DEMON QUEEN

The Southern Region

Even though Xiao Ziya was on his way to the Binzo Empire, he deliberately did not use teleportation so that his arrival would surprise Emperor Yuzang Yanglang and the two princes. Ziya was in a hilly area not far from the border of the Binzo Empire, the girl stared at the lights that illuminated the houses in the south. Xiao Ziya deliberately visited the southern Binzo Empire region first to ascertain how the conditions of the residents who live there, whether they are also exposed to parasitic worm outbreaks like some other kingdoms.

Xiao Ziya sped at high speed from the top of the hill until he arrived in front of the entrance gate of the southern Binzo Empire region. There were only a few soldiers who were guarding, perhaps with the split that occurred there was also a group of soldiers who made their own fort and defied the orders of Emperor Yuzang Yanglang.

"Miss Ziya!" said one of the southern gatekeepers who immediately recognized the identity of the girl before him.

"Good night, sorry if my arrival surprises you all. Some time ago I got word that the Binzo Empire had a new Emperor without my permission, there are also those who say that now the imperial territory is divided into two, namely the western region that supports the emperor and the southern part that is on my side. Therefore I have come to meet all of you, what is the condition of the inhabitants of this region? did they also catch a plague?." asked Xiao Ziya with a worried look on his face.

"Some of the population we have already alienated so as not to infect other residents, Emperor Yuzang Yanglang refused to help the residents who are on your side because we can not do much." replied one of the soldiers with eyes full of sadness. Among the inhabitants who were afflicted by the terrible plague was his wife and son who fought to stay alive.

"Take me to the place of exile, I have found an antidote to overcome this plague. The residents of the Qiyu Empire and the Silver Leaf Kingdom are already out of the danger situation now they are all living peacefully." Xiao Ziya said with a faint smile.

Without saying anything else one of the soldiers walked first as he would guide Xiao Ziya all the way to the place of exile, the atmosphere in some villages that he passed by was observed to be quiet and silent maybe the residents had ended their activities and chose to rest. After walking for a few minutes the soldier stopped his steps in a small village with very tight guard, some other soldiers approached Xiao Ziya and greeted the girl joyfully.

"Our cordial greetings to Miss Xiao Ziya, it's a pleasure to meet you after so long without seeing you" the soldiers said, bowing their bodies.

"I'm also happy to see you guys doing well, thanks for still being willing to stand by my side even though it's very difficult. You wait here I will see the condition of the residents who are infected with the plague, no one goes inside without orders from me." said Xiao Ziya who directly entered the village. The soldiers who had wanted to stop the girl could only resign because they lost quickly.

After Xiao Ziya entered one of the houses, there were three middle-aged women and two twelve-year-olds. Soon Xiao Ziya took out his antidote and asked them to drink the potion, initially the three middle-aged women hesitated when they would take the potion but the two boys drank it without hesitation.

"Hold on, you will recover soon if you can resist his reaction" Xiao Ziya said in a flat tone.

The five people who were in the house showed different reactions, the two twelve-year-old boys immediately vomited dozens of parasitic worms while the three middle-aged women had seizure seizures all due to different immune factors. It was fortunate that the three middle-aged women were fine after spewing out some parasitic worms from within their bodies.

"How are you feeling right now? all the sources of the plague in your body are dead. The potion is not only to cure you but by drinking it you will never have the same plague." Xiao Ziya explained briefly.

"Thank you Young Miss, sorry for our disrespectful attitude earlier" said one of the middle-aged women with her head lowered.

"Have I not disputed that, are you willing to help me treat the rest of the population?" xiao Ziya asked with a cold look.

The five people immediately nodded their heads without hesitation, after the arrival of Young Miss Xiao Ziya then the condition of the residents of the Binzo Empire who were in the southern region would recover as before. They need not be afraid of the threat that Emperor Yuzang Yanglang poses every day because the leadership of the man is coming to an end. Xiao Ziya took out dozens of antidote potions and asked the five people to take some potions and go to the other house, now Xiao Ziya was preoccupied with dealing with the plague-infected residents.

On the other hand the arrival of the girl to the southern part of the Binzo Empire had been heard by Emperor Yuzang Yanglang through several eyes that he placed in several border regions. Emperor Yuzang Yanglang was holding a closed-door meeting with the two princes and several generals. The arrival of Xiao Ziya was not good news as it was likely that the girl wanted to take back what should have been hers.

