Chapter 31

1

After the Seeds of the Punishment Fire were stored in the jade, the four pillars of the Divine Fire disappeared without a trace, except for the lingering water vapor in the air. Although the four Divine Fires had gone berserk for nearly ten minutes, they didn't make anyone feel exhausted; on the contrary, they felt refreshed.

"Qin Yang, what happened on your side?" Li Liu could see the four-color Divine Fire suddenly shooting up into the sky from the gymnasium.

"For now, everything is fine. How are the people in the gymnasium? Can the dance continue?"

"No one is seriously injured, at most just some superficial wounds. If we want the dance to continue, it can. The roof that was blasted apart by the energy cannon has already been removed by the school's engineering department."

"Notify everyone! The dance continues. Hurry and vote, we need to announce the winner of the final prize. The invitations we sent out are all voting tickets, and as long as there is school Wi-Fi, they can be submitted using the special code on the invitation."

"Let's vote!" When I signaled for everyone to go and vote, I helped Situ Liyao up and gently carried her on my back. She was our captive, and I wondered how the Imperial Emperor would deal with her.

"Ugh..."

"Good evening! Our famous pop star. Is your performance not over yet?"

"You... you're not dead?"

"You wanted me dead, right? But I didn't die so easily. Let me guess, you have no idea what the whole plan was like. All you know is that you passed out after the performance!"

"What... what do you mean?"

"Do you want to live?"

"..."

"You were controlled by the Demon Race, and the one who provided you the weapons must be a traitor from the Qin family. You just need to confess as I say, then you will become a pawn. The responsibility will no longer lie with you or the Situ family but with that Demon Race."

"And... and what's the price?" Situ Liyao was weak and powerless.

"I only want you to listen to me!" I glanced at the person behind me. This girl wasn't tall, but her figure was good. "You've died once before, so save your energy! You still need to go on stage later."

"I'll listen to you, but does that mean the Situ family will have to listen to you in the future?"

"You can choose not to listen, but I've already told you everything! I saved your life, and if someone wants to be ungrateful... sigh~"

"Am I someone like that? But our families are still enemies."

"It's better if we are enemies! As long as you and I are not enemies."

"We won't be friends either."

"Hehe..."

I carried Situ Liyao on my back at the back of everyone. No one noticed that the two of us were chatting and what we were talking about.

2

"The dance is great. It caused such a big event but can still continue. Not bad!" The Imperial Emperor held a wine glass, still maintaining his elegant demeanor. As the ruler of a country, he couldn't be lacking in etiquette.

"Wearing a small hole on the head is fine. It's quite breathable." I pointed to the damaged area on top of the gymnasium. It wasn't that big, and luckily, I could see the moon from my position.

The Emperor asked his entourage to leave first and said when the music was at its loudest, "Do you want to help the Situ family? Will Fengyu agree?" Fengyu was the name of my father, Qin Fengyu, but few people called him that way.

"Your Majesty, are you sure you want to get rid of the four major families of the empire?"

"Hmm?"

"The four major families, even including the Imperial Family, have traitors and infiltrators. Do you really think it's feasible to eliminate the core strength of the empire? Let's remove the stagnation first and keep the power!"

"I know that, but the network of interests is very complex!"

"Understood. I, Qin Jia, can still handle myself. As for other aspects of the empire, you are the highest authority."

"We've finished discussing official matters. Private matters are the focus today."

"Li Liu and Si Rou, they won't make me choose between them, right?"

"Just treat me as your uncle for now, and Fengyu was just as resolute back then."

"I hope my father wasn't involved with my mother and Principal Guffy. Although I'm just joking, who knows..."

"The three of them were quite scandalous in the capital city back then, everyone knows about it, haha."

"Oh... it can't be that outrageous, right?"

"Guffy and your old man probably had some secrets. You might have a brother or sister you don't know about!"

"I wouldn't mind having a sister, but a brother would be troublesome. But I believe that if there is one, it must be a sister. Otherwise, why haven't I found him in ten years?"

"Just talking casually. The emperor has been in power for too long. Only Fengyu talks to me like this. You're the second one."

"Anyway, as I mentioned earlier before the ball started, I won't make a choice. I came out here to not choose."

"Qin Yang, you can announce the results now!" Qin Ying, dressed in a dark red gown, had been running for so long and still looked impeccable. Impressive product, whichever company made it!

Qin Ying returned all the vampire costumes to me. After all, wearing them hindered my fighting abilities, so I had already taken them off.

"There are indeed many female lions around the male lion!" The empire's emperor glanced at Qin Ying and smiled, using an analogy.

"Qin Ying, who do you think will be the winner today?"

"The results are shown on the big screen. Now it's time for you to unveil them." Qin Ying handed me a small button.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. This is the final and most exciting part of the ball. Now I am about to reveal the answer! Let's countdown together: three... two... one!"

I pressed the button gently, and the winner of tonight's final turned out to be - huh? Why are there two winners?

"Wow?" The crowd below erupted into noise and discussion. The two people were Qin Ying in a female version and Hanya in a cat girl version.

"This doesn't make sense! The invitations we sent out were odd in number, someone must not have voted!"

"What about yours, Qin Yang?" Hanya said through the communicator that I didn't have time to take off.

"I voted for myself! I submitted it early on. Only a fool wouldn't vote for themselves, they'd die a miserable death."

"Let's check the votes!"

"Don't. It's too much work. We only did all this high-tech stuff to be lazy. When will all these people finish checking?"

"Ding!" The screen suddenly flickered, and Qin Ying received an extra vote, skyrocketing to first place.

"I apologize, everyone. I felt a little unwell just now and forgot that I also had an invitation!" Sutu Liyao changed into a costume for her performance on stage, radiating charm. With the lighting effects by the lighting technician, she could only say to the audience below - aren't you enchanted?

"The result is as everyone desired, but who will Qin Ying choose as her roommate?" The spotlight focused on Qin Ying, and everyone eagerly awaited her final decision. Not everyone had high expectations, especially the members of the student council. Hanya was the most unwilling one as she was only one vote away from winning. However, little did she know that Sutu Liyao actually had no intention of voting for anyone. She simply closed her eyes and randomly selected a name.

"I choose... I think it's better to live with an old person than a newcomer, so I choose Qin Yang! Taking this opportunity, I, Qin Ying, want to explain to everyone. Previously, due to personal reasons, I entered the campus as a boy, but that has passed. I will restore my original identity as a girl and continue to live a happy school life with everyone!"

Those who don't know the inside story, go cry in the bathroom! How many tears of envy will the transformation from male god to female goddess force out?

Get ready to deal with Wenxin and Qingqing. In the next second, a girl might faint from crying or a boy might get overly excited. Anyway, tonight will be full of surprises and scares.

Next is the performance of Sutu Liyao. She's clearly exhausted, but she insists that everything is fine, maintaining her elegance on stage. Her singing is balanced and powerful, showing her professionalism!

The ball is destined to end, and this semester is coming to a close. The next week is finals. After that, I want to see if the stubborn Huan Wang is the same as before. Since he wants my life, it means he doesn't want to go back to the past. Well, I'll give him a new situation, Ten Demon Kings will be replaced.