215: The Four Envoys of the Underworld

"Tsk tsk tsk, truly unheard of. Who ever heard of a fellow who likes to threaten the system like you!"

Xiao Si muttered timidly while licking her lips, her tone sounding like a frightened rabbit.

"I'm telling you, compared to you, those people who think about getting with the system all day are much better!"

Xiao Si blinked her eyes and looked at Shang Wan Ning seductively, as if she had suffered a great grievance.

"Hmph, I'm a beautiful young girl anyway, okay! Being forced to watch you guys perform those pixelated bed scenes every day, this system's little heart is almost scared to death. My legs are still weak now!"

Xiao Si put her hands on her hips and complained angrily.

Shang Wan Ning's face was ashen as she stared fixedly at Xiao Si's non-stop chattering mouth.

In her heart, she wished she could find a needle immediately to sew 'it' shut, so this wretched system could never say those infuriating words again.

"This Old Lady is not like Third Brother, who is so undiscriminating that he wouldn't even let data go!!!"

Shang Wan Ning roared in uncontrollable rage.

Her voice was so loud it almost shattered the surrounding bright candles.

Xiao Si didn't back down; instead, she said with a grin, "Oh my, Host, don't be angry. It's called a change of pace; life always needs some freshness."

"For example, a vibrant green~"

The Empress rubbed her forehead helplessly, swiped her finger across the system panel, and in the blink of an eye, transferred a full thirty million incense value to Xiao Si.

"Take this money and go play. Consider it the startup capital for you to flirt with the Ji Mei System."

"But please, do me a favor and spare me. Can you just be a normal system from now on?"

Shang Wan Ning looked at Xiao Si pleadingly, her eyes full of exhaustion.

Seeing so much incense value, Xiao Si's eyes immediately lit up like two shining copper bells.

She rubbed her hands excitedly and couldn't wait to buy a few smutty books, muttering to herself.

"Hehehe~ Host is so generous!"

"Don't worry, I'll come back to bother you (crossed out) after I've spent all this incense value~"

After saying that, she gave Shang Wan Ning a mischievous wink and turned to leave.

"Mhm~ You may withdraw."

Seeing this, Shang Wan Ning took the opportunity to place her hand on Xiao Si's head and stroked it gently a few times.

Strangely enough, according to a certain law...

This seemingly simple head pat could actually quickly lower a person's vigilance.

Sure enough, Xiao Si turned her head away, and though her wretched expression didn't change much...

Shang Wan Ning could see that Xiao Si was planning to stop pranking her.

Immediately, she gave a crooked smile, grabbed Xiao Si's little pigtails, and swung.

With a "thud," a certain system rolled smoothly into the little black room.

"Off you go~"

"Hmph, trying to scam me out of the incense value I worked so hard to accumulate? Not a chance!"

Then, her hands quickly swiped across the interface, rapidly submitting a refund application to the backend.

However, after all the operations were completed...

Deep within Shang Wan Ning's heart, which was always claimed to be as hard as stone...

A hint of pity suddenly surfaced.

After hesitating again and again, this Empress, known for her "skin-flaying" miserliness, ultimately couldn't harden her heart.

She reopened the payment page and sent another hundred thousand incense value over~

Tsk, isn't it because someone feels guilty about the smutty scenes on the bed?

At this time, a certain system hugged itself pitifully and helplessly... Shang Wan Ning came to the outer hall of Jiaotai Palace. Compared to Xiao Si's antics earlier, she was now more concerned about the matter of the four underworld demon messengers.

After the Yin Jiao Clan was wiped out, the Netherworld also needed high-end combat power to control the Demon race.

Shang Wan Ning didn't feel at ease leaving it to that woman, Jiao Xiao.

"System, summon the four underworld demon messengers: Leopard Tail, Bird Beak, Fish Gills, and Wasp."

As Shang Wan Ning's voice fell, space distorted slightly, and the four underworld demon messengers—Leopard Tail, Bird Beak, Fish Gills, and Wasp—appeared before her.

Identity: Leopard Tail (Netherworld Demon Envoy)

Cultivation: Peak Sixth Stage

Artifact: Demonic Illusion Hammer

Note: Manages the souls of beasts.

...Identity: Bird Beak (Netherworld Demon Envoy)

Cultivation: Peak Sixth Stage

Artifact: Hundred-Cleaving Dagger-Axe

Note: Manages the souls of birds.

...Identity: Fish Gills (Netherworld Demon Envoy)

Cultivation: Peak Sixth Stage

Artifact: Crimson Jade Spear

Note: Manages the souls of fish.

...Identity: Wasp (Netherworld Demon Envoy)

Cultivation: Peak Sixth Stage

Artifact: Demon-Spawning Axe

Note: Manages the souls of insects.

The four envoys knelt on one knee and shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Shang Wan Ning sized them up freely and spoke slowly.

"The current situation of the mortal Demon race is turbulent. Since the Yin Jiao Clan has returned, you four Demons are needed to stabilize the situation."

Leopard Tail looked up, his eyes firm.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty. This Subordinate will not fail the mission."

"However, according to the memories Your Majesty transmitted, that Yin Jiao Clan is quite demonic by nature and probably won't submit easily."

"With short-term discipline, their loyalty won't be very high either."

Shang Wan Ning's eyes turned slightly cold: "If they dare to disobey, there is no need to show mercy."

"I still want to taste Yin Flood Dragon tonic soup."

Bird Beak tugged at Leopard Tail's sleeve and asked.

"Your Majesty, under what name shall we manage the Demon race? After all, the various factions within the Demon race are complex."

Shang Wan Ning thought for a moment: "Just say it is by my order. Anyone who does not comply will be treated as an enemy of the Netherworld."

Fish Gills spat out a cloud of black mist, her beautiful eyes full of smiles. "Your Majesty~ If other forces take the opportunity to intervene..."

"Can This servant start a massacre?"

Shang Wan Ning's gaze sharpened: "If anyone dares to intrude, deal with them all."

Fish Gills breathed a sigh of relief, and that slight bit of awkwardness in her heart dissipated.

[The decisive and murderous Your Majesty, This servant loves you so much...]

Shang Wan Ning stared at Wasp's profile for a while, ignoring Fish Gills' charming little expression.

[Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.]

[If I add another to my harem, I will really be beaten up by the Secretary-General and Sister Meng together!!!]

Wasp wiped away cold sweat, not expecting the Empress's pressure to be so strong.

He immediately responded respectfully: "I follow Your Majesty's orders."

Subsequently, the four underworld demon messengers turned into four streaks of light and disappeared.

Shang Wan Ning looked in the direction they left and muttered to herself.

"I hope the Demon race can settle down as soon as possible."

"Once Sister Meng breaks through to the seventh stage, plus Olexia, a trip to the Demon might be possible."

She sat firmly on the imperial throne.

Her pair of jade-white legs were crossed like lotus roots, her toes gracefully resting on the carpet, stretching into a beautiful curve.

The other foot was like a playful elf, dangling in the air; her neatly trimmed nails were like translucent pink diamonds, glowing with a healthy pink hue.

"Hei Jing, Bai Xuan!"

Two figures instantly appeared before Shang Wan Ning, their foreheads touching the ground.

"Your Majesty."

Shang Wan Ning's brow furrowed: "Go prepare. Once the entrance to the Demon is found, do not act rashly for now."

"Understood!"

Hei Jing and Bai Xuan glanced at each other and took their leave.