This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 114: You Should Just Be Left to Your Own Devices

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: You Should Just Be Left to Your Own Devices

Yu Gejing had already pulled Su Youyi aside, who was hidden behind Liang Yi, and they went to whisper together with flushed faces.

Su Youyi was still holding the sweets her senior brother had bought for her a few days ago, which were perfect for sharing with Sister Yu.

"How far has the grand competition progressed, Big Brother?"

The atmosphere was so right just before that he hadn’t managed to ask his junior sister how many days she had been unconscious.

"You’ve been unconscious for two days. Today is a rest day after the matches, and tomorrow is the finals," He Zhiqing said after asking Liang Yi to sit down, pouring him a cup of Spiritual Tea.

"Oh? Then I’ve woken up just in time, haven’t I?" Liang Yi said with a hearty laugh.

"What about that group of mysterious people? Have they been found?"

Upon hearing this question, He Zhiqing’s expression turned serious, and he looked at Liang Yi and said in a deep voice:

"No."

"How is that possible?" Liang Yi was somewhat surprised. This was the main base of the Immortal Dynasty in Xuanzhou, how could they not find anything?

"But the Mystic Bureau has already got some leads. They found some clues based on the identity of the unlucky fellow who was killed by a single blade strike from Elder Meng San."

"That assassin?" Liang Yi frowned, feeling a twinge of pain in his abdomen again.

"Yes, the identity of that assassin has been revealed. His name is Liu Su, and he’s the inconspicuous shopkeeper of a pawnshop in Qingliang City!"

"Are the requirements for being a shopkeeper so high now? Which pawnshop, Yong’an Pawnshop?" Liang Yi silently mocked, but he also guessed something from this news.

"Devouring Spirit Sect?"

"Exactly!"

"This shopkeeper didn’t just come to Qingliang City recently but has been in the city for about three years. Therefore, the Mystic Bureau suspects that these unexplainably strong figures should be people from the Devouring Spirit Sect, and they all have their hidden identities within the city."

He Zhiqing also looked frustrated, this sect was just so annoying; if they decided to disguise themselves, it really was difficult to identify them.

"Now the Mystic Bureau is also at a loss. With nearly one hundred million residents in Qingliang City, even deploying masters to investigate with Divine Sense in each district will require a lot of time, and it still might not yield any results."

Liang Yi frowned and remained silent, feeling like he had forgotten something very important.

He didn’t have this feeling initially, but after hearing that the Devouring Spirit Sect, which topped that little notebook, was involved again, Liang Yi’s subconscious seemed to catch some inspiration. Yet, when he tried to grasp that fleeting inspiration deeply, it disappeared without a trace.

"Where’s Emperor Zhou? He can’t possibly be indifferent to such a big event, can he?" Liang Yi gave up thinking and switched to asking about something else.

He Zhiqing looked around and found no one else before whispering: "Master told me before leaving that Emperor Zhou is currently not in Qingliang City."

"??" Liang Yi was shocked. Such a big event happened and the BOSS wasn’t home? Or did the Devouring Spirit Sect take action precisely because Emperor Zhou was away?

"Currently, only the heads of the six departments and the leader of the Mystic Bureau know this news; everyone else has been kept in the dark," He Zhiqing said after taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Do you know where he went?"

"No idea." He Zhiqing shook his head. The master only told him that Emperor Zhou was not around, but did not reveal where he went.

"This is troublesome." Liang Yi bit his thumb, certain that the Devouring Spirit Sect was indeed up to something big. He had thought Qingliang City was absolutely secure, but suddenly it’d lost its pillar of stability.

Qingliang City without Emperor Zhou was a completely different concept, but as of now, only Emperor Zhou had full control over the City Protection Array, and others had only partial control.

"By the way, Commander Wu sent a message saying there are two Abnormal People at the Mystic Bureau waiting for you, saying you instructed them," He Zhiqing suddenly remembered this and casually informed Liang Yi.

"Oh right, I’ll go to the Mystic Bureau then," Liang Yi recalled. Those two should be Bai Xiaomo and his close friend.

"Do you need me to accompany you?" He Zhiqing was still somewhat worried, afraid of any more mishaps.

"No need, I’m bringing Youyi with me this time." Liang Yi was really afraid of He Zhiqing, worried that he and his junior sister would be interrupted again when things were getting good.

Brother, let me go.

"Junior sister!" Liang Yi called out to Su Youyi, who was sitting not far from Yu Gejing, happily eating and drinking, chatting and laughing.

"Senior brother, the desserts here are so yummy! Can we buy another one when we leave?" Su Youyi, fully satisfied with her meal, came over looking forward to asking her senior brother.

Liang Yi didn’t need to think before agreeing, seeing Yu Gejing also looking tempted behind Su Youyi he turned his head and gave He Zhiqing a hint:

"He bro, I’ll give you the address later, that granny’s place has a lot of variety of desserts, want to buy some?"

"I’m not really into sweets, though."

He Zhiqing scratched his head, wondering why his junior brother was telling him this.

"Poof!"

Su Youyi beside Liang Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, Sister Yu’s path to happiness is really full of twists and turns. Her senior brother might be clueless, but he still has his moments, yet it seems senior He is always oblivious.

In the end, Liang Yi still didn’t have the heart to let his senior brother die unenlightened, sending a signal with his eyes behind Yu Gejing’s back.

You’ve messed up my good situations a thousand times, yet I still treat you the same as always, isn’t this just like real brothers?

"Oh oh, then please trouble Junior Brother Liang!"

Fortunately, He Zhiqing isn’t beyond saving, having understood Liang Yi’s hints.

"Sigh~"

Liang Yi was truly tired, leaving the address behind he sighed and immediately left with his junior sister, no longer wanting to be involved in this couple’s romantic affairs, just let senior He figure it out by himself.

Yu Gejing stood quietly by, just silently smiling and watching He Zhiqing.

"Cough, actually, I do quite like sweets."

But seeing Yu Gejing’s obviously skeptical look, He Zhiqing weakly added:

"Really."

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"Senior brother, what are those Abnormal People like?"

Su Youyi held hands with Liang Yi walking on the bustling streets on this autumn day, lately she also started hearing a lot of discussions about the Abnormal People, and couldn’t help being curious.

"Highly self-centered, illogical thinkers, self-serving, interest-first chaotic goofballs." Liang Yi thought about it and summarized a few traits of these players.

"They sound difficult to deal with." Su Youyi listened, a bit puzzled, this sounds somewhat similar to some assassin organizations in the Cultivation World.

"No worries, I’m here. Just remember, whatever you ask them to do, they’ll put in their best effort to get things done if the reward exceeds their input. I heard they also possess undying bodies."

"Undying body? Is that one of the bizarre occurrences attributed to Heavenly Dao?"

For cultivators, as long as it involves Heavenly Dao, any odd occurrences are not strange at all. If you don’t understand, it’s because your cultivation is not sufficient. Do you see Banished Immortal, Emperor Zhou, and Sword Master having any doubts?

"Uh, I guess that’s more or less the reason."

Liang Yi wasn’t sure either about the connection between Heavenly Dao and the System, or what the principle behind player’s resurrection is.

On the way, he bought a dessert similar to jelly, plugging Su Youyi’s little mouth so Liang Yi finally had time to check the player’s forum, to see what the goofy players have been up to these days.

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