Sun Tongtian's estimation was correct. Less than half a minute after he spoke, an old woman with silver hair, supported by four young people, entered the hall.
The four young people were handsome and served the old woman like maids.
"Granny Jinhua!"
"Granny Jinhua, you're here!"
Sun Tongtian and Black Widow stood up respectfully upon seeing the old woman.
Granny Jinhua's attitude was arrogant. She smiled at Sun Tongtian but only gave Black Widow a barely perceptible snort.
Chen Xiao observed Granny Jinhua, feeling puzzled.
This old woman was just an ordinary person, with no trace of vital energy within her.
This meant that Sun Tongtian and Black Widow's respectful demeanor and apprehension towards her were solely due to her gu techniques.
"You old hag Jinhua, hurry up and remove the gu poison from my grandfather's body!"
Just as Chen Xiao was examining Granny Jinhua, a sudden voice rang out.
It was Bai Guangda. Granny Jinhua hadn't even noticed him initially.
With his shout, Granny Jinhua finally turned her gaze towards him.
"Is this that most useless demon king, Bai Guangda?"
Granny Jinhua asked, raising an eyebrow.
Upon hearing this, Bai Guangda became even more enraged.
A demon king was a demon king, but why call him the most useless one?
Before he could retort, Black Widow shouted angrily, "Shut up, you scoundrel! Slap yourself!"
The desire gu acted up again, and Bai Guangda began slapping his own face.
"Granny Jinhua, this good-for-nothing is Bai Guangda. Thanks to you, this fellow is now controlled by the desire gu,"
Sun Tongtian said sinisterly.
"Oh..."
Granny Jinhua nodded and casually said, "Kill him later."
"Granny Jinhua, although this fellow is foolish, he possesses the strength of the Nascent Soul realm. We are in need of manpower. Wouldn't it be a waste to kill him like this..."
Sun Tongtian said.
Before he could finish, Granny Jinhua raised her hand and interrupted, "It doesn't matter. Kill him and refine him into a corpse puppet; he can still be of use to me."
"Yes, Granny Jinhua."
Sun Tongtian cupped his hands.
He had already defected from the demon race, so killing Bai Guangda carried no psychological burden for him.
Granny Jinhua's attention did not linger on Bai Guangda for long; he was an insignificant figure.
Her target was the young demon king.
"Is this the young demon king?"
Granny Jinhua asked, looking at the sleeping Xiao Hongchan, a strange light flashing in her eyes, revealing an excitement unbefitting her age.
Chen Xiao wanted to see what this old woman's intentions were towards Xiao Hongchan.
"Indeed, Granny Jinhua. I have brought the young demon king to you. Hurry and place the gu on her."
Sun Tongtian said anxiously.
"Heh heh, this cannot be rushed."
Granny Jinhua smiled at Sun Tongtian and said, "This is the young demon king. Placing gu on her is not that easy. If it were so simple, I, Granny Jinhua, wouldn't have to personally handle it. Little Brother Sun, wouldn't you agree?"
As she spoke, Granny Jinhua winked at Sun Tongtian.
Black Widow, standing nearby, nearly spilled her vinegar jar.
Chen Xiao felt a chill down his spine and thought, This monkey spirit really has quite the 'charm'!
Sun Tongtian said with a wry smile, "Granny Jinhua, the Demon Lord might emerge from seclusion at any time. I killed his niece and betrayed the demon race. He will surely not let me off. If you cannot control this young demon king in time... forgive my bluntness, but we will all be finished. I believe you understand the terror of the Demon Lord better than I do!"
It turned out that Sun Tongtian had not simply abandoned Tu Shan Jiuxiang; he had killed her.
In this light, Sun Tongtian's betrayal of the demon race was understandable... after all, whether he betrayed them or not, the Demon Lord would not spare him.
Granny Jinhua showed displeasure. "Little Brother Sun, nothing in this world can be accomplished overnight. High returns often mean high risks. Since things have come to this, there is no point in you speaking such words that 'boost the enemy's prestige.' I hope you will not say them again in the future!"
"Yes, Granny Jinhua, your subordinate knows he was wrong."
Sun Tongtian quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake.
"I understand your eagerness."
Granny Jinhua's smile returned. She slowly extended three fingers. "Give me three days, and this young demon king will be under our control. At that time, who cares about any so-called Demon Lord? They will only bow down and submit to us!"
Hearing this, Chen Xiao understood everything.
Sun Tongtian and Granny Jinhua were colluding. They intended to place gu on Xiao Hongchan, and through Xiao Hongchan's demon king bloodline, suppress the demon race and thus control it.
A rather simple plan, which made Chen Xiao somewhat suspicious.
Was that Demon Lord really that incompetent?
First Xiao Hei, and now Sun Tongtian.
Why were all his subordinates betraying him...
Despite his internal grumbling, Chen Xiao had seen enough of the show and it was time to get to work. He naturally wouldn't stand by and watch Xiao Hongchan be subjected to gu by that old demoness.
However, just as Chen Xiao was preparing to reveal himself and wreak havoc, his brow furrowed.
"Hmm? Such a powerful aura..."
Chen Xiao suddenly felt a powerful presence rapidly approaching.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but be stunned. More entertainment?
"Granny Jinhua, I don't want the Demon Lord to bow down and submit..."
Sun Tongtian clearly feared the Demon Lord greatly. "I want him dead!"
Only a dead Demon Lord was a good Demon Lord.
"Heh heh, Little Brother Sun, just rest assured. In the future, this Demon Lord position will be yours,"
Granny Jinhua said with a smile, as if she had already controlled the demon race.
"Sun Tongtian, I never expected you to hate me so much."
A ancient and ethereal voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
"Who, who is speaking?"
Sun Tongtian's hair stood on end, his entire body on alert.
Because this voice sounded exactly like the Demon Lord's.
He instinctively thought he had misheard... or rather, he wished he had misheard.
However, it wasn't just him who heard this voice; Bai Guangda heard it too.
"The Demon Lord, it's the Demon Lord! Oh, thank goodness, you've finally come. I knew you would come..."
Bai Guangda was almost in tears, so excited that he was babbling incoherently, his voice trembling.
Black Widow's face was filled with horror, her heart sinking into despair.
Granny Jinhua's gaze was cold, but her expression became exceptionally serious. She frowned and looked at Sun Tongtian, "What's going on? Didn't you say he was in seclusion?"
"The Demon Lord, he was indeed in seclusion. He told me himself,"
Sun Tongtian insisted, then shouted with a ferocious expression, "Who is playing tricks? The Demon Lord is in seclusion, he couldn't possibly have emerged so soon!"
"Heh heh, Sun Tongtian, you can't even recognize my voice?"
That ethereal voice echoed in everyone's ears again. "If I hadn't lied to you about being in seclusion, how would I have exposed your true colors?"