This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 125: Rope Art Master

Chapter 125: Chapter 125: Rope Art Master

Waiting patiently, Liu Yi and Su Youyi gave the two black-robed individuals a huge surprise as they meticulously completed their spell casting!

Liang Yi gripped the rolling pin in his hands, feeling just right!

Holding a sword just doesn’t feel the same, a rolling pin is much more comfortable!

"Senior brother, there are no other people nearby." Su Youyi released her Divine Sense, thoroughly sensing the surroundings before looking towards Liang Yi.

"Impressive!" Liang Yi gently patted his junior sister’s head in praise.

The two black-robed individuals were being dealt with by the rope-tying expert Bai Xiaomo, who was skillfully manipulating the ropes.

Panting, Bai Xiaomo wiped the sweat from his forehead, then looked up to encounter the intense gaze of his dear friends and bosses, and awkwardly explained:

"Cough cough, you must possess a skill when traveling outside!"

"Great skills!" Ju Xiaobei gave a thumbs up, secretly deciding to stay away from this fellow in the future.

After setting the two individuals back to back, Liang Yi turned to Zhang Youji behind him.

"Thank you, Chief Liang and Fairy Su, for your timely rescue. Zhang Youji of Bāguà Mountain is deeply grateful!" Zhang Youji gave a deep bow to the two.

"No worries, we are here to maintain order and adjudicate the competition anyway. Could you briefly tell us how you encountered them?"

Liang Yi never cared about irrelevant people’s thanks. Gratitude isn’t expressed by mouth alone, he was more interested in information than verbal gratitude.

Zhang Youji then briefly told them what had happened since he woke up from the crystal stone.

"I really don’t know why they attacked me." Zhang Youji felt extremely wronged, how he was inexplicably beaten up while walking.

"Do you plan to stick with us, or will you move alone from now on? There should be more people like them in the forest."

"I still have a few fellow disciples in the Secret Realm, I must first regroup with them. I’m afraid they might also encounter these black-robed individuals."

Zhang Youji felt he had expressed enough gratitude. Although Liang Yi was quite resourceful and Su Youyi was overwhelmingly strong, they also had two liabilities with them. If he stayed with them, the target on their backs would only grow larger, better to escape alone.

"Alright then, I wish you good luck, Young Hero Zhang." Liang Yi waved his hand, unconcernedly watching Zhang Youji leave.

Beside them, Bai Xiaomo and Ju Xiaobei looked disdainful; just verbal thanks after being saved, and still choosing to go out alone rather than stick to strong companions.

"He really lacks both skills and vision."

"Hey, it’s better to just ask them directly." Liang Yi didn’t expect to get any information from Zhang Youji’s mouth.

Giving a glance to his junior sister, Su Youyi formed a waterball in her hand and fiercely smashed it onto one of the unconscious black-robed individuals.

"Smack!"

Bai Xiaomo and Ju Xiaobei recoiled; a waterball like that could probably revive them if it hit.

"Mmm..."

The black-robed individual slowly woke from unconsciousness, and with a flick of Liang Yi’s index finger, the water condensed into a blade at his neck.

"Don’t move, your next action will decide how you die."

"You!! Just kill me! Why must you humiliate me like this!!" Seeing his predicament, the black-robed individual glared furiously at Liang Yi; couldn’t they have just properly tied him up? What kind of tying method is this!

"Um... I ask, you answer. Later I’ll ask your companion the same. If the testimonies differ or you refuse to answer, you know the consequences." Liang Yi’s expression momentarily awkward, but it was a good opportunity to scare them.

Liang Yi glanced at the rope art, which emphasized the black-robed individual’s robust figure, then subtly hinted for him to take a look at Bai Xiaomo behind him.

The man’s face turned to terror. They had heard about the notorious reputation of the Abnormal People from the Devouring Spirit Sect. High-ranking members speculated it was a side effect of the Undying Body; they even heard tales of Abnormal People stripping in public!

Looking at the Abnormal People behind Liang Yi, who was loosely built and excitedly drooling at him!

He could accept being killed by a sword, but the thought of the torturous ordeal if he didn’t cooperate made the black-robed individual tense up.

Heaven help him, Bai Xiaomo was only thinking about giving him a good punch when he regained consciousness to see if it would help them get anything useful from him; he had already kicked him several times during his unconscious state.

