"My childhood was half tragic and half happy. That was my most tragic past, but it was also my happiest period."
The Demon King Richard talked about his past, and Layle listened with interest. Perhaps some truths were easier to deceive than lies. At least, that was what Richard thought. Halfway through the truth, Layle almost forgot her purpose.
Although he was a demon, Richard was very weak from being abused all year round when he was young. Therefore, after his master picked him up, he often fell sick.
Layle was also very interested in his illness. After all, to humans, demons were like wild animals. They would not fall sick at all. Actually, that was not the case. Demons could fall sick too, but compared to humans who took care of each other, demons would hide when they fell sick and would not come into contact with anyone. Therefore, no one had ever seen a sick demon, especially to humans.
It was the same for animals. To animals, falling sick was almost equivalent to a death sentence.
Therefore, to Richard at that time, if his master had not met him, then the Demon King Richard would not have existed in this world. In the half a year after he was picked up by his human master, he fell sick many times, both major and minor. At that time, he had been traveling with his master. He did not know why his master was traveling. He asked, but she did not answer.
Just like that, he followed her on a journey without a purpose and spent the happiest period of his life. Although he would not admit it, he really missed that time …
After hearing Richard's story, Layle's attitude quietly changed. For some reason, she started to feel that Richard was not as scary as she thought.
She did not know if it was because of her maternal instincts, but she even felt that Richard was a little pitiful when he was young.
"Then your master, she, she did not live with you after that?"
"No. Suddenly, one day, I woke up and could not find her."
He shook his head, looking a little disappointed.
"I could not find her anywhere. In every corner of this world, I could not even find any news of her. It was as if she had never existed."
Layle did not know why, but when she heard Richard say this, she felt a lot of helplessness. She imagined that he would definitely search the world for his master and be disappointed in the end.
Richard took a deep breath. He wanted to use some of his past to change her mind and make her lower her guard so that he could trick her into working for him.
However, when talking about this, he found that he could not calm down. This was the past buried deep in his heart.
"But she really did exist, right?"
Layle asked.
"Of course. Otherwise, I would be a ghost now."
"Then maybe I can help you find her, you can …"
"No, it's been a long time. It's impossible to find her in this world."
Richard sighed. He looked at Layle and continued, "I know it is difficult for humans and demons to coexist, but what I want to say is that it is not impossible."
Layle also looked at him. Her wariness was not as strong anymore. Perhaps she had understood him a little better.
Richard reached out his hand... "In order to achieve this goal, are you willing to help me?"
Hearing this, Layle held her breath. She could feel her heart beating violently.
A world where humans and demons coexisted? She thought of his territory, the city in the Ufa Forest. Humans and demons lived together. She used this as a template to imagine a beautiful scene.
If this reality could be achieved, it meant that this war that had lasted for tens of thousands of years would come to an end. Without war, there would be no Hero and no Demon King. So that was what he meant.
As an assistant, her name would go down in history.
Layle's heart calmed down. She smiled bitterly and reached out her hand. "I'm honored. I just don't know if I can help you. After all, this is a very grand goal."
The Demon King smiled. This time, of course, it was from the bottom of his heart. He had succeeded. The best way to control someone was not to use magic or brainwash them. Instead, it was to persuade them.
"Seems like you've encountered some problems."
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I can't think of any other reason why a powerful woman would say something so modest."
Layle smiled and shook her head. Then she sighed. "Indeed, I've encountered, how should I say, a bottleneck. Some problems that I can't solve personally."
She drank that cup of tea to quench her thirst, but she found that it was indeed delicious.
The Demon King looked interested. "Then as an ally, I shouldn't just stand by and watch."
"It's a problem of the situation. Thanks to you, the battle plan you suggested to me went very smoothly. Although some things happened, the result was better than expected."
The Demon King smiled and spread out his hands, saying, "Isn't that great? I heard that you even became the vice president. Of course, I think you should be the president. "
"I'm not qualified. Also, no one would have thought that this plan would not benefit our Union in the end, but the two big countries. Can you believe it? If not for our Union uniting humans at all costs, how could we have defeated those damned demons? Oh, sorry, I mean … … "
The excited Layle subconsciously realized that the person sitting in front of her was also a demon. She immediately covered her mouth.
The Demon King did not mind at all. He smiled and shook his head, pouring a cup of tea for her. Strangely, no matter how much time had passed, the tea in the teapot was still hot.
"That's really bad. I didn't think it would turn out like this."
Layle sighed. "They even used unscrupulous methods to reduce the Union's influence by belittling the War God. They even dug up the Underworld Demon King's matter to slander him … …"
She poured out a lot of bitter water. Other than listening, the Demon King poured tea for this woman who was venting her emotions. She vented all the anger that had accumulated in her heart.
"Mm, I understand. This is very annoying. This clearly belongs to your Union, and there's also your contribution."
"That's … … Ahem, I personally don't mind. It's just that I can't stand the way those two big countries did things. They're really burning the bridge after crossing the river. They'll definitely pay the price for this!"
Layle scolded. At this moment, her mood was much better. It could be seen from her expression.
The Demon King still had the same expression. He nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "They will, and soon."
Hearing this, Layle frowned. The other party did not seem to be agreeing with her.
"What do you mean?"
"What I'm saying is that they'll soon suffer. The demons are starting to regroup, and the Demon Kings are starting to move again. I'm guessing that they've already recovered from their injuries from the war god. In short, the two empires won't be as relaxed as they are now."
The Demon King revealed a shocking news. Layle's eyes widened.
"Is this true?"
"Of course. I'm very clear about the demons' movements."
The Demon King smiled.
Layle's mouth was wide open. If this was true, then things were not good. The Dragon Boat Empire and the Luas Empire's army had entered deep into the demons' territory. It was very easy for them to be surrounded.
However, the problem was that they treated the Union like this. Should she tell them this news?
She subconsciously looked at Richard. Richard also pretended to look at her casually.
"What's wrong?"
"No, nothing. I'm just thinking if I should warn them."
The Demon King nodded and said, "If I were you, I think I should warn them."
Layle raised her head with a puzzled expression.
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