"Before the girl comes to the city center and meets you directly at the Binzo Imperial Palace it would be best if we attack her right now" one of the generals suggested.

"It would be easier to defeat Xiao Ziya when he was still in the southern region. The girl must have been overwhelmed by the counterattack while protecting the residents on her side." said the other general with a sly smile.

"How's dad? do you agree with the advice of the generals. I was worried that if the girl came here she would make the other residents feel doubtful and start going to her side again" Prince Yuzang Xin said with consideration.

The residents in the west were indeed more in favor of the new emperor but that did not mean they could not turn around and return to Xiao Ziya's side. From the very beginning everyone knew how cruelty and ferocity from the girl while destroying the previous Binzo Imperial family, was, that way the territory of the Binzo Empire should belong to Xiao Ziya but he still had many other envoys to let the region experience a power vacuum for a long time. Because of this there were many conflicts until the Yuzang Clan came, the leader of the Yuzang Clan, Yanglang, was willing to become an emperor and began to organize a new government until now. When the Yuzang Clan government arrived the owner of the Binzo Empire territory back, of course the owner could take all of it without permission from Yuzang Yanglang.

"That's good advice, prepare our best soldiers and tonight we attack the southern region" Emperor Yuzang Yanglang said, he could not wait to see the destruction of Xiao Ziya.

"You hear that, prepare the troops right now!!!" Prince Yuzang Zuno shouted firmly and loudly.

Eventually the two princes and some generals immediately left the main hall of the Binzo Imperial Palace, on the other hand Emperor Yuzang Yanglang was still trying to calm himself down. Whatever happens the imperial throne must not fall back into the hands of Xiao Ziya, he has worked for several years to become an emperor and lead this region well, do not let the effort and hard work so far in vain. While everyone was busy preparing troops to attack the southern part of the Binzo Empire, Princess Zo Ruhi, the only surviving member of the former imperial family, heard the plans from her adoptive father. During his life with his new family Princess Zo Ruhi was treated badly, he was only allowed to eat dry bread and leftovers and all his rights as a member of the imperial family were taken for granted.

Princess Zo Ruhi knew that Xiao Ziya was the one who had killed all the members of her family but she had never held a grudge against the girl since she had already regarded Xiao Ziya as her own older sister. Princess Zo Ruhi is now mature enough to understand she must stand on which side to survive because that's why the princess fled from the Binzo Imperial Palace through the back gate, he would inform Emperor Yuzang Yanglang's plan to Miss Xiao Ziya before it was too late.

Princess Zo Ruhi ran with the rest of the energy she had, traveling from the center of the empire to the southern region quite far away.

"Hopefully I come on time" said Princess Zo Ruhi as she continued to run down the house of the residents.

Some residents were seen ignoring the princess, they did not want to interfere with anything the girl was doing.

"Thank God no one suspected me, hopefully the guard at the border of the territory is not as tight as usual" muttered Princess Zo Ruhi with a feeling of wasp.

"At least they treated me well, I got decent food and was treated like a human being. Miss Ziya please wait for my arrival." said Zo Ruhi who was quite close to the border between the western region and the southern region.

Upon arriving at the border gate the girl immediately hid behind a large tree tree, Zo Ruhi stared in bewilderment at the hundreds of soldiers on guard. How did he get out if his guard was this tight?.

"What should I do to be able to infiltrate out." Inner Princess Zo Ruhi with a confused face. He kept thinking while looking around.

At the same time Princess Zo Ruhi saw a group of cloth traders who wanted to get out of the western region, the possibility that they wanted to trade in the territory of the neighboring kingdom. Immediately Princess Zo Ruhi ran to one of the trains that carried goods such as cloth, clothes, and others. The princess hid among a pile of cloth, moments after which she heard a wheel of freight trains running away from the western part of the Binzo Empire.

"Thank God I survived the examination." Princess Zo Ruhi's heart breathed a sigh of relief.

Now all he had to do was wait for the right moment to get off the horse-drawn carriage, hopefully no one would notice its existence. On the other hand the current Xiao Ziya and some of the residents who had recovered from the parasitic worm outbreak were still very busy helping the other residents, according to the village head, there were approximately five hundred people who contracted the plague and were exiled to the village.

