After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 654 Bet on it

Chapter 654: Chapter 654 Bet on it

This time, the Heavenly Dao Avatar is still named Shang Minghao.

However, his appearance is somewhat different from the previous one.

It seems that Heavenly Dao couldn’t be bothered to come up with a new name.

From this point, one could confirm that Heavenly Dao was truly in a hurry.

But Shi Yaoguang wouldn’t simply believe the nonsense that Heavenly Dao came to her for help just because he said so.

After all, Heavenly Dao was no good Samaritan.

That guy had come to cause trouble time and time again.

If it weren’t for Shi Yaoguang’s own formidable abilities, she would have been done for long ago.

There would have been no chance for her to survive until now.

Shang Minghao seemed to understand her thoughts and said anxiously, "I know I did wrong in the past, but now that a great disaster is upon us, we should pull ourselves together and deal with the trouble at hand, rather than dwell on past grievances."

"Great disaster?" Shi Yaoguang appeared as if she didn’t understand what he was talking about, but she already had a guess in her mind.

The urgency of Heavenly Dao must be related to the Demonic Qi surrounding the area and the demonically possessed people in the city.

Those possessed by demons generally have abilities far superior to ordinary people.

To put it bluntly, demonically possessed individuals are not something that common people can contend with.

Any one of them entering a regular city would be a tremendous threat.

If all these people were to break out and wreak havoc everywhere...

As Shi Yaoguang thought this, her expression grew grave.

If these people were truly allowed to run amok, it would indeed be a massive blow to this world.

But...

She couldn’t possibly believe everything Heavenly Dao said.

Shang Minghao, aware that Shi Yaoguang might not trust him, grew anxious, "I know you don’t want to trust me because of the ridiculous things I did in the past."

"But now the situation is urgent, you surely wouldn’t ignore this matter just because of a bit of personal grudge, right?"

If what Heavenly Dao said was true, naturally, Shi Yaoguang couldn’t just stand idly by.

Otherwise, she could have remained free and uninvolved from the start.

There was no need to worry about whether or not Heavenly Dao wanted to amass some influence.

Quan Jinbei remained cautious and immediately asked, "This place is filled with Demonic Qi, what did you ask Quan Sicheng to come here for?"

Shang Minghao looked as though he had just heard the news, showing a surprised expression, "Quan Sicheng is here?"

"You didn’t know?" Shi Yaoguang narrowed her eyes, seeming to probe the truthfulness of his words.

Whether Shang Minghao was aware, Shi Yaoguang couldn’t tell, but judging from his expression, she indeed couldn’t find any trace of deceit.

Either he genuinely didn’t know that Quan Sicheng had been here.

Or he had conspired with Quan Sicheng.

The whole thing could be a conspiracy.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t have the luxury of time to consider this problem.

Because Heavenly Dao didn’t give her time to think it over.

The rampant spread of Demonic Qi was undoubtedly a deathblow to ordinary people.

Ordinary people were faced with only two choices.

Either choose to be possessed by demons or be killed by the Demonic Qi.

Even ants cherish life; no one wants to die.

Thus, the choice of these people was unanimous.

And such a large-scale choice to become demonically possessed was by no means a good thing.

At least, the problem that lay before them was...

After these people were possessed, should they harbor malicious intentions, they would not be easy for Shi Yaoguang to control.

Even though she was a cultivator.

So many people were not something she could subdue completely.

Quan Jinbei was the same; he had been cultivating with Shi Yaoguang.

Even though Shi Yaoguang had given him a highly suitable cultivation technique, mastering it to achieve great results was not such a simple or easy task.

Shang Minghao watched her changing expressions and immediately asked, "What do you plan to do now?"

"There’s no way out." Shi Yaoguang frowned and said to Quan Jinbei, "No matter what, the onslaught of Demonic Qi is real."

"We cannot stand by and watch the world’s creatures suffer."

Therefore, they needed to take a gamble.

Quan Jinbei could understand her thinking; if the Demonic Qi were to spread, enveloping the entire world, it would be a catastrophe for all.

Even for the sake of the common folk, they had to wager.

Certainly, one reason Shi Yaoguang made such a decision was because she thought that the Heavenly Dao could not possibly abandon humanity.

Otherwise, it would be self-destructive for him as well.

Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Dao, he is the Dao of this world.

If this world were to collapse, even as the Heavenly Dao, he surely would not survive a day longer.

It was for this reason that she decided to follow Shang Minghao’s plan.

At least, Shi Yaoguang believed that Heavenly Dao was not so foolish as to bring about his own destruction.

Shang Minghao’s request for Shi Yaoguang’s assistance was indeed sincere.

This could be seen from his own efforts to purify the Demonic Qi in the air.

The Demonic Qi was rampant, and on Shi Yaoguang’s side, there were only three people.

Naturally, they needed to collaborate and divide the work.

Shi Yaoguang and Shang Minghao were each absorbing and purifying the Demonic Qi in the most concentrated areas, while Quan Jinbei was directing affairs in the city.

If the demon-possessed people stayed in the city, it would be manageable, but if they ran out, they would surely cause disturbances.

Such chaos must be nipped in the bud.

Quan Jinbei had been to M Continent before, precisely because the Quan Family’s business was widespread.

Now, this had made his actions all the more convenient.

They had received news that Quan Sicheng had come to Stan City in M Continent.

Stan City was second only to the capital, with a large and diverse population.

And the majority of these people were possessed by demons.

However, these people were not naturally demonic, nor were they humans from the era of cultivators.

They did not understand what it meant to be possessed by demons.

Most of them didn’t even realize they were possessed, or rather, they had only noticed that their bodies felt somewhat abnormal. Having consulted doctors without any special explanation, they’d dismissed the concerns.

Only a small number of people sensed that something was amiss.

Even those who had this realization did not spread the word.

It was akin to the idea of accumulating stealth wealth.

They had found a means to wealth, yet were unwilling to share with others.

This mindset was also quite common.

But often, those who accumulated wealth in silence could not maintain a low profile for too long.

It was like someone who had always lived in the slums suddenly winning the lottery one day.

In the beginning, they would be trembling with fear, worried that others might find out about their windfall, which could invite troubles.

But as time passed, they could not hide their newfound affluent mindset.

They would inevitably be tempted to show off.

When Quan Jinbei was managing the city, he encountered such a person.

The individual looked ragged, and it was unclear how long it had been since they had bathed; to both sight and scent, they were undeniably foul.

Such a person, wherever they went, would gather disdainful looks from everyone.

Under normal circumstances, they would feel ashamed and leave.

But now...

They felt nothing amiss with their current state; on the contrary, the wanderer thought it was perfect.

Their previous cringing was due to lack of confidence, but now, they had obtained absolute power.

Before coming here, they had tried punching down a tree with a single fist.

Armed with such power, they naturally chose not to remain low-key any longer.

And so...

They appeared before Quan Jinbei, wishing to challenge him and take his place.

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