The Foolishness of the Demon Race

“Huh? Just let them go? Are you kidding me?!”

Qianwei stared at Hongye in disbelief, thinking she must have heard wrong. She had asked why they would still send their clan’s children to the human side, and why they didn’t negotiate a peace treaty during the prisoner exchange to pursue coexistence.

To her surprise, Hongye just froze for a moment, then questioned back in confusion, asking why there would be a prisoner exchange. Qianwei’s face instantly darkened as she realized that the “release of captives” Hongye mentioned was literally just letting them go. He couldn’t fathom this brain-dead logic!

“Wait… You finally caught those little invaders, and you’re going to let the tigers return to the mountain? Instead of killing them or using them to exchange for our captured people, you just release them? Why?”

Unfathomable!

Qianwei felt her whole body tense up, seething with rage, wanting to punch someone.

“Don’t you feel sorry for those captured comrades?!”

“Of course we do…”

Hongye tilted her head, also a bit puzzled, wondering why Qianwei was reacting so strongly to something that had nothing to do with her.

“Then why let them go so casually? Why not use them as hostages?!”

“But they fell into our hands because of you, Qianwei.”

“Huh?”

No! What kind of logic is that?

Qianwei scratched her head, now completely forgetting about eating. A lump of frustration lodged in his chest as Qiuyue Han’s earlier words echoed in his mind.

The way humans and demons think is completely different…

“Phew… I’m really starting to regret helping you now.”

“Huh?”

Taking a deep breath to force herself to calm down, Qianwei looked at the still-confused Hongye and continued. “So you plan to just let them go, then continue to suffer their attacks and plundering, and race towards extinction?”

“I’ll be going to pick the children to send away in a bit…”

“What?! Ah!!!”

My brain is throbbing, dammit! he cursed internally.

“Qianwei? What’s wrong? Are you okay?”

“No! Hongye, can I just punch you a few times?!”

“Why would I let you punch me… If you can beat me, then sure.”

Damn! This conversation is impossible!

Taking another deep breath, Qianwei tossed aside the flatbread in her hand and stood up. “Take me to Qiuyue Han.”

“Lord White Emperor said you shouldn’t disturb her these days. And reaching Lord White Emperor doesn’t count as you beating me…”

“?”

What are you even talking about…

“Are you taking me or not? If not, I’ll go myself.”

“Fine… I’ll just take you to the door.”

Damn, now you know how to be flexible?

Qianwei reached out in annoyance and grasped Hongye’s hand. The scene instantly shifted to before a door. She knocked without hesitation, and the door swung open.

“With that expression, you’re faster than I expected. Now do you understand why I told you to limit your contact with them?”

“Are they all complete idiots?! They’re heading toward extinction!! I’m furious! So mad!”

Qiuyue Han watched Qianwei, who was practically exploding with rage and on the verge of breaking down. It reminded her of her younger self. Feeling a pang of sadness, the corners of her mouth still curled up slightly into a smile.

“What are you smiling at? What’s so funny… If you knew, why didn’t you explain it to me clearly earlier? It’s all your fault.”

“Now you’re blaming me… Come in first. And calm down, don’t affect the child in your belly.”

“Hmph…”

Although her concern was only because of the fake child in her belly, and her attitude was normal, he had no one else to vent to. Walking inside with a scowl, Qianwei noticed that Qiuyue Han’s room was much more luxurious than her own, which made him even more annoyed.

Then she spotted a strange, untouched stew on the dining table.

“Okay, I feel a bit more balanced now… I thought you had eaten it.”

“You didn’t eat? It’s actually quite tasty.”

“Then why haven’t you eaten… And you say it’s good? Have you had it before?”

Qianwei rolled her eyes, but when he heard Qiuyue Han say it was delicious, a tiny thought of trying it crept into his mind.

“Mm, I had it once a long time ago. The preparation was a bit different, more intact. Here, they carefully cut off the best parts, but the shape is still too well-preserved. Maybe if it were sliced thin, I could try it, but like this, I just can’t bring myself to eat it.”

“More intact… Ugh—”

Qianwei’s mind flashed to the mouse claw he’d seen in Hongye’s bowl earlier, and she immediately gagged. The next moment, Qiuyue Han pinched and tugged her cheek.

“If you don’t want to get involved anymore and want to leave, we can go this afternoon.”

“You suddenly changed your mind again? That’s like messing with them. And I’m not leaving; I haven’t gotten my revenge yet. Forgetting the prisoner swap, just letting go of those two little girls who tried to do weird things to me—I can’t swallow that anger!”

“Didn’t realize you could hold a grudge this long~”

“Hmph…”

Qianwei snorted coldly, then took a deep breath and put on a pitiful expression. “Help me out, okay?~”

“No. Besides, yesterday’s matter was your achievement. If you just ask, they’ll hand those two over to you.”

“…”

That may be true, but just that still felt awful. Qianwei stared into Qiuyue Han’s eyes for a moment. Subconsciously touching her belly, she asked softly. “Are all demons this stupid?”

“Demon intelligence is not inferior to humans. Calling them stupid is an overstatement. At its core, it’s a difference in thinking and priorities. From a human perspective, it’s indeed hard to understand. Of course, there are very rare exceptions.”

Demons are often stubbornly fixated on strange points. For instance, most of the time they don’t shy away from battle, even a fight that guarantees death. One of the few bottom lines they share with humans is racial continuation, which can suppress that bizarre pride to some extent.

Overall, demons worship strength, far more than the human “survival of the fittest” state. Even demons belonging to the same demon king’s territory might be hostile to each other and launch annexations. And the demon king, unlike human leaders, completely doesn’t care about such things…

Qiuyue Han looked at the conflicted Qianwei, feeling a little happy inside. After a slight hesitation, she decided to point it out. “You don’t want to see Hongye become unfortunate?”

“Mm…”

“You’ve only known her for two days. Just let them fend for themselves. You’re so concerned about her, it almost makes me jealous~”

“?”

What kind of nonsense is that…

Qianwei’s mouth twitched. The terrifying thing was that he instinctively felt that jealous remark was true, which made him oddly happy. Hmm… Once she finds out the child is fake, she’ll probably be furious.

“Tsk…”

Clicking her tongue softly, Qianwei warned herself not to get too deeply involved. He had to find a chance to escape before it was exposed. Then he admitted honestly, “Even though I’ve only known her for two days, I really don’t want to see Hongye become unfortunate. You have a way, right?”