As the saying goes, a gentleman would rather die than be humiliated!
If it were usual times, if she made a mistake in command or combat, being scolded harshly by Yilisi would be acceptable.
After all, Ka Xiya, as the Demon King’s daughter and the eldest princess of the demon clan, naturally had to be more demanding of herself than other Demon King’s Army executives to win over the masses.
But now, in front of her mother…
‘Damn Demon King, actually telling me to get lost T_T’
No way!
She can’t just slink away like that!
Even if she gets beaten up, she’ll fight to the death!
A mother knows her daughter.
Without Ka Xiya making any further moves, Fei’ouna just turned to look at her and knew her daughter’s stubborn temper had flared again.
Although Yilisi’s scolding was wrong, what good would it do to confront head-on?
Since both of them are the type that yield to softness not hardness, Fei’ouna would have to be the mediator.
So when Ka Xiya wanted to step out from behind her mother to declare war again on Yilisi, her mother turned around in time to stop her.
“Alright, Ka Xiya.”
“Ai Lini should be hungry again. Go take care of your little sister first.”
“I’ll come find you later.”
Clearly, this was her mother giving her a way out.
But she really couldn’t refuse.
Not because Ka Xiya was scared, but because she understood the meaning in her mother’s eyes at that moment.
Roughly translated, it meant she didn’t want the family to be at daggers drawn, pushing the atmosphere toward extremes.
Since that was the case, Ka Xiya would go find her little sister~.
After all, she had already realized that her current situation was like an extra light bulb.
Although Ka Xiya’s little head was full of doubts, she wasn’t the type to pester persistently, especially when the Demon King was present—she liked staying even less.
As for the conflict that had just erupted, Ka Xiya wasn’t stupid.
Though she didn’t immediately react to what was happening, she now vaguely understood part of it.
‘Her mother used to be very strong… and it seems the damn Demon King beat me as a provocation tactic.’
But it didn’t matter.
Instead of worrying about so many messy things, Ka Xiya preferred to accompany her little sister.
So the girl behaved very calmly this time.
After lightly nodding in front of her mother, she left the council hall without looking back.
When she passed by Yilisi, she didn’t even show basic courtesy.
Of course, our Demon King Lord wouldn’t care about such details either.
And after Ka Xiya was completely gone, Yilisi, who had sealed the room with a barrier spell, praised their daughter to Fei’ouna with great satisfaction.
“Although she’s still weak, at such a young age to develop the power of dragon breath to this level… truly promising~”
“I’m curious what Ka Xiya will be like when she grows up.”
“Maybe she can actually defeat me.”
However, Fei’ouna, who could not agree with such extreme thinking, was speechless.
“Th… that, master…”
“I think…”
“Our relationship with our daughter could actually be more harmonious.”
“If this continues, our daughter will hate you…”
Yes, she had always disliked Yilisi’s pressure-style education.
While it could indeed motivate their daughter to become stronger with her as the goal, the cost was that the family ended up like enemies.
But Yilisi knew what she was doing.
“Harmonious? You mean I should spoil her with you, pamper her into an unruly little princess?”
“Your understanding of our race is still too shallow. Challenging the strong is an instinct engraved in the blood of all Demon Dragons, even among blood relatives.”
“Also, I don’t think Ka Xiya will truly hate me to the point of being an enemy.”
It actually made some sense… Because in her hatchling days, Ka Xiya seemed to have already shown the “challenging” nature Yilisi spoke of.
Of course, the little one didn’t torment her mother.
In fact, since childhood, Ka Xiya had always made Fei’ouna worry-free.
But her attitude toward Yilisi was completely different.
I recall when she first crawled out of her eggshell, before her teeth had grown in, Yilisi just wanted to hold her out of curiosity, but the little one bit her hard.
Later, when she developed into a fiery little dragon girl, she loved to oppose the Demon King.
Whatever Yilisi forbade, Ka Xiya would do the opposite, often deliberately provoking the bad Demon King who frequently bullied her mother.
At first Yilisi didn’t care, but later seeing the signs, she would occasionally discipline her, making the pain teach her a lesson.
And now, Ka Xiya had been sent to the Demon King’s Army (full name: Demon Clan Royal Court Joint Military Forces).
Although she performed well, obeying orders and achieving military merits, Yilisi had already discovered that this rebellious daughter was secretly building her own power and even had unclear collusion with the Blood Clan.
If she hadn’t transferred her back this time, her next step would likely be to take revenge for her mother without authorization.
Moreover, this rebellious daughter didn’t even know the whole story; she only heard some truncated information from her and Fei’ouna, and wanted to act rashly.
It would only disrupt Yilisi’s plans, with no other meaning.
Of course, Fei’ouna didn’t know this.
But even so, she gradually understood many of Yilisi’s actions.
Imposing human thinking on Demon Dragons was indeed biased.
Besides, human society also has plenty of famous scenes of loving fathers and filial sons, brotherly harmony.
Xuanwu Gate backstab—whoever wins becomes emperor.
Compared to that, their family was already good, at least without irreconcilable conflicts that required elimination.
Similarly, from Ka Xiya’s perspective, she didn’t regard Yilisi as an unforgivable enemy.
Combat techniques, magic learning, the art of command—all these were taught to her by Yilisi hand in hand.
And honestly, although she always said Yilisi bullied her mother, when she actually saw them together being sweet, Ka Xiya was actually quite happy.
In short, the seemingly fractured Demon King’s family was just an illusion.
When real trouble came, the family would still overcome it together.
And Fei’ouna hadn’t just realized this now; it was just that the fight earlier was too wild, making her inadvertently reveal her more emotional side.
“Sorry, master.”
“Fei’ouna was wrong.”