"Liang Yi, you’re supposed to be a cultivator of the Righteous Path, yet you come up with such an idea!" the figure in the black robe roared angrily.

"Stop yelling! Stop yelling! I’ve used a soundproof Daoist skill, even if you scream your throat raw no one will hear you." Liang Yi waved his hand impatiently, talking about chivalry when the wind is against you, but who cares when it’s with you?

Let’s get straight to the point.

"What does the Devouring Spirit Sect want this time? Let’s hear it."

"I can’t say, if I do, the prohibition will trigger and I will die on the spot!" The man in the black robe bowed his head in resignation.

"Say it and you die outright, don’t say it and live a life worse than death, the choice is yours!" Liang Yi was not about to pamper him, being a captive means accepting the reality of captivity, what use are you if there are so many things you cannot say?

The man in the black robe wrestled with his emotions, death was not what he desired, and a life worse than death was even less desirable. If he couldn’t have both, then perhaps defecting was the better choice!

"I can tell you what I’m able to, but for specific information that I can’t directly reveal, you can ask me and I’ll answer ’yes’ or ’no’, or ’I don’t know’ if I don’t know."

Liang Yi and the others looked surprised; this guy turned traitor too easily, could he be a habitual offender?

"Has the Devouring Spirit Sect brought any Great Cultivators from the Seventh Realm this time?" Liang Yi asked a question he cared most about, as his Immaculate Sword Jade could only instantly kill those below level 71, and may only injure those above level 71.

The man in the black robe thought for a moment, then slowly nodded his head.

"Damn, that’s troublesome."

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged looks, both feeling that this might be a bit thorny.

"Just one?"

The black-robed man nodded.

Liang Yi breathed a sigh of relief, one was still manageable, they still had senior Ying Xi in the secret realm who could engage him a bit.

Liang Yi then cleverly continued to extract information roundabout way, seizing the opportunity to make full use of this not-so-defiant fellow.

After more than half an hour, Liang Yi finally drained the man in the black robe of all useful information.

"Gulp! Gulp!"

Liang Yi was thirsty after the half-hour interrogation, and he took a few big gulps from the water pouch his thoughtful younger martial sister handed him.

"We’ve more or less figured out the situation now, the next step is to figure out how to break the array and release senior Ying and the others."

Liang Yi handed back the water pouch to his younger martial sister as he spoke.

This mission of the Devouring Spirit Sect was orchestrated by the Vermilion Bird Envoy and the Left Azure Dragon Envoy, and executed by the Right Azure Dragon Envoy, Shi Chengfei. The Seventh Realm Great Cultivator who had come was the Vermilion Bird Envoy, with the Left Azure Dragon Envoy absent.

Liang Yi had also figured out why the Devouring Spirit Sect chose to make their move during this grand competition; they aimed to control the elite disciples of the sects within the Immortal Dynasty, sending them back to their sects as hidden spies.

The Azure Dragon Envoy was in charge of soul snatching, while the Vermilion Bird Envoy managed seductive soul techniques.

There were too many participants at the start of the grand competition, a mixed bag, and the Devouring Spirit Sect was not interested then. But at this stage, the people in the secret realm represented the future foundation of these sects, hence they commenced their plan.

The array blocking Ying Xi and the others was personally bestowed by the Sect Hierarch of the Devouring Spirit Sect, and the one who helped them set up this array was a spy they planted in the Immortal Dynasty.

The son of Ying Xi, Ying Tianxing!

"I’ve always found that kid disagreeable," Liang Yi said with a broad grin.

"Brother, you’re smiling so wickedly," Su Youyi and the others noticed that Liang Yi’s smile carried sinister undertones.

"Really? Cough, I’m just expressing deep regret for Ying Tianxing’s choices! It’s his fault for not following the right path," Liang Yi touched his face, realizing he might have been a little too gleeful.

Bai Xiaomo also didn’t expect that the NPC she met last time was from the Devouring Spirit Sect.

"Ah, damn it. If I had a mission last time, I could have gotten my reward on the spot!" Bai Xiaomo felt a profound sense of loss.

Although a lot of information had been obtained from the man in the black robe, to verify the truth of his words, they still needed to wake up another one for comparison.