When Vivian suggested staying the night, I didn't think much and rejected her. But now, faced with such a huge temptation, I couldn't bring myself to say anything.
Apart from my own selfish desires, I had personally witnessed the strength of the Monster race in the past few years. If the current situation were to continue, the human race would be unable to withstand a single blow in the future war.
If I could successfully advance to Xiaju and obtain the help of the four Vicious Beasts, the human race would have the power to fight in the future war.
Although there were many signs that the impending war was the result of the manipulation of the Ancient Gods, such as Monster Emperor Feng and Emperor Yan Huang, I didn't know their motives, nor did I know the final direction of the war. I could only choose based on my own conscience.
I pondered in silence for a long time. When the sky started to brighten, I chased the Snake Spirit out and woke Vivian up.
After opening her eyes, Vivian was in a daze for a moment. Then, she recalled what had happened earlier. Her eyes seemed to be avoiding my gaze.
"What time is it now?
Why did I fall asleep? "
I smiled and replied, "It's almost daybreak. As for you falling asleep, it was obviously because I made you fall asleep … Don't misunderstand, it's because the temptation you gave me was too great. If I don't think about it calmly, I wouldn't know what to do."
Vivian was stunned for a moment before she sat up and hugged her legs with her arms curled up.
It was obvious that after I said it out loud, she didn't have any intentions of seducing me. She tilted her head and looked at me for a while before sighing, "Duo Ji, you're really different from the other Kobolds."
I laughed, "Of course, other Kobolds aren't as amazing as me … Also, when you made your decision today, didn't you consider my identity? A normal Kobold wouldn't be able to raise their cultivation so quickly like me."
Vivian shook her head, "I don't have a choice. What's the point of thinking about these questions?"
I was speechless. I had to say that she was an extremely intelligent girl and had thought through everything.
After a moment of silence, I continued, "Even though you aren't interested in knowing, there are some things that I have to tell you … I didn't lie to you previously. I already have a wife in my hometown and we are loyal to each other. I don't have any other thoughts in my life.
That's why I can't accept a relationship. I can only accept a deal. "
I hastened my speech and told her my plans. "Just as you said, I will defeat the Sea race's Monster Emperor and fight for your marriage. I'll leave the Monster region after three months. Before that, it's up to you to decide if you want to get married or not.
Other than these, if there are any other ways to make up for it, just tell me. As long as it's within my means, I'll do it. "
After saying that in one breath, I stopped. Vivian continued to lower her head. After a few minutes of silence, Vivian finally raised her head to look at me. Her face was expressionless as she asked, "Is this the only way?"
I nodded. "That's the only way."
This time, Vivian didn't remain silent. Instead, she smiled and sat up from the bed. She hugged my shoulder and whispered into my ear, "You don't have to blame yourself because I didn't ask for much … It's a deal. I'll wait for your good news."
Upon saying that, Vivian let go of my shoulder and jumped off the bed. She seemed to have recovered her cheerful appearance. After putting on her shoes, she waved at me before jogging off.
After Vivian left, I stood silently in the room for a long while. Only after the sky had brightened did I pack up. I didn't inform the Spirit Snake and left the inn.
Vivian and the Sea race's Monster Emperor's wedding was the biggest event in King's City during this period of time. Everyone knew that the wedding venue was at the intersection of the inner city and outer city.
Normally, the royal family's wedding would be held in the inner city. However, this wedding was different. All of the citizens of King's City would attend the ceremony. That was why they had specially chosen this location. When I had arrived at King's City, a huge balcony had already been set up and everything had been prepared.
According to the Monster race's customs, the groom had to stay at the wedding venue the day before the wedding to welcome any challenges that might come.
In the Monster region where the strong preyed on the weak, the strong had all the rights. As long as they could defeat the bride, they could replace the groom and become the main character of the wedding.
Because of this custom, every wedding in the Demon Region would attract the attention of many onlookers. From the day before the wedding, the onlookers would gather early in the morning, waiting for the bride snatching drama to unfold one after another.
However, when I reached the balcony where the wedding would be held, I didn't see many spectators. It wasn't that the citizens of King's City didn't like to watch a commotion, but the Sea race's Monster Emperor's cultivation was really strong. There wouldn't be anyone who would snatch the bride. Thus, before the wedding officially started, there wouldn't be anyone guarding there.
I glanced at the balcony from afar. There wasn't anyone on the balcony, but there were many people bustling about in the wooden house at the end of the balcony. The Sea Race's Monster Emperor should be in the wooden house.
I had absolute confidence that I could defeat the Sea race's Monster Emperor since we were both in the same realm. However, I had to make some preparations before the battle.
Firstly, I had to hide my identity. The Sea race's Monster Emperor was in the same realm as me, so he wouldn't be able to see through my disguise. However, this battle would definitely attract Emperor Pu 'er's attention. With my current cultivation, I wouldn't be able to resist his prying eyes.
This problem wasn't difficult to solve. After my powers had recovered, the God's Power in my body had also completely recovered. I only needed to circulate the God's Power throughout my body. Not to mention Emperor Pu 'er, even if all the Monster Emperors gathered in the Monster region gathered, they wouldn't be able to see through my disguise as long as their cultivation wasn't higher than the Monster Emperor.
Apart from my identity, I had to prepare a story about my background. After all, anyone would be suspicious if I couldn't explain the background of a young man who was close to the Monster Emperor.
Previously in Rock City, I used the story of the Dragon race's bloodline. However, this story obviously wouldn't work now. Monster Emperor Pu 'er had a close relationship with the Dragon race. If they were to investigate, I wouldn't be able to justify myself.
Since I couldn't use the tiger skin of the Dragon race, I could only find a bigger tiger skin to use. Without much thought, I thought about the Black Tortoise that I had met on the Ruo Shui River.
With my cultivation, I couldn't determine how high the Black Tortoise's cultivation was. However, I was certain that it was much higher than the average Monster Emperor's. Moreover, I had never heard of anyone discussing the existence of the Divine Beast in the Monster region. I was almost certain that the Black Tortoise was extremely low-key and didn't even appear in the Monster region.
No matter how I looked at it, the Black Tortoise was the best candidate to use to use the tiger skin. As for the previous story of the Dragon race's bloodline, I wasn't worried that others would doubt it. After all, I was a dog-headed man with poor aptitude. It was normal for the Black Tortoise to adjust my bloodline.
After adjusting all these flaws, I took out a few Earth-grade Beast Cores from Xiang Liu's pouch. These were the high-grade Beast Cores that I had hunted from the Monster God's ferocious beasts. They contained surging Demonic power. Swallowing these Beast Cores wouldn't increase my cultivation anymore. However, it was still possible for me to retain the Demonic power in my body for a short period of time. In the battle with the Monster Emperor of the Sea Race, I would rely on the additional Demonic power to increase my advantage.
Even a lion would use its full strength to capture a rabbit. With my cultivation, the additional Demonic power, and the existence of the God's power, there wouldn't be any accidents in this battle.
After preparing everything, I exerted strength in my legs and leaped onto the balcony.
At this moment, there wasn't anyone on the balcony, but there was a large cowhide drum in the middle of the ground. This drum was called the 'Bride Snatching Drum'. Once the drum sounded, the bride snatching would begin. In front of the Monster race's rules that had been passed down from generation to generation, everyone had to abide by it. The Monster Emperor was no exception.
There were drumsticks hanging beside the Bride Snatching Drum, but I didn't use them at all. I used my palms to strike the surface of the drum, causing a low and heavy sound to be heard.
The sound wasn't loud at the start, but under the continuous strikes of my palms, the sound continued to spread and soon, the entire Monarch City was roused.