front of her was not Zhu Qiu, but Zhu Xiaxia.

“Hey! I told the whole truth, so let me go already! I want to go home and eat!”

“Don’t even think about me letting you go. But as for the eating part, I can help you with that.”

Zhu Xiaxia held the food out toward the little Loli.

“Are you an idiot? You have my hands locked. How am I supposed to take it?”

“True. I’ll just feed you then.”

“Hmph! That’s more like it.”

Zhu Xiaxia took out a spoon she had brought and scooped up some food, bringing it to the Demon King’s mouth.

That taste…

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