"I'm flattered, but I hope you can keep the promise you made earlier. From now on, please refrain from
interfering in the matters here in the Eastern Land," Ricky said firmly, reminding Queenie of what she
had promised before the fight.
The contrasting change in Queenie's attitude before and after they fought made Ricky realize that she
was more than what she was letting on. She appeared like a conceited and arrogant woman who could
easily make mistakes, but the opposite seemed accurate. She was a cunning woman.
Ricky didn't believe that Queenie could let go of what happened quickly. Even if she let it go now, she
would be likely to come back in the future and seek revenge.
Meanwhile, Norris and his companions seemed to be the most frightened of the bunch. After all, they
would end up with miserable deaths if Queenie left them alone. And she was someone highly liable to
do that.
At that moment, Norris was begging Queenie telepathically to save the Nether Manor for the sake of
their same identity as human devils. He was also reminding her of the things he had done for her in the
past years.
However, Norris didn't expect that the mutant that worked for Queenie would suddenly attack him. He
was killed instantly.
After all, it was too easy for a saint to kill a middle spiritual emperor.
What happened, of course, shocked everyone present.
All the warriors panicked when they saw that Norris had turned into ashes all of a sudden, especially
the Nether Manor members and the creatures that followed the Nether Manor.
Ricky, the Wood Saint, Mason, and their companions were confused too. Why did Queenie have her
subordinate kill Norris?
"Is that enough to show you my sincerity?" Queenie said with a faint smile while looking Ricky in the
eyes.
"Thank you!" Ricky said respectfully, although he wasn't sure how to feel about what she had done.
He did not feel sympathy for Norris despite the latter's sudden death, because he had wanted to kill
him. At the moment, he was more preoccupied with the fact that Queenie was not as simple as he had
thought. She was by no means a self-conceited princess who could easily be played.
"This woman is not easy to deal with. She is cunning and seems to be moody. You can't guess what
she will do next," the Dragon Intent Grass said warily.
"I don't think it was necessary for her to let that mutant kill Norris," Ricky murmured regretfully.
"Who knows? Maybe she was planning to do that from the start..." the Dragon Intent Grass said gently.
"Mister Ricky, you can say that I did you a favor since I killed a big enemy of yours for you.
In return, you have to do something for me," Queenie said to Ricky telepathically before he could say
anything.
"Norris was an enemy of mine, but you seem to be mistaken. I didn't ask you to do that for me, so how
can it be a favor? I was going to kill him anyway. You just happened to do it before me," Ricky replied.
At this moment, he sensed that Queenie did have some other intention, just as he had thought.
"Aww. How could an incredible demi-spiritual emperor be so mean? Do you really have the heart to
refuse the request of an extremely beautiful woman like me? You don't even know what I was going to
ask you to do," Queenie said lightly upon hearing the answer of Ricky.
"Beautiful women who I'm unfamiliar with are generally dangerous," Ricky replied telepathically.
Queenie was indeed lovely, but Ricky would not agree to do anything for her only because she was
beautiful. Only an idiot would do that.
"Mister Ricky, it seems that you know a lot about women. I will give you more time to think about this,
so please do so. In the next few days, I will be waiting for you in the Nether Manor. If you don't come, I
will make sure you regret it." Finally, Queenie ended their conversation with a threat, smiling the whole
time evilly.
Then, she left with the mutant that worked for her and the human devils of the Nether Manor.
'Did she just threaten me? I wonder what she is planning...' Ricky's heart sank after he heard Queenie's
threat.
But soon, he filed that away at the back of his mind. He needed to deal with the forces that had already
been following the Nether Manor before anything else. These included the Luxurious Chamber of
Commerce and the Desolate Empire.
After Queenie had left, the Wood Saint retreated as well.
But that didn't pose a problem for him since Mason and the Evil Mandragora were still present. Soon,
the forces, including the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and the Desolate Empire, were put under
control.
Ricky was not soft-hearted, and he showed that today. He broke the forces apart and killed their core
leaders, including the spiritual emperors.
The world was a cruel place, as time had shown him again and again. He could not show mercy to his
enemies, or it could mean his death the next time they met. Some of them could not change what they
were, so death would be a mercy for their would-be victims.
Ricky didn't kill the Luxurious Emperor and several other leaders of the Luxurious Chamber of
Commerce because they were all related to Pear by blood. Although they didn't care about her, he
couldn't be too cruel to them.
Instead of killing them, Ricky asked Mason to depict an array to control them, and he suppressed those
people in the Devourer Zone. Once he and Pearl were back together, he would let her decide how to
deal with them.
As for the Nether Manor, Queenie had already killed Norris, which could serve as an example for the
others. His death should be enough for Ricky, and it would be deemed improper if he killed any other
human devil from the Nether Manor.
Of course, in the final analysis, it was a matter of strength. Ricky had let the Nether Manor go because
it was no longer a powerful force. They were like snakes that had been defanged, and thus, they were
no longer dangerous.
He believed that they could not trouble him any more in the future.
It was also impossible for Queenie to make any trouble behind the Nether Manor unless she wanted to
challenge the trust between the human devils and the creatures on the continent.
Now that all the loose ends regarding the Nether Manor had been tied, they all settled down.
Ricky took this opportunity to tell the Old Oriental Emperor what had happened to him over the last two
years.
The news that he had returned as an incredible demi-spiritual emperor quickly spread throughout the
whole Eastern Land.
Meanwhile, Ricky and his companions decided to rest and recover their strengths.
It was not until they were well-rested that Ricky dwelt on their current problem. In particular, Queenie
was trying to coerce him into helping her. If he didn't help her, she said that she would make him regret
it.
"Dragon Intent Grass, Tina, in your opinions, can Queenie pose a real threat to me, or was she just
bluffing?" Ricky asked.
"I don't know. I can't think of a way that she can pose a threat to you. Is it possible that she would still
interfere in the matters of the Nether Manor?" Tina asked, shaking her head.
"I can't figure it out, either. However, I want to remind you that she shouldn't be underestimated. She
would probably do as she said. I don't think a woman like Queenie could joke about that," reminded the
Dragon Intent Grass.
"I think the best course of action is to go to the Nether Manor. Anyway, the Wood Saint will protect you
from her."
"Well, it seems that I don't have a choice..." Ricky nodded and sighed.
"I'm afraid I need the Wood Saint to take care of me in the dark. I don't know what tricks Queenie has
up her sleeve."
A bright-colored hall had been set up with white and red decorations in the Nether Manor. These colors
were chosen because white looked noble, while red looked fascinating.
Dressed in a loose robe, Queenie was like a wild rose that blossomed in the middle of thorns. Together
with the unique charm brought by the bloodline of devils, she looked so attractive that no man could
take their eyes away from her.
"Elder, has Ricky taken care of all his problems?" asked Queenie in a low voice.
"Yes, My Lady. I think he will be coming soon," the mutant that worked for Queenie answered.
He bit his lip as if he wanted to ask something but was afraid to do so. Finally, he asked in a worried
tone, "But do you really want him to take part in that matter?"
"Actually, I didn't want to find a helper in the first place, but I don't want to miss working with an
incredible demi-spiritual emperor. Moreover, if a grown incredible demi-spiritual emperor can support
our human devils to some extent, we will live a better life in the future," replied Queenie.
Her words visibly delighted the mutant. It was because her words indicated that she was thinking for
the sake of the human devils, which made it happy. It was what the mutant wanted above all in the first
place.
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