"If you feel tired to rest first, I will continue this treatment myself" said Xiao Ziya who could not bear to see some residents with nasal gasps.

"We're fine, Miss Ziya there's no need to worry about our condition." replied several residents simultaneously.

As they started to continue the treatment again there arrived some soldiers who entered with panicked faces, Xiao Ziya stared at them with a puzzled look. What happened why did those soldiers look so agitated?.

"What's wrong?." asked Xiao Ziya briefly.

"Princess Zo Ruhi is coming to see you" said one of the soldiers.

"Daughter Ruhi? is he in this place?." asked Xiao Ziya with a puzzled look. It was only fitting that he had not seen the girl while in the Xiao Clan that he had apparently returned to the Binzo Empire.

"True, the princess said there was something important that she wanted to tell you about Emperor Yuzang Yanglang's plan." replied the soldier. Although Princess Zo Ruhi lived together with the new emperor yet everyone knew how the emperor's family treated the princess, so it was only natural that Princess Zo Ruhi would prefer to side with Xiao Ziya.

"Well I will come to see him, ah yes if you are still able then continue this treatment but if you start to feel tired rest until I return." xiao Ziya's message to the residents who were in a place of seclusion. Before leaving Xiao Ziya took out about two hundred bottles of potions for the residents who were still infected with the plague of the suit he rushed away from the place of exile to where Princess Zo Ruhi was.

Xiao Ziya walked leisurely towards a village not far from the place of exile, where he saw a nine-year-old girl in shabby clothes and unkempt body condition. Xiao Ziya looked towards Princess Ruhi with a puzzled look, why would a princess look like a midfielder like this?.

"You are looking for me Princess?" asked Xiao Ziya who was now standing right in front of Princess Ruhi who was looking at her with teary eyes.

"Ziya jiejie." Princess Zo Ruhi's armpit stood up and hugged Xiao Ziya tightly. I don't know why he misses the figure who had slaughtered his family members so much.

"I guess you'll hate me when you grow up. Is my estimation wrong this time?." said Xiao Ziya who returned the hug with a thin smile that adorned her beautiful face.

"I know you're the one who killed all my family members, and I also know you shunned me to keep me alive today. For all that I say thank you." said Princess Zo Ruhi sincerely to Xiao Ziya.

"I feel relieved to hear that. What made you come to see me tonight like this? will Emperor Yuzang Yanglang not be suspicious?." asked Xiao Ziya who was still curious about the reason the princess met him.

"I want to convey an important information, right now Emperor Yuzang Yanglang and the generals are preparing their best troops to attack you. They think that you will be easily defeated if you are still in the southern region" said Princess Zo Ruhi with a serious and sharp gaze.

"Why did you pass on this important news to me? aren't you staying in the palace with the new emperor's family?." asked Xiao Ziya who wanted to know the reason Princess Ruhi rebelled against Emperor Yuzang Yanglang.

"Take this as my gratitude for being allowed to stay in the Xiao Clan for a few months after the destruction of the Binzo Empire a few years ago. I am very happy to be needed well by Uncle Xiao Cunyu and Uncle Xiao Yuza, besides that I always play with Zoe every day." explained Princess Zo Ruhi as is.

"Then why would you leave if you feel comfortable staying in the Xiao Clan? is it tempting to stay in the palace with a new member of the imperial family?." asked Xiao Ziya with a sinister look.

"The clan leader who asked me to leave, he said that his daughter did not like my existence in the Xiao Clan. At that time Miss Ziya's father and uncle tried to keep me but the effort was in vain, thank you for all the kindness you have given. I should return to the palace immediately, perhaps by this time Emperor Yuzang Yanglang had already realized that I was not where I should be. Excuse me first Miss Ziya, see you later if we still have the chance to meet." said Princess Zo Ruhi who wants to return to the Binzo Imperial Palace.

"Stay here and do not argue, why you are returning to that terrible place. Father is always worried about your circumstances, after this matter is over please return to the Xiao Clan with me." Xiao Ziya ordered Princess Zo Ruhi. Ziya did not want to hear any refutation of the reason.

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