"Ha ha ha," A burst of boisterous laughter drowned out the silence in the garden.
"Guwu Lin!"
Guwu Yun's voice carried a hint of a threat, but everyone knew the devil prince doted on his little sister and would never hurt her.
"Big brother," Guwu Lin spoke innocently, while blinking her long eyelashes. Her big eyes made her appear wronged, causing the little bit of anger in Guwu Yun's belly to soften and die out immediately.
Guwu Yun sighed. His little sister was the apple of his eye. She was cherished and loved by everyone in the devil world. Even if she was a little bit arrogant and slightly bad-tempered, it was only because others were always upsetting her.
Guwu Lin liked to have fun. Wherever there were festivities, there would be his little troublemaker sister. He had long forgotten what prank she had just pulled on him.
Although Guwu Lin is a devil, but she had never fatally harmed others. As a royal member of the Guwu clan, it was simply an amazing feat. When Guwu Yun was younger, he had fought against the immortals, who came to trouble the devil world. Countless people fell by his hands.
As for his sister, her harmless pranks only caused minor inconveniences.
Guwu Lin tugged her brother's sleeve, and said, "Big brother, the corpse lilies have finally bloomed in the lake. Today, big brother must accompany me to pick them."
With an adoring look on his face, Guwu Yun nodded his head.
As they walked towards the lake, Lady Baigu appeared on their path.
"Baigu greets the prince and princess."
Guwu Lin frowned. This pesky Baigu is always hanging around her big brother. Even if her brother would be selecting a bride soon, it would never be this Baigu's turn. Baigu was a white skull, which had been buried on temple grounds. After hearing the Buddhist sermons on a daily basis, this Baigu managed to cultivate into a demon. When she reached a thousand years of cultivation, she entered the devil world to serve at the royal court.
The reason Guwu Lin disliked Baigu is because this Baigu has a smile on her face, but a knife in her hands. Guwu Lin once witnessed Baigu punishing her maid for a minor infraction. From then on, Guwu Lin realized Baigu was only pretending to be kind.
Most people think that because they are devils, that devils have no bottom line. In fact, as devils, they have mores they strictly adhere to. These mores safeguard the relationship among the demons and exact a loyalty more than those who claim to cultivate righteously could give.
"Lady Baigu," Guwu Yun said, "What brings you out to the garden today?"
"Baigu remembered today is the day the prince has promised to take me to the Master of Astronomy's Estate."
"Yes, that is indeed true." The devil prince was caught in a conundrum.
Upon hearing her elder brother's words, Guwu Lin firmly stated, "I don't care. Big brother is taking me to pick corpse flowers today."
Guwu Lin smiled apologetically at Lady Baigu, however before he could reject Lady Baigu, the devil emperor appeared.
"Father!" Guwu Lin shouted out happily.
"Father," Guwu Yun folded his arms to properly greet his father.
"Your majesty," Lady Baigu curtsied with her arms at her hips. Her greeting was proper to the extreme.
In comparison to Guwu Lin's casual shout. However, the one the devil emperor laid his eyes on was the little princess.
"What are our children discussing happily?"
His majesty's question sounded like it was directed at both of his children, but the one had no qualms to speak up was Guwu Lin.
"Father, big brother is taking me to pick corpse flowers today."
"Have they already started blooming?"
A flash of concern slightly appeared on the devil emperor's face before quickly melting away. Back then, when Tangyu Sanjun left the devil world, he proclaimed he would return on the day the corpse flowers bloomed to kill every single soul inhabiting the devil world.
The only one in the devil world who was not concerned was his beloved daughter.
"Hmm. . ." the devil emperor shallowly smiled.
"Then shall father accompany you two?"
Guwu Lin rushed to agree, but before she could get her words out, a giant fireball landed next to where they stood.
When they all looked up, they saw an imposing figure standing in the blood-red sky of the devil world. In his hands, he held a massive golden bow.
"Guwu Family, today you take your last